Republican Congresswoman Marge R retaylor green complaining on a conservative podcast how House Speaker Nancy pelosi is keeping a Mask Mandate in place for the house floor. You know, we can look Back in a time in history where people were told to wear a gold star, and they were definitely treated like second class citizens, so much so that they were put in trains and taken to Gas Chambers in nazi germany. This is exactly the type of abuse that Nancy Pelosi is talking about. Greenes comments have been met with harsh criticism. Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney calling them evil lunacy. And democratic Congressman Gym Mcgovern says greene should resign. But last night when greene was asked about the comments she doubled down. So i stand by all of my statements, i said nothing wrong and i think any rational jewish person didnt like what happened in nazi germany, and any rational jewish person doesnt like whats happening with overbearing Mask Mandates and overbearing vaccine policies. Do you understand, though, why some would be upset and offended by the comment . Well, do you understand how people feel about being forced to wear masks or being forced to have to take a vaccine, or even have to say that whether theyve taken it or not . Lets bring in Suzanne Malveaux on Capitol Hill. What kind of Fallout And Reaction are you hearing from these polarizing comments coming from Congresswoman Greene . Reporter there are a lot of people offended by what she said and they really see it as being ignorant, these comments. But nevertheless theres very little appetite here on Capitol Hill to punish greene for her statements. They potentially could censure her in some way but shes already been stripped of her Committee Assignments from previous comments. And so what you are hearing, what you are seeing, are some members of congress, and her republican colleagues as well, coming out saying that this is totally unacceptable, that it really is extremely offensive. It doesnt compare, in any way, in any rational way, to what she is saying what occurred in history. We did hear from congressman peter meyer. He is a freshman congressman, he is somebody who voted for impeaching trump, and also supporting an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the attacks on January 6th at the u. S. Capitol. Heres how he put it this morning on state of the union. Any comparisons to The Holocaust, its beyond reprehensible. This is i dont even have words to describe how disappointing it is to see this hyperbolic speech that frankly amps up and plays into a lot of the Antisemitism Weve been seeing in our society today. Vicious attacks on the streets of new york, and in Los Angeles. And fred, we know Congresswoman Liz Cheney not shy from speaking out and speaking really truth and holding her party accountable, particularly those who have really kind of trafficked in some of these lies. She tweeted saying this is evil lunacy. She was the number three republican on the House Side that was voted out of her Leadership Position who has doubled down herself in really calling for her own party to embrace the truth and really questioning whether or not theres a wing of this party that can even do that, fred. And then, suzanne, something different, today the National Guard is leaving the Capitol Grounds after protecting the building there since the insurrection and this comes as the senate, republicans in particular, appear poised to block any attempts at a capitol riot investigation. What more can you tell us about all these things . Reporter fred, its going to feel quite differently on Capitol Hill after the National Guard, were going to see them, they are starting to leave today. Their term has expired after 137 days. Theyve been here since that January 6th attack. We heard from the retired lieutenant generous Sell Honoray earlier today who said their mission is done and that the capitol is secure. But its not an open campus for tourists anytime soon. They do have their work cut out for them, the u. S. Capitol police, but that is something that, you know, some members quite frankly are feeling a bit nervous about here, it is a new time and a new day, were used to seeing them here and a very big presence, at the height of it, about 5,000 who were actually here at the capitol. At the same time, fred, you are looking at legislation that is going to come on the Senate Side about that independent commission investigating the attack. Looks like its dead on arrival. They need ten republicans to side with democrats to overcome a filibuster. It looks like they dont have those numbers on their side. And then of course there are some lawmakers promising without their support there may be another avenue in which to do a similar investigation. Suzanne malveaux, thank you so much for that. Lets talk more about the comments from greene. Jonathan greenblatt is the ceo and national director of the antidefamation league. Jonathan, so good to see you. What is your reaction to the congresswomans comments, making comparisons of Mask Mandates to The Holocaust . Well, look, theyve her comments fall somewhere between demented and deranged but theyre not the first time weve seen Congresswoman Greene trivialize The Holocaust or say perverse antisemitic things, shes a Qanon Enthusiast which believes theres jews controlling the government. Shes talked about jewish Space Lasers starting Forest Fires on the west coast. We dont take her very seriously in many ways. Oe ow on the other hand, when you have a member of Congress Spouting Conspiracy Theories, spreading hate, its been encouraging to see republicans and democrats stepping up immediately to swiftly and sharply condemn her comments. Just keep in mind this week the Jewish Community in america has been reeling after a series of antisemitic attacks. In fact, i was going to ask you about that, about this timing. This at a time when there are i mean, theres an escalation of antisemitic attacks, particularly this week and instead of pointing to the attention of that, talking about solutions, instead this seems further divisive. Well, look, i mean, im glad youre asking about that, fredricka. I dont think the media has looked enough at the fact that week over Week Weve seen more than a 50 plus increase in some of the most brazen and brutal antisemitic attacks ive seen in recent memory, assaults in broad daylight on the streets of new york, Los Angeles and other major cities. We had an incident in Times Square where firecrackers were fired at a group of jewish people. Weve had cars driving through jewish neighborhoods, reportedly hurling bottles at homes that could be identified as jewish, right . Weve seen a series of acts of vandalism and harassment, and the abuse online, fredricka, has been staggering. And so when you see wild Conspiracy Theories about the jewish people or the youJewish State we shouldnt be surprised where there are real world consequences when jewish people get harmed and hurt. So i think its critical to focus on how do we stop that right now which starts with attention on the issue, and lead us from both sides of the aisle, as well as Business And Civil Society in houses of worship, standing up and speaking out against this antijewish hate. Do you worry that the words from the congresswoman may potentially fan flames . Well, look, i mean, weve been dealing with, over the last several years, a surge of hate from the extreme right, where i think she really comes from. Right, from people chanting jews will not replace us in charlottesville to men this Camp Auschwitz sweatshirts storming the capitol. And were seeing the same radicalism from the other far end of the spectrum with people saying the Jewish State is somehow committing genocide or slaughtering babies. This kind of hysteria, this kind of madness Breeds Madness in our streets, fredricka. We need to turn down the heat, and that starts with, again, people speaking out and saying, you know, as we saw with the asianamerican community, there are wild conspiracies about china and then we saw asianamericans being attacked in the streets. Wild conspiracies are leading to attacks on jews in our streets. So from the White House to congress, we want to see officials stand up and say, enough, this is wrong, its got to stop, its got to stop now. Yeah, too much hate in too many forms, and it would be nice if there is, you know, a collective voice on getting to the bottom of that. All right, jonathan greenblatt, thank you so much, always appreciate your time, be well. Thank you for covering the story, i appreciate that. Thanks so much. 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Also with us is cnns natasha chen, polo to you first, what are you learning about the shooting there . Fred, i could tell you that State Investigators here in southern New Jersey have been at the scene for well over 12 hours now, processing the scene of what Governor Phil Murphy has described as, quote, a horrific Mass Shooting, theres a lot we dont know yet though when it comes to motive, a possible arrest regarding this shooting. Irreconcilable difference also note we have not seen or heard anything to suggest theres imminent danger or at least imminent threat to the community. That being said heres what we do know right now based on what State Police have released. We do know there were 14 people shot during this large House Party. We cant get you much of closer than the roadblock here because this is an active Crime Scene. We do know two of those 14 people died from their injuries, being an adult man and a woman. Those are wo people, and at least a third person that did sustain some lifethreatening injuries, as we speak investigators are still processing this all, trying to establish a possible motive here. All we know is investigators were called out here just before midnight to reports of shots fired at a large House Party. When you look at the scene from overhead its a very large Crime Scene thats being processed at this hour. I had an opportunity to speak to the very few neighbors that live nearby, including one that happens to be a member of a church, the leader of a congregation, only a block away. Reverend michael keen telling me that he heard about nine shots just before midnight, and then when it comes to the issue of Gun Violence, the reverend telling me that now that its hit so close to hem he says its about time that people stop talking about the issue of Gun Violence, and instead doing something. And then i asked him if hes got any actual hope that that might actually happen and he says that sadly he does not see that. All he can do at this point is try to speak to members of the congregation to try to come to terms with what actually took place. But at this hour, at least two people shot and killed after on overnight large House Party here in rural New Jersey as the community searches for answers to questions that many people are asking, including whats actually behind this, fred . And natasha, this latest Mass Shooting, only accentuates the violence that were seeing playing out across the country. Yeah, fred, there have been quite a number of shootings across the country, just since friday. If we can just show you a map of the ones that we have learned some information about that includes where the shooting where polo is, it also includes a shooting in north charleston, south carolina, columbus, ohio, and minneapolis, minnesota. So there are a lot of different investigations, local police across the country are dealing with right now. One thing thats very striking is that at a number of these incidents, the victims are very young so, for example, were looking at the north charleston, South Carolina Shooting where a 14yearold was killed. And then in columbus, ohio you have a 16yearold who was killed. In jersey city, there were two killed and four injured, all of them seeming to be in their 20s. One of them whos 35 years old. In minneapolis two people who were killed, one of them a mechanical Engineering Student who was scheduled to graduate later that day. So a lot of young people involved in this violence. And most notably in orange, california on friday, a 6yearold Boy was killed during what seems to be a road rage incident. His mom was driving on State Highway 55, someone fired a shot into the car that killed that boy. Really heartbreaking. Here is an interview that his sister gave to one of our affiliates. Please help us find the people that did this to my little brother. Hes only 6, and he was so sweet. And police are looking for the people who might have done that, asking for witnesses, they believe it was a man and a woman in a white sedan theyre searching for, searching for any information. And now if we can take just a broader look here at the violence in statistics form. We are seeing from the Gun Violence archive that year to date, from January 1 to today, there have been more than 7,500 people killed because of Gun Violence. This does include a small number of people, as small as in 237 people who died as part of a murder suicide. But other than that, the number that you just saw does not include stand alone suicides. So still, a very, very stark number and you see that as an increase since the previous year in the same time period. Were outpacing, already, the Gun Deaths that we saw this time in 2020, fred. Oh, my gosh, its extraordinary. All right, natasha chen, Polo Sandoval, thanks to both of you. Tim alexander is a former police detective, a civil Rights Attorney whos running for congress as a democrat in New Jerseys second district. So good to see you, tim, another deadly night across the country, but especially in the district in which you hope to represent as a member of congress. I mean, two dead, another 12 injured in cumberland, county, why do you think this is happening right now, like this . Right now we have to do a study. To answer your question, I Cant put my thumb on why we have so much Gun Violence in this nation. Theres many theories on that. What we dont have is anyone actually doing a deep dive into this to find out whats the Root Cause behind the Gun Violence. New jersey as ive often said has some of the most comprehensive Gun Safety laws on record. We can always do better and when we see a situation like this, we have to wait for the outcome but i believe Theres Room for improvement, one of those things is dealing with Gun Safety, gun store safety, and better ways of protecting the weapons that are in the illegal stream of commerce. But we dont have anybody studying this. Thats the issue. How can we address the problem, if we dont know what the problem is . And thats one of the things in congress that we can do. The federal government can say to whatever entity that the majority believes ought to be the one to do it, cdc or whomever, do a study, figure out whats going on, why do we have so much Zbun Violence . Right now we have so many members in washington who wont even admit that January 6th occurred, or totally ignoring the fact that 90 of the country wants meaningful Gun Safety reform. They just wont get to it. And so quite honestly, until we take a serious position on digging deep into the Root Cause of this issue, well never know why these things happen. So you think there should be a greater examination. Do you think the examination right now needs to zero in on whether this pattern of violence is any different right now a year and a half into this pandemic . Because 2021 is starting off with a i mean, were at the midpoint, almost, and its opinion an incredibly exponentially deadly violent year. Do you think theres a correlation . Absolutely. No so to first answer your question, absolutely, i think we need to do what happened in 2020 wasnt because we were in lockdown. These are the things that can be addressed through a study. So to answer your question until we start doing it, until we are serious about this, we being the federal government, local and state governments, until they get serious about addressing Gun Violence we wont know the answers to those questions. But absolutely we need to study the last Year Comparison and the years prior. So im hearing you, that you do feel like, and as i mentioned you are running for congress, you do believe that this is a matter of an Act Of Congress that needs to be involved, or do you see that there is some other manner in which all of this needs to be addressed, absent congress . I think that washington sure, i think washington, absolutely, needs to take the lead on this. They need to listen to the voters, put together meaningful Gun Safety reform that what the people actually want, and get it out there to get it signed by the president , and start studying these issues. Absolutely, congress can do something about this. Yes, Theres Room for a State Action as well but if we dont take the lead across the board, across the country, how do we expect the local and State Entities to jump on and get involved in studying this issue . Tim alexander, always appreciate your time, thank you so much, be well. Thanks. 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Lukashenko, the president who has been in power since 1994 has consistently cracked down on all forms of opposition, including media. Which is why other countries, from the u. S. To germany to lithuania are expressing concern that a Country Leader can divert an international flight to silence opposition voices. Genera joining me now is the woman who ran against alexander lukashenko, her name is svetlana a leader of the Opposition Movement in belarus. Svetlana, good to see you. What are your fears for this journalist . Everybodiy, just to mention lukashenko is not the president of belarus, because he lost the last election. To be really aware of the situation because we really dont know whats happening to him right now, and we know how cruel kgb can be. And the situation is extremely difficult. We are in contact with the parents of the journalist, and they are really in an awful situation, you know, as the rest of the belarusian people. I have to say that a week ago i applied to with the same flight above the territory of belarus, and i also could be in the same situation a week ago. So this happened to you as well . Something similar . No, i was traveling with the same flight a week ago. So it could have been with me as well, but i managed to get but raman couldnt. We couldnt expect from illegitimate government of our country that they will act like this, that they will that they will endanger 171 people that were on board from 17 countries to capture one person. Its unprecedented. And unprecedented. And im sure it should be it should be on news all over the world. Because its unacceptable, the situation to happen. In fact, there are other countries who are saying this is unacceptable for something like this to happen. Latvia says they want a strong and effective reaction. Do you feel like the international community can do anything against lukashenkos actions . Of course they can, you know, belarus is on international agenda for nine months already, because of unprecedented violence and tortures in our country, and now, this step that war is threatened, not only to belarusian people, but also to other people of other countries, should raise much more attention to our question. And should lead to stronger actions from democratic countries. And we have already talked to ministers of greece and ireland, and we are in contact with the governments of and poland, they say just for them to make additional measures about the situation. So first of all, its about sanctions, sanctions will for sure Make Lukashenko to release political prisoners, including roman, and politically and economically to make him more talkative, to understand that this violence is unacceptable. And i have to say that escalation of repressions in belarus, and this situation thats happened with the flight is the result of impunity. And democratic countries should put much more pressure on this regime, on lukashenko to make him understand that people do not tell me about your worries and your message you might have for the journalist . You know, people who are in prisons now, who suffered for they wish to tell the truth about the situation, they are all our heroes. And i want him to be brave and strong but we really dont understood just cant imagine what happens to him right now because, you know, its difficult, and conditions of people there are awful, and just i want him to stay strong. And he is strong. Sviatlana, thank you for your time and your perspective, appreciate it. Thank you. All right, still ahead, life getting Back to normal across the u. S. Well show you how the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles is getting ready to reopen. Can you be free of Hair Breakage worries . We invited mahault to see for herself that new Dove Breakage Remedy gives damaged hair the strength it needs. 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This is a huge benchmark, the Grammy Museum is now reopened this weekend, and help kicking things off, a motown exhibit among other things, fred, if you take a stroll through here youll be shocked by the memorabilia, all of this is, again, a symbol of Los Angeles getting its Entertainment Industry Back on its feet. Heres stevie Wonders Keyboard and the jackson fives jump suit. This exhibit, again, is part of several things that are kicking off the grammys, were going to bring in the president here, you would have been moth balled, michael, for 14 months, how in the world did you survive . It was tough. We relied on government stimulus, like a lot of organizations and museums, we also totally pivoted to digital. We launched our streaming service, we had a lot of digital programs which brought in some additional funds but actually increased our engagement. A lot. And so when we go Back to a full reopening of california, on the 15th of june, whats the strategy, do people wear masks in here . Do they not . Just whatsome. Were going to follow l. A. Department of health guidance, were going to do whatever they say but all i can say is that were very excited to have as many people in the museum as soon as we can. Thank you for taking time out. Theres a Big Dave Matthews exhibit here, a marco antonio scalise exhibit, and behind me, i have to show you this, fred, we talk about bling in the modern era, but look at these supremes gowns, they are spect spectacular. That is, the supremes, that is cool. All i can tell you is they will be Dancing In The Street to make a motown illusion when this fully opens. Welcome as the Grammy Museum is now open again, and limited capacity. Thats so nice. Alive it. It is fun. That was the marvelettes singing behind you when we heard the audio . Thats correct. Ding ding ding. Im glad you could hear it in the Background. They said do we need to turn this down . No, its the Grammy Museum. Very fun. Paul vercammen in Los Angeles, we have a lot to do when i finally get out to Los Angeles to visit with you. Now were putting that on the list too. Well put that on your checklist. Also, i want to note this, fred, you need to go visit the coliseum where your father, an olympian, has been memorialized. Ive been there, ive seen him. Coming from a rather athletic Background. Thank you, ive seen it and its time for me to see it again, yes, and this time bring my kids along. All right, thank you so much, paul vercammen. Awesome. Fantastic. Well, lets talk about change ahead, aging, buildings, campus blackouts, broken pipes. Just some of the plights that students at Historically Black Colleges And Universities have had to deal with as schools get older. But my next guest has a plan to change that. Well talk to her next. Tide pods Ultra Oxi one ups the Cleaning Power of liquid. Can it one up whatever theyre doing . 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The ignite Hbcu Excellence Act would authorize billions of dollars for desperately needed repairs and construction of new facilities. Schools would also get new equipment and reliable high Speed Broadband Access and right now hbcus make up only about 3 of americas colleges and universities, but produce about 17 of americas graduates. Congresswoman Alma Adams is the democrat from North Carolina, shes also the cofounder of the bipartisan hbcu caucus, which authored the bill and shes a graduate of an hbcu herself, North Carolina and state university. Welcome, good to see you. Thank you, fredricka, for having me, good to see you as well. This has been a Passion Project for you for a very long time. Why is funding hbcus, why has it been so critical in your view . Well, first of all, its been my lifes work, and you said im a graduate twice, ive spent 40 years on campus at bennett college. This represents a historic investment in both the physical and digital infrastructure. Our schools are well over a century, many of them 150 years old, and so despite the fact that we are educating a very large number of students that look like me, we still have not had the funding over the years, its been inequitable and we think that this is the time for us now to make that right, to deal with these century old facilities, half of their buildings need repair or replacement. We have a lot of deferred maintenance as well. But were still expected to compete in an uneven playing field. Its time that we look at investing the dollars that we need to deal with the Backlog, and then to go forward. Hbcus are College Campuses that have been around before 1965, many of them were built in the mid to late 1800s. So these are historic buildings, and im a by product of a historically black College University as well, im a Howard U Grad and i remember thinking to myself while on campus that these historic buildings, some of my Dorm Living and Classroom Activity was rough and tumble but that was kind of part of the experience but now we have a better understanding, a lot of these hbcus lack the repair, the resources, you know, to take care of very basic things. How do you believe thats going to enhance the experience for students on these hbcu campuses to try to infuse some of this money into the campuses to upgrade . Well, certainly its going to help a lot. Its going to upgrade our buildings, give us the technology that we need, the infrastructure, we have produced Topnotch Graduates in every field, were going to continue to do that but well be able to whats a better way than to build Back better as our president has said, than to invest in these colleges and universities that have done so much for not only the young people that we educate, but also for our communities in terms of the investments that our graduates have made and so forth. So its an opportunity to upgrade, to get our campuses up to what they need to be. So that these students will be able to do even greater things. You know, it is a bipartisan bill and i do want to emphasize that. We have two republicans who will be partnering with us, French Hill is my partner in the house, and we have in the senate, senator coons, democrat, and senator tim scott, a republican. So, you know, education to me has never been a partisan issue, and we need to make for these schools and students, and ignite is the way to do it. Congresswoman Alma Adams, a pleasure talking to you, and i love your hat. Thank you so very much. I dip my hat to all of my colleagues, thank you so much. Wonderful, i tip my hat to you. All right, thank you so much. Join us as we celebrate the class of 2021 with stars, musical performances and a special message from Vice President kamala harris, graduation 2021, a cnn special Event Tonight at 7 00. Well be right Back. ] [ Engine Revving ] [ Race Light Countdown ] when you save money with allstate you feel like youre winning. Safe drivers save 40 saving is easy when youre in good hands. Allstate. Click or call for a quote today. 600 homes and five schools destroyed by a volcano in congo. Five people dying in a Car Accident as they tried to evacuate the area. Thousands of people are returning to their Homes Today are remnants of Ash And Lava cover the whole area, moo people had to flee to rwanda. This other tragedy taking place in china yesterday, 21 people died while running in extreme weather conditions, including hail and rain. Cnns Patrick Snell has more. Reporter when runners lined up on Saturday Morning to take part in a high altitude Ultra Marathon in northwest, china it was like any other, The Sun was out and the temperature was seemingly mild. Hours later, temperatures dropping freezing rain, hail, winds, lashing the runners on the 62mile race. As some suffered from hypothermia, and others went missing. This prompted organizers to call off the race, and launch a Search Party of 1,200 people to scour the complicated terrain. The Rescue Effort continued after it turned dark. By Sunday Morning 151 of the 172 race participants had been confirmed safe, with eight recovering in hospital. But tragically the extremely cold weather took the lives of 21 ultra runners, chinese State Media reporting. Translator this incident is a public Safety Incident caused by sudden changes in weather in a local area. Here, as the organizer of the event, we feel deeply guilty and blame ourselves, and express our deep condolences to the victims and the families of the victims and and the injured. Reporter among those dead, one of chinas ultra runners, One Of The Best athletes in the world by the group who said hed been a favorite member of the Hong Kong Trail racing community. Patrick snell, cnn, atlanta. Wow, and then in contrast to this celebration, for a group of american teenagers who have been through so much already. Okay, so thats the celebration right there, thats the Marjory Stoneman douglas baseball team, winning the State Championship in florida, you remember the school as the site of the parkland shooting Back in 2018, 17 students and faculty members were killed that day. Well, seven of the nine seniors on this Title Team were freshman Back then, and today they are state champions. We wish them the best, congratulations. Hello again, everyone, thank you so much for joining me, im fredricka whitfield. We begin this hour with growing outrage over a lawmaker comparing Mask Mandates to the horrors of the