Insurrection. Their options so far less than tlelg. House democrats are thinking about launching their own investigation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Wont say if he will do the same but he is blasting republicans. This vote has made it official. Donald trumps Big Lie has now fully enenveloped the republican party. Shame on the republican party for trying to sweep the horrors of that day under the rug because theyre afraid of Donald Trump. Most of those republican senators who were not just witnesses to the attack but victims of it are now choosing to look to the next election instead of taking an honest and thorough look at what went wrong in the aftermath of the one we just had like how the losing party convinced angry supporters there was fraud or maybe that is exactly why republicans dont want this investigated. Cnns national correspondent Suzanne Malveaux joins me now from Capitol Hill. What do democrats do next . Reporter quite a number of democrats feel they under summated the partisan nature of this and thought after months of negotiations they could actually come up with this bipartisan, independent commission similar to that of 9 11 but having covered the 9 11 commission there were a number of things that were very different. First, there was not even an agreement on a common enemy if you will of this attack and, secondly, not the appetite certainly for the time or even the resources for such an independent commission so democrats now looking to their next option. That is on the House Side to actually set up a select committee. It would be democrats essentially, not looking for republican support. They have tried that already. If there is some, fine. They would move ahead and Speaker Pelosi would be ahead of this select committee if you will. They would have subpoena power, be able to hold hearings if they like, and essentially run an investigation on their own. As you can imagine of course they feel like very justified in doing this but at the same time realize they will come up against criticism and some will argue rightly so that it is a partisan exercise because they wont have republican Participation And Support in that effort despite the fact that it was the republicans who decided that they did not want a bipartisan Group Independent to actually run such an investigation, jim. Suzanne, let me ask you. There is one republican lawmaker quoting the iconic Song Pride about Martin Luther King to remember one of the insurrectionists. What is going on there . Reporter Congressman Paul Ghoster from arizona is someone who has called the insurrectionists heroes and has really kind of tried to downplay and white wash some of the violence that occurred here is tweeting and tweeting this song that of Course U2 was talking about Martin Luther King but instead he is talking about Ashley Babbitt the Trump Supporter inside the capitol who breached the capitol, was banging down trying to get inside, break into the doors on the House Side to get to lawmakers and who was fatally shot by u. S. Capitol police. He tweets they took her life. They could not take her pride. One more in the name of love. There are a lot of people who are reacting to this very strongly, jim, one of them republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger saying here, paul, youve lost your mind. Side note to anyone watching dont breach the House Floor illegally especially after warned there are a number of tweets saying if he was on the other Side Gosar that he might have been somebody whose life essentially was in danger and, finally, jim, you should note the u. S. Capitol Police Officer who in fact did Shoot Babitt fatally has been cleared of any criminal charges or any wrongdoing justified in trying to protect these lawmakers. Jim . Unbelievable. Suzanne Malveaux Thanks so much. Not even the Mother And Partner of fallen officer Brian Sicknick could change the minds of republican senators. They tried. They went to Capitol Hill and met with them. Here is what officer Sicknicks Mother gladys told cnn about her meetings with republican lawmakers. We knew they werent sincere. They didnt want to get to the bottom of what happened. No. And i dont understand it. They are elected for us, the people. And they dont care about that. Former republican Congresswoman Barbara Comstock was with the Sicknick Family as they tried to convince republicans to support this commission. Congresswoman, thanks for being with us. Did you get that sense as well that they were not sincere as gladys just said a few moments ago . Well, it was clear with a number of the senators we met with, and they made it clear they were not going to be supporting the commission. Fortunately, and we certainly do want to thank the six members who did vote in favor of it. We started the day with senator romney, met with Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski who very beautifully talked about why this was so important to do this but it was a tough day for the family and i was honored to be with them and they were very strong in their conversations with the senators. In fact, Sandra Gomez who was there, you know, pointed out to these senators, you know, brian was a republican. Brian was a Trump Supporter. He loved you guys. And this is in their honor, you know, to back the blue and be there to have the back of these Police Officers who saved their lives and the officers pointed out to them it was only because they were so successful fighting on the front lines, you know, really kind of handtohand combat, brutal combat that Officer Ferdone dealt with and you all have shown that. Other networks have not. He was tased 12 times in the back of his neck and i dont think a lot of members are aware of that. He was a republican. A selfdescribed red neck virginian. I worked with these Capitol Police first as a staffer then as a member of congress and also on the house admin committee. I know these officers are hurting and the Sicknick Family was there to stand with those officers and they are standing by the Sicknick Family in honor all of these Capitol Police who need to know not just about what happened at the capitol but all of the events leading to it. That holistic picture of how this insurrection came to be. A lot of the republicans up there and youre right there were some that voted for this commission but a lot of republicans say they backed the blue. Can they say that after the Vote Yesterday . Well, i think certainly if they one of the things we asked them is as you go in to vote ask some of the Capitol Police here. Whenever i ask them, because i do still see many of them, they certainly tell me that they have strong support. I would point out to my republican friends this investigation is going to happen one way or the other. This is not just enough that we have something about how to harden the capitol to make sure things dont happen there again and the individual criminal investigations will go on but like 9 11 we need to have the holistic approach. If they dont do it in an independent way with outside experts, i trust it will be done anyway. I would prefer it to be outside and more nonpartisan but when you need to go subpoena those documents, the records, think about who was texting back and forth . Right. On January 6th or before as they were planning those events. We know who was on the stage that day whether it was Trump Jr. Making those threats to anyone who didnt vote or Mark Meadows in the back at the tent. There were all kinds of messages going back and forth that will be able to be subpoenaed. Whether they are subpoenaed by an independent Commission Or Democrat committee it is going to be factual and the truth will eventually come out. We dont have that information. Youll eventually get it. The question i have, though, is because you spent some time up there on The Hill with the sicknicks and Brians Partner for so many years, the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says republicans voted against this commission out of fear of trump. Your observation, is that true . Well, i certainly do think the republicans, my party, i still am a republican, have allowed him to dominate in a way that to me is ridiculous given he is twice impeached, twice did not get the popular vote, and he divided the country and now is dividing our party. So there is no path forward politically with Donald Trump at the head of the party. Because when youve got 47 only 46. 9 and then you start subtracting people, i didnt vote for him in 2016 or 2010 but Adam Kinzinger did, Liz Cheney did. But if thats the case, you lay it out so logically and we talked about this before. Mitch mcconnell and Lindsey Graham and so many others have taken the opposite approach which is if you dont have Donald Trump around the republican Party Cant Win elections. I think well see that going forward and unfortunately because he divides the party he makes it tougher for republicans no matter what type of republican you are. Thats why i think it is important to turn the page. But this whole commission and investigation, this is nonpartisan. This is about as the officers and the Sicknick Family explained, this is about, you know, the country and our democracy. It isnt right versus Left Or Democrat versus republican. It really is about getting to the truth so this cant happen again. We know there are increased threats. 100 , 200 increase on members of congress. You have State Officials now threatened in arizona and georgia. This is a very dangerous, volatile situation. And thats why it needs that sort of dispassionate investigation. So i hope if Nancy Pelosi does do this, you know, congressional select committee, that she will go ahead and pick those members and do it just the way the Catco Bill was set up. Make it ten people, make it 55, the Chairman And Vice Chairman Work together. If she has to pick those ten, i think Adam Kinzinger has already indicated hed be happy to do it and among the 35 house members that voted for it you could find five and i hope they will have sort of nonpartisan or bipartisan staff who will look at that and do it in a public and honorable way. I think obviously picking chairmen and Vice Chairmen who are, you know, more nonpartisan members. Maybe people who fall in the problem Solvers Caucus Type group so it will be credible. I certainly hope if they go forward they dont take some of the past more partisan democrats and certainly we dont want to see the sort of the truth denying republicans. Certainly Paul Gosar would not be a good person to be on the committee. That would make the process extremely complicated and difficult to get to the truth if it just turns into a Food Fight and partisan circus. Thats all the time we have. I just want to say to you, congresswoman, i thought it was very nice of you to be there with mrs. Sicknick and helping her around on Capitol Hill. That must have been a difficult experience for her and the others there. So kudos to you for doing that and thanks for coming on. She is a very she and sandra were very powerful witnesses, and i know they still want to fight for the Capitol Hill police and our country. I am very proud of them. Thank you so much, congresswoman. We appreciate you being here on memorial Day Weekend and well have you back. Thank you. We are learning disturbing new details about the gunman behind the attack at a San Jose railroad this week. What investigators are finding in his burned and booby trapped home. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Certified from headlamp to tailpipe. Thats certified head turns. And its all backed by our unlimited mileage warranty. That means unlimited peace of mind. Mercedesbenz certified preowned. Translation the mercedes of your dreams is closer than you think. Theres not enough hours to be all that i am. 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Joining us now to talk about this is the father of joaquin oliver. His son was one of the 17 students and Staff Shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida back in 2018, just a terrible event that will well never forget. In his Sons Honor he and his wife made it their mission to end Gun Violence through the organization change the ref. Manuel oliver, thank you so much for joining us today. It is an honor to talk to you. Im so sorry again we have to talk under these circumstances. You have been very generous with your time on cnn talking with us about this issue. When you heard the news on wednesday that there was another Mass Shooting in america what went through your mind . Thank you for having me here again. I just heard from another Mass Shooting five minutes ago and it was 20 minutes from home in winward. One person is dead and another six injured. So if you ask me about what i felt on wednesday, it is something i feel every single day. Not to mention what i felt three years ago when i lost my son which is exactly what some families are feeling right now while youre asking me that question. This is a terrible situation and a terrible feeling. There have been at least 16 Mass Shootings in the u. S. Since last week, 234 this year, a 40 increase from 2019. It does seem like things are just getting worse and nothing is being done about it. Not only nothing has been done about it. I mean, it was pretty predictable when we were the only nation that during covid decided to call guns an essential. Now we have more guns out there than before covid and now we have more people going through crises and financial problems and no jobs. So this is a lethal combination that our system has allowed. And its endorsing in a way. The easy access to guns is just making no sense for anyone but from some legislators and of course the Gun Industry and the nra. What do you think it is going to do, you know, in terms of the debate here in washington . We see these Mass Shootings here in the u. S. They seem to have little or no effect on the dialogue here in washington, the political dialogue here in washington. What is it going to take to change things at the national level do you think . Well, i dont think things will change soon. You see this debate going on. Im afraid that maybe they lose their kids from a shooting. Maybe they will change their mind. I do know that there is a lot happening outside of Capitol Hill. People like my wife, myself, my daughter, the kids from march for life, we are doing a lot. I spoke to President Biden before he was elected president. He promised me we will work together. We were going to fix this. We were going to fight the nra and the Gun Industry. And im ready for that. I am ready for that. Do we get together at my house or do we get together in the White House . We are telling the story the way it is supposed to be told. We are creating campaigns and we havent stopped since i lost my son. But guess what . Since the day i lost my son more than 120,000 people have lost their lives because of Gun Violence. Who is actually putting attention into this . Im not so concerned about the shootings that already happened. Im more concerned about the shooting that is going to happen tomorrow and we cannot prevent it. Because we are afraid or because our hands are tied. There is too much money inside Capitol Hill. There is too much intervention from the nra inside Capitol Hill. We can decide outside. The people will decide not them. What Laws or actions do you think would immediately curb Gun Violence now if you could just get one thing done what would that be . Well, pay attention to the president. Come on. Mr. Biden told you, give me answers about guns and Red Flag Laws. 30 days on one 60 days on the other. These members of Congress And Senate after they ask us for help to get them elected, now theyre wasting time debating from one side to the other. It is unbelievable. People are dying here. The answer is you want to see action and youre not seeing enough action. No. Sounds like youre unhappy i am very unhappy. Not only because i lost my son. I have friends that lose Loved Ones every single day. Of course im not happy and you shouldnt be happy and no one is happy with whats going on because it is a genocide. We are fighting an inside war and we are our own enemy. Americans are killing Each Other and the administration, any administration decades ago have been approving that war. Of course im not happy. Were going to fight it back. Were going to give them the same treatment that was given to the Tobacco Industry 20 or 25 years ago. This is about telling the story, telling the truth the right way with the right courage. Nothing is going to stop me from doing that because im not asking for votes. I wont be elected for anything else than being a victims dad. Manuel, it means so much that you came on to talk with us this afternoon. I think having you on, other families who have been through something like this is part of the process of getting this country, getting the leaders of this country to pay attention to this issue. And we are honored that you came on this afternoon. Thank you so much. Our hearts are with you and your family as youre still grappling with and struggling with this because youre right. When these Mass Shootings happen, it affects you and hurts your heart every single time. Manuel, great talking to you. Thanks so much. Well have you on again real soon. Thank you. Have a great day. All right. You, too. 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So if youre going to fight a war you better start shooting at the enemy instead of at Each Other. Im nervous about the intensity of the divisiveness in the country right now. Nervous about the intensity of the divisiveness. Dr. Anthony fauci battled a pandemic thats killed nearly 6700,000 americans and in return he has received Death Threats so severe he required security for himself and his family. Thanks to people like fauci it is safer to go outside. But hold on. Nine people were killed in San Jose, california this past week. The 232nd Mass Shooting in 2021 according to the Gun Violence archive. Sometimes children are the victims. Other times its coworkers. People shot in classrooms, at birthday parties. We cant fix the problem because the u. S. Appears to be hopelessly divided on the issue. The president called this embarrassing and it is. Every single day, every single day there is a Mass Shooting in the united states if you count all of those killed out on the streets of our cities and our rural areas. Its a national embarrassment and must come to an end. We also face an outbreak of hatred, reported Hate Crimes against Asian Americans are up in the largest u. S. Cities. The Antidefamation League has received reports of hundreds of incidents of antisemitism this month alone. Consider what one rabbi told me last weekend. This is not simply an era of Polarization But Fanaticism and the right wing has moved to the point, the extreme right, that it now is akin to facism. We need to do more and it is time to act not just speak. Memorial day should be a time to come together, to remember those who died fighting for this nations ideals. Yet american democracy is at risk as the Big Lie is still dividing the country. According to some recent polling a majority of republicans believed Donald Trump is the true president right now. A separate poll found that onequarter of Republicans P. 23 , agree with the Conspiracy Theories linked to the qanon movement. The man who unleashed this era of unhinged thinking, former president Donald Trump, is now being shielded by his party. The Senate Diop blocked an independent commission that would have investigated the insurrection at the capitol and his role in stoking it. Some in the Gop Sound as if the Rebellion Hasnt ended. We have a Second Amendment in this country and i think we have an obligation to use it. The Second Amendment is about maintaining within the citizenry the ability to maintain an Armed Rebellion against the government if that becomes necessary. I hope it never does. He hopes it never does. Armed rebellion. Yes, he said Armed Rebellion. Matt gaetz and his partner in slime Marjorie Taylor Greene have been traveling the country and inciting their crowds. Green compared mask wearing requirements to the holocaust and likened democrats to nazis. You know, nazis were the National Socialist Party just like the democrats are now a National Socialist Party. That doesnt make any sense. Shameful. But there was a time when the world called on america to fight the real nazis. And i Cant Help but think about one of the most memorable places i visited as a white House Reporter normandy, france. Those are my pictures youre looking at. Where you can see row after row of american graves marking the nearly 10,000 brave heroes who are buried there. Ill never forget what i witnessed one evening in normandy. I was at a restaurant and i came across this veteran of the war. Gathered around him were all of these folks listening to his stories. About the war. About what he and his friends went through on the beaches of normandy to defeat the nazis. And i Cant Help but think what would that gentleman and his friends think of us right now . Would they be proud of us . What would The Greatest Generation that defeated the nazis think of seeing swarms of domestic terrorists invading our capitol to overturn the results of an election . What would think they think of the cowardice on display this week in the senate . On this Memorial Day what would the greatest Generation Think of us . Are we the worst generation . What would The Greatest Generation tell us about the peril, the danger, in looking the other way when the forces of fanaticism are on the rise . And they are on the rise in america. So, yes. It looks like we are well on our way to beating covid. But my fear this memorial Day Weekend is that we just might beat ourselves. Ill continue this conversation in just a moment. Be right back. 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Majority of republican senators voted no on an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the attack at their workplace, the u. S. Capitol, on January 6th. Joining me now to talk about this is democratic Senator Bob Casey from pennsylvania. Senator, today is John F. Kennedys birthday. I Cant Help but think about his book Profiles In Courage and how that is lacking so much today. Your thoughts . Jim, i just think we saw an Example Yesterday of the opposite with that vote in the senate. I know six republicans voted with us. Maybe a few of the rest would have but it doesnt seem the votes were there for passage of the legislation. I have to ask myself, i think a lot of americans are, what would it take . When you have the Vice President of the united states, republican Vice President , whose life was threatened, whose life would have ended if they got their hands on him as well as so many members of congress who would have been killed themselves i dont know why so the american people know exactly what happened here. Its not as if the threat, the Domestic Terrorist Threat was extinguished on that day. That threat remains. It remains to the capitol. It remains regarding our democracy and even in this case the power of an election. If that is not worthy of investigation i dont know why one party would not want that kind of investigation done. Again, what i said before, this genuflecting the will of one man let me ask you this. It seems you were also done in by the filibuster. If there were not a Filibuster Rule in the senate, this would have passed yesterday. Lets listen to Senator Joe manchin your colleague on the democratic side talking about the filibuster. Would you be willing to break the filibuster in order to get this passed . Im not ready to destroy my government, no. I think this will come together. You have to have faith there are ten good people. Do you think its time to take away the filibuster . Is it done in your mind . Jim, i said a number of times i think at this point in our History Weve seen the major Agenda Items for the american people whether a January 6th commission or whether its Voting Rights, the provisions of the Senate Bill one on Voting Rights and getting, finally dealing with dark money, the influence of billionaires on our elections, you can basically buy any election now, legally, if thats not enough to change the rules, or at least change the rule for one vote, or several votes on such consequential matters, then i dont know why look, i used to believe you think it is time to lean on joe manchin, lean on those colleagues a little more on this issue . I think that has to come from their constituents. I dont know if i do think yesterday was one example where a number of senators who might have thought about changing the rules you know, the tyranny of the minority, able to stop action on major issues. I hope that Yesterdays Post was further evidence for senators. Look, i used to believe the same thing. Senator, there are also some no Shows Yesterday too. There were some senators that didnt even show up to vote. That is the other thing. On both sides of the aisle. Well, look. On a matter like this, it was a consequential enough and grave enough matter they should have been. All right. Senator bob casey, well continue this conversation. Thanks for joining us this afternoon. Happy memorial Day Weekend. We appreciate you coming out. Jim, to you, too. Thank you. Up next a new bill in texas is part of the wave of restrictive voting measures making their way through state legislatures. President biden has just weighed in. The Harrys Razor is not the same. 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This draft essentially changes elections top to bottom here in texas by adding new requirements, new restrictions, and new criminal and civil penalties to the Voting Process that will have some sort of impact on voters, election officials, and Voting Rights now, some of the more controversial measures that have made headlines that are included in this are elements that would limit those voting creative methods used in places like houston, in harris county, during the pandemic that saw their turnout go up by so much, like 24hour and drivethru voting. Those are gone. It would also codify the hours of early Voting F6 00 to 9 00, and on sundays has a change as well. People believe that targets the souls to the polls and the latino and africanamerican community here. Texas has a long, ugly and racist history of voters suppression. This version of Senate Bill 7 fits squarely into that. It limits access to many of the provoter policies we sought utilized in the election those are the first things on the chopping block. We know they were disproportionately used by communities of color. This is a clear attack on voters of color in texas right now. Reporter look, theres a lot in this bill. There are still several steps left. Both the chambers have to do an up down approval vote, and the govern heart has indicated, he would sign it. But they plan to fight until the very last minute. Arlette, what is President Biden saying about this . He released a statement this is pretty scathing. President biden was pretty forceful in denouncing this restrictive bill. A short while ago, the president released a statement its part of an assault on democracy that we have seen far too often this Year And Offense disproportionately targeting, hes its wong. We should be making is easier, not harder, for every eligible voter to vote. This echos the sentiment that the president expressed when you saw voters Laws placed in georgia. He went on to encourage congress to pass the for the people act, a sweeping voting Rights Bill up on Capitol Hill that is really facing an uphill climb. Democrats say its a top legislative priority, but there are some obstacles to getting that bill passed. Now, white House Chief of Staff Ron calculate said the president would be talking about Voting Rights in his upcoming speech in tulsa on tuesday, where he will travel to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Race Massacre there, but the president has been quite forceful since taking ive in pushing back on they restrictive voting Laws in the states. As for what the president can do, there is very little he can do by himself. He issued Executive Orders that were pretty limited in cope earlier in the year, but now he needs congress to act for any meaningful voting Rights Legislation to get passed. Ar does that Lette S. 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