tough day and kansas city. i was glad we were able to get him. indeed. we ll talk about it a little later on in the show thank you congress returned from two-week recess just in time for the jim jordan show to hit the road house judiciary committee le by ohio congressman jim jordan arrived in new york city today with a hearing that they calle victims of violent crimes in manhattan. the hearing was not to propose or advance any republica policy to combat violent crime in manhattan, the purpose of the hearing was to examine how manhattan district attorne alvin bragg s pro crime, ant victim policies have led t increased crime and dangerou community for new york cit residents. by attempting to undermine the new york prosecutor who charge donald trump with 34 felonies, jim jordan is making it clea that the victim that he trul cares about is donald trump. jim jordan is all in on th trump defense fund raising grift. he was pitching republican donors on his attacks agains the d
politicsnation tonight s lead, one step at time he right now, abortion right activists are breathing a sigh of relief. as a key abortion pill wil stay on the market for now but, the fight over access t the bill now heads back to a appeals court. where the legal battle wil resume next month. meanwhile, on this earth day weekend, president biden i shoring up his green credential s with the bi announcement on environmenta justice. ahead of an even bigge announcement that he will ru for reelection that news is expected as early as tuesday as the 2024 presidential fields take shape on both sides. and, in just over a week after he was shot twice for ringin the wrong doorbell, kansas cit teen ralph yarl what i recovering at home his shooter, on andrew lester, now facing what could amount t life in prison on a firs degree assault charge. to which he has pled not guilty y all s family and their lawyers want a federal hat crime charge against leicester and, in a few minutes, ralph yarl
outrage, anger and grief. tyre nichols repeatedly beaten, kicked, tased and pepper sprayed by the police. on video for the world to see. the family of the father, skateboarder and photographer calling for peace as people around the country take their emotions out onto the streets in protest. and there are new questions about how to break the political stalemate to achieve some kind of real police reform. five former memphis cops already charged with murder, two more have now been relieved of duty. and a doj investigation is underway. this morning, we have memphis community leaders, experts on policing and a member of congress joining this crucial conversation. thanks to you for joining us this morning, i m katie phang, this is special coverage of the leash of the tylee nichols video. right now, the world is washing and reacting to that footage showing five memphis police officers kicking, punching, just beating 29 year old nichols after what was supposed to be just a traffic
basking in a historic win with a landmark spending bill passing just hours ago. president biden is wasting no time applauding the passage. it may become the largest investment in climate change intervention the nation s ever seen. i m almost has every region of the nation has been baked by extreme heat. the summer many states terrorized by extreme weather disasters that caused billions of dollars and hundreds of lives. coast to coast we are bracing for more as fire season in the western states has opened with more record places well federal scientists warn of an above average and above normal hurricane season. still threatening the east coast. yet for all the unprecedented crime and action promised by the inflation reduction act it is still just a step towards a sustainable future. it is moving the country away from fossil fuels and substantially curving the nation s emissions over the next eight years. even with this legislative battle over climate action or is america rea
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