look for lessons. from the kansas vote as a republican scramble to soften their messaging ahead of the midterms. and later, a popular female politician is quote, not ripe enough to be president. gas was notorious conservative tv personality said that. the right is taking the war on woman to a whole new level and you better believe it, i have some thoughts on that. all of that and more is coming up, so let s get started. we begin this morning on capitol hill. senate democrats are just hours away from starting the lengthy process of passing a signature package aimed at tackling climate change, expanding health care and capping drug prices. and bc, julia jester is on the hill with the details. julia, it s an understatement to say that this is not a long time in the making. can you walk us through what will happen today? saturday in d.c.? good morning katie, that would be an understatement. lawmakers have been working on this bill for over a year and there are a lot of componen
about it. while joins portrays his business as a media outlet, and reality it s his online story that uses his commentary to sell merchandise like vitamins and coins. the sale about stuff allegedly making jones a very rich man. his company worth upwards of 200 and $70 million. this by filing for bankruptcy earlier this year. for more on all of this, we are joined by msnbc legal analyst, glenn questioner. glenn, what do you make of this punitive damages award? do you think it is going to turn alex jones into something of a martyr? as we showed at the top of the segment, he s still broadcasting on the site, even saying the trial itself was quote staged. you know katy, as you say grifters were grift. this may make him look like a martyr to some of his gullible followers who are willing to stand him money. i have to hope it sends a message to other conspiracy theorist who have a platform and who can broadcast that this
than they have to be indicted. no matter who they are. no one is above the law. jill wine-banks, glenn questioner, thank you very much. as we re learning more about trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. republicans in arizona are now trying to legislate off of trump s election lies. arizona republican state senator, wendy rogers, has filed legislation to create a bureau of election in the state, with the power to subpoena witnesses, and seize voting machines, giving more control of elections to parties in politicians, acting in bad faith. joining us now, arizona secretary of state, katie hobbs. she is running for governor of arizona. katie hobbs, thank you for being here. your reaction to the in your state? well, it really is a solution in search of a problem. i think that minimizes the seriousness of what we re seeing. you nailed it when you said this is attempts to put