Fight, which is the greatest attack? you should not be watering it down. you should be strengthening it for the purpose of this democracy. it s not about democrat and republican, ali, as you and i have often talked. this is about the future of this very nation and stopping the political policy insurrection that s going on inside of state capitals now. we stopped the violent one on january 6th. we ve got to stop this one that s happening inside these state legislatures now. good to see you again as always. dr. william barber is the co-chairman of the poor people s campaign. lot to get to this saturday morning. retired lieutenant colonel alexander vindman, who came into the spotlight for his heroic testimony during the first impeachment of the former president will join me later in the show with the senate xweening for a rare weekend session over the infrastructure plan today. i ll ask senator mazy hirono if
Descend on the state capitol today. joining me now, live from the march, former congressman from texas, beto o rourke, and co-chairman of the poor people s campaign, bishop william barber. bishop william barber is also the author of we are called to be a movement. gentlemen, thank you both for being here. i want to tell our viewers that you are about a mile i understand, a mile from the state capitol, with marchers gathered behind you. beto, let me start with you. and just get your sense of the mood, the mood there among the marchers, heading to the state capitol, demanding that their right to vote be respected and protected. reporter: there is a lot of energy, there s a lot of power here, there s a lot of strength where we are right now in austin. as we make our way to the state capitol, where we re urging people to join us there at 10:00 a.m. this morning. they re going to hear from bishop barber, the poor people s
Where your mouth is. this is where we stand up and stand out and speak up and speak out revrpd good to see you as always. reverend dr. william barber, the co-chairman of the poor people s campaign president and senior lecturer for repairers of breach and wears the badge of many in the civil disobedience movement of having been arrested in his efforts to advance voting rights. trump s big lie about the 2020 election is not only fueling republicans as they enact voter restrictions but prompting the violence we saw on january 6th. the insurrectionists were fed lies about the election. they were made to believe that something was stolen from them when in reality black and brown voters simply showed up. they showed up to the polls and voted differently than those people you see on your screen. there is a lot we still don t know about that day. but we will soon likely find out more. house speaker nancy pelosi s select committee investigating the insurrection is set to hold
Feelings among unnamed staffers because they did not know until the very last minute that the vice president was going to make that trip to the border and anita dunn, who works at the white house quoted in the story saying it was a closely held trip but the people who needed to know knew. dana. dana: now that s them. okay, peter, thank you. congresswoman ilhan omar appearing to back pedaling. she said this: new york congressman lee zeldin is co-chairman of the house republican israel comments. her comments, this is not the first time and it happens repeatedly.
Moral side or the other side of unconstitutional. since it s sunday and i m a preacher, are you on the side of sin? reverend william barber is the co-chairman of the poor people s campaign. coming up, the last weekend of pride month and millions of americans will hit the streets in celebration but also important to acknowledge the path to live and love openly is still fraught with challenges. that s next when velshi returns. dad, why didn t you answer your phone? your mother loved this park. she did.