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In our politics lead, the first polls closing on this election night in less than an hour. on the ballots in all five states are candidates who have embraced election lies. there is real concern that trump supporters will try to overturn future elections and next time they might be able to pull it off. >> it was the 2020 trump team plan spelled out in the open just weeks before the january 6th insurrection. >> as we speak, today, an ultimate slate of electors in the contested states is going to ...

U.s. capitol. they continue to break through barriers, first on the east side, reaching the rotunda steps and the house plaza. ten minutes later they broke through the final barricade on the west side and the northwest side. the entrance near the senate chamber. then having smashed the windows on the buildings south side they were in. officers tried to disperse the mob with pepper balls and house supporters fought back. the chambers were placed under lockdown, and the process of certifying biden...

Coffee shop in their office building, the dry cleaners in the office building may not be getting as much business? will we need homes with three bedrooms instead of two because we need the office space? that has economic price tag to it. maybe looking forward, we need to re-examine how this adds up. >> theres a host of things, working from home, it affects taxes, what you can write off, all of those things. the jobs report is clearly good news for president biden, but most americans arent feelin...

The u.s. economy adding 467,000 new jobs last month. in the face of the winter omicron surge. and upward revisions of nearly 700,000 jobs added in november and december. that brings the total u.s. job creation to a record 6.6 million in president bidens first year in office. a much-needed win for the president, coming on top of the other good news, covid cases dropping and the killing of an isis leader. joining me now business journalist. thank you so much for joining us. these are huge numbers....

And it was ten minutes long. this was likely before the rioters stormed the capitol, and before jordan objected to certifying bidens win. he said he didnt remember it. how big of a deal do you think this is? >> i think we now understand better that clip of jim jordan being asked about his conversations with donald trump on january 6th, he stammers, dodges, bobs, and weaves. a ten-minute phone call with the president of the united states is something you would remember. so the committee, theres o...

We need to perhaps put different values in some of these changes. for example, working from home. it used to be a novelty. now its the norm. does this mean that people are going to spend less money at the coffee shop in their office building, the dry cleaners in the office building may not be getting as much business? will we need homes with three bedrooms instead of two because we need the office space? maybe looking forward, we need to re-examine how this adds up. >> theres a host of things, w...

States, know that it was not a close election. kn that you lost that election. and allow what the republicans did, to instill doubt into the legitimacy of the american electoral system? how do you just stand there and let that happen? i dont get it. the key of democracy, someone has to be willing to lose. mike pence lost the election, he shld have come out and said that, thanked vice president-elect harris, should have been gracious. thats how we do it in america. i have no idea what motivates t...

Political will and backbone. >> thank you, gentlemen. i appreciate it. see you soon. >> i want to turn to the january jobs report, shattering most economists expectations. the u.s. economy adding 467,000 new jobs last month. and upward revisions of nearly 700,000 jobs added in november and december. that brings the total u.s. job creation to a record 6.6 million in president bidens first year in office. a much-needed win for the president, coming on top of the other good news, covid cases droppi...

Senator ted cruz. its absurd to hear republicans say the biden administration is giving putin a gift after four years of trumps refusal to criticize putin on anything. its part of a pattern. rick scott, republican senator, who also voted against certifying bidens win was so concerned about illegal border crossings he threatened to put a hold three department homeland nominees this spring. people who could have been helping to solve the problem sooner they gotten faster senate approval. the syste...

For protecting voting rights and our democracy or you are against. >> the trump lies are not going away. if anything, they are cementing. one of the new claims out there is that donald trump will be reinstated as president by august. charlie sykes writes, this should remind us that, quote, even though an idea is take, the consequences of a new big lie can be very real and even deadly. delegitimizing our democracy is now central to trumps agenda and his hopes for a political comeback. there are c...