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Country we now have, which is being torn to shreds in the midst of a democratic crisis and a deadly once in a century pandemic, which is so much deadlier than it needs to be in large part because of what fox is putting out every night. theres a body count there. foxs corrosion of our discourse may be reaching a crescendo now. but the networks debut 20 years ago was the point that started to push this country on its current tra jek tore, heightened polarization and distrust of institutions. from ...

Former president trump has been outdoing himself in terms of the lead-up of the report in terms of the frequency and hysteria of his now more than daily statements about how the election was stolen from him and all will be revealed and the american people will soon see and the evidence is coming. well, i can tell you tonight that there has been a document circulating all day today that purports to be a near final draft of the arizona audit report, the results of the arizona so-called audit. now,...

News. new terrorism bulletin from the department of homeland security. it highlights the potential for violence surrounding the upcoming 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. what seems to distinguish it, though, from similar alerts in the past is it also draws on domestic factors. quoting dhss intelligence chief now. quote, you have to pay attention to that which we are seeing right in front of our face. cnns alex marquardt joins us, now. so, what is he talking about when he says what they are ...

Is warning that warnings are what they say to the lead-up of the january 6th attack. whats your sense of the threat right now, and what are you telling your constituents who may be asking about this? >> i did have a briefing last week with homeland with top officials there on the threats. and like all americans, we know that the 20th anniversary of 9/11 is around the corner, a very solemn time for the country. and we lost so many people. and i think our law enforcement is remaining vigilant. wev...

The hype and talk will only grow in the lead—up, but he seems to be very good at keeping this teams feet on the ground. itll be a fascinating match — and one i think very hard to call when you look at trying to pick between those two sides come that final on sunday. police say the former south african president jacob zuma has handed himself in, to serve 15 months injail for contempt of court. he left his house in a convoy which included his bodyguards and armed police. last week, the constit...

Trying to fill those gaps and ensure that intelligence is being collected in a more efficient way that can have tangible impact before anything happens. but more importantly, chris, i think we need that full exploration, that full understanding of other gaps that need to be filled to prevent this from ever happening again as well as a full understanding of what led up to january 6th, who was involved, what was said to trump, what was trump doing during the entire attack when he was silent. thats...

Problematic his washington, d.c. hotel can be. in particular. according to the post, an iraqi businessman pivotal in the lead-up to the iraq war stayed in a suite at president trumps hotel in washington, d.c. for 26 nights in 2018. this businessman reportedly once had aspirations to be iraqs president, has correspond with michael bolten and mike pompeo about those seeking to overthrow the iranian government. the cost of the stay ranges in the tens of thousands of dollars. before his stay, two fo...

Its all new. and its very, very scary right now. >> everyone spins, certainly the lead-up to the iraq war is a really good example of when something thats not true can get us into a disastrous war, but it is important to point out that this president, the amount of times he says things that are verifiable false is completely unprecedented. >> right. >> completely unprecedented. >> but it works. it works because just like active measures, just like disinformation campaigns that the russians put o...

Just like c.i.a. and fbi agents said horrible things about george w. bush in the lead-up to the iraq war. there was a civil war inside the c.i.a. about george w. bush. there were constant leaks against george w. bush. starting in the fall of 2002. these things happen, jon. and youve got rudy giuliani with his bulging eyeballs, acting like a snowflake, like this is the first time that this has happened in any bureaucracy. its happened in the state department since thomas jefferson walked in there...

Talks with kim jong-un? the white house indicating that wasnt going to be an issue. president trump himself striking a note of confidence earlier in his news conference today. >> yeah. you know, we have to wonder what they might have agreed upon based on that great context that you gave us on the lead-up, as well as what happened. youre on the ground, and you understand the mood of the discussion so far. of note, the president leaving before the important topics of climate which you were highlig...