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kelly o'donnell joins us. y, this is exceedingly rare. >> reporter: lester, it has been 40 years since weather caused this kind of major adjustment to the iconic ceremony. the traditional parade is changing too with parts of it going inside, and officials are encouraging the public not to congregate here in order to stay warm. tonight, frigid weather becomes the first clear threat to safety for monday's inauguration. president-elect trump on social media. i don't want to see people hurt, or injured, as he announced, i have ordered the inauguration address, prayers and other speeches to be delivered in the united states capitol rotunda. noting the same move inside happened for ronald reagan. >> so help me god. >> reporter: mr. trump said the ceremony could be watched inside washington's 20,000-seat capital one arena. contingency planning prepared for changes including weather. >> the threat environment obviously changes as we move along, so we look at all of those different areas and we plan from the ground up.
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joining us now, nbc's kelly o'donnell, who's in asheville, north carolina, and nbc's liz kreutz in pacific palisades, california. kelly, we'll start with you. what are you expecting to see from the president's three state trip today? >> i would think one of the things the president will want to do is get a sense of how have things changed? he was here in north carolina as candidate trump back in october, where he saw the initial recovery. and now to see that here we are months later, and there are all kinds of businesses like this, homes, parts of the community where debris is very visible, where recovery still has a long way to go. so what is the snapshot difference from his visit then to now? and now it's his responsibility in part to lead the recovery effort. so what will he have to say about that? the president gave us a sense of what's on his mind when he was leaving the white house, talking to reporters a short time ago, and part of that was concern and criticism for how the people and communities hit by these disasters have been treated. here's what he had to say. >> north carolina'
joining us now, nbc's kelly o'donnell, who's in asheville, north carolina, and nbc's liz kreutz in pacific palisades, california. kelly, we'll start with you. what are you expecting to see from the president's three state trip today? >> i would think one of the things the president will want to do is get a sense of how have things changed? he was here in north carolina as candidate trump back in october, where he saw the initial recovery. and now to see that here we are months later, and...
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>> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> now to a rough day for the markets with nvidia losing nearly $600 billion in value, triggered by a major ai advancement in china that u.s. officials are already warning could be a threat to national security. brian cheung is here. brian, what do we know about this app? >> lester, it's an ai chatbot called deepseek. it's the number one free app on apple's app store. those in the ai space have been impressed by how well it stands up to its american competitors. but it's wall street shaken by how cheap its developers say they were able to train it. just $5.6 million. now, if true, that would be more efficient compared to how much it cost to train chatgpt and google's gemini ai, which were made here in the u.s. >> big question for a lot of users. will this have the same national security concerns we saw with tiktok? >> well, it could. deepseek's terms of use are governed by china and it raises serious questions over censorship and guided answers. now, deepseek says it collects users' key strokes and stores information in chinese servers. some lawmakers
>> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> now to a rough day for the markets with nvidia losing nearly $600 billion in value, triggered by a major ai advancement in china that u.s. officials are already warning could be a threat to national security. brian cheung is here. brian, what do we know about this app? >> lester, it's an ai chatbot called deepseek. it's the number one free app on apple's app store. those in the ai space have been impressed by how well it stands up to its...
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. >> joining me now the nbc news senior white house correspondent, kelly o'donnell. ten years ago, he was -- he had the hollywood looks, he was the prince, he came in, the son of the former prime minister, and then, with a progressive message of environmentalism, women's rights, of doing something for the indigenous people in canada who had been so terribly treated for decades, for centuries. and then covid and inflation and immigration, all of the same problems that are bedevilling leaders around the world, including joe biden. and i guess the question was the resignation of his long-time key adviser, deputy prime minister, finance minister. but then the mocking from donald trump after he proposed the 25% tariff and then called him the governor of canada after that visit in november, that was it. >> reporter: justin trudeau has been a political star on the world stage for a long time, and certainly surpassing what we're accustomed to in our country of a president having at most eight years in office. it will be a dramatic change for the international scene and certa
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nbc's kelly o'donnell and christine romans, msnbc contributor amna nawaz, co-anchor at pbs newshour. and michael steele, former rnc chairman. he's also the co-host of the weekend here on msnbc. okay, kelly, what do we expect to hear from trump as he returns to the world stage? well, it is certainly noteworthy that this is the first world stage moment, because this is an event that means a great deal to president trump. i was part of the reporting team in his first term when we went to davos to cover him there twice, i think. and it is important because this is a group of leaders from the global business community. it includes from government, from business really players on the global stage. and he has long wanted to be accepted and influential in their midst. and certainly when you're president of the united states and a billionaire, that is kind of the home turf for him. and so this is a place where he can talk to influential ceos. he can talk to u.s. governors who are attending power players from a very wide swath. and part of what happens in davos is that this is where policy is s
nbc's kelly o'donnell and christine romans, msnbc contributor amna nawaz, co-anchor at pbs newshour. and michael steele, former rnc chairman. he's also the co-host of the weekend here on msnbc. okay, kelly, what do we expect to hear from trump as he returns to the world stage? well, it is certainly noteworthy that this is the first world stage moment, because this is an event that means a great deal to president trump. i was part of the reporting team in his first term when we went to davos to...
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kelly o'donnell joins us now with a lot more. so kelly, this has got to be of grave concern.hite house is ordering fema into action to try to help. they need more firefighters and they are also having all of the aerial problems. they can't get the water in play in any places. not just because of low water pressure, but because they can't get up in the air. >> reporter: and one of the things the president has done has provided federal aviation assets. they can be available, but not be able to be operational if the conditions don't allow it. he has authorized the use of those federal fire fighting tools in a variety of ways. what is most striking about this is rarely is the president already in a location where a natural disaster or a tragic event of national proportions hits. typically, we get word the president is being briefed here at the white house. and some days later he goes to those scenes. this is sort of flipped on its head because as you point out, he already had scheduled events in the region and his hotel is within view of some of the smoke and the broad los angele
kelly o'donnell joins us now with a lot more. so kelly, this has got to be of grave concern.hite house is ordering fema into action to try to help. they need more firefighters and they are also having all of the aerial problems. they can't get the water in play in any places. not just because of low water pressure, but because they can't get up in the air. >> reporter: and one of the things the president has done has provided federal aviation assets. they can be available, but not be able...
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kelly o'donnell, nbc news. live coverage of the inauguration all day on monday. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area, beginning at 7 a.m. meanwhile, immigration and customs enforcement officials appear prepared to make good on the trump campaign promise, with plans for a major enforcement operation immediately after he takes office. according to a document reviewed by nbc news, ice officials are planning a days long immigration sweep in at least one u.s. city. it claims a briefing for agents who plan to participate was held yesterday. the document says the operation will include volunteer agents and that more volunteers than needed have offered to participate. meanwhile, here in california, the state's top cop is handing down guidance on what police and sheriff's departments should do and should not do when it comes to federal immigration and deportation issues. attorney general rob bonta was in san francisco yesterday saying that california law prohibits the use of state and local resources to assist wi
kelly o'donnell, nbc news. live coverage of the inauguration all day on monday. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area, beginning at 7 a.m. meanwhile, immigration and customs enforcement officials appear prepared to make good on the trump campaign promise, with plans for a major enforcement operation immediately after he takes office. according to a document reviewed by nbc news, ice officials are planning a days long immigration sweep in at least one u.s. city. it claims a briefing for...
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let's bring in nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. kelly, what more can you tell us about ross ulbricht and the dark web black market he created that most people knew as silk road. >> good to be with you, chris. and this is an example of the president using that unique power of his office to grant a full pardon to an individual who has been in prison for more than ten years. so the investigation into his enterprise on the dark web, which included trafficking in cocaine and heroin that began in before the political career of donald trump, as we have known it for the past decade, took place. and so when donald trump talks about the same, and he used the word scum that went after ross ulbricht were also a part of the weaponization against him. these are two very different things. it is notable that when president trump was a candidate and spoke before one of the conventions for the libertarian movement, and ulbricht associated himself with that political philosophy that president trump, then a candidate, talked about this case, because ce
let's bring in nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. kelly, what more can you tell us about ross ulbricht and the dark web black market he created that most people knew as silk road. >> good to be with you, chris. and this is an example of the president using that unique power of his office to grant a full pardon to an individual who has been in prison for more than ten years. so the investigation into his enterprise on the dark web, which included trafficking in...
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joining us now is nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. so, kelly, these are programs including aid to care. for instance, this is a third of the budget to care. they provide the food that is supposed to go into gaza on those truckloads. as we know, israel objects to a lot that's coming through the un food programs and through genre. so care is a big provider of the surge in aid. that is a critical component of the cease fire deal. that's just one example. we're talking about sudan. we're talking where there's a genocide and famine and, you know, all the aid to african countries under pepfar. i mean, this is some of which is a is hhs, but it's just an incredible freeze. and by the way, ukraine and taiwan aid and military aid. so the only exceptions were israel and egypt. >> well, andrea. >> you, of course, have a lot of experience. >> covering these stories over. >> the. years and being in those hotspots. >> where this kind of aid. >> is a. >> part of. >> the face. >> of the united states around the world, and those who have been put. >> on
joining us now is nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. so, kelly, these are programs including aid to care. for instance, this is a third of the budget to care. they provide the food that is supposed to go into gaza on those truckloads. as we know, israel objects to a lot that's coming through the un food programs and through genre. so care is a big provider of the surge in aid. that is a critical component of the cease fire deal. that's just one example. we're talking...
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nbc's kelly o'donnell is reporting from the white house. kelly, tell us about this and what the situation is now. >> one of the early. >> showdowns on the world stage for president trump and colombia was in the. spotlight because colombia had raised concerns about repatriation flights that are part of the operation, that shaquille was just talking to us about, with flights coming from the u.s. of migrants who were not here under authority, under legal authority, and are being sent back to home countries. and so, president trump, wanting to make a very clear point, and he did it in a very trumpian style, where he threatened use of tariffs and other kinds of penalties. and colombia's president also had raised concerns and talked about the humanitarian nature of this operation. and they were able to sort it out and come to an agreement that would not have the tariffs, and there would still be some ongoing. this is a kind of foreign policy negotiation that is sometimes framed as a dispute because there are tension points. but it escalated very q
nbc's kelly o'donnell is reporting from the white house. kelly, tell us about this and what the situation is now. >> one of the early. >> showdowns on the world stage for president trump and colombia was in the. spotlight because colombia had raised concerns about repatriation flights that are part of the operation, that shaquille was just talking to us about, with flights coming from the u.s. of migrants who were not here under authority, under legal authority, and are being sent...
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let's bring in nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell, nbc's priscilla thompson from el paso, texas, and nbc's julia ainsley from our washington newsroom. kelly, what more do we know about trump expanding deportation authority to agencies beyond just ice? what is striking about this is that this is a sweeping change to the kind of roles that these federal law enforcement officers would play. for example, if you had a dea agent, they might be involved in an immigration case. if there was a component of drugs to it or an atf agent that might be involved. if there are guns associated with it. this is trying to use these federal officers in a broader way to engage them on immigration cases and to give them the authority to assist in deportation. part of the thinking, historically, has been that often these officers from different agencies need to have an ability to work in communities and to engage with the people on the ground who might be able to help them with their investigations. and so the issue of immigration status could sometimes get in the way of that, in the pu
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i want to bring in nbc's kelly o'donnell, who's in asheville, north carolina. morgan chesky is in pacific palisades, california. so, kelly, you are in nc. the president meeting with families right now affected by the storm. one man just told him he feels lucky to be alive. what more can you tell us about the president's trip? >> well, in the latest interactions the president has had, he has been hearing directly from survivors who talked about water rising swiftly, the panic belongings to higher ground. the also hearing about the prolonged response issues of mold remediation, issues of trying to get debris off their property, how to begin the rebuilding process of their homes. for anyone who is hit by one of these life altering disasters, it is a long road back and it is difficult. and no doubt it feels lonely and very stressful. and the president's hearing about that right now. on his time here. he's also been talking a lot about the politics of and the approach that he has to government, which is definitely something that is really front and center in his mind
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here is kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: steepedn enduring rituals and ceremony, america saluting a man who valued a humble life and attaineds it highest oefs. >> he served the people, and he left the world better than he found it. >> reporter: the honor of lying in state brings together the carter family with leaders, dignitaries, and the american people. showing gratitude and respect. >> to honor an extraordinary man, a man who modeled the virtues of service and citizenship. >> reporter: the poignant return to the beginning of where jimmy carter governed, the carter center in atlanta. the home base of the carter's global humanitarian work. for the ourney to washington, a presidential aircraft, desiated air mission 39 carried the mission to joint base andrews,tellingnavy thememoria of the nation's 39th president. president carter began public service at the naval academy and as a nuclear submarine engineer. retracing the route where carter set a modern tradition of walking the parade route on inauguration day. once a political outsider, at rest in the rotunda tonight. at thursday's nat
here is kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: steepedn enduring rituals and ceremony, america saluting a man who valued a humble life and attaineds it highest oefs. >> he served the people, and he left the world better than he found it. >> reporter: the honor of lying in state brings together the carter family with leaders, dignitaries, and the american people. showing gratitude and respect. >> to honor an extraordinary man, a man who modeled the virtues of service and...
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kelly o'donnell, nbc news. >>> president-elect trump is due to be sentenced this morning for his 34 felonynew york hush money case. the supreme court decided not to intervene and stop today's proceedings. president-elect trump told reporters that he respects the court's decision and noted that they left the door open for him to appeal the verdict. and the judge has made it clear, today's sentencing will not include prison time. >> well, they called for an appeal. and, as you know, they acknowledged what the judge said about no penalty in his ruling, there's no penalty, but we're going to appeal anyway, psychologically, because frankly, it's a disgrace. >> a federal appeals court has also reject add request for mr. trump, refusing to block the release of the special counsel's report on election interference. the president-elect could also appeal this decision to the supreme court. >>> and today the supreme court will tackle the battle over tiktok, the popular app could be banned in the united states as soon as next week. the government alleges that tiktok poses a national security threat. b
kelly o'donnell, nbc news. >>> president-elect trump is due to be sentenced this morning for his 34 felonynew york hush money case. the supreme court decided not to intervene and stop today's proceedings. president-elect trump told reporters that he respects the court's decision and noted that they left the door open for him to appeal the verdict. and the judge has made it clear, today's sentencing will not include prison time. >> well, they called for an appeal. and, as you...
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kelly o'donnell, thanks for your reporting. appreciate it. >>> health officials are warning about the largest outbreak of tuberculosis ever recorded in the united states. >> since the beginning of this year there have been 67 systematic cases in the state of kansas split between two counties and a kansas city suburb. health officials say that's on top of 79 so-called latent or inactive cases where someone tested positive for the disease but is not showing symptoms. joining us now, nbc news medical analyst dr. van gupta. dr. gupta, just how rare is an outbreak like this and walk us through how exactly tuberculosis spreads? >> that's very rare. this is arguably one of the worst outbreaks in history , what we are seeing in kansas in the united states. we've been tracking it all the way back to 1950. in terms of how it spreads, this is a classic case of somebody has pulmonary tuberculosis. we're talking coffin, even coughing up blood. night sweats, weight loss, can be chronic for up to three weeks. so if that's you, if that's a lov
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here's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: the passing of a president offers a rare moment of national reflectionng traditions played out today to honor the life of jimmy carter. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: the 39th president brought together decades of his successors. their interactions appearing to set aside conflicts in politics and personalities. one handshake ended nearly four years of no contact between former vice president pence and the president he served. and mr. obama and mr. trump engaged in conversation. in his eulogy, president biden praised carter's example of leadership. >> strength of character is more than title and the power we hold. >> reporter: sons of the late republican president gerald ford and carter's vice president walter mondale read tributes their fathers had written. >> it was because of our shared values that jimmy and i respected each other as adversaries, even before we cherished one another as dear friends. >> we told the truth. we obeyed the law. and we kept the peace. >> reporter: remembered as a global humanitarian, to his family, a regular guy at home. >>
here's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: the passing of a president offers a rare moment of national reflectionng traditions played out today to honor the life of jimmy carter. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: the 39th president brought together decades of his successors. their interactions appearing to set aside conflicts in politics and personalities. one handshake ended nearly four years of no contact between former vice president pence and the president he served. and mr. obama...
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senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has a look at what the law enforcement agencies are doing to get ready. >> reporter: the u.s. secret service is leading this national special security event involving more than 25,000 responders, a secure perimeter, includings a record 30 miles of anti-scale fencing. drones deliver expansive visibility from above. police robots ready to check packages and places for dangerous materials. washington special agent in charge matt mccool. >> no stone unturned. >> reporter: shaped by real world crises. >> you will see agents on roofs. >> reporter: the deadly new year's car attack in new orleans. >> it starts with no vehicles and check points. and gets tighte checkpoints, and then it gets tighter as we get closer. >> reporter: here nbc news has exclusive access to this multi-agency communication center where teams from aagencies across government, 40 agencies, track and tree awe issues with law enforcement on patrol. securing the city means guarding the water. local authorities on the potomac to detect anyone using the river to get close to o
senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has a look at what the law enforcement agencies are doing to get ready. >> reporter: the u.s. secret service is leading this national special security event involving more than 25,000 responders, a secure perimeter, includings a record 30 miles of anti-scale fencing. drones deliver expansive visibility from above. police robots ready to check packages and places for dangerous materials. washington special agent in charge matt mccool....
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kelly o'donnell has the details. >> reporter: the 39th president but together decades of his successorsions appearing to set aside conflicts in politics and personalities. one handshake ended in the four years of no contact between former vice president mike pence and the president he served. mr. obama and mr. trump engaged in conversation. in his eulogy, president biden praised carter's example of leadership. >> strength of character is more than title or the power we hold. >> reporter: sons of the late republican president gerald ford and walter mondale read tributes their fathers had written. >> it was because of our shared values that jimmy and i respected each other as at the series. even before we cherished one another as dear friends. >> we told the truth. we obeyed the law. we kept the peace. >> join amy, two good friends of mine, peter baker, white house correspondent for the "new york times" and joyce vance has been 25 years as a federal prosecutor. peter, all five living presidents were seated together. basically, on the eve of trump's inauguration to honor a president who st
kelly o'donnell has the details. >> reporter: the 39th president but together decades of his successorsions appearing to set aside conflicts in politics and personalities. one handshake ended in the four years of no contact between former vice president mike pence and the president he served. mr. obama and mr. trump engaged in conversation. in his eulogy, president biden praised carter's example of leadership. >> strength of character is more than title or the power we hold....
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joining us now to dig in, nbc news sesenior whe house correspondent kelly o'donnell and julie tsirkins ordered all federal dei workers to be placed on paid leave by today. what else is included in that executive order? >> reporter: it's a sweeping effort to try to remake how the federal government treats the issue of diversity, equity and inclusion. these employees will be paid for some period of time on administrative leave, but the work they're doing ends. that means taking down websites associated with it, stopping policies. the order talks about if there have been any efforts prior to the trump administration coming into office that might somehow disguise these same policies in a different way, that those need to be disclosed. donald trump says -- president trump says that merit is what he wants to be the focus in the federal workforce and not these programs that intended to right past wrongs, to be sensitive to a broad range of underserved people in the workforce. he said he wants it different. part of what he's using at the time is the power of the presidential pen with serious
joining us now to dig in, nbc news sesenior whe house correspondent kelly o'donnell and julie tsirkins ordered all federal dei workers to be placed on paid leave by today. what else is included in that executive order? >> reporter: it's a sweeping effort to try to remake how the federal government treats the issue of diversity, equity and inclusion. these employees will be paid for some period of time on administrative leave, but the work they're doing ends. that means taking down...
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kelly o'donnell, thanks for being here with us.g about how president biden came to this decision and what happens next? >> this has been a long time coming and president biden has been clear about his concern that something as important to infrastructure as u.s. steel having those kinds of resources run by american companies, it is his view that it is in the national security interest and that is the basis by which he is making this decision. there is a committee of cabinet officials led by the treasury secretary known as, they have reviewed this pledge to purchase from the japanese nippon steel of u.s. steel and the ultimately did not provide a recommendation which then put the ball in his court and he issued the statement today. nippon is saying it is dismayed by this decision and will use all of its proper channels of recourse to try to push forward. the intention they say was that this would have infused u.s. steel with resources that would strengthen the company. president biden believes and has stated this was important to tr
kelly o'donnell, thanks for being here with us.g about how president biden came to this decision and what happens next? >> this has been a long time coming and president biden has been clear about his concern that something as important to infrastructure as u.s. steel having those kinds of resources run by american companies, it is his view that it is in the national security interest and that is the basis by which he is making this decision. there is a committee of cabinet officials led...
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. >> let's start in asheville, where nbc's kelly o'donnell is standing by. s heading your way. i understand newly sworn in democratic governor josh stein will be there to greet the president. what else do we know about this visit? >> well, that kind of a greeting is important. because governors want the support. >> of a president. >> and so that's a place where you will see even unusual acts of bipartisanship. >> the president. >> will also be meeting with the delegation from congress for north carolina, and then doing the work that is so critical of a president in these kinds of roles. and it's something where we've seen donald trump do this before in his first term, and we've seen his approach, which is in some ways very different than other presidents. >> where he. >> is talking about criticism of the response. and here he is coming to a place that he visited as candidate trump not long after. the effects of the storm that you can still see are very vivid here in this community. for businesses that are still destroyed, homes, lots of debris in this area. t
. >> let's start in asheville, where nbc's kelly o'donnell is standing by. s heading your way. i understand newly sworn in democratic governor josh stein will be there to greet the president. what else do we know about this visit? >> well, that kind of a greeting is important. because governors want the support. >> of a president. >> and so that's a place where you will see even unusual acts of bipartisanship. >> the president. >> will also be meeting with...
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i want to bring in kristen welker, hallie jackson and senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnelln, let me begin with you. your reflections here as the nation says good-bye. >> reporter: i'm struck by the fact you have all the past presidents coming together, this rare showing of bipartisanship to honor the life and legacy of the late jimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states who, of course, served one term. he left after a defeat by ronald reagan. inflation was high. there were american hostages in iran. but his post-presidency in some ways, i think, has become such a critical part of his legacy. his focus on human rights, his focus on community, the carter foundation, building homes for those in need, fighting diseases. in fact, stomping out one disease throughout africa, and really having that be a model of what he wanted to be remembered for. and he really made the presidency, by the way, a shift towards one focussed on human rights globally. i think that will be a key part of the carter legacyas will, i think, the tone he tried to set here in washington. he didn't
i want to bring in kristen welker, hallie jackson and senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnelln, let me begin with you. your reflections here as the nation says good-bye. >> reporter: i'm struck by the fact you have all the past presidents coming together, this rare showing of bipartisanship to honor the life and legacy of the late jimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states who, of course, served one term. he left after a defeat by ronald reagan. inflation was high....
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kelly. >> o'donnell is traveling. >> with the president. kelly, we.poke about this just. >> a moment ago, but. >> the president made some. >> big statements about fema. >> sweeping statements coming at a time when he is here, in part to see the kind of damage that still exists not only behind us here, but from my point of view, all beyond the camera here. so it is extensive damage in an area that was very hard hit in asheville about four months ago in the fall when helene came through with flooding and damage. so the president here to see some of those who are coping with it to talk with local officials and chose this time to make the case that fema should potentially be disbanded. he signed an executive order, talked about signing an executive order that would change the agency. and clearly fema has come under criticism after various disasters about the federal response. but the president also said that he would like to see governors in charge of disasters, while governors do have that authority right off the bat. and one of the first things they typ
kelly. >> o'donnell is traveling. >> with the president. kelly, we.poke about this just. >> a moment ago, but. >> the president made some. >> big statements about fema. >> sweeping statements coming at a time when he is here, in part to see the kind of damage that still exists not only behind us here, but from my point of view, all beyond the camera here. so it is extensive damage in an area that was very hard hit in asheville about four months ago in the...
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chris burke are so according to the reporting of myself, my colleagues andrew blank steen and kelly o'donnell, right now three senior u.s. law enforcement officials say that this explosion of a tesla cyber truck kind of in the portico there where you saw that arising from in front of trump 's property in las vegas is being investigated, at least initially it's a potential act of terrorism and that it was, quote, intentional. and there was a person who was found deceased. that is the driver of that vehicle. there were seven others that were injured as a result. and so they don't yet have a specific motive, but some things they've found in the investigation lead them to believe that this could've been some sort of a terrorist attack or at least that they should investigate it as such. interestingly, chris, and but he is going to immediately say, we have something that happens in new orleans, we have something that happens in las vegas. the car that was used in las vegas, the cyber truck was actually rented from the same type of company. it's kind of like an airbnb for cars, as the car that was
chris burke are so according to the reporting of myself, my colleagues andrew blank steen and kelly o'donnell, right now three senior u.s. law enforcement officials say that this explosion of a tesla cyber truck kind of in the portico there where you saw that arising from in front of trump 's property in las vegas is being investigated, at least initially it's a potential act of terrorism and that it was, quote, intentional. and there was a person who was found deceased. that is the driver of...
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nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has more. ♪♪ >> reporter: the passing of asident offers a rare moment of national reflection. stirring traditions played out to honor the life of jimmy carter. ♪♪ ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: the 39th president brought together decades of his successors. their interactions setting aside conflicts and personalities. one handshake ended nearly four years of no contact between former vice president pence and the president he served. and mr. obama and mr. trump engaged in conversation. in his eulogy, president biden praised carter's example of leadership. >> strength of character is more than title or the power we hold. >> reporter: sons of gerald ford and walter mondale read tributes their fathers had written. >> it was because of our shared values that jimmy and i respected each other as adversaries, even before we cherished one another as dear friends. >> we told the truth. we obeyed the law. and we kept the peace. ♪ imagine ♪ >> reporter: remembered as a global humanitarian to his family a regular guy at home. >> my grandfat
nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has more. ♪♪ >> reporter: the passing of asident offers a rare moment of national reflection. stirring traditions played out to honor the life of jimmy carter. ♪♪ ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: the 39th president brought together decades of his successors. their interactions setting aside conflicts and personalities. one handshake ended nearly four years of no contact between former vice president pence and the...
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i want to bring in nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. tte botello is near the border for us in hidalgo, texas, and former democratic congresswoman and msnbc political analyst donna edwards joins us as well. so, kelly, what more do we actually know at this hour about this crackdown on workers in die rolls? well. >> chris, we're going through what is now a transition of. >> a. different type. >> on the campaign trail. many of these concepts were talked about by candidate trump. and now as president trump, his administration is taking action. and there are two broad categories of employees that. >> are relevant. >> in this conversation. there are political appointees who are subject to. the administration being. able to hire and fire. and then there are career employees who, through administration to administration, hold positions across. >> government that are not. >> supposed to be subjected to the. >> whims of. >> party and control, and that is intended to give some stability and some expertise that carries through. so part of what would
i want to bring in nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. tte botello is near the border for us in hidalgo, texas, and former democratic congresswoman and msnbc political analyst donna edwards joins us as well. so, kelly, what more do we actually know at this hour about this crackdown on workers in die rolls? well. >> chris, we're going through what is now a transition of. >> a. different type. >> on the campaign trail. many of these concepts were talked...
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nbc's kelly o'donnell joins us from the white house. also with us, msnbc contributor paola ramos. >> politico white house correspondent eugene daniels and washington bureau chief for black press usa april ryan. >> it's great to have you all with us. >> kelly. >> first, what's on this agenda for the president's first meeting with congressional leaders? >> well, certainly, the president wants to talk about moving some of his policy ideas into legislation now. >> and we've seen already in the initial sort of celebratory responses related to the inauguration, a lot of support from republicans. >> now it's about the work. and he's got speaker johnson, who, of course, has been an ally leader thune in the senate, who has also said they will work together to get the agenda done. >> so it has to do with a whole range of issues, keeping the tax cuts that he passed originally that are set to expire, working on that, trying to get what the president likes to call one big, beautiful bill that would launch a lot of his early agenda items. also, we'll
nbc's kelly o'donnell joins us from the white house. also with us, msnbc contributor paola ramos. >> politico white house correspondent eugene daniels and washington bureau chief for black press usa april ryan. >> it's great to have you all with us. >> kelly. >> first, what's on this agenda for the president's first meeting with congressional leaders? >> well, certainly, the president wants to talk about moving some of his policy ideas into legislation now....
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let's bring back kelly o'donnell, kristen welker, and hallie jackson. there will be a presentation of some gifts, and when you see a couple of senators who are prominent there, including amy klobuchar of michigan at the lectern, and in then in green at the dais is deb fischer, they have the leadership of a committee that, on most days, doesn't sound all that exciting, the rules committee. but the best benefit is that they get to run all the ceremonies of the inauguration, and she's describing the gifts that they're presenting right now. >> one of the things that strikes me is just how many images of bipartisanship we've seen throughout the day. we really can't take that for granted. we rarely get toto see tho moments on display. but again, this goes to what we've been talking about throughout this entire day, which is this is the traditional and peaceful transfer of power that the country necessarily get to witness in this way four years ago. >> kristen, i just heard her say these gifts represent our equal branches of government, and i suspect president
let's bring back kelly o'donnell, kristen welker, and hallie jackson. there will be a presentation of some gifts, and when you see a couple of senators who are prominent there, including amy klobuchar of michigan at the lectern, and in then in green at the dais is deb fischer, they have the leadership of a committee that, on most days, doesn't sound all that exciting, the rules committee. but the best benefit is that they get to run all the ceremonies of the inauguration, and she's describing...
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. >> joining me now is correspondent kelly o'donnell.w he is, the president is going into the meeting, there is pressure from the hill, from senate republicans and from the president-elect that this somehow reflects on failures from the white house's weakness but certainly there were plenty of warnings from leaders testifying, giving speeches about the threat of lone wolfs from isis inspiration. >> certainly, the administration has been aware of the potential threat. we know that big targets like celebrations and big gatherings can pose an inviting location for those who want to carry out these attacks. that's why the concern that gets expressed around things like new year's eve or a big bowl game or other events that bring lots of people together where there is a potential for greater harm. the president in the situation room, that's our expectation, that by now he has convened the meeting with homeland security team. the white house expects to tell us the full roster of who is participating in the meeting after the conclusion. the pres
. >> joining me now is correspondent kelly o'donnell.w he is, the president is going into the meeting, there is pressure from the hill, from senate republicans and from the president-elect that this somehow reflects on failures from the white house's weakness but certainly there were plenty of warnings from leaders testifying, giving speeches about the threat of lone wolfs from isis inspiration. >> certainly, the administration has been aware of the potential threat. we know that...
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let's go to nbc news senior white house respondent kelly o'donnell. what are we learning?esident biden will convene a meeting in the situation room at about 12:15 with his homeland security team to get an update on all of the latest developments as investigators are learning more and doing more of the intensive work to try to understand what happened and all the ramifications of the attack in new orleans. two and half weeks left in president biden's term and this series of events in new orleans and certainly in las vegas and with the holiday just shows that at any point there are outside events that can demand the president's time and attention and this is clearly one of those. he spoke from camp david where he spent the holiday, he will be returning from there the later this morning. he talked about concern for the victims who were directly affected by the attacks and the death and injuries there as well as to the wider community and saying he wants all federal resources made available so investigators can do the work to unravel what occurred and certainly understand the
let's go to nbc news senior white house respondent kelly o'donnell. what are we learning?esident biden will convene a meeting in the situation room at about 12:15 with his homeland security team to get an update on all of the latest developments as investigators are learning more and doing more of the intensive work to try to understand what happened and all the ramifications of the attack in new orleans. two and half weeks left in president biden's term and this series of events in new orleans...