one person who will not be in the room? yeah, that s committee chairman congressman bennie thompson. he s announced that he has covid. it s not clear if the chairman will appear virtually, but he says that his covid diagnosis will not disrupt the committee s plan. members say this eighth hearing will focus on the 187 minutes the former president trump failed to intervene as his supporters marched on the capitol, swarmed the halls of congress, and did this, took over the building there. also today, a jury has now been seated in the trial of trump s chief strategist, steve bannon. bannon is facing two criminal counts for failing to comply with subpoenas from the house january 6th committee. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles joins us now from capitol hill. so, what is the committee hoping to learn from these witnesses, matthew pottinger and sara matthews? reporter: victor and alisyn, they re firsthand witnesses to what was happening inside the white house on janu
their lives worse. americans voiced that opposition as protests continued across the country today. protesters demanding the federal government step up and act. congressional democrats constrained by slim majorities and the filibuster seem to be passing the buck over to the president. on saturday, 34 senate democrats signed urging president biden invited to take immediately bold action and, quote, use the full force of the federal government to protect abortion rights. more on that in just a moment. now to state the obvious, this decision was not exactly a surprise. back in may, political obtained leaked draft of the courts opinion signaling the very outcome. not much changed from a draft to june s majority opinion. but the decision did offer us a first look at the other side of the dissent. in a scathing rebuke, the courts three liberal justices of said the decision stripped women of their status as free and equal citizens. justice breyer, so to my and kagan warned that no o
when one fundamental right is lost, that means all fundamental rights are at risk. i will speak to mr. obergefell in just a moment. some democrats are pressing the representatives to codify presidents like obergefell in the law. a move democrats failed to pursue with roe, so today, house nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, released a statement seemingly in response to those calls. she said, in part, in the wake of the supreme court s outrageous and heart wrenching decision of overturning roe versus wade, radical republicans have made clear that they are just setting their sights on other protections rooted in the constitutional right to privacy. house democrats are committed to standing against this ruthless assault on the rights of millions of lgbtq americans. but what that comment means and practice, well, that still remains to be seen. joining me now, jim obergefell himself. civil rights activists and current candidate for the ohio state hearts of representatives and the former
the constitutional right to an abortion. protests are still raging in many parts of the country. some expect those protests to last for weeks or even months, especially in light of a passage from justice clarence thomas s concurring opinion. thomas suggests that ruling establishing substance of due process specifically once that stop states from criminalizing same-sex intimacy, then in game areas and limiting access to contraceptives, should all be, quote, we considered. the white house was quick to respond, releasing a video featuring jim obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the landmark 2050 marriage equality case. obergefell versus hodges. he s supreme court decisions, they have lasting impacts. that impact can be positive like it was for marriage equality or it can be negative. this decision has the potential to wreak havoc in our nation.
current candidate for the ohio state hearts of representatives and the former lead plaintiff in the supreme court case, obergefell versus hodges. wendy davis, former texas state senator and founder of deeds not words. welcome to you both. jim, let s start with you. how seriously should lgbtq americans take john justice thomas s threat to reconsider cases like lawrence and obergefell? they are those who are saying that other conservatives like roberts and gorsuch would not be willing to go that far. do you believe that? i do not. we should be very concerned. all you have to do is look at the decision in 2015. roberts was not on our side and way anyone would think any of these other extreme right-wing justices would be on our side is fooling themselves. justice thomas is concurring