What that can mean for Benjamin Netanyahus political future. And then heading to japan, a country under a State Of Emergency due to covid19. Well look in store for the athletes once they get there. Flash point over voting rights in the u. S. State of texas, and we have seen dramatic developments unfold there in the past few hours. Just a short time ago the Texas Legislature failed to pass a sweeping measure of voting restrictions, a Bill President biden has called wrong and unamerican. The measure would ban unsolicited mail in ballot applications overnight, and it bans drivethrough voting, and they were racing against a Midnight Deadline to get approval, and the republicans were left without the minimum numbers to vote, and the governor will start a Special Session to restart the process, and it was said the legislature was trying to restore confidence in the election process. Now, we can debate how much fraud occurred in the last election and democrats who have claimed fraud happened in the previous elections, but one thing is pretty clear to me, jake, is a lot of the american people seem to have lost faith in our government. They have lost faith in our elections that we need to restore. But texas democrat, Sheila Jackson Lee doesnt see it that way. This is ludicrous, and let me tell you why. I think you have heard some of the facts but it was the department of Homeland Security that gave the final statement about the 2020 election, and they have consistently said they found absolutely no Fraud Or Fraud of such relevance it had no relevancy whatsoever, and the Big Lie is crushing truth to the earth, and my friends are fighting hard as they can in the house to stop this ridiculous legislative depriving people of their right to vote. Its an assault on democracy just like texas, of course, is far from alone in attempting to change voting laws. A new report finds at least 389 bills with provisions to restrict voting have been introduced this year in 48 states. Now the organization says 14 states already enacted 22 new laws making it harder to vote. Israel appears to be on the brink of a new coalition that could force the countrys longest serving Prime Minister out of office. Benjamin Netanyahus Rivals are working together to form a Unity Government, and they are announcing the plans Sunday Night saying its the only way forward, but mr. Netanyahu quick to go on the attack in response. There is no right wing government, and four elections in the past several months proves theres not a government to be led by netanyahu, and its either a fifth Election Or University government. I have heard of bennett, and unfortunately hes misleading the public, and same lies. Also, somebody who is perpetrating, i must say, the fraud of the century. Now if a formal agreement is reached on the emerging and very diverse coalition of right wing centrists and leftist parties it will still have to be approved by israels parliament, and we are joined now from jerusalem. Its never done until its done in israel. What maneuvers does netanyahu still have . He wont go quiet, will he . No, he wont go off quietly into the sunset, no, michael, and the best he can hope for is to persuade members of Bennetts Party to resign or object to the formation of this coalition, so that would be perhaps the main thing, and we have already seen, actually, protesters gathering outside the home in tel aviv, the number two to the bennett party, and protesters outside trying to persuade her to Pullout And Object to the formation of a coalition, and there are procedural shenanigans that netanyahu could do, and he could slow thing downs a little bit as well and perhaps there could be an tempt to go the legal way, and he received the mandate from the president a former Coalition Government that Bennett Cannot Go First as Prime Minister. Those are some of the things that netanyahu could try and do and he will be hoping he will be able to pick off some of those people in Thea Meana Party that may be sitting on the fence and be concerned perhaps if he go into the Coalition Government, the rightwing base will never forgive them. Its a week to go, at least a week, i should say, and there are still many things that could happen between now and then. Mr. Netanyahu, of course, has legal troubles. I mean, does that change if hes no longer Prime Minister in terms of his exposure . Where does all of that stand . On the one hand, i guess, as not being Prime Minister he will have more time to spend with his lawyers to spend with his defense, and he denies all the charges against him. On the most serious note, his charges and trial remains in play and it will continue whether he is Prime Minister or not. As Prime Minister and having influence over other ministers in the government, perhaps the Justice Minister included, perhaps netanyahu were he to continue being Prime Minister would try to have more influence on the wheels of justice, but his trial will continue and he will continue to deny the charges and those who are against him will look forward to seeing netanyahu in court. Interesting days ahead. Elliott from jerusalem, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Lets get more insight into how this is all playing out, i am joined by the editor in chief of the jerusalem post. This is no certainty, and netanyahu has the ability to manipulate and pmaneuver in ordr to stay at the helm. I think the odds are high. Bennett made a big Decision Yesterday with his announcement that he is joining what is known as the Change Block in the coalition, and if it concedes in coalescing and coming together in the next few days, and in Ousting Netanyahu after 12 years of Prime Minister, and thats a psychological decision to cross over to that side from where he had been very concrete in the right Wing Camp to say im putting the nation first, we need to bring Unity Government to be formed, we need unity to move forward because of the challenges that we face, and that itself was the big obstacle. Look, netanyahu is going to try and pull out every card he has and every trick he has. He said about a year ago when he formed a government with kwrapbs, no tricks, no shaw sticks. I think the Decision Yesterday by bennett was a big step in the right direction. Interesting thing, i mean, this proposed coalition, as we know, its right across the idealogical spectrum, and they all agree they dont want netanyahu, but its such a Melting Pot of parties sustainable political if they do end up in power when it comes to Making Decisions on any number of issues . It Sounds Paralyzing . It Sounds Paralyzing, michael, and on one hand i call it a kaleidoscope, but on the other end its bringing the right wing together with the left wing to the center, and bennett has had success in business and came into government and was pragmatic, and hes an ideologue but hes pragmatic, and he knows how to work with people who are on the other side of the aisle. I think the people on the other side of the aisle from merits to the Labor Party has shown a maturity and an idea that they can put their egos aside for the betterment of the country, and will it have lasting power . What do you do with the palestinians . How do you manage those situations . What if there is pressure from the u. S. Administration on the free settlement, and how do you management . If they can keep their eye on the goal, which is how to advance israel out of nearly three years of political instability, no state budget. This is what they need to focus on. I think if they are mature and they understand that and it seems they do, they can move forward and potentially succeed. And as you point out, i mean, bennett is more right wing than netanyahu in many, many ways, and particularly when it comes to the palestinians. He clearly has stated no two state solution, for example, and he said a lot more than that. What does it mean for that process, which is already sort of stalemated by even the palestinian leadership as well and perhaps a lack of u. S. Engagement, distractions . I think you are right, bennett is a true Right Winger, and netanyahu presented himself as a true Right Winger but never took steps of what the right Wing Vision is with terms of territory or annexization, and other projects, and bennett said last night that we all come from different sides of the map and we all have dreams and aspirations and we will not be able to achieve all that, and what we can achieve is working together to advance the Nation And Help stabilize the country right now. Thats what they can focus on. They can work on domestic issues and the covid crisis and pass a state budget, and do all these things israel has not had because it has not had a functioning government for three years because of Benjamin Netanyahu who is refusing to let go of power while facing the trial charges. Back when they first came into government in 2013, they coined this phrase called the 70 30, they agree on 70 of the issues and disagree on 30, but they can focus on the 70. I think thats the idea behind this government once again, agree on the 70, advance the 70, and the 30 can wait for another day. The editor in chief of the jerusalem post. The u. S. Is blazing ahead with efforts of getting back to normal. Americans went out to droves to mark memorial Day Weekend with some of the countrys biggest crowds since the pandemic began. Also still to come on the program, a volcano in the Democratic Republic Of Congo has many on edge. More activity has been recorded more than a week after it erupted. Well have those details after the break. Are you one of the millions of americans who experience occasional bloating, gas, or abdominal discomfort . Taking align can help. Align contains a Quality Probiotic to naturally help soothe digestive upsets 24 7. Try align, the pros in digestive health. And tonights winning number, 43 yes noooo. Nooooo. Quick, the quicker Picker Upper bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent, so you can use less. 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Two very different pictures of the u. S. Memorial Day Weekend. After what the world has been through over the past year, this holiDay Weekend offering some hope, optimism and relief. Cnns paul and Coy Wire are out in the thick of things, and coy is at the Famed Indy 500 track. Lets start off with paul. Reporter memorial Day Weekend, Los Angeles, the return of the swan votes that echo park lake, and its reopened after 600,000 worth of renovations. An upbeat mood in Los Angeles and thats because the Covid19 Number is extremely good, very low positivity rate. The only Dark Cloud We Ran Into was people getting gas. Its painful. A little over 4. 20 a Gallon Average in l. A. County. One man in a Silver Schevy Auto truck says its costing him about 100 to fill up. Its costing me about almost 100. Its hard, especially right now that theres not that many jobs, and were in a bad Situation Economy wise, so i feel like its too overpriced. Back on the lake, looking forward to the coming weeks when we will have an easing of the covid restrictions, and just taking in a picture perfect day in Los Angeles. Still only 40 capacity at Indianapolis Motor speedway, the track sold all the available tickets making this the single most big Sports Event since the start of the pandemic, and it was crowded in high traffic areas, and capacity of about 350,000, so plenty of space if you wanted to have it. Fans were excited to be back at an event of this magnitude. You could feel it. It was emotional at times, you could feel it before the race with the flyover, and they honored 500 Health Care workers and first responders. A 46yearold brazilian takes the checkered flag, second place finisher, alex, former Dancing With The Stars dance, and spiderman sliming the fence once again after an emotional win in front of traditional fans, and 2 Strawberry Milk was his choice. What a career. A 20year span between his first and latest Indy 500 wins. It means a lot. It means a lot of people wants this to happen. I just want to hug everyone, and i just draw this positive attitude from them, and it paid off today, so incredible. I was very touched by it. The year of im still here in sports, Tom Brady won another super bowl at 43, and Phil Mickelson the oldest to win, and now with 135,000 fans returning to the Indy 500, this felt like a celebration and a special milestone in the quest to return to normalcy. Back to you. Now the World Health Organization is investigating a possible new Coronavirus Variant in vietnam. The w. H. O. Working with the Countrys Health Ministry to find out more about it after four people were confirmed infected. The suspected variant looks like it had some characteristics of variants first detected in the uk and india, and they expect to see more variants emerge as the virus circulates. Protesters in brazil calling for the ousting of the pre president. Tens of thousands marching across the country over the weekend unhappy with the president s handling of the pandemic, and also wanting better access to vaccines. The coronavirus has been raging Out Of Control there, of course, and brazil reporting more than 43,000 new cases On Sunday alone, and the Death Toll now about 460,000. Cnns Rafael Romo with more on the protests. Reporter screaming at the top of their lungs people on the streets say the leader of their country must go. It was just one of the massive multicity protests held this weekend against the president. Its our duty to fight for democracy, this protester says. This government is no use to us. It doesnt serve the people and its political project is to kill us. The demonstrations against him here in cities like Rio De Janeiro are some of the largest since the beginning of the pandemic, and demonstrators had two main demands, calling for the president s impeachment, and getting better access to covid19 vaccines. Impeachment now, he must go, this protester said, adding more people will die if he stays in power. Earlier in the pandemic, the former right wing former officer downplayed covid19 as a little flu. And he questioned the effectiveness of vaccines and seen greeting without a mask before he contracted the virus himself. Vaccination has been slow, and less than 10 of the population is fully inoculated, and the South American country has the third highest number of infections after the United States and india. Some protesters say his lack of action is comparable to genocide. The brazilian senate opened an investigation into the president s handling of the pandemic. The protests happen only a week after a maskless president led a Motorcycle Rally where he once again questioned the usefulness of measures to prevent the spread of tphraepb sz. Covid19. Dozens of small earthquakes and tremors are still being recorded around the volcano in the democratic congo. It forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate, and there are still concerns that another eruption is possible. Were there with the latest. Reporter cnn has thrown above The Mountain for the first time and captured what it looks like right now. This is from just hours ago, and it shows Grayish Plumes coming out of this mountain, and there is collapse in the crater of The Mountain. It shows the Lava Lake is completely empty, but that does not mean its now safe and people can think that the worst is behind them. It just shows after the eruption on saturday the Lava Lake cleared out and theres no imminent danger for the city. Its hard to Seat Images at this height because we have been reporting on this for over a week and its something the whole world is watching, and The Mountain is close to the city of 2 Million and its looming over them threatening disaster at anytime. We have been speaking to a man that has been studying this mountain since 1995, and this is what he says about the reduction in the seismic activity. The peak has been reached and we are going down, and we are even going quickly down and sometimes theres another peak again, so lets be patient. Theres concern about what is happening here, here and across the border because some of those ordered to evacuate across the border, but they just want to come back home. A quick break now on the program. When we come back on cnn newsroom, japan under a State Of Emergency for the coronavirus pandemic, but the olympic athletes are already on their way to the upcoming summer games. Well have the latest details in a live report after the break. This is a gamechanger, who dares to be fearless even when her bladder leaks. Our softest, smoothest fabric keeping her comfortable, protected, and undeniably sleek. Depend. The only thing stronger than us, is you. Sweet pillows of softness this is soft depend. Holy charmin excuse me roll It Back Everybody Charmin Ultra Soft is so cushiony soft, youll want more but its so absorbent, you can use less. Enjoy the go with charmin. Welcome back to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. I am michael holmes. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Coronavirus concerns are growing as were just a little more than 53 days to the olympics. Austral australian softball players are on their way to japan, among the first athletes to travel to the games. They are set to land in tokyo in the coming hours and when they do they will arrive as japan is under an extended State Of Emergency due to covid19. The countrys Prime Minister has called the situation unpredictable. Cn cnns Angus Watson is with us from Sidney Airport where those athletes just left from, and they must be worried enough just going to the olympics, and now the world is watching them as what is going on in japan with covid. Reporter a lot of apprehension here this morning at Sidney Airport as the 23 young athletes boarded a singapore Airlines Flight to fly over to be one of the first groups of athletes to arrive in japan, a huge vote of confidence from the committee while theres still so much uncertainty in that country, as you say, so the athletes here have said they are taking every precaution to keep themselves safe and the japanese public safe from coronavirus. They have all been fully vaccinated. They are getting tested all the time. They will arrive in japan after a long Flight And Layover in singapore. It will take them six hours to prove to the japanese officials that they have had all their tests and vaccinations they need before going into a bubble for a month and a half before the games begin. Heres what one of those senior athletes had to say about that today. Were going to go through lots and lots of covid testing, but, look, were all prepared for it. We want to do everything that we can to make sure were safe when we get there and were safe while in japan as well. Reporter so while they are in japan, of course there is the threat of coronavirus abounding the uncertainty over the games is fueled by the fact that there are just so many cases there, and there are over 3,000 a day at the moment and on average the japanese government announced a State Of Emergency in tokyo, and other areas where days are too high, and hospitalizations are just too high, and that will run until the 20th Of June and that could be extended. Thats just a month before the games are set to begin. The players have been practicing in empty stadiums because of the very real possibility they wont have any fans to perform for, michael. Angus, thank you. A quick break on the program. When we come back, working away their childhood. North korea says young orphans are volunteering to labor in the Countrys Coal mines and fields. 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Reporter North Korea propaganda has been showing enthusiastic youth, and or fins that North Korea say are volunteering for hard labor, and Human Rights Groups fear they are being exploited. Answering the Call Of Duty from their supreme leader, kim jongun. North koreas orphaned children, in pressed uniforms and flowery wreaths going to Coal Mines. They look like Middle School students is accurate. Have we ever seen students that young doing this kind of work in North Korea . This one is a little different because of how they appear on camera, we can see it with our own eyes how young the children are . North Korea Propaganda praises the socalled child volunteers. High widespread is this and how young are the Children Volunteering to work . It happens to all children that do not come from privileged backgrounds or have money to pay instead of working. Child labor is a very serious problem but the sad reality for North Korea is that its quite common. North korea denies allegations of forced child labor. Just last week the Foreign Ministry accused developed countries of exploiting children, and State Media said these orphans are eager to show their loyalty, to fulfill their oath and repay the working rulers party, and the leader they call father. Thats how they repay the party is to go to the Coal Mines and repay that debt. The mines have horrible conditions, and its a constant accident. On my trips to North Korea, orphans told me heartbreaking stories. Some lost their parents to industrial accidents. Others to starvation during the North Korean famine of the late 1990s. My parents died a long time ago. I was so young she told me in 2015. At the time she was barely out of school. Working full time, caring for seven other orphans. She said she hoped they would grow up strong to serve the nation. Our country is one big family, she said. In North Korea, country always comes first. Even if it means a childhood of hard labor. The united Nations Committee on the rights of the child also said its seriously concerned about the exploitation of North Korea children, and its most recent report from 2017 it said this kind of socalled forced labor interfered with a childs right to education, health, rest, and leisure. If you are an international viewer, World Sport is coming up next, and if you are watching us here in the u. S. , ill be right back here with more news. Are you one of the millions of americans who experience occasional bloating, gas, or abdominal discomfort . Taking align can help. Align contains a Quality Probiotic to naturally help soothe digestive upsets 24 7. Try align, the pros in digestive health. The new Samsung Galaxy S21. This looks different. It is. Show me. Just hit record see that . Yourre filming in 8k. Thats cinema quality. So. You can pull photos straight from video. Impressive. But will it last the whole trip . Youll have battery all day. And then more. This is different. Told you. 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Is pushing forward with its full withdrawal from afghanistan with a deadline now in sight, the 20th Anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Already there are new signs Al Qaeda will remain a global threat. In this exclusive report, Cnns Nick Peyton Walsh finds the Terrorists Group is still up and running in afghanistan. Reporter Al Qaeda, the reason the u. S. Went to afghanistan are greatly diminished, the biden administration said. Its time to end americas longest war. But a Cnn Investigation discovered Al Qaeda very much a live and thriving in afghanistan linked to global sales the u. S. Is hunting. Senior afghan and intelligence officials tells cnn Al Qaeda is communicating from worldwide, and could be able to attack the west by The End of next year. U. S. Treasury in january said Al Qaeda was growing in strength here, but afghan intelligence i spoke to said Al Qaeda provides expertise about Bomb Making and finance and moving cash around. Call Al Qaeda Members Number in their hundreds most assessments conclude, and its not how many but who that is most telling. Key is senior Al Qaeda Mass Rehere on the fbi wanted poster issued in 2019, and he was in on 9 11 before it happened, said afghan officials. He crossed over in 2014, and over six years, i was told, moved around to different provinces in afghanistan, something that was only possible if he had the assistance of top taliban officials. But in october he was tracked down to this tiny taliban controlled vision that we can only see on satellite images. Afghan forces lost a Stranger Raiding this compound so fierce with the taliban resistance. When they went through his possessions, his computer, he found messages communicating with other cells around the world, and talking about operations, and not necessarily attacks but how soon afghanistan can soon be a much freer space for them to operate in, and then something curious happened, particularly in this case to syria, there were two rare u. S. Strikes immediately afterwards, this one on the 15th Of October and another a week later, both in idlib. They were quote, not aware of any connection to the afghan raid, but a senior afghan official told me they were most likely connected because the americans asked the afghans to delay announcing their raid for over ten days, and during that delay, both syria strikes happened. Strikes on Al Qaeda figures are often announced by afghan intelligence who present the threat that is why the u. S. Must stay, and they said to say the claims were false and designed to keep american money coming to afghan afghanistan, and they agreed to kick out the americans as a peace deal. Still as they grow in freedom of movements, i was told its considering a matter of time before that may happen, raising the question, is the reason why the u. S. Came to afghanistan in the first place going to end up the reason they have to come back . Nick paton walsh, cnn, afghanistan. A former Senior Adviser to the former chairman of the u. S. Joint chiefs of staff, with word of military out posts already surrendering to the Taliban In Afghanistan and attacks by Al Qaeda and also isis, i asked him what he sees happening when the u. S. Pullout is complete. What we are seeing right now is kind of the expected escalation of taliban attacks, and in some ways its not terribly different from what we have seen in previous years. What i worry about is it to get worse once our pullout is complete. I think as the taliban start to attack in more places, well likely see more Posts Surrendering in more places being conceded to the taliban, and that will happen probably for two big reasons. The first reason is that the afghan forces have for a long time had difficulty fighting when they dont have the advantage of u. S. Air strikes and u. S. Advisors. So those will be gone. The other big thing that will have an effect here, is the fear they will have knowing we will be gone, and the fear knowing they will not be able to fight as well as they did before, and you might think about it like a stock market crash. When you know the prices of things will go down you might start selling things off. Its the same thing here. When they know support is less they might be more inclined to surrender earlier even in times when they could fight well and survive. I think its hard for the taliban to completely break with Al Qaeda. Theres lots of Family Ties between them. They have a long history together. Both sides value the cooperative relationship that they have, and if the taliban were to leave them they face the problem that some of their more militant supporters could call the leadership into question, and they dont want to see that. Now monday, of course, Memorial Day in the u. S. , and its Joe Bidens first as the Nations Commander in chief. On sunday he paid tribute to fallen service members near his home in delaware. Cnn has more. Reporter President Biden honored those americans that lost their lives in service to the nation during a Memorial Day event in delaware On Sunday. The president urged americans to remember the price that so many paid in order to defend our rights and liberties here in the country. It was also a personal day for President Biden as six years ago his son, beau biden, passed away from brain cancer. He served in the Delaware National Guard including a tour in iraq, and the president spoke in very personal terms relating to the loss that so many military families have also endured in this country. Take a listen. He died in the line of duty, but he was serving in the national guard for a year, and that was one of the proudest things he did in his life, so thank you for allowing us to grieve together today. I know the Black Hole that it leaves in the middle of your chest, and it feels like you could get sucked into it and not come out, and greetings like this and gatherings help, and while i know nothing i can say to ease the pain, i just know that each year it gets a little bit, a little bit easier. President biden also said the United States has an obligation to speak out against Human Rights abuses and he plans to raise that issue of Human Rights abuses when he meets with russian President Putin next month. On monday the president will visit arlington nationcemetery. Now the memorial Day Weekend is an annual Motorcycle Ride which return to the streets of the u. S. Capitol where hundreds of bikers paid tribute to the nations military veterans and those still missing in action. Cnn reports now for washington. Reporter its a familiar sight here in the Nations Capitol over memorial Day Weekend, and motorcycles rumbling to honor veterans, and last Years Event was canceled due to covid concerns, and its back this year under a slightly different name, and the Thunderous Rolling Rally ended because of rising costs and logi logistics complications, and the mission is the same to honor those missing in action and to raise awareness of veteran suicides. They rode past a veteran marine saluting them, as he has for the past 20 years. It weighs heavy on my heart, and thats why i do things not just on this day, but every day, and i can not let it go in vain. This was the capstone of three days of memorial events, and participants tell us there were fewer riders, which is understandable and the fact that the event was held at all is a real sign of the Country Opening back up and getting back to some sense of normalcy more than a year into the global pandemic. I am michael holmes. Thanks for spending part of your day with me. You can follow me on twitter and instagram. Rosemary church will pick things up after a quick break, but first i want to honor the men and women who died while serving in the u. S. Military. Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world. You are watching cnn newsroom. I am rosemary church. Just ahead democrats walk out of the State Legislature in texas stopping a restrictive Voting Bill for now. Why the governor says the measure is not dead. Plus, a move towards a new Governing Coalition in israel, and prime Minister Netanyahu Sz is not giving up without a