Their roles. The decision could change the direction of the party as we know it. Lets begin with jessica dean who joins us on the hill with more on this Power Sharing Agreement. Reporter the big thing here is democrats will now take control of the senate committees. When youre in control, youre setting the agenda. That means thing in joe bidens agenda that they wanted to get ahead, President Bidens agenda they wanted to push ahead like Merrick Garlands nomination for Attorney General can now move forward. Youll remember there has been a holdup on some of these nominees including Merrick Garland who is the nominee to be Attorney General because republicans maintained control of these committees, because they had to operate off the last congress because they didnt have this agreement in place. Now that democrats will take over these committees, that means democrats are going to have a much easier time getting things on the table. Theyre going to hold control. We expect now that someone l
Million doses to 6,500 pharmacies across the u. S. Next week. So, how will this work . And scientists in the uk tonight, after already dealing with the uk variant, now warning of another possible mutation similar to the brazilian and South African strains. So, what does this mean about what we could see here . The Impeachment Trial of former President Trump set to begin one week from today. What his lawyers submitted today. How they plan to defend the former president. As House Democrats reveal they will argue donald trump is, quote, singularly responsible for the deadly assault on the capitol. Overseas tonight, after surviving being poisoned, alexei navalny, Vladimir Putins most vocal critic, sentenced to more than 2 1 2 years in prison. What navalny signaled through the window. Here at home tonight, spacex suffering a major setback on the landing pad. Also tonight, paying tribute to a wellknown actor. And the covid scare involving players for the super bowl. Good evening and its grea
As dana mentioned, we will speak exclusively to a man with a lot of power in washington, West Virginia democratic senator joe manchin. But first we begin in florida where two fbi agents were killed while serving a warrant. Phil keating is on the scene in sunrise, florida. Good evening, phil. Reporter good evening, bret. It all went down just after 6 a. M. This morning. A brutal, brazen and tragic incident inside that apartment complex behind me. Five fbi agents were shot, two of them fatally. Just minutes ago the fbi called this a very dark day. We are saddened by their loss as we struggle to come to terms with what happened. However, as we grieve their loss, we will continue the mission to protect the American People. Reporter the federal agents showed up to the subjects apartment before dawn for what was planned to be a Surprise Serving of a Search Warrant in an on going child pornography case. Instead of answering his door, the subject grabbed a gun and started shooting. The two age
Million doses to 6,500 pharmacies across the u. S. Next week. So, how will this work . And scientists in the uk tonight, after already dealing with the uk variant, now warning of another possible mutation similar to the brazilian and South African strains. So, what does this mean about what we could see here . The Impeachment Trial of former President Trump set to begin one week from today. What his lawyers submitted today. How they plan to defend the former president. As House Democrats reveal they will argue donald trump is, quote, singularly responsible for the deadly assault on the capitol. Overseas tonight, after surviving being poisoned, alexei navalny, Vladimir Putins most vocal credit, sentenced to more than 2 1 2 years in prison. What navalny signaled through the window. Here at home tonight, spacex suffering a major setback on the landing pad. Also tonight, paying tribute to a wellknown actor. And the covid scare involving players for the super bowl. Good evening and its grea
Impeachment trial of donald j. Trump. A new brief says the former president holds unmistakable responsibility for the capitol riot, and that it was obvious and foreseeable that his remarks on january 6th would lead to that riot and disaster. The president s new legal team faces a noon deadline to file a response. These are two developing story lines in the biden reset. Today he will form a new White House Task force to reunite children separated from their parents during the Trump Administration. President biden would like major Congressional Action on this topic, but primary number one is covid relief. The monday night meeting between the president and ten republicans was cordial but did little to fill the gap between what the republicans want and what the president is necessary. Today this new data point in the republican fracture over the direction of the gop. Loony lies and Conspiracy Theories are a cancer. Those are the stern words of the Senate Republican leader, Mitch Mcconnell