it is saturday, january the 6th. i m ali velshi. it s been three years since a mob attacked the united states capitol at the port of donald trump s desperate him to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election. that attack lasted only a few hours, but the long shadow of that fire insurrection continues to loom large over american democracy. especially now, as the 2024 race heats up. but both the twice impeached, multiply indicted former president, and the current, duly elected president, understand this. that s why january six is a central component of each other presidential campaigns, albeit in vastly different ways. president biden gave the first major speech of his reelection bid yesterday, and he used to as an opportunity to reflect on how the insurrection exposed trump s complete disregard for america s constitutional and democratic values, and emphasized that the former president remains a danger to democracy. it s the first national elections since jan
the bill moved a step closer last night, passing through the house of representatives on wednesday, but the clock is ticking. and do you know your o s from your e s, your g s from yourj s? the pressure mounts in washington, as the final of the national annual spelling bee gets under way. i ll put our panel to the test. but first the legal challenge launched by the government. it s over demands from the covid public inquiry that ministers whatsapp messages from the pandemic are released. in a letter, the cabinet office said it was doing so with regret but that the request goes beyond the remit of the inquiry. a deadline for the government to submit the messages passed at 4pm this afternoon, but the inquiry says it instead received notice of legal action. in response, borisjohnson said he was happy to hand over unredacted material if asked. let s talk about it with the panel, and, jim, what do you make of this? because the government here is saying we are not going to ha
that would come. and it was handled appropriately. and we are now getting a clearer picture of exactly how the u.s. response played out, at last saturday the balloon was first detected in alaska. on tuesday, it relented continental u.s. airspace, which is when the president asked for military options on wednesday, the president ordered the military to take out the balloon as soon as practicable. on friday, the president was briefed on an execution plan, and on saturday the balloon was shot down. now, the balloons eight-day track is sparking debate and political finger-pointing on capitol hill over the administration s approach. listen here. clearly this was an attempt by china to gather information to defeat our command and control, are sensitive mission weapon sites, and that certainly is an urgency that this administration does not recognize. the president and united states military did what they did, that is my opinion, very just and very defensible. so the president
the game to make a call like that, to take away a greatness like that. it s just tough. tough. so what do patrick mahomes and hunter biden have in common? mike? the situation tells us it could have been a matter of secondsn before the house was engulfed i in flames. a black woman tries to burn down martin luther king s home. this couldn t be a hoax, could it? d and the truth is, there is no higher calling. the and being a wife and are mother for a woman. traditional housewives are making a comeback. . plus, if you want to getf yo treats out, your lady u of cookies out, your needs se. santaa. margarita. last night s game between the kansas city chiefs and the buffalo bills was a classic with about a minute left. kansas city was down three and driving. and then this happened a consistently. here they come again. there s a flag down at the line of scrimmage as the pass gets to an openpass t travis kelce. he brings it back over to tony thomas. this is a touchdown.
from outside the supreme court, what that decision is, i ll be there starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on monday, so make sure to join us. thank you so much for joining us. the news continues right here on cnn hello, and welcome to our viewers. watching and the united states and around the world. i m on a current in hong kong, hit on the show renewed vigor on the campaign trail for president joe biden. but isn t enough to sonst the pools for him to step aside a ruling from the u.s. supreme court limits charges against some january 6 rioters. i ll trump s team could use that to their advantage. and french voters head to the polls on sunday when the mind newell macron s centrist alliance hold firm or could we see an upset from the far right? joe biden, the white house and top democrats are damaged control mode after the u.s. president s faltering performance at thursday s presidential debate but on friday, a stark contrast. biden was animated as he spoke at a rally in north ca