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we start tonight with breaking news out of washington, house and senate negotiations have hammered out a spending deal, just 12 days before another shutdown deadline. house speaker, mike johnson, is laying out the details in a letter to his republican colleagues. more than one and a half trillion dollar plan includes nearly 900 billion for defense and more than 700 billion for other programs. meanwhile, in less than 24 hours, president biden will hold his second campaign event of 2024 in the state that made his 2020 nomination and presidency possible. hill returned to the historic -- in charleston, the scene of a

racially motivated mass shooting nine years ago that left nine black worshippers dead. coming up, we'll talk to the pastor, the reverend eric manning, about how his congregation has healed and what president biden's return means for charleston's black community. the president spent his weekend, the third anniversary, of january the 6th insurrection condemning the anti-democratic forces that have been energized by donald trump. he and his republican rivals are in iowa ahead of the states first in the nation republican caucus and former president remains defiant about what happened three years ago. -- >> you know what they ought to do, they ought to release the j six hostages, they've suffered

enough, they ought to release them. i call them hostages, some people call them prisoners, i call them hostages. >> if you were expecting condemnation from republican leaders for trump's soft peddling of deadly insurrection, he was sadly mistaken, instead this morning house republican leader, elise stefanek, told nbc news that she would not comment to certifying, she would not commit to even certifying the results of the 2024 election. begging the question of whether trump and his allies in congress are teasing a repeat of january six come election day 2024 now less than a year away. joining me now, delicate stacey plaskett, democrat of u.s.

virgin islands -- donald trump's second impeachment trial. first of all, thank you, we appreciate you for joining us, delegate plaskett, we have a lot to unpack, we're starting with the breaking news that senate democratic and house republican leaders just announced a top line number for federal spending bill, just 12 days ahead of the deadline to avert a shutdown. the plan calls for more, one and a half trillion dollars for fiscal year 2024, nearly 900 billion going to defense, and more than 700 billion going to other programs. for contacts, this deal isn't related to the ongoing negotiation around border control. that is a separate issue. what more can you tell us tonight? >> yes, thank you for that, we have a lot happening as we're getting back into congress in

january. a lot of this, the making of republicans who have not been willing to govern, have not been willing to engage in discussions, negotiations like the democratic caucus has. as you know, reverend, in this last year congress only passed 30 bills that went to the presidents desk. not of significance, just naming post offices, things of that nature. now we need to get to the nitty-gritty, we need to get to work, democrats have been willing to come to the table, we want to discuss the border. the president said that he's willing to have negotiation, he wants to get funding to ukraine, as well as to israel, to do things that are necessary as the commander-in-chief, and protect our nation. but we need to have immigration reform as well. and democrats are willing to come to the table and have a discussion. the republicans in the hard-line that's been controlling the republican conference has not been willing to do that. you see from the bipartisan top line, appropriations that we're

back where we began with kevin mccarthy they in this discussion. these are the kind of things that we as democrats were saying that we were gonna do. and the republicans have had no one's gonna be happy as a -- i know that the best negotiation is when everyone feels a little good, and everyone feels a little bad in that negotiation. but the american people are taking care of and there are things that democrats would not compromise on, a lot of those are the safety nets that are still gonna be in this appropriations bill. >> we'll certainly watch for it to be. let's move on to donald trump's comments last night in iowa, calling jail december six rioters, hostages, on the third anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. i reminderville or's, trump is currently under federal investigation for his role in that insurrection, and that he'll attend a d.c. court, in a

hearing in washington post, the sea. i believe it's on tuesday. what's your reaction tonight? >> of course we're not surprised with what donald trump is saying. he was in fact the chief insurrectionist. he was the individual that incited this attempted overthrow and cool of the government. of course he's gonna call's followers and those that are in jail on his behalf, hostages, or any other nicety he thinks gonna continue to be a supporter of his base. the facts remain, the facts are right in front of our eyes, with even increased videos that the department of justice is still really saying that the others, the new speaker has released and that we've seen, there are days where people are trying to topple our government, you, reverend sharpton, and others people in the virgin islands are fighting for equity, or doing it the legal way, we're going through the courts,

or petitioning our government. that we can receive rights and have our grievances addressed. because elections do not go your way you're supposed to then storm the capitol and attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power, that cannot stand in this democracy, and those are criminals that need to be tried, brought to justice, and jailed if found guilty. >> when you violently try to stop the peaceful transfer of power as you say, delegate, the certification of the election is the date, it wasn't just some riot, this is an attempt to stop the certification of the election by the congress. moving to trump's allies in congress, one of them being house republican conference chair elise stefanik, who said that, let me play you her

comments on nbc this morning. >> what about 2024? >> we'll see if this is illegal and valid election. what we're seeing so far is that democrats are so desperate that they're trying to remove president trump from the ballot. >> to be very clear, i don't hear you committed to certifying the election results, will you only commit to certify the results if president trump wins? >> no, it means if they are constitutional. what we saw in 2020 was unconstitutional -- >> hearing that from a house republican leader, at several states are now the u.s. supreme court, either have or will weigh on whether trump can legally run for president again. hearing that from stefanik, what is your reaction? >> again, not surprised, right. what is always so clear with republicans as that they engage in projection of their own actions on others, another individuals. her talking about a democrat

being desperate while they're trying to keep trump off the ballot. the desperate ones are the republicans who are trying to trump up charges against president biden with this ridiculous impeachment inquiry that they're doing. they've been looking for many, many years to find a smoking gun which they have not been able to find. gun whicmeanwhile, the democrate oversight committee under jamie raskin have recently issued a report showing the exact allegations that they're trying to put on president biden that have been substantiated in court. we know there is not going to be any cause for impeachment for president trump on that. we've seen that they've masterfully brought mike johnson into the speakership so that he could be the individual that has done one of the masterminds of this attempt to overthrow the government by saying that the elections were false.

and that's now their speaker, they can orchestrate what they believe is necessary should the election not go their way. the democrats are watching, we're hopeful that the justice department as well as the american people are watching this, that we're all going to act in our roles whether that's voting, whether that's organizing, whether that's you, speaking out, whether assess legislators can stand firm that our democracy will remain intact. >> all right, thank you for being with us delegate stacey plaskett. >> happy new year to you and your family. >> blessings to you. the iowa caucus is over a week away, the republican presidential hopefuls have been on the ground this weekend, making their last effort to connect with voters before the first to the nation nominating contest. joining me now is my political panel, doug jones, former

democratic senator of alabama, and joe walsh, former republican congressman of illinois. joe, we're days until the gop caucus, donald trump is spending more time in iowa, he had two events on saturday and is expected to be back on the state on friday. trump seems to be more focused on the hawkeye state as it's getting down to the wire. compared to all of 2023, we're reports show that trump only visited the state 18 times and held under 40 campaign events in other appearances. meanwhile, some of his rivals have visited iowa dozens of times, and they have hundreds of events. trump is leading in iowa, and he's spending more time there now, it is it enough for voters to support him although he has not done a lot of retail campaigning at all overall? >> look, out, i think trump

wants to win big, i never thought that this primary is much of a primary, is much of a contest. it's sad, it's a sad truth that the republican party is trump's party, i think he knows, his people know hill win in iowa, he wants to get out to biden, he wants to get on to the general election, he wants out really, really big win in iowa so that republican voters and republican donors can sort of let's talk about the move on and other prepare for the general. candidates trailing trump by double digits. nikki haley and ron desantis are neck and neck for second place. according to a recent poll, desantis was in iowa earlier today, ahead of the caucus that will make it or break it, really, for his campaign. this first gop primary contest is most impactful for the haley and desantis campaigns. what do they need to do in this

final week to connect with voters? >> i think they need to keep doing what they're doing. the issue right now for them is coming in second. all eyes are on this. everyone knows donald trump is gonna win this. you go through the 1984 -- clearly gonna win the iowa caucuses. it was like 40, 49% of the vote. but gary hart came in second, a strong second, at 17% of the vote, and all of a sudden, that propelled him at least to several other primary victories. and that's what alien desantis are doing. trump is an iowa right now not because he wants to win big. he wants to be the center of attention, because he knows that the second place finisher in iowa's gonna grab the headlines, grab the attention, and potentially grab some momentum going into new hampshire where donald trump is not quite as strong. i think haley and desantis have to continue to try to connect personally with voters. that's what these caucuses are

all about. connection on a very personal level with voters. not just the media, but one-on-one, and living rooms, in homes, in gymnasiums throughout the state. >> having heard that, joe, what do both these candidates need to accomplish an iowa? some strategists are saying the santas must at least hold on to second place. and what about haley? could she come in third and still hold on to the momentum she has been building going into new hampshire? >> i'll, i could be crazy. but i think this is over. i've always thought it's over. if desantis doesn't come in second place, he's done, and i wouldn't be surprised if he dropped out and endorsed trump. and by the way, if desantis drops out, is voters will go to trump. nikki haley is the only republican who has a very slim shot of winning. her only play, i'll, is in new hampshire. if she can have a pretty okay

showing in iowa, her only chance is in new hampshire. she needs chris christie to put his country first and get out of the race and endorsed nikki haley before new hampshire. that's the only way nikki can win new hampshire. kristie audit do that. >> doug, all the top gop candidates rejected an offer this participate in iowa's only minority focused presidential forum. this may have been a missed opportunity, given 2020 intervals have shown republicans making gains with black and latino voters. why won't republicans talk to non-white voters, even when polling suggests they might even be open to voting in some cases, for a gop candidate? and this forum, everybody does. when i ran for president in 2004, all of us went. i mean, they, all of them,

refused to appear before this for him. >> you know, rev, that's a great question. i think the rely kitchen -- if they start talking to those voters, they lose those voters. right now, we get our news so much on soundbites, and social media, that can get the sorted were so much in men -- misinformation out there. i think people base this a lot on misperceptions -- who is this, who is that? but the moment you start trying to compete with those votes, you've got to talk about abortion. you've gotta talk about hbcus. you've got to talk about maternal health. and all those issues that are important to black voters, you've got to talk about voting rights and why you're not supporting the freedom to vote act. why you're not supporting -- across this country to make it easier to vote, easier access to vote. so once they start actually talking to these voters as opposed to just relying on social media, you're gonna lose

those votes. because they're not competing for those votes on a policy level. not at all. they have completely abandoned trying to do that. >> they maybe have to talk about slavery in the civil war in the same sentence. doug jones and joan walsh, thanks so much for being with us. just ahead, we'll talk to the mayor of chicago illinois, brandon johnson, about the city's efforts to address the migrant crisis, and a new budget including money to study reparations. but first, my colleague richard lui with today's other top news stories. richard? >> rev, good sunday to. you -- pennsylvania and other parts of the northeast looking like a winter wonderland after a weekend of snowy weather. new england states are bracing for what's left of that storm tonight. the national transportation safety board spent the day -- the door blew off the plane shortly after takeoff friday an

ntsb official now saying it could have been, quote, much more tragic. officials believe the door isn't an area roughly -- no one was seated in the row where the door blew off. the navajo nation once nasa to delay a mission that would leave human remains on the moon. navajo say the space burial would desecrate the moon, which is held sacred to many indigenous people. the private landed containing the remains is set to launch tomorrow. the -- more politicsnation with reverend al sharpton right after this break. ight after this break after this break

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politicsnation. chicago's mayor, brandon johnson, met virtually with illinois congressional delegation friday, to discuss the crisis facing the city as it struggles to care for an influx of migrants and refugees. many being bused to the windy city from republican states. johnson joins us today to talk about it. mayor johnson, thank you for coming on this show. let me get right to it. the chicago tribune reports more than 630 buses that have arrived in chicago and the chicago area in the past 16 months from texas alone. carrying more than 30,000 people in need of food, shelter,

and a new life. what responses have you gotten from lawmakers as you -- deepening crisis? >> thank you, reverend al, for having me on, and happy new year to you. look, we have this international crisis that really requires federal intervention that local government is being asked to subsidized. a local government is not built to handle such a crisis, and since i've been in office, we've had well over 500 buses show up to the city of chicago. in fact, closer to 600 right now. -- now, the governor of texas is now shuddering -- city of chicago and the surrounding area with migrants coming up from the central and south america in particular. -- first eight months in office is work to bring some structure and some coordination around this mission.

like you said, 20,000 migrants have come through the city of chicago. right now, we have 15,000 migrants that i am sheltering in 27 different shelters, roughly 4500 children are in our chicago public schools. we are providing health screenings. we are providing vaccination for migrants, and of course, we are working towards worth -- work authorization to place these families into sustainability. but again, this mission is not sustainable without the support of federal government. my conversation with the illinois delegation is one to make sure that we actually have an appropriations funding to actually deal with this crisis too. work to expedite work authorization, and frankly, reverend al, what we need is nationwide coordination to be able to address these crises. >> it puts a tremendous burden on you and other democratic mayors, i met ad, lack mayors have been the focal of

this. in fact, on thursday, new york mayor eric adams filed a 700 million dollar lawsuit against 17 charter bus companies who transported migrants from texas. what are your thoughts about the case, and is this an action you would consider taking as well? >> well, you know, look. you're absolutely right about the intentions of governor abbott. he is attacking democratically ran cities, and particularly cities that are being led by black leaders, or leaders of color. this is unconscionable. it's a very raggedy approach, quite frankly, not only is it reckless and raggedy, but it's evil. -- i've passed -- calls for three things. one, that the state of texas coordinate with the city of chicago while busses are being sent to the city of chicago. what we've asked is that the

various cities apply for a permit. drop the buses off at one particular landing zone between the hours of -- provide us with a complete manifest so we can better prepare for these migrants. and as you've indicated, many of them are coming to the city of chicago and throughout the entire country in very desperate, dire straits. they just need so much support. there's no health screenings at the border, no vaccinations, there's not a very clear approach to how we actually put these families onto a pathway of sustainability. and so, the ordinance that i passed, -- passed that ordinance. again, just to bring some structure and coordination. i know mayor adams signed an executive order to do the same thing in the city of new york, and as far as this particular lawsuit, look, i think we have to do everything possible to bring some coordination --

absent the act of congress to invest in this mission. again, our local economies will not be able to sustain this mission. >> because the lack of coordination, as you raise in your ordinance, i've seen where mayor adams in new york are made particular specifications in terms of time, drop offs, and all these buses. they just drop them off in new jersey. and i saw clips where -- hundred miles away and told them and they were dropping them off in chicago. so there needs to be some real coordination here. let me go to this. your new budget includes a significant amount -- working class people in chicago. and notably, $500,000 for a new panel that will -- the city should pay reparations to chicagoans who are descendants of enslaved african

americans. can you talk a little about how the reparation study will wear? >> look, absolutely. look, you spent some time in chicago, and you know the history of the civil rights movement and the city of chicago, as we prepared to celebrate the life and legacy of reverend martin luther king junior. he came to the city of chicago fighting for public accommodations, and his words still ring true today. if we can figure it out in chicago, if we can figure at died in chicago, we can do it anywhere in the world. and that's the impetus behind the study. look, black folks have been stuck at the margins for generations. i've been a part of social movements working alongside you, and, of course, reverend jackson. schools have been closed in the city of jackson -- health clinics have been shut down throughout the city of chicago. and my budget, i do a couple of things. i reopen mental health clinics, and we set up a brand-new

office for reentry. individuals returning from jails and incarceration, we are standing up an entire office to make sure that we're investing in these families. you know, this is very much part of the legacy of the new jim crow. so this study from restoration and reparations is really to right the wrongs of a very evil, bad past, and as dr. king says, we're gonna figure it out in chicago and be a model for the rest of the country. >> i remember when i was younger, it was not even talked about. now, you have chicago, you have california, the governor of new york just signed for a study. reparations no longer a -- thank you for joining us on politicsnation. >> thank, you reverend al. >> coming, up tyreek -- join me one year after his death. the latest in their fight for justice. that's next. justice. that's next. footlong at subway. like the new deli heroes.

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the family of tyre nichols is marking a painful anniversary of their own this weekend. one year ago today, the 29 year old was brutally beaten and hospitalized after a violent traffic stop and arrest by memphis police. nichols with died just three days later. five of the memphis police officers that participated in the arrest are facing state and federal charges over their roles in the confrontation. joining me now is civil rights attorney general of black america, ben crump, representing the family of tyre nichols. with him are -- tyre nichols's mother, and rodney wells, his stepfather. let me go to you first, mr. and mrs. wells, and attorney crump.

we thank you all for joining us tonight. but let me go with you. i had the solemn honor of -- i've gotten to know you and your family, you and mr. welsh have come to our conferences. we've talked. and as some of the memphis police officers who brutalized your son have been charged now by the state of tennessee and the justice department, there's some expectation of maybe a measure of justice. but how are you and your family enduring? tonight, one year after your son's death? what are your feelings? because unfortunately, i've had to do many of these. you can never replace the loss. and people, when the cameras are gone, don't understand the pain doesn't leave with that. >> well, reverend al, thank you for having us. 2023, this past year, has been

a very difficult year. this is been the worst year of my life. i had to bury my son. i've been trying to, as a mother, keep it all together, because i do have three other kids that i have to stay strong for. but it's been very difficult. it's been very difficult. because this should've never happened, and we are still trying to understand why all this happened. >> and it was a close family. i mean, you, rodney, he worked with you on the job. and he would come home for lunch. i found this was a very close family. >> yes, sir. tyre was my buddy.

me personally, i don't have a son. so tyree mostly connected was my son. so once i got him on the fedex, that was a blessing for both of us, because i enjoyed working with him and showing him the ropes, basically. >> now, rowvaughn and rodney, you are guests of president biden at last year's state of the union address. he exclaimed that something good must come from tyree's death. in a few minutes, we'll hear from the pastor of mother emmanuel -- church, where president biden will speak tomorrow, nearly nine years after a racist massacre that killed nine black worshippers, one of them the pastor. as the president campaigns for reelection, needing black support, what do you want to hear from him tomorrow as far

as priorities, rowvaughn? >> what i would like to hear as a priority is getting that george floyd bill passed. because i definitely feel if that bill had passed, maybe our son would be still living today. it's just too many children being murdered by police officers today, and no one is being held accountable. today, it's been a year, and i still don't know what they pulled tyre over in the first place. i still don't have that answer. even after it being one year. no one can tell me why they pulled my son over in the first place.

>> attorney general crump -- go ahead, rowvaughn, i'm sorry. >> that would be the first thing that i would want him to address, is making police officers accountable for their actions. >> attorney general of black america crump, you and i have worked on many of these cases for a decade and a half together. what does justice look like? i mean, what do you want to see happen? you've been a gladiator on many of these cases. many that don't even hit the media. i think people think you get a lot of publicity, i get, but they don't realize the cases that never hit the press -- what do you want to see happen as we go into this election year that could be one of the things that the people running for congress, senate, and president have to address and commit to? >> yeah. and reverend al, it's hard to believe it's been a year. since we called you and asked

for year -- making the world know that tyree nichols life matters. and it's profound, the question you -- you mentioned all those other cases where nobody ever says those dead black brothers and sisters names, but as miss rowvaughn has often said, it children matter just as much as everybody else's children. so justice would be -- policing act passed, finally, and have a substantive police reform. having a tyre nichols amendment for officers having a duty to intervene when they see a criminal act happen. reverend al, were set for trial, and the federal case is in may, and then the state clay's is in august. and just like -- george floyd, will probably have to have you come to memphis, to keep the tension

on. because people have a tendency to forget about these tragedies. they're trying to sweep it under the rug. so justice for tyre is about justice for everyone, all those families. that's what we need. >> well, we are certainly gonna follow this. i wanted to talk a year later, i want the nation to never forget tyre. and we'll be there for a trial. rowvaughn and broadly no i'll be there whenever they call, and we need to go through that together. because it's a painful time for them. and you, attorney crump, for everything that you do, blessings all year long. rowvaughn and rodney wells, thank you for coming on despite the difficult they are going through. -- all right, still to come, president biden heads to south carolina to commemorate the charleston church shooting at mother emmanuel ame church. just ahead, the sanctuaries

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politicsnation. tomorrow, president biden will give a speech at the historic mother emmanuel amy church in charleston, south carolina, where a white supremacist killed nine churchgoers nearly nine years ago. joining me now, the reverend eric -- senior pastor of mother emmanuel amy church. reverend manning, thank you for joining us tonight. tell us what it means to you and your congregation to have president biden visit your church tomorrow. and what do you think it reveals about his priorities for his reelection campaign to make that his second stop in the campaign? >> well, reverend, thank you so

much for having me, first and foremost, i greatly appreciate it. we are immensely thankful, humble, that the president would consider mother emmanuel to come and to make a speech based on freedom and democracy. whether emmanuel is, of course, a historic african american church that has a history of resilience. we have gone through the church being dismantled -- in 1820, and also then rebuilding after the earthquake of 1863 here in charleston, and then a number of problems that have a reason, of course, through race, with the most recent, of course, being that of june 17th 2015. so we are hopeful that he would come and have an impactful speech that would galvanize the base, that would encourage people. because we know what we are up

against. freedom and democracy is at the crux of this presidential election. and we are hopeful that he'll be able to tap into that resiliency, that strength, that presents, that hope, to push on to victory in 2024. >> now, as we mentioned, we're coming up on the ninth anniversary of the mass shooting at your church in june. and i remember, i knew the pastor at that time who was one of the nine killed. and i remember coming down, speaking at a couple funerals, and working, as i do -- rivers of national action network. what are your feelings about where we are as a country, nearly a decade later? you probably just heard me talking to the parents of tyre nichols. where do you see us as a country nine years later? >> reverend, thank you for that question. historically, as a country, we

would've thought that we would have propelled forward, right? but it seems as if we are going backwards. we are, dare i say, in a fight for our lives. as we said before, democracy, freedom, is realistically at stake. we continue to see the rise in antisemitism, we continue to see the rise and hateful rhetoric. we continue to see the rise and white supremacists. it's unfortunate, even as we were celebrating and preparing for the president to come tomorrow, that even on our facebook page, recently, we had someone post that -- was a hero. and that is happening. and it shows, realistically, that we have not necessarily moved forward, i think, as many of us would've hoped. but we are, of course, trending backwards. but i believe that if we work together, if we have that common voice and come together in a sense of unity, and like i

said before, inspired the base and inspire folks to get out to vote, we can definitely make a turn in this year. hopefully, get the george floyd bill passed. >> reverend eric manning, thank you so much for taking the time to be with us tonight. thank you. before we go to break, i want to let you know about some programming changes coming to weekends here at msnbc. starting next week, you can catch symone sanders-townsend, alicia menendez, and michae steele on their news show called the weekend at 8 am, eastern time, every saturday and sunday morning. meanwhile, the katie phang show will now air at noon on saturday's. amen with ayman mohyeldin we'll move to seven pm eastern -- jonathan kaye part will now be at six pm. as for politics nation with al

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