Rights groups are calling georgias new law jim crow for the 21th century. President biden says the Justice Department is looking at the voting law, while blasting the people who passed it. Its an atrocity. The idea, if you want any indication that it has nothing to do with fairness, nothing to do with decency, they passed a law saying you cant provide water for people standing in line while theyre waiting to vote. Republicans like Governor Kemp argue this voting law is designed to secure election integrity. It wasnt a Voting Rights bill, it was a Security Bill that will allow georgia to have secure, accessible, fair elections. Outrage is growing following the arrest of Georgia State representative cannon. She was handcuffed after she knocked on the door of the Governors Office where the law signing was taking place. Cannon has been released on bond and said on twitter, we will not live in fear and we will not be controlled. We have a right to our future and a right to our freedom. Her lawyer, telling cnn that they will contest the felony charges she faces, including obstruction of Law Enforcement, and disrupting a session of the georgia general assembly. She is shaken, but shes resolved to fight for justice and fight for the voices of the people she represents, the millions of georgians, shes going to stand resolute and ensure that we dont go one step further backwards and dont go to 1850 or 1950, but we stand up and protect our Voting Rights. Georgias new law is facing lawsuits are Voting Rights groups. Joining me, the Executive Director of one of those groups that filed suit, the new georgia project. So good to see you. So your suit asks that the new law be invalidated because it violates the Voting Rights act, plus 1st and 14th amendments of the u. S. Constitution by placing undo burdens on Voting Rights. What are you bracing for in this fight . Well, were bracing for a Republican Party that is absolutely desperate and did do everything and anything within their power to hold onto power, including breaking the machinery of our election and election infrastructure. Our governor and our Secretary Of State spent the past several weeks talking about the integrity and the security of georgias elections. They even said it directly to the president of the United States. And then they turned around and, while the extreme members of their party passed these atrocious bills that make it super difficult for all georgians to vote, quite frankly, theyve been silent in this moment. I think its important to point out that the bill that was passed two days ago in georgia also essentially fires the Secretary Of State from georgia and removes him as the head of the State Election Board and allows the republicancontrolled Georgia Legislature to overturn the results of elections, unlike what they were unable to do after the November 2020 elections, and after the january 21 runoffs. So while we are advocating for a passage of hr1 and hr4 in congress, we absolutely are going to court to make sure that this bill in georgia is invalidated. So tell me about your court battle in georgia, because you described the new bill, the way you did, but of course the governor is describing it as an Election Security bill. So what do you envision for this battle in court, how long might it take . Well, one, please dont compare what were saying to what is governor is saying. Thats the contrast. Thats how the governor describes it, even though there was no proof of a fraudulent election, there were three counts of the election results, yet the governor is saying this is an Election Security bill. So what do you envision in court, how long might this battle take . I have no idea how long the battle takes. I would like for it to be quick. But we will see what the judge has to say about this. The idea is that, not only is it a violation of the 1st Amendment and the 14th amendment, because it makes it difficult for people to participate, to choose how they want to participate in our elections. And the 1st Amendment doesnt protect lies, which is what we see the governor of georgia doing in this moment, and which continues to get perpetuated. So infringing on the ways that georgians get to participate in our elections is a violation of our constitutional rights, a. And, b, every branch of government in the United States, including the courts, have acknowledged that the right to vote is a sacred and fundamental right, which is deserving of enhanced protections. So when we see Georgia Republicans attacking vote by mail, for instance, which georgians have been voting this way for 16 years, and its now only a Security Concern because we were in the middle of a pandemic. The majority of georgians availed themselves of voting in this particular way, including georgians of color, including new voters, and they lost. And that is the Security Concern. That is the crisis that they lost and that they will continue to lose, because in a marketplace of ideas, fewer and fewer people are buying what theyre selling. And the only way for them to continue to hold onto power is to make it difficult for more people to vote. So your lawsuit is one method. Your organization is also trying to put pressure on businesses, like cocacola, delta, home depot, all based in georgia to end Financial Support for lawmakers who passed this bill. Why do you think businesses have an important say here, an influence . Well, because they have been funding republican Voter Suppression for quite some time. In the past year and a half, the companies youve named have given 7 million not to just all republicans, but to the specific sponsors of these antivoting bills. So what were saying is that you cant spend all of 2020, cocacola, investing in the Get Out The Vote ads and commercials and the whole campaign targeted at young voters of color, encouraging them to vote and participate, and then give 100,000 to the republican sponsors of the worst antivoting bills since reconstruction and dragging us back into jim crow. So the idea is that not only do we want them to stop funding republican Voter Suppression or Voter Suppression, period, but we also want them to speak up on behalf of the tens of thousands of georgia voters who are their employees. Georgia is home to 18 fortune 500 companies. Are you also calling for a boycott of some of those companies . Listen, im not calling for a boycott. But i dont see a world where thats not off the table. Were continuing to escalate. There are those in our coalition who believe that justice and a proper argument is persuasive, but thats absolutely not off the table. Thats how important this is. Thank you so much for being with us. Thank you. It also brings some political implications to washington. This new georgia law, where congressional reporter Daniella Diaz is joining us on the hill. This law adding to the democratic debate around changing the rules of the senate, Allowing A Quote Unquote Carveout so that Voting Rights legislation might be advanced with 51 votes, instead of the 60 required to break a filibuster. Where is this conversation headed . Reporter fred, right now it doesnt look like thats going to happen, that theres going to be an exception to break the filibuster, a 51vote break for the filibuster for the Senate Legislation. The senate is in a twoweek recess as this legislation looms over the senate and has hit a wall. This legislation known as sb1 would directly counter any republicanled State Efforts to restrict voter access, namely what we saw happen this week in georgia. Weve been talking all day on cnn what happened with the bill that passed the Georgia State legislature that would limit voter access. Here is what a couple of lawmakers had to say about the issue this week. This is an interesting change in tune for the governor. He just said a couple years ago that everything was under control with our elections here in georgia. What is the purpose behind all of this . Only 31 cases of credible voter fraud, and so this is not about secure voting. This is about suppressing the vote. Because we know, when you put a voter i. D. Law and remember, disproportionately more africanamericans black i. D. S. It is a throwback to the past when black people didnt have rights in this country and couldnt go into the capitol. Now you can go in but its a law against knocking on the door, seeking entry. And its something that will not stand. Reporter so this legislation that passed in georgia this week is like a lot of efforts happening in more than 40 states across the country. And Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer has been clear that this is a priority. The Senate Legislation that would counter those efforts, he wants to put that to a vote. Right now there is not 60 votes in the senate to be able to break the filibuster to pass this. Everything always goes back to the filibuster when it comes to these issues. These statelevel efforts by republicanled State Legislators could have massive impact on elections going forward, which is why democrats have made this a priority. And its not just georgia. 43 states across the country, republican lawmakers proposing at least 25 laws that would limit or restrict voting as we know it. Daniella diaz, thank you so much on capitol hill. Coming up, the United States sets a Coronavirus Vaccine record as more than 20 states report an increase in new cases. Well have the new warning from the cdc and the best ways to celebrate passover and easter safely. Plus, after two Mass Shootings in less than a week, President Biden considers taking Executive Action on gun regulations. The proposals that he is now considering. Ways to file with a skilled tax pro. 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After the Mass Shootings in atlanta and boulder, colorado, President Biden is talking about possible Executive Action on gun regulations. Jasmine wright is at the white house for us. What exactly is the president saying about his options . Reporter fred, President Biden is saying hes looking at what he can do Via Executive actions on gun control. Now, President Biden has been clear up to this point that he wants congress to act. That is where he sees the lasting change happening. But we know because of the slim ma majorities that they do not have the votes to pass a gun reform bill. President biden is saying that he is looking for options, what he can do by himself, until a bill comes up in congress. Looking at what kind of authority i have relative to imported weapons, as well as whether or not i have any authority to these new weapons that are being made by 3d equipment that arent registered as guns at all, there may be some latitude there as well. Reporter so, fred, we heard from biden on those options and also over the last few Days White House Officials Say that they are preparing some other options, and that is including requiring Background Checks on ghost guns. Those are the handmade or selfassemble guns that dont have serial numbers, strengthening the federal Background Check system to alert Law Enforcement when someone fails nr Background Check and fulfilling a pledge to send 900 million to Community Programs to combat violence. Those are a few of the things that are being floated right now. But we know, fred, that next week President Biden wants to focus on his next major legislative push, the infrastructure bill. We will be watching and theres an open question of whether this white house takes up the issue of guns as well. Jasmine wright at the white house, thank you so much. Still ahead, a dramatic spike in the number of unaccompanied Migrant Children in federal custody. 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On thursday, there were more than 18,000 children in u. S. Government custody. Thats an increase of more than 1,000 from just the day before. We also are getting a new look at the conditions inside a crowded Border Patrol facility in donna, texas. Republican senator James Langford sharing this video, following a trip to spotlight the influx of unaccompanied minors. The video showing people crammed together On The Floor Inside Pods and covered with blankets at the facility there. Cnns rosa florez has more on the long journey for desperate families as officials work to ease the overcrowding. Reporter this is what the Biden Administration has not allowed america to see. To tell this story, we were escorted by Texas State Troopers. Lines of migrants on texas trails along the rio grande. Nancy is pregnant and cried describing her painful journey from honduras. Ronnie says his family Fled Honduras due to devastation from two recent hurricanes. And under this bridge, even more lines of migrants. Their silhouettes beyond the trees, a sign americas Immigration System is overwhelmed. During his first formal press conference, President Biden said i will commit to transparency. Reporter and while one news camera was allowed inside an hhs facility for unaccompanied Migrant Children this week, it was a sanitized version of reality, far removed from the bottleneck of this border processing facility. U. S. Customs and Border Protection releasing their own video this week. Cnns repeated requests for access to Immigration Processing Facilities have been denied. The day we captured this video, Texas State Troopers were our guides. As soon as they make landfall, thats considered the u. S. Side for us. Reporter sent here by Governor Greg Abbott earlier this month to thwart smugglers. Its a way to suffocate and put a lot of pressure on the c cartel. As Border Patrol gets tied up with Processing Migrants that come across, theyll theyve miles open on the river. Reporter thats where texas steps in, by water, air, and by ground, to fill the gaps of security on the rio grande. According to State Troopers if you look closely in between those trees, youll see a camp, some sort of staging area on the mexican side. Im on the u. S. Side and this is one of the hot spots they described, an area, a trail that is used by migrants. You can clearly see the path. The landscape is peppered with evidence that it is used by migrants. We see clothes, documents, masks. All leading to these dirt trails with arrows pointing migrants to the Immigration Processing Center under the bridge. Reporter nancy says feeling hungry for two was the worst part of the journey. While most of the migrants i met said they made the trek to the u. S. Because they were poor, this little girl was rich in faith. Gracias reporter ending our conversation by saying thanks, and god bless you. Rosa florez, thank you so much for that report. With me more to talk more about the situation at the southern border is john ryan, Executive Director of the refugee and Immigration Center for educational and legal services. So good to see you. Thank you for having me. Whats your reaction when you see the surge of Unaccompanied Children continuing to flock to the border and then also see images, most recently provided by senator langford, of what appear to be overcrowded conditions, a number of people under milar blankets and just crowded in small spaces . Well, weve been working with Unaccompanied Children who are in the governments custody for a dozen years that ive been there. This is something that we do every day, even when the news is not reporting a socalled surge, which i would bring up is a word that we also associate with the virus. And i think we should reflect on how we talk about these humanitarian issues. These are children. When we talk and we work inside of these Detention Spaces every day, and so what were seeing right now is really the direct consequence of whats been happening over many years, most significantly over the last couple of years, when the previous president effectively closed off the border to all asylum seekers, even including children. And so we saw, for example, in our intakes, because were doing work with children in custody all the time. Last year we saw fewer children than we had ever seen in the dozen or so years weve been doing this work. But right now we are talking about a significant increase and even, according to the Biden Administration officials, theyre saying theyre looking at 18,000 Unaccompanied Children right now. In april it could increase between 18,000 and 22,000. And then there is bracing for 21 upwards of 21,000 or more in may. So how can any administration, but namely this one that were in, address this kind of increase in Unaccompanied Children . What are your expectations . Well, again, we work inside of the facilities where these children are detained, and we know from our experience that the parts of the government and the organizations that run the facilities, they can reunify children with their families very rapidly. And they know that they can reunify children for quickly. Whats happening right now is the government is putting up additional barriers. They talk about these facilities as though theyre simply existing to reunify children in their Family Members. Whats really happening inside of the facilities is that i. C. E. Is beginning Deportation Proceedings against all of these children. When they say that theyre processing the asylum claims, what theyre actually doing is throwing the book at these children. Theyre putting them alone into Deportation Proceedings and then seeing which children might be able to navigate their way out. If we were completely focused on an Enforcement Approach to this humanitarian need, then, trust me, we would be able to reunify these children with their Family Members quickly, expeditiously as a country without the need of these mega facilities. Can you paint the picture of how . I mean, what is this Enforcement Approach that you speak of that could mean processing this number of children more easily, you say . 40 , at least, of the children who are in governments custody have a Family Sponsor who is an immediate relative here in the United States. It takes very little time to identify them. The problem is that our government is putting them through a Background Check, fingerprinting, potentially fingerprinting all the people in their family. Could you imagine your child sitting in a government detention center, when your brother, our sister, that childs uncle or aunt is there wanting to take custody, but the government will not hand them over . These children are held in texas, one of the most antiimmigrant states in the country. If there was not such fear, if the former administration had not given all Sponsor Information to i. C. E. For them to detain and deport people who came forward as sponsors, if this was not a fearbased system, but rather a system that sought positive outcomes for children who are refugees, then we could process people through much more quickly. Sponsors would come forward, they would come and collect their children. All of this wouldnt be necessary. Am i hearing from you that youre feeling like the Biden Administrations approach is a continuation of the trump administration, or are you seeing an outcome that promises to be different under this administration . We heard President Biden as a candidate say that he was not trying to play left versus right, but right versus wrong. And if there was one issue that candidate biden distinguished himself from the former president , and not to mention its the only issue that President Biden has distinguished himself from president obama, for whom he served, that he was going to act differently with respect to immigration. And he must keep that promise. Now is not the time to give in to a right wing Hate Mongering campaign thats being waged. Lets us be remembered by people like senator ted cruz, who not very long ago supported an insurrection in our country, who flaunted the risks of covid in our state. Now were listening to these people tell us what a crisis is. I missed the day in school, when all of those pictures of immigrants coming to ellis island, of those boats in the hudson bay, i missed the day they called that a crisis. We are a nation of 330 Million People. The richest, most wealthy, most powerful nation on earth. And were calling the crisis that children are coming, seeking help from three tiny, poor, Central American countries. That is the crisis that our wealthy powerful nation thinks that children are the problem. And we need to reflect, are we really looking into the soul of our nation and how we treat children . Because a future generation, will they look at the way that we warehouse children with disdain and confusion . Yes. But what a future generation will look back at as kneanderthl is were deporting children back to where its dangerous. Its not necessary. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Up next, a texas mom now regrets being part of the Antivaccine Movement on social media. How does that make you feel now . Really bad. Aliens are real, alright. Theres just too much evidence. But ghosts . Not so much. I mean wheres the proof . Show me the data. Ooh, iced tea kill weeds not the lawn with roundup for lawns products. 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All right, so the Health Metrics and evaluation is projecting that still another 50,000 americans will die by july 1st, and now were also, as a nation, celebrating an increase in vaccinations. So what in your view is behind this level of complacency, if we want to call it that . I think pandemic fatigue is very real and people are also looking at the vaccines and thinking this is wonderful. We are having 2. 5 million vaccinations per day. That is fantastic. But i also think that restrictions are being lifted so quickly, including mask mandates. And people are getting very tired. At the same time, we also have these more contagious variants that are circulating, and something thats more contagious means that the activity that we thought was relatively safe is now going to be higher risk because there is a more transmissible variant thats out there. So i think at this point we really need to explain that its not about zero risk. Were not going to be able to get to zero risk. But we can help people to manage their risk and try to reduce that risk as much as possible. And that means encouraging vaccinations, continuing to wear masks. Ideally, messaging that masks and vaccinations are our way out of this pandemic. So talk to me about your thoughts about children being vaccinated and the timeline. I mean, every state is doing something different. For instance, in georgia, children over the age of 16, vaccinations are being opened up for them. What are your concerns or thoughts about the timeline for the rest of the country . So in terms of children, the Pfizer Vaccine is the only one currently approved for children 16 and older. There are studies under way, and we would expect hopefully the studies will be done for kids 12 and older to be able to receive the vaccine by late summer, early fall, which means that for younger children, including my children, theyre probably not going to be vaccinated until 2022. So all this means that its more important for adults to be vaccinated, because if we have any chance of reaching Herd Immunity, the vast majority of adults have to be vaccinated in order to protect those who are not able to receive the vaccine, including our children. Passover begins today. Easter is next weekend. So how can people safely celebrate . Because people are going to want to get together. Absolutely. Well, according to the cdc, the great news is that if two households or multiple households are gathering and everybody is fully vaccinated, they can definitely see one another, including indoors. If there are people in one of these households thats not vaccinated or multiple of these households that are not vaccinated, thats where it gets tricky. People who are in different households who are not yet naks v vaccinated should not be gathering indoors without masks. So people can still be gathering, but they should be gathering outdoors with different households spaced at least 6 feet apart. I know its difficult, but we have gone through so much in the last year and i would hate to see all of the sacrifices that we have made be in vain. Be patient. Dont let your guard down just yet. Campuses are thinking about fall semester. Rutgers is going to return all students in the fall to show that they have been vaccinated. Is that the approach that you see other campuses will take . I think rutgers is the first but a lot of others are going to be following their lead. They want to ensure the safety of their students and staff. Essentially what rutgers is saying is they want to create a Herd Immunity on their campus. If everybody or nearly everyone is vaccinated, i do think that exemptions will need to be offered. So maybe if somebody is not willing to be vaccinated or unable to be vaccinated, perhaps you give them the option of having twice weekly surveillance testing. But i think this idea of having vaccinated only people gathering in different settings, were going to see a lot more of that. Including on cruises and in restaurants, on planes. I think a lot of people will feel more comfortable if theyre going to a setting where everyone around them is vaccinated also. Dr. Wen, thank you so much. Ill be talking live with the executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Rutgers University coming up in our 1 00 eastern hour. Thank you so much, doctor. A return to normality depends on a vast majority of people getting the Coronavirus Vaccine, but antivaccination groups are working overtime online to promote frightening and false theories about the shots. Cnns Donie Osullivan spoke with one mother who got pulled in and then got out. I was like, oh, my gosh, we are not vaccinating our kid. There is no way. The vaccine goes into our child, shell just die, thats all there is to it. You thought if your daughter took the vaccine, she might die . That she would die. Not might. Until recently, Heather Simpson was somewhat of an influencer in the antivaxx space. Now shes changed her tune, although her husband has not. Youre going to get the covid shot when you can get it . Right. Are you . Probably not, and thats because i already had it. I had covid, so i have antibodies. Reporter the cdc recommends all adults get the vaccine, even if they have had covid19. Heather says she blames herself for the Vaccine Misinformation she shared online and with her husband. When you went online you became part of the antivaxx community. Tell me how you found it, got into it . When sccharlotte was 15, 16 months old, i decided to make a post that i thought was so brave about my vaccination thoughts and it got shared and i thought, wow, so many people. You got the validation . Yeah, validation, im not an idiot. A lot of people believe this. And then you got pulled in . Yes, i feel like a lot of the antivaxx moms all found each other at once. I was getting a Friend Request per minute. With the rollout of covid19 vaccines, the stakes of online misinformation about vaccines are even higher. This expert at stanford explains how negative, but not representative stories about vaccines go viral online. When i was a new mom i joined a couple of groups on facebook for new moms were people were saying, i have a friend and she vaccinated and then this terrible thing happened and it was this concept of like the friend of a friend narrative. The power of the personal story is what social media really brings home for all of us. We may live in a world of facts and statistics in the aggregate, but in terms of what they personally feel, its what comes to us from our communities, what comes to us from people like us. Thats what people are sharing. Thats the content that spreads. A vaccine that protects you from getting sick. Reporter heather says her views on vaccines and medicine began to change when she needed surgery. I posted about it and my friends were like, this is the lazy way out. You need to be eating this food and taking this and doing this to heal yourself. Getting surgery is lazy. So was it overnight you went from no, it took months. And i had friends that really listened to my fears and talked me through it. And it really helped to know that they were scared, even though theyre provaxx, theyre scared giving their kids shots because thats normal parental anxiety. You said your intent was to inspire some parent to get their child vaccinated. Do you think you did that . Yeah, i know i did. Ive had people tell me that theyre not vaccinating because of my posts. How does that make you feel now . Really bad. Im sure its not just those few. Like the amount of people i reached. Because my main way of posting was fearbased and emotionalbased and i cant take it back. Are you afraid that you might have harmed some children . I mean, i dont i would hope not. Im also hoping that if they still follow me, theyre going to see that i changed and maybe i could reverse the damage. I know thats a long shot. Have you sought to contact any of them to say, i was wrong . I dont even know who they are anymore. I shut that facebook down and i started a new one and i all i can hope is that they will somehow see me changing my mind. But, yeah, it is hard to live with. Donie osullivan, thank you so much for that report. Coming up, tomorrow night on cnn, an unprecedented event with dr. Sgupta, when the medical leaders of the war on covid break their silence. Heres a preview. 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