It is a good day. We made progress today. Embrace that. Thank you for watching. Its good to share it with you. The big show, don Lemon Tonight, big star, d lemon, right now. How are we going to celebrate juneteenth . When there is progress, we should celebrate. Oh, well figure it out, this weekend. But i am just going to celebrate by honoring the people who came before me. I try to celebrate it, every day, by honoring the people who came before me. Who fought for me to be able to sit in this seat, every night. To be able to speak, with authority. To be able to give my Point Of View, not opinion, theres a difference. Opinion is not based in fact. A Point Of View is based in fact and in truth. And it is my particular lens, through which i am speaking, as a Black Man in america, who happens to be gay. And i have the incredible opportunity to have this platform to to speak, directly, not only to The American people but, to the world. To more than 200 countries around the world. So thats ho
Through which i am speaking, as a Black Man in america, who happens to be gay. And i have the incredible opportunity to have this platform to to speak directly, not only to The American people but, to The World. To more than 200 countries around The World. So thats how i try to honor evhonor, every single day, the enslaved people who were my ancestors. So there you go. Part of the Learning Curve there. Enslaved, not slaves. Enslaved, youre right. And our friends, on the left, have to, on a day like today, not chase after enslaved, versus slaves. Dont play pc with terms. Recognize who the allies are, who were in favor of today, who sees it as the right kind of history, and who doesnt . Is that an issue . Enslaved versus slave . Yes. Fight the big fights. You want to win the big fights, fight the big fights. I dont really see you know, when people say i like to say survivor, instead of victim. I get that, but thats me. I just said, enslaved, because it was i thought it was proper grammar
Mission isnt over yet. Live from Cnn Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching in the united states, canada and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. Today marks the first new National Holiday in the u. S. In nearly 40 years, with the stroke of his Pen President Joe Biden on thursday made June 19th known as June Tooept an official u. S. Holiday formally recognizing The End of slavery. The measure sailed through congress this week with remarkable bipartisan ease but there is no such consensus on a bill to protect u. S. Voting rights. Voting Rights Advocate Stacey Abrams embraced proposed changes by democratic senator Joe Manchin to gain his support but it still faces a tough battle among senate republicans as cnns Ryan Nobles explains. Reporter significant reforms to americas Voting Laws have been a key priority for democrats in this version of the u. S. Congress and they do feel like theyre making progress. The house has already passed a sweeping bill
For the president. Extreme heat in the west. Storms in the east. Well have the forekcast. Great to have you along. Washington has acknowledged the next president of iran. They announced the election as fundamental. Ne nearly everyone who might have challenged a fight has been disqualified. Iranians were denied the right to choose. The conservative Chief Justice won. It was the lowest turn out in 14 years. Fred pleitgen has more. Reporter conservatives celebrating a major victory. A man very close it irans Supreme Leader will soon take over as president. With the help of god and the help of isi, we will do a good job this man says. While turnout was historically low, he managed to garner more than 60 of the vote the Interior Ministry says. He won his landslide victory, they are putting on a show of force, and theyre celebrating after the moderates suffered a crushing defeat. While some shops in this market have Hung Up Raisi posters, other question the election after many candidates wer
Good morning. Welcome to your new day. Im boris sanch. Im amara walker. Rising Gun Violence. As the country hits a vaccine milestone, there are worries out there that one variant could spark a new wave of cases. Thank you for starting your saturday, June 19th with us. The very first juneteenth national independence day. Now an official national holiday. Happy june tteenth, boris. I cant believe you eat that. Ill send you some of the good kind. We begin this hour with images that some lawmakers in congress are trying to downplay and distract you from. They are from January 6th. And they are a brutal reminder of the violence carried out by a mob that was stirred into a frenzy by the former president and his lies about the last election. Yeah. The latest clip shows a rioter taunting, stalking, and hitting Law Enforcement. It was disturbing enough it moved a judge to keep the man in jail pending trial. The judge saying, quote, if any crime establishes danger to the Community And Disregard