The Climate Crisis is being felt. We celebrate juneteenth, a Texas Tradition where young black women are free to be themselves. This is American Voices. Today is the first juneteenth in america as a federal holiday. Commemorating the day the last enslaved people in fwal vesston, texas, were informed of their freedom in 1865. Free at last, free at last communities are celebrating the day with parades, cookouts, and demonstrations. Yet amid the celebrations is a Call To Action to acknowledge there is much more work to be done. Yet not one of them are willing to vote for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. I feel like you are give us a crumb and its a diversion from the real issue. And that leads us to the Split Screen Moment facing america this juneteenth. Republicanled states all over the nation have enacted or are considering legislation that would make it increasingly difficult for people of color to vote. Their constitutional right as americans. Signing the juneteenth Legislation Presi
John Lewis Voting Rights Act. So i feel like youre giving us a diversion from the real issuele and that leads us to the splitscreen moment facing america this juneteenth. Republicanled states all over the nation have enacted or are considering legislation that many activists argue would make it increasingly difficult for people of color to vote, their constitutional right at americans. While signing the juneteenth legislation, president biden highlighted how juneteenth would be hollow if the right to vote is not protected on the federal level. Its not going to be fulfilled so long as the sacred right to vote remains under attack. The assault from restrictive laws, threats of intimidation, voter purges, and more, an assault that offends our very democracy. We Cant Rest till the promise of equality is fulfilled for every One Of Us in every corner of this nation. That to me is the meaning of juneteenth. Thats what its About. With me now, Reverend William Barber ii judith brown, and natash
Joe Manchins Compromise Bill come makes Election Day a public holiday and mandates at least 17 days of early voting and bans partisan gerrymandering. Betto orourke who will join us in a minute to explain why he supports Manchins Bill along with other Progressive Democrats like jimmy Harrison And Stacy abrams. As for mcconnell, hes just being Mitch Mcconnell. The revised version produced by one of the democrats yesterday endorsed by Stacy Abrams and extraordinary dubious constitutionality would remove legislating from State Legislatures and totally inappropriate and all republicans, i think, will oppose that, as well. I actually think when Stacy Abrams immediately endorsed senator Mcconnells Proposal it became the Stacy Abrams substitute and not Joe Manchin substitute. Infrastructure is the other big item on the hill. At least 21 senators say they back a bipartisan proposal. A fiveyear Spending Plan with about a 1 Trillion price tag. It would do far more than just fix roads and bridges.
a recommendation of no-go for launch. plus, former president trump returns to the stump for the first time since the fbi s mar-a-lago search. later, uvalde strong. still grieving after the school massacre, the high school football team gives the community reason to cheer. in is the cbs weekend news. good evening. adriana diaz is off. we begin with danger above, a stolen plane ominously circling the skies above northeast mississippi for hours. at the controls, a man police say threatened to crash into a walmart. the twin engine aircraft lifted up from a regional airport in tupelo where elise preston is covering tonight. elise. reporter: lilia, that suspect could face making terroristic threats and grand larceny charges after police say he stole a plane from the regional airport. authorities believe he had some flight instruction but not enough experience to land a plane. he right on top of our house. reporter: today terror in tupelo, mississippi. a plane po