. >> once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome to washingtonweek. for the second straight week, president biden facing scrutiny over handling of classified documents from his days as vice president. the white house announced there were more classified documents discovered in his home late last week. that is in addition to the initial discovery of secret documents in his former washington office, and a second set of materials was found in december in his garage. house republicans, including the chairman of the house oversight committee, were quick to pounce. >> the president mishandle classified documents and they are not being transparent with the american people. yamiche: president biden sought to downplay the controversy. >> we are fully cooperating and looking forward to getting this resolved quickly. i think you will find there is nothing there. i have no regrets, i am following what the lawyers want me to do. yamiche: despite the tension, the white house tried to project a message of the busin

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. ♪ >> once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. miche: happy new year and welcome to "washington week." this new year has brought new problems to the nation's capital, the likes of which the country has not seen in more than a century. at this hour, still no speaker of the house, but after days of failed votes to elect the next speaker, congressman kevin mccarthy come along viewed as a favorite for the job -- for the job, is mounting a comeback. he is expressing optimism. >> we made some very good progress. we will come back tonight and i believe at thawill ha the votes to fish thi on atndimor a. te it reminds me of what my father told me, is not how you start, it is how you finish. yamiche: but there is still a small group of republicans who continue to oppose him. >> you only earn the position of speaker of the house if you can get the votes. mr. mccarthy doesn't have the votes today. he will not have the votes tomorrow. and he will not have the votes next week, next month, next year. yamiche: their numbers are dwindling. in a wee

yamiche alcindor takes us to baltimore where many families don't trust the water coming from their taps. >> reporter: for baltimore resident gloria johnson getting drinking water for her family is an ordeal. >> i don't trust the water. i'm not comfortable with using it. i'm not comfortable with them drinking it. >> reporter: every month the mother of two buys bottled water and boils gallons from the tap for her family to drink, cook, and brush their teeth. >> it's frustrating because you've got to keep up with this every single day on a daily basis. >> reporter: that's because even though baltimore's drinking water meet federal safety standards according to the sit's annual water quality report the water coming out of her tap is sometimes brown, which could be a sign iron is leaching from aging pipes. environmental protection agency administrator michael regan says baltimore is one of countless communities across the u.s. grappling with aging water infrastructure as federal investment dwindles. some experiencing water crises like flint, michigan, jackson, mississippi, and rural west vir

yamiche alcindor, nbc correspondent and washington week on pbs.ormer republican congressman and see an eye officer will hurd. and most importantly, as a four days ago, newlywed is also the author of american reboot, an idealist guide to getting big things done. jackie, let's talk about this. the drama has basically shut down part of our government. i mean, if it was any other business, and everything was shut down for a few days it would be a huge problem. but we're used to government not doing much day in and day out. how worried are lawmakers? >> stephanie, i worked at the new york times but [inaudible] yes. >> i could've said new york post. >> [laughter] the house has essentially been out of commission while the house republicans try to figure out who is going to lead this 118th conference. kevin mccarthy this evening felt pretty confident, more confident then the last few days that he was going to win over 11 out of the 20 detractors through these negotiations that ryan so eloquently outlined, along with some other procedural maneuvering's, wh

i want to bring in yamiche alcindor with me here. we have been talking about what kind of concessions are being made here. some are big, like the motion to vacate. that's what brought down john boehner. now it has been down to one -- he conceded it's one that can bring up a motion, as garrett was saying earlier, this could be the third motion after the pledge and the prayer each day, a motion to vacate. something that nancy pelosi got rid of after seeing what happened to her predecessor john boehner. >> it is fascinating to watch kevin mccarthy appear to lose the seventh ballot here because as you said, he made those concessions. he talked about the fact he was going to go and talk to these conservative members who didn't want to be part of the people who were supporting him initially. i think it's something to say that kevin mccarthy last night was telling reporters, i crawl before i walk, i walk before i run. saying that this is a mountain that he is climbing. he might be on his knees at the beginning but he is hoping to be on his

nbc news washington correspondent yamiche alcindor is following this for us. about the shooting? >> reporter: that's right. the lawyer for abby said teachers warned school administrators multiple times that the 6-year-old had brought a gun to school. she says abby now intends to sue because school officials failed to act and stop what she called, as you say, a preventable shooting. take a listen to what she said. >> on that day, over the course of a few hours, three different times, three times, school administration was warned by concerned teachers and employees that the boy had a gun on him at the school and was threatening people. but the administration could not be bothered. >> reporter: now, the lawyer says during one of those warnings, a teacher told school administrators that the 6-year-old had shown the gun to another student during recess and threatened to shoot that student if he told about the weapon. another teacher said she wanted permission to search the student, but the official denied -- the school official denied that request, according to the

. >> yamiche alcindor, the fact that this has played out the way it's playing out right now on the floor, it's so remarkable. for the republicans when they should be celebrating today. >> certainly, especially for a republican party that had had this aublt to get this slim majority even as the democrats did. historically better than they should have done better than other parties had done in the past. i also think it's important to think about the fact that kevin mccarthy, when you look at him looks like a man who was just resolute. he's sitting there stone faced. he's clearly seething at his party, but also he's clearly determined to win this house speakership. it really tells you that he's someone who is saying you're going to do this to my face. i'm going to look you down. because i'm the leader of this party. by the way, 90% members of the republican party in the house want me to be house speaker. i think it's interesting because we saw images of a little girl on the house floor. it also tellhouse we're in this moment where people have brought their family members. people have brough

yamiche alcindor said it in the last block, donald trump hates a loser. donald trump. i mean, today you basically said, hey donald trump. >> look, i love president donald trump. and i suggested that he called kevin mccarthy and inform him that he does not have the votes and withdraw from the race. so, i love president trump. and no one is going to pick me against him. kevin mccarthy does have this. i understand where the president is right now. but history was show we are on the right side of this. >> have you spoken to donald trump in the last 24 hours? >> i have not. >> last question to you. dan crenshaw and these other republicans, do you see yourself working with them again? in the last 24 hours, he has called you the enemy and said you would rather work with democrats than republicans. he thinks you're doing all of this for attention. and let's be honest, you've never been -- >> i've seen dan crenshaw work with democrats on red flag laws. so, you know, this is just how things operate here. we are going to come together. we are going to be stronger th

yamiche alcindor has details. >> this tragedy was entirely preventable if the school administrators responsible for school safety had done their part and taken action. >> reporter: the lawyer for abigail zwerner shot by her student announcing she intends to sue. >> they failed to act and abby was shot. >> reporter: she laid out a time line saying late morning zwerner went to school administrators to report the boy had threatened to beat up another student. but she said nothing was done, about 12:30 another teacher concerned the child had a gun searched his backpack. and finding nothing warned an administrator she believed the boy put the gun in his pocket. then after 1:00 p.m. a third teacher warned the student saying the boy in question showed him the gun at recess and threatened to shoot him if he told anyone. >> did administrators call the police? no. did administrators lock down the school, no. did the administrators evacuate the building, no. when a fourth employee who heard about the danger asked the administrator for permission to search the boy, he was denied. >> reporter: the school di

senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake, brendan buck, nbc washington correspondent yamiche alcindor and former democratic congresswoman donna edwards. garrett, let's hear about opponents that spoke a little over an hour ago. >> instead of saying to these folks standing with me, why have you brought us to this point, we surely haven't come here alone. there's one person that could have changed all this. >> here we are being sworn at instead of being sworn in. we could have had this solved months ago. >> if you want to drain the swamp, you cannot put the biggest alligator in charge of the exercise. >> garrett, what are mccarthy and his allies expecting now? >> reporter: the bottom line is, the 118th congress is about to get under way. no one has votes to be speaker. kevin mccarthy is in theory closer than anyone. these morning meetings, afternoon meetings, evening meetings last night, none have moved the needle in his direction. it has hardened the opposition to him among members of the freedom caucus, our far right members, some want votes on specific things, committee assignments or

here with us now, yamiche alcindor, brendan buck and phil rucker. want the ethics committee to investigate. there's a complaint that santos broke campaign finance laws, also that he impersonated mccarthy's chief of staff on top of federal and local investigations, now his own local colleagues are turning against him. members are saying, let the ethics committee take it. that could take forever. >> you have been covering politics for a long time. is this not one of the most -- it is hard to believe this story is continuing to go on and on and on. >> i'm trying to keep a straight face. >> what else can you do when you have someone who almost made up their entire identity? is his name george santos while reporting on him. he will test the limits of how far the republican party is going to let a member go. we know there have been election deniers embraced. this someone who made up things from his financial background, from his religion to his identity, his education. he is calling these embellishments. it's not controversial to say these are lies. it's

about this is justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian, washington correspondent yamiche alcindorpaul charleston, former u.s. attorney. away more do we know about the situation with mike pence's house? >> the vice president's lawyer said that a small number of documents with classification markings were found inside four boxes that had been packed inadvertently after pence left the vice presidency. he ordered this search out of an abundance of caution after the biden revelations and pence said he was confident he retained no classified information. apparently that was wrong. as soon as they found the materials, they turned them over to the national archives. and then the justice department requested immediate access bypassing standard procedure and pence agreed to grant them that access. it's not clear what the justice department is doing here, whether they are conducting any kind of review. the attorney general declined to comment when he was asked whether a special counsel would be appointed. but it seems clear that there's a systemic problem here with a lack of accounting for c

. >> joining me now is kristin welker and yamiche alcindor. white house and justice department are getting a lot of heat from republicans and democrats now as well as from the press. is there any plan to change how they are handling this inside the white house? >> reporter: it will be notable and interesting to see what the justice department decides. as it relates to what we are seeing inside the white house, they are dug in on this strategy of essentially referring all questions to the white house counsel. what has changed is that the white house counsel's office has been giving reporters more background briefings, more background information to try to fill in some of the major blanks and major gaps in questions that exist surrounding the president's handling of classified documents. there doesn't seem to be a wholesale shift in strategy here or any intention to do so. they continue to make the point that they do want to be careful about the justice department's investigation. doj, as you know, has come out and said, we haven't told the whit

. >>> joining us vaughan hillyard, brendan buck, nbc washington correspondent yamiche alcindor and phil rucker. as we gather together, they are standing for the prayer and the pledge of allegiance on the house floor. they go right into it. or there's a motion to adjourn. brendan buck, do you think they will move to adjourn? what happens to them if it fails? what happens to mccarthy? >> it's another big moment. we will find out quickly how much control he has over the floor. a motion to adjourn, as you said, needs 218 votes or a majority of the house willing to go there. democrats making very clear they're not going to help. the big question is, do the people who are opposing kevin mccarthy want to help him get there, want to help him buy more time? if kevin mccarthy can't control the floor in terms of whether or not they are taking a break, whether or not they are voting, i think that's a bad sign for him going forward. if i'm a democrat, i understand what they're doing. they would love to see kevin mccarthy rack up loss after loss. they can't get off the floor. they can't stop voting u

thank you so much, garrett haake, yamiche alcindor, phil rucker, matthew dowd.nks to all to kick off our new year, 2023. >>> so what former president had no charitable contributions in the last year in office? what we've learned from combing through trump's tax returns. this is "andrea mitchell reports." that's next. s. this is "andrea mitchell reports. that'sex nt. ♪♪ hey dad, i'm almost out. i got you. any questions, chris? all good, thanks maura! healthier is managing all your family's prescriptions in one app. if your moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis symptoms are stopping you in your tracks... choose stelara® from the start... and move toward relief after the first dose... with injections every two months. stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms, sores, new skin growths, have had cancer, or if you need a vaccine. pres, a rare, potentially fatal brain condition, may be possible. some serious allergic reacti

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joining me now ali vitali, yamiche alcindor and susan delpercio. ali, take us through what's shaking out in the republican -- the rebels getting what they want. george santos getting appointments. marjorie taylor greene getting back on committees. >> it's a new congress now. signments have shaken out.ms republicans getting a late start to it but starting to assemble who is going to make up these committees on the majority side of them. the thing that we are seeing is pretty much what we expected, which is that even though these 20 or so republicans were the hardliners against mccarthy, their negotiations in many ways paid off. they were able to extract concessions from the speaker and also still land themselves on these key committees, the so-called "a" committees everybody wants to be on. coveted slots. look at the judiciary committee. it's stacked with people like matt gaetz, andy biggs, chip roy. then, of course, looking ahead to people like marjorie taylor greene. they will do a lot of the oversight, literally, of the biden administration. some

. >> joining us with the latest is yamiche alcindor. good to see you. tell us more about the warnings from teachers that same day. >> the lawyer for the first grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student laid out a pretty stunning tombline of the day of the shooting. late morning around 11:15, she went to min strauters to report that the boy threatened to beat up another student, but said nothing was done. an hour later at 12:30, the lawyer said a second teacher concerned the student had a gun and searched his backpack and found nothing. she believed the boy put the gun in his pocket. but the lawyer said the school official brushed off the issue saying the student had, quote, little pockets. then after 1:00 p.m., a third teacher warned of a student say ing the boy in question showed him a gun at recess and threatened to shoot him if he told anyone. and finally, a fourth teacher asked permission to search the student, but the school official denied the request, according to the attorney. nbc news has also learned from a source close to the situation that s

yamiche alcindor is our washington correspondent. doug high is a republican strategist for the rnc. peter baker is chief white house correspondent for "the new york times" and an msnbc political analyst. steve kornacki is at the big board. garrett, tell us what's happening this second and what should we make of it? >> we're watching kevin mccarthy on his way going 0 for 4. byron donalds, the latest person to be the anti-mccarthy antecandidate of the moment is on his way to matching the vote totals of jim jordan yesterday when he was in that role. the fact that it's now donalds instead of jordan telling you a little something about the rebel's strategy here. it's not about the particular other person who they are voting for here. it's about communicating that they are not for kevin mccarthy under any circumstances. and they are sending that message here again today despite this renewed push from former, the figure head leader of the republican party, saying to vote for kevin mccarthy torks drop these challenges for the good of the party. and from that message being communicated throu

our washington correspondent yamiche alcindor is joining us. "the wall street journal" says that the department of justice was considering a role in the search for the classified documents but decided against it, because the biden administration was cooperating, and how is this playing out so far? >> it is not verified by nbc news, and underlying so far, the biden team, and legal aides have decided against more aggressive action, and that is in line what the white house department has said, and they have sought to be as transparent as possible with the doj and this is understood scoring that the biden administration is not having the tense back and forth as they had with the aides with president donald trump that they had back and forth. and with that, the doj does reserve the right to take a tougher stance and the right to give a future search warrant if the negotiations get hostile. >> yamiche, thank you. >>> and now, more layoffs are announced for another big tech chain. >> and now, we are joined by julia boorstin with the big money minute.

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i want to bring in yamiche alcindor who has been all over this.t spring up overnight, it has been building for years. 80% of the community is black. how is it that we have to get on here, on the news, and say still happening months later. how is that possible? >> it is heart breaking it is still happening, it is still happening because there are resource gaps, acute failures plaguing the city's drinking water. the justice department filed in a complaint against the city of jackson alleging it failed to provide residents proper drinking water in violation of the nation's safe drinking water act and following doj action a third party will now be appointed to operate the water system there, taking charge of everything from billing customers to making needed improvements. that third party is expected to be a dallas-based engineering firm. it is expected to take over operations next month, according to the city's recently appointed water manager. also, environmental protection agency administrator told me that jackson is one of countless communities ac

at the media these the sunday shows always have a black person usually the analysis programs yamiche alcindor or one of my babies and donna brazile people like that oh and jonathan capehart who's also one of my favorites is on newshour and i can name quite a few. but the thing that encourages two things encourage each man from the fact some of these people who make the decisions about who's going to get are hiring more black people in some very good prominent positions like yamiche is running washington week now and can name others. but one of the great tragedies of the moment is local newspapers which are going out business. i guess because they don't have the money but that's what people need in community that are not large communities that are not to the new york times and maybe don't even watch television anymore because everybody's doing twitter and tweet which where a lot of them are getting wrong information the way. but again like i talked a few ago about how we need to get our in the street, people need to get their feet in the street to help voters. they need the information. and so

to i'm yamiche alcindor in washington d.c..cans are set to take the majority in the house. ushering in a new era new arrow divided government. in the race for how speaker have through the gop into chaos. house minority leader kevin mccarthy is struggling to secure the 200 and. 18 votes he needs to hold the speakers gavel. mccarthy can only afford to lose four republican votes. and you get five republicans from the conservative freedom caucus have vowed to vote as a block against him. political reports mccarthy's already begun making major concessions to win those votes. including the possibility making it easier for members to depose the speaker. if mccarthy does manage to win the speakership he could be starting his tenure in a very vulnerable position. joining me now is ali -- capitol hill correspondent nbc news. ali, kevin new year. tell me what's the latest here on the race for the house speakership here. do we think of mccarthy's going to be able to pull this off. >> yamiche, happy new year to you to. that's a question tha

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nbc news correspondent yamiche alcindor reports. >> this tragedy was entirely preventable if the school administrators responsible for school safety had done their part and taken action. >> the lawyer for abigail zwerner, the 1st grade teacher shot by a student. >> they failed to act, and abby was shot. >> reporter: late morning, zwerner went to school administrators saying the boy threatened to boat up another student. warned an adminis did administrators lock - he wa >> reporter: the school district citing an ongoing investigation declined to comment amid statements from zwerner's attorney, but confirmed the assistant principal has resigned earlier this month, superintendent george parker acknowledged school officials were warned. >> they were notified of a possible weapon in the time line we're dealing with. >> reporter: and parker is out of a job. at a special school board meeting officials voted to remove him and appointed interim superintendent. meanwhile students are scheduled to return to classes on monday. >>> nbc news has learned the teacher texted a loved one before she was w