Find the truth behind the attack on the u. S. Capitol. The independent commission appears to be virtually dead on arrival as it heads over to the senate. Now, the house just approved the bill, setting up the commission. 35 republicans voted for it, defying their leader, Kevin Mccarthy. A former President Trump is understandably and expectedly weighing in, predictably calling them weak and ineffective. Youll remember the Kevin Mccarthy decided it was best for him not to know what led to the riots and what role President Trump played and then Senate Leader Mitch Mcconnell followed suit. Now, the dominos have begun to fall in the senate. A short time ago, Richard Burr became the sixth Gop Senator to decide he also does not need to know what happened. He claims its unnecessary since other people are already doing investigations. Ten republican senators are needed to pass this bill, and despite those significant headwinds, House Speaker Nancy pelosi remains hopeful. I dont think that what weve heard from the senate is so bad compared to what we usually hear from the senate. This is about prioritizing, sequencing, honoring the report of general honore and the inspects general about what needs to be done. But i would like to have the trust that the senate wants to find the truth as well, and lets just give them a chance to do that without hanging something over them about a timetable. Cnns Manu Raju is live for us on capitol hill, so manu, republican leader Kevin Mccarthy just spoke out about this commission. He made a revelation. What did he say . Reporter yeah, he did. He said that for the first time that he would be willing to testify before an Outside Commission. I asked him, would you be willing to talk about his conversation with Donald Trump on January 6th . That was a heated conversation thats been widely reported that Donald Trump raised concerns that Kevin Mccarthy was not doing enough here, but mccarthy said that he would be willing to talk. I asked him afterwards, what about a select committee, which is something that democrats are talking about doing afterwards, creating an independent panel withIn The House that is comprised of lawmakers, which is different than an Outside Commission that this bill would create and i said, would you be willing to talk to a select committee . He would not go that far and said theres no need for a select committee so youre seeing him saying hes willing to testify with an Outside Commission but that may never happen because republicans in the senate are poised to block it. In fact, it seems increasingly certain that republicans would even prevent debate from beginning on this bill. The number of republicans you mentioned, Richard Burr, have indicated they will vote against Opening Debate on this bill. I just asked Richard Burr if he would actually open debate on this bill. He said, no, he would vote no to sustain a filibuster on that, and other republicans, including ones like mitt romney, someone who has been open to the idea of a commission, someone who has voted multiple times to convict Donald Trump on charge during his impeachment trials, indicated to me that he wants changes to the bill. He said he wants thats what Susan Collins also voted to convict Donald Trump on his second impeachment trial, she wants changes as well and then i asked romney, would you be willing to see debate begin on this proposal . And he says he is not there yet. So, it just shows you how unlikely it is that anything will get through the senate. Republicans, if they do filibuster this as soon as next week, could be the first time they do that to legislation in this congress and it could be over this commission, which is drafted by bipartisan support In The House. Okay, manu, stay with us, if you would, and we also want to bring in david chalian, Our Cnn Political director. David, Nancy Pelosi does congressional math better than anybody. Why would she still sound hopeful . Yeah, well, as you are right, alisyn, she does do congressional math pretty darn well. I dont think thats a real sense of hope. I think what that is is an attempt to use what the house passed last night and try and use that as some leverage to let that create some momentum where there seems none to exist right now in the united States Senate. So she doesnt want to leapfrog and say this is what im doing, because i think its not going to go anywhere in the senate. She wants that bipartisan bill with those 35 republicans that passed out of her chamber last night to influence the way these senate republicans are thinking. Manus reporting indicates thats not happening just yet but pelosi not willing to give up. Lets listen to the number two republican in the senate, john thune, on the opposition to creating this commission. Could be weaponized politically, and drug into next year. Anything that gets us rehashing the 2020 election, i think, is a they lost on being able to draw a contrast between us and the democrats very radical leftwing agenda. Yeah, so, this is not really, like a behind the Scenes Conversation about the political implications of this. Theyre now saying, on record, this could hurt our chances of regaining the majority. Right. This is, in clear english, for everyone just to hear from john thune, putting politics ahead of the principle of trying to get a bipartisan independent authoritative assessment of what occurred in the buildup to and on the day of January 6th so that it never happens again in american history. David, there was this letter from capitol police, from officers who were there that day, and its on Letterhead Of of the united States Capitol Police but they didnt want to sign their name to it because of all the political backlash and they are basically beseeching the lawmakers, their lawmakers, whose lives they saved that day, to do the right thing and i just want to read a portion of it. Its long but i think that it really bears reading. They say, we members of the united States Capitol Police write this letter to express our profound disappointment with the recent comments from both Chambers Minority leaders expressing no need for a January 6th commission. The brave men and women of the united States Capitol Police were subjected to hours and hours of Physical Trauma which has led to months of mental anguish. If you look around the capitol building, you still have doors that are broken, windows still smashed and in some cases missing. Officers are forced to go to work with the daily reminder of what happened that dreadful day. And they go on to say its inconceivable that some of the members that we protect would downplay the events of January 6th. I mean, so the people who dont want to vote for this, you know, who dont want this commission are now against the very Police Officers who risked their lives and who do every day to protect those lawmakers. And we really should underscore, alisyn, how rare it is for united States Capitol Police officers to weigh in on what had become a political battle here. Of course, the whole goal of that letter is to remove it from politics, which is also what the republican congressman John Katko was arguing he was doing when mccarthy asked him to negotiate with the democrats to get a bipartisan deal on this commission, which he did, and his attempt was to remove politics and those officers, in a very rare instance, injected themselves into the political debate, knowing that it was a political debate, to try and raise it above the fray, and you see that that is not the case of where we are in the united States Senate right now. David, stay with us. I want to bring manu back in on his new reporting about speaker Nancy Pelosi. She made a commitment not to serve in her role for more than four years after regaining the majority back in 2018. Youre getting new details on when she may be leaving, her thoughts moving forward. What do you have . Reporter well, she has been keeping things very close to the vest. Its still not clear, despite that pledge that she made that this would be her last term as spe speaker, that it will be her last term as speaker. Some of her confidantes say she could run for reelection again. Shes already raising millions of dollars for her campaign but she has to keep the majority first which is one reason why theres not a expectation, despite some rumors, that she will step aside early, sometime in the middle of this congress, because the belief is that she needs to stay in her perch as leader, speaker, to raise millions and millions of dollars to keep the democrats very fragile majority, but at the moment, what both the democrats are looking at her decision very closely because it could affect their own political futures, people like hakeem jeffries, whos viewed as a likely heir apparent. He would not say to me directly if he would support pelosi staying another term. People like Steny Hoyer and jim clyburn, the number two and three In The House leadership, theres expectation that jeffries would overtake them but theyre not saying one way or the other if they will run and theres also a question about what will happen to her seat. Her daughter, christine pelosi, is seen as one of potential many successors to that seat so a lot of people watching someone who has been just a formidable presence atop the democratic caucus and questions about whether shell try to continue in that perch after next year, guys. Manu, really interesting reporting. David, give us the broader context here. How critical is Nancy Pelosi to the democrats keeping their majority . To manus point about the fundraising, i think she raised 32 Million for democrats in the first quarter of this year alone, and remember, guys, next year will mark the 20th Anniversary of when Nancy Pelosi was elected the leader of the democrats In The House of representatives. Two decades, she has been overseeing the democratic party In The House, and she is, by far, the partys biggest fundraiser, so that is a huge component of this, but the Filing Deadline in california, if shes going to run again, is next spring, so well know by then a definitive decision if she actually plans to seek another term. All right, Manu Raju, david chalian, thank you both. And there are also new developments on the 2019 death of a black man after an encounter with Law Enforcement. Ronald green, he died after a pursuit involving Louisiana State police. Theres new Body Cam Video that shows the disturbing final moments and how its spawning and why its spawning the new accusations of a coverup. Mm. [ clicks tongue ] i dont know. I think they look good, man. Mm, smooth. Uh, they are a little tight. Like, too tight . Might just need to break em in a little bit. You dont want em too loose. For those who were born to ride theres progressive. With 24 7 roadside assistance. Okay. 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Look, this is obviously very difficult and were only talking about this because someone decided to leak the video, but just in the last Half Hour or so, i actually talked to Ronald Greens mother and she says she is actually elated that were all now seeing what the family has believed for quite some time. As you can imagine, this has been very tough for the family because they have been begging for a deeper investigation, and i have to tell you, the video that youre about to see is very disturbing. Im scared. Reporter Terrifying Pleas from Ronald Green after a highspeed chase led to a deadly confrontation with Louisiana State police just outside the city Of Monroe in may of 2019. Get up here. Reporter in Body Cam Video obtained by The Associated Press, troopers can be seen repeatedly punch green after dragging him out of his vehicle. Taser, taser, taser. Reporter Troopers Tase green multiple times while hes facedown on the ground as they attempt to handcuff him. Another trooper can be seen kicking green. The associated press released three segments of the original video, which it says is 46 minutes long. Only two of the Video Clips have audio. Cnn has neither reviewed or obtained the original video, and its unclear what occurred before or in between the Video Clips. The video is being seen by the public for the first time, but the incident took place two years ago. The Body Cam Footage is shocking, considering the way the encounter was described in the Louisiana State police initial report in 2019, which says troopers attempted to pull green over for unspecified Traffic Violation that ended when green crashed his vehicle. The report also says, quote, green was taken into custody after resisting arrest and a struggle with troopers. Green died on the way to the hospital, report said. At no time on the video can troopers be seen trying to render any medical aid to green who according to The Associated Press was face down and moaning for more than nine minutes. Cnn has reached out to the attorneys for the officers for comment. Lee merrick is an attorney for the green family and spoke to cnn. Its not only what youre seeing but the sounds that go with it. You can hear him screaming and writhing in pain as he says, im your brother, please stop. Im sorry. I was just scared. Reporter the Department Of Justice is investigating the incident and in a statement to cnn, the Louisiana State police says, the premature public release of investigative files and Video Evidence in this case is not authorized and was not obtained through official sources. Lsp is confident in the judicial system and fair review of this incident and continues to offer our full cooperation. Unauthorized release of evidence undermines the investigative process and compromises the fair and impartial outcome for the green family, lsp employees, and the community. We are unable to provide any further information at this time. Greens mother tells nbc she thinks the Louisiana State police murdered her son. They beat him. With the purpose of letting him just die. Reporter when you think about this, the familys been asking for the fbi and their involvement for quite some time. Theres something that stands out about that video, that some point, it looks like green wants to turn over to his side to get a breath. Another trooper comes over while hes handcuffed and puts his Foot Right in the middle of his back. The family has been begging for constant attention to this case for some time, and obviously this video really helps to shed some light to this. The Something Thing that stands out is we dont have any officials on camera. We would love to be able to talk to the State Troopers to figure out what happened or see that 46 minutes of video so we can kind of see what led up to these events, but youre talking about two years later, and we still dont have any answers. Ryan, theres so much more that has to come out about this. Thank you very much for your reporting. With us now is anthony barksdale, a senior Law Enforcement analyst and the former acting baltimore Police Commissioner and ted james, a Louisiana State Rep And Chair of the states legislative black caucus. I want to start with you, commissioner, because obviously we talk to you about far too many of these, but this one, not all cases are the same, this one, when you look at just the few clips that cnn has been able to get, the tasing, the punching, hes begging, again, for mercy. They keep him handcuffed and lying on his stomach. An officer is kicking him. Theyre calling him names. Its straightup sadistic, the clips that we have seen thus far. And they told the family that Louisiana State police told the family he died in a car crash. I mean, as somebody who has run, obviously, a department, how does a commander let the officers get away with a Police Report like that . Alisyn, i am so happy that youre talking at the Executive Level. Its not just these troopers. Youve got to hold Everyone Accountable from the bottom to the top. Yes, that excessive force, i mean, its beyond excessive force. It is just absolutely unacceptable, and youre right to focus there. But for two years, two years later, and were hearing the same type of talk from this jurisdiction that we hear from d. A. Womble about the Elizabeth City incident. It sounds the same. Were starting to see patterns here, and weve got to break these patterns and start holding Everyone Accountable. Let me come to you, sir with the Louisiana State im sorry. Representative james. Why has it taken two years . You know, ill tell you that the louisiana legislative black caucus, we met with the family on last year. Unfortunately, it has taken two years, but because of our work at the caucus and organizations like the urban league of louisiana, the governor requests the State Police and the d. A. Make this video available to the family last year. That was too late. We knew last year there was a coverup and there was a lie but I Cant say that the governor didnt step into action. We dont have the same colonel of State Police. We have a new colonel of State Police. They have more than three colonels, troopers in the State Police that are africanamerican for the first time, so the coverup was discovered and Swift Action has been taken here because of the actions of the black caucus and requests from the family. Of course, this was my second time seeing the video, and im extremely disappointed, and were going to continue to see what is going on with those officers. Now, the main officer, Officer Hollandsworth, he lost his life the day before he learned that he was going to be fired, so after the black caucus made sure that this video was shown to the family and we got a new colonel of State Police, Swift Action did take place here in louisiana. And representative, have you seen the full 46 minutes that we understand exist . I mean, have you seen more than just those three clips . Ive seen a lot more than what has been leaked, yes. And what okay. And what are we missing . What else do we see on that . Does any of It Comport with what the Louisiana State police troopers say happened . None of it does. We knew the moment that we saw the video that Trooper Hollandsworth had lied and falsified a report. We knew that Ronald Green did not die from a car accident. Ronald green was beaten to death, and not only was he beaten to death, you saw the actions of troopers. They put their foot on him. They didnt render aid and they went as far as to drag him by his ankles. Were going to continue here in the caucus to make sure that troopers are brought to justice. Unfortunately, Officer Hollandsworth lost his life before he could have been brought to justice. We saw the clip there. Ive got blood all over me. I hope this guy aint got fing a. I. D. S. The officers wipe blood from their hands and faces. Commissioner, what should happen to these officers . They should all be in jail. Thats what should happen. And look, this, again, were seeing a victim, because he might have he might have started as a suspect, but then he becomes a victim. So, they need to be held accountable, and separation from service is not accountability. To walk away with your pension after youve been part of covering up a man that was killed at the hands of your troopers is not accountability. Theres a lot of work to be done here, and its unacceptable, and these actions ruin it for cops, for sheriffs, for deputies across the united states. Weve got to raise the level of accountability across the board, and walking away from the job and saying, thats good enough isnt enough. I think you make a good point when you talk about the conversation at the Executive Level because activists and others have rejected this bad apple narrative, that its a couple of people who are doing bad things. There are lots of, of course, most officers, most people in Law Enforcement are doing well, but it takes a lot of cooperation, correct me if im wrong here, commissioner, for this to have happened in 2019 and only because of a leak do we see it now. There have to be the breadth and the levels of cooperation with keeping this from the public. Absolutely, victor. Absolutely. It takes work to bury something like this. And im glad that there has been some effort, but its not enough. Its not enough. And were talking two years later. Yeah, representative, i think that the Justice Department has opened an investigation into this, but its been two years. I mean, i know theres been a change in administration, but why isnt this being fast tracked . You know, i Cant Answer that. Ill tell you that the previous Justice Department, i didnt trust that Justice Department at all to render any type of justice in regards to police misconduct. I have a lot more confidence in this Justice Department under President Biden, but ill tell you that on the state level, we arent taking this lightly. We had a Police Task Force after this incident and the death of last summer. We have a bill right now thats moving through the legislature that would repeal qualified immunity. Thats a huge step in the right direction. Other troopers that are in that video have been arrested, have been suspended. Its not enough. I will admit that. And its not just an issue of bad actors. There were systemic problems that State Police. We have a new colonel. I like his leadership. I see what he is doing. So one of the things that im not going to allow to happen is to just say that were sitting here, lightly, not taking decisive action in louisiana under this administration. Its way too slow. I think that what i saw should be seen by the entire general public, but were making advances here, legislatively, to make sure that issues like this dont happen, because way too often, we see too many Police Officers that use their badge as a shield from liability, and ill tell you that the black caucus here is working extremely hard to root out those bad actors and to create a more trusting system of Law Enforcement in our state. Very good to know. State rep ted james, commissioner anthony barksdale, thank you very much for your time. Thank you. Were proud to announce a new cnn project, race deconstructed, a new newsletter on the role that race plays in culture, politics, and more. You could head to cnn. Com racenewsletter to sign up. You can get this powerful and important content in your Email Box every week. All right, lets go live to the White House now. Were expecting in just a few moments, President Biden to come into the room. It looks like he is doing that now as everyones standing. You see members of congress there waiting to hear the president speak about and then sign antiasian Hate Crime Bill into law as weve seen this sharp rise of violence against asianamericans, and youll notice, i dont see a single mask there as the Mitigation Efforts have changed, the guidance there at the White House. The president there and Vice President kamala harris. She appears to be first to speak. Lets listen. [ applause ] all righty then. They like you. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Let me start by saying to all of the leaders here, thank you. Thank you. To the members of our united States Congress on both sides of the aisle who helped pass the Covid19 Hate crimes act. Thank you. And a special thanks to Senator Hirono. And congresswoman Grace Meng. For leading this incredible effort. And i know you did not do it alone, and there are many more i could name, a couple of whom i will. Among them, senator tammy duckworth. Senator richard blumenthal. Senator jerry moran. Congresswoman judy chu. Congressman don bayer. And congressman fred upton. Because of you, history will remember this day. And this moment. When our nation took action to combat hate. Thank you all. Around this time last year, when i was in the senate, Senator Hirono and Senator Duckworth and i introduced a resolution in the united States Senate condemning the rise of antiasian sentiment in our country. At that time, more than 1,100 antiasian hate incidents had been reported since the start of the pandemic. Today, that number is more than 6,600. And im talking about incidents where businesses are being vandalized in our biggest cities and in our smallest towns. Im talking about a 61yearold Man getting kicked in the head. Two elderly women being stabbed while waiting for the bus. Eight people in atlanta getting shot on a tuesday night. This violence, it did not come from nowhere. And none of it is new. In my life, my lived experience, i have seen how hate can pervade our communities. I have served in the justice system, in the legislative branch and in the executive branch. I have seen how hate can impede our progress. And i have seen how people uniting against hate can strengthen our country. Those Here Today are united. This bill brings us One Step closer to stopping hate, not only for asianamericans, but for all americans. It will expedite the Justice Departments review of Hate Crimes, every type of Hate Crime. It will designate an official at the department to oversee the effort. And it will expand efforts to make the reporting of Hate Crimes more accessible at the local and state levels. But after the president signs this bill today, our work will not be done. Heres the truth. Racism exists in america. Xenophobia exists in america. Antisemitism, islamaphobia, homophobia, transphobia, it all exists. And so the work to address injustice wherever it exists remains the work ahead. My fellow americans, it is my great honor to mention and to say to you what you already know. We have a President Of The United States in one Joe Biden who is committed to this work. He is determined to, i will quote from him, give hate no Safe Harbor. And ill tell you firsthand, ive seen what you know. His actions match his powerful words. It is my great honor to introduce the President Of The United States, Joe Biden. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you. Please. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Susan, progress is possible. Were moving. Good afternoon, everyone. Ive said from the beginning of my campaign, madam speaker, that the campaign for president throughout and you would call me and tell me, keep it up, was about bringing people together. About uniting the country. We need to unite as one people, one nation, one america, and that was the thing i was most often criticized about, saying, how can you unite the country . We must unite the country. I said it in my Kickoff Speech in philadelphia. I said it again when i spoke at gettysburg, and i emphasized it in my inaugural address. A lot of people, press to elected officials, were somewhat skeptical that it could be done. Its just beginning but im confident we can do this and so much more. And i believe with every fiber of my being that there are simple, core values and beliefs that should bring us together as americans. One of them is standing together against hate, against racism, the ugly poison that has long haunted and plagued our nation. Today, i can say that because of all of you, many of you sitting right in front of me, youve taken that first step, this important step. Id like to thank the congress and the members who are Here Today, democrats and republicans, who came together to get the Covid19 Hate crimes act on my desk, well, on a desk im about to sign. But i want to thank the Majority Leader schumer, and i want to thank Speaker Pelosi for your leadership. I also want to thank the leader from the state of kentucky for letting it go forward. Its important. Its important. Most of all, maisey, senator, i called you maisey, i apologize, maisey. I call Chuck Chuck anyway, yeah . Senator hirono, senator tammy duckworth, who helped deliver this 941 vote, when you get involved, tammy, you dont screw around. 941. State representative Grace Meng and judy chu, who helped deliver a 36462 vote In The House of representatives. Thats incredible. I also want to thank, as i said, Republican Members in congress for their leadership, including Senator Moran and senator collins. I also want to thank the, as i said, and to all of the folks, all the people Here Today who are involved and those of you, whether youre in the congress or not, supporting this effort. I say, thank you, thank you, thank you. We got a lot more to do. But we simply havent seen this kind of bipartisanship for much too long in washington. Youre showing our that our democracy can work and deliver for the american people. Just days after the Mass Shooting in atlanta area, the Vice President harris and i, we went down to atlanta to meet with asianamericans and the community across georgia. It was a raw and emotional visit we had. We heard about their pain, their fear, anger, and all that existed in the community and the feelings were about those feelings that they felt invisible, not seen. We heard how too many asianamericans have been waking up each morning this past year, genuinely, genuinely fearing for their safety, just opening the door and walking down the street. And safety for their loved ones. The moms and dads who, when they let their kids out the door to go to school were worried. Attacked, blamed, scapegoated, harassed during this pandemic. Living in fear for their lives, as i said, just walking down the street. Grandparents afraid to leave their homes, even to get vaccinated for fear of being attacked. Small business owners targeted and gunned down. Students worried about two things, covid19 and being bullied. Documented incidents of hate against asianamericans has seen a shocking spike as the Vice President has outlined at the front of her comments. Let alone the ones that have never been reported. Gutwrenching attacks on some of the most vulnerable people in our nation, the elderly, low wage workers, women, brutally attacked simply by walking outside or waiting for a bus. Asianamerican women suffered twice as many incidents of Harassment And Violence as asianamerican men. And the conversation we had in atlanta is one were hearing all across the country. All of this hate hides in plain sight. It hides in plain sight. Too often, it is met with silence, silence by the media, silence by our politics, and silence by our history. For centuries, asianamericans, native hawaiians, pacific islanders, diverse and vibrant communities, have helped build this nation only to be often stepped over, forgotten, or ignored. Lived here for generations but still considered by some the other. The other. Its wrong. Its simply, to use the phrase, its simply unamerican. My message to all of those who are hurting is, we see you. And the congress has said, we see you. And we are committed to stop the hatred and the bias. My first week in office, i signed a president ial memorandum directing federal agencies, all of them, to combat the resurgence of xenophobia, not just one, every agency. Attorney general garland, Deputy Attorney general lisa monaco, associate attorney general gupta are all Here Today. The Department Of Justice is strengthening its partnership with the community to prevent these crimes in addition to its other work to take on violent extremism and domestic terrorism. And with the new law, this new law, the Department Of Justice and our entire administration is going to step up. Right now, this is a critical problem, Hate Crimes being underreported. It stems from two challenges. First, Theres Lack of resources and training for state and local Law Enforcement to accurately identify and report Hate Crimes to the fbi. Secondly, for more people in communities of color, there are language and cultural barriers and how to communicate whats happening to them. This law is going to make a difference. For example, the Department Of Justice will issue clear guidance for state, city, and tribal Law Enforcement agency on how to establish online reporting of Hate Crimes. It will work with the Department Of Health And Human Services to raise public awareness of Covid19 Hate crimes that occurred during the pandemic. It will also be a devoted official at the Department Of Justice whose sole job is to expedite the review of Hate Crime reports. And thanks to two families Here Today, the law will help state and local governments ensure Hate Crime information is more accessible to the public. The family of heather heyer, a civil Rights Activist whose life was taken standing up to Nazis Marching from the shadows of vengeance in charlottesville and the family of a proud son of a family who immigrated from lebanon in search of new beginnings, who was gunned down in front of their home. Here in america, in the united states of america. By a neighbor fueled by hate. Khalid and heather were murdered on the same Day One year apart. Instead of sharing the dreams they had for their children, both families share profound grief. And theyve shown incredible courage to turn their pain into purpose. I hope youll not be offended but i would ask both families to please stand. [ applause ] i want to thank you. I want to thank you for being here. Because i know its hard. No matter how celebratory it is, a law is being changed. When you had to show up at something memorializing your family, its like you got the news ten seconds ago. Its the hardest thing to do. I know from experience it takes enormous courage. But i hope that every day thats passed, the memory of your Son And Daughter brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye. Because i promise you, a lot of people understand, have gone through similar things. Its hard. So, i really mean it when i say, thank you. Thank you for being here. It takes a lot of courage. Thank you. [ applause ] because of you, the amendment named in honor of Khalid And Heather is now law, to make sure that Hate Crimes are more accurately counted and reported and hopfully leading to a continued focus on ending these crimes. It will provide resources to create specialized Hate Crimes units. It will also help states create hotlines for Hate Crimes at state and local levels that will be accessible for people with limited english proficiency. And it provides resources for training for state and local Law Enforcement to identify, investigate, and report these heinous crimes. But of all the good that the law can do, we have to change our hearts. We have to change the hearts of the american people. Hate cant i mean this from the bottom of my Heart Hate can be given no Safe Harbor in america. I mean it. No Safe Harbor. It cant be dismissed like, well, thats just what happens. My sister, valerie, and i talk about it all the time. Youve got to speak up. Speak up and speak out. Its on all of us. All of us together. To make it stop. My message is, to all of those who think this doesnt matter to them, or this is not a problem, look around. Look in the mirror. Look in the eyes of your children. Every one of us are lessened every one of us are lessened and were all hurt by this hate. And it has a way of seeping sort of through the cracks into communities and children who, in fact, wouldnt have crossed their mind. Words have consequences, as the senator knows. He preaches it. He understands it. Consequences. But silence is complicity. Silence is complicity. And we cannot be complicit. We have to speak out. We have to act. Thats what youve done. And I Cant thank you enough. Im proud today. Im proud today of the united states. Im proud today of our political system, the united States Congress. Im proud today that democrats and republicans have stood up together to say something. Let me close with this. Grief, as we all know, is universal. But so is hope. So is love. Sounds corny, but it really is. It really is. And Hope And Love can be contagious. Were the united states of america. Were good and decent people. Were unique among all nations. We are uniquely a product of a document. Not an ethnicity, not a religion, not a geography, of a document. And think about this. Im being literal. Uniquely a product of a document. That says, we hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men and women are created equal. Endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Every time were silent, every time we let hate flourish, we make a lie of who we are as a nation. I mean it literally. We cannot let the very foundation of this country continue to be eaten away like it has been in other moments in our history and happening again. I looked at this law that yall passed as maybe the first break, the first significant break in a moment in our history that has to be turned around, not democrat, republican. Has to be turned around. As a consequence, we should do what is required by the obligations of this democracy, by our faith in god and our faith in each other. To do justice, to love mercy, to walk humbly, and as fellow Human Beings and fellow americans, remember, were unique in all of history as a nation. This is the united states of america, for gods sake. May god bless you all, particularly those who pushed this through, and continue to push it. Now im going to sign this bill. This is a great honor. I dont know whos calling but tell them were busy. I was going to say unless its my sister, but shes here. I would like to invite to the stage, Senator Duckworth, Congresswoman Judy chu, and Congresswoman Don buyer, and senator richard blumenthal, and Senator Moran, but i dont think he could be Here Today. Actually i should be the table down the middle of all you and sign it down there. But, thank you, thank you, thank you. All right. [ laughter ] thank you. Congratulations. [ applause ] all right. Thank you. Every time my Grand Pop would say, joe, keep the faith, my grandmother would say to spread it. You are watching President Biden signing the antiasian antiwhite kraeucrime bill into and you see a bipartisan group. Hes shaking Speaker Pelosis hand there, and there were republicans there, and just optically, no masks, speaking very close, as you can see, Hand Shaking and hugging happened tHere Today. We have not seen that for a very long time. Victor, the president talked about why this was so important to him. He got very animated when he talked about how he basically saw this as the first break in some of the hate that has taken root in this country. The president said every time we are silent, every time we let hate flourish, we make a lie of who we are as a nation, and the president obviously referring to specifically the shocking, as he called it, rise of Hate Crimes against asianamericans. This bill, we know, will fund Data Collection on Hate Crimes against asianamericans, and provide resources for local Law Enforcement to identify and respond to potential Hate Crimes, and then create a hotline, which he mentioned, for reporting of potential Hate Crimes. Lets bring in abby phillip. Shes with us now, senior political correspondent. Abby, first, as alisyn mentioned, the optics, we have not seen shoulder to shoulder, a group of senators in a while. I think its jarring to see this room full of people all maskless, and you have to assume if they are maskless in that room they are vaccinated, and thats the way it should be according to cdc guidelines. They should feel comfortable being able to do that. Victor, on the substance, as you just said, this is the Joe Biden speech that i think he has been waiting to give for a long time, wanting for this moment where he believes there has been a break he calls it often the fever breaking in washington of kind of hyperpartisanship and division, and in his mind i think he believes this is a sign of a way forward, and there are a lot of people that might disagree with that, and might say, yeah, this is One Step forward, but there are still a lot of signs that theres a deepseeded problem in washington. This is a fairly uncontroversial bill, and a lot of republicans still voted against it. Joe biden is the type of person that wants to really reach across the aisle and you heard it today, and he wants this moment to be here, and he was trying to usher it inasmuch as he could, and whether hes right about that or not, i think its important that he did it. To have a president say i want us to come together is an important thing, and now its up to both sides, frankly, to make that happen. You know, he makes a habit of thanking republicans when they are involved in some show of bipartisanship, and he thanked Mitch Mcconnell and Susan Collins, who is one of the cosponsors or helped to usher it through, and the 62 republicans that voted against it, why . What was their rational of voting against hate . Thats a good question, alisyn. I wish i understood what was behind some of the opposition, and behind many republicans they sort of gristle at the idea that the government should start to collect this data, and perhaps they dont even believe the phenomenon is as widespread as many say it is, and perhaps they dont even believe in the concept of making sure that theres a focus on crimes or Hate Activity against specific groups, specific minority groups. There could be any number of reasons, but thats a long list. That is a long list, and it tells you a lot about the politics of what is going a in this country, and in terms of Biden Praising Mcconnell and collins, these are individuals he has long relationships with, good relationships with, and thats one reason republicans, when they are being honest, have a hard time digging up the Dirt On Joe Biden, getting people to hate him because of his representation in washington and his represent outside of washington is about decency fundamentally, and its about those relationship that he has that predate this particular moments and he brings up and tries to not ignore them, and its important to him, despite everything going on, and despite the fact theres still resistance to his agenda to call out those people and say, i see what you did here and i appreciate it. Kaitlan collins was in the room, cnn correspondent. Lets bring her in. We have republicans and democrats in the room at this moment when partisanship is so obvious in this debate over creating the 1 6 commission. Reporter yeah, you saw the moment President Biden got up to speak, he looked directly at Senator Susan collins who was right in front mof him, and she shook her head. When they looked at the larger scope of this there were shoutouts for the lawmakers that introduced this, and you saw him signing it and giving away the pens, and its an issue that has dominated several months of the beginning of his president see. Y they were supposed to go to atlanta for a political rally, something they delayed because that completely changed the Trajectory And Purpose behind that trip. I think you saw President Biden speaking there not just about the attacks and the rise we have seen and what the Justice Department efforts are going to look like, and hes speaking about a larger moment of what could happen in washington and what it looks like when there are republicans and democrats able to work together. Of course thats something that is really looming over a lot of conversations the White House is having right now about what his agenda is going to look like going forward. I want to note, it was notable in the room because we have not had an event like this I Cant remember how long where you see dozens of lawmakers invited, and i think there were almost 70 of them seated there, lawmakers and guests on the floor. Nobody was wearing a mask except maybe one or two people, and thats not something we have seen here at the White House since the beginning of the pandemic with a few exceptions when trump was still in office. It was really remarkable, for the first time since biden took office to see an event of that size, and this has been dominating the news cycle, and we asked at The End if he was confident, and there was going to be a ceasefire between israel and hamas, and that was a question the president did not answer there at The End. Bthank you both for giving U Information into that event. Were learning more about what prosecutors took during the raid of Giulianis Home and office last month. What have you learned . We just learned from a new Court Filing that when prosecutors rated Giulianis Home and office last night they seized 18 electronic devices. We learned those belongs to other employees of his, multiple people, although it doesnt say how many. Giuliani previously said the feds had taken seven to eight of his electronic devices and giulianis Assistants Laptop was also taken, and this is part of the fight over the raid and thats why this information is coming out because giulianis lawyers are challenging it, and they were challenging a covert Search Warrant on giulianis