adam kinzinger s own family said they re embarrassed to be related to his because of his vote. they re accusing him of being in the devil s army. here is a preview of tonight s presidential town hall. what should we expect? reporter: good morning. for weeks president biden has been stressing the urgency and importance of passing this $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, but most of that business of selling the american public has been happening here at the white house as the president has tried to drum up bipartisan support in meetings with senators and representatives as well as a group of bipartisan governors and mayors who came to the white house on friday. but now president biden will have his first opportunity to take his message outside of washington directly in conversation with the american people. that is why president biden is heading this evening to milwaukee, wisconsin, where he ll participate in the cnn town hall. i spoke with a senior official who made cl
minutes. it is fascinating and tells you the potential impact of the impeachment trial that has been going on for the last few days, the impact beyond the senate. the former president s defense team is set to make its case just a few hours from now. we do have new information about their strategy. we re told they will use only a fraction of the 16 hours they have been granted. why so short? why so little to say when the former president is charged with inciting the insurrection of the u.s. capitol that led to five deaths. as one of our analysts notes, we have bad facts, but a good jury. how good? three republican senators, ted cruz among them, huddled with the former president s attorneys to craft strategy. when you are fixing a fight, everyone does have to be on the same page. so house impeachment managers wrapping up their case by warning of the possibility of future violence if donald trump is not barred from ever holding office again. the prosecutors argue that the dead
covid-19. that siege was criminal behavior, plain and simple, that we, the fbi, view as domestic terrorism. the violence that the fbi is worried about is about racism. director wray saying very clearly that there s no evidence to indicate that the participation of any left-leaning or antifa protesters. reporter: this is new day, with alisyn camerota and john berman. reporter: welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day. it s wednesday, march 3rd. 6:00 here in new york. and just step back for a moment and think about what it would be like if every american were vaccinated. everyone with protection against coronavirus. after all we ve been through the last year, it really would be a miracle. and now, it may be and a lot sooner than thought. president biden announced there will be enough vaccine for every adult american by the end of may, months sooner than projected. he announced a really unusual deal between pharmaceutica
with anyone. this crisis is enormous and our response to it meets that challenge. i think that president biden is doing exactly the right thing. he said, i invite republicans to join us. and if they do, great. and if they don t, we re still going to pass a plan. this is new day, with alisyn camerota and john berman. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day. it is monday, february 1st, 6:00 here in new york. and we begin with breaking news. a huge nor easter is pounding the east coast of the u.s. right now with heavy snow, strong winds, and blizzard-like conditions. this is expected to last well into tomorrow, dumping as much as 2 feet of snow in the new york city metro area. more than 70 million americans this is a live shot right now, john. i don t know if you can see anything. of what?! of what?! i don t know. it s just basically whiteout conditions. and 70 million americans are under winter storm advisori
the question is, what does the split mean for the republican party? plus nancy pelosi calls for a 9/11 style commission to investigate the capitol riot. but is kevin mccarthy already trying to limit the scope? and dozens dead and millions without peril as an arctic blast paralyzes much of the nation. how much longer will these folks be able to hold on. good morning and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire on this wednesday, february 17th. kasie hunt had the day off. we ll start of course with the news. donald trump has hit back at mitch mcconnell after mcconnell blamed him for provoking the write on the. trump blamed him for the party s problems including the loss of georgia s two senate seats and the senate majority. in a more than 600 word statement, trump wrote mcconnell s dedication to business as usual, status quo policies, together with his lack of political insight, wisdom, skill and personality has rapidly driven him from majority leader to minority leade