members. they are ordering state officials to draft more options for law enforcement to provide more security but they ultimate i will say it s merrick garland s job to enforce federal law, tensions surrounding the supreme court and justices are running high after the controversial decision to overturn roe v. wade and there are concerns that outrage can turn into violence. alexandria hoff in washington with more. alex. alex: but federal law has been clear that it is illegal to picket or parade outside of court official with active court case with an attempt to influence them. two months ago hogan and virginia governor glen youngkin called on merrick garland to enforce the statute, quote, a month lawyer after assassination attempt on justice kavanaugh the department of justice finally responded declining to enforce the laws. now a different federal official is writing to us with conflicting information. he s referencing a letter from supreme court marshal to governor hogan
weathertech. alicia: apologizing for controversial statement posted on its website ahead of july 4th holiday. on friday the city wrote, quote, a lot of people probably don t want to celebrate our nation right now and we can t blame them when there is so much division, hate and unrest, why on earth would you want to have a party celebrating any of it. the message went onto say, quote, yes, america is in strife right now but you know what, we already bought the fireworks. the backlash cause swift, just one day later the city posted an apology saying, quote, we understand these words offended some of our residents which was not our intent. we take pride in celebrating fourth of july to express gratitude to those men and women and honor the country we live in.
like when you question their plans or hold them accountable for the results. the real threat according to them is the people who won t comply. it s a threat to them every time we give you a voice. the more we do it, the more democrats are exposed for being out of touch with the people and you can t win the people over if your interest are in washington and not main street. somehow the rest of the media still hasn t figured this out. seems like years of being on the wrong side of history hasn t taught them anything. but at least they re finally paying the price for it. nobody watches or trusts the mainstream media anymore. now, some of them are trying to salvage any bit of dignity they have left. already told you about the new york times and the washington post coming out to thawcket hunter biden s laptop 17 months later. on sunday morning, the post editorial board came out with a sorry excuse for an apology
league that prides itself on its coaches being speaking out about political and societal affairs. i wonder after events this week and the fallout, whether you would both feel differently about speaking out that way in the future? excuse me. we re taking basketball questions only it is a legitimate question. this is an event that happened this week during the nba. it s already been answered. this particular question has not been answered. some james? . any other questions. the nba issued this apology saying, quote, a team representative inappropriately enter integritied to prevent cnn s christina macfarlane from receiving an answer to her question. we ve apologized.
for the the birds overhead, they have been known to drop presents. true story, happened to me, thanks. kelly: several sexual misconduct allegations on capitol hill, a partisan group of lawmakers pushing a resolution that would mandate anti-sexual harassment training for all members and staff. marianne rafferty has more from la. good to see you. what is the latest on this? reporter: the resolution passed would be a wake-up call for lawmakers especially in light of recent sexual harassment claims against our franken with multiple women claiming harassment including groping and unwanted kissing. senator franken issuing an apology saying, quote, i have learned from recent stories that in some of those encounters i crossed a line and i know any