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welcome to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with new reporting from nbc news. senate democrats close to an agreement on updating voting rights legislation. three sources telling compromised legislation that can get the support of all 50 democrats could be released tomorrow of tuesday. >> we've been talking to quite a few different republicans who are very interested in doing something that makes sense. >> but an agreement on reconciliation and infrastructure, not so close. manchin insisting the democrats need to pump the brakes on spending. >> need for this, the emergency to do something in the next week is not there. we've done 5.4 trillion, george, over the last year and about a year and a half. 5.4 trillion. a lot of that money is still going out the door. there's no one going to be left behind for the rest of this year and most of next year. so the urgency, i can't understand why we can't take time to deliberate on this and work. >> bernie sanders saying someone has to look out for the middle class. >> well, i think maybe the converse is true that maybe sen

welcome everyone to ""alex witt reports"" on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. what is happening at 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific time. [ bell tolling ] ♪ ♪ >> mark bingham. [ bell tolling ] >> reflections on lives lost in new york, pennsylvania and washington, d.c. on this day 20 years ago when hijackers turned passenger planes into weapons in a terror attack that killed 2,977 people, flight crews, firefighters, first responders and civilians. families in new york city gathering once again to never forget. >> we miss you with every passing day. >> celeste was a model. shelves our light. what a vivacious and dynamic personality. >> she had a habit of saying "get over it." cathie, we have never gotten over it but we have gotten on with it. we have tried to live life fully each day, and your love and companionship as a sister continues to inspire us. >> at the pentagon an american flag unfurled at sunrise on the west side of the building where a plane struck and 184 people were killed. [ bell tolling ] >> and her husband, rear admiral wilson f. flagg, unit

. >> i'm alex witt. thank you for joining us, we mark 20 years since 9/11. >> and i'm kind kendis gibson. >> today is marking a difficult milestone that changed our country and the world. tributes will be under way at all three sites where nearly 3,000 americans lost their lives. >> of course, president biden will visit them right here in new york city where the first two planes crashed into the twin towers of the world trade center.we a commemoration ceremony is set to begin around 8:40 a.m. eastern. the obamas and the clintons, they will also be attendance. former president trump says he will visit ground zero, too. though it is unclear if he will be at the actual ceremony. >>> of course, later this morning, a ceremony at the pittsburgh. the site of the second terrorist attacks a big american flag, just moments from now, unfurling over the side of the building as the sun rises in our nation's capitol. we will take you there live as it happens. >> we'll take you to shanksville, pennsylvania, where the f

welcome to "alex witt reports." we begin with more than 12 million americans bracing to lose their unemployment benefits or see their weekly payments plummet as three federal pandemic and aid programs are set to expire tomorrow unless the white house or congress acts. we'll have more on that in just a moment. first, some new reaction today from the white house to the harsh new abortion law in texas. biden chief of staff ron klain saying the administration is prepared to protect women's rights by any means necessary. >> we protect women who are seeking to exercise their constitutional rights. we have the team at hhs looking at what means we can do to try to get women the health care ter advices they need. >> do you think it's possible you can do something on a federal level? >> we will find ways. >> one of two republicans on the select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection slamming his fellow house gop members for threatening tech companies to not comply with the request for their records. >> right now

welcome to "alex witt reports." here is what is happening. new this hour, the death toll from hurricane ida is now at 65 with one additional death recorded in just the last few hours in louisiana. most of those who lost their lives were in new jersey and new york when the remnants of that storm hit this week. new today, president biden announcing plans to survey damage in new york and new jersey on tuesday. the president traveled to louisiana yesterday and got a firsthand look at the areas that remain uninhabitable. he promised flood victims that no community will be left behind. >>> meanwhile, a new investigation has begun into the death of four nursing home patients. they were among 800 patients packed inside a warehouse, taken there before ida struck louisiana. health officials say they have significant concerns about conditions at that facility. >>> covering the very latest on ida's aftermath, in new jersey, in new orleans and in laplace, louisiana. so welcome to all. we will go first to you, gary, in new jersey where governor murphy has

welcome to "alex witt reports." developing this hour, a critical week ahead for the white house and capitol hill as lawmakers work to passkey parts of president biden's agenda and avoid a government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. speaker pelosi says democrats will move forward to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package next week. next hour, the house budget committee will be holding a virtual markup on that reconciliation bill. democrats today stressing the urgency of getting these spending bills passed this week. >> if we fail to strike when the iron's hot, we are going to miss a once in a generation opportunity. >> failure's not an option, period. we need both bills. >> meanwhile, the white house says president biden will not shield donald trump's records from the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. that comes as the committee ramps up its probe issuing subpoenas to some of donald trump's closest advisers. earlier today, dem

welcome to alex witt reports. here's what's happening as we approach 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific. on capitol hill, congress is headed toward a budget showdown. both the house and senate facing multiple deadlines this coming week. the house is set to vote on infrastructure. right now, a virtual mark-up is just getting under way of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that has moderate and progressive democrats split. this as the tensions on the hill are especially high after two members of congress got into a shouting match on the steps of the capitol friday. democrat debbie dingell and republican marjorie taylor greene sparring over abortion rights. congresswoman dingell reacting to that confrontation this morning. >> i asked her to be civil. why can't she be civil toward a colleague? not my proudest moment but i've been bullied at different points in my life and you have to show a bully you're not afraid of them. >> meantime, the committee investigating the january 6th riot is about to get its hands on a trove of new information regarding president trump's actions th

welcome to "alex witt reports."ands on trove of new information regarding president trump's actions that day. the white house says president biden will not block donald trump's records from being released to the committee. it comes as the probe is moving full steam ahead, already issuing subpoenas to four of the president's top allies. more on that in just a moment. >>> but first, a busy couple of days ahead on capitol hill as congress is facing multiple deadlines. monday, the senate is set to take up a bill to avoid a government shutdown. that legislation, however, will need support of at least ten republicans to pass, and so far zero are on board. also next week, the house is set to vote on that bipartisan infrastructure deal, even as moderate and progressive democrats remain

welcome, everyone, to "alex witt reports."mage caused by hurricane ida and its remnants. we'll have more on that coming up shortly. first, new developments in the battle over abortion in texas. overnight a district judge siding with planned parenthood temporarily blocking an anti-abortion group from suing under the harsh law that bans the procedure after six weeks. we're going to have a live report from texas on that in just a moment. also in this hour, in washington president biden ordering the widespread declassification of documents related to the

now stay tuned for my friend, alex witt. thank you so much. we'll see you again next saturday. have a great week. >>> and a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to "alex witt reports." we begin with breaking news, d.c. on high alert as a rally is getting under way in support of the hundreds of people arrested and charged in the january 6th attack on the capitol. we'll have a live report in just a few moments. earlier today democratic congresswoman dean reacted to the security measures. >> look how bizarre these pictures are. why in god's name would we have to protect our capitol from americans? why? because we have relationship in the republican party, and that's an oxymoron, that wants these lies to contiend

welcome to alex witt reports. at this hour, millions of americans are set to lose a good chunk of their unemployment benefits. three federal programs that boosted the payments during the pandemic will expire. the change will affect about 12 million people unless congress or the white house acts. >>> also, new reaction from the white house after senator joe manchin threw a wrench in the president's infrastructure plan saying he would not support the democrats reconciliation package. optimistic there is still hope. >> if i had a nickel for every time someone told me this package is dead, i would be a rich person. it was dead back in may. it was dea in june. it was dead in july again. all i've heard is how it's dead and yet amazingly, it continues to advance. >> new polling from the washington post and abc news shows vaccine hesitancy has gone down in the wake of the delta surge with the percent of americans likely or less likely to get a covid shot now. just about half of what it was in january. it also comes as pre

welcome to "alex witt reports."et to expire tomorrow unless the white house or congress acts. we'll have more on that in just a moment. first, some new reaction today from the white house to the harsh new abortion law in texas. biden chief of staff ron klain saying the administration is prepared to protect women's rights by any means necessary. >> we protect women who are seeking to exercise their constitutional rights. we have the team at hhs looking at what means we can do to try to get women the health care ter advices they need. >> do you think it's possible you can do something on a federal level? >> we will find ways.

welcome to alex witt reports. i'm joe fryer. here's what's happening at 2:00 p.m. eastern.begin on capitol hill. the senate comes back in session tomorrow. new reporting shows one democratic compromise is coming together while another could be on the brink of collapse. senator joe manchin this morning defiant against that $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, saying he will not support the legislation if it goes up for a vote. >> he will not have my vote on 3.5. and chuck knows that. we talked about this. what's the urgency? what's the urgency that we have? it is not the same urgency we have with the american rescue plan. we got that out of the door quickly. that was $2 trillion. on top of that, the c.a.r.e.s. package and everything leading up to that. we have done an awful lot. there are an awful lot of people who still need help. we have 11 million jobs needing to be filled right now. 80 million americans are out of work. something doesn't match up. don't you think we ought to hit pause. >>> and more on the voting rights bill in just a moment. >>> still ahead, police plan to

welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with president biden's big week ahead. short time ago he was seen on a bike ride in rehoboth beach before he takes on another brewing crisis a fallout with french president macron which is angered by a secret deal to sell submarines to australia. he ignored some questions there. but this week he will also deliver an address to the u.s. general assembly, host a vaccine summit and then friday will be hosting the quad leaders summit. and then on capitol hill, the battle over reconciliation is heating up among democrats are senator manchin renewing debate over whether the $3.5 trillion price tag is too high. here is bernie sanders' response. >> we're taking on the pharmaceutical industry, we're spending millions and millions of dollars trying to make sure that they could charge us ten times more than the people of other countries for drugs. we're taking on the health care industry. does not want to expand medicare. we're taking on the fossil fuel industry. we are 50 votes, we'll have to work it out as we did with the american

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welcome to "alex witt reports." battle over abortion in texas, a district judge siding with planned parenthood, temporarily blocking an anti-abortion group from suing under the harsh new law that bans the procedure after six weeks. it comes as democrats are planning a new push to kad fie abortion rights protections into federal law. how crucial it is to pass the women's health protection act. >> this has to be high on the priority list for us to get past this filibuster. this is too important for america, this is too important for women's freedom of choice. we need to get this passed. >> meanwhile, president biden is now ordering the widespread review and declassification of documents related to the fbi probe of the september 11th attacks, in a new executive order the president demanding the justice department review and publicly release certain documents over the next six months, with some set to come out as early as next week, the 20th anniversary of the attacks is one week from today, next saturday. >>> also, new

welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. here's what's happening. more than 12 million americans are bracing to lose their unemployment benefits or see their weekly payments plummet as three federal pandemic aid programs are set to expire in just hours. it comes on the heels of a disappointing jobs report. but the white house maintains its message of recovery. >> the recovery is happening. we added more jobs in the first seven months than any other administration in history. the average of jobs is at 832,000 jobs we have been able to add. what this shows is it's going to be a steady road to recovery. this is not going to be an overnight recovery process. you see the economy moving ahead. >>> also hearing new reaction to the harsh new abortion law in texas. the white house chief of staff saying the administration is prepared to protect women's rights. >> we have the best lawyers at the justice department looking for legal remedies to protect women who are seeking to exercise their constitutional rights. we have the team at hhs looking at what means w

welcome to "alex witt reports." president biden's agenda is facing a critical week ahead as congress works to pass a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package as well as a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and they're also trying to avoid a government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, as progressive and moderate democrats are wrangling over how that will come to fruition. speaker nancy pelosi confident they will ultimately get it done. >> let me just say we're goi

welcome to "alex witt reports." we begin with breaking news on the southern border where a new surge of migrants, most of them from haiti, has grown to nearly 15,000. right now dhs is ramping up deportation flights as thousands of migrants are overwhelming del rio, texas, many of them living under a bridge to try to escape the brutal heat. we'll have an update from the scene in just minutes. >>> meanwhile on capitol hill the clock is ticking as democrats work to get a $3.5 trillion spending bill and a bipartisan infrastructure bill to president biden's desk. earlier today i spoke with house budget committee chair john yarmouth who had a message for his colleagues who are at odds over what that final bill should look like. >> you can posture all you want and say what you want, what you will and won't vote for. in the final analysis, you're going to vote for it because you're not going to vote against childcare and paid family leave and early childhood education and community college and all these top priorities which

welcome to "alex witt reports." we have breaking news from washington, d.c. law enforcement is bracing for hundreds of protesters at this rally to show support for those charged in the january 6th riots and there's a counterprotest nearby. haven't seen hundreds show up yet, though. capitol hill is fenced and fortified and police are out in force. >> this is what public safety is all about and i think this is what people expect of public safety. so today is a proud day. hopefully it's going to be uneventful. in the event it's not uneventful, we're certainly prepared. >> national guard troops are on standby. lawmakers are being advised to avoid capitol hill for the rest of this wen. also new today, relatives of ten innocent afghans killed in a military drone strike told nbc news they have yet to get a direct apology from u.s. officials. yesterday, though, centcom general mckenzie made the stunning administration that the u.s. drone strike on august 29th mistakenly killed adult civilians and seven children, instead of suspected isis-k terrorists. meanwhile, tens

welcome, everyone, to "alex witt reports." we have late word that president biden will be heading to new jersey and queens, new york, yesterday to check out the storm damage caused by hurricane ida and its remnants. we'll have more on that coming up shortly. first, new developments in the battle over abortion in texas. overnight a district judge siding with planned parenthood temporarily blocking an anti-abortion group from suing under the harsh law that bans the procedure after six weeks. we're going to have a live report from texas on that in just a moment. also in this hour, in washington president biden ordering the widespread declassification of documents related to the fbi probe of the september 11th attacks. in an executive order the president demands the justice department publicly release those documents over the next six months, and some set to come out as early as next week as the aforementioned 20th anniversary of the attacks. meantime, the white house plan for covid booster shots is facing a minor setback. officia

welcome, everyone, to "alex witt reports." we begin with breaking news, d.c. on high alert as a rally is getting under way in support of the hundreds of people arrested and charged in the january 6th attack on the capitol. we'll have a live report in just a few moments. earlier today democratic congresswoman dean reacted to the security measures. >> look how bizarre these pictures are. why in god's name would we have to protect our capitol from americans? why? because we have relationship in the republican party, and that's an oxymoron, that wants these lies to continue and wants to keep people at risk. capitol police officers died on january the 6th. >> a stunning reversal, the pentagon now admitting a drone strike meant to target terrorists killed ten afghan civilians, including seven children, and it did not kill any isis-k fighters. the military have previously defended the attack, which came days after 13 u.s. military members were killed in the explosion. u.s. centcom commander apologizing. also new today at the u.s.-mexico border, the biden administrati

welcome to "alex witt reports." developing this hour, president biden's agenda is facing a critical week ahead as congress works to pass a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package as well as a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and they're also trying to avoid a government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, as progressive and moderate democrats are wrangling over how that will come to fruition. speaker nancy pelosi confident they will ultimately get it done. >> let me just say we're going to pass the bill this week. i promised we would bring the bill to the floor. but you know i'll never bring a bill to the floor that doesn't have the votes. you have to go when you have the votes in a reasonable time. and we will. >>> meanwhile cdc director rochelle walensky is defending her decision to split from her advisers and offer vaccines to those in high risk environments. earlier today we made clear who would qualify. >> it's really for people who are working all the time with many different people, unvaccinated and at high risk

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welcome to "alex witt reports." we begin in washington where the committee investigating the january 6th riot is about to get its hands on trove of new information regarding president trump's actions that day. the white house says president biden will not block donald trump's records from being released to the committee. it comes as the probe is moving full steam ahead, already issuing subpoenas to four of the president's top allies. more on that in just a moment. >>> but first, a busy couple of days ahead on capitol hill as congress is facing multiple deadlines. monday, the senate is set to take up a bill to avoid a government shutdown. that legislation, however, will need support of at least ten republicans to pass, and so far zero are on board. also next week, the house is set to vote on that bipartisan infrastructure deal, even as moderate and progressive democrats remain split on that $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. this morning congresswoman debbie dingell says despite their differences, democrats are de

welcome to "alex witt reports."ll, saying this morning he will not support the legislation if it goes up for a vote, a move that could sink the democrats' plan. >> he will not have my vote on $3.5 trillion, and chuck knows that. what's the urgency we have? it's not the same with the american rescue plan. we got that out, and it was about $2 trillion, and on top of that, and all the things, it's leading up to that. we have done an awful lot, and there's an awful lot of people, and we have jobs that aren't filled right now, and some are unemployed. something's not matching up. don't you think we ought to hit pause and find out? >> meanwhile, the capitol on alert amid protests with those arrested in the january 6th riot. fencing will be put around the building as nancy pelosi has a security briefing tomorrow. we have a live briefing coming up. >>> the fbi released the first of several documents related to the september 11th

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