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david brooks and jonathan capehart break down the week's news. plus, much more. >> woodruff: the c.d.c. director said today that the omicron variant could become the dominant covid strain in the u.s. this winter. she also said that delta remains a major problem. i sat down with dr. francis collins, the director of the national institutes of health, to talk about those concerns. dr. francis collins, thank you very much for talking with us. >> judy, i'm really glad to be here and welcome to n.i.h. nad you came out here. >> woodruff: very glad to be here. as we sit here, on december 3, covid very much still with us. is your greater concern at this moment the cases, the variant that are still out there, or omicron which is now arriving in this country? >> well, the one we know about is delta, and delta is still very much with us, even though we've seen some decrease in the number of cases, it's still tens and tens of thousands every day. while the omicron sort of new variant we're all focused on is a potential threat, delta is a real threat now. we'r

david brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the democrats' legislative setbacks, and the president's pandemic response. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity wealth management. >> johnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by conibutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: the covid-19 pandemic is once again upending holiday plans around the world-- from halting air travel, to scaling back festive celebrations. all this as new infections in the u.s. have spiked 55% in the last two weeks alone, largely due to the highly contagious omicron variant. stephanie sy has our report. >> sy: covid continues to spread holid

david brooks and jonathan capehart break down the week's news. plus much more. >> this is "pbs newshour west" from weta studios in washington and from our bureau at the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: the cdc director said today the omicron variant could become the dominant covid strain in the u.s. this winter. she also said delta remains a major problem. i sat down this afternoon with dr. francis collins, the director of the national institutes of health, to talk about those concerns. dr. francis collins, thank you very much for talking with us. >> judy, i'm really glad to be here and welcome to nih. glad you came out here. >> very glad to be here. as we sit here on december 3rd, we covid very much still with us, is your greater concern at this moment, the cases, the variants that are still out there or omicron, which is now arriving in this country? >> well, the one we know about is delta, and delta is still very much with us. even though we've seen some decrease in the number of cases, it's still tens an

david brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the democrats' legislative setbacks, and the president's pandemic response. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity wealth management. >> johnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> nawaz: the covid-19 pandemic is once again upending holiday plans around the world-- from halting air travel, to scaling back festive celebrations. all this as new infections in the u.s. have spiked 55% in the last two weeks alone, largely due to the highly contagious omicron variant. stephanie sy has our report. >> sy: covid continues to spread hol

david brooks and jonathan capehart reflect on the legacy of former senator bob dole. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity wealth management. >> jnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: abortion has been front and center at the supreme court this term. today, the justices issued their opinion on a restrictive texas law. they are allowing abortion providers to continue challenging the measure in lower courts, but the law stays in place for now. john yang picks up the story. >> yang: judy, this is about texas s.b.-8, the law that effectively bans a

still to come on the newshour: david brooks and jonathan capehart look back at 2021. how mozart is helping an italian winemaker's harvest. and, recalling some of this year's most iconic images. and much more. >> nawaz: as we reported, tens of thousands of people in colorado were forced to evacuate quickly yesterday. wind-fueled fires swept through suburban neighborhoods outside of denver, causing significant property damage. as stephanie sy reports, residents there remain on edge, as some areas are still too dangerous to access. >> sy: whole neighborhoods in boulder county, colorado this morning are in smoldering ruin. the winds eventually died down overnight, and today, snow is providing some relief. but, dangers remain. >> i know residents want to get back to their homes as soon as possible to assess damage. in many of those neighborhoods that are currently blocked off, it's still too dangerous to retu. we saw still-active fire in many places this morning, and we saw downed power lines. we saw a lot of risk that we're still trying to mitigate. >> sy: the fast-moving

david brooks and jonathan capehart consider this busy week of news. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> fidelity wealth management. >> johnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation. fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a jury in minneapolis has gone home for the weekend, after a white former police officer recounted the fatal shooting of a black man, daunte wright. kim potter testified today at her manslaughter trial. john yang has our report. >> the defense calls kim potter to the stand. >> yang: today, former brooklyn center, minnesota police officer kim potter told juro

jonathan capehart is in for lawrence o'donnell. good evening, jonathan. >> good evening, ayman. what a powerful way to end the show tonight. a really terrific commentary on your part and a nice setup for the discussion i'm going to have with michael eric dyson later on in the show. we both wrote about governor northam and the black face scandal from a couple of years ago, so you just set things up for us nicely. ayman, happy new year. >> thank you, my friend. happy new year to you as well. >>> and on the eve of new year's eve, the united states has shattered its coronavirus case count. nearly half a million cases yesterday, and today one tracker shows today's case count was just shy of 600,000 cases. florida set yet another new record level of more than 58,000 new cases on wednesday. and despite all of this people are still planning travel, parties and events for new year's eve even as experts predict infection rates will continue to grow. the pre-omicron record high for average daily cases was 251,000 setback in january 2021 before vaccines were widely available. more than 85,0

jonathan capehart, colonists for the washington post. hello, gentlemen -- colonists for the washington post. hello, gentlemen. ap 11 reporters, they spent months working on -- working on this. 300 some odd election officials, not even close to a chance that there would have been a change in the election result. >> right, and i love how she emphasized 470 five potential cases of voter fraud out of millions of votes cast. and what that says is this is more evidence that the big lie is indeed a big lie. there was no massive voter fraud in the 2020 election. even the person who is in charge of election security in the trump administratio said the 2020 election was the safest in american history. and so whether this makes a difference, i don't know. in the short-term. but i do know in the long-term and for history sake, it is good to have yet another -- more evidence that there was no voter fraud. judy: and there's been one look after another after litigation. the evidence is just not there. >> i don't think it would make much difference. if

i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." >>> this sunday, we're continuing to follow the breaking news surrounding the catastrophic tornados that swept across six states friday night, destroying virtually everything in their path. this morning, the governor of kentucky said there have been more than 80 fataliies in his state. he joins us next hour with the latest. >>> and nbc news has confirmed 40 deaths in kentucky, tennessee, arkansas, illinois and missouri. a federal emergency has been declared in kentucky. hundreds of thousands have been left without power and rescue missions are under way. joining me now is my colleague ali velshi who is in mayfield, kentucky, who has been there for the last two hours doing your show, ali. thank you very much for coming -- staying and coming on "the sunday show." what is the situation like where you are now? >> reporter: well, i'm looking forward to your conversation with the governor because he has said that the death toll is higher than we believe it to be i

i'm jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. >> this sunday, amid the holiday season, the omicron variant is top of mind. it's now been detected in at least 15 states, and the biden administration is moving quickly to try to curb the spread here at home and abroad. starting tomorrow, international travelers coming into the united states must test negative for covid one day before getting on that plane. and 9 million vaccine doses will soon be on the way to africa. meanwhile, there are mounting concerns over increased russian military troops on ukraine's border. president biden and russian president vladimir putin will speak on a video call this tuesday where biden is expected to reaffirm u.s. support for ukraine. >> and calls for gun reform are growing after the parents of the michigan school shooting suspect were charged with involuntary manslaughter. we'll get into all of this and more with our first guest. joining me now, white house principle deputy press secretary karine jean-pierre. welcome back to

i want to bring in my colleague, jonathan capehart, host of the sunday show. jonathan is covering voting rights in depth starting right after "velshi." before i get to that, i just want to get to what we just heard from joe manchin, who told fox news that he's tried everything he can and he can't get to coming around to support build back better. he said there's all sorts of other things that have to be solved, and if he can't explain to his constituents about this, he can't support it. bret baier confirmed to him, are you saying "no," and he said, this is a "no" right now. that's a pretty substantial development for constituents who have said, we're pushing this into to 2021, but we're getting it done. >> right. this is a huge, huge problem for the biden administration. going into 2021, which is a midterm election year. and luckily, we have congresswoman cori bush of missouri, we already had her booked to talk about build back better and voting rights and other things on the democratic party's agenda, but this news from senator joe manchin is an earthquake he

i'm jonathan capehart. you can catch me every sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. but you know what's next? "the 11th hour," and that start? "the 11th hour." and that starts right now. >>> good evening once again. day 332 of the biden administration. and tonight the white house is facing down that troubling winter surge of new covid cases in many parts of the country. the director of the cdc today said the u.s. is now averaging about 120,000 new cases a day. 40% higher than just a month ago. the highly contagious omicron variant is expected to become the dominant strain in the coming weeks, and from coast to coast nervous americans lined up in cars, on city streets, all just waiting to get tested. but white house covid response

jonathan capehart is in for lawrence o'donnell. good evening, jonathan. >> good evening, ayman. what a powerful way to end the show tonight. a really terrific commentary on your part and a nice setup for the discussion i'm going to have with michael eric dyson later on in the show. we both wrote about governor northam and the black face scandal from a couple of years ago, so you just set things up for us nicely. ayman, happy new year. >> thank you, my friend. happy new year to you as well. >>> and on the eve of new year's eve, the united states has shattered its coronavirus case count. nearly half a million cases yesterday, and today one tracker shows today's case count was just shy of 600,000 cases. florida set yet another new record level of more than 58,000 new cases on wednesday. and despite all of this, people are still planning travel, parties, and events for new year's eve even as experts predict infection rates will continue to grow. the pre-omicron record high for average daily cases was 251,000 set back in january 2021 before vaccines were widely available. more than 8

i'm jonathan capehart. welcome to "the sunday show." and a special look back at 2021 and a glimpse of what 2022 could bring. this sunday, it's boxing day. and the past year certainly pulled no punches. this time last year donald trump was actively trying to steal the election, strong arming elected officials to back up the big lie. now, the national spotlight is on voter suppression tactics, and voting rights activists such as stacey abrams are running for state office. last year we were at the height of the pandemic, and although the first vaccine had just been administered, it would be months until it was available to everyone. now, hopefully hospitalizations and ventilators won't become a reality for most of us because now we're all boosted, right? so, as we reflect on 2021 and look into the crystal ball of 2022, i'm going to be my optimistic self and see the glass as half full. joining me now for some inspiration this sunday, dr. barry c. black, 62nd chaplain of the united states senate, and bishop michael curry, presiding bishop of

i'm jonathan capehart. you can catch me every sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. but you know what's next? "the 11th hour," and that starts right now. >>> good evening once again. day 332 of the biden administration. and tonight the white house is facing down that troubling winter surge of new covid cases in many parts of the country. the director of the cdc today said the u.s. is now averaging about 120,000 new cases a day. 40% higher than just a month ago. the highly contagious omicron variant is expected to become the dominant strain in the coming weeks, and from coast to coast nervous americans lined up in cars, on city streets all just waiting to get tested. bu

jonathan capehart of the washington post. very good to see both of you. i have to say i was at that service today. jonathan, i know you were there. david, i want to talk about bob dole because i was struck today at how much it was stressed that he worked across party lines. he started out as a partisan early in his career, chairman of the republican party. but then he went to go work on food stamps, the ada, martin luther king's holiday. is there a lesson in all this? david: he was a war hero, obviously.he was in kansas and some democrat said to him, you should run for office as a democrat. he said you should run as a republican. there are 20 -- twice as many republicans. he said ok, i'm a republican. he was a dealmaker. people who worked for him, especially on the presidential campaign, were frustrated he didn't have strict ideological lines. he was good at counting votes and he wanted to know how to get a coalition and majority. and he was phenomenally good at it. people like him. he was certainly acerbic and he was certain

david brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the democrats' legislative setbacks, and the president's pandemic response. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

david brooks and jonathan capehart consider the future of abortion rights at the supreme court and congressional brinksmanship over government funding. alat

david brooks and jonathan capehart consider the future of abortion rights at the supreme court, and

david brooks and jonathan capehart reflect on the year in politics, and democracy in america. all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour.

jonathan capehart is in for lawrence o'donnell. good evening, jonathan. >> good evening, ayman. what a powerful way to end the show tonight. a really terrific commentary on your part and a nice setup for the discussion i'm going to have with michael eric dyson la

i'm jonathan capehart. welcome to "the sunday show." and a special look back at 2021 and a glimpse of what 2022 could bring. this sunday, it's boxing day. and the past year certainly pulled no punches. this time last year donald trump was actively trying to steal the election, strong arming elected officials to back up the big

now, it is time for the last word, jonathan capehart is in for lawrence tonight. good evening, jonathan. >> hey, good evening, ayman. of course, you were covering the breaking news of the passing the senate majority leader harry reid. i was preparing for the show tonight. i understand you had an interview with the current senate majority leader, chuck schumer. quickly, tell us what -- what did he tell you? >> you know, one of the -- he talked about his personal relationship and he obviously knew the -- the late senator very well. so, he talked about the personal relationship and the shadow he cast over not just him but other notable politicians, like barack obama and senator elizabeth warren. but interestingly saying that he hopes to carry what harry reid talked about with doing away with the filibuster in the weeks and the months and the year ahead. it's obviously a big point of contention in the senate, and a lot of people are calling for democrats to do away with the filibuster to get things like voting rights done. we'll see if he heeds the advice of his late

i'm jonathan capehart. i'll see you tomorrow night. "the 11th hour" starts right now. >>> good evening once again i'm chris jansing. day 344 of the biden administration. tonight the breaking news on covid is a story told in numbers that are increasing and increasingly worrisome. tonight the "new york times" reports the u.s. has shattered its single day case record, almost doubling the highest numbers reported one year ago. as a second year of living with the pandemic was drawing to a close the new daily case total topped 488,000 on wednesday according to a "new york times" data base. wednesday's seven-day average of new daily cases was also a record. more than 13,000 nio

. - [newton]: judy woodruff, yamie alcindor, amna nawaz, jonathan capehart and the entire newshour team carry on the trusted legacy of jim lehrer, robert macneil, gwen ifill, mark shields, and other journalists who fine trustworthy reporting. you are the architect of this legacy that we can proudly pass on to future generations. if you're already a member, thank you for making the "pbs newshour" available to everyone in the community. if not, please make your contribution today to keep this essential service strong. all you have to do is visit us online, or call the number on your screen to give. - [smith]: i loved hearing judy woodruff talk about the "newshour" in the first part of the program. as she said, "it's the place that is not going to take any story at face value. it's the place that is always going to turn the story over and look at what's underneath, and what's on all sides." that is not the easy way to produce a program, but doing things the easy way is not what the "newshour" is about, it's not what pbs is about. we understand that our job is to serve you, so we work that

. - [newton]: ju woodruff, yamiche alcindor, amna nawaz, jonathan capehart and the entire newshour team carry on the trusted legacy of jim lehrer, robert macneil, gwen ifill, mark shields, and other journalists o define trustworthy reporting. you are the architect of this legacy that we can proudly pass on to future generations. if you're already a member, thank you for making the "pbs newshour" available to everyone in the community. if not, please make your contribution today to keep this essential service strong. all you have to do is visit us online, or call the number on your screen to give. - [smith]: i loved hearing judy woodruff talk about the "newshour" in the first part of the program. as she said, "it's the place that is not going to take any story at face value. it's the place that is always going to turn the story over and look at what's underneath, and what's on all sides." that is not the easy way to produce a program, but doing things the easy way is not what the "newshour" is about, it's not what pbs is about. we understand that our job is to serve you, so we work that

. - [newton]: judy woodruff, yamiche alcindor, amna nawaz, jonathan capehart and the entire newshour team carry on the trusted legacy of jim lehrer, robert macneil, gwen ifill, mark shields, and other journalists who define trustworthy reporting. you are the architect of this legacy that we can proudly pass on to future generations. if you're already a member, thank you for making the "pbs newshour" available to everyone in the community. if not, please make your contribution today to keep this essential service strong. all you have to do is visit us online, or call the number on your screen to give. - [smith]: i loved hearing judy woodruff talk about the "newshour" in the first part of the program. as she said, "it's the place that is not going to take any story at face value. it's the place that is always going to turn the story over and look at what's underneath, and what's on all sides." that is not the easy way to produce a program, but doing things the easy way is not what the "newshour" is about, it's not what pbs is about. we understand that our job is to serve you, so we wor

i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." >>> this sunday, we're following breaking news that president biden's build back better agenda is dead in the water. after west virginia senator joe manchin said this just moments ago on fox news. >> we have the debt that we're carrying at $29 trillion, you have also the geopolitical unrest we have, we have the covid variant, and that is wreaking havoc again. people are concerned. i've been with my family. i know everyone is concerned. when you have these things coming at you the way they are right now, i always said this, brett, if i can can't go home and explain it to the people of west virginia, i can't vote for it. and i can not vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i just can't. >> it is a major blow for democrats, nbc reports that senator manchin notified the white house and democratic leadership of his decision this morning, before announcing it on fox news. we're going to -- trust me, there was strong and serious reaction and swift reactio

i'm jonathan capehart. you can catch me every sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. but you know what's next? "the 11th hour," and that start? "the 11th hour." and that starts right now. >>> good evening once again. day 332 of the biden administration. and tonight the white house is facing down that troubling winter surge of new covid cases in many parts of the country. the director of the cdc today said the u.s. is now averaging about 120,000 new cases a day. 40% higher than just a month ago. the highly contagious omicron variant is expected to become the dominant strain in the coming weeks, and from coast to coast nervous americans lined up in cars, on city streets, all just waiting to get tested. but white house covid response coordinator jeffrey zients says this is not a moment to panic. current vaccines appear to be effective against the new variant. >> our vaccines work against omicron, especially for people who get booster shots when they are eligible. if you are vaccinated you could test positive, but if you do get covid your case

jonathan capehart is in for lawrence tonight. >> good evening. i was preparing for show tonight. i understand you had an interview with the current senate majority leader chuck schumer. quickly, tell us, what did he tell you? >> you know, he talked about his personal relationship, and he obviously knew the late senator very well. so he talked about the personal relationship and the shadow that he cast over not just him, but other notable politicians like barack obama and senator elizabeth warren. but interestingly enough, i thought he made some news tonight. he hopes to carry what harry reid talked about with doing away with the fill buster in the weeks and the months and the year ahead. it's obviously a big point of contention in the senate, and a lot of people are calling for democrats to do away with the fill buster to get things like voting rights done. we'll see if he heeds the advice of his late friend. that is big news, ayman. thank you very, very much for sharing that with us. >> thank you. >> and see you tomorrow night. >>> tonight we begin with the breaking news of the

. - [newton]: judy woodruff, yamiche alcindor, amna nawaz, jonathan capehart and the entire newshour team carry on the trusted legacy of jim lehrer, robert macneil, gwen ifill, mark shields, and other journalists who define trustworthy reporting. you are the architect of this legacy that we can proudly pass on to future generations. if you're already a member, thank you for making the "pbs newshour" available to everyone in the community. if not, please make your contribution today to keep this essential service strong. all you have to do is visit us online, or call the number on your screen to give. - [smith]: i loved hearing judy woodruff talk about the "newshour" in the first part of the program. as she said, "it's the place that is not going to te any story at face value. it's the place that is always going to turn the story over and look at what's underneath, and what's on all sides." that is not the easy way to produce a program, but doing things the easy way is not what the "newshour" is about, it's not what pbs is about. we understand that our job is to serve you, so we work

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jonathan capehart is in for lawrence tonight. >> good evening. i was preparing for show tonight. i understand you had an interview with the current senate majority leader chuck schumer. quickly, tell us, what did he tell you? >> you know, he talked about his personal relationship, and he obviously knew the late senator very well. so he talked about the personal relationship and the shadow that

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i'm jonathan capehart. i'll see you tomorrow night. "the 11th hour" starts right now. >>> good evening once again i'm chris jansing. day 344 of the biden administration. tonight the breaking news on covid is a story told in numbers that are increasing and increasingly worrisome. tonight the "new york times" reports the u.s. has shattered its single day case record, almost doubling the highest numbers reported one year ago. as a second year of living with the pandemic was drawing to a close the new daily case total topped 488,000 on wednesday according to a "new york times" data base. wednesday's seven-day average of new daily cases was also a record. more than 13,000 national guard members have been activated in 48 states. the white house says it has been surging aid to hospitals and other facilities. 1 million gloves, 342,000 masks along with respirators and face shields all shipped out with 40,000 gowns for front line workers. federal teams made up of members of the military, fema, and other agencies are also headed to states where i

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white house deputy press secretary karine jean-pierre telling jonathan capehart what to expect in the high-stakes meeting. >> one of the things that president biden says all the time, there's no substitute for a leader-to-leader dialogue and engagement, and that's what you're seeing here, and a big part of that is to make sure that we continue advancing u.s. interests so that it clearly is going to be a big component. >> for more on the putin meeting, i'm joined by peter baker, chief white house correspondent for "the new york times." the president will be meeting virtually with putin in a quite tense moment with the reported build-up of troops along the ukraine border. president biden has said he's expecting a long discussion. says he won't accept any red lines as putin demands washington guarantee it won't join nato. how do you expect this conversation to go? >> that's a great question. a lot of tension there. you don't put 175 troops on the border of your neighboring country without intending to use them. that's a lot of troops there, a big, big flash point in europe. what you're s

i'm jonathan capehart. you can catch me every sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. but you know what's next? "the 11th hour," and that starts right now. >>> good evening once again. day 332 of the biden administration. and tonight the white house is facing down that troubling winter surge of new covid cases in many parts of the country. the director of the cdc today said the u.s. is now averaging about 120,000 new cases a day. 40% higher than just a month ago. the highly contagious omicron variant is expected to become the dominant strain in the coming weeks, and from coast to coast nervous americans lined up in cars, on city streets all just waiting to get tested. but white house covid response coordinator jeffrey swriens says this is not a moment to panic. current vaccines appear to be effective against the new variant. >> our vackeens work against omicron especially for people who get booster shots when they're eligible. if you are vaccinated you could test positive, but if you do get covid your case will likely be asymptomatic or mil

capehart. ashley, jeffrey clark is trying to avoid a contempt of court. he was being pushed by former president trump to become acting ag because he was the only one of higher ranking people who were willing to go along with the stop the steal, the election was a fraud bit. and the only reason he didn't become agenting ag is because everybody else was going to quit on account of a repeat of the friday -- saturday night massacre, rather. what are they expecting from clark. is he coming in? is he going to take the fifth on every question? is he going to give them anything? >> well, the understanding we have from the committee is exactly that. that they were getting ready to hold him in contempt. he has now asked to come into to assert his right to take the 5th amendment against self-incrimination. of course, you gave that. i can think of any number of things the committee would love to ask him. he is a very team player in this pivotal time. but we have no indication he's going to be particularly

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