outfront. tonight, putting it on the table. president biden and vice president harris using martin luther king day to pressure their own party hours before the senate likely takes up voting rights legislation. they are making the case that the saving democracy justifies the end of saving no democracy justifies the means of blowing up the filibuster. attack on our democracy is real from the january 6th insurrection to the onslaught of republicans anti-voting laws. today, our freedom to vote is under assault. despite those warnings, voting rights legislation is most likely destined to fail. the bills are nowhere close to the 60 votes needed in the senate. and martin luther king iii shaming democrats today, saying opposing these voting rights bills means opposing his father. tweeting, quote, i will not accept empty promises in pursuit of my father s dream. i do not want to see photo ops of elected officials if they are not willing to put voting rights over the filibuster.
correspondent garrett haake, nbc s blayne alexander in georgia, and inside senior editor, katia tubman. tell us about the events today at ebenezer baptist church with senator warnock, what we heard from vice president harris here in washington. and blayne, it is great to see you back. we re so happy for you and your wonderful new family, expanded family. andrea, thank you so much. so glad to be back with you. you know, certainly a lot happening here in georgia, and this location, ebenezer baptist church, of course this was the place where dr. king himself held a pulpit for a long time in the old sanctuary across the street. this is also the place where we are hearing a very loud repeated cry for the passage of voting rights in washington. you know, i ve attended this event. i ve covered this event for years, and it s very clear here that the tone here today that they are pushing for voting rights. we ve heard dr. king s daughter, the reverend bernice king, senator raphael w
blessing and was behind the sham arizona audit, is now suddenly calling it quits. and upending the traditional five day work week. one tech company now is going all in four days. why? ceo of that company is my guest. let s go out front. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, the standoff. 340,000 kids not in school today in chicago. waiting, again, to find out if they will get any sort of instruction in the nation s third largest school district after negotiating all day, dhik chick and the city s powerful teacher s union are still at a standstill. the mayor wants kids back at their desks, in person, in school. the union does not. and now, the white house is involved. the administration saying it s in touch with the governor of illinois and the mayor of chicago. but there is an answer that was actually put out there today. it s from one of the nation s most prominent children s hospitals. okay? this is it. this is it. this is guideent from the children s hospi
sweden s nato bid. stockholm appears to be supporting membership in the nato. will meet with volodymyr zelenskyy on wednesday. deadly flooding drenching the northeast. i knew i was going to lose a lot of stuff. what more can i do? it s going on for days. and that s my concern. this is the new normal. be prepared for the worst because the worst continues to happen. the doj accusing trump s long-time aide of asking for a, quote, unnecessary delay in the mar-a-lago classified documents case. former president trump s lawyers, they are asking that the trial be postponed until after the election. you get within 60 days of the election, doj policy is you don t go forward with criminal charges that are going to affect the election, which may be why jack smith has been saying it is the opposite of the public interest to have delays. today the senate will receive its first-ever classified briefing on artificial intelligence. actress and comedian sarah silverman
that s it. new ball. shots are 2-2. got by him. comes back with it! you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while you re playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razor s edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my body s floating within myself. the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and fort. in all white country clubs but a new, young player has come along and he is one of the greatest we have ever produced and he is not white. i sense confusion in what an athlete should be, especially an african american context. does still persist in the world about black athletes because we tend to do disproportionately well in athletes. i like to fight the myth. there are lots of us who can think as well as run, jump, hit tennis balls, dunk basketballs. and the challenge now is to convince young black athletes that the