To do with it. Its big, its 900 pages, they t were counting on the fact, i didnt carry my copy, but you know i carried around the studio in New York. To get to the bottom of this thing, its got so much in it, and its all written down, there is no plausible deniability. If you vote for somebody whos supporting project 2045, you need to know what youre getting into. Im grateful for that. Discussion. We need to make it into a very thick pocketsized edition so you can fly around the country with it. Have a good show, allie. You have a great weekend. I promise you i am okay. Thats what Joe Biden told supporters, doing what he promised last night, making the case directly to voters. For the longest time i was too young because i was the second youngest man ever elected to the united states senate, and, anyway, and now im too old, but i know, hopefully, with a little bit ofw age comes a little bit of wisdom. And hopefully, in this moment, i think the alternative is not much of an alternative.
About what it means to her. Thank you for being here, everybody. We do begin this hour with President Biden stepping up his war against the coronavirus. More man dates, more political and legal battles ahead and likely more in vaccinations because of it. In an impassioned speech, the President S frustration with americans still resisting Gettin G expected to that is up ten poibs from a year ago soxts think about where we were a year ago and now we see an increase. An think that sentiment is driving why his overall approval on handling the virus is down a little bit and exactly those worries and concerns that the president is aiming to address last Night And Today at school when you see them talking about this now. And the numbers nationally and 400,000 were dead when he took people have died from covid19 when he took office. 250,000 people have died since he has been in office. That is the national numbers and then as youre saying when you look at peoples communities what theyre sighin
To vote, unsiege right now in many State Legislatures nationwide. We have reporters out in the streets on this historic day. It is just one of the major stories we are following this hour. We are also tracking Hurricane Ida as it takes aim at louisiana, and we are keeping a close eye on afghanistan where the u. S. Launched a deadly response to the recent Suicide Bombings at the airport. More on all of that in just a moment. We begin this hour with Breaking News and a sea of Voting Rights marches across the country under way right now. Im going to show you a live look at the crowds in washington, d. C. Right now Tens Of Thousands of people flooding the streets in more than 40 cities, all to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the historic 1963 March on washington, to call on congress to pass federal legislation to protect voting access. Nbcs Josh Letterman among the Rally Crowd at d. C. s national mall. We can hear the speaker loud and clear behind you. Talk to me about the atmosphere i
Of those leaders who will meet with the president , baltimore mayor brandon scott, thats coming up in just a moment. At the meeting at the White House, President Biden will give his first formal address on crime, hell appear alongside the Attorney General and outline five steps aimed at curbing Gun Violence from funding to new officers and new equipment. To Community Solutions like new Job Opportunities and summer programs. And also offering help for people just getting out of prison. Politically, though, the president is walking a tight rope here. Crime rates are rising since The Start of the pandemic and there is growing certain about violence in some of americas cities. But the spike in crime follows a yearlong reckoning with the role of law enforcement. And there is less appetite especially among the president s space for the kind of posturing when we saw when Crime Fights back in the 1990s. Kicking off the our, mike memoli, and retired police chief, Msnbc Analyst carmen best. Mike
We have civil Rights Attorney Robert pattillo standing by. We are going to go to Mike Tobin on the ground. It is a snowy night. Robert, i think youre ready if youre up with us. Im ready. Shannon robert, what do you make of this . We have this officer, we saw the video. To the polices credit, it was released quickly so people could have as much transparency as possible. The officer, Kim Potter, decades of service, has resigned, saying it was best for the community and best for her fellow officers. We await potential charging decisions. What are you looking for tonight . What i am seeing is the protests from last year have been effective in changing local policy with regards to policing. Often, if you go to the trayvon martin shooting, the Breonna Taylor shooting, the George Floyd killing. One the issues that caused these protests to escalate was a lack of transparency by Police Department, lack of accountability. We also saw with Ahmaud Arbery Y three months for the charges. The Police