continuation of his father s mission and his legacy, and that is the message that they want to take away and to impart for people today. poppy? to that point that from all casualties it is expected this legislation when taken up in the senate on tuesday will fail, what is the biden administration s plan to keep pushing forward? reporter: well, the messaging is critical and key. and one of the things the king family is asking for is that it is a top priority, that it is something that they continue to discuss. as you know, poppy, over the weekend, there was some news made. we saw senator mitt romney in an open invitation to the president saying come to me, let s discuss some alternatives to the civil rights legislation that is very likely to fail. are there other different ways, avenues that perhaps the administration and the senate can find some common ground. less ambitious, however, in
piece over the weekend speaking with his family at his childhood home. and now today is really a day of action for them in the nation s capital. reporter: poppy, you re absolutely right because one of the main focuses and really the key message of martin luther king iii and speaking with him and his family in atlanta, is that this day must be recognized for his father s legacy and linked to voting rights, that it was integral to his mission when it comes to the civil rights passage of 64 and the voting rights act of 1965. that is why they re here in washington. they crossed the frederick douglass memorial bridge in southeast washington to make the point that the president and congress had put all of their might behind that and were able to get something done. they want something done here for voting rights legislation. just moments away, we will see the king family here along with house speaker nancy pelosi to continue to try to push that political pressure on getting voting rights
haven t actually spoken up around the right to vote, one of the signature pieces of work in dr. king s life, the ability to express our will for a better future through the vote. e i think about kyrsten sinema and all the people who took unpopular actions for her to live the life she has. now to see her empowered standing in the way of us being able to continue to move this country forward. you know, i think about sort of not just what happens if we do not pass this voting rights legislation, but the powerful message it sends to those that want to stand in the way of ensuring that all of us have access to health care, all of us have access to education, all of us have access to the freedoms and opportunities that we have contributed to this country and
entirely separate from the population the entire time. anyone attending the games unvaccinated, they ll have to quarantine for 21 days upon arrival. and get this for the local chinese staff and volunteers, after the games, they have to quarantine for 21 days before going back to their homes to see their families in china. this decision comes after beijing detected its first case of omicron, and in china, even one case is one too many. we re seeing several cities across china back in war-time mode with snap lockdowns, mass testing, contact tracing and quarantine. all of that in response to sometimes just one or a handful of cases. now, that strategy has been effective this china so far, but there are concerns they won t be as effective with the omicron variant given, one, how transmissible it is, and two, reports that chinese vaccines are not as effective against this variant. incredibly concerning. thank you for the reporting. developing right now, israel just announced the resul
their legislation to at least push forward and i dress some of the concerns of those voting rights restrictions that we are seeing in place around the country. suzanne, thank you very much for being there this morning. we appreciate it and your reporting with the king family as well. this morning the nation is mourning the passing of an american hero, brigadier general charles mcgee, one of the last surviving tuskegee airmen died on sunday. he was 102 years old. he bravely fought for the u.s. in three different wars world war ii, korea, and vietnam flying over 400 combat missions during his 30-year military career. this american hero was awarded the congressional gold medal in 2007. in a statement, defense secretary lloyd austin thanked mcgee for his sacrifice, legacy, and character. he is survived by his three children, 10 children, 14 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. may charles mcgee s memory will