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Mesobook if you were 4,000 well, its time to break down the big stories with some smart people. Today were asking with the jury set for Donald Trumps hush money case. Can the former president get a fair trial in manhattan . Then with enemies like these, who needs friends, will dig into how long House Speaker mike johnson can survive with the help of democrats. Plus day jobs for the duke and duchess this will use sign on for harry and meghans new offerings. Are group is here and ready to go. So s...

Johnson says, he will press on im not deterred by red do the right thing, but theres a lot to break down here, but lets start with johnsons strategy. >> jonah, ten, johnson continue as he has are at least right now to run the house with the aid. the total dependence on democrats no. >> i think this is a well its not a one-off. its a four off because theyre four bills. but democrats dont want to normally support johnson on anything. republicans than anything that would, that would be abnormal. >>...

Out of this pandemic, prove with a nation thats obviously been in turmoil now for years, prove that democracies can still serve its citizens and compete economically in the 21st century with the rising autocracies across the globe, namely china. so, certainly, we feel like the administration has made it clear the next two weeks will be crunch time in terms of whether the infrastructure deal can be worked out, whether it can be any sort of bipartisan agreement, but that is just a piece of the ove...

Jonathan, when it comes to infrastructure? >> well, the white house is signaling that, first of all, theyre just pleased that there is some bipartisan dialogue, so a lot of issues, of course, we know, in hyperpartisan washington right now, thats not happening at all. infrastructure and policing are the two things that are the exception. they were hoping for more from republicans in their counteroffer that we saw at the end of last week. theres only about $250 billion or so in terms of new spendi...

Fought for voting rights. and a moment of silence at the lincoln memorial, where he burst onto the national scene at the 1963 march on washington. >> we do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now. wake up, america. wake up. >> reporter: construction workers, police and others saluting the man whose impact was so enormous that he brought together republicans and democrats today, even in this hyperpartisan washington. >> history only bent toward whats right because people like j...