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msnbc headquarters in new york city. an echo chamber of lice. that's how adam kinzinger described the u.s. house. his warning for republicans and the democrats coming days before his january 6th committee drops its final report and the criminal referrals that will come with it. plus if you haven't gotten sick lawsuitly, you're lucky. everything from flu to strep to covid, one doctor says it's like a bomb of viruses going off at once. and finally, civil rights icon john lewis honored this week with a brand new postage staffer. we'll talk to the man who took the portrait and ask about lewis' legacy. we start on capitol hill, where lawmakers are trying to squeeze in major pieces of business in the few days of the congress. that includes passing a massive $1.7 trillion government funding bill. they have less than a week to get that done. for the january 6th committee, it means holding its final public hearing on monday,

potentially with new, never-before seen evidence. it may also be the last time we see adam kinzinger, who is leaving congress next month. not before issuing this stark warning to his republican colleagues. >> the once great party of lincoln, roosevelt and reagan has turned its back on the ideals of liberty and self-governance. instead, it has embraced lies and deceit. the republican party used to believe in a big tent. now we shelter the ignorant, the racist, who only stoke anger and hatred to those who are different than us. unfortunately we live in a world where lies trump truth. where democracy is being challenged by authoritarianism. if we, america's elected leaders, do not search within ourselves for a way out, i fear that this great experiment will fall into the history. >> let's get into it. i want to bring in garrett haake

standing by for us on capitol hill. jake sherman is co-founder of punch bowl news. and ashley pratt is a political strategist and a member of republican women for progress. welcome to you all. thank you for joining us. garrett, let me ask if husband words are resident i guess thating with republicans there on the hill overall. could it move the needle saying they want to separate their legacy from the former president? >> reporter: i don't think they are. adam kinzinger gave that speech to an empty chamber, hours after the house was done for the week. i doubt many of his republicans even saw it or read it. i think kinzinger's style of going at president trump is not something that's been widely embraced by his fellow republicans. the only other republican in the house who had a similar style liz cheney met a similar fate, both lost in primaries and will be going home.

i do think there are those who agree with adam kinzinger. they are trying to find their option a little more strategically. throwing out the constitution or dinners with antisemimites. whether there is kind of of the more full-throated criticism and try to return to a different set of principles guiding the republican party in the future. we're not there yet. >> there was a lot of reporting in the lead up about democrats essentially funding kind of these far-right maga candidates. to work against them so they could win out. kinzinger also addressed that tactic. let's play a little bit of that and talk on the other side. >> many of you have asked where are all the good republicans. over the past two years, democratic leadership had the opportunity to stand above the

fray. instead they poured millions of dollars into the campaigns of maga republican, the same candidates president biden called a a national security threat. to ensure these good republicans did not headache it out of their respective primaries. this is no longer politics as usual. this is not a game. if you keep stoking the fire, you can't point the fingers when our great, permit goes up in flames. >> what did you make of that? do democrats deserve some blame as well? >> for sure. he's correct. good republicans are exiting congress for that very reason. when we're propping up candidates who are extreme and we're pointing fingers at that, they need to be looking at the fact that they are funding these candidates because they know they have a better chance at winning in their elections later on. so hopefully everyone will do some soul searching in the days and weeks ahead.

>> there's a major spending bill. they got a week to get this thing as cross the finish line. according to to what you wrote this morning, they have to get it right to get it don't. >> they have to get it together and you're hopeful about getting it done before christmas. garrett and i have been talking about the process pecks of that in recent days. this is going to be a 4,000-page, $1.7 trillion bill that is going to be dropped, let's call it, sunday or monday and voted on in the senate on wednesday. or even earlier. it's a gigantic bill that is going to get bipartisan support. that's the only way to get it through. but remember, the key here is that any single lawmaker from either party could slow down this bill to a crawl. with the government running out of money a week from today, that's going to be an important thing to keep an eye on. also further more, hitch mitch said he will not vote for a bill

it it comes up later than thursday. so there is less than a week to get this done. so yes, it is widely bipartisan. it will fund government through the the end of september 2023. but it's not without a its hiccups and complications as we try to get toward the end of the year. >> i have been watching christmas movies with my kids. is it bad to hope for a christmas miracle? that's all we want at the end of the year. you're also talking about kevin mccarthy, who is trying to get his members to vote against the spending bill. i want you to explain this to us, if you can. vote no, but hope yes. >> yeah, to your earlier point, this is the face of no hope. but the vote no hope yes idea is that kevin mccarthy, despite what he says publicly, does not want to shut down threat in january. that's the other option for them to kick this to the first kwert

of next year when kevin mccarthy is either going to be, in his view, a new speaker. he doesn't want to have to deal with the government shutdown threat on january 15th or february 15th. that would be an unnecessary distraction for him. so while he says that he doesn't want an omnibus, that it's overdone and too much spending, he benefits the most from getting this done. he wouldn't have to deal with government funding until the end of september 2023. >> jake just said it hopefully wanting to be speaker. the problem is he doesn't necessarily have the votes as of yet. we're also learning he delayed all the races for committee leadership spots until after the election in january. it feels like this is a recipe for chaos in the new congress. >> yes, but isn't that the really party they are in complete shambles and they are reeling. trump's candidacy so far for his

third bid at president is flailing. republicans have no idea how to be on message. you have adam kinzinger and liz cheney who have been trying to make sure that the republican party rebuilds. and then you have people like kevin mccarthy, who make sure he's in good graces with him. this is a party that has no idea what direction they are in because their platform is empty and has been. it's been the platform of donald trump since 2016 is and fill nl they realign on their priorities, this is what we're going to see. i don't know what kevin mccarthy's kanss are moving forward, but it's not a strategic move what he's doing right now. he's just setting it up for more chaos. >> speaking of donald trump, talk to me about mobd. what can we expect this this final summary had hearing from the january 6th committee. >> i think it's almost certain that the january 6th committee will refer him to the department of justice for prosecution on which exact charges remains to be seen. but it started out with members

who voted to impeach donald trump through the course of their committee. they laid the attack on the capitol. ask they argued in court findings before federal judges that they thought he was guilty of various driems. if they doing in short of referring him to the doj, i would be shocked. the question is what kind of evidence do they provide, beyond what they have seen. and those could run the gamut. so i think monday is kind of the day of reckoning where the house january 6th committee turns their investigation into something where they could say, all right, here's what we have come up with and think needs to be held responsible. it's going to get totally blown away, but this committee was constituted in part to make recommendations for how to prevent another january 6th. that's part of their mandate here. with might get some of that, but it's likely that none of those recommendations should they be made will ever see the light of day. certainly not when the republicans take control of the

house on january 3rd. >> what are you going to be watching for on monday? >> man, i think the criminal counts at this point would be what to focus on here. is trump going to be held accountable for what he did? and should he be awe lowed to run for another presidential bid. the answer there should be no. so it will be interesting to see what happens on monday and the culmination of all of these investigations and how this moves forward with republicans controlling congress. >> thank you, all. jake sherman, happy birthday. thank you for joining us on your birthday. and maybe you can put in a wish for a christmas miracle. how about that? just lift only spirits. >> i will do my best. >> thank you. be sure to join us for special coverage of the final january 6th committee meeting at noon eastern here on invest hst nbc.

we have got some breaking news involving brittney griner. we learned within the past few hours she has left brook medical center in texas and is now home in arizona for the first time since being released from a russian prison more than a week ago. want to bring in marissa who has more on this. a lot of folks are wondering a about her physical health as she has been released after being held captive. but also really her mental health as well on this road to recovery. >> right. i will say this is a big milestone here of one of several. her landing on u.s. soil, her making hr way to this facility and now being released, being able to go back home. this is a huge step for her. clearly a good sign and indication of both her mental and physical health. she wouldn't have been cleared if if she wouldn't wasn't in a good state. you're seeing photos that we're seeing for the very first time. she posted these on instagram, that warm embrace we're seeing with her and her wife when she first touched down. we want to show you some of her

words she shared on instagram. her first post. it feels so good to be home. the last ten months have been a battle at every turn. i deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going. from the bottom of hi my heart, thank you to everyone for your help. she continued to thank everyone who has been a part of this not just the biden administration, but she also thanked everyone at the san antonio fort hood base. everyone that's part of the post isolation support activities team, that's a carefully guarded process that they go through. trevor reed went through the same thing when he was released from russian detention earlier this year. a lot of that is the mental side of this. the mental decompression from the trauma that one goes through in an experience like this. as she concluded the post, she made it clear to say as part of her next steps, she will be continuing to advocate for the release of paul whelan and other

americans. we heard the same thing on brittney griner's wife instagram. this is something they are both committed to. as soon as we found out she was being released, she said that in front of a national audience as part of her thank you and excitement in having her wife home. and finally, she dropped the bomb shell. we know that she says an answer to a question so many have had when it comes to her future, what does it look like with basketball. she said, quote, i intend to play basketball for the phoenix mercury this season. we know that this weekend she was able to play basketball for the first time since this all unfolded roughly ten months ago. her first move was a dunk straight from her agent. and i will end with this. her lawyer told us that while brittney griner was optimistic she would be released, this was a huge surprise that this happened in time for the holidays. a big surprise for everyone. probably the biggest christmas surprise and miracle thaw could get. >> that's what ufs thinking as you were talking there. the timing could not be better

for her family. thank you. we appreciate it. a sentencing handed down in the last couple hours for one of the first to storm the capitol on january 6th. how long will he serve in prison and what it means for others facing similar charges. and like a bomb of viruses went off, those words from one pediatrician as hospitals scramble to treat a massive surge in patients. ooip going to ask a major in the reserve what the government can do to help. and remembering civil rights leader john lewis. i'm going to speak to the man behind the iconic portrait that will be memorialized on a stamp. your watching hsts nbc. we'll be be right back. watchinc we'll be be right back gives you the new iphone 14 pro. plus apple watch se, ipad and beats fit pro. all on us. and unlimited plans for everyone start at just $35 a line. verizon

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welcome back. what a day, what a week when it comes to the markets. look at wall street. markets are tanking for a third straight day.

down 500 points. with the renewed fears of an impending recession. all three major indexes are in the red. the dow has fallen more than a thousand point since tuesday. we want to bring in cnbc to tub this. the overarching question is what's going on. we know there are these fears of this em pending recession. we have been seeing these possible layoffs happening at gold mac saks. more employees likely to be laid a off there. then you have the rate hike yesterday from the fed chair. talk to us. >> that's precisely it. people are trying to time it out and see how bad the recession is going to be. more specifically, you mentioned goldman sachs. maybe these coming at the higher level, the tech and bnks are laying off. smaller businesses are still doing okay. they think it's a tight labor market for them. but the problem with the markets today is the fact that our central bank, you mentioned the federal reserve wanting to keep raising interest rates. this just after they hiked interest rates by half a percentage point on wednesday.

and the fed isn't alone. that's more of the reaction we're seeing today. you have the european central bank and the bank of england that just joined the 50 basis points club. they did the exact same thing. so markets don't love it when rates keep increasing because that makes debt more expensive for companies. we cause them to stop expanding and hiring. >> the thing is we are seeing that inflation was getting a little bit better. earlier it seemed at that point the reaction to that market would be rallying, not what we're seeing now. >> i know. we go to the grocery store and avocado prices are coming down. but seriously, you had inflation that climbed in november. that's a lot. when you think about it compared to last year, that's a big increase year over year. however, it's starting to decelerate. so that maybe a sign for cheering, but that's not how markets reacted. because the big concern is that services are still climbing very high. so things like getting your car repaired orr airline services, the fees are so expensive.

and that's because wages are still particularly high. the labor participation rate is still dropping. so that means that we're not getting enough employees in the services job. that's being passed on to the consumer. >> has powell already committed to raising interest rates all the way through the next year? or at this point is it a wait and see scenario? >> it's always wait and see, which is why so many analysts parse over every single word that he says. whether he's used the word transitory or structural, the consensus is 0.25%, so a quarter higher next time. but maybe not if the reports change. we always wait for the inflation and jobs numbers, all these reports before we -- i'm not farther of part of the fed, but they look the at the numbers first. >> it's also you as well because you're an analyst. we appreciate you. thank you. five years in prison, that's the sentence handed down today to the leader of the mob who

stormed the capitol on january 6th. douglas jensen was one of the first ten people to breach the capitol and one of the most recognizable after footage shows him chasing down u.s. capitol police officer eugene goodman. you have seen this footage many times since january 6th. the hero cop led the mob away from the spot where senators and vice president mike pence were gathered. narrowly averting a potential catastrophe. ken dilanian has been following the story for us and brings us more. >> the judge really threw the book at jensen saying he emboldened the and failed to show remorse. the sentence was just short of what prosecutor hs asked for. the iowa construction worker was one of first rioters to enter the capitol during the attack. he led what prosecutors called a menacing chase inside of the officer goodman who is seen in that famous video heroically diverting the riot rs away from senators. the jury found jensen assaulted

goodman and prosecutors noted he was so intent on getting inside he scaled a 20-foot wall to be one of very first to break into the building and dus rucht the proceedings in congress. there's some evidence he thought he was storming the white house. the judge said it was a miracle his conduct didn't lead to greater injuries or deaths. a jury found jensen guilty on seven counts, including felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting police officers. capitol police officers said jensen's actions endangered the senate. during the trial, his attorney described his client as a man who had fallen deeply down the rabbit hole of qanon and said jensen honestly believed that the 2020 election had been stolen and that he needed to help donald trump right that wrong. jensen has already served 20 months in pretrial detention. but that means he faces another 40 months behind bars. >> we thank you.

we want to bring in paul butler, former prosecutor and msnbc analyst. so you want to really just kind of talk about the significance of the sentence. the judge saying that a significant sentence was, in fact, necessary to show respect for the law, and b, deterrence. >> it looks like we lost paul. we're going to try to get paul butler back. it's important we talk about the significance of the sentencing, especially going forward as we look ahead and what factored in to the sentencing. we have paul back. paul, so if we can, let's try one more time. what is the significance of this sentence? >> so yasmin, he's still not showing remorse ask that's why the judge handed down such a tough sentence. this was a conspiracy theorist who scaled a 20-foot wall, broke

into the cap tail light and hunted down mike pence. he had a knife with a blade on it. he told the fbi it had been worth it if trump stayed in power. he never really expressed regret or apologized for what he did. he was just sorry about the impact that the criminal prosecution had in his own life. ask that's why the judge said today that jensen still doesn't understand what he did was wrong and that's why jensen got sentenced near the top of the federal sentencing guidelines. >> you talk about his lack of remorse. i also think it speaks to the extreme indoctrination that he has because of this violation of his pretrial release. july 2021, the judge agreeing to release to home detention with instructions to avoid the internet and political news after his lawyers claim he had renounced his belief. his lawyer said he renounced the

believes. within a month, a pretrial services officer caught jen zen watching videos on a contraband phone in his garage. he was sent back to jail. how much do you think something like this played into the sentencing? >> judges don't like it when defendants appear to lie to them or appear not to follow their orders. this is a defendant who was very unsympathetic. a police officer testified that the cops tnt didn't attack the mob, but the mob attacked the cops. and prosecutors called jensen the poster boy of the insurrectionists. he was part of the violence that resulted in hundreds of injuries. very powerful testimony about the ways that jensen not ruined

their lives, but changed their lives. >> we have seen this video over and over again. this was one of the first videos that emerged from the january 6th capitol insurrection. ask jensen was front and center of this video chasing down this police officer that was protecting members inside the capitol. the former vice president of the united states and protecting husband own life trying to save his own life. how much do you think videos like this and this kind of lack of remorse that you spoke of earlier, how much did that play into this whole scenario. >> i think it played into the judge sentencing. it's such dramatic, horrifying video to watch. the fact that jensen still isn't showing remorse means a lot of other people don't really get the harm in what happened. and the other injury of january 6 theth was to democracy.

we think of the big lie and the fake elector scheme. people at the top have yet to be held accountable for that. so the justice department has proven that it can go after the little guys, including the very dangerous little guys like jensen. but people are wondering if they will show the same resolve to go after the big guy. >> paul butler, thank you. we appreciate it. let's talk weather. there's a lot going on now. millions of people across the northeast are doling with a nasty mix of snows, ice, rain, but that's nothing compared to the punishing storms that hit other parts of the country dumping several feet of snow, spawning deadly tornadoes. as we speak, roughly 24 million americans are under some kind of winter weather alert. kathy park reports from syracuse. >> reporter: the massive snowstorm we have been following has made its way to the northeast. and here in syracuse, we're

tracking several inches of wet snow already. but this is a long duration storm. we're looking at several more inches of snow. when the system finally moves out of here. but the governor of new york kathy hochul activated thousands of pieces of equipment to stay on top of the storm. crews are staying busy locally. but this is the same system this created a whole lot of havoc across the country. spawning tornadoes in the south across seven states in hard hit louisiana, homes and businesses were levelled and destroyed. and also in duluth, minnesota, the great plains, they were looking at blizzard conditions as well. so a massive storm system and here in syracuse, we're tracking the system. but we're teetering around the freezing mark. we'll be following the conditions as it goes from snow to a wintery mix, but it's certainly a mess as we end the week. back to you.

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if you're thinking and looking like this bomb of viruses is going off, people are continuing to travel, no one is canceling plans at this point, what are you worried about happening going forward as we all get together? >> good afternoon. great to see you. people should keep their plans. nothing should change. if you're medically high at risk, we have been talking about what that means. i'm assuming folks know if they are medically high risk, have a treat plan in place with your medical provider. i have been pushing our physical low colleagues in medicine to do standing prescriptions if you're medically high risk, you should have a standing prescription. if you meet criteria, the stuff we can control, make it easy to enable access. so standing prescriptions. have a treatment plan. but to your question, it is well past time, especially because pediatric hospitals are overwhemd, that we need to accept what's unpopular, and i'll say it, that communities

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so right now, you see it there. the president just landed back at joint base andrews headed back to washington, d.c. moments ago while boarding air force one, he was asked if the u.s. will send the patriot missile system to ukraine. he responded, you'll hear in a few minutes. it is not clear at this moment when the president meant by that, in a few minutes. he doesn't have any public events on his schedule, but we'll bring you updates as we have them. i want to turn to a new nbc news exclusive. a biden administration official recently telling members of congress that ukraine does, indeed, have the military capability to recapture crimea. that's according to two u.s. officials familiar with the matter. as always, it's great to talk to you. the question is they have the necessary supplies to do this. but should they? and what could happen if they

do? >> that's right. so they have the capability. they have the equipment, a as you said, that they would potentially need for this kind of offensive would be an ex-treatmently difficult offensive for the ukraines. but as you mentioned, there are some in the biden administration who we spoke with who are concerned about any kind of future operation. a large-scale invasion or offensive against crimea because it is such a strategic area for vladimir putin. some people have even described it as an almost emotional issue. they are worried that if, in fact, vladimir putin felt that his hold on crimea was really threatenened, that that could be the backing in the corner that we have heard about for months that could lead him to really escalate the conflict now we should say at this point, and the escalation and concern is it could be a dirty bomb or a limited low-yield nuclear weapon, we should say at this point the u.s. officials said there are no indications that russia is preparing to use

either of those inside ukraine. in fact, where as the tensions were high in october, they have decreased in the last several weeks. there's no indication that ukraine is preparing to mount any kind of a large-scale offensive. they are moving in slightly different directions. they are pretty dug in in a tough fight in the east. and they are really in a tough spot down where the russians are really dug in in trenches in the defensive crouch really down in the south. so at this point, there's no indications that the kraun cainens are moving in that direction. but it is something that biden administration is discussing and there's a point in the future where they are concerned about this may become a reality. >> courtney, thank you. we appreciate you. it was a tense morning in ukraine after a large wave of missile attacks by russian forces prompted air raid sirens and fear. kyiv's administration said the attack was one of the biggest missile attacks since february.

the strikes come at the pentagon says they will begin training 500 ukrainian troops a month in germany starting in january. we want to bring in ellison barber standing by for us in kyiv. it's great to talk to you. just how devastating was this morning's missile attack? what else can we expect in the coming days? >> reporter: the ukrainian officials say they intercepted the majority of these missiles. russia fired 76 missiles at kyiv. they say they intercepted 60 of those, put those they were unable to intercept, some of them hit energy infrastructure. others hit residential areas. a missile slam spood a residential building. at least three people in that strike alone have died. over a dozen are injured. air raid sirens started going off at 8:00 a.m. for hours people hunkered in

shelters waiting for the all clear. right now, at least five regions are experiencing some form of power outages amud near freezing temperatures. this morning russia launching a new wave of missile strikes across ukraine clouding the sky over kyiv and forcing ukrainians underground. >> it's making you scared. >> we get used to it. >> reporter: the strikes come as officials warn of a renewed push for the capital. the commander of the armed forces of ukraine saying russians are preparing 200,000 fresh troops. i have no doubt they will have another go at kyiv. meanwhile, russia offering a new warning of their own. this one directed to the united states. russia's foreign minister says if the u.s. provides ukraine with the patriot air defense missile system, it will be a provocative move that could entail possible consequences three defense officials say lloyd austin is poised to

approve the request for the air defense system as soon as this week. but the most intense fighting is still in the east. yesterday a ukrainian heavy artillery brigade launched attacks on russian positions as volunteers tried to rescue civilians. when russia carries out these large-scale missile attacks on ukraine's energy infrastructure, it's thot minute to change anything on the front lines. this is a military doctrine that is designs and focused on makin civilians suffer with the hopes that they will get frustrated with the war and that their frustration will then force leader toska pit late. the people impacted every time this happens, and we cannot say it enough, it is civilians. >> thank you. the u.s. postal service honoring the late congressman and civil rights icon john lewis, the man behind this

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rights icon, known for making, quote, good trouble is being honored with a postage stamp next year. the u.s. postal service says it, quote, celebrating the life and legacy of lewis pictured here in this striking portrait. i want to bring in now the man behind the camera lens, marko the photographer and i know you have created portraits for clinton, obama, trump as well, and what was it like creating this portrait for john lewis? >> well, thank you for having me. it was actually very pleasurable for me, a very pleasurable experience, since mr. lewis is one of my icons, and i remember it with a very good memory and very prominent memory. >> what was the day like for you, marco. what was a day like taking a portrait of a man like this, what was the day like? what did you do? >> it was extremely relaxing.

it was at a time of the offices in washington, d.c., it was a very different mood than we normally have, because as a politician, they don't particularly like to be photographed because they lose control, and he didn't, there was nothing of what you would normally have for a politician. he was very relaxed. we talked a lot actually that day. and i just went on and we spent about two hours, and we were talking, i took my pictures, and it was kind of one of those experiences where you don't even know, and don't even feel that you're working, it is extremely easy and relaxed. he gave me a very good feeling to work with him. >> it's an incredible portrait, i have to say, marco. so striking. >> thank you. >> and you are obviously very talented as well and we are so

thankful that you took this portrait, and now able to share it with the world. thank you. that does it for us for this hour. you can catch me 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. weekends. p.m. weekends.

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