one of the tennessee three, no back in his job. power to the people the unanimous vote to reappoint justin jones to hi seat [crowd chanting] as hundreds of protesters accompany him back to the stat capital. tonight, the fight to save democracy in tennessee, then - i have a very close frien that did make it tonight and i ve another close frien who didn t either, and one was at the hospital. at least four people killed nine more injured, in th latest mass shooting i america. plus, that michigan governor gretchen whitmer, on the threa to abortion access plus the latest attempt to sto his vice president fro testifying in an nbc news exclusive, as the victim of a years-long conspiracy finally breaks he silence. that message is simple, i is that, i m alive i m well, that it. i hope they believe it when all in starts, right now. good evening, from new york, i m ali velshi in for chri hayes. today, members of nashville metropolitan council took step to undo the tenness
is that freedom? or is it freedom to have a congressman who can make a postcard with all his family holding rifles, includin ar-15s or whatever, is tha cool is that cool for republicans that is freedom. that s more important than protecting the kids? i don t get it coach gregg popovich take us off the air tonight and on that note, i wish you all a very safe night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late i will see you at the end of tomorrow tonight on all in. one of the tennessee three, no back in his job. power to the people the unanimous vote to reappoint justin jones to hi seat [crowd chanting] as hundreds of protesters accompany him back to the stat capital. tonight, the fight to save democracy in tennessee, then - i have a very close frien that didn t make it tonight. and i ve another close frien who didn t either, and one was at the hospital. at least four people killed nine more injured, in th latest mass
unanimously. zero nay votes supporters then marched to the state capital, where they once again, demanded a vote on the common sense gun reform that the so-called tennessee three were initially advocatin for. well only justin jones was reinstated today, another loca the shelby county board of commissioners, will vote on th status of this man the other lawmakers, justi pierson. on wednesday, and up wel today s vote marks a very, ver small step for democracy i tennessee, maybe no step at all, because it s not even back t the status quo what it was a week ago, there still a long way to go. right now, tennessee republicans are threatening to withhold funding from justin pierson s district, if he is reinstated in a transparent attempt t overturn the will of its elected representatives, the rules say, the county, or th municipality, from which the representative comes from, decides who the interi representative will be now, they re saying they l hold the fighting back shelby county committ
especially in the tennesse state house. despite republican attempts to paint the gun protest, which was a vocal, nonviolent protest, as an insurrection, framin that is completely disconnecte from the facts, it is clear, their actual goal was to silence their critics, to shut down all the second voices i what is ostensible democracy, state legislature. but there is a way for tennessee democrats to fight back, you see, it s up to loca commissions and councils t fill vacant positions in the tennessee house. and since expelling jones left a vacant seat, today, th nashville city council was abl to unanimously vote to retur the democrat, justin jones, to the house, to fill his own vacancy, on an interim basis if you are for the election of justin jones to be th interim successor for th vacant seat of tennessee house district 52, you will vote aye if not, you will vote no votes are in, mister clerk closed machines, take the vote
ayes 36 [applause] all right, we can kee moving justin jones has been electe as the interim successor for the vacant seat. and house district 52. justin jones, appointed a the interim successor for th vacant seat, the vacancy i his. unanimously. zero nay votes supporters then marched to the state capital, where they, onc again, demanded a vote on the common sense gun reform that the so-called tennessee three were initially advocatin for. well only justin jones was reinstated today, another loca the shelby county board of commissioners, will vote on th status of this man the other lawmakers, justi pierson.