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john berman. we have new developments on the u. s contractor killed by a drone strike in syria. we are now seeing video of an iranian military facility engulfed in flames. this is after president biden authorized a retaliatory strike retaliation. from what the u. s says was this iranian backed one way drone attack an attack that killed an american contractor and wounded five u. s service members. president biden is in canada this morning. were waiting to hear from him on all this. also...

Own new program which will air 6 00 p. M. Weekdays. Well announce the start date eventually. But you can mark your calendar in a rough way if you want. A big breaking news night. So im happy to hear what Rachel Maddow has in store for us. Youre giving us a calendar alert that could exist in the age of digital calendars. Youre telling us to pencil this in in general but i cant give you a start date. Write a macro so at some point that stakicks in and it starts. Thats all i was allowed to say. A v...

John berman. we have new developments on the u. s contractor killed by a drone strike in syria. we are now seeing video of an iranian military facility engulfed in flames. this is after president biden authorized a retaliatory strike retaliation. from what the u. s says was this iranian backed one way drone attack an attack that killed an american contractor and wounded five u. s service members. president biden is in canada this morning. were waiting to hear from him on all this. also at this m...

Joe biden political rally by the time they hit the underside of the capital. >> tucker: it would be nice to hear them explain. at least, l de blasio, was willing to address it directly. my life is more a part of. i give them credit for being not honest. but congress members be bold enough to defend? >> look, we just need to accept the notion that the law-abiding gun owners need nothing. they may come safer all around this great country, and prickly, its just going inside washington, d.c., and so...

What he ought to do is look at his message. donald trump got elected because he railed against the machine and ruling class inside washington dc. when he stands his ground dont make a public adverse democrat issue but make it more about what congress has failed to do in the last 30 years and that is to secure our border. behold the ground and set the tone will be all right going through the state of the union. gillian: a lot of americans can agree congress is not always so great at doing its job...

But jefferson davis, like lincoln, is under pressure to attack his enemys capital. an ambitious plan to engage the union troops is fueled by a southern attitude of confidence and superiority. >> any man from alabamas worth at least three yanks. well be home in a week. >> now, what the rebel troops may lack in numbers and equipment, they make up for with a rebel pride, a fierce determination to hold on to their southern way of life no matter the consequence. >> [ chuckles ] >> with the confederat...

Being sort of beneath him. >> while mcclellan stalls the union offensive in d.c., another general is on the attack in western tennessee. after capturing fort henry, ulysses s. grant pushes toward fort donelson, a vital confederate outpost. for grant, this is the first step toward redeeming his past disgraces. >> at the beginning of the american civil war, ulysses s. grant is a has-been, kind of a loser. this guy had had a promising military career. kind of whittled it away at the bottom of a whi...

Cost him and the union greatly. >> with his army on the march to manassas, lincoln faces another threat from inside washington, d.c. confederate spies have infiltrated every corner of the capital, from saloons to bedrooms. >> are the soldiers finally going to be attacking the rebels? >> yes, indeed. >> rose oneal greenhow was a matron of washington, d.c., society. she was very wealthy, very connected. >> how many soldiers are going to be risking their lives for us, henry? i want to pray for ever...

The end of the united states of america. general scott, if you find it necessary to suspend habeas corpus, you may do so. >> mr. president, you cannot -- just get me my troops. >> lincoln said, "well, congress is not in session, so i have to do it, because i cant preserve one part of the constitution and let the whole constitution go down." >> as secessionists are jailed, the railroads clear, and more union regiments begin arriving in washington. troops camp on the white house lawn, in the east ...

Being sort of beneath him. >> while mcclellan stalls the union offensive in d.c., another general is on the attack in western tennessee. after capturing fort henry, ulysses s. grant pushes toward fort donelson, a vital confederate outpost. for grant, this is the first step toward redeeming his past disgraces. >> at the beginning of the american civil war, ulysses s. grant is a has-been, kind of a loser. this guy had had a promising military career. kind of whittled it away at the bottom of a whi...