after a strange of deadly storms barreled through the region, leaving at least six people dead and dozens of others injured we re in a texas community still picking up the pieces. later highway collapse pennsylvania s governor vowing to reopen that busy stretch of interstate 95 through philly within weeks let s begin with the breaking news out of china this morning. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken just departing beijing after that high-stakes meeting with china s president xi jinping. that included the secretary s crucial two-day visit aimed at stabilizing the spiraling relationship between the two countries, upended recently by the downing of a spy balloon and this tense encounter by a chinese fighter plane and a u.s. jet. plus the encounter with military ships. let s discuss with janis mackey frayer in beijing as well as nbc senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell standing by in washington we know the meeting between blinken and xi lasted about 35 minutes,
is making waves even before he s expected to jump in the presidential race. desantis today signed a bill to defund diversity bill at florida colleges, a clear response to critical race theory being taught in classrooms. he s also changing florida law to allow himself to campaign while serving as governor and to reduce transparency over state spending and travel. desantis is stepping off his turf, sending migrants to states run by democrats. and praising the marine veteran now charged in the subway chokehold death. he also barnstormed betrayal in iowa this weekend when the 45th president cancelled a rally there over weather concerns. donald trump is taking notice and taking aim at desantis. and desantis is indirectly firing back. we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. if we focus the election on the past or on other side issues, then i think the democrats are going to beat us again. trump was asked for his response in a new interv
advisers and longtime loyalist is jumping ship to endorse ron desantis. and he will join me in just a moment to explain why. but first, the florida governor is making waves even before his expected to jump into the presidential race. desantis today signed a bill to de-fund diversity programs at florida colleges. their response to critical race theory being taught in classrooms. he is also changing florida law to allow himself to campaign while serving as governor, and to reduce transparency over his state spending and travel. desantis is also stepping in to ward off his turf, sending migrants to states run by democrats, and wading into a new york city case praising the marine veteran now charged in a subway chokehold death. he also barn stormed a trail of iowa this weekend, where the 45th president canceled a rally there over weather concerns. donald trump is taking notice, and taking aim at desantis. and desantis is indirectly firing back. we must reject the culture of los
abortion, as texans head to the polls. and news tonight the january six committee will only hold six public hearings next month. committee member, jamie raskin, i ll ask him about that. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. or just 11 hours away from polls opening in tomorrow s crucial primary electorate in georgia. and the two marquee races that republican primaries for governor, and for secretary of state. to trump back candidates are essentially running single issue campaigns, on the ex presidents big lie of a stolen election. you ve got former senator david perdue, close trump ally, who lost his senate seat last year. he s challenging the incumbent republican governor, brian kemp. and you ve got far-right congressman jody hice, who s hoping to oust the current incoming secretary of state, brad raffensperger. these races are notable, not only as a referendum on trump s attempt to do, but also to set the groundwork for the next one. b
republican primaries for governor, and for secretary of state. two trump backed candidates are essentially running single issue campaigns, on the ex president s big lie of a stolen election. you ve got former senator david perdue, close trump ally, who lost his senate seat last year. he s challenging the incumbent republican governor, brian kemp. and you ve got far-right congressman jody hice, who s hoping to oust the current incoming secretary of state, brad raffensperger. these races are notable, not only as a referendum on trump s attempt to do, but also to set the groundwork for the next one. because out of all of trump s attempts to overturn the will of the voters and steal the election, what is the state of georgia, where he put his most effort? part of that of course has to do with how humiliated trump appears to have felt by his defeat over there, not only because the election was widely seen as repudiation to him and his movement, and it has been years since a democr