jonathan capehart, the host of the msnbc "the sunday show." stay tuned to see more of jonathan after "velshi," joined by congressman jim clyburn of south carolina. joining me now is katie benner, pulitzer prize winning reporter. the good news out of all of this is the stuff you cover, the preservation of democracy and the role that the january 6th events played in it, is top of mind for a lot of americans. this has been a remarkable week for the investigation into january 6th. i almost need to ask you on a sunday morning what stands out to you? >> one of the things that stands out is the committee is continuing to subpoena people closer to the president's inner circle, including his daughter ivanka trump and this puts her into an interesting position. she's trying to say she's one of the family members who wants to uphold the rule of law, what who was against the january 6th attack and wanted to support any sort of investigation, whether or not she testifies will be a big sort of answer to how much she wants to do all those things. if she does

david brooks a jonathan capehart on vaccine mandates, and the messages of january 6.he late sidney poitier pad the way for other black actors. and much more. >> woodruff: today, kazakhstan's president promised to “shoot to kill” protestors after a week of demonstrations. kazakhstan lies at the strategic crossroads of russia, china, a central asia, and has large energy reserves with billions invested by american companies. despite that wealth, many kazakhs live in poverty. and, as nick schifrin reports, economic frustrations are boiling over into demands to upend the country's authoritarian politics. >> schifrin: in western kazakhstan, the protest became a revolt. >> shal ket, shal ket! >> schifrin: protesters chant“ shal ket”-- “old man, out!"-- a reference to 81-year-old nursultan nazarbayev, who's helped lead kazakhstan since independence 30 years ago, and is the symbol of a corrupt elite whom demonstrators tried to topple. ( cheering ) they rallied to target a system they say enriches political cronies, and neglects the people. >> ( translated ): you have to unders

david brooks and jonathan capehart break down the latest political news.inspired online drawing class grows into a push for arts education plus, much more. >> woodruff: today, the u.s. agreed to submit written responses next week to russia's demands on how to end the crisis over ukraine. the announcement came during a high-level diplomatic meeting in geneva, as russia maintains overwhelming force along the ukrainian border, and has now deployed troops to neighboring belaru here's nick schifrin. >> schifrin: in geneva today, the u.s. and russia's top diplomats agreed to keep the diplomatic path open. secretary of state anty blinken said talks would continue. >> we anticipate that we will be able to share with russia our concerns and ideas in more detail and in writing next week, and we agreed to further discussions after that. >> schifrin: russian foreign minister sergey lavrov called russia's demands legitimate. >> ( translated ): our concerns are not about the imaginary, but about the real threats and facts that nobody is really hiding: stuffing ukraine w

david brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on justice breyer's retirement, and more. a new tv series explores the cultural ramifications of bill cosby's downfall. plus, much more. >> woodruff: president biden has made tackling climate change a central piece of his agenda. he has secured more money for renewable energy and proposed tougher regulations on carbon and methane emissions. but, it has been a more complicated story when it comes to drilling for oil and gas. william brangham looks at how that is playing out. >> brangham: judy, early on, president biden halted any new oil and gas leases on public lands. but, a federal judge blocked the move. since then, the administration has been issuing permits, even exceeding what president trump did. that included the largest sale of oil and gas leases in history, for drilling on 80 million acres in the gulf of mexico. but yesterday, a different judge blocked that, saying the government didn't adequately consider what impact that drilling would have on climate change. to help us sort through it all, i'm joined by lisa fried

i want to bring in jonathan capehart, host of "the sunday show." talking about newly minted new york mayor eric adams, on january 1st, his first day in office, he got going, he called 911 to report an assault in brooklyn during his first commute to city hall has mayor, and you have the first interview with him this morning, don't you? >> yes, i do. only the second black person to be elected mayor of new york city will be on the sunday show. he's going to be talking about covid, how he's going to bring new york back, plus whether his administration, his democratic administration holds any promise or is a model for democrats nationally. we're also, mehdi, going to be talking about three people who were in the middle of the insurrection of january 6th. congresswoman madeleine dean of pennsylvania, mayor -- washington, d.c. mayor muriel bowser and capitol police officer harry dunn, all three on together talking about what it was like from their vantage point on that horrible day. >> it's amazing that it's been almost a year since that horrific day. jon

thank you both, jonathan capehart, david brooks. we appreciate it. weekend. >> thank you. , judy. >> woodruff: the best men's tennis player in the world has been caught up in a legal battle in australia, as the first of this year's grand slam tennis tournaments is poised to begin. novak djokovic is not vaccinated-- he is a skeptic. australian officials are not skeptics, and demand proof of vaccination to enter the continent. nick schifrin tells us more. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome novak djovoavic! >> schifrin: he is one of the world's most famous athletes, but also one of its most famous vaccine skeptics, as he told fellow serbian athletes on an april 2020 facebook live. >> ( translated ): personally, i am opposed to vaccination. i am curious about wellbeing and how wean empower our metabolism to be in the best shape to defend against imposters like covid-19. >> schifrin: in december, the man who called covid an“ imposter” tested positive, the same day he celebrated his official postal stamp by walking around a museum unmasked. the day af

i'm jonathan capehart.this sunday, democrats find new momentum in the wake of the january 6th insurrection anniversary to bring voting rights to the resolute desk. president biden had a clear and

still to come on the newshour: david brooks and jonathan capehart look back at 2021.ozart is helping an italian winemaker's harvest. and, recalling some of this year's most iconic images. and much more. >> nawaz: as we reported, tens of thousands of people in colorado were forced to evacuate quickly yesterday. wind-fueled fires swept through suburban neighborhoods outside of denver, causing significant property damage. as stephanie sy reports, residents there remain on edge, as some areas are still too dangerous to access. >> sy: whole neighborhoods in boulder county, colorado this morning are in smoldering ruin. the winds eventually died down overnight, and today, snow is providing some relief. but, dangers remain. >> i know residents want to get back to their homes as soon as possible to assess damage. in many of those neighborhoods that are currently blocked off, it's still too dangerous to return. we saw still-active fire in many places this morning, and we saw downed por lines. we saw a lot of risk that we're still trying to mitigate. >> sy: the fast-moving grass

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thank you both, jonathan capehart and david brooks.eekend. ♪ judy: the best mens tennis player in the world has been caught up in a legal battle in australia. as the first of this year's grand slam tennis tournaments is poised to begin. novak djokovic is not vaccinated, he is a skeptic. australian officials are not and demand proof of vaccination to enter the continent. more from nick. >> he is one of the world's most famous athletes, but almost-- also one of its most famous vaccine skeptics as he told serbian athletes on a facebook live. >> i am opposed to. i'm curious how we can empower our own immune systems to defend against imposters like covid-19. nick: he celebrated by walking around a museum unmasked. after that he posed for a french magazine. he was training in belgrave as seen in photos and in spain, but on his visa application he claimed he had not traveled in two weeks before that. >>. djokovic is a lying snakey [beep]. >> this tv clip went viral. state authority is granted his visa. when he landed february 5, federal autho

david brooks and jonathan capehart on vexing mandates and the messages of january 6.ey -- paper way for black actors and much more. announcer: this is the pbs newshour in washington, om the walter cronkite school of journalism from arizona state university. judy: as stands president promised to shoot to kill protesters after week of demonstrations. as as extend lies at the crossroads of russia, china, and central asia and has large energy reserves, with billions invested by american companies. despite that wealth, many because x live in poverty. -- many people live in poverty, and frustrations are boiling over in demands to upend the country's authoritarian politics. correspondent: in western because like a stand -- kasatkina stan come a protest, processors challenging the old man outcome 81-year-old, the person who has held power since independence 30 years ago. it is the symbol of a corrupt elite, and demonstrators tried to topple it. they rallied to target a system they say in political cronies and neglects the people. >> [speaking in foreign language] tranator: yo

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david brooks and jonathan capehart take stock of the president's first year in office and the failed push for voting rights in the senate. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- -- ♪ >> johnson & johnson. financial services firm raymond james. ♪ >> the john s and james all-night foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: i'm vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy, we'll return to the full program after the latest headlines. the top american and russian diplomats have had a high-stakes meeting over ukraine -- and agreed to keep talking. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and russia's foreign minister sat down in geneva today. neither indicated there had been progress. we'llet all of the details, after the news summary. also breaking tonight, two new york city police

jonathan capehart, david brooks, thank you both.udy. ♪ judy: a week from today, the winter olympics get underway in china. i talked about the upcoming games and her new book yesterday with lindsay ron. the epic gold-medal winning alpine skier. she holds for overall world cup titles and is one of only six women to have one world cup races in all 5 disciplines about --alpine skiing. she retired in 2019 and has a new memoir "rise: my story", focusing on her trailblazing career. welcome to the newshour. congratulations on t book. so much of your story begins with your family. how they have supported you throughout your career. you write so much about your father, how he encouraged you. . he was a former syria scare himself. in the beginning, you dedicate this book to your mother. you say she was your inspiration . how so? lindsey: my mother had a stroke while giving birth to me. she has been optimistic. that is where i got it from. whenever i faced injury, i always went to my mom for the love of optimism and positivity and different per

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the sunday show with jonathan capehart, tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.snbc. >>> there is new hope today as the nation is grappling with the record number of covid infections. the cdc says there is evidence that omicron-related cases could drop significantly over the next several weeks. this comes after researchers in south africa say they are already on the other side of their omicron surge, less than two months after they first discovered that variant. and joining me now to discuss it all, dr. kavita patel, msnbc medical contributor, and physician and fellow at the brookings institution. welcome to you, doctor. your reaction to that, the cdc saying there could soon be a democratic drop in omicron cases, based on what you're seeing, do you agree with that? do you think it's hypothetical in too positive of a tone or do you think it's spot on? >> yeah, so, it's spot on in terms of the data because alex, as you point out, not only does the cdc modeling represent this, but this is based on what we've seen in other countries. having said that, alex, it feels

david brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the way forward after the nation remembers the januarypitol. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

david brooks and jonathan capehart consider the legacy of supreme court justice stephen breyer, and whatmean for the high court. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

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i'm jonathan capehart.rtner during a domestic disturbance call is just one of the thousands of americans who have lost loved ones to gun violence since the beginning of this year. later this week, president biden will visit new york city to meet with mayor eric adams to discuss strategies to curb the spike in violent crime, a spike that's becoming a political liability for all elected democrats and a critical election year because it's not just new york city. >>> on saturday, chicago activists called for action against the gun violence that's seen at least 30 chicago women shot in the first 29 days of this year alone. >> cases have not been solved, and we're not blaming the chicago police department or the detectives. if we can come together and get some structure, some solid structure, to end this gun violence. >> since august, chicago mayor lori lightfoot has districted millions of dollars to the community safety coordination center for a, quote, whole of government response to reduce the violence that's

i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." >>> this sunday, the biden/harris administration is hitting the reset button as it begins year two in the white house. new polling released this morning from nbc news paints a bleak picture for biden at the one-year mark, with 72% of americans saying that the country is heading in the wrong direction, and those polled using words like downhill, divisive and negative to describe the state of affairs. the polling also shows big erosions in president biden's approval within key parts of the democratic base. and a major nearly double digit enthusiasm gap between democrats and republicans about the midterm elections. democrats are looking for ways to jump start biden's stalled domestic agenda on capitol hill, and gin up some excitement around the midterms, like divvying up the build back better social spending bill into smaller arguably more passable pieces of legislation. >> i'm confident we can get pieces, big chunks of the build back better law signed into law

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my colleague jonathan capehart wrote about your decision to not go.said activists shouldn't be rallying against joe biden and harris. i don't know if that's what you guys are doing. essentially you guys should organize against sinema and manchin. how do you respond people felt your absence was disrespectful to madam vice president kamala harris and president joe biden? >> yeah. good morning, tiffany. yeah, you know, it's not about disrespect. right. it is about accountability. and what we were basically saying was that we thought it wasn't the time for another speech all throughout 2021 would have been a great time for speeches. it wasn't time for another speech. it was a time for action. right. the kind of actions that you know we've seen since the speech. one he came out and he said that he unquiff cally called for a good step, more important lit, the steps afterwards what did he do? he met with the caucus, the democratic caucus in the senate. we had been asking him to do that for months. they started making phone calls and meeting with folks. he ha

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"the sunday show" with jonathan capehart begins right now. >>> to be young, gifted and black. african-american women who could be the next supreme court justice. including one of my guests this morning, melissa murray. >>> plus the national outcry over rising crime after two new york city police officers are killed. chicago mayor lori lightfoot tells me how she's trying to keep her city safe. and chasten

. >>> this weekend jonathan capehart is hosting a special edition of the sunday show.a former adviser to martin luther king junior. that's only on msnbc. >>> could presidential debates like this one, could those be a thing of the past? why the republican party is threatening to block candidates from participating in the official debates. and what it would mean for future campaigns. first, though, this weekend a major winter storm is poised to dump heavy snow and rain stretching southeast to the upper midwest. crews in north carolina not wasting any time. they've been preparing for the snow for days. parts of that state could also see freezing rain. but as you can see in this video on thursday from winston salem, it's already started in some spots. 51 million people are under either a winter storm warning, watch, or advisory this weekend. this morning on "today," al roker warned the system could drop as much as a foot of snow from the dakotas to missouri. o i so if there's a better treatment than warfarin i'll go after that. eliquis. eliquis reduces stroke risk better t

take a listen to her on with my colleague, jonathan capehart, excuse me for saying tina turner. it's nina turner. take a listen. >> it's a new district. it is new people. and it is absolutely a new time. it is my sincere hope that the issues are pushed forward and that dark money that really does not care about the destiny of the people in greater cleveland, that they do not come in and try to dilute and also pollute the election process this time. >> so two things there we heard. first and foremost is the interference of dark money here. do you agree with her, the involvement of dark money in the process? and also, are you confident you can defeat her once again? >> well, let me say this. dark money did play a role, and let me also point out that that dark money was on the other side of this race. i was outraised 3-1, and people seem to forget, there were 11 other candidates in the race, and while it came down to me and her, i won by not a plurality but a majority. the lines have not been drawn, so we do not know what the district will look like. however, i was able to make it

. >>> a quick programming note, everybody, be sure to join jonathan capehart tomorrow with a specialtion of the sunday show to explore the morality of voting rights legislation, threats to democracy at federal and state levels and how to mend a divided nation ahead of martin luther king jr. day. he'll be joined by representative terry sewell, dr. clarence jones and many more. don't miss this show on sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> detention for djokovic, down to the wire for the tennis star. he's back in the care of australia's border agency just two days before the australian open. we're counting down to a court hearing that will decide whether he could make history or be deported. we look back on that time when djokovic called out naomi osaka for breaking the rules. what she's saying now. what she's saying now. dove 0% aluminum deodorant lasting protection that's kinder on skin. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ are you one of the millions of americans who experience occasional bloating, ♪ ♪ gas or abdominal discomfort? taking align can help. align contains a quality probiotic to naturally help soothe

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stoddard and jonathan capehart opinion writer for the "washington post." you argue the democrats should focus on what they can get through the senate, the electoral count act, that kind of reform, which appears to have bipartisan support, perhaps something plus some sort of voting access to that. >> right. i think, andrea, that it's important for democrats to show that they tried to demonstrate also that all the democrats support the legislation, even if it can't overcome a filibuster and that all the republicans oppose them, the two bills, but it is also important to scrounge from the remains here the possible and do something that could actually bolster the democratic process and protect the constitutional order, which is really in a fragile state if you look at what happened on january 6 of 2021. the bipartisan push to reform the electoral count act would prevent what happened on january 6. it does not get at what kind of subversion could happen in the states before electoral slates are certified, but it certainly is one step. it would be bipartisan and

. >>> i'm jonathan capehart, this is a special edition of "the sunday show." ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> our focus thisliday sunday, "our fragile democracy." the right to vote is the cornerstone of american democracy, and, yet, republican governors and state legislatures across the country have spent the last year curbing it, from limiting how you can register to vote and where and when you can vote, to instituting changes that could result in your vote either not being counted or the will of the people being overruled. compounding the precarious state of our democracy is that fewer americans trust the electoral system, and a sizeable majority believes the nation's democracy is in danger of collapse. with voting rights on the line, president biden laid out in stark words the choice facing the senate in a fiery speech in atlanta. >> what we choose, democracy over autocracy, light over shadows, justice over injustice. i know where i stand. i will not yield, i will not flinch, i will defend the right to vote our democracy against all enemies, foreign and, yes, domestic. [ applause ] do you want to be on t

i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." >> this sunday, democrats find new momentum in the wake of the january 6th insurrection anniversary to bring voting rights to the resolute desk. president biden had a clear and strong message this week about the looming and existential threat to our democracy. >> new laws are being written, not to protect the vote, but to deny it. not only to suppress the vote, but to subvert it. not to strengthen and protect our democracy, but because the former president lost instead of looking at election results from 2020 and saying they need new ideas or better ideas to win more votes, the former president and his supporters decided the only way for them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections. it is wrong. it is undemocratic. and frankly, it's un-american. >> and he's taking his voting rights push on the road. the president and vice president harris are heading to georgia on tuesday, to specifically speak about the need for federal voting rights legis

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i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." >>> a very happy new year to you on this first sunday of 2022. we begin this morning in new york city, where the new year brings a new mayor. former police captain eric leroy adams became the city's 110th mayor, only the second black person ever elected to that office, mere moments after the ball dropped in times square early yesterday morning. mayor adams is inheriting the biggest municipal budget and largest workforce in big apple history. joining him in city hall will be the five deputy mayors he appointed, all of them women. and he will need them as he manages a very full plate with both new and familiar challenges, including navigating the city's evolving omicron surge, resuming in person schooling tomorrow for the nation's largest public school district, and building local alliances with fellow democrats who are much further to his political left. labor leaders endorsed adams in the democratic primary last year to be, quote, new york city's blue collar

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