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i'm hallie jackson as we juggle all of this this afternoon. we're also joined by marietta mayor and congressional reporter for the "washington post." mike, let me start with you. we thought we were going to see jen psaki about an hour ago. these things happen, i get it, but the white house is clearly unhappy with senator manchin after fox reportedly rejected the white house's call. you heard from the senator today. there is this back and forth. what do you expect to hear when the president takes the podium? >> jen psaki should walk into the briefing room any second now. we should also hear the press secretary begin with news about covid. the president was meeting with his covid team this afternoon. that's one explanation, my guess is, for the delay. of course, the president giving his big speech on this tomorrow. the other thing these kinds of delays prompt questions about is, indeed, whether or not we're waiting for a phone call to happen, maybe between the president and senator manchin. there is no indication -- >> do you have any signs that

i'm hallie jackson.ional reporter sala kapur on capitol hill and friend of the show jake sherman. sala, let me start with you. there is some action happening in the house right now i think on the procedural front at least. and then over the senate where republicans have been threatening to shut down the government -- i should say at least some republicans have been threatening to do that because of this antimandate stance. talk to us about where things stand at 3:01 eastern this afternoon. >> we are just about 33 hours away from a potential government shutdown, and this has not been resolved yet. the house is likely to process the bill to keep the government open through february. there are some conservatives trying to throw sand in the gears but there's not much they can do. then the senate, the state is tenuous. there are three senators who are not backing down in their demands to attach an amendment to the stopgap funding bill that would defund president biden's vaccine mandates. democrats oppose this

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i'm hallie jackson along with garrett haake and pete williams.t this afternoon as we were getting ready for the soon, we were getting a bunch of new details about the investigation into the capitol riot, most of it coming from one of the only republicans on the committee, vice chair liz cheney. she says, you see it here, nearly 300 witnesses have been interviewed, including four key figures today. that's interesting, since we only knew for sure about two interviews. congresswoman cheney says they've received what she calls, exceptionally interesting and important documents from witnesses, which include former trump chief of staff mark meadows. and now we know when that contempt vote for meadows will happen. next tuesday, per house majority leader steny hoyer. this is interesting from congresswoman cheney here, more of a glimpse of what we see behind the scenes of the select committee. does it stand out to you she said four key figures. i can think of two, ally alexander and kash patel. i don't know who the other two are. >> we don't. and i'm inte

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hallie jackson picks up our coverage now. >>> we are following breaking news on a couple of different fronts as we come on the air. because we're watching right now a news conference live from california governor gavin newsom. he is right there. as we just learned in the last hour or so, the first confirmed omicron case is in his state. we're taking you live out west with those new details. plus, a gut check from our medical expert. >>> we're live at the white house, too, where we think we are within a couple minutes of seeing president biden talking on a different topic, world aids day. >>> we also have other breaking news in from michigan. the sheriff is set to speak at that microphone any minute on the deadly school shooting at oxford high school. we learned two the suspected shooter is, what he is charged with, and we have the devastating news that a fourth student has died. we'll take you there. >>> there's also everything going down at the supreme court. as you just heard, on the future of abortion rights. the court showing signals it may uphold mississippi's 15 week ban, and ma

with nbc's hallie jackson hallie, good morning to you. >> hey, craig, good morning. cases are up 33% across the country and it's against that back drop that president biden is asking people not just to get vaccinated, but to get boosted for the best protection heading into the holidays. but he's also making clear this is not march 2020, right we're in a different place while his administration will roll out half a billion free new at-home tests starting next month, he's facing questions over whether that may be a little too little too late with the countdown to christmas getting shorter across the country, the lines are getting longer from new york city to cleveland, where this drive through site filled to capacity soon after opening tuesday. frustrated americans waiting hours for covid tests, wondering whether to gather with family over the holidays as cancellations roll in for major public holiday events, all driven by the rapid rise of the omicron variant. president biden aiming to reassure vaccinated people they'll be safe over the holidays, while delivering a st

thank you all for watching hallie jackson reports. "deadline: white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >>> think there, everyone, it's 4:00 in new york. we are covering that breaking news out of michigan, the manhunt for the parents of a 15-year-old student charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of four oxford high school students. the sheriff says the fbi and u.s. marshals are now looking for his parents, jennifer and james crumbley. they were scheduled to be arraigned right now. this afternoon the prosecutor gave a stun asking startling press conference detailing the charges for the parents, james and jennifer crumbley, four counts each for involuntary manslaughter. one large for each innocent child their son gunned down on tuesday. the prosecutors emphasized the responsibility parents and gun owners have describing disturbing missed opportunities and warnings from the school the day of and the day before the tragic shooting. here was just one? on november 21st, '21 a too mucher at the oxford high school observed

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nbc news senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: a contentious debut foricans and democrats demanding to know more about how the company plans to protect its youngest users after internal research shared by a whistle-blower showed instagram execs knew the platform could be harmful to some teen users especially girls. >> you're the new tobacco whether you like it or not. >> reporter: instagram ceo adam mosseri on defense. >> we all want teens to be safe online. >> reporter: pointing to new safety tools like a take a break feature to stop endless scrolling, nudges to keep teens from dwelling on one topic for too long and soon parental controls to let adults set time limits for teens. >> there's no area more important than youth safety. >> reporter: some dismissing the moves as too little too late insisting congress needs to pass tough new regulations with new pressure after the leak documents suggested instagram led girls to feel worse about their body image. this girl says she started struggling with body image issues when she was 12 after comparing herself

hallie jackson picks up our coverage now. >>> we are following breaking news on a couple of different fronts as we come on the air. because we're watching right now a news conference live from california governor gavin newsom. he is right there. as we just learned in the last hour or so, the first confirmed omicron case is in his state. we're taking you live out west with those new details. plus, a gut check from our medical expert. >>> we're live a

hallie jackson picks up the coverage right now. >>> i'm hallie jackson live just outside the supremew, the supreme court will hear arguments in a case that directly challenges roe versus wade, and nearly 50 year of precedence. it is a blockbuster case. it's coming from mississippi where the only abortion clinic left there is challenging a law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with only rare exceptions for medical emergencies or cases of severe fetal abnormality. here's the deal, mississippi wants the court to overturn two historic decisions, which say women have a constitutional right to abortion, the point of survival outside the womb generally thought to be around 24 weeks. the case will be decided by a court seen as more sympathetic with the 6-3 conserve tir , president trump explicitly said

launched a series of new features aimed at improving safety nbc's senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has the details. hallie, good morning >> reporter: hey, tom, good morning to you you know, we all know that instagram has been under a lot of scrutiny ever since that whistle-blower revealed internal research showing more about how the app affects teens. now one day after rolling out those safety features you mentioned, its ceo will face lawmakers here on capitol hill with one of the leaders of that senate committee expected to tell him that what the company is doing now is too little too late instagram in the hot seat over whether they're doing enough to protect kids online. its ceo, adam mosseri set to face tough questions from a senate committee one day after the company rolled out new safety features. those features include options that prevent people from tagging teens who don't follow them, a prompt to take a brock after hours of scrolling and parental control toes let adults see how long their teens spend on the app and set time limits. some experts, skeptical. >> give me a bre

that's it for hallie jackson reports. "deadline: white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. ♪♪ >>> hi there, everyone, it's 4:00 in new york. just in this moment we are in the greatest threat to american democracy is homegrown the author of trump's big lie be that met by the steeliness of the 1/6 committee the moment has been met by a number of federal judge who is see clearly that the insurrection was an attack on the precedent of the u.s. f t. politico writes, judge jackson quote described the actions of donald trump and others as a key driver of what would ultimately become the violent assault that left 140 police officers injured and four members of the mob dead adding quote jackson termly referred to trch's remarks when she described the goal of those leading the january 6th rally. she said their efforts deliberately stoked the flames of fear and discontent and explicitly encouraged attendees to go to the capitol to fight for one reason and one reason only, to make sure the certification of the election did

thanks to you all for watching this hour of hallie jackson reports. "deadline: white house" starts right now. >>> it is 4:00 in new york city. i'm john heilemann in nicolle wallace all week long for you. as america heads into the second holiday season of the covid areaa the virus is running rampant through both the psyches the american public and on ground in some places thanks to the omicron variant. if you are in genuinely panicked new york city seeing record numbers of cases and seeing impeding levels of demand for covid test asks if you are wondering what it means for your gol gatherings that you were expecting to more or less normal. the rise in ace case is only expected to get worse in the weeks ahead. let's listen to what the nation's top infectious disease specialist drauch had to say about this yesterday. >> we need to take this very seriously because one thing about omicron that's very clear, not only in our own country but through south africa and in the uk and other countries it has an extraordinary ability to transmit efficiently from per

and nbc news senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has the latest. >> reporter: with the countdownated americans waiting hours for covid tests. wondering whether to gather with family during the holidays as cancellations weigh in for holiday events all driven by the rapid rise of the omicron variant. president biden aiming to reassure vaccinated people they'll be safe over the holidays, while delivering a stark warning to unvaccinated americans. >> if you're not fully vaccinated, you have good reason to be concerned. you're at a high rick of getting sick. >> facing the latest wave, president biden said the federal government will set up additional testing sites in places they're needed the most. and starting next month, the administration will ship 500 million at-home covid test kits for free for anyone who requests one that that's after the white house downplayed the need for at-home test. >> why not just make them free and have them available to everyone? >> should we send one to every american. >> maybe. >> what happens if earn american has a test, how much does that cost and wh