So effectively and so far. The other is there apocalyptic narrative. Of course, it is impossible for me to know for sure if they believe the end times are coming or whether they are capitalizing on widespread believe in muslim majority countries that they will witness the end of time. Tonight at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspans q a. The head of the joint Enforcement Administration was on capitol hill last week to testify about allegations of Sexual Misconduct by dea agents overseas. This comes from a report that said that agents attended this hearing is held by the House Oversight committee. It is just over three hours. Rep. Chaffetz we are here today to talk about an alarming problem in our countrys premier Law Enforcement agency. The latest report from the department of justice outlines a number of problems that both Law Enforcement officers and the agency that manages them. The report outlines a number of key problems. Law enforcement at home and abroad engaged in Sexual Misconduc
Come up with a plan, President Trump decided he was going to take matters into his own hands over the weekend signing four executive orders. Hopefully we can do something with them at a later date but were going to be signing some bills in a little while that are going to be very important and will take care of pretty much this entire situation. Well, that doesnt make very much sense. Why . Because the president said these are bills. But only congress can pass bills. What the president did was sign executive orders which most likely will be challenged. In theory, the orders are supposed to get more aid to unemployed workers, suspend the collection of payroll taxes, stop evictions and help with student loan payments. But there are some serious question marks. For example, the president is offering less financial help than people were getting before and theres no stimulus checks or aid to Small Businesses included. Secondly, when talking about things like the payroll tax holiday or morat
Country are grappling with how and when to reopen. In georgia, a school that briefly suspended a student for taking a picture of a crowded hallway is now closed for deep cleaning. Today and tomorrow. This after nine people tested positive for the virus there. It will alert parents tuesday night about whether it is safe for students to return in person to that school. We are going to speak to a medical expert about the Ongoing School debate that is ahead. But, first, we begin in washington where the Trump Administration is defending its decision to bypass congress and to impose executive action when it comes to Coronavirus Relief. The president signed four orders over the weekend, including an extension of Unemployment Benefits. His move coming as negotiations on the hill have been anything but successful in recent weeks. And now top Democratic Leaders are pleading with their republican colleagues to meet them halfway. I hope voices in the Republican Party will prevail and say, sit down
A new round of talks or not on a Coronavirus Relief bill. Democrats and even some republicans slamming the president s series of executive actions, not only on the substance, but on whether it is even legal or not. And as of this morning, the u. S. Holds about a quarter of all coronavirus cases worldwide. Now surpassing 5 million infections across the country. That number doubling since late june. Also, dday for joe biden, hes expected to name the woman who will join him on the democratic ticket this week, perhaps as early as today. Our new reporting on who hes met with and how the campaign plans to roll out that big decision this week. Lots to get to. Lets start with carol lee at the white house. Garrett haake on capitol hill for us. Lots of confusion this morning over the president s executive actions over the weekend, and i guess the first question everyone is asking, does he have the power to do this and will americans actually see any form of relief or is this all just for show at
Weekend he effectively did. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is monday, august 10th, along with joe and me, we have nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host of kc d. C. On nbc, kasie hunt. Political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee Michael Steele is with us. White house reported for the associated press, Jonathan Lemire. And former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst steve ratner is with us. And joe, a lot happening over the weekend. And weve got major covid19 news as well. Yeah a lot happening over the weekend. Of course, a lot of chaos, of course, coming from the white house. Jonathan lemire, we have economists, we have people on the hill, we have business owners, we have ceos. We even have well, we have white house officials that are sort of scratching their heads and asking what exactly happened on friday. The president tried to look like he was in control by pushing unconstitutional president ial directives which seem t