Nancy pelosi about what can be done to control guns. And, of course, the looming fiscal cliff. Speaker boehner today turns to his plan b. Our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make 1 million or less and have all of their current rates extended. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell live in washington. We here at nbc and msnbc and our entire family are relieved and joyful today that the escape of our friends and colleagues. Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, producer gazi and john questra from kidnappers in syria where they had been held out of communication for five long days and nights. We first heard from richard last night and waited to hear that he and the team had crossed the border into tshgy. They had been blind fold and bound and only broke free after their candidate kidnappers came into contact with a rebel militia leading to a fierce firefight. Heres Richard Engel describing the moments before their kidnapping on the today show this morning. We were driving in syria
N espn on cspan radio. And support building. The military action in congress on the next 45 minutes your comments on the congressional reaction to the president s proposal for syria. If you support it or are against it. Mocrat democrat for 202 5853880 for democrats. 202 5853881 for republicans. D you can also contact us on twitter, facebook or email us. Theres a headline from the wall street journal in which we take our questions. The journals headlines support builds in congress for the strike in syria. It egoes to the senate side inside. And talking about the draft amendment that will be debated today in the senate and then the New York Times turns to the house. Tweeters express support how leaders express support for syria strike. Again, for our first 45 minutes, your reaction to how senators and legislatures are reacting and comments they have made, hearings that will take place. If you want to give us a call its 202 5853880 for democrats. 202 5853881 for republicans. And 202 62802
Hallie jackson, thank you. Right now on msnbc, tale of the tapes. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle call for President Trump to turn over any recordings he may have of his krfrgconversati with ousted fbi director james comey. Plus, recording history. New reports say President Trump has for a long time secretly recorded phone conversations when he was in private business. The reporter who broke the story will tell us what the president s former Associates Say and what it could mean for staffers now. And breaking right now, cyber chaos. The largest cyber attack ever is spreading by the minute, stealing information and demanding ransom from Hundreds Of Thousands of users across more than 150 countries. What you need to do to protect yourself. Good morning, everyone. Im Chris Jansing in beautiful washington, d. C. This morning, democrats are ratcheting up their pressure on President Trump on not one but two fronts. For starters, demanding any takes the president may have of
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G general flynn was treated illegally. What they have done, what theyve done to this country can never happen again. Ed the counselor to killian conway. We had previously had bits and pieces of that email that the former National Security advisor susan rice wrote herself. The afternoon of inauguration date january 20th 2017, that we have the entire context of it in the email. She confirms that on january 5ti director james comey briefed president obama and joe biden on his thoughts on general Michael Flynn. According to his rights, he does have some concern that hes speaking frequently with Russian Ambassador kislyak and comey said that could be an issue as it relates to sharing Sensitive Information. The nsa should not pass Sensitive Information and he replied potentially. He added there is no indication that flynn has passed the level of indication. It should not be unusual that an incoming Transition Team is having conversations with officials of other governments. What you dont exp
Also, chaos in venezuela. Soaring inflation, a crashing economy, violent protests and yet a president determined to stay in power. This week, donald trump said the u. S. Would not let that country crumble. Ill talk to a leader of venezuelas main opposition party. Plus, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could reshape the american Political Landscape. The ruling could have a Significant Impact on district lines nationwide. Will the court make elections fairer . And, finally, humans as we know them have roamed the earth for tens of thousands of years. Are we on the verge of a new kind of human . Homo sapien version 2. 0. Are we ready for that . But, first, heres my take. At the sixmonth mark of the Trump Presidency what im struck by is the path not taken. The lost opportunity. During the campaign, trump tapped into a real set of problems facing america. A deep frustration with the existing political system. He embraced and expressed somewhat inconsistently a left right divi