senator, lisa blunt rochester. senator, thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you, reverend al, for having me back on your show. >> now, senator, let's start with the immigration raid in chicago. the wall street journal reports as many as 200 ice officers are being sent to carry out large scale deportations. >> starting tuesday. >> the city's african-american mayor, brandon johnson, says it is preparing for the operation. trump's border czar, tom homan, has threatened mayor johnson with prosecution if he fails to cooperate. what do you think this raid is all about? why is trump starting his second term this way? >> well, you know, first of all, reverend, i want to, if you don't mind, take a moment to honor somebody who we just laid to rest here in delaware. our naacp president, richard smith, affectionately known as mouse. >> he specifically, it was even put in his program, his funeral program, that your show was one of the things that gave him both enjoyment but also information. and i think in this time, we'

i tell people if i had another middle name, it would be lisa jobs blunt rochester. that would be any second middle name. it's so important to my constituents. it's important to me. i think that spirit of bipartisan work is going to be what i carry on in the senate, and i'm looking forward to it. i've got some great opportunities to work on, housing affordability, great opportunities to work on supply chains and health care. so those are the things that i'm going to do when i get there. >> let me ask the question i'm going ask. >> tomorrow. >> tomorrow. let me ask what i asked congressman robert garcia of california yesterday. a lot of talk about the reconciliation bill that is about to come, and in it, jammed in it is going to be a renewal of the trump tax cuts. is that something you would vote for, a reconciliation bill? it might have housing in it. it might have infrastructure stuff in it. but if it has the trump tax cuts in it, is that something you think you can still vote for? >> you know, the bottom line for us is this is about fairness. it's not fair that bil

senator lisa blunt rochester previews what you can expect from democrats. so grab your coffee and settle in. welcome to the weekend. >> breaking overnight, donald trump is defending the mass firings of federal watchdogs. nbc news confirms trump fired 18 inspectors general across several government agencies. and it happened late friday evening. but trump might have a really big problem. under federal law, the president must give substantive reasons of why an inspectors general is being ousted and give congress 30 days notice. but this time, the white house gave a vague explanation justifying the move. last night in nevada, trump told reporters, quote, i did it because it's a very common thing to do. that's not true. it's just not true. these firings are highly unusual. also in vegas, donald trump held a rally attacking immigrants and diversity efforts. >> we're just getting started. we got rid of the woke. we got rid of the woke crap. within hours of taking the oath of office, i declared a national emergency at our southern border. i sent active duty troops

as a matter of fact if i were to have a second middle name could be lisa blunt -- rochester because we know when working people thrive we all thrive. that means you have a home that you can afford to live and that means you have access to quality health care. that means you have the ability to pay for your prescription drugs and for your groceries. and that means we have a tax code that does not give breaks to the ultra-rich while you were just breaking even. that's what we are fighting for what it's in a america. let's get to work. >> hi i'm out melissa slotkin the newest democrat from the state of michigan thrilled to be here with my colleagues in my freshman class and to all of you sharing out there i see you behind the camera. this is michigan weather, up buttercup, this is what we live with every day. i just want to say quickly as one of the freshman who won in a state that was owned by donald trump, regardless of our differences i believe in my core a strong middle class is a national security issue. literally one of the most unifying things we have between us and my job is someo

if i were to have a second it'll name it would be lisa blunt jobs rochester. we know that when working people thrive, we all thrive. that means you have a home that you can afford to live in. you have access to quality health care. that means you have the ability to both pay for your prescription drugs and for your groceries. and it means we have a tax code that does not give breaks to the ultrarich while you are just raking even. that is that breaking even. that is what we are fighting for. this is a new day, a america. -- america. senator slotkin: i'm the newest senator from the state of michigan. i'm thrilled to be here with my freshman class. to all of you shivering out there, i have seen you behind the camera. this is michigan weather. suck it up, buttercup. i want to say quickly as one of the freshman who one in a state that was also won by donald trump, regardless of our differences i believe to my core a strong middle class is a national security issue. it is literally one of the most unifying things we have between us. my job as someone who represents

from the state of delaware, i would like to welcome lisa blunt rochester. many of us know her well because like many of our new colleagues she was a member of the house. five of the six new members were in the house. she climbed up the house to become assistant whip while serving on centering and commerce. like other history making members of our class, she is the first woman and first person of color ever to represent delaware in the senate. let me welcome our new colleague from maryland, senator alsobrooks, she was the first woman elected as the top law enforcement officer in the county where she grew up in. she has stood up for victims of abuse and violence and helping americans. and she is now the first african american senator ever to serve from the state of maryland frment the state of -- from the state of michigan, we are excited to welcome alyssa livestock inn, she -- liveslock she served in the cia under president bush and in the department of defense under president obama. i would like to acknowledge two more colleagues who have taken their oesdzs

from the state of delaware i'd like to welcome lisa blunt rochester. many of us know senator blunt rochester well because like many of our new colleagues she was longtime member of the house. five of our new six callings were house members so they have a lot of great experience. and where she climbed up the ranks of leadership to become assistant went while serving on the influential committee on energy and commerce. like other history making members of our class senator blunt rochester is the first woman and the first person of color ever to represent delaware in the senate. let me welcome our new colleagues from maryland senator angela also brooks born and raised in prince georges county the youngest person and first woman ever elected as the top law enforcement officer of the county she grew up in. she has immense experience in fighting crime, standing up for victims of abuse and violence in helping working-class americans the county executive. she now ndbecomes the first african-american senator ever to serve in the state of maryland. from the stat

tune in tomorrow to the sunday show when newly minted senator lisa blunt rochester of delaware joinsin the new senate and her thoughts on donald trump's cabinet picks. i'll also speak to former capitol hill police sergeant gonell, who will share his thoughts on the january 6th insurrection four years ago. that's tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. follow us on x, instagram, tiktok, and threads using the handle @ weekendcapehart, and catch clips of the show on youtube. you can also listen to every episode as a podcast

from the state of delaware, i would like to welcome lisa blunt rochester. many of us know her well because like many of our new colleagues she was a member of the house. five of the six new members were in the house. she climbed up the house to become assistant whip while serving on centering and commerce. like other history making members of our class, she is the first woman and first person of color ever to represent delaware in the senate. let me welcome our new colleague from maryland, senator alsobrooks, she was the first woman elected as the top law enforcement officer in the county where she grew up in. she has stood up for victims of abuse and violence and helping americans. and she is now the first african american senator ever to serve from the state of maryland frment the state of -- from the state of michigan, we are excited to welcome alyssa livestock inn, she -- liveslock she served in the cia under president bush and in the department of defense under president obama. i would like to acknowledge two more colleagues who have taken their oesdzs

delaware senator lisa blunt rochester signed the letter. so did congresswoman yvette clarke. she's now the chair of the congressional black caucus. the letter says exactly 101 years ago, mr. garvey was convicted of mail fraud in a case that was marred by a prosecutorial and governmental misconduct. the evidence paints an abundantly clear narrative that the charges against mr. garvey were not only fabricated, but also targeted to criminalize, discredit and silence him as a civil rights leader. it goes on to say exonerating mr. garvey would honor his work for the black community, remove the shadow of an unjust conviction, and further your administration's promise to advance racial justice. also pushing for action from the president is his son, doctor julius garvey. he joins us, along with howard law professor justin hansford. he's the author of jailing a rainbow the unjust trial and conviction of marcus garvey. gentlemen, good morning to you and doctor garvey. let me start with you. this formal petition for pardon is new. it was submitted during the obama administration. he ign

angela alsobrooks and lisa blunt rochester. now, they were sworn in by the nation's first black and south asian vp, kamala harris, and republican senator tim scott is now the longest serving black senator in united states history, and the first ever african-american member to chair a full committee in the senate. here he is getting sworn in by then vice president joe biden in 2013. a record of seven latino senators are now in the senate, with the addition of democrat ruben gallego and republican bernie moreno, and democratic senator andy kim is now the first korean american senator in u.s. history. though there has been some controversy, including the milestones set by congresswoman sarah mcbride, who was the first out transgender member of congress. but the democrats win ultimately led speaker johnson to vow to effectively ban transgender women from using women's restrooms in the capitol. and even though females make up about half of the u.s. population in congress, fewer than one third of its members are women. there are now

tomorrow we will be joined by the new junior senator from delaware, lisa blunt rochester, and formerany, many, many more. it all starts back here tomorrow, 8 a.m. eastern. be sure to follow us on social media at the weekend msnbc. but don't you go anywhere because velshi continues our coverage right now. take it away, ali. >> good morning, friends, and thank you. i'm glad you got michael fanone tomorrow. i'm glad you had harry dunn this morning. it is. it's a it's a sort of a different and important part of the story to hear. we all get it. we all get how how we feel about these these these convicts who who tried to, you know, overturn democracy, getting released. but to hear it from these police officers who were on the line and what this means to them and the threat that they feel, i think it's crucial that you're doing that. a

tomorrow we will be joined by the new junior senator from delaware, lisa blunt rochester, and former d.c. police officer michael fanone. and we have many, many, many more. it all starts back here tomorrow, 8 a.m. eastern. be sure to follow us on social media at the weekend msnbc. but don't you go anywhere because velshi continues our coverage right now. take it away, ali. >> good morning, friends, and thank you. i'm glad you got michael fanone tomorrow. i'm glad you had harry dunn this morning. it is. it's a it's a sort of a different and important part of the story to hear. we all get it. we all get how how we feel about these these these convicts who who tried to, you know, overturn democracy, getting released. but to hear it from these police officers who were on the line and what this means to them and the threat that they feel, i think it's crucial that you're doing that. and i thank you for that. >> i mean, when harry dunn said he is not going to live in fear because that is the point, and he you're not going to get fear from him. i was like, yes, harry. >> that's that's some b

tune in tomorrow to the sunday show when newly minted senator lisa blunt rochester of delaware joins us to talk about what she expects in the new senate and her thoughts on donald trump's cabinet picks. i'll also speak to former capitol hill police sergeant gonell, who will share his thoughts on the january 6th insurrection four years ago. that's tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. follow us on x, instagram, tiktok, and threads using the handle @ weekendcapehart, and catch clips of the show on youtube. you can also listen to every episode as a podcast >> particular reuters news said bianco was packing the shotgun and it discharged. >> they ruled it an accident. >> yes they did. >> some of bianca's friends are saying there something going on here. >> larry is having an affair. >> did you do this? i didn't want it to be true. >> my heart was telling me that no, there was no way larry could do something like this. >> you happen to overhear something. >> it was a shocking moment. he said listen, we got to show them i'm innocent. >> you think this was planned? >> i do. the

jim banks senator bernie moreno senator dave mccormick senator and the camp senator diego senator lisa blunt rochester and senator angela alsobrook and i look forward to working with our ranking member elizabeth warren addressing some the issues that our nation will face and my hope is in many ways we will have an opportunity to have bipartisan conversation in a bipartisan answers. it may not be the case all the time but it can be the case on the time and it -- at this time i'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record for letters from 25 organizations set up and submitted to the court. without objection so ordered. we are honored today as well to have our colleagues and senator john cornyn who will introduce mr. turner. mr. corn in the floor is yours. >> thank you mr. chairmen chairman and ranking member warren and members of the committee. it's a pleasure to be here today didn't is my friend and fellow texan scott turner to be the next secretary of the u.s. department of housing and urban development and thank you for allowing me the honor of saying a few words. scott is a fou

comments yesterday, lisa cook offering a blunt assessment saying, quote, valuations are elevated a numberf assets classes including equity and corporate debt suggesting markets re price to perfection. we want to look at the pre-market gainers on the s&p 500. a chip named micron up 5%. first energy and derna and uber with fmc rounding out the top five. nvidia shares with jensen huang speaking at ces. announcing nvidia's mini desk stop. nvidia sparking a rally. chip nation mes moving higher. similar for intel and broadcom and micron here. we will talk more about the chips and what nvidia's ceo had to say with sara kunst in a moment. the bond market is holding steady. jolts later today and the monthly jobs report on friday. take a look at the benchmark. 6.2. it is 20 basis points higher than the hawkish cut in december. we want to look at the energy market. specifically oil. wti and brent breaking a winning streak. we start off with oil. oil moving in the opposite direction right now. just fractional moves. important to note wti is above 70 bucks. here on natural gas is a more than 4% pullba

and a democrat from maryland, maryland's first black senator and lisa blunt rochester, from delaware,elaware's first female and first black senator and also with also the two black women will serve together in the senate for the first time and then, representative reuben gallego, democrat from arizona, arizona's first latino senator. >> demographics of the 119th congress. you will see some new faces in washington and c-span will be there to bring it to you. gavel to gavel coverage of the house on c-span 1, and the senate on c-span2. you can watch major hearings taking place on c-span 3 and the other networks as well and also follow along here of the 119th congress on our website, c-span.org or our free video mobile app, c-span now. we're live from capital hill this morning, and we expect at noon eastern time that the new congress will begin. what happens next is up in the air. will speaker mike johnson get the votes to retain the top post? we're asking you this morning to deliver your message to lawmakers. what do you want to see them act on first? do you think there should be biparti

i said if i had another middle name it would be lisa blunt jobs rochester. this department plays a critical role. it was mentioned to cubs are important to us -- tech hubs are important to us in a bipartisan way. your support for that? mr. lutnick: seems sensible. sen. blunt rochester: another example of this kind of innovation is nimble and manufacturing usa institute based at the university of delaware focused on biopharmaceutical manufacturing. do you commit to supporting n imbl as it grows? mr. lutnick: i am happy to come to delaware and visit. sen. cruz: i want to thank senator curtis and senator marino that very kindly agreed to let senator shaheen skip line. i think that was why's discretion. s --sen. sheehy: ai is getting tons of press and lot of investment. that's great. there are also industries we need that have made this country great that we need in the future. how do we bring back resource industries like mining and timber? how do we get them back on their feet, track capital and it is industries and make america a leader and it is industries a

today it changes and not just because of the race or agenda of lisa blunt rochester but because she isss and address housing with. she worked hard on supply-chain and reducing the cost of living for everyday americans and we are excited about that. sarah mick ride is extraordinary and has shown extraordinary courage. she doesn't get much coverage nationally creating paid family leave for delaware families and also reducing the cost and accessibility of health care so we are very excited about having these two individuals represent us starting today. they will be sworn in later today. >> history being made in washington from the great state of delaware. matt meyer, thank you for joining us this morning. >>> on monday, president biden and the first lady will travel to new orleans to mourn with the community there in the wake of the new year's day terror attacks and to thank first responders who were there moments later at the terrible scene on bourbon street. the president and first lady to new orleans on monday. >>> coming up, president biden announced the white house will block a $15 b

. >> reporter: but another republican, senator lisa murkowski of alaska, was blunt. >> and so, when youave blanket pardons for everyone, including those that engaged in violent, violent acts of destruction and harm to people, and then you just blanket pardon all of them without consequence, i think that that sends a horrible message to our law enforcement officers. >> reporter: and david, we should note tonight that a recent poll showed the majority of americans, 57%, oppose president donald trump pardoning those rioters. when we were out on the campaign trail, voters told us their top issues were the economy, the price of groceries, and the crisis at our southern border. david? >> david: rachel scott, thank you. >>> there's also news tonight involving elon musk. he's been at president trump's side for months, even seen in the west wing before president trump had arrived. but tonight, musk is now speaking out against trump's new plan. the president announced it just 24 hours ago, announcing a $500 billion artificial intelligence project. well, tonight, musk saying the money isn't there.

your guests on saturday include senator lisa blunt, rochester and senior white house advisor steve benjaminh minority leader hakeem jeffries and martin luther king, the third, and his family. >> i want to i want to ask you, rev, just again, about muhammad ali. obviously, you had a very close relationship with him, and i know your value. of course, as mika said, his widow, talking about the compassion he showed in his life for others, especially after his boxing career. talk about that and how how we so badly need more of that today. >> i think that what a lot of people miss is how ali always wanted to be involved in doing humanitarian things. he went and got hostages. he would negotiate for people to get food and shelter, things that weren't in headlines. i remember when he would come to new york and i would go see him. he would say, let's go up to harlem and talk to people. i mean, he loved people. and lonnie ali, his widow, has done a tremendous job with the muhammad ali museum there in louisville to really show and talk about and continue his work, even when he had parkinson's and couldn

and representative lisa blunt roberts, democrat from delaware, we democrats first female and first blackenator. and the two black women will serve together in the senate for the first time. senator ruben gallego, democrat from arizona, will serve as arizona's first latino senator. host: the demographics of the 119th congress. you will see some new faces in washington, and c-span will be there to bring it to you. gavel-to-gavel coverage of the house on c-span1 and the senate on c-span two. you can watch major hearings that are taking place on c-span3 and the other networks as well. you can also follow along here, the 119th congress, on our website, c-span.org, or our free video and mobile app, c-span now. we are live this morning and we expect at noon eastern time that the new congress will begin. what happens next is up in the air. will speaker mike johnson get the votes to retain the top post? we are asking you this morning to deliver your message to lawmakers. what do you want to see them act on first? do you think there should be bipartisanship? what do you think about the speaker vot

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>> i think this is a blunt instrument, why not sit down and talk with jensen, with lisa, why don't sit down and talk with the lam research people. what did they do to deserve this. >> let's go to megan kisella. >> remember these were just the latest in a series of restrictions on chip exports that commerce has released over the past three years. while restrictions have focused on limiting the sales of chips directly to china these limited the specific countries where sharing of chips is unrestricted narrowing it to 18 countries. he wasn't the only one upset by this. nvidia, for example, was warning this week that global progress on ai is now in jeopardy because of the rule. i asked the head of the expert controls office yesterday about this criticism and he says that the rules thread the needle between national security and business. >> do i want that innovation, i want jensen huang to be successful, i want nvidia, i want applied materials, i want amd to be successful, i want intel to be successful. obviously they've been doing that on the chip side, too. again, i don't think that the