Medical workers are getting this first dose of the vaccine as we speak protecting themselves against what will still be a long, deadly, and for them exhausting winter. Theyre sending a message to the rest of us that this vaccine is safe and it will save lives. A new online poll from abc news shows that more than 80 of americans are willing to take the vaccine. Although a large percentage say they dont want to be among the first to do so. Frankly most of them will not have to worry about that. Right now there is only enough doses to inoculate a something number of the most vulnerable americans. But the time line is getting more optimistic. Dr. Anthony fauci said the General Public could start getting shots in just three months. I have been saying my my calculation that by the end of mark, the beginning of april, that a normal healthy man and woman in the street with no under lying conditions would likely get it. There is still so much work to be done until that happens. The task of prod
with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. as you know, i can t talk about the particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal matter. as i said when i pointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. attorney general merrick gar garland with brief words for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment. is it just me or, willie, are we starting to see again not a complete breaking of ice but sort of more thawing of ice, mike pence day one, this is horrible. day two, it s bad, but i m going to pardon him. day three, too early to talk about pardons. because you know, the news came out and i m sure mike p
when the weather is good. a golf driving range and now a tent city that will only get larger. first wave after arriving from texas. it will be more than more like the city providing three meals a day. fluff and fold laundry service. phones, video games, wifi and popcorn machines for the initial 500 men housed there. eric adams saying the key word here is care. history of this country has always been tied to welcome in those who are fleeing harm. that is the spirit of this country. it must be done in an organized way and i believe that we will always be responsible as new yorkers to make sure whoever comes here we re going to do our job and that s what we ve done. i think new york has been a role model on how to effectively use our infrastructure to address the crisis and make sure we treat people in a humane way. that s what we have done. dana: laura engel is live on randall s island. what have you seen today? we haven t seen any buses yet. today is the day that the
paul pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, brutalized in their home. the police say this attack happened overnight after the man broke in. the speaker was in washington. her 82-year-old husband is in the hospital, the speaker s office says to make a full recovery. a police briefing is scheduled for this hour. at this moment we re trying to fill in the big question, what was the motive? the male suspect is in custody. sources telling cnn the as assailant used a hammer to beat mr. pelosi. we re joined with important breaking news. what can you tell us? reporter: john, it appears we may actually have the motive or part of the motive. i was told by a source briefed on the attack that the assay lapt who talked paul pelosi was actu actually in search for speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. that before the assault occurred, in other words, before he attacked pelosi, the intruder confronted him saying, where is nancy, where is nancy? john, this is from a source who was
i ve been in the room when difficult decisions are being made. i don t want the federal government involved in that at all. i want to put the best ideas forward to states can decide for themselves. yes, ladies, you your doctor and maybe your town council person can all come to a consensus on your uterus. just an example how republicans are struggling to avoid saying what they really plan to do about abortion. and extreme voices in the republican party. chief of staff mark meadows is ordered to testify as legal pressure mounts on trump s inner circle to tell what they know about the plot to overturn the 2020 election. we begin the reidout. you thrive as a presidential candidate despite bragging about violating woman and being credibly accused of acting on it. you thrive as an ohio senate candidate despite telling women they should stay in violent marriages. you thrive as an ohio house candidate despite facing allegations of hitting a former girlfriend. in today s repub