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unprecedented step -- possibly, at least leaving the door open -- prosecuting trump saying no one is above the law. the federal reserve is meeting today. experts predict it could raise -- make its second significant rate hike in just six weeks. first, lets get more on the reports that the doj is asking questions about trumps actions around the january 6th insurrection. what more are we learning? >> reporter: good morning. what were learning is from "the washington post" reporting tha...

What that would allow the president to do exactly? >> sure. i appreciate the opportunity. and first, lets set the context. you did half of it, which is calling out not just wildfires in california, other parts of the west, the floroding in st. louis, extreme weather events throughout the country and, frankly, around the world. we also have to remind folks of why were turning to the president because our republican colleagues in the senate who continue to disregard the science or fail to act legi...

And clearly they have contempt for everyone who calls this country home. im not looking to the courts. im not looking to our colleagues across the aisle. im looking at this democratic party to stand up and to be responsive and to meet the moment and to act legislatively. we need to codify roe v. wade. we need to pass my bill with julie chu, abolish the filibuster, expand the courts and repeal hyde. not necessarily in that order but all of those things must happen. >> congresswoman ayanna presley...

Across the aisle. im looking at this democratic party, to stand up in to be responsive in meet the moment. and to act legislatively. we need to kind of fire roe v. wade, we need to pass my bill with judy shoe, we need to abolish the filibuster, expand the course and we need to repeal high. not necessarily in that order but all those things must happen. >> congresswoman, thank you so much for your time tonight. >> thank you, chris. >> next, the unbelievable scenes of destruction, as the remnants ...

Except it was even more money. this same group of people rolled gives joe biden a huge lead over the obama administration the rest of the democratic primary rivals that are running. reprogrammed $105 billion, $267 his 32% here, more than double million came from the fema elizabeth warren, who sits in disaster relief fund, $31 second. sanders is in third. theyre on the right of the million came from the coast screen. andrew yang, at 3%, is polling guard maintenance fund. there were other monies t...

A republican insider has said weve been watching slowly the republican party sort of implode and fight amongst itself. it seems as though the presidents actions or by his actions hes speeding imthat inploegs. look, if hes catering to his base. if hes speakering to a rally of supporters, this language works for him. if hes trying to act legislatively, it doesnt. hes picking on some of the most powerful republicans, most respected republicans within the party, and, yes, senator corker you can call...

The workforce would put all of the amount of jobs and cost the economy of the 3.4 billion to replace him. the bottom line here is that this president obama who did not go through the right process to begin with. so what this actually allow congress to do what they shouldve done to begin with and further protect these people? >> this was passed in 2012 from enacted by barack obama in the congress had four years to act legislatively. i think the writing is on the wall for a compromise here. we saw...