quote, witnesses with knowledge of the relevant facts. one more sign that the special master he, means business, he is pushing for another judge to help review the thousands of items that were found in trump s home. the former president has claimed he declassified sensitive records that he took from the white house by just thinking about it. last night he told sean hannity that he is able to do that just by thinking. apparently, that was news to some senate republicans. i think there is a process for declassifying documents. and i think it ought to be adhered to and followed. and i think that that should apply to anybody who has access to or deals with classified information. i believe, as i understand the executive branch requirements, there is a process that one must go through. for the committee, we think, because she was involved in helping organize and promote january 6th, coming to the capital pieces of her testimony be referenced or? hearing? it s possib
campaign. he can defend himself in a court of law, but for the purposes of this body, he s gotta go. and go, he did. becoming just the sixth member of congress to be expelled from that once august legislative body and further narrowing republicans already meager majority. plus, bombing and fighting resumes in gaza as the temporary trice expires among new revelations when israel learned about a potential october 7th attack. and governors ron desantis and gavin newsom duke it out in a live debate as we learn more about the scandalous allegations swirling around florida republican chair and moms for liberty cofounder kristen ziegler. and we begin tonight with an historic day on capitol hill. the infamous kind. prior to today, only five house members have ever been expelled, all in cases of criminality or disloyalty, aka, treason. three house members were expelled in 1861 for disloyalty to the union. john bullock clark and henny cornelius burnett of kentucky all served
i m ari melber live in washington where congress held this historic vote to expel indicted republican congressman george santos. on this vote, the yeas are 311, the nays are 114. two-thirds voting in the affirmative, the resolution is adopted. the chair announces to the house that in light of the expulsion of the gentleman from new york, mr. santos, the whole number of the house is now 434. that is exactly how it just went down. george santos, the now-former congressman, could be seen walking off the house floor for the last time during this session of congress. there he is with a handshake. this is a major shift, because republicans had previously, until today, stood by santos through the earlier scandals, the bad press, and even his initial indictment. this change came fast, santos going from that floor to exiting capitol hill as staff literally changed the locks to the offices, you see there, that he is no longer holding. this dam politically and legislatively broke wi
many of those lies are well documented. we know that mr. santos hide about his education, both graduate and post graduate. claiming that he attended universities where he was never enrolled. claiming that he obtained degrees that he did not earn. we know that mr. santos lied about his employment when he claimed that he worked for two prestigious financial institutions, citi group and goldman sachs. we know that mr. santos lied about his religious faith, when he said he was jewish, and when called out meant to say that he was jew-ish. and we know he lied when he said four employees killed in a mass shooting in florida. mr. speaker, while troubling, those lies did not justify his removal from this body. but these and other misleading statements reflect directly on mr. santos s credibility. in may, mr. speaker. george santos said that he looked forward to seeing the ethics process play out. and that if the committee finds reason to remove them, then that is the process. today, m
time in nine months, restaurants can resume indoor dining in some parts of california, and museums, zoos and even sports stadiums can reopen for limited in-person crowds over the next few weeks. in just moments california governor gavin newsom is going to join me live to talk about his state s reopening efforts and the recall effort against him in part over his handling of the virus, but we re going to start today with cnn s nick watt in los angeles and a closer look at the push to roll back restrictions. bars and gyms will close effective midnight tonight. reporter: one year ago today california s pay area announced the first stay-home order in the land. this week a new dawn in the golden state. we re thrilled. we re thrilled to be back open. reporter: angelenos in limited numbers can now eat inside restaurants again. we hope that the state doesn t yank it us from again. reporter: some movie theaters in tinsel town reopened after 362 days. we ve watching tom &