remarkable scene tonight in the tennessee house of representatives were waiting for a vote. i should say actually vote has just taken place on whether to expel the last of the three democratic legislators. ah we re still waiting on the results of that vote for a gun violence protests that they held the last week on the floor of the house in the wake of the mass shooting the covenant school just a few miles away. representative justin pearson of memphis, who has just been speaking he now his fate hangs in the balance will be up to report to republicans who control the two thirds majority needed to expel him to decide his fate expelled earlier today, representative justin jones of nashville will talk with him in just a moment a measure to expel representative gloria johnson, knoxville failed by a single vote. to the nation. keep watching. we re losing our democracy. we need to make sure that we stomp out this march to fascism. absolute power corrupts. absolutely and we cannot f
vote for a gun violence protests that they held the last week on the floor of the house in the wake of the mass shooting the covenant school just a few miles away. representative justin pearson of memphis, who has just been speaking he now his fate hangs in the balance will be up to report to republicans who control the two thirds majority needed to expel him to decide his fate expelled earlier today , representative justin jones of nashville will talk with him in just a moment a measure to expel representative gloria johnson, knoxville failed by a single vote. to the nation. keep watching. we re losing our democracy. we need to make sure that we stomp out this march to fascism. absolute power corrupts. absolutely and we cannot forget that. as on everything, folks. there was a difference in the alexander. you want. i will answer your question i might have to do with the color of our skin. we should point out that justin pearson. now it s the voters just taking place has been
the color of our skin. we should point out that justin pearson. now it s the voters just taking place has been expelled as well. so to tennessee democrats have been expelled gloria johnson as you saw the third, she survived her vote just by one vote. what happened today? the expulsion of two representatives in the tennessee state house has only happened twice since the 18 sixties. the last expulsion in 2016. was for a lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct. this time it was for a violation of the rules of decorum. gary tuchman is inside the state capitol just outside the house chamber joins us now. so gary talk about what just happened. anderson as we speak behind me there about 100. very angry people angry that legislators have been expelled from the house of representatives here. understanding tennessee state troopers right here. people back on the reason. standing here is because legislators door. now,
part of he plays politics and doesn t follow the rules that prosecutors and judges are forced to follow where they can t respond to most of these charges he makes, and it s very difficult for a judge say this judge warned in new york, he warned trump s lawyers and trump was right there listening to it. but the problem is anderson. there s really little ways to enforce it. he is not likely he can bring trump in and put him in jail, particularly for the offenses thus far. if trump did something horrendous, he might, but it s just very remote. so judges have difficulty enforcing this sort of gag and keeping people behaving. john dean carl bernstein, i appreciate it tonight. thank you up next. more violent demonstrations in the streets of paris why people are upset and demanding changes coming up. oaxaca is blessed with food riches. but in these parts, you ve got to work hard parts, you ve got to work hard for your dinner. i was gonna get
airstrikes in lebanon. now, the israeli authorities have been rather careful to point the finger, not hezbollah, but more on palestinian militant groups, especially hamas, and that s why i think we re seeing these targets in gaza versus lebanon because keep in mind israeli security officials i speak to they talk about what a war with hezbollah could lead to that devastation is something i don t think that they want to see. keep in mind. hezbollah s arsenal is much bigger and stronger than anything. this has and so there is, i think a lot of concern about trying to keep down any sort of escalation that could build up with hezbollah. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu is warning israel s response, he says tonight and in the future, keep in mind in the future will exactly heavy price. so keep an eye on the skies here . close to lebanon anderson 2006 . the last time they crossed the border to fight against hezbollah had asco appreciate it. thank you, new york times foreign affairs colum