for erin's widower jason, the dream is gone. only an empty chair, an empty ache remain as he and so many in the family, as if climbing those montana mountains, try to keep putting one foot in front of the other. >> it's a dance between the grief of their loss to the joy and the blessing of having experienced them. >> it's like seeing a meteor. you wouldn't curse your luck that you saw this meteor. you'd just be thankful that you were blessed to see it. so we just have to cling to that, that wow, how amazing that we got to spend a good part of our life with two of the most precious people on the planet. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. you for g ♪♪ >>> welcome to the nbc news now special "good-bye 2021," a year to remember and a year to forget. i'm joe fryer. >> and i'm stephanie sellers. >> the year started with a lot of hope for new beginnings as covid vaccines became widely available, but 12 months later, covid continues to impact us. we're going to get an extra take. >> a

>> he didn't, erin. back considerably on this idea that trump is somehow shielded from these lawsuits. so, this was, you know, a nearly-five-hour hearing. and in this hearing, lawyers for trump and those other defendants -- they are urging this judge to toss out these lawsuits on multiple grounds but specifically when it came to trump, the judge here repeatedly pointed out that while trump asked the crowd to march to the capitol, he didn't bother speaking out as the violence was unfolding. so this is what the judge told trump's lawyers this afternoon. he said the words are hard to walk back. you have an almost two-hour window where the president does not say stop, get out of the capitol, this is not what i wanted you to do. what do i do about the fact the president didn't denounce the conduct immediately and sent a tweet that arguably compass bei exacerbated things? isn't that, from a plausibility standpoint the president agreed with the conduct of the the people in the capitol that day. whether trump as

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>> she's important, erin. what we've seen with the committee's investigation is that they are building a pyramid. at the top of that pyramid is the former-president donald trump. but with kimberly guilfoyle, who was a big part of start -- stop the steal, raised money, spoke at the insurrection tailgate on january 6th with eric trump, with the trump lawyers who were brought into it today. uh, all of the roads are pointing towards donald trump, himself. she was in that inner circle. she's very important. >> yeah, she certainly was. so, paula, let's talk about those lawyers. the other allies. the biggest day thus far that we know of in terms of names coming out. the lawyers, rudy giuliani, jenna ellis, sidney powell, the form former campaign leader. paula, what is behind strategy of so many names so close to trump coming out on one day like in? >> it makes a big splash, erin. coming out of the holiday weekend and making big news. a short time ago, i spoke with an attorney for rudy giuliani and he dismissed this a

>> i don't think so, erin. and you know, it's one of those areas where military operations developed their own momentum after a certain point when you bring all these forces to bear, and you put them in a place like this where they are basically surrounding ukraine not just on three sides but almost on four sides of -- of the country, you are getting into a situation where now you have all the forces in place. you, in essence, have a stranglehold over the country, and you will be able to use those forces to unleash those forces basically at a time of your own choosing, and that's what we are looking at here. >> and ambassador taylor, you know, whatever president zelensky may say, and i know obviously he is very concerned about the economic impact of all of this talk. the u.s. has been very clear that putin has the capability to invade if he chooses to do so. all he would have to do is essentially say the word. um, what is russia really hoping to get out of this, ambassador, as he continues -- putin continues to

>> he sort of alluded to it, erin. you know, this was really a much more forceful attorney general than we have heard in previous public remarks and it is really the first time merrick garland is revealing that the justice department could, in fact, go after the former president or his allies who spread those false election fraud claims. and stoked those flames that led to the insurrection. now, to be sure, the attorney general did speak very carefully. he didn't reveal any details about possible ongoing investigations or who investigators might be looking at. but his comments basically amounted to, look, be patient. our investigators are looking at this and there could be more to come here. you know, this was essentially garland pushing back on all of his critics who had said maybe the doj isn't moving fast enough or maybe the doj isn't targeting the right people. the attorney general pushed back on that, and he touted a lot of the statistics here, erin, from the investigation. he talked about the fact that 700 -- mor

>> i wouldn't exaggerate, erin. i think that part of the purpose of these calls between heads of state is to sit down and talk frankly, candidly, about what happens. i'm a little bit worried that disclosing a lot of this in the public is nohing, because it wi mr. putin. but i think that we've seen even over the last few days, and seth knows this very well, different assessments by both sides. ukraine has to worry about their own people and trying to maintain calm and focus there, while we are obviously worried about ukraine. many in europe are worried about ukraine. this is a crisis manufactured by russia. and really putin has no business doing this. ukraine is an independent country, and putin wants to basically take away its independence. that's the fundamental underlying goal. >> seth, of course putin did start this by putting his troops along the border, but it's not just that military buildup that i know that you're seeing. you also are seeing evidence of what you're calling irregular activities on the part of

>> so, erin -- erin, balancing is very, very important.lance the best science with what's acceptable to the population, and the population wants to do a lot of testing and they hope that testing will get them out of isolation and quarantine faster. that is worthwhile but there are some traps there. for example, that pcr test -- the best one -- it can be positive for a very, very long time. so, let's take all that into account and i'm out supporting the cdc on this trying to make it work for the most people. keeping the risk low, and also allowing us to open up our economy. >> yeah. i mean, you know, that -- that is -- that is obviously crucial. so, when i look at the numbers right now, dr. schaffner, more than 112,000 people are in american hospitals with covid right now. higher than the peak for delta in september. quickly approaching the record set last january. so, are these hospitalizations as bad as they were then in their -- in their substance? is something different? how concerned do we need to be? >> well, i'm still concerned about

erin. >> all right. thank you very much, ryan, and i want to go now to shan wu, former-federal prosecutor. abby phillip, senior political correspondent and anchor of inside poll sticks sunday. thanks to all. so, shan, let me start with you. the committee goes through in this letter, right, lays out mccarthy's interactions with trump in great detail. right? and they put it together, right, based off reports and interviews but they lay out a very clear and compelling narrative how central he is on the day of the instrekz, in the days before, in the days and months after. so how important is his testimony in addition to all of these -- this information that they have to the committee, shan? >> oh i think it's really important. there is no substitute for the opportunity to talk to him live and have a conversation about this, have him answer questions act trump's state of mind. and it's not just the state of mind on how he felt during the insurrection going on. it's how he might have felt before and after and

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> out front next. biden's push for his voiting rights bill. the president calling out republicans, and throwing his full support behind changingling the rules of washington to protect roet voeting rights but will today's speech actually push his agenda forward? >>> plus, students in chicago just hours from returning to class after a week-long standoff. the agreement? completely different from testing guidelines in other major cities. why? u.s. surgeon general is my guest. and one republican senator not holding back on how she kneels about her own colleagues, who continue to downplay the deadly insurrection. let's go ut out front. >>> good and good evening, i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, biden's urgent pitch to save his voting bill. today, president biden traveled to georgia using the power of the presidential bully pulpit to make his case in a speech after exhausting every other option at winning over all of his own party. >> last year alone, 19 states not proposed but enacted 34 laws attacking v

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> out front next. the president trying to shift the conversation to infrastructure but as he marks one in year office, he is facing dangerous challenges on many fronts tonight. >>> plus, the founder of the oath keepers makesing his first peerns in court after being charged with seditious conspiracy. the latest on what happened in that room today. >>> and the urgent plea tonight to save the restaurant that is again being hit hard by the pandemic. let's go out front. >>> and good evening, i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, biden's pivot. the president trying to regain his footing as his agenda son the republican rocks. today, finally promotes his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill win. >>> these investments are consequential. we are just getting started. we are building back better than ever before. >> you know, it is amazing, right, trump couldn't get infrastructure through. obama couldn't get it through. perhaps, now he is realizing he should have been pounding the table on that win loudly

erin? >> all right. thank you very much, nick. i want to go now to dr. paul offit, director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia. also, member of the fda advisory committee and dr. jonathan reiner, director of the cardiac-cath lab at george washington university hospital who advised the white house medical team under president george w. bush. so, dr. offit, schools across the country are obviously seeing a lot of delays but not seeing them here in new york. the new york mayor -- the new mayor who just took office, eric adams, holding firm and strong saying schools here are staying open. obviously, it is the biggest school district in the country, and one that can set an example for others. should schools stay open now? >> yes, that's certainly what we are doing at philadelphia. you know, we -- we need our children to be in school. i think the term distance learning is like a contradiction of terms. philadelphia, when children aren't in schools, they are -- they're -- many aren't getting the one decent meal they get d

good evening, i'm erin burnett. awaiting putin's response, russia's president to respond to written responses to putin's demand. >> we make clear there are core principles we are committed to uphold and defend, including ukraine sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and the rights to choose security arrangements and alliances. the document is with them, and the ball is in their court. we'll see what we do, as i said repeatedly, whether they choose the path of diplomacy and dialogue, whether they decide to renew aggression against ukraine, we're prepared either way. >> secretary of state antony blinken there, sticking with territorial integrity, and drawing a red line on nato. putin can get what he wants on nato in less direct ways with other concessions. his spokesperson has indicated there are concessions on the table, they include the state department was specific yesterday, today they didn't put the exact list out. they mentioned the place of s missi missiles exercises. now, on one hand it's important to consid

>> well, i hope so, erin.ientists, medical professionals probably in his home country of serbia who can really explain to him that this vaccine that's now a year in -- in people's arms and with great results, helping fight this pandemic. and you can not be a global athlete, entering other people's countries, putting other people at risk if you are not vaccined to the maximum. and that's what the other tennis players are following. all the fans, the employees. um, they have to be double vaxed, as well. so i just hope novak can find the right people to help get him vaccinated. otherwise, we might have tennis history written in a different way because of this pandemic and that would be too bad. >> well, it would be and i want to ask one other thing, pam, because i know you spent a lot of time thinking about this. just made me think about peng shuai, right, the chai these tennis sar who accused a senior kbhunist leader of rape. and then, she wasn't seen for weeks. and then, when we did see her, it was sort of orch

>> well, erin, thanks for having me.g to think that we got this close to that executive order being signed, that this sort of executive order would even be written. but instead what we saw here in arizona was that the state senate did president trump's bidding and specifically subpoenaed the election machines and the 2.1 million ballots from maricopa county. so they decided, we actually saw that play out here as your viewers know. >> so, the executive order, you know, alleges that those debunked conspiracies about the dominion voting machines that you are talking about, you know, they said that the machines were used by international actors, right, that they went in and changed the tallies, right, the wh whole thing, which is completely false. so what do you say? i mean, a lot of people believe this. you oversaw an election that used dominion machines, you know? and this whole thing at its core is alleging something that is a lie, which is that the machines were, you know, messed with and tallies were changed. >> right.

erin. >> matthew, thank you very much. seth jones is director of the international security program at the center for strategic international studies. steve hall is the former cia chief of russia operations. so, seth, um, let me talk to you about what you are seeing. these new satellite images that you have obtained, that you have looked at, that show more ships heading into sebastopol. that show them moving by train and truck, and what are you seeing? what are the numbers? tell us. >> well, erin, we are seeing two kinds of things. one is what i call on the conventional side and that is an increasing buildup and movement of forces and i think what's important for people to understand is -- is ukraine is now surrounded in part on three sides to its north now by russian forces, operating in belarus. to its east along the ukrainian-russian border. and then, now to its south in the black sea, including in crimea and crimea turns out to have been an important seizure for the russians because they can now base amphibious ships t

big slip big slip for erin jackson.pping during qualifying for the 500 meters costing her an opportunity to compete in the winter olympics >> this is a stunner a stunning event >> the reigning world champion down but thanks to a teammate's generosity, not out. jackson's longtime friend brittany bowe who qualified in the 500 and two other events, graciously giving her slot in the 500 to jackson so they can both suit up for team usa. >> i'm beyond grateful and humbled and just -- i'm happy. >> bowe saying later jackson also deserves to skate for a medal. >> erin has earned her right to be on this 500-meter team. she's ranked number one in the world. >> the selfless act celebrated across social media. one twitter user writing, thank you for teaching the world the true meaning of sportsmanship, team spirit and unconditional friendship another adding, this is the kind of world i want to live in now less than a month until the games begin, bowe providing all of us with a glowing example of the olympic spirit while giving her

>> i do, erin. i think that number may increase. we're talking about a reinforcement of our nato allies. if as senator rounds said it's requested by the nato commander. the interesting point is going to be where will they go. i have some suspicions myself based on some areas that i used to work in and where they might go to inflict the biggest amount of deterrence toward russian troops, but i think it's critically important that we show resolve. the president is doing that, not only with his statement about killer sanctions that he will issue against russia but also deploying those soldiers. >> but let me ask you the same question i just asked the senator, because i think this is a question americans fairly have, which is that you can put the troops into support nato and other places and you can supply backup weapons and intelligence to ukraine. but when the president of the united states has point blank said they never were on the table, talking about american combat troops in ukraine and he has said it more than once, what is puti

mclaughlin is live on the ground in kyiv erin, the u.s.and also parts of european leadership have sdtepped up the rhetoric against vladimir putin we have the united nations security council coming up today. what is expected to go down at the council meeting? >> reporter: well, first, let's talk, julianna, what we are hearing from ukrainian officials. calling on russia to withdraw troops on three sides of the border to avoid a so-called new war. yesterday, we heard from the ukrainian foreign minister in a tweet. saying if russia is interested in avoiding a new war as it says it is, it needs to withdraw its forces and engage diplomatically that tweet marking a slight shift in tone from the ukrainians officials calling out the rhetoric from washington saying the dire warnings that we have been hearing are alarmists causing panic and economic uncertainty inside ukraine over the weekend, dire warnings from the united states continue. we heard from the university secretary of state saying despite calls for deescalation, russia continues with the

what i erin lang. greg ever everyone's got a jumping on this one avenue stopped. greg thing you finish once upon a time? i mean, she's absolutely right there where maybe about 3540 backyard stables where the urban blacks have. we kept their horses and we never owned the facilities and they are, you know, with redevelopment justification. we had no control but to migrate to different stables. and it's a piece of our history being washed away. every time happens and i've experienced it myself, fletcher street and you know, these are a lot of these flatter street horseman riders are family, you know, want to stable, closes down. we open up the doors and they've all migrated there. and these voices are horsemen. they are, wouldn't make up our community, they aren't, you know, there's, there's nothing to bring them together like a club or anything there were just, you know, holding on in. we need something that's really ours to keep. you know, they can't be taken away from us because it is important history and philadelphia we would ride to different stables, just read

let's go "out front." >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight the justice department charging 11 people with seditious conspiracy. it is a charge rarely used. the 11 people include stewart rose, the leader of the far right extremist group the oath keepers. this is a major move in the investigation and the indictment is damning, right? it's 48 pages here. i'm going through here. rhoades indictment. it details prior planning, use of military tactics, stash of weapons and they stored weapons outside of washington. it's really shocking the level of planning here. so used to a certain chorus of people saying it got out of hand on the fly and there were bad actors out there. when you get to page 4, this really stood out to me. page 4, rhoades and certain co-conspirator planned to stop the lawful transfer of power which applied multiple force. and we're prepared to answer rhoades' call to take up arms. some co conspirators amass beinged firearms distributing them. qrf teams and planned to use the fire departments to stop it. this is

i'm erin burnett. closing in on trump. big blows to the former president tonight. first closer to criminal charges in georgia. the fulton county da writing tonight her office found, quote, possible criminal disruptions and has opened an investigation into any coordinated attempts to unlawfully alter the outcome of the 2020 elections. the operative word there, criminal. and tonight the georgia prosecutor requesting a special grand jury to force witnesses to testify. all of this investigation centers around the trump phone call with georgia's secretary of state brad raffensperger. >> all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. >> and georgia just one of the hits trump is taking tonight. the january 6 committee taking a huge step today. they sent this eight-page letter to ivanka trump full of never before seen texts and details. and a lot of the revelations in this letter come from the man i'm about to show you, keith kellogg. then the vice president mike pence's national security adviser. you see him there. he was in th

thank you. >> thank you so much, erin.> and next, a shocking report tonight on how republicans across the country are harnessing the power of trump's election lies even now to run for office and to pass new election laws. >>> and the parents of tennis superstar novak djokovic claim australia is, quote, keeping him as a prisoner after djokovic was ordered to leave the country because he's not vaccinated. fiz. alka seltzer plus cold relief. dissolves quickly. instantly ready to start working. so you can bounce back fast with alka-seltzer plus. now available for fast sinus relief. to support a strong immune system your body needs a routine. centrum helps your immune defenses every day, with vitamin c, d and zinc* season after season. ace your immune support with centrum. now with a new look! ♪ ♪ do your eyes bother you? because after all these emails, my eyes feel like a combo of stressed, dry and sandpaper. strypaper? why do we all put up with this? when there's biotrue hydration boost eye drops. biotrue uses naturally inspi

with me now, mark smith, jared gillian and erin gibbs.n, you know, everyone bracing for more to the down side. how bad do you think it's going to get? >> so on a purely -- basis, charles, looking at both levels and valuations, potentially we could go down another 20% where that would bring us to about 16 times forward earnings, and that's where absolutely everybody would be jumping in. if but i really don't see that likelihood happening. that's just where the absolute bottom would come in where people really start buying because stocks look too cheap. charles: a worst case scenario. jared, i looked at your twitter feed, looks like you're looking at a 2000 dot.com-like swoon, right? >> yeah. i think 2000 is a pretty good analog. back then you had dot.com stocks and time you have spacs and meme stocks and mega-cap tech. but both situations growth had outperformed a lot for a long period of time, and over the last couple of months you seen some value outperformance. one thing about these trades, they can continue for a long time. and i think

thank you so much, erin. jason and i will be back after the break.r. >>> coming up, we are going to have a conversation about democrats holding slim majorities in both chambers. can they hold it? that's coming up next. stay tuned. keep your laundry pacs in a safe place and your child safer. to close, twist until it clicks. tide pods child-guard packaging. ♪♪ three times the electorlytes and half the sugar. ♪♪ pedialyte powder packs. feel better fast. when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind ♪♪ built in at no extra cost. advanced security helps keep your family protected online. pause wifi whenever for ultimate control with the xfinity app. and family-safe browsing gives parents one less thing to worry about. security, control and peace of mind. with xfinity xfi, it's all built in at no extra cost. >>> finally, it is officially 2022, meaning midterms are in full swing and the odds are not with the democrats to maintain the majority on capitol hill, as gop-led voter suppression ravage ravages the country and republicans are redrawing maps in k

>> thank you, erin. so, maya, let's explain this to me a little bit. so it's easier to legally find that if you give hundreds of millions of dollars on some kind of a fund or a dream, that that is easier to find guilty than in the cases of people whose lives were destroyed, in one way or another. how does that work, maya? >> well, look, you know, what one of the things we often say in the law is hard cases make bad law. and this is a -- part of what's going on here is that there is such a focus on the business on the investors. and i think what the jury is saying is, we were trying to find the places where we felt that there was sufficient evidence. because, remember, this acquittal does not mean that the jury was saying that they found her innocent, as much as saying that they don't think the government carried the weight of the burden of proof that they had. but where there was a direct connection between her rise and her harming patients. at the end of the day, i think what's important to focus on is it does matter how real people are impacted when

erin, happy second anniversary for the 19th.ways doubters in this day and age, so many new startups but you guys have rocked it. congratulations on heading into year number three. >> thank you so much, chris. time flies when you're making history. we appreciate you saying that. >> i also appreciate you're part of our team. jim, always great to see you and thanks you for sharing our experience. still coming this morning, we are learning that the economy in 2021 grew at the fastest pace since 1984. that doesn't mean we're not still facing soaring costs on everything from groceries to clothes to cars. with inflation running hot, the fed signals it will likely raise interest rates soon. what it means for you and your wallet next. soon. what it means for you and your wallet next. aleve-x. it's fast, powerful long-lasting relief with a revolutionary, rollerball design. because with the right pain reliever... life opens up. aleve it... and see what's possible. ♪ ♪making your way in the world today♪ ♪takes everything you've got♪ ♪ ♪taki

erin is there a time where you start to look at something like that?but do those things ever even become a value option? >> for me, only when i see positive fundamentals, and for teledocs, they missed three out of their four earnings reports, and revisions keep coming down so analysts are still like pulling down their estimates. i'd like to see them at least stabilize and maybe even have a couple quarters of beats before i really feel that it was like safe in that value because right now the trajectory still looks downward. charles: i think bottom line is you don't have to try to pick the bottom. i wish i had more time, i kind of short changed you but thank you, always appreciate your insight. now over to my colleague, liz claman, and we're getting a little momentum, liz. not too bad. liz: a little bit. you know, charles i heard you reference in your hour that the number one song in june of 1982 was it paul mccartney and stevie wonder's eboni and ivory? do you know what it was in july? charles: i saw the whole list and i forgot. liz: human leagues. cha

nbc's erin mclaughlin joins us from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. erin, welcome to you.oing in terms of diplomacy efforts into the lead-up of this meeting? >> reporter: hey, alex. in just the last hour, we've heard from ukraine's foreign minister on twitter, calling on russia to withdraw the forces that it has built up on three sides of the ukrainian border. let me read you what he had to say. he says, if russian officials are serious when they say they don't want a new war, russia must continue diplomatic engagement and pull back military forces it amassed along ukraine's borders and in the temporarily occupied territories of ukraine. diplomacy is the only responsible way. and this is a slight shift in tone of late for ukrainian authorities who have been very critical with some of the rhetoric coming from washington, saying that that rhetoric is alarmist, that it's been causing panic and economic uncertainty. but here you see the ukrainian foreign minister drawing a correlation between a potential, quote, new war and forces built up on its borders. and this tweet coming

low 40's for some of the cold erin land valley. in terms of rain, storm track shows you what is going on. all the storms keep going up here. this pattern you can see there is like a block right here. there is a line of rain which can't come far east. it keeps getting blocked. to see what's happening a different way we put on the pressure field and you can see deep red there showing you that strong center of high pressure. that's the big block in the atmosphere. all the storms keep sleeping in that fairly semi -- constant area of low pressure. they all have to keep going up and over. if you watch the rainfall between now and january 28th you get that big doughnut hole of nothing right there and over us. that is the blocking ridge of high pressure which is so often responsible for these long periods without rain and temperatures that are above average. it's typical to have one of those set up shop in the winter. even in january it's fairly likely. what we need is for it to go away. we have lost the whole month of january. that means

and an example of disinformation and just shows just what a tense situation it is here right now >> erin mclaughlin, nbc news, kyiv, ukraine. >>> north korea confirms that it has conducted its largest missile test in years. the intermediate range ballistic missile flew for 30 minutes and reached an altitude of 1200 miles before it fell in the ocean. north korea released these photos of the launch the u.s. has condemned the test, which is north korea's sixth so far this year. >>> some senators are at odds over president biden's pledge to nominate a black woman to the supreme court. republican senator roger wicker compared the president's promise to affirmative action. white house confirming that south carolina u.s. district judge michelle childs is a potential nominee, and this as republican senator lindsey graham is voicing his support for childs, appearing to push back against wicker's remarks. josh lederman is at the white house with more. >> reporter: the supreme court guessing game in high gear who will president biden pick to fulfill his historic pledge? >> it's long overdue in my m

erin myers has more from los angeles. >> it's now been 2 years since 9 people, including lakers legendyant and his daughter gianna lost their lives in that tragic helicopter crash were outside of crypto dot com arena, the former staple center and home of the lakers who kobe bryant played his entire career with his death left loved ones and fans devastated. the 41 year-old and his 13 year-old daughter were traveling to a basketball tournament on january. 26 2020 when their helicopter crashed, family and friends also mourn the loss of the other passengers which include john altobelli, his wife, keri and their daughter, alyssa, christina mauser, sarah chester and her daughter payton and are as a bye in the official cause of the crash was largely blamed on pilot error. this comes as the trial for a lawsuit filed by kobe bryant's widow. vanessa draws near the suit alleges that graphic photos of kobe bryant and his daughter were shared on many la county sheriffs devices. and by los angeles county firefighters. and according to people magazine recently filed court documents say some of those

after the jury told the judge it was deadlocked on multiple counts we get more now from erin mclaughlin. >> reporter: elizabeth holmes once celebrated as an entrepreneur set to revolutionize medical testing leaves tonight a medical felon. a jury found the 37-year-old guilty o four counts of federal fraud, acquitting her of three others, while deadlocking on the three remaining charges. after the prosecution alleged she conned investors and patients into believing her blood testing start-up could perform hundreds of diagnostic tests with just the pick of a finger >> it is a big deal for silicone valley because you fake it until you make it. i don't think they're going to be living by that anymore. >> reporter: fooling some of the world's most powerful to invest millions of dollars. as well as patients that testified they received faulty test results. >> it was witness after witness telling us, corroborating the same statements, the misrepresentations that she made. >> reporter: the closely watched trial the subject of podcasts, books and an upcoming series, lasted for more than three mon

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in sacramento, erin heft. well fireworks brighten the sky over beijing's national stadium today.lay was part of the rehearsals that are being held for the opening ceremony of the winter olympics, which are scheduled for friday. a light snow fell as the run through has got underway. the president of china is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony, while foreign leaders including russian president vladimir putin are expected to fly in for the start of the games. the national stadium, which was nicknamed the bird's nest when it was designed in the run up to the beijing 2000 and eight summer olympics. because of its appearance hard to believe the olympics are almost here. thanks for joining us tonight. horse route with mark and jason. coming up. next stay tuned. ♪i want to break free♪ (vo) imagine a place where we can finally be free. free to zoom without a meeting request. free to enjoy savory bites, and stunning sights. and free to reunite with old friends...and new. it's time to break free. ♪i want to break free♪ ♪ohhh i want to break free♪ (vo) ready to break free? plan your ge

. >> erin, setting aside the question of whether these acts can actually pass and as john said in theould the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights act do anything to stop another january 6th? >> well, stephanie, what we're talking about are measures that are in that act that could counter a lot of what is happening, what we've seen happen and what is likely to keep happening at these state legislatures are reconvening even as we speak this month. there are more than three dozen laws on the books in 19 states that were passed last year that are going to be in effect as people head to the polls in primaries and the general election this year. you have mayors, you have other local officials, lawmakers in state houses that are begging congress to take action because we know that the john lewis voting rights act could potentially mitigate a lot of what state legislatures are attempting to do. and speaking of the john lewis voting rights act i think it's important to bring that up because you have voting rights act -- voting rights legislation being brought up anew tied to t

yasmin. >> erin mclaughlin for us in ukraine.n alexander vindman. he's also the author of the book "here, right matters, an american story." thanks for joining us on this. we appreciate it. i first want to play for you some sound, lev parnas joined ali velshi earlier today, talking about what is happening on the border with ukraine. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> very important question that people might have missed but it's very important. he asked how long would ukraine sustain without our help. if they had gone to war with russia. and the answer was not too long. i answered him, ukraine would fall really quickly. they need american support. he already understood that ukraine needed america so badly, and that's why i think he put that pressure on them to make that announcement. that's why we're here today. this has nothing to do with joe biden. he's clearing up the mess that trump put us in. >> could you react to that for me? >> frankly, i don't have the full context, but i could comment on the fact that ukraine

standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate, executive calendar number 327, erin a. witkowsky of maryland to be assistant secretary of state for conflict and stabilization operations, signed by 17 senators as follows. ms. baldwin: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the president pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. ms. baldwin: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the crowrt motion -- cloture motion filed today be waived. the president pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. baldwin: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. though in favor say aye. those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. agreed to. ms. baldwin: i ask unanimous consent that when the that's completes -- that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. tuesday, january 4, thatling to the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for th

garrett hague is here and erin haines, editor of the 19 as well as an msnbc.senator jeff merkleyly will join us in a few minutes. i want to show you something, garrett, that makes he wonder what the bridge is between 2006 republican ideology on voting rights and 2022 republican dogma. this is mitch mcconnell who supported the renewal voting rights legislation 2006. >> we have renewed the vote rights agent periodedly since that time. overwhelmingly and on a bipartisan basis year after year after year because members of congress realize this is a piece of legislation that has worked and one of my favorite sayings that many of us use from time to time is if it ain't broke, don't fix it. this is a good piece of legislation that has served an important purpose over many, many years. this landmark piece of legislation will continue to make a difference. not only in the south, but for all of america and for all of us. whether we're african americans or not. >> senators grassley, shelby, crepo, cornyn, blackburn, capito, moran, wicker thought the same way mcconnell di

this is erin. these are all things megacity wound by, from slums to skyscrapers. in 45 minutes on d, w ah, with soccer is a sport of colors and the children in this mountain village of the mole. but can every one be a dog with them regardless of gender? i lose the color of her favorite sexes. traditions prevent her from going to games and play an insurmountable obstacle. little girl football on the peak that starts february 4th on d w. ah, ah, welcome to the coven 19 special.

i haven't seen you in a long time, erin carmone. i'm going to start with you, author of the "notorious bgg." >> because of ruth bader ginsberg's decision not to retiring during the obama administration, as you just mentioned, amy coney barrett was rushed through against ginsburg's wishes. it was an undoing of her legacy and the denial of her dying wish. he can also see he can read a poll just like anybody else. he served on the senate judiciary council, he's a pragmatic animal. he realizes the clock is ticking and there are many who were there to remind him the clock was ticking, and he was able to, while it may not have shaken the balance, he made sure when leaving the court it did not cause greater damage. we know a 5-3 court is bad for progressive, a 6-3 court is worse, and a 7-3 court is without question. >> this isn't a change in the idealogical makeup of the court, but it is a long-term change should president biden nominate someone really young that could serve on the court for 40 years or so, whatever, 30, 40 years. so what

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joining us now the 19th editor at large erin hayes and phil rucker.dvance the investigation, if and it's a big if, they can get the witnesses in front of the committee? >> you're right it is a big if but these subpoenas bring you closer and closer to the trump family and the kind of conversations that then president trump was having with his oldest son, don jr., and other members of the family who were with him the morning of january 6th and, of course, at that rally with him. >> don jr. was also, according to previous testimony, working through mark meadows. was he also having other conversations with his father? some people infer that he was only dealing with the chief of staff. >> well, he was dealing with the chief of staff after the rioting began, but the entire morning he was dealing directly with his father. he was in the oval office with his father then. >> all right. we all saw him back stage in the tent the president was preparing to give his speech afterwards. erin, what about the democratic base, the january 6th investigation isn't moving

for her sons, nathan erin, it was devastating.mazing. the most amazing moment i ever met in my life. did everything for everyone. always put ourselves last. was the number one priority. >> and she was not gonna be defined by her epilepsy. it started when she was a little girl, but medication kept it under control. kathy was 15 when she met mark. >> -- in the middle of the state, down here in ohio -- it had about 1200 people. >> what was that like? >> i enjoyed it. i liked growing up in a small town. played softball in the backyard. you know your neighbors, you know everyone in town. my dad owned a hardware store. >> that's where mark met kathy's grandmother. a customer at the store. one day when she dropped by for a visit, he met kathy. a couple of months later -- >> the kids go, marks here! i said mark who. >> he -- he sat in the back of his vehicle and he was -- singing to gabby. >> serenading her? >> yes. >> they started dating. a few years later in 1977, they got married. he was 21. she was 18. they held their wedding in a cat

erin myers. talk to beachgoers who say they're concerned. >> multiple beaches here in orange county are closed including seal beach surfside. and here at sunset, you can see signs posted along the sand telling people to stay out of the water. that means no swimming or surfing and this is why it's so important to stay out. the los angeles department of public health says getting into the water right now. could expose people to harmful microorganisms called pathogens which can cause illness and skin infections, especially among children. the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. we spoke with one woman who says usually the beach here is pretty busy during the morning hours. >> they're fishermen all along here fishing and the surfers are out and then around 10 o'clock. the. fishermen go home and the surfers. and then the families come out and these are the affected beaches in los angeles county rancho palace verdes speech at portuguese bend royal palm beach. >> white point beach wilder add