i'm amy goodman in washington. live free or die. a look at the milan scape in new hampshire where the republican revolution has taken its toll. if you want a taste of the country after the revolution you might as well new hampshire we've the post regressive taxes, no mandatory kindergarten and doesn't invest in infrastructure. >> politics of race and money talks who are the millionaires having their way in washington. >> you need to go up to bob dole now that he is on the corporate well fair line that is great that you have taken up this plank. whose corporate jet can you fly up on dwayne andreas or carl linder the number four on mother jones list. you need to expose them. >> all coming up on democracy now!. amy: today is presidents day and tomorrow is the new hampshire primary. welcome to the maiden voyage of democracy now! pacific can't's daily national looks show. greetings to our audience in california, texas, new york, passionate d.c. washington state. kansas city and colorado we are embarking on a journey to pick up community

i'm amy goodman. -- we will look at the case of aafia siddiqui. during saturday synagogue standoff, the armed gunmen repeatedly called for her release. we will speak to her attorney. >> [indiscernible] characters who she has no ties to. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. senate democrats are opening debate today on legislation that would protect communities of color from republican led efforts to roll back voting rights. the effort appears doomed after two senate democrats, joe manchin and kyrsten sinema, said they will not vote for full a buster carveout that would allow it to pass with the civil majority. on monday, the federal holiday marking martin luther king jr. day, the family of dr. king marched with thousands of others in washington, d.c., to demand manchin and sinema drop their support for the senate filibuster. this is dr. king's granddaughter. >> all the elected leaders out there who are tweeting, posti

i'm amy goodman. secretary of state antony blinken met with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov in geneva today. it's the highest level talks between the u.s. and russia since president biden warned that a russian invasion of ukraine appears likely and that it would prompt a "a severe and coordinated economic response." the u.s. says 100,000 russian troops have massed near the ukrainian border. russia denies it's planning an invasion but wants guarantees nato will not expand to include ukraine or any other former soviet nations. ahead of the 90-minute meeting, lavrov said he did not expect a breakthrough. blinken also spoke ahead of the talks. >> this is a critical moment. you're right, we don't expect to resolve our differences here today, but i do hope and expect we can test whether the past -- pastor policy, dialogue remains open. amy: washington give approval this week to three baltic nato members to send american-made arms to ukraine. the house select committee investigating the january 6 capi

i'm amy goodman. democratic senators kyrsten sinema and joe manchin have rejected a plan by their party's leaders to change senate rules to allow passage of two major voting rights bills. speaking from the senate floor, senator sinema said she would not vote to change the filibuster even as she claimed to support the john lewis voting rights advancement act and the freedom to vote act. >> there is no need for me to restate my long-standing support for the 60 vote threshold to pass legislation. there is no need for me to restate its role protecting our country from wild reversals and federal policy. amy: sinema was joined later on thursday by west virginia joe manchin, who said he, too, would oppose a change to the filibuster. their opposition all but dooms the prospect the 117th congress will pass voting rights legislation. president biden reacted to the news. pres. biden: i hope we get this done. the honest got answer is, i don't know whether we get this done. amy: senate majority leader chuck schume

i'm amy goodman.the number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in the united states has soared to the highest level of the pandemic with over 142,000 patients, surpassing even last winter's people stop the grim milestone came as the u.s. reported over 1.4 million new infections monday, the highest daily case count have any nation so far. nearly 1700 u.s. deaths were recorded monday. the crisis has pushed states to mobilize national guard teams as hospitals delay or cancel elective surgeries. and in some cases, impose crisis standards of care. this is new york city emergency room physician. >> the majority of patients getting admitted are high risk patients who are not vaccinated or who are elderly, comorbidity like cancer, heart failure, underline respiratory issues, or diabetes. while the disease is milder, it is also much more transmissible. amy: on monday, the biden administration said u.s. insurers must reimburse the cost of up to eight at home coronavirus test kits per family member per month be

i'm amy goodman. a british judge has ruled wikileaks founder julian assange can appeal a december court decision to extradite him to the u.s. assange faces espionage charges and up to 175 years in prison for publishing evidence of u.s. war crimes in iraq and afghanistan. his fiancÉe stella morse just spoke in front of the courthouse. >> that we had raised points of law of general public importance and that the supreme court has stood ground to hear this appeal . the situation now is the supreme court has to decide whether it will hear the appeal. but make no mistake, we won today in court. amy: julian assange's lawyers and advocates have warned his mental and physical health have been steadily deteriorating, and a lower court judge last year ruled assange should not be extradited as he posed a possible suicide risk if locked up in the united states. in pandemic news, u.s. health officials say they are cautiously optimistic the omicron-fueled surge would soon pass its peak, though many hospitals contin

i'm amy goodman. the pentagon has placed 8500 troops on heightened alert to potentially deploy to eastern europe over concerns russia may soon invade ukraine. the u.s. and nato allies have accused russia of amassing 100,000 troops near the ukrainian border but russia has denied it's planning an invasion. white house press secretary jen psaki spoke monday. >> we have a sacred obligation to support the security of our eastern flank countries. it is important to remember who the aggressor is, it is not the u.s. or the eastern flank countries, it is russia who has tens of thousands of troops on the border of ukraine. amy: this comes as other nato nations are planning to send additional troops, ships, and fighter jets to eastern europe. on monday, the kremlin accused the united states and nato of escalating tension in the region. meanwhile, negotiations to resolve the crisis are ongoing, with officials from russia, ukraine, france, and germany scheduled to meet in paris on wednesday. we'll have more on the

i'm amy goodman. global coronavirus cases have skyrocketed to a new record high, with more than 2.2 million confirmed cases reported on monday. in southern africa, cases are skyrocketing in mozambique, where president filipe nyusi said monday he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus and were self-isolating. botswana's president mokgweetsi masisi also entered isolation monday after a positive test. australia recorded nearly 50,000 daily cases, a record high in a country that until recently had prevented large-scale community spread of the virus. in france, lawmakers are debating a vaccine pass law that would require anyone 12 or older to present a vaccination certificate to enter restaurants and other public venues. >> let us not lose side of the fact the objective of this law is not to restrict people, the objective of this law is to save lives. it is to protect our hospitals and relieve the workload of our health care workers. amy: across the united states, more than 1 million positive cor

i'm amy goodman. the biden administration has launched its program to distribute free covid-19 tests to u.s. residents by mail. visitors to the website covidtests.gov can order four tests per household, which will be delivered by the u.s. postal service. the government will also start issuing 400 million n95 masks from the national stockpile. they will be available for free at community health centers and pharmacies across the u.s. some health experts say n95 masks should also be sent directly to every u.s. household. the latest efforts from the biden administration come amid the ongoing winter surge, with daily cases averaging over 750,000 and an average daily death toll in the united states close to 2000. the supreme court rejected a bid to block mask mandate on airplanes. the application was filed by a passenger who says he and his son are unable to wear masks for long periods of time for medical reasons. in other pandemic news justice , sonia sotomayor has been listening to arguments and participa

i'm amy goodman. justice stephen breyer is planning to retire from the supreme court after 27 years of service. breyer's retirement gives president biden his first chance to nominate a supreme court justice but will not change the ideological makeup of the court's 6-3 conservative majority. at 83, breyer is the court's oldest justice. he faced intense pressure to retire ahead of november's midterm elections while democrats still control the senate. on wednesday, senate majority leader chuck schumer said biden's nominee would receive a prompt hearing. as a candidate, biden vowed to appoint the first black woman to the supreme court. we'll have more on the retirement of justice breyer and who might replace him after headlines. russian officials said they are not optimistic after receiving responses wednesday from the u.s. and nato over demands made by russia that nato halt its eastward expansion. the u.s. and nato did not reveal the content of the letters but secretary of state antony blinken confirmed

i'm amy goodman. chicago has canceled school for today after the chicago teachers union voted tuesday night for classes to go remote due to the surge in covid-19 cases. in a statement, the union said -- "this decision was made with a heavy heart and a singular focus on student and community safety." this comes as schools across the nation are grappling with how to keep students and teachers safe as the omicron variant rapidly spreads. in suburban chicago, one district had to close five schools tuesday because more than 500 teachers and staff were out sick. in florida, thousands of teachers have called out sick as covid cases skyrocket in the miami area. on tuesday, president biden reiterated his support for keeping schools open during the covid surge. pres. biden: we know our kids can be safe when in school. that is why i believe schools should remain open. amy: the centers for disease control has decided to largely stick with its new covid isolation guidance, saying people with asymptomatic infection

i'm amy goodman. russian foreign ministry official said thursday that the u.s. risked provoking a nuclear missile crisis with moscow and less restraint and productively and the growing conflict of ukraine is shown. the stark warning came as russia's top diplomat sergey lavrov formally rejected the u.s. response to rusa's dend that offered no new concessions. >> the main question is a clear message that we consider further native state into the east and weapons deployment, which can threaten russian federation unacceptable. amy: i thursday, president biden warned ukraine's president in a phone call that russia could invade in february. the u.s. has called a committee to discuss it one day before russia said to take over the rotating presidency of the council. president biden confirmed thursday he would nominate the first black woman supreme court justice. he made the commitment at a white house event for retiring supreme court justice stephen breyer. meanwhile, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell wa

i'm amy goodman. at least 19 people, nine of them children, were killed and dozens injured on sunday when a fire spread thick ske through high-rise apartment building in the bronx. new york's fire commissioner said victims suffered from severe smoke inhalation and the fire was triggered from a malfunctioning electric space heater. many of the building's residents are african immigrants. new york mayor eric adams urged victims to come forward regardless of their immigration status. >> if you need assistance, your names will not be turned over to ice or any other institution. we want people to be comfortable and coming forward. amy: the building where sunday's fire took place is owned by an investment group whose co-founder, rick gropper, served on eric adams's transition team as an adviser on housing issues. it was new york city's deadliest residential fire in decades and came just days after a blaze at a public housing property in philadelphia killed 12 people, including eight children. democratic con

i'm amy goodman. the u.n. security council is holding an emergency session today over ongoing tensions at the russia-ukraine border. russia has massed some 100,000 troops near ukraine but denies it plans to invade and continues to demand nato commit to halting its eastward expansion. the u.s. senate is expected to unveil a bill imposing possible new sanctions on russia, including some that could take effect even before any possible invasion. the u.k. also threatened to impose new sanctions against russia. on friday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said western panic over the situation was destabilizing ukraine's economy. >> politics have to be balanced and the journalists, if they want to understand the situation, let them come to kie v. if you're not here, he knew felt like this. amy: on friday, president biden told reporters he'll soon move u.s. troops to nato countries in eastern europe. meanwhile, nato's secretary-general jens stoltenberg said members of its military alliance are offering t

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. in new york, a vigil tuesday night mourned the 17 victims of a deadly high rise apartment building in the bronx, the city's deadliest fire in decades. ♪ amy: officials have now released the names of the 17 people who died in sunday's deadly fire in the 19-story apartment building in the bronx. they range in age from two to 50 years old and some came from the same families. all of them died from smoke inhalation. many were immigrants from west africa and part of the local muslim community. a nearby mosque and the gambian youth organization are gathering support for families of the dead and the survivors. investigators say sunday's fire began when an electric space heater malfunctioned, and that victims suffered from severe smoke inhalation after a pair of open doors allowed smoke to spread throughout the building. the building acted as a kind of chimney. tenants had complained about a lack of heat in the building and doors that did not close automatically as required by law. the buildin

i'm amy goodman. today is the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection of january 6 when supporters of donald trump attacked the capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 election. president joe biden and vice president kamala harris will address the nation today. white house press secretary jen psaki said biden will lay out "the singular responsibility president trump has for the chaos and carnage that we saw." on wednesday, attorney general merrick garland vowed to continue investigating who -- the insurrection. he said so far 725 defendants have been arrested and charged. >> the justice department remains committed to holding all january 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under law, whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. we will follow the facts wherever they lead. amy: trump's former press secretary stephanie grisham met wednesday with the house select committee investigating the insurrection. former president jimmy carter

i'm amy goodman. global coronavirus cases have surged to their highest level of the pandemic, with nearly a million-and-a-half confirmed cases a day, driven largely by the fast-spreading omicron variant. here in the u.s., where hospitalizations are rising rapidly and more than 400,000 people are testing positive each day, many cities held muted new year's eve celebrations. in new york city, some 15,000 people still gathered in times square to witness the iconic ball drop. new york state reported a record of over 85,000 new cases on new year's eve. health experts warn that even though a lower percentage of people infected with omicron end up hospitalized, the sheer number of cases is pushing many hospitals past its breaking point. this is top u.s. infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci. >> even if you have a less percentage of severity, we have multifold more people getting infected, the net amount is you're still going to get a lot of people that are needing hospitalization and that is the reason

i'm amy goodman. the world health organization says the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide soared to 15 million last week, by far the highest weekly toll since the beginning of the pandemic. countries across the globe, from mexico to argentina to the philippines, have shattered previous records for new infections. hospitalizations are rising rapidly in many places. in canada, quebec's premier said tuesday he will begin levying fines on adults who refuse to be vaccinated for non-medical reasons. german chancellor olaf scholz told parliament wednesday he'd like to make vaccinations mandatory for all adults. in france, tens of thousands of unionized teachers have walked off the job to demand a coherent policy for covid-19 in schools and to demand greater protections for teachers and students. >> wave ached a level of exasperation tiredness, and anger. we had nchoice but to send a strong message to the government. amy: in britain, some senior members of prime minister's boris johnson's conser

i'm amy goodman. president biden marks the first anniversary of the january 6 capitol insurrection by denouncing donald trump for inciting his supporters to attack the capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 election. in a speech from statuary hall on the was capitol, biden accused trump of spreading a web of lies and claimed the former president, whom he did not name, is placing a dagger at the throat of american democracy. pres. biden: for the first time in our history, a president, not just lost an election, he tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the capitol. but they failed. they failed. and on this day of rememance, we must make sure that such attack never, never happens again. amy: inside the house chambers, nancy pelosi led a moment of silence open congressional ceremony marking the capitol assault. just two republicans joined the proceeding. commerce member liz cheney and her father former vice president dick cheney. after headlines, we will hear extende

i'm amy goodman, as we continue with dr.luther king's speech the night before he was assassinated. it was april 3, 1968, a rainy night in memphis, tennessee. >> we aren't going to let any mace stop us. we are masters in our nonviolent movement in disarming police forces. they don't know what to do. i've seen them so often. i remember in birmingham, alabama, when we were in that majestic struggle there, we would move out of the 16th street baptist church day after day, by the hundreds we would move out. and bull connor would tell them to send the dogs forth. and they did come. but we just went before the dogs singing "ain't gonna let nobody turn me around." bull connor next would say, "turn the fire hoses on." and as i said to you the other night, bull connor didn't know history. he knew a kind of physics that somehow didn't relate to the transphysics that we knew about. and that was the fact that there was a certain kind of fire that no water could put out. and we went before the fire hoses. we had known water. if we were ba

i'm amy goodman. president biden said he would consider personal sanctions against russian president vladimir putin tuesday amid mounting tensions over ukraine. russia has ordered a series of military drills as the u.s. and nato build up their military presence in the region, and the u.s. announced plans to ensure adequate fuel supplies to europe in the event of a russian embargo. meanwhile, ukrainian leadership is warning against spreading panic, saying no decisive moves towards an incursion have been made. some 100,000 russian troops have been massed near the ukrainian border for weeks. biden addressed the escalating situation at a press event tuesday. pres. biden: will be enormous consequences if he were to go in and invade as he could the entire country or a lot less than that as well, for russia -- not only in terms of economic consequences and political consequences, but enormous consequences worldwide. this would be the largest -- if you were to move in with all those horses come the largest in

i'm amy goodman. democrats have failed in their bid to change senate rules in order to pass major voting rights legislation. on wednesday evening, democrats joe manchin and kyrsten sinema joined all 50 republican senators in voting "no" on a change to the filibuster that would have allowed the voting rights measure to move forward with a simple majority. it was the fifth time this session republicans have successfully used the filibuster to block voting rights legislation. that capped hours of debate wednesday that saw some democrats compare gop-led voter suppression efforts to racial discrimination under jim crow. this is georgia democratic senator raphael warnock, one of just three african americans in the senate. >> history is watching us. our children are counting on us. and i hope we will have the courage to do what is right for our communities and for our country, the courage to cross this bridge, to do the hard work in this defining moral moment in america for the sake of communities that sent

that includes the university of pennsylvania president amy goodman to serve as u.s. ambassador to germany, and the president of the court bank. watch live coverage of the house on c-span. the senate on c-span2, and online at c-span.org or are new c-span now video at.

they include amy goodman to serve as u.s. ambassador to germany, and rita joe louis to be president of the export/import bank. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span2, online on c-span.org, or our new c-span now video app. ♪ >> at least six presidents recorded conversations while in office. here many of those conversation on c-span's new podcast, presidential recordings. >> season one focuses on the presidency of lyndon johnson. you will hear about the civil rights act, the presidential campaign, the gulf of tonkin incident, the march on selma, and the war in vietnam. not everyone knew they were being recorded. >> certainly johnson's secretaries new, because they were being tasked with transcribing many of those conversations. there were the ones who made sure that the conversations were taped, as johnson would signal to them through an open door between his office and theirs. >> you will also hear some blunt talk. >> jim. >> yes sir? but i want the number of people assigned to kennedy the day he die

health care reporter amy goldstein discusses record sign-ups for health insurance coverage under the affordable care act. new york times global economics correspondent peter goodman joins us to talk about his book davo's man: how the billionaires devoured the world. supreme court blogger amy howell talks about justice stephen breyer's retirement, key cases to watch and it decreasing confidence in the high court. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning on c-span or c-span now, our new mobile app joined the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, >> the national governors association winter meeting continues tomorrow with a discussion on bipartisanship. the chair will participate with the cofounder of the carlyle group. watch live on c-span, online at c-span.org, or on her new app, c-span now. ♪ >> in 2019, a reporter discovered the remains of a slave ship in a swamp outside of alabama. sunday night, he talks about his book opened the last -- his last book. "the last slave ship." >> we have the whole story. it serves as a proxy for everyone in the united states, and the world whose families arrived in whatever country they are in.

health care reporter amy goldstein discusses record sign-ups for health insurance coverage under the affordable care act. a new york times global economic correspondent peter goodman joins us to talk about the book about how the billionaires devoured the world. supreme court blogger amy powell talks about justice stephen breyer's retirement and decreasing public confidence of the high court. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning on c-span or on c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text and tweets. >> washington unfiltered. c-span in your pocket, download c-span now today.

morning, washington post health care reporter amy goldstein discusses record sign-up for health care insurance coverage under the affordable care act. peter goodmanwill join us to talk about his book, how the billionaires devour the world. supreme court blogger amy powell talks about justice stephen breyer's retirement. decreasing public confidence of the high court. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning on c-span or on c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> the national governors association winter meeting continues tomorrow with the discussion on bipartisanship. nga chair hi hutchinson -- asa hutchinson will participate with david reubens down. watch live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or follow along on our new video app, c-span now. this senate returns monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern and we'll consider president biden's judicial and executive nominees. serving as u.s. ambassador to germany. and joe louis to be president of the bank. on the other side of the capital the u.s. house is back tuesday at 2:00 p.m. eastern. voting on

health reporter amy goldstein discusses record sign-ups for health insurance coverage under the affordable care act. and the new york times global economics correspondent peter goodmanill join us to talk about his book, davos man: how the billionaires devoured the world. an supreme court blogger amy howell talks about justice stephen breyer's retirement, key cases to watch this term, and increasing public confidence in the high court. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern or on c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with our facebook comments, text, and tweets. >> the national governors association winter meeting continues tomorrow with a discussion on bipartisanship. nga chair asa hutchinson will participate with david rubenstein, cofounder of the carlyle group. watch live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or follow along with our new video app, c-span now. ♪ >> in 2019, reporter ben raines discovered the slave ship matilda in a swamp outside alabama. sunday night on q&a, mr. raines talks about his book, the last slave ship, which details his history with the matilda and how and why it transported 110 slaves to alabama in

coming up sunday morning, health care reporter amy goldstein talks about sign-ups for health care coverage under the affordable care act and peter goodmanin us to talk about his book about how the billionaires devoured the world. and a supreme court blogger amy howell talks about justin stephen breyer's retirement, key cases to watch and decreasing public confidence in the high court. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. join the discussion with facebook, texts and tweets. >> the national governors association winter meeting continues tomorrow with a discussion on bipartisanship. the chair will participate with david rubenstein, cofounder of the carlyle group. watch at 1:00 p.m. eastern, online at c-span.org or follow along with our video app, c-span now. >> on thursday, the house oversight and reform committee looks at the washington football teams workplace culture. a day after the team announces its new name. watch live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. online at c-span.org. or watch >> next, transportation

health care reporter amy goldstein discusses record sign-ups for health insurance coverage under the affordable care act. a new york times global economic correspondent peter goodman joins us to talk about the book about how the billionaires devoured the world. supreme court blogger amy powell talks about justice stephen breyer's retirement and decreasing public confidence of the high court. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning on c-span or on c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text and tweets. >> washington unfiltered. c-span in your pocket, download c-span now today. [applause] >> on behalf of all of us here at the national governors association, a warm welcome to all of you. we are excited that many people are here as we begin our 114th year. host: good morning, everyone. a very warm welcome to all of you. we are excited this many people here are with us as we begin our 114th year. we have a great program this weekend. i would like to introduce the chairman, governor hutchinson. governor hutchinson became chairman last year >> in the house he served as the manager of the presiden

amy goldstein discusses record sign-ups. the global economics correspondent peter goodman will join us to talk about his book, how the billionairesoured the world. the supreme court blogger will talk about stephen breyer's retirement. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning on c-span. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. >> the national governors association winter meeting continues today. a discussion on bipartisanship. asa hutchinson will participate with david rubenstein, cofounder of the carlyle group. follow along with our new video app, c-span now. >> on the c-span networks, the house and senate are both in session. the senate will vote on nominations, including the u.s. ambassador to germany and the president of the export import bank. two hearings for the nominations for white house budget director. they will appear before the senate committee. live on c-span.org and the c-span now app, they will testify before the budget committee. former employees of the washington football team testify before the house oversight committee about reports of sexual harassment and dis

with health care reporter amy goldstein about record sign-ups for health insurance coverage under the affordable care act. the new york times economics correspondent peter goodmanoins us to talk about his book, how the billionaires devoured the world. supreme court blogger looks

post health care reporter amy goldstein discusses record sign-ups for health care under the affordable care act and new york times lowball economics correspondent peter goodmanoins us to talk about his book davo's man: how billionaires gobbled the world. and justice stephen breyer's retirement, key cases to watch and public confidence in the high court. washington journal 7:00 eastern sunday morning on c-span or c-span now, our new mobile app and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text, and tweets -- texts and tweets. >> washington unfiltered. c-span in your pocket. download c-span now today. >> health & human services secretary xavier becerra on steps the biden administration is taking to face health care challenges that were exposed by the covid-19 pandemic. he speaks at a conference posted by families usa. >>