select committee has obtained evidence suggesting that dr. eastman never really believed his own theory. let me explain. on the screen, you can see a draft letter to the president from october 2020. in this letter, and idea was proposed that the vice president could determine which electors to count at the joint session of congress. but the person writing in blue, eviscerate s that argument. the person who wrote the comments and blue wrote, quote, the 12th amendment only says that the president of the senate opens the ballots in the joint session. and then in the past, voice but the voids shall then be counted. the comments, in blue further state, nowhere doesn t suggest the president of the senate gets to make a determination on his own. we had an extended discussion an hour and a half to two hours on january 5th, and when i pressed him on the point i said, john, if the vice
i appreciate that. in our investigation, the select committee obtained evidence suggesting dr. eastman never really believed his own theory. let me explain. on the screen, you can see a draft letter to the president from october 2020. in this letter, an idea was proposed that the vice president could determine which electors to count at the joint session of congress. but the person writing in blue eviscerates that argument. the person who wrote the comments in blue wrote, quote, the 12th amendment only says that the president of the senate opens the ballots in the joint session, and then, in the passive voice, the votes shall then be counted. the comments in blue further state, nowhere does it suggest that the president of the senate gets to make the determination on his own. did dr. eastman admit in front of the president his proposal would violate the electoral count act? he acknowledged that was the
children and two teachers. today the first of many funeral services will begin. we ll have more on that and the president s visit ahead. people are on edge. in brooklyn an active shooter scare at a boxing match sent folks fleeing the stands and running for their lives. 18 people were injured at the barclays center. turns out, it was just a loud noise heard on the street. it sent crowds rushing to the exits. it s an indication of the anxiety out there. cnn has the latest. reporter: americans on edge once again. early sunday at the barclays center in new york city, people running for their lives. police say they mistook a loud noise for gunfire after a boxing match. one person writing on twitter, scary moment as crowds poured back into barclays center. my fear was a shooting, but those fears proved unfounded. another person adding, huge
chattanooga, tennessee, where six people were injured and police tell us the majority were either teenagers or in their early 20s. we heard from the mayor of chattanooga, he said young people getting into trouble is nothing new but what is new is they have guns and are leaving behind bodies instead of bruises and bruised egos. americans on he think once again, early sunday at the barkley center in new york city people running foyer their lives, they mistook a loud noise for gunfire. one person writing on twitter scary moment as crowds poured back into barclay center, my fear was a shooting but that proved unfounding. huge stampede near the exit, literally had to jump on the floor for cover. naomi osaka was there, she said on twitter she was also petrified following the commotion. 18 people reported minor injuries. panic also in tennessee. i m heartbroken for the
weekends and holidays. it s a good policy that we get a chance to rebalance everything. reporter: and it s coinciding with a massive crackdown on pricey afterschool tutoring. many venting concerns on chinese social media. one post reading, i am very worried that this generation of children will become the victims of policy-oriented actions. but some supporting the government s efforts to restructure home life. this person writing, in the past few years, extracurricular training institutions have gone too far. if the country does not regulate them, these training institutions will only become more and more crazy. a rising middle class has struggled in recent years, spending millions buying homes in desired school districts and paying private tutors to keep their kids academically competitive. with some complaining that wealthier families had an unfair advantage. as china marks 100 years since the founding of the communist party, general secretary and president xi jinping is shifting