Transcripts For MSNBC The 11th Hour With Brian Williams 2024

Be made permanent and the speaker of the house is rather ominously warning that quote the enemy is within. The acting chief of the Capitol Police department recommended the fence remain around our Capitol Building indefinitely and that there be a Back Up Force always stationed nearby to respond to any such violence. This follows yesterdays warning from our own department of Homeland Security about the potential for attacks by those inspired by the assault three weeks ago now. And an attack even Donald Trumps former defense second said was fomented by the former president and all of it because of the big lie. A lot of members of congress have received threats to their lives while in washington. And back home in their districts. 32 members of congress have now asked House Leadership for more protection. We will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the house of representatives. A threat that members are concerned about. In addition to what is happening outside. What exactly did you mean when you said the enemy is within . What exactly did you mean . It means we have members of congress that want to bring guns on the floor and have threatened violence on other members of congress. Theres of course already tension over initial moves to enhance Safety Procedures like Metal Detectors, which some republican members have walked around refusing to use. But theres also increasing anger among democrats about other members of the house like freshman republican Marjorie Taylorgreen of georgia she endorsed violence against Speaker Pelosi and supported Baseless Qanon Conspiracy Theories and has liked posts called violence against democrats and the fbi. Jimmy gomez, member of congress from california has now drafted a proposal to get her expelled from the house. The house has its own ability to see and expel any member that it chooses. It takes a 2 3 vote to do it. She has incited crowds in the past to storm the capitol, to go after nancy pelosi. I believe she is a clear and present to the members of the house of representatives. She was able to bring a gun to the House Office Buildings and walked around the Metal Detectors going to the floor. Just today, Speaker Pelosi met with a friend of this broadcast, retired u. S. Army general russell honorae, who is doing the Security Review in response to the insurrection and President Biden has to put his agenda forward despite the tense atmosphere in the legislature. Today, he signed Executive Orders revoking trumps abortion restrictions and expanding obama care with a special Enrollment Period for those that lost their insurance because of the pandemic. And he gave his most direct defense so far for the need of executive action. Today, im about to sign two Executive Orders best way to describe it is to undo the damage that trump has done. Its nothing new we are doing here, other than restoring the Affordable Care act and restoring the medicaid to do the way it was before trump became president. Speaking of the uncontrolled pandemic, new fears tonight about the spread of coronavirus variants. These new strains across our country. Mutations of the virus have shown up in about half of our states. Today, South Carolina became the first state to report the first cases in the u. S. Of this south is africa variant. One of the most virulent, highly contagious, it has been found in two patients that have not traveled to south africa. The new president trying to get the nearly 2 trillion relief bill supported with bipartisan support he hopes. Democrats are getting ready to push the measure through congress with or without the votes. And the white house indicating that its prepared to move fast. The American People dont have certainty about being able to put food on the table when we hit this unemployment cliff in march. If we are not able to plan for how we are going to reopen school. This cannot be a game that is played where we wait and wait and wait and negotiate, negotiate, negotiate. He has his principals and he is not going to break up the bill. President biden has directly reached out to at least two gop senators this week. Including newly reelected Susan Collins of maine and rob portman of ohio whos retiring from the senate. There was also this today, House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy, at maralago with donald trump, a spokesman said trumps agreed to work with mccarthy in the form of a statement on helping the Republican Party to be a majority in the house. And in True Trumpian Fashion the statement went on to say this, and ask yourself who this sounds like, president truchs popularity has never been stronger than it is today and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorse ment at any time. With that, lets bring in the lead off guests on this thursday night, starting can carl huff. Few people know washington and the hill better than carl. He is a third 30 year veteran journalist and chief correspondent at the washington time ones and an infectius physician. She worked with the w. H. O. During ebola which is u. S. Has rejoined under the new administration. Shannon, lets start with you and your beat, and specifically the elections having consequences rule that was in affect today. Both of these executive actions Executive Orders that the president signed today, On Abortion Rights on the extension of obama care, are triggers to the Republican Party, but theres talk All Over The Place at the white house for the need for unit. Well yes, and it comes as they are trying get republicans to come over to their side on the relief bimpt bill. So, we are not expecting this to be like a long trickily he will trickel of Executive Orders. It feels like a lot of things they were trying to get out. They are not doing anything new through these, its undoing some of the key accomplishments of the Trump Administration, be and not only that, putting back in place a lot of the policies under the Obama Administration. Theres been a lot of criticism, is biden doing too much on Executive Orders. Its not taking action. Its undoing things. Once they get past the phase, the first week of sort of undoing the trump legacy. Then they are expected to really zero in, focus and they are to a huge extent in getting legislation passed. We will then see more of the unity effort coming in. Its not shaping up at this point like theres going to be a large amount of unity. Despite a large amount of republicans saying they are willing to negotiate. Lets pick up the last point. How realistic the white house goals. They are trying to get 2 trillion through the u. S. Senate. Their white house goals of picking up republican votes given your knowledge of this senate is and these republicans . Yeah, thanks for having me, brian. Its an interesting dynamic going on. You have to go back to 2009, you were talking about obama care there. There was a lot of democrats on the hill. Chuck schumer was here for that. You have to remember back to 2009 and some of the democrats felt they got sandbagged by republicans. That republicans were pretending to negotiate on certain i think certain things, and were not following through. What you are seeing are democrats saying, all right are, we are going to negotiate, but we are going to set ourselves up so that we can move forward on our own if we have to. That is part of the tension going on. The republicans are saying, you are setting up next week to do budget reconciliation, and doing it on your own and avoid a fill abuster but we are not done talking yet. Democrats are looking back to 2009 and saying we are not going to do it again. Right about now, we could use a doctor. Luckily we have one in this conversation. And doctor, this isser scary news about the variants, the strains from overseas. I have heard reports that they are, they can take advantage of air pockets and cracks even in two masks, they are so virulent, are you confident with the ability of the vaccines, to turn them away, and the ability of the Vaccine Industry to tweak the formulas as we go, and make them more aggressive at turning the new strains away . Good evening, brian. Let me start with the last one first. Yes. Because we actually do that with a lot of other infectious diseases, vaccines, such as the flu vaccine. That is less of a concern. On the variant front, the discovery of the South African Variant Discovered in South Carolina today, we now have the three most concerning strains in variants on the u. S. Soil and the one discovered in South Carolina, because it was found in patients that did not have travel history, and were not related to each other. That means its been around and theres Community Transmission there. The concern with the brazilian variant and the south african variant, not only are they more transmissable, they may the decrease the efficiency of our therapies. Novavax came out with results from the uk trial that showed 90 efficiency. But at the same time, they released the results of a small study from south africa and showed the efficiency of the vaccine fall down to 5060 . Now, if a vaccine is still reducing disease, you know, by 5060 , that the still great. Particularly if its reducing severe disease, but we need to wok on the boosters because we may need them sooner than expected. And we need to work on percentages to get to herd immunity. We swing back to politics briefly, you and carl have invoked the year 2009, early on in the Obama Administration, and theres this Old Washington west wing bromide, its not so old, its part of the modern era that you are allowed one big thing and after that,politics seeps in all of the crevices and surrounds everything that you are trying to could. And shannon, speak to the problem of the Biden Presidency coming in with more than 1 big thing to do, we are still in the grips of an uncontrolled pandemic after all . Right, well, in a sense, you know, i was talking to someone earlier this week who said, in a way, it helps give them focus. Because sometimes you come in as an administration, and theres two big things. We saw the Trump Administration struggle with health care and taxes. What do we do first . How do we approach it. The Obama Administration came in and had a focus and a crisis, and a clear path they could go down. But, while they have this fox, at the moment, and the white house is incredibly focused behind trying to get this covid relief bill through, and having come from covering a white house a few week ago, where the president can did not get involved in legislation until it was passed and then it was via twitter. This is a remarkable change in the dynamics here. How much political capitol will they have to spend. How much oxygen will get sucked out of the room . How much time will have to get invested in this going to be a t they are fighting and focused on for three or four months or for the rest of the year . And then, thats, i think going to answer the question about whether or not they can get to immigration, to criminal justice reform. To gun reform legislation, to whatever else may be out there on the horizon is going to be depending on how long this this Current Crisis is on the front burner. Carl lets talk about washington for a second. Its been postulated that the only reason that washington, d. C. Has an active and Big Sprawling Airport close to all of our National Monuments and where our president lives is so that 535 members of congress can use the airport to go home and come back for their grueling work week. The average member of Congress Gets on a plane maybe they have an aide with them, but they are used to going back and forth to home. 32 of them have come forward to the speaker because of these Death Threats and ask anded for presumably a modest Capitol Police detail to travel with them. Because of the threats they are under. Given the fact that Death Threats know no party these days, both parties are receiving them. You would think that would bring people together. Has it . No. No. Things are very tense here, brian. In terms of security. People are very nervous, this was a traumatic experience for the people who were in the capitol that day. They had not experienced Something Like that. They have been harassed in the airports, where you know, they used to feel a bit in their safe space, you would kind of get, run in to some constituents and they would applaud you. But, theres a lot of, theres push from certainly from the democrat side and some republicans, to say you know, we need more security. We need more security and then theres republican, other republicans and more conservatives saying this is over blown. You are making too much of this. I think the fence that you talked about earlierearlier, th going to be a major issue. Theres been a push over the years to have a fence built around the capitol, people have always fought it off. Now, theres going to be another big attempt with some justification. The mayor has said is she is opposed to it. I think Eleanor Holmes nort will be will critical in determining this. Im somebody who lives in the neighborhood too, i dont just cover it and for the neighborhood people, the capitol is a really big part of the community. They dont want it to be walled off. And i think you will hear this arguement, we need security, but dont let the domestic terrorists win in the case. So, this security, security is expensive too. And going forward, they will have to try and figure it out. People are nervous. Its sort of ominous, right, to hear nancy pelosi say the threat is within. Theres a lot thats gooing to happen in this area over the next few months. Indeed, karl, all the razor wire and fences will not help you if the speaker sadly turns out to be right. Doctor, back to you and you get the last word. Reports out of california, they are trying to reopen more interior spaces. New york said to be right behind them. And yet, when you and i have these conversations on television, its about virulent, scary new strains of this illness that has us all out of circulation. Talk about timing here. And theres no one i know that doesnt want schools to reopen again. But we a all fall back on the word reopen safely. Sure, brian and the concern is that you know, we are seeing the plateauing and now decrease are of cases and hospitalizations, because that travel bump that we saw from the holidays may be coming down. But this is most definitely, most people agree the calm before the storm. Because in all countries in which those more transmissable strains have been discovered quickly become the more predominant strain and the reason that is concerning, if a strain is more transmissable, it will cause more hospitalizations and then eventually more deaths. So, now more than ever, we cannot let more infections happen. Theres more reasons to not hesitate more infection happen. Theres medical mystery of why the disease affects some people so differently than others and now we are discovering one of the things the virus does is ramps up your Immune System against your own body potentially and that could last for longer. Including our own research that we released that survivors of covid had higher amounts of auto immune antibodies, harmful antibodies. So we are needing to look at long covid is not becoming indempt mic, lets not let this get a foot hold in the country like it has in other countries. We are much obliged for the guests that came on tonight. Greatly appreciate it. Coming up. Everyone roots for the socalled little guy until the little guy becomes a big mob. Especially in the case of wall street, we will talk to kara swisher, about robin hood, the app at the center of a Big Money Fight and later, a different kind of mob. The violent kind. Why the speaker of the house said is threats to our democracy as we said, are coming from within. All of it as The 11th Hour is just getting under way on this thursday evening in view of the razor wire surrounding our u. S. Capitol. With Alka Seltzer Plus severe power fast fizz. Dissolves quickly, instantly ready to start working. Oh, what a relief it is so fast. Our Retirement Plan with voya, keeps us moving forward. Hey, kevin hey, guys they have Customized Solutions to help our familys special needs. Giving us confidence in our future. And in kevins. Voya. Well planned. Well invested. Well protected. [ Capitol Police<\/a> department recommended the fence remain around our Capitol Building<\/a> indefinitely and that there be a Back Up Force<\/a> always stationed nearby to respond to any such violence. This follows yesterdays warning from our own department of Homeland Security<\/a> about the potential for attacks by those inspired by the assault three weeks ago now. And an attack even Donald Trumps<\/a> former defense second said was fomented by the former president and all of it because of the big lie. A lot of members of congress have received threats to their lives while in washington. And back home in their districts. 32 members of congress have now asked House Leadership<\/a> for more protection. We will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the house of representatives. A threat that members are concerned about. In addition to what is happening outside. What exactly did you mean when you said the enemy is within . What exactly did you mean . It means we have members of congress that want to bring guns on the floor and have threatened violence on other members of congress. Theres of course already tension over initial moves to enhance Safety Procedures<\/a> like Metal Detectors<\/a>, which some republican members have walked around refusing to use. But theres also increasing anger among democrats about other members of the house like freshman republican Marjorie Taylor<\/a>green of georgia she endorsed violence against Speaker Pelosi<\/a> and supported Baseless Qanon<\/a> Conspiracy Theories<\/a> and has liked posts called violence against democrats and the fbi. Jimmy gomez, member of congress from california has now drafted a proposal to get her expelled from the house. The house has its own ability to see and expel any member that it chooses. It takes a 2 3 vote to do it. She has incited crowds in the past to storm the capitol, to go after nancy pelosi. I believe she is a clear and present to the members of the house of representatives. She was able to bring a gun to the House Office Buildings<\/a> and walked around the Metal Detectors<\/a> going to the floor. Just today, Speaker Pelosi<\/a> met with a friend of this broadcast, retired u. S. Army general russell honorae, who is doing the Security Review<\/a> in response to the insurrection and President Biden<\/a> has to put his agenda forward despite the tense atmosphere in the legislature. Today, he signed Executive Orders<\/a> revoking trumps abortion restrictions and expanding obama care with a special Enrollment Period<\/a> for those that lost their insurance because of the pandemic. And he gave his most direct defense so far for the need of executive action. Today, im about to sign two Executive Orders<\/a> best way to describe it is to undo the damage that trump has done. Its nothing new we are doing here, other than restoring the Affordable Care<\/a> act and restoring the medicaid to do the way it was before trump became president. Speaking of the uncontrolled pandemic, new fears tonight about the spread of coronavirus variants. These new strains across our country. Mutations of the virus have shown up in about half of our states. Today, South Carolina<\/a> became the first state to report the first cases in the u. S. Of this south is africa variant. One of the most virulent, highly contagious, it has been found in two patients that have not traveled to south africa. The new president trying to get the nearly 2 trillion relief bill supported with bipartisan support he hopes. Democrats are getting ready to push the measure through congress with or without the votes. And the white house indicating that its prepared to move fast. The American People<\/a> dont have certainty about being able to put food on the table when we hit this unemployment cliff in march. If we are not able to plan for how we are going to reopen school. This cannot be a game that is played where we wait and wait and wait and negotiate, negotiate, negotiate. He has his principals and he is not going to break up the bill. President biden has directly reached out to at least two gop senators this week. Including newly reelected Susan Collins<\/a> of maine and rob portman of ohio whos retiring from the senate. There was also this today, House Minority<\/a> leader Kevin Mccarthy<\/a>, at maralago with donald trump, a spokesman said trumps agreed to work with mccarthy in the form of a statement on helping the Republican Party<\/a> to be a majority in the house. And in True Trumpian Fashion<\/a> the statement went on to say this, and ask yourself who this sounds like, president truchs popularity has never been stronger than it is today and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorse ment at any time. With that, lets bring in the lead off guests on this thursday night, starting can carl huff. Few people know washington and the hill better than carl. He is a third 30 year veteran journalist and chief correspondent at the washington time ones and an infectius physician. She worked with the w. H. O. During ebola which is u. S. Has rejoined under the new administration. Shannon, lets start with you and your beat, and specifically the elections having consequences rule that was in affect today. Both of these executive actions Executive Orders<\/a> that the president signed today, On Abortion Rights<\/a> on the extension of obama care, are triggers to the Republican Party<\/a>, but theres talk All Over The Place<\/a> at the white house for the need for unit. Well yes, and it comes as they are trying get republicans to come over to their side on the relief bimpt bill. So, we are not expecting this to be like a long trickily he will trickel of Executive Orders<\/a>. It feels like a lot of things they were trying to get out. They are not doing anything new through these, its undoing some of the key accomplishments of the Trump Administration<\/a>, be and not only that, putting back in place a lot of the policies under the Obama Administration<\/a>. Theres been a lot of criticism, is biden doing too much on Executive Orders<\/a>. Its not taking action. Its undoing things. Once they get past the phase, the first week of sort of undoing the trump legacy. Then they are expected to really zero in, focus and they are to a huge extent in getting legislation passed. We will then see more of the unity effort coming in. Its not shaping up at this point like theres going to be a large amount of unity. Despite a large amount of republicans saying they are willing to negotiate. Lets pick up the last point. How realistic the white house goals. They are trying to get 2 trillion through the u. S. Senate. Their white house goals of picking up republican votes given your knowledge of this senate is and these republicans . Yeah, thanks for having me, brian. Its an interesting dynamic going on. You have to go back to 2009, you were talking about obama care there. There was a lot of democrats on the hill. Chuck schumer was here for that. You have to remember back to 2009 and some of the democrats felt they got sandbagged by republicans. That republicans were pretending to negotiate on certain i think certain things, and were not following through. What you are seeing are democrats saying, all right are, we are going to negotiate, but we are going to set ourselves up so that we can move forward on our own if we have to. That is part of the tension going on. The republicans are saying, you are setting up next week to do budget reconciliation, and doing it on your own and avoid a fill abuster but we are not done talking yet. Democrats are looking back to 2009 and saying we are not going to do it again. Right about now, we could use a doctor. Luckily we have one in this conversation. And doctor, this isser scary news about the variants, the strains from overseas. I have heard reports that they are, they can take advantage of air pockets and cracks even in two masks, they are so virulent, are you confident with the ability of the vaccines, to turn them away, and the ability of the Vaccine Industry<\/a> to tweak the formulas as we go, and make them more aggressive at turning the new strains away . Good evening, brian. Let me start with the last one first. Yes. Because we actually do that with a lot of other infectious diseases, vaccines, such as the flu vaccine. That is less of a concern. On the variant front, the discovery of the South African Variant Discovered<\/a> in South Carolina<\/a> today, we now have the three most concerning strains in variants on the u. S. Soil and the one discovered in South Carolina<\/a>, because it was found in patients that did not have travel history, and were not related to each other. That means its been around and theres Community Transmission<\/a> there. The concern with the brazilian variant and the south african variant, not only are they more transmissable, they may the decrease the efficiency of our therapies. Novavax came out with results from the uk trial that showed 90 efficiency. But at the same time, they released the results of a small study from south africa and showed the efficiency of the vaccine fall down to 5060 . Now, if a vaccine is still reducing disease, you know, by 5060 , that the still great. Particularly if its reducing severe disease, but we need to wok on the boosters because we may need them sooner than expected. And we need to work on percentages to get to herd immunity. We swing back to politics briefly, you and carl have invoked the year 2009, early on in the Obama Administration<\/a>, and theres this Old Washington<\/a> west wing bromide, its not so old, its part of the modern era that you are allowed one big thing and after that,politics seeps in all of the crevices and surrounds everything that you are trying to could. And shannon, speak to the problem of the Biden Presidency<\/a> coming in with more than 1 big thing to do, we are still in the grips of an uncontrolled pandemic after all . Right, well, in a sense, you know, i was talking to someone earlier this week who said, in a way, it helps give them focus. Because sometimes you come in as an administration, and theres two big things. We saw the Trump Administration<\/a> struggle with health care and taxes. What do we do first . How do we approach it. The Obama Administration<\/a> came in and had a focus and a crisis, and a clear path they could go down. But, while they have this fox, at the moment, and the white house is incredibly focused behind trying to get this covid relief bill through, and having come from covering a white house a few week ago, where the president can did not get involved in legislation until it was passed and then it was via twitter. This is a remarkable change in the dynamics here. How much political capitol will they have to spend. How much oxygen will get sucked out of the room . How much time will have to get invested in this going to be a t they are fighting and focused on for three or four months or for the rest of the year . And then, thats, i think going to answer the question about whether or not they can get to immigration, to criminal justice reform. To gun reform legislation, to whatever else may be out there on the horizon is going to be depending on how long this this Current Crisis<\/a> is on the front burner. Carl lets talk about washington for a second. Its been postulated that the only reason that washington, d. C. Has an active and Big Sprawling Airport<\/a> close to all of our National Monuments<\/a> and where our president lives is so that 535 members of congress can use the airport to go home and come back for their grueling work week. The average member of Congress Gets<\/a> on a plane maybe they have an aide with them, but they are used to going back and forth to home. 32 of them have come forward to the speaker because of these Death Threats<\/a> and ask anded for presumably a modest Capitol Police<\/a> detail to travel with them. Because of the threats they are under. Given the fact that Death Threats<\/a> know no party these days, both parties are receiving them. You would think that would bring people together. Has it . No. No. Things are very tense here, brian. In terms of security. People are very nervous, this was a traumatic experience for the people who were in the capitol that day. They had not experienced Something Like<\/a> that. They have been harassed in the airports, where you know, they used to feel a bit in their safe space, you would kind of get, run in to some constituents and they would applaud you. But, theres a lot of, theres push from certainly from the democrat side and some republicans, to say you know, we need more security. We need more security and then theres republican, other republicans and more conservatives saying this is over blown. You are making too much of this. I think the fence that you talked about earlierearlier, th going to be a major issue. Theres been a push over the years to have a fence built around the capitol, people have always fought it off. Now, theres going to be another big attempt with some justification. The mayor has said is she is opposed to it. I think Eleanor Holmes<\/a> nort will be will critical in determining this. Im somebody who lives in the neighborhood too, i dont just cover it and for the neighborhood people, the capitol is a really big part of the community. They dont want it to be walled off. And i think you will hear this arguement, we need security, but dont let the domestic terrorists win in the case. So, this security, security is expensive too. And going forward, they will have to try and figure it out. People are nervous. Its sort of ominous, right, to hear nancy pelosi say the threat is within. Theres a lot thats gooing to happen in this area over the next few months. Indeed, karl, all the razor wire and fences will not help you if the speaker sadly turns out to be right. Doctor, back to you and you get the last word. Reports out of california, they are trying to reopen more interior spaces. New york said to be right behind them. And yet, when you and i have these conversations on television, its about virulent, scary new strains of this illness that has us all out of circulation. Talk about timing here. And theres no one i know that doesnt want schools to reopen again. But we a all fall back on the word reopen safely. Sure, brian and the concern is that you know, we are seeing the plateauing and now decrease are of cases and hospitalizations, because that travel bump that we saw from the holidays may be coming down. But this is most definitely, most people agree the calm before the storm. Because in all countries in which those more transmissable strains have been discovered quickly become the more predominant strain and the reason that is concerning, if a strain is more transmissable, it will cause more hospitalizations and then eventually more deaths. So, now more than ever, we cannot let more infections happen. Theres more reasons to not hesitate more infection happen. Theres medical mystery of why the disease affects some people so differently than others and now we are discovering one of the things the virus does is ramps up your Immune System<\/a> against your own body potentially and that could last for longer. Including our own research that we released that survivors of covid had higher amounts of auto immune antibodies, harmful antibodies. So we are needing to look at long covid is not becoming indempt mic, lets not let this get a foot hold in the country like it has in other countries. We are much obliged for the guests that came on tonight. Greatly appreciate it. Coming up. Everyone roots for the socalled little guy until the little guy becomes a big mob. Especially in the case of wall street, we will talk to kara swisher, about robin hood, the app at the center of a Big Money Fight<\/a> and later, a different kind of mob. The violent kind. Why the speaker of the house said is threats to our democracy as we said, are coming from within. All of it as The 11th Hour<\/a> is just getting under way on this thursday evening in view of the razor wire surrounding our u. S. Capitol. With Alka Seltzer Plus<\/a> severe power fast fizz. Dissolves quickly, instantly ready to start working. Oh, what a relief it is so fast. Our Retirement Plan<\/a> with voya, keeps us moving forward. Hey, kevin hey, guys they have Customized Solutions<\/a> to help our familys special needs. Giving us confidence in our future. And in kevins. Voya. Well planned. Well invested. Well protected. 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Its confusing. To that end we are so happy to welcome back kara swisher. Veteran journalist. I note she has spread out the hat sway swag. And she hosts a podcast called pivot with another friend of the broadcast. Im happy its you. Its more than a david and goli ath meet cute. What is going on here. Where do you want to start . Reddit or robinhood . Robinhood is starting to be popular for young people who feel its a democratization of investing. A young man committed suicides because he thought his trade was wrong and theres misinformation that is going on with financial literacy. But people are using it to trade and engage in investing. Most people dont have stock market portfolios, very rich people do. Most people have not benefitted from the run up. So they have been attracted to it and you have reddit, where theres a lot of boards. Reddit, million what to call it, its a Bulletin Board<\/a> site, a little bit of a social media site. And its been around forever. They have been doing a lot of financial discussions on reddit and especially one that started to talk about this idea of pushing back at the hedge funds that had been shorting the gamestop company. Which had been in distress, especially because of the pandemic and a lot of other secular reasons. So it was a clash between the hedge funds that were shorting the stock, which were saying it was going to fail and shorted it to the extent that it was 136 more. And this group decided this was ridiculous. Theres been some Internet Peopleinvolved<\/a> in game stop and feeling they can revive it and they pushed back, and pushed back hard enough to knock them over and take their money. So, there we have it. Well, you explained it beautifully. You are so lucky in my view that cnbc has completely preoccupied with this, or you may have they are. You may have picketors, for this. Tech executives, are among those who have gotten significantly richer during had time you are calling for a luxury tax for those raking it in, in a uncontrolled pandemic. The other side, the capitalist side hears that and says, why penalize success . Well, during the pandemic, certainly, i am a big capitalist and i think if you invent you should benefit. If you invest well, you should benefit. Through the pandemic, most of the reason who saw the runup who are among richest people in the World Running<\/a> the most lucrative companies in world. So, nothing is happened here, you know, amazon has not gotten some innovation that suddenly raised the wealth of jeff bezos, this enormous amount. The idea of a wealth tax. Im not talking about an extended wealth tax. That was controversial when Senator Sanders<\/a> and warren did it. The people that run the Tech Companies<\/a> and other people too, have gotten enormously wealthy on the stock market during the pandemic. And others had suffered. So, i thought it was a good way to think about it. And also, do another tax around social media and you know, brian, you talk about it a lot on the show, the role that social media played in what happened at the capitol was very significant. Its not the most significant thing, i would blame the mob itself and also President Trump<\/a>, but they still had a role in allowing these lies to continue and foment this kind of anger and so, i thought, why not have it, an executive presented it to me like a soda tax or a tax on cigarettes or things like that. And that the companies should pay a little more so we can do educate, election education, we can help deal with the pandemic relief and things like that. So 45 seconds on or less, are you amazed jack dorsey and twitter silenced donald trump and are you amazed by how much he has been rendered silent . You know, its interesting. He has a lot of tools to get to people. They come on your show, brian. You are laughing, but you would take him. Its a decision that had to be made donald trump continued to violate norms and one thing the did, he crossed the line on inciting violence and domestic terrorism. And i think they had no choice but to do it. They didnt want to be in the business of being responsible for him continuing to foment that kind of anger and hate. And so, it was the right decision. Now the issue i have, is that it was essentially two people decided the fate of donald trump and the concentration of power whether its facebook or twitter, or google is really a problem. And therefore, we should tax them more. So thats why i have a bunch of billionaires outside my house protesting my column. [ laughing ]. They are all with their own machines and everything else, you know what . Billionaires are so, such is victims in this society. As you know. Yes, they are. Kara swisher, thank you so much, tell your partner scott that he has written a dandy book on post pandemic america, and we will run him up on a hat is coming your way. A hat is coming your way. Okay, i will continue to watch the mail as i do every day. Coming up. The Qanon Congress<\/a> woman from georgia said she is being attacked because she represents the people. And so far her Political Party<\/a> seems cool with that. Was on ly 1. Bring your Family History<\/a> to life like never before. Get started for free at ancestry. Com to life like never before. If you have moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, Little Things<\/a> can become your big moment. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. For psoriasis, 75 clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. For psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. 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Growing calls for House Republican<\/a> leader Kevin Mccarthy<\/a>, he of the visit to maralago, to denounce freshman Congress Woman<\/a>, Marjorie Taylor<\/a> greene of georgia. Longtime conservative bill kristol this taye away that caught our attention. So far, in 2021, Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> has been more critical of liz cheney than of Marjorie Taylor<\/a> greene. Back with us tonight. Author, Actiist Former<\/a> producer with trevor know and the aforementioned bill about kri symptom tol, the veteran of the Reagan Administration<\/a> and editor at large. I would like to begin with you, and we are all about to see something for the first time. We have what im told is the first video, exclusive video out of this meeting today between mccarthy and trump. We will watch it and react on the other side. I love you. You complete me. Not just shut up. Just shut up. You had me at hello. You had me at hello. That is obviously, we have rolled the wrong clip. And we were, we were sold a bill of goods here. I thought this was going to be of the mccarthy and trump meeting and someone will be of course, in big trouble. To reset is, you have the leader of the republicans in the house, going down to kiss the ring and god knows what else, meeting with a deposed former president in his under decorated florida home. Is that because this is the only game they have . They badly need his supporters. And the thing they fear the most is having his supporters turn against them. Brian, im still recovering from the video clip. Thank you. And im mad at you right now for making me break so much on television. Thank you for having me back as usual. Bill, we will coordinator our outfits at one point. Kevin mccarthy, the Republican Party<\/a>, we keep waiting on them, and giving them chances to get off the crazy bus. Helsinki was a chance to get off the bus. Charlottesville was a chance to get off the bus. Children in cages was a chance to get off the bus. And inject yourself with bleach in a deadly pandemic was a chance to get off the bus. The bus is now off the edge of the cliff. There was an attack on our democracy and fools are still clinging to the bus. Its terrifying and disturbing and it is a symbol and snag that trumpism can and likely will out last the power of the man and the office. You have to start demanding, you have to choose america or get off the bus. We need to move forward and its very, very troubling. Bill kristol this next clip is sadly real. It was an exchange with Congressman Gates<\/a> who flew to wyoming to campaign against liz cheney. This was with tucker carlson, on fox. Your name was invoked. A feeling we both know well. We will play it and discuss on the other side. Inside the beltway of washington, d. C. , the establishment has concentrated their power and now they want be able to reexecute the Republican Party<\/a> in their image. If you were to poll Republican Voters<\/a> on their beliefs, they would come much closer to yours than to the beliefs of liz cheney and bill kristol, so why would Kevin Mccarthy<\/a>, the leader of republicans in the house back liz cheney . Sincere question . Of course, to be able to maintain power, tucker. So, bill, you are all about you are in on this, you are a part of this, you are maintaining power. Your reaction . Yeah, im doing great job of maintaining power in the republican power by denouncing President Trump<\/a> and supporting joe biden. Liz cheney did the right thing. She voted had her conscious. She was one of ten republicans to vote to impeach donald trump, she did not try to whip the issue, or convince her fellow members. She made her own case and now they are going after her. She is a much more conservative than i am. She is supported donald trump for election in november. So, i mean, those who hoped that trumps defeat might lead to a real retreat from trump look like it may befor a bit. Not at all, then he went crazy and tried to sell the big lie about the election and people said, people cant really go with that. They kind of went with it. And january 6th happened and people said is, thats the Breaking Point<\/a> and it was not the Breaking Point<\/a>. It was not the Breaking Point<\/a> even that night, when the house leader voted to overturn the electors in arizona and pennsylvania and now he is visiting trump to put a Exclamation Point<\/a> on all of this. It is for now, im afraid, mostly, not entirely. Mostly the party of donald trump and Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> and matt gates and Marjorie Taylor<\/a> greene. They are the dominant part of the part. It is dangerous. I think for the country. And now, stiemps these things break, because eventually, lets are hope and they need to be fought. But they are this, you know, the idea that there were just, trump was going to go away. And trumpism was going to go away. And some of the, a little bit of extremism is okay. But qanon, nobody is going to go for that, nobody is going to tolerate Marjorie Taylor<\/a> greene. They are not going put her on a committee. Each step, they barrelled through the alleged barriers and safeguards. Its clarifying, at least we know the brand will be going forward. Our guests have agreed to stay with us. We will fit in a break and coming u nine days, a couple of Executive Orders<\/a> in. We will look at the Biden Presidency<\/a>, thus far when we come back. Instead, start small. With nicorette. Which can lead to something big. Start stopping with nicorette coughing hi susan honey . Yeah . I respect that. But that cough looks pretty bad. Try this new robitussin honey severe. The real honey you love. Plus, the powerful cough relief you need. Mind if i root through your trash . New robitussin honey severe. Strong relief for your severe symptoms. Nobody is naive in the white house will how hard its going to be, and none of us think that republicans are just going to lay down and work with us overnight. But we feel like we have to try. The biden Team Standing<\/a> by the calls for unity and at the same time, defending the president s use of Executive Orders<\/a> and actions. He has spent his first week in office signing a slew of them. Many of which are an effort to undo policies. As we like to mention. Elections have consequences. Still with us, bill, the New York Times<\/a> editorial page came out and said that the Executive Orders<\/a> and actions are a quote, flawed substitute for legislation. And while they are correct, i wonder, a, what congress they see out there and b, were they covering the Trump Administration<\/a> . Yeah. And c, you have to say, which of the orders was inappropriate and requires new legislation that the biden is advancing the legislation aggressive. One point that was made before the break about the republicans sort of on a bus careening down the highway. It stuck we me in the break. Its one point that i would make. They are not trapped on the bus. They were not taken hostage on the bus. They have chosen now to be on the bus. When trump was president , you say, he is under so much pressure, he is the only president you have, what is the point of breaking with hip had. He will be the president for four years. He is not president. They are choosing to be a Trumpist Party<\/a> at this point. Thats the significance of mccarthys visit to trump today. And theres so much of this this talk of hoped for unity. But the white house, when they say unity. They mean unity with the congress that is run by mcconnell, and by mccarthy and special Guest Appearances<\/a> by Congress Woman<\/a> qanon and Congress Woman<\/a> bobert, she of open carry, so, is that, is that part over rated . As we say, elections have consequences. This is their bus now. It is. And i think the great lady the doth protest too much, a little bit. Im not questioning their sin sincerity, but the New York Times<\/a> and analysis is off. As was mentioned the Biden Administration<\/a> put forth a robust executive order. They are Undoing Executiver<\/a> orders or addressing the pandemic that we find ourselves in. Theres not a lot of excess power grabbing going on as we saw in the previous administration. We are under an extraordinary circumstance and the Biden Administration<\/a> presented a very comprehensive immigration legislative bill and they are working on the covid one as well. So, eight days n im still going enjoy the breath of sane fresh air and not get too worked up over Executive Orders<\/a> which seem like they are going to be ending in the next few days anyway. Indeed, for the most part, i think, Anxiety Levels<\/a> are headed down, though they have peaks and vails from time to time. Well, ladies and gentlemen, the audience, this is why we invite our smart friends to join us, even late in the evening. Gentlemen, thank you both so. You add so much when you come on. Coming up, for us, this vaccine shortage, it isnt just a problem within our borders, we will look at the problem they are having with it of seas. We will get a live report coming up. Usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. Thats how you do it right. Usaa insurance is made just the way martins family needs it with hasslefree claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. Because doing right by our members, thats whats right. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. 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Tell your doctor about your medicines and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. Robinhood believes now is the time to do money. Without the Commission Fees<\/a> so you can start investing today, wherever you are even hanging with your dog. So, what are you waiting for . Download now and get your first stock on us. Robinhood. Less than a month after the uks official break with the eu, left truckers and commerce stranded on either side of the english channel. A new issue is derailing the partnership, even as europe is on the verge of approving another coronavirus vaccine. The continent finds its deem divided over supplies, struggling to get shots in to arms, in other words, the mess alot of people saw coming a mile away. Nbc news foreign correspondent, has our report from london tonight. Europe is dissending in to a vaccine war. Germany, questioning whether britains Astrazenca Vaccine<\/a> is effective for over 65. And the Prime Minister<\/a> hitting back. Frustrated germans facing shortages until april. And regions of spain, already sus is spending vaccinations. Its a crisis of europes own making. Placing orders late and set to finally approve a vaccine tomorrow. Today, pfizer and astrazeneca in Crisis Meeting<\/a> and the European Union<\/a> furious of the supply challenges. They must honor their obligations. The Fight Reopening Wounds<\/a> from brex it. English has vaccinated 12 prs12 the population and the europe 2 . British newspapers and lawmakers branding it black mail and as europes wealthy nations fight, the developing world is left to watch. A Me First Approach<\/a> leaves the worlds poorest and most Vulnerable People<\/a> at risk. And tonight, brian, some European Countries<\/a> are turning to russia for a vaccine. Hungry for example, ordering 2 million doses of the russian vaccine. Under scoring why european leaders fear that this crisis could rock the very foundations of europe. And as we have said many times the coronavirus has the ability to rock geopolitic. As we have said before, if you to do not vaccinate the entire world, you do not defeat the coronavirus virus. Its not enough to just vaccinate europe or america. Because of course, where the virus is thriving, it is mutating and new variants will come back to attack europe and america. So, this, what this Call Vaccine Nationalism<\/a> is just simply self defeating. Brian . 4 53 a. M. In london, with us live, thank you, friend, appreciate your reporting. And another break for us, coming up, we chronicle another great loss to this american life. In a year of changes. Dont take chances on your taxes. Be 100 certain with jackson hewitt. Well get your taxes done right, guaranteed. Think youre managing your moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis<\/a> or Crohns Disease<\/a> . I did. Until i realized something was missing. Me. My symptoms were keeping me from being there for him. 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So, you can start investing today, wherever you are even on the bus. Download now and get your first stock on us. Robinhood. Only just the field thats left, you know. I have seen enough years to last two lifetimes. I dont mind seeing a few more though. Will you know when to come. When it come, i be ready. Last thing before we go tonight, is the loss of the elegant and essential cicely tyson. Her life spanned almost a full century on earth. She leaves us with indelable memories of her performances. They were roles she chose so carefully. Americans of a certain age will never forget her in the seminole production of the autobiography of miss jane pittman. The role brought her three emmy awards and six lifetime nominations. She played a woman born in to slavery and lived long enough to join the struggle in the modern era. Prior to that she was nominated for an Academy Award<\/a> for a stunning performance in sounder in 1972 and film buffs have their own favorites from A Heart Is Lonely Hunter<\/a> up through Fried Green Tomatoes<\/a> and she was also in roots, this photo was posted, this had cuts deep, she was my first screen mom, elegant. Warmth, beauty, and abundant grace. I will love her forever. Because her career spanned seven decades, she was that rare artist known to different generations for different and signature roles. And most recently, we got to seer her in how to get away with murder, where she played a recurring character with dementia, that was in addition to her role in cherish the day. Realizing her role in hollywood and the visibility and the power that came with it. She turned down a lot of work and committed herself to only playing positive depictions of black women. She was born in harlem between world wars in 1924. Her parents came to the country from the west indiess. For a time, she was married to miles davis. Few years back, back when the honor had true meaning, president obama award her the president ial medal of freedom. He did so on behalf of all of us, a grateful nation, grateful that we got to marvel at cecily tyson, who is gone at the age of 96. That is our broadcast, and thanks for being with us, for all the men and women and networks of nbc news, goodnight. Thanks to you at home for joining us. Tonight we are going to be joined live this hour by the person who is fast becoming one of the most familiar faces and voices of the new administration, jen psaki, white house spokesperson is going to be our guest tonight. Even though were only one week into the administration, i can show you this many pictures of her conducting different White House Press<\/a> briefings because we have daily White House Press<\/a> briefings again. She does these every day. Under the Trump Administration<\/a>, they started out bad until they disappeared entirely. 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