voting rights legislation. senator warnock s whose state was at the center of calls by trump was on the floor. watch. we are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights unlike anything we have ever seen since the jim crow era. this is jim crow in new clothes. since the january election, some 250 voter suppression bills have been introduced by state legislatures across the country from georgia to arizona, from new hampshire to florida. using the big lie of voter fraud as a pretext for voter suppression. the same big lie that led to a violent insurrection on this very capitol. the day after my election. make no mistake. this is democracy in reverse. rather than voters being able to pick the politicians, the politicians are trying to cherry pick their voters. i say this cannot stand. the legislation the senator is promoting there takes direct aim at institutional barriers to voting and create national standards for voter registration. according to dem
Reporter its not just a problem in san jose. Investigators say thieves recently targeted mail trucks in pleasant hills, antioch, and richmond. But its not clear whether the thefts are related. Here in san jose, the Postal Service is still trying to determine just how many customers in the willow glen area were impacted by the breakins monday. What were asking is, keep an eye out. Three to four weeks, if you receive a Bank Statement or credit card statement with transactions you did not make, contact us. Reporter the postal inspector says some arrests have been made in connection with previous breakins last year. But so far, hes not revealing any details about those suspects. Reporting live in willow glen, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. Okay, thank you, marianne. He contacted women through an Online Dating website and then convererced them into sex r pretending to be a Police Officer. Hes facing multiple charges. Police say earlier this month he met a woman online and arranged a mee
Well ask the company whether this has anything to do with President Trumps America First approach. And. The girls not for turning why this statue of defiance is staying put on wall street. The scottish and uk governments look to be on a Collision Course tonight. Within the last couple of hours, the Scottish Parliament has backed the Scottish First ministers demands for a second Independence Referendum. The final decision to grant that vote still rests with the uk government In Westminster, and tonight they have refused to even enter into negotiations with the Scottish Government until the Brexit Process is complete. That could be years away, and well outside the timetable set out by edinburgh. Our Scotland Editor sarah smith reports on a looming confrontation between holyrood and westminster. Jubilant excitement as supporters heard the Scottish Parliament had just voted for a referendum. Tears of joy today, but disappointment will follow. They are shouting yes, the Prime Minister will
Before i get to any events today. There are a few items that i want to update you on. The president spoke with the Prime Minister of iraq to thank him for his meeting on march 20th. He was weed out of that call. Yesterday he also identified congress that a National Emergency declared executive order 13694 of the attack continues on april 2017. As you know this notification is required by statues in order to extend the National Emergency the past administration declared. The president believes that this cyber enable activities continue to post a threat on our National Security and economic and prosperi prosperity. He determined it is necessary to continue this. Last night a federal judge hawaii put a hold on the president. This ruling is just the latest step that will allow the administration to appeal. Just a week ago, the u. S. District court and virginia up hell the president on merits. This morning we announce that had the president will host president xi of china at margot. The pre
Say, other than obamacare is the Law Of The Land and will remain the Law Of The Land. Tom its the Law Of The Land, or lol for short. On sunday, President Trump blamed the Freedom Caucus and two conservative groups for the sale of the health care bill. Steve bannon is reportedly encouraging trump to reply coma list of republicans that refuse to support the health care bill. While repeal and replace had a major setback last week, at least from republican isnt ready to give up. We shall Never Surrender [laughter] tom that was the Famous Church hill impression of a few i liked blended into the carpet. Tom lets go onto to the next story. He said it on the campaign trail, european nations need to start paying their nato bills and stop letting the u. S. Pick up the tab. President trump took the opportunity from his meeting with Angela Merkel to hand her a fake bill for 375 million. This according to the times of london, the white house denies the story, as did the german government. Why am i