morning, lindsey reiser picks up the coverage right now it s 10:00 a.m. in new york, i m lindsey reiser right now the tensions that have been simmering in tennessee for the last week or even longer are boiling over this morning. protests are gaining steam inside and outside the state house despite the rain against republican efforts to do something that s only been done three times in that state since the civil war expel some of their fellow members specifically these three democrats are under fire for participating in fiery gun reform protests on the house floor last week. today they ll have a chance to defend themselves, but with a republican super majority can they survive the vote. we re live where that high stakes session is getting underway. major escalations in the mounting legal battles faceing former president trump former vice president mike pence saying he will not fight an order to testify in the federal probe. sources say the new york judge in the hush mone
these are not laws that are opposed by any but a few fraction of our society. 90% of americans want expanded brady background checks. and so to the idea that this legislature is seeking to expel individuals instead of who decry gun violence for our kids, instead of moving forward with these kinds of proposals that are pending in the legislature is appalling and it is fundamentally anti-democratic. that s why you see these young people and parents protesting. and we need to keep it up because we knead need to hold te lawmakers accountable for putting the gun industry before the looives of our children. we re looking at a live picture inside the gallery, people holding signs, no taxation without representation here senator yarbro, we know that house democrats proposed a bill with a super majority, unclear if it would go anywhere, which
peacefully protesting, which is what is happening today. to realign and get lawmakers to understand this issue is not going away, and until they vote for our safety instead of the gun industry, they will be held accountable. kris brown and state senator jeff yarbro, thank you so much our thanks to priscilla thompson right now they re doing roll call we ll continue to watch the proceedings and report back with updates. much more when we re back in 60 seconds, including stormy daniels speaking out for the first time on camera after former president trump s arraignment. and could vice president pence s potential testimony in the special counsel s january 6th probe be a turning point for the case plus, an update from missouri, a state highway patrol on the tornado devastation as we track an outbreak of dangerous storms sweeping across several states, still trying to recover from extreme weather. idaho is the first state to restrict interstate travel for abortions, the implication