simmons? dr. simmons: well, i've said before -- first of all, suzanne and johnetta, it's great to be with you and to be able to have this conversation. thank you very much for inviting me. of course, i like to say with any firsts that they're a bit of an aberration, because it should be normal for someone like kamala harris to step into this role or any other role for that matter. and so the fact that we have to celebrate first, it's just one more indication of how slowly our advancement is, continues to be. we should be -- we should expect this. our children should expect that they can ascend to these kinds of positions. there shouldn't be any question of that. but what do we celebrate so fierce that will we have made it to that point, it only reinforces the fact that we're still held back by the structures that created the unequal situation that we live with. suzanne: dr. cole? dr. cole: well, i am going to echo words from my dearest sister friend, the sister president ruth simmons, in saying it

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simmons did accounting with a vengeance. he would go through every travel voucher, every claim submitted and he would routinely refuse payment until more documentation was provided. that forced the officers to front the cost for weeks, if not months or years, while they engaged in hostile accounting in constantly reviewing travel vouchers. because wilkinson was a cheat, he came to the attention of simmons, and his claims were denied. finally, wilkinson got sick of his claims being denied. jefferson overruled summers -- simmons and ordered the claims be paid. as a result of this, simmons becomes the first whistleblower. he attacks wilkinson for being a thief and attacks jefferson for improperly approving wilkinson's travel vouchers. when the times come to be tried simmons said i would be glad to , come to frederick and testify as a live witness. the trouble is, the day before the trial begins, simmons is at a local inn, located down on patrick street, around where the francis scott key hotel is located today, and he is shooti

a u-haul receipt with dave simmons' name and number.s cell phone bill from december 2001, right before he disappeared, which showed a number of phone calls to that same telephone number. >> you gave detective wilson all the documentation you had on dave simmons? >> yes. >> unfortunately ellen no longer had the voice mail, the one she claims to have discovered on mike's cell phone. the sexually explicit one from dave simmons. >> i mean, the only proof they had a relationship are the voice mails which don't exist anymore. >> well, i think people, if they knew mike, would know that he would never send anybody money ever unless there was some sort of relationship there. >> mike was supporting this guy? >> i never found enough money that he was supporting him but he was definitely helping him out. >> police tell us ellen's information didn't lead anywhere. the detective didn't locate mike in the caribbean and when he tried to contact dave simmons from phoenix he never got a response. but that same "albuquerque journal" article, the one that

simmons did accounting with a vengeance. every travelhrough voucher, every claim submitted and he would routinely refuse payment until more documentation .as provided engaged in hostile accounting and constantly reviewing travel vouchers. because wilkinson was a cheat, attention and they denied his claims. finally, wilkinson got sick of his claims being denied. this, simmons becomes the first whistleblower. he attacks wilkinson for being a forf and attacks jefferson improperly approving wilkinson's travel vouchers. i would be glad to come to frederick and testify as a live witness. beforeuble is, the day the trial begins, simmons is at onocal inn, located down patrick street, around where the francis scott key hotel is located today, and he is shooting his mouth off about how he knows the president wants wilkinson to be convicted, he knows the verdict is in the bag. jurors here about simmons bragging about that, brings it to wilkinson's attention, madison'sbrings it to attention and madison has to reprimand simmons for shoot

here is keir simmons >> reporter: european descending into a vaccine war the u.k. prime minister hitting back >> reporter: tonight frustrated germans facing shortages until april. regions of spain already suspending vaccinations. it is a crisis of europe own making, placing orders late and to finally approve astrazeneca vaccine tomorrow the european union is furious of production challenges. >> they must honor their obligations. >> reporter: the fight reopening wounds from brexit britain vaccinated 12% of its population europe only 2% now the e.u. threaten to restrict vaccine exports british newspapers and lawmakers branding back blackmail. the the developing world is left to watch >> reporter: some are turning to russia for vaccines. lester covid up ending lives and international alliances. keir simmons tonight, thank you very much. >>> six people were killed by a liquid nitrogen leak in northeast atlanta. three others are in critical conditions and others injured. the nitrogen line may have been ruptured state and federal officials are investigating. >>> thousand

kickoff in six months there are growing questions if it will be delayed with more on that here is keir simmons. >> reporter: reports of the delay of the tokyo games will be cancelled, all categorically untrue swimmer katie shedecki is hoping it is untrue >> reporter: a recent poll found 80% of japanese people want the games to cancel or postpone. tokyo games 2020 have caused more than $50 million. olympic organizers say there will be frequent testing and restrictions on how long competitors can stay in the athlete village and the opening parade >> hopefully the olympics can be put on even if it means we are in the bubble. >> reporter: talks are ongoing about whether the games can be held safely. >> the ioc and the government of japan are constantly evaluating those risks. >> reporter: if the game are cancelled, it will be the first time in peacetime, another victim of this war of the coronavirus. >> keir simmons tonight, thank you. >>> hank aaron, a home run machine who also powered his way through racism and into the history books. >> reporter: henry hank aaron was just 15 when he found his p

constantly evaluating those risks. >> another victim of this war with the coronavirus lester >> keir simmons tonight, thank you. >>> one of this country's baseball legends have died a home run machine powered his way through racism and into the history books. henry hank aaron was just 14 when he found his passion for baseball born and raised in alabama, he joined the negro league and minors before breaking into the majors starting with the milwaukee braves and helping lead them to a world series win in '57. his superstar status growing when it moves to atlanta >> hank loved the game of baseball he really loved and appreciated. >> reporter: hank aaron played 23 seasons in the majors he earned the nickname "hammering hank. he hit his 715 home runs br breaking bay ruth's record >> reporter: as a black athlete, he faced backlash and racial slurs and death threats. terrance moore was a friend of aaron's covering his career as a reporter in atlanta. >> was he ever bitter of what he had to go through? >> he was not bitter but he never forgot >> reporter: aaron retired in 1976 with 755 home runs and

lester >> all right keir simmons, thank you. >>> in just 60 seconds, what's causing gas prices to jump and how you can save plus the best diets for 2021 >>> back now with gas prices on the rise in the u.s. vicky nguyen on what's causing the spike and how you can still save. >> reporter: for the first time since the pandemic hit, driver across the country are seeing a bump in prices at the pump >> well, what can you do it's not really the time to be taking public transportation if you don't have to. >> i do deliveries i'm a delivery driver so kind of stuck. >> reporter: analysts say the price hikes are driven by covid-19 developments crude oil costing more thanks to confidence in the vaccine commuters considering a return to the office and travelers looking to fly again >> we are at about a national average of $2.25 a gallon up from $2.11 a few weeks ago. so it's been a pretty abrupt increas and we could see another 5 to 15-cent increase over the next couple of weeks. >> reporter: but even with higher gas prices, americans are paying about 35 cents less than we did last year still famil

and the series will continue with roous simmons. watch several for the united states government.in the heart of the sea." and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the presidency" a look back at farewells and inaugurations. a look back at previous presidents. dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch "american history tv" this weekend on c-span 3. >>> next on "american history tv" abraham lincoln scholar revisits the 16th president's éjg. just six weeks before his assassination.mj considered one ofa#ir(t&h the m iconic speeches in american history. >>> we are honored to welcome harold back to new york historical. he is the director of the roosevelt house of policy and institute at hunter college. he previously served as chairman of the abraham lincoln. and the united states lincoln bicentennial commission. he is the author of numerous books. his most recent "the monument man: the life and art of daniel chester

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> back here at home the pandemic continues to cost people their jobscording to state unemployment data lucky chances casino in colma recently laid off nearly 500 workers. it says those layoffs will be temporary. milpita milpitas' ana lochlt. d devices 255 positions, and king's seafood at san jose's westfield valley mall plans to lay off 123. >>> shelden adelson, the las vegas casino mogul, president trump's largest supporter, has died. selling newspapers on a street corner during the great depression. he became the ceo of las vegas sands. adelson was the first to combine luxury resort hotel casinos with convention centers. he was 87 years old. >>> if i bought a lottery ticket, must be a big jackpot. mega millions drawing now worth an estimated $615 million. tomorrow night's powerball, $550 million. if you won both, sure, why not? that's more than $1 billion before taxes. your chances of winning mega millions nearly one in 302 million. powerball is much easier, 1 in 292 million. you are 600 times more likely to be struck by lightning. find out how likel

eastern, the history makers series continues with jeanette cole and ruth simmons on the history of african-americans in education and the importance of hbcus. on "reel america," in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offers civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the book "in the heart of the sea." about the 1820 sinking of the ship. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, we look back at farewells of previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ hide park, new york, where franklin delano roosevelt was born. following a political career in his native states, roosevelt became assistant secretary of the navy in 1913. in 1920, he campaigned for vice presidency. illness interrupted his political career. when the country appeared to be in a world of prosperity, it was urged by democratic party leaders to become a candidate for governor of new york. 19

annmarie: caroline simmons sticks with us this morning.bs global wealth management, staying with us this morning. let's get a recap on the other news. laura wright, good morning. laura: president trump has pardoned 73 people, including his former strategist steve bennett. bannon was being prosecuted for allegedly defrauding donors over building a wall on the border with mexico. despite portraying the campaign as a volunteer effort, bannon received more than $1 million from the group. he denies the charges. germany is extending and tightening its lockdown. non-essential stores will stay closed until february 14. it stopped short of imposing a national curfew like france. chancellor merkel's warning it may need to impose border control to guard against variance of the virus. italy's prime minister has survived a crucial confidence vote that fell short of an outright majority. he campaign to get centrist and independent lawmakers but failed to fully plug the cap left by it affection ever the italy ally party. people lead an outright majority

stefan simmons in washington many thanks. now darrell west joins me now from washington he's with the brookings institution where he's the vice president and director of governance and studies welcome to day mr west 1st of all can i get your reaction to what we've seen today in washington. today was completely shocking i mean this was an insurrection it was an act of sedition it was an attempted coup but the good news is the coup trailer it was 3 hours of hell where writers and protesters occupied the u.s. capitol building broke buildings assaulted police officers i was all a completely shocking but now congress is back in session they are calling the roll they are about to a certified joe biden's president so yes so the good news is a bite will be inaugurated 2 weeks from now but today it was completely shocking in terms of all the violence that took place. what do you think this day will mean for donald trump and for supporting us. i think this is really turning point for donald trump i mean he has been making false accusat

simmons and dr. call, -- cole, and your insights and dedication that inspire us, to review education and the african-american community. we certainly hope you will all reflect on today's presentation. it really is a call to action, underscoring the importance of preserving our rich history. i want to thank you all. please be well. >> you are watching american history tv, awaken, every we can come on c-span3. >> the big nominating conventions going to political history. and in chicago republicans who elected abraham lincoln just 100 years ago pin their 1960 helps on an and lot. -- nixon and lodge. president eisenhower poses with his vice president in chicago. one of the most heartwarming receptions on arrival to address the gop convention. [cheers and applause] thank you ike day is the theme for the thunderous welcome. the enthusiasm spills over into the convention hall where ike and mamie hold center stage. convention [cheers and applause] business waits in the wings. [cheers and applause] ♪ the part

andrew simmons. security forces in central african republic have repelled an attack by armed groups near the capital bangui the prime minister says the assault targeted 2 neighborhoods near bungay in an attempt to take the city it's believed to be carried out by rebels from the coalition of patriots for change have been challenging president for. their eyes recent reelection. iran's navy is holding a 2 day missile trail in the gulf of oman as tensions with the u.s. run high tehran's unveiled its largest military vessel along with a new missile launching warships the u.s. has flown be 52 bombers over the gulf 3 times in the past month the trump administration's ramped up pressure on iran in its final weeks in office and u.s. secretary of state has accused iran of serving as a home base for al qaeda out without providing evidence he says the group is operating under tehran's protection iran has dismissed the claim as war mongering rise from a desperate outgoing administration. reality show that their p

of the record number of new coronavirus infections were in 50000 were confirmed so monday and she simmons reports from london. boris johnson had started monday at the rollout of the oxford university astra zeneca vaccine a world 1st easy to store and distribute but any fanfare was lost replaced by a realisation that the spread of covert in the u.k. is out of control by the end of the day came this announcement the government is once again instructing you to stay at home you may only leave home for limited reasons permitted in law such as to shop for essentials to work if you absolutely cannot work from home to exercise to seek medical assistance johnson had said he hoped the roll out of vaccines could protect the most vulnerable people care homes carers medical staff and people over 70 by mid february he said all schools and colleges would have to close the weeks ahead will be the hardest yet but i really do believe that we're entering the last phase of the struggle because with every job the goes into our arms we are tilting the odds against coded and in favor of the british people and t

opened after those 10 months of not going to be with you shortly how many want to stop by with andrew simmons in the u.k. . a 2nd vaccine now being administered couldn't come soon enough. it certainly could so there is a critical situation in the u.k. with the infection rate at its highest since the pandemic began to the 6th day running we expect the infection rates are climbing even more 75000. fewer hours ago a patient in fact a. kidney patient who is having good dialysis received the vaccine 82 year old. here is the 1st of many there are to be 6 hospitals across the country involved in this 1st wave of using this vaccine it is a much more useful vaccine than the 5 which was also a launch by the u.k. that was more than 3 weeks ago the astra zeneca is more easily stored it's more easily ministered and it is more effective because it can be put in a normal refrigerator freezer so this is a big hope the promise is that tens of millions of doses will be rolled out over the next 3 to 4 months the key issue will be the logistics of doing that to my no means is the system secure just to get that c

other side of the english channel shortly but we're starting with this report from london with andrew simmons on how the changes are going to affect by people and. finally the bells of big ben bring bricks it in with the trade deal taking the u.k. out of the european union the end of a relationship that dates back nearly half a century brussels had set the time midnight in belgium 11 o'clock here in the u.k. e.u. had already made its other adjustments with only a day to spare the trade treaty had been signed and sealed within the shores of this island nation british politicians say sovereignty has been fully restored the political slogan we must take back control had gone down well with the majority of voters now it's going to be put to the test it's good to be better we need to govern ourselves and be our own bosses but it's going to be a lot of stress between everyone anyway because it's a very unknown people don't do a change. in legal terms it was 11 months ago that the u.k. left the e.u. nearly a year of transition followed with the trade deal now in place brics it is set to show its tru

people in england stayed at home for at least 7 weeks as part of a new nationwide lockdown and 2 simmonsis in london there is a southern acceptance of what the prime minister had to say but not without questions from why sections of the public and indeed throughout business as well there is a whole host of issues that are being questioned primarily the prime minister's decision being taken after the joint bio security center said that the whole risk strategy is now standing at level 5 this isn't the tear system this is a security risk system and that is really putting the red light on because the n.h.s. the all the medical health care workers would be facing an overwhelming situation in a very short space of time therefore the button had to be pressed send the prime minister of an all out lock down now that there was only 36 hours before this a speech by the prime minister in which he said schools are safe most of them can reopen he knew the new variant was very infectious he knew there had been a big increase in cases but the general feeling was that maybe there'd be more restrictions b

let's go live now to andrew simmons he joins us from london so it's another day and more stats that paint a very grim picture a very worrying picture andrew. i'm afraid so the number of deaths sunday 454 and that brings the total number of deaths to 75000 the for the 6 day running there have been record figures in the number of cases 55000 nearly 55000 right now and that that up that's for sunday and that compares with last sunday which was 30500 so just work that out the level of increase as they've been seen since this crisis began so never before has there been more need to get a vaccine up and running an effective vaccine up and running that assurance we heard from boris johnson earlier in the day that tens of thousands of doses tens of millions should i say of doses i will be taking place within 3 months it does sound ambitious a lot of health care professionals feel that could be a much lower figure it's more a target than one that could be attained at the biggest challenges and so much the supply of the vaccines it is the actual logistics in getting it getting people vaccinated get

finds itself at its most critical state since the 1st wave in the spring andrew simmons al-jazeera london still ahead this half hour a final day of campaigning in georgia a state that will decide the balance of power in the u.s. senate. the world's most popular digital currency slumps in value after hitting a record high. we still got some very wet weather across northeastern parts of australia probable cyclon image and a final warning was issued for that around 18 hours ago that's now in the process of making its way over towards that eastern side of queensland plenty of rain coming through some parts of say over 200 millimeters of rain over the past 24 hours and we could see similar amounts over the next 24 hours or so to happen power cuts but the winds have died down it's all about the rainfall and there will be further flooding unless it is a remote part of the country say that's something of 1st some consolation here wanted to showers over towards the southeast as well brisbane the gulf coast could see some showers based in parts of new south wales down towards a sense out of it tori

algiers andrew simmons is the andrew of the start of the pandemic over a year ago or about a year ago the government's chief scientific adviser said that 20000 deaths would be a good outcome and that today we've passed this grim milestone. yes they brought expected but now it's here statistics mean more than numbers it's a shock that's right the way across the country the enormity of a 100000 deaths is well every family you can think of all ringback of the grief involved it is colossal i'm here outside bradford royal infirmary west yorkshire was one of the worst hit areas during 2020 it's been bad in the south east of england the past few months but now there's a period of reflection after so much loss all over the u.k. the enormity of what's happening is sometimes hard to absorb and. the health service is overloaded to near breaking point many hospitals have no more room left for the dead vos temporary mortuary is has been set up and now there's a landmark figure 100000 dead no one in our worst nightmares and to support it that would be 10 months into the pandemic was such a high los

eastern, the history makers series continues with ja net a coal and ruth simmons on the history of african americans in education and the importance of hbcus. at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offers civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30, talking about the book "in the heart of the sea" about the 1820 sinking of a ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew. and at 8:00 p.m. eastern, fair wells in inaugurations of bill clinton, george bush, kennedy, and ronald reagan. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> this is the white house, the home and the office of the president of the united states. last november some 70 million american citizens cast secret ballots to determine who would fill this chair. to determine upon whom would fall the responsibilities of this office. the choice was john fitzgerald kennedy, the youngest man ever elected. he follows a line which began with george washington, the first pr

finds itself at its most critical state since the 1st wave in the spring andrew simmons al-jazeera london. and germany is expected to extend its lockdown measures until the end of january regional leaders signaled they would agree to prolong the restrictions after seeing record numbers of cases and deaths last week meeting with chancellor angela merkel later on tuesday now the shutdown includes schools and non-essential stalls the country began vaccinating people last month now u.s. president joe biden elected president all trump have relied rally pardon me in the state of georgia of 2 crucial senate runoff elections the republicans need to win at least one of those seats in order to retain control of the senate and a vicious as the latest from dalton in georgia. the last push from a president whose power might be waning but his influence with the base of his party remains undiminished he came in their thousands for the rally in rural georgia the ghetto the vote effort for a crucial senate runoff but from a president who want except last november's election a list of unproven grievances a

eastern, the history maker series continuewise spaulding college president geneta cole and ruth simmons on the history of african-americans in education and the importance of hbcus. watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offer civic lessons how the government works. talks about his book in the heart of the sea, the tragedy about the 1820 sinking of the ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew. and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, we look back at farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents, bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> inauguration day, washington, 1949. the biggest inaugural in united states history is ready to begin. vast crowds line pennsylvania avenue soon to be the main artery of the triumphant parade. railroad yards are jammed as residents from every state of the union flock to inauguration day. since early morning spectators have been at their stations. hawkers ped

eastern, the history maker series continuewise spaulding college president geneta cole and ruth simmonsthe history of african-americans in education and the importance of hbcus. watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offer civic lessons how the government works. talks about his book in the heart of the sea, the tragedy about the 1820 sinking of the ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew.

lester >> keir simmons tonight, thank you very much. >>> six people were killed by a liquid nitrogen leak in northeast atlanta. three others are in critical conditions and others injured. the nitrogen line may have been ruptured state and federal officials are investigating. >>> thousands remaining under evacuation orders in central california after heavy rain causing mud slides steve patterson with the details. >> reporter: tonight california is shredded by devastating mud slides a series of powerful winter storms with rain and snow sending debris cascading down in rivers officials say 25 structures were damaged in monterey county and one person was injured and thousands there remained under evacuation orders and without power. >> reporter: the severe winter spawned by an atmospheric. >> 2020 was one after another and this is the sequel >> reporter: the fear refocused on southern california with heavy rain in the forecast and network of burned scars left over from the year's worst wildfires on record could lead to catastrophic landslide. steve patterson. nbc news >>> president biden

it's dan simmons! cheering and applause. so, dan, you broke the unbreakable phone.r to try and break? yeah. yeah, we travelled to central china to a place called zhangjiajie, where they were busy making a glass bridge. unlike me, they hope the thousands of visitors that will come here won't be too scared to look down...300 metres through the world's highest glass walkway. each panel of the walkway has three layers of toughened glass, held together by glue. chuckles. well, the president has given me a hammer and said that even if i can get through all three layers of glass, i won't fall through. here goes. ooh! it was absolutely incredible. it was stunning. i mean, those pictures look stunning. it's a stunning part of the world. but yeah, it didn't break, it was — it was fine. i did insist that the president of the bridge stand on the same bit of glass that i was standing on, just in case! back in 2007, dan and i went to san francisco looking for start—ups that were going to change the world, didn't we, dan? yeah, we did, and we took a few quid with us to find a star

it's dan simmons! cheering and applause. so, dan, you broke the unbreakable phone. were given something even more spectacular to try and break? yeah. yeah, we travelled to central china to a place called zhangjiajie, where they were busy making a glass bridge. unlike me, they hope the thousands of visitors that will come here won't be too scared to look down...300 metres through the world's highest glass walkway. each panel of the walkway has three layers of toughened glass, held together by glue. well, the president has given me a hammer and said that even if i can get through all three layers of glass, i won't fall through. here goes. ooh! it was absolutely incredible. it was stunning. i mean, those pictures look stunning. it's a stunning part of the world. but yeah, it didn't break, it was — it was fine. i did insist that the president of the bridge stand on the same bit of glass that i was standing on, just in case! back in 2007, dan and i went to san francisco looking for start—ups that were going to change the world, didn't we, dan? yeah, we did, and we took a

. >> he calls him in, marshal simmons, and he says, you ready to go, larry?ng to use? he said let's pick another name. so he had the miami harold open, and there was an ad for king's wholesale liquors. he said larry king. >> he now had a new name, larry king. all he had to do now is do what he does best, talk. >> i fade the music, nothing comes out. and i said to myself, you're not going to make it. you don't have the guts. you can't get through this. you're scared to death. marshal simmons kicks open the door and says this is a communications business, damn it, communicate. i turned on the mic, good morning, my name is larry king. that's the first time i said that. >> it was the beginning of a legend, a broadcasting dynamo who talked to anyone. >> occasionally, somebody would be scheduled for an interview with larry and for whatever reason didn't show up. we went into emergency mode and went out on the street and grab the person and say do you want to be on the radio? >> on the radio, if the newspapers, bylines, headlines, mr. miami was everywhere. rubbing s

in june, 2010, steven simmons and gabriel marquez were arrested.prosecutors say, jim didn't know them, that moya hired them. investigators say steven was the alleged stabber, and gabriel was the lookout. both, pleaded not guilty. but amazingly, jim fayed wasn't done with the idea of murder. he, apparently, believed his cellmate had connections, and he wanted to hire a new hit man, from jail. >> he wants to -- taken care of. he actually drew out a map that was never found, depicting where he can find the ranch hand to actually carry out this murder. and what he wanted to do was have the ranch hand tortured so he can actually tell his cellmate or tell the hit man where the other two individuals were. >> reporter: prosecutors say the price tag for pam fayed's killing was $25,000. he was bankrolling it. >> no question. he commissioned this crime and that's what -- where the investigation began to lead us. that's where the evidence began to lead us. we knew, clearly, that he had an alibi for the actual stabbing. he is not the stabber. he is not the actu

history maker series continues with spellman college president ja net ta cole and a&m president ruth simmonse importance of hbcus. at 4:00 p.m. eastern, in light of the recent attacks on the u.s. capitol, watch several films on the united states government and american democracy, which offer civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, we talk about the book "in the heart of the sea" about the 1820 sinking of the shop following sperm whale attack. we look back at farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents, bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, ronald reagan. watch american history tv this weekend on c span 3. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts visits historic places and museums. the national building museum in washington, d.c. was known as the pension building in 1885 when grover cleveland's inaugural ball was held in the still unfinished building. composed of over 15 million red bricks, the building contains a great hall that's 316 feet long and 160 feet high. american history tv vis

kristen welker at the white house, garrett haake on capitol hill, andrea mitchell and keir simmons. andrea, we saw secretary of state tony blinken arriving for his first day on the job. this is a new day for diplomacy in the biden administration i want to play for you the message he had to every single state employee. >> the state department i'm walking into today is not the same one i left four years ago. we at state have a role to play in all of this. and i believe it starts with rebuilding morale and trust. this is a priority for me. >> andrea, what are your sources telling you about the diplomatic attitude now, moving forward in the biden administration, particularly after that phone call, very significant, between president biden and vladimir putin? >> well, actually, that was front and center, because the first phone call with vladimir putin was completely different than any phone call, any meeting, in fact, that donald trump had ever had with vladimir putin so that the importance of it was that there is a deadline, a hard deadline today, their parliament in moscow voting to e

nbc's keir simmons has more from london. >> reporter: warning of a pandemic within a pandemic, as a neworonavirus is reported in at least nine states. and around the world, fears that some mutations may even challenge vaccine efficacy. the uk variant, called b117, has exploded with even stores, restaurants, and schools closed, it's still spreading. scientists we spoke to worried the same could already be happening in the u.s. >> because the exponential growth of this virus, if you infect a whole lot more people, more people will die. >> reporter: the u.s. could be about to see a spike on top of a spike? >> that's right. >> reporter: nbc news was given an exclusive virtual tour of the world-leading genome sequencing lab that first identified the so-called uk variant. >> these machines behind me are the ones that detected the new strain. >> reporter: and raised the alarm. jeff barrett helps lead the team. >> the evidence is pretty strong now that it's about 50% more transmissible. >> reporter: tens of thousands of test samples are brought to the lab every day and meticulously put through

joining me now from london, nbc's keir simmons covering the hunger games. keir?europe, in germany talking about ten weeks of short supplies in paris, a lack of supplies. in spain, suspending supplies for two weeks because of this shortage of vaccine supplies. the europeans angry at hitting out, now they did order their doses late but they're blaming astrazeneca and pfizer for problems at the factory in belgium, demanding supplies from britain. british newspapers full of headlines saying you can't have vaccines. the british prime minister pushing back on a german claim that the astrazeneca vaccine isn't efficient enough for over 65s. you mentioned brexit, andrea, this is really opening those fresh wounds. we've talked many times how the coronavirus is upending lives, well here in europe it is uppending alliances, andrea. >> keir simmons, thanks so much for that. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports," our chuck todd is up next with "mtp daily," right here, stay with msnbc. losing my mind. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ if i'm acting a little strange ♪ ♪ it's cause the

nbc's keir simmons is in london with more reaction from world leaders. >> we took the building.'t stop us. >> yeah! we stopped the vote! >> reporter: images that shook the world have quickly become propaganda for america's enemies. iran's president describing america as weak and fragile. a senior russian foreign ministry spokeswoman claiming the u.s. does not meet democratic standards. while a spokesman for china's foreign ministry claiming this week's events in washington justifies beijing's suppression of free speech in hong kong, where pro-democracy demonstrators have clashed with police. america, the chinese official said, condemns extremists in washington but what words did they use to describe the violent protests i hong kong? they said it was a beautiful sight. while brazil's president, a close ally of president trump, leveraging trump's unproven claims of election fraud. to warn the same could happen to his next election. saying "we're not going to allow that." but many of president trump's global friends now openly criticizing him. >> insofar as he encouraged people to

keir simmons is live with us. we've been covering assange for quite some time.mean for his future? you had a chance to speak with people close to assange. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. look, it's a huge, huge deal, because this has been going on for so long, for a decade. for some people, julian assange is a journalist, champion of the first amendment, a man who revealed the bloody secrets of afghanistan and iraq war, shifting opinions. to others, he conspired to hack military secrets and put out information that could have gotten people killed. at worse, is a rapist. those charges by sweden were dropped, and he always denied them. the judge, as you say today, saying simply his mental health is not in any state for him to be extradited to the u.s. the battle isn't over. the doj saying now that they will appeal, saying they won this court case on every argument, aside from the question of his mental health. they'll come back and argue he will be safe in an emergency pris -- american prison. >> keir simmons live from london. thank you. thank you all for watchin

eastern the history maker series continues with college president and a and president ruth simmons onthe history of african-american education and the importance of hbc you unreal america in the lt of the recent attacks on the u.s. capital watch several films on the united states government and american democracy which offers the lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern author nathaniel talks about his book and the heart of the sea the tragedy of the whaleship of the 1820 sinking of the ship following the attack in the ships crew and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency we look back at farewells and inauguration appreciate under previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. earlier today senator chuck schumer began his first full day as majority leader by listing biden administration initiatives and contrasting them with the trump administration following with his remarks we will hear from senate minority leader mcconnell who congratu

in the meantime we're fortunate to have with us senior international correspondent keir simmons liveowing you have covered so many of those stories he talked about, relationship with china, relationship with russia, iran, the situation in yemen, the humanitarian crisis there, they have a tall order ahead of them to try to restore some of those relationships with european allies as well. what was your big takeaway from the briefing you heard there on so many of these issues. >> reporter: you too, my friend. this is stuff that you have covered all your career, right? wasn't it great to hear a secretary of state treat the press with respect, take questions and say he's going to keep taking question, and accept at times it might be adversarial, but that's part of democracy. frankly i haven't heard him say at the senate foreign relations committee, his hearing there, maybe you can't expect a guy with his feet just under his desk to make pronouncements, there was a lot of talk about policy reviews. what i really still am waiting to hear from tony blinken, saying he knows the world has chan

our things to nbc's keir simmons for that report. and now looking at "axios" 1 a.m.mp and our attention spans essentially. what are you guys reporting? >> well, as we know, donald trump has been removed from every major media platform. the big picture we're looking at is the trump show has come to an end. last week was the first time since 2017 when donald trump took office that he wasn't the top news story or news figure. that is of course because of what i just mentioned with the social media platforms. we have a new administration getting into the groove and introducing themselves to the american people. en inauguration day was the marker for our attention expanse changing. he was the top news figure. he was the highest among google searches. every day since then, he has not been at the top. >> well, fascinating numbers there. and also tells you something about just the realities of having power and that the office of the presidency thankful live still seems to have serious meaning, which many of us started to question after the way donald trump treated it four ye

s but 1st let's talk to andrew simmons is live for us in london so andrew how much confidence is there in this promise of tens of millions of vaccinations being carried out. well certainly the supply line looks as if it's good to be set to receive that sort of figure of vaccination doses but the actual despite dispensing these doses whether the the whole infrastructure of the logistical operation will allow it to happen in 3 months will that is seen as pretty as scott a skeptical viewpoint from many health care professionals and indeed it would appear we understand from medical scientists as well within the government that could be an overly optimistic one but the take no doubt about it that the u.k. has done quite well with vaccines so far in that there has a supply line that's better than europe it would seem because of the quicker approvals burdick can't afford to be complacent because of the figures there are now 5 days in a row we've had record numbers of of infection rate rises and we have a situation now where by the u.k. is likely to overtake italy in being the worst hit countr

andrew simmons. and you can find more on that story on our website al-jazeera dot com. time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera president trumps briefly spoken about last week's violence on capitol hill on a visit to a portion of the wall that he ordered to be built on the border with mexico he said now was a time of peace and the rule of law as the house of representatives prepares to vote on a motion to ask the vice president to remove him from office trouble claimed he was not worried about the process. free speech is under assault like never before the 25th amendment is of 0 risk to me but will come back to haunt joe biden in the biden administration as expression goes be careful what you wish for the impeachment hoax is a continuation of the greatest and most vicious witch hunt in the history of our country and is causing tremendous anger in division and pain far greater than most people will ever understand. the u.s. secretary of state says al qaida has established a new home base in iran although he hasn't presented any hard evidence in a speech 8

to relax restrictions gradually but this is going towards the spring under thanks very much under simmons talking to us from london. germany is expected to extend its lockdown measures until the end of january regional leaders signaled they would agree to prolong the restrictions after seeing record numbers of cases and deaths last week they meeting chancellor angela merkel later on tuesday the shutdown includes schools and non-essential stores the country began vaccinating people last month the new highly contagious strain of corona virus has been found in france the health minister says there are runs 10 cases and has promised to speed up vaccination francis had one of the slowest roll outs in europe but aims to have 300 vaccination centers in operation next week it's seen a sharp rise in people being treated in hospital polls have opened in the us state of georgia where people are voting into runoffs that will decide the balance of power in congress as of friday more than 3000000 people to cast their ballots and early voting the final days of campaigning so runs from both outgoing pres

eastern, the history makers series continues with jeanette cole and ruth simmons on the history of african-americansmerican democracy which offers civic lessons on how the government works. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the book "in the heart of the sea." about the 1820 sinking of the ship. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, we look back at farewells of previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story,

last year and retaliation for paris taxing the large tech firms are to his correspondent charlotte simmons he picks up the story. well this is a huge step down from washington that was due to impose these additional taxes over the last few days on french luxury goods such as handbags but also on things such as cosmetics that were exported to the u.s. this would have added some 25 percent to those products in terms of cost and would have brought in around $1300000000.00 in terms of additional taxes now this was all in a dispute over the so-called gaffa tax this is a tax france has been talking about imposing on digital giants here in france on the revenues and the profits that they create here in france this is tech companies such as amazon such as google facebook and the u.s. has long said that taxing these companies for their profits in france in france would have been unfair this is what the u.s. trade representative is now saying the u.s. trade representative has decided to suspend the tariffs in light of the ongoing investigation of similar digital service taxes adopted all under consi

andrew simmons al-jazeera. it's almost 9 pm in washington d.c. these are live pictures from inside what appears to be a deeply divided congress of representatives suspended basing and voting on efforts to make president tunnel trump accountable for last week's unprecedented assault on the capitol building democrats a put forward a motion that urges vice president mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment of the constitution to carry the president unfit to hold office but he's already ruled out saying invoking his recess in his words a terrible precedent will keep you updated the proceedings of live reports from the analysis in just a few moments. it's 10 years since the arab spring countries across the middle east a decade on from the 1st uprising we'll look at the legacy of a revolution. join us as we assess the changes in the end it's come on skate in the middle east and north africa. on al-jazeera. hello the weather's lousy 40 dry across much of north america now we've had a little bit of wet weather pulling away from the eastern seaboard clear