May do versus what they shall do can swing the election just see january 6 and pence s role after the 2020 election for that now was 66 days left until votes are counted. This cycle, there are debates happening over new election rules. In a moment, we ll talk about nebraska and a voting rights fight that you may not know was going on. We re going to zero in on a group fighting for their right to even register to vote but first i m starting with the tension over election rules here in georgia at the center is georgia state board election board, i should say, they pass new rules recently. One would allow election officials to conduct a quote, reasonable inquiry before certifying election results. Another would permit members of county election boards to investigate ballot counts. They sound benign, but democrats are suing. They argue the rules would cause chaos in georgia weeks out from the election, and they want governor brian kemp to do something. Now, this is not just a clean cut fig
But also that he can beat the rap. Most people believe hes a martyr, you know, just being persecuted, and i think hell get more votes. I pledge allegiance keeping a vigil outside a washington prison that houses some of the january 6th rioters, they think this largely democratic city will be hostile territory for a trump trial. Do you think that if a dcjury finds donald trump guilty, am i going to think that that was legitimate . Laughter no i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. President trump swore to defend the constitution of the United States. But now hes accused of spreading lies and deceit, in a desperate attempt to stay in power, despite knowing he had lost the 2020 election. The police are now running back. The violent attack on january 6th was, say prosecutors, the result of his prolific lies, as he deliberately created nationwide mistrust and anger. The attack on our nations capitol on January 6th 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. As desc
or digging into the scathing report, the pattern-or-practice investigation launched after george floyd staff. we re talking to minnesota s attorney general keith ellison, about the serious systemic problems and how they plan to get a handle on. them and there s a lot to talk about about the republican presidential primary, the 2024 is also could be a crucial test for state races. specifically, gubernatorial races in states like north carolina. we re gonna dig into what s at stake at some governors have been critical to putting coming through republican state legislatures. class, more of our journey to juneteenth special. at the national we re gonna look at how black americans learned of their freedom way back when in 1865. leading to the holiday will all be celebrating tomorrow. i m symone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. it s no secret that systemic change in police in america is long overdue. the fight and police misconduct is now a centuries long st
mass shooting in buffalo, new york where a teenager killed ten people at a tops grocery store just because of their color of their skin. today, residents are commemorating the horrific attack. this mother s day, we are talking to a mom whose son was shot and survived, also we have the head of the naacp here, and he s going to weigh in on white supremacy in america, gun violence, and more. plus, america at risk of defaulting on its debt. sending the u.s. economy off a cliff. the white house lawmakers can t reach an agreement soon. we are digging into why social security and medicare could be the first things on the chopping block. and britney griner back on the court in her first wnba game since being held in a russian prison for nearly 300 days, y all. i m symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. there are too many mothers in america who woke up this morning knowing that mother s day phone call from their child was not coming, because the epidemic of gun v
are the machines about to take over? a senior tech engineer is put on leave after claiming an artificial intelligence tool has develped a mind of its own. and a month after mcdonalds pulled out of russia because of ukraine, a homegrown burger chain opens called tasty and that s it. a group of us senators from both the republican and democratic parties have reached agreement on a series of gun control measures. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. the measures include tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21 and moves to prevent people buying such arms for others who are restricted from purchasing them. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this is a significant move and assuming these proposals pass into law, they would represent the first gun control measures this country has seen in decades. the proposals themselves are fairly modest, they include tighter background checks for gun sales involvin