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Just dismiss it as more of the same. we have heard a lot of violence and a lot of rhetoric in the last years. where do you think that we are today? >> well, that is an understatement isnt it? we heard a lot of rhetoric. i think part of where we are today is in a way in a state of denial. you know, a year ago when i was stunned at what i was seeing now i am stunned that the lack of a response. and some of that lack of a response has to do with what i am not hearing. in part but im not hearing fro...

And, you know, joe biden said, yes, sir easy to get a test. go get a test. i have a feeling joe biden lost a lot of support of in that line because people are frustrated is an understatement. of the government said, joe biden said a couple of months ago, its going to be a winter of death and severe illness. okay. they knew that coming in. why didnt they do something about it, brian. >> brian: right, steve. the last line i waited on that long was to see the police in 1981 in a concert at shay sta...

I know james and have debated him. not a dumb guy. anyway, he had advised to his fellow liberals. "you democrats, my fellow democrats, you wind too much. quit being a whiny party. that is an understatement. unfortunately i seriously doubt they will take his advice. and here now with the reaction the brand-new host of the 7:00 p.m. hour, very proud of them, our friend, cohost of "the five" jesse watters along with lee and terrell. so far has not made the cut for jessies first week but i am lobbyi...

And today, mr. caputo is the sole line on nbc news. i should mention, the legendary nbc justice correspondent contributed reporting to this as well. and if you want just a little peek behind the curtain here as to how those of us sort of in the nbc news family sort of read scoops from our own shop like this, you should know, like i said, mark caputo is unparalleled reporter in terms of florida politics. but pete williams being a contributing reported on this as well, pete williams is the emperor...

Real power and in a sense weve been normalized to a degree that we just dismiss it as more of the same, more of the same. we have heard a lot of violence and lot of rhetoric in the last year. where do you think we are today? >> well, thats an understatement, isnt it? we heard a lot of rhetoric, we certainly have. i think part of where we are today is in a way in a state of denial. you know, when a year ago i was stunned at what i was seeing, now im stunned at the lack of a response. and some of ...

Today mr. caputo is the sole by line on this scoop. the nbc justice correspondent pete williams contributed reporting to this as well. if you want a little peek behind the curtain here as to how those of us in the nbc news family read scoops from our own shop like this, you should know, like i said, mark caputo an unparalleled reporter in terms of florida politics. but pete williams being a contributing reporter on this as well, pete williams is like the emperor of the kingdom of understatement....

Neighborhood has launched mass testing. 30 million people in xian remain under stay-at-home orders. lets put it in perspective. cnns ivan is tracking it in hong kong. well begin with jim bittermann in paris. were seeing france grapple with rapid covid cases. meanwhile, macron seems to be battling the unvaccinated with some very unusual and colorful language. >> reporter: well, i would say colorful is kind of an understatement actually, isa. the fact is that president macron was speaking to edito...

Anybody no matter who it is, if you are getting beat down, fight back. thats how -- thats what i believe, and im telling people through my music because thats what i believe. >> jasmine, to say that i love tupac would be an understatement. i was obsessed with him. i read far be it from me to use the term fake news but when i read that juice came out 30 years ago this week, i wanted to say fake news. that was in high school when i saw that. in the theaters i saw it in the theaters. its been 30 ye...

Response. obviously, quite different than what the president said. matthew chance is out front live from kyiv, ukraine. matthew, you have spoken exclusively with ukrainian official about bidens comments what did they tell you? >> well, erin, they were displeased when they heard those comments would be an understatement. one of the officials i spoke to said that he was shocked when he heard president biden draw a distinction between an incursion and an invasion. and to suggest that if there was s...

Time is an understatement. shes brought us to chef lan gue juns restaurant. >> fuchsia: what hes trying to do is, sort of, raise the level of sichuanese food to, sort of, very refined banquet cookery. >> anthony: is what hes doing unusual for chengdu? for china? >> fuchsia: it is really unusual. so, i think, in the west we are, sort of, very used to the idea of the celebrity chef and the individual chef as artist. but in china people traditionally look down on chefs. so, this is quite a new thin...