at our best, we learn from our past and we look to the future. a nation continuously striving to be a more perfect union. i m here to speak to another truth. it s because of this congregation and the black community of south carolina, and not an exaggeration, jim clyburn, that i stand here today as your president because of all of you. that s a fact, and i owe you. i ve done my best to honor your trust. that means rejecting the small, narrow, cramped view of america as well as lifting up a bigger and broader view of america that holds that, if you do well, i do well, we all do well. when our freedoms are protected, we deny hate is a safe harbor where everyone is a fair shot at a life of dignity and opportunity and where our democracy works for everybody. it benefits everybody. i don t get these guys. everybody does better. even those folks who disagree with us. i m keeping my commitment to you. that s the america we re building together instead of erasing history, we re makin
with their counteroffensive. but first, we are going to focus in on a monumental day here in uk politics the release of the parliamentary report into boris johnson. the report by the privileges committee found that the former prime minister deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties at 10 downing street when coronavirus lockdown measures were in place. the committee says it would have recommended suspending him as an mp for 90 days if he hadn t already stood down from the role after he saw the report last week. it also recommends the former pm should not get a pass which allows ex mps to access parliament after they leave. mrjohnson has admitted his statements about the parties misled parliament, but denied doing so intentionally or recklessly, saying, this is rubbish. this is a lie. we will have some reaction to the report shortly, but first, here s our political editor chris mason. so many chapters of borisjohnson s life have his relationship with the truth ru
the hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. hunter biden appears in federal court in los angeles, and pleads not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. hunter biden is appearing in federal court in los angeles this hour. he s has pleaded not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. mr biden is facing three felony and six misdemeanour counts of evading $1.1; million in taxes. the president s son is also the focus right now of an inquiry from house republicans who yesterday staged a hearing to hold him in contempt of congress, for not complying with a subpoena to sit for a closed door deposition. what caught them by suprise was hunter appearance was hunter s appearance in the committee room in the middle of those contempt proceedings. and that sparked utter chaos. it doesn t matter who you are, where you come from or who your father is or your last name. yes, i m looking at you, hunter biden, as i m speaking to you. you ar
and i thank you. good to be back with you on this second hour of msnbc reports with jose diaz-balart. it is 1:00 eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. i m in today for chris jansing. what happens today in a d.c. courthouse could be one of the most important days yet for the former president. donald trump s lawyer facing off against jack smith s special counsel team about the durability of trump s presidential immunity argument. it is now in the hands of three judges, but could this case as trump s lawyer put it open pandora s box? a president has to have immunity. and the other thing is i did nothing wrong. and the two top figures in this case, special counsel jack smith and judge tanya chutkan have now both been victims of swatting. what does that mean for the safety of public officials as we head into a busy 2024? plus, the pentagon s investigation into secretary of to hide his hospitalization from even the white house as more lawmakers on capitol hill call for his resignation.
it s noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific. hunter biden makes a surprise appearance at one of two hearings considering whether to hold him in contempt of congress. we will talk to one of the lawmakers who was in the room when hunter biden walked in. new reporting on former president trump s plans to speak tomorrow at the closing arguments for his $250 million civil fraud trial. andrea mitchell will join us live from tel aviv where she sat down for an interview with secretary of state antony blinken. why he believes hostage negotiations with hamas could soon resume. we begin with breaking news from capitol hill. this morning hunter biden made a surprise appearance at a house oversight hearing on aa resolution to hold him in contempt of congress. republicans slamming hunter biden for showing up. you are the epitome of white privilege, coming into the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed. what are you afraid of? you have no