is the president above the law? then the new extreme of the republican party on full display. as one member questions what president biden s victory late son wasn t investigated. and dark points from the web how conspiracy theories have crept into the mainstream. and the very real dangers they pose. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday nights. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we begin with stunning new revelations about a month long battle between federal prosecutors and fbi agents over the search of donald trump s florida club for classified documents. the washington post reports the showdown started when the doj lawyers were ready to search mar-a-lago back last spring. some fbi officials resisted and some field agents even push to end the investigation altogether. our friend, kara leonnig, as one of the reporters who probe that story. earlier today she explained how the clash went on for many months. the fbi agents who are responsible for investig
pose. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday nights. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we begin with stunning new revelations about a month long battle between federal prosecutors and fbi agents over the search of donald trump s florida club for classified documents. the washington post reports the showdown started when the doj lawyers were ready to search mar-a-lago back last spring. some fbi officials resisted and some field agents even push to end the investigation altogether. our friend, kara leonnig, as one of the reporters who probe that story. earlier today she explained how the clash went on for many months. the fbi agents who are responsible for investigating crimes, and the prosecutors who are responsible for deciding whether to charge the former president with a crime we re really duking it out. ever since, basically, april and may of last year. the fbi agents basically said we are not interested in rating or doing a surprise unannounced sea
increasing inflation. well, it has the advantage of not only people being able to live longer and better and be able to perform their prescription drugs, but, guess what? it reduces the deficit $158 billion. [ applause ] don t forget that part to tell people. it s not just that you pay less for the drug. it means that the federal government isn t paying for the drugs for medicare. president joe biden in baltimore last night, debunking republican claims about the deficit and calling on democrats to remind americans what his administration has achieved over the past two years. meanwhile, on capitol hill, a hearing dominated by grievance politics, as attorney general merrick garland makes his first appearance before the new congress. he actually had insurrectionists. right. like, the guy with, like what is it, willie, the bird bone hands, like, doing the power to the people signal. the raised fist. that s right. raised fist of a bird. yeah. there it is. the
brought a 500 year flood all the way across the state to cities like orlando last week. at least 80 people so far confirmed dead. damage estimated to be in the billions of dollars. and with so many people in shock and heartbroken, here is a word from the second in command in the white house. it is our lowest income communities and our communities of color that are most impacted by these extreme conditions and impacted by issues that are not of their own making. so we have to address this in a way that is about giving resources based on equity, understanding that we fight for equality but we also need to fight for equity. harris: the backlash was immediate. florida governor ron desantis s campaign tweeted this is false. the v.p. s rhetoric is causing undue panic and must be clarified. fema individual assistance is already available to all floridians impacted by hurricane ian regardless of race or background. south carolina congresswoman nancy mace with this. it s literal
party to the g.o.p. voters are mined every day, it was lower when republicans were in charge. it was easier to get every grocer i needed when republicans were in charge. everybody knows that we are looking at the sun in pittsfield, massachusetts. another shot of pittsfield. what time is it? must be a study of the day before. that s the same son of a new york. the same from last week. we need to stay warm. it s crazy, because sometimes it looks like we should be warm when we look at it in the winter but we are not. the mayor is there. the unemployment rate, 5.1%. a little bit higher than the rest of the country. it s the largest city in massachusetts. pittsfield? it is? probably from wikipedia and you know how accurate that is. [laughter] it s the largest city in massachusetts? are you crazy? bigger than boston? no way. the largest in the county? if you want to go to a big city in berkshire county, just call 1-800-pittsfield. there you go. 43,00