crossed over recently. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, says the government will discuss a pay deal that s affordable with the nurses union to settle strikes. that s welcomed by the biggest nursing union as a chink of optimism . there ve been emotional reunions at airports in china after the country fully reopened its borders for the first time since the start of the pandemic, nearly three years ago. hello and welcome, thank you for joining us. thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country s national congress in brasilia. in scenes reminiscent of the attack on the us congress in washington two years ago, demonstrators wrapped in the brazilian flag quickly overwhelmed police and entered the complex. some have reached the senate chamber, where theyjumped onto seats and desks. protesters have also invaded the presidential palace and supreme court. mr bolsonaro lost the october election to the socialist, luis inacio lul
me. i m fredricka whitfield. right now, heightened emotions as the buffalo bills get back on the field. playing in their very first game since the terrifying collapse of safety damar hamlin. and what a way to get started. while also rallying around hamlin s recovery. taking the opening kickoff all the way in for a touchdown. the bills first opening kickoff score in 18 years. and tributes for hamlin continue to pour in. that s happening under way right now. and it happened before the game, the bills, their fans, loudly showing their support as hamlin continues to recuperate. throughout this week, the entire western new york community, nfl family, and people from around the world have been praying for damar hamlin. damar s amazing recovery has lifted our collective spirits and we are forever grateful for the love and support damar s family and friends and our organization have received. today, we celebrate damar s recovery, our love for damar, and our fwgratitude. please ris
neither house of congress in brazil is currently in session. and brazil s new president, we should note, is not at the palace. but there s still lots to follow in all of this. let s go straight to cnn s rafael romo, who is following this. rafael, of course, viewers here in the united states and around the world can see the parallels between what is taking place in brazil and what took place on this country on january 6th of 2021. what more can you tell us? reporter: that s right, jim. this started a few hours ago as a peaceful protest in front of the army s headquarters in brasilia, the capital of brazil. numerous protesters started marching towards the area where government buildings for all three branchs of government are located. at one point, protesters stormed the building that houses the brazilian congress before other groups did the same at the palace, the seat of the executive power, the presidential building. and also, the supreme court brazilian president da silva
the speaker s gavel was tough, wait until he finds out what is ahead as he tries to rule the gop caucus and get things done. it s positive, not negative. it s not weakening kevin mccarthy, it s providing a speaker with the tools he needs for republicans to go to the mat for the american people. for us as democrats, it is a blessing for us that they can t govern. all of those things that we were afraid of as the american people injuring, i don t see a lot of the harm being able to come to the people simply because their caucus is not together. in a few minutes, i will be talking to minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar. mccarthy threatened to strip representative omar of her committee assignments in his effort to gain power. we re going to ask her whether she has gotten word if that will happen. we are going to start with that breaking news out of brazil for you. supporters of jair bolsonaro stormed congress. the supreme court and the presidential palace in the nation s cap
symone. we are kicking things off at the u.s. mexico border. at this very hour, president joe biden is in el paso making his first visit since taking office. ahead of biden s visit today, people being arrested outside of church shelter. we will have an update from gabe gutierrez who is on the ground in texas. plus, new congress means new rules. what republicans have proposed, such as banning federal abortion funds and blocking asylum seekers from entering the country, it is a mess that will keep you up at night. we are digging into their proposals and the fireworks ahead tomorrow. the buffalo bills will take the field for the first time since hamlin s life-threatening injury today. teams across the nfl, they are paying tribute to number three. we are talking to a former nfl player about the teams emotional return inspired by hamlin himself. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. at this hour, president biden is visiting the border in el paso, texas. this is hi