Good morning to you. Im pamela brown. Jim and poppy are off this morning. And the clock winding down but the president ramping up the chaos in his final days at the white house, throwing the stimulus deal in doubt, asking for changes to the 900 billion covid relief bill already passed by congress. And negotiated by his own administration. What this means for millions of americans on the brink of financial crisis and how capitol hill is responding. And on the same night the president using his power to unleash a string of controversial pardons, including two for men who pleaded guilty in Robert Muellers investigation and military contractors involved in a deadly shooting of iraqi civilians. New this morning more vaccines are coming, the Administration Just announcing its buying an additional 100 million doses of Pfizer Vaccine as the nations daily death toll tops 3,000 for the fifth time this month. We are following all of the very latest. Lets begin at the white house with john harwood
Guilty as part of the mueller investigation, and four military contractors, convicted in connection to the massacre of iraqi civilians. Those contractors, part of the firm black water, which is run by eric prince, the brother of education secretary, betsey devos. Not a lot of swamp draining in that list. The president still ignoring the coronavirus, but its not going anywhere. More than 3,400 deaths reported on tuesday. Thats the second highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. And just ahead, were going to speak with the incoming director of the cdc. Lets start, though, with the fate of the stimulus bill. Our Phil Mattingly joins us now. And this news is so big and so confusing, phil, that we literally shook you out of bed for this morning, to answer what i think are very crucial questions. Look, there are millions of americans depending on this who want to know, what happens now, what the reaction on capitol hill is over this, and how we got here in the first place. Y
By Debbie Stabenow of michigan. Good morning, calling this hearing to order of the Senate Committee on agriculture and nutrition and pleased to see all of ours colleagues here for the important hearing and discussion. Were here today because rapidly increasing number of americans are investing in cryptocurrencies yet theres no federal oversight over what makes up the majority of this market and just as quickly as theyve risen in population, weve seen the value drop and results of hard working americans that lost billions of dollars and dollars they used to support families, keep roofs over their head and save for hard earned retirement. Theres been thehe value of some widely traded coins and built sents on the dollar. Meanwhile 1. 2 billion worth of crypto currency was stolen in hacks some lack trust. We need clear consist rules for the road that allowed good actors to innovate and grow while first and foremost keeping customers safe. Oversight of one of the two nation regulators and i
For you . Find us on facebook and twitter, cnnbottomline. Im christine romans. Cnn saturday morning continues right now. It could be the most stunning confession in cycling history. The real reason Lance Armstrong is sitting down with oprah. What will the white house decide when it comes to gun control . All morning long well put the proposals and pushback in focus. Theyre the men behind chicago, hairspray, and now hollywoods biggest night. Our exclusive interview with the producers of the oscars. Good morning, everyone, im randi kaye. It is 10 00 on the east coast, 7 00 a. M. On the west. Glad youre with us. We begin with Lance Armstrong and the expected big admission. The usa today reports that armstrong will sit down with oprah on monday and spill the beans. Hes expected to admit that he used performance enhancing drugs. Joining me now is dave shields, author of the tour. A back about competitive cycling and be the Tour De France. Dave, good morning. So i guess the question is, what
The presiding officer the senator from massachusetts. Mr. Markey madam president , i have nine unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. I ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Markey madam president , i request to speak as if in morning business for up to ten minutes. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Markey thank you. Madam president , i come to the floor today to discuss the first policy focus legislation i am introducing as a senator. I believe it will be a windfall on massachusetts and a windfall on the nation, but before i do so, id like to comment briefly about another win last night for massachusetts and for red sox nation everywhere. Behind the mighty bat of big papi, the tireless and tough arms of jon lester and john lackey and the incredible power of