wind at their backs. i m john berman, brianna is off, cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins here this morning. wind at their backs, we will see come november, i guess. a little. they re hoping wind at their back this morning. what democrats are looking at the reason they might feel this way is based on the results of special elections here in new york. cnn projects that democrat pat ryan will win the battleground 19th district, a district that joe biden narrowly carried in 2020 but republicans felt very good heading into this special. they were hoping they could flip this. abortion rights became the central issue in this race, democrats made it so, much more on this in just a moment. also in new york congressman jerry nadler easily defeated he is a powerful committee chair he easily defeated powerful committee chair carolyn maloney in a bitter race that really got to the redirstrictin struggles the democrats had in new york. in florida democratic congr
almighty god, our protector against all evil, our defender from all harm, we pause this day to pray op behalf of the men and women in blue who strive daily to protect and serve their communities, our country, and this chamber. speak to each who serve within our police forces and to take to the streets who man security posts, and who patrol our cities all to ensure our safety. set your shield of strength around them and remind them to be strzok and strong and courageous. accepted your spirit into the fray that fear and discouragement would have no foothold in their decisi decisionmaking. go with them wherever they go. be their guard and guide in the frenzy and uncertainty of each situation. let their minds be in you even as you abide with them. then remind us of the personal cost these men and women and their families pay. the long hours of training and watch standing which take them away from their loved ones. the countless missions and hazard rich environments which threat
President biden felt the nation needed a wakeup call when it came to democracy. And on one man he thinks s his biggest threat. The lead starts right now. Put partisanship aside and put country first. I say we must, and we will. Joe bidens message today using the storied political legacy of john mccain to make his case against threats to democracy and donald trump. In a state where team trump pulled out all the stops and some cyber ninjas to steel the vote. And one House Republican aide described the first Impeachment Hearing, one witness saying Current Evidence does not support articles of impeachment. Was anything achieved for the House Republican cause today. And americas Mental Health crisis. Some of the best minds coming together today to figure out why so many especially Young Americans are so unhappy and what we can do to fix it. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Starting with breaking news. Moments ago President Biden wrapped up a speech in arizona about a red state with a wa
the courthouse. three big decisions just came down from the judge, what are they and how do they affect the trial? these are major decisions. the judge in this trial ruled that he was going to deny a motion from chauvin s attorney to delay the trial. the defense complained about the pretrial publicity and asked the judge to for this relief bill. they say it will just not be able to be avoided. and two he says he doesn t believe anywhere in the state of minnesota that the tension of this has not reached. the impact has been too wide spread. this involves an arrest, a prior arrest of george floyd. a year before he died. that involves evidence to be admitted in that. the judge did partially rule with the defense to admit some evidence and some democrat. he says the fact pattern where he is approached in a similar matter, accused of ingesting drugs. he says some of that is. that is the day he died and that is what is leading up to the trooifl they are trying to get to get it de
the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker s rooms, washington, d.c. march 16, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable rashida talib to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally al low allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: madam speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise a