farther off now than just a few years ago. or nearly 39 years ago when senator zwres he jesse helms of north carolina used the filibuster in his attempt to scuttle the bill making today a national holiday. that was broken with an overwhelming 78-22 vote in a republican-controlled senate. it is hard to imagine such a vote now. tomorrow, the senate will begin did he dee bait on legislation combining two bills already passed by the house, the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights advancement act. john lewis, who marched with dr. king and nearly lost his life for the cause on a bridge in a state that on in very day still celebrates a joint holiday. honoring dr. king, yes, but also robert e. lee, the confederate general. the combined voting rights bill is opposed by republicans, and at least two democrats opposed measures to eliminate a gop filibuster. today in washington, martin luther king iii spoke to the moment. >> history will be watching what happens tomorrow. black and brown americans will be watching what happens tomorrow. in 50 years, students will read about what happens tomorrow and know whether our leaders had the integrity to do the right thing. if you can deliver an infrastructure bill for bridges, you can deliver voting rights for americans. if you do not, there is no bridge in this nation that can hold the weight of that failure. >> now, wherever you might stand on this particular legislation, consider that the last time the original voting rights act came up for renewal, which was in 2006 during the george w. bush administration, it passed 98-0. not a single republican opposed it. today, as you know, republican lawmakers across the country have been passing laws limiting voting hours, eliminating ballot drop boxes, making it harder to vote. and gop candidates spreading phony stories about voter fraud and stolen elections are running to, themselves, become the very officials who will oversee future elections. what's more, the party's figure head, the former president, is back in front of crowds pushing those phony stories over the weekend. refusing to concede the plain fact that he lost. he lost. he lost and he cannot stop whining about it, and denying it happened. in fact, this weekend after months of marinating at m mar-a-lago, he is now really leaning, spouting a completely false and completely racist idea that white americans now have to get to the back of a line to receive covid treatment. ivanka trump stewing in miami must be really proud of her dad. the former president was also spinning wild fantasies about the fbi and insurrection and doing it at the very same time the fbi was helping end a hostage taking just two states away at a synagogue in dallas-ft. worth area. now, according to the anti-defamation league's most recent reports, acts of anti-semitism are at the highest level since 1979. so if the arc of history may feel a little more brittle tonight, there is probably good reason for it. at the same tienl, as you are about to see, there is also reason for hope. hope in the form of tolerance and compassion, decency, and simple human kindness. you can find it right now at a methodist church not far from the congregation beth israel synagogue where the hostages were taken. the church has welcomed members tonight for a healing service which just got under way. our ed lavandera is there. ed, what's going on? >> reporter: hey, anderson. just moments from now, this service for healing and resilience is expected to get under way. as you mentioned at this methodist church just a few miles away from the synagogue where the hostage ordeal took place over the weekend. that he is because the synagogue is still essentially a crime scene, and investigators are still combing through that area but tonight the members of this congregation that have been separated because of the covid pandemic are coming together in large numbers. even as we are hearing from the hostages, and hearing some dramatic stories of what their ordeal was like. the final moments capturing three hostages escaping from the beth israel synagogue was captured by a photojournalists with cnn affiliate wfaa. the hostages race out a side door. the hostage taker briefly appears pointing his firearm in their direction. the fbi hostage rescue team surrounding the synagogue moves in. an explosive device detonates and gunfire rips through the air. the man in the blue shirt escaping from the synagogue is jeffrey cohen. nearly 11 hours earlier, cohen and rabbi charlie walker had welcomed the stranger who held them hostage to the service. >> right before the service began and i got in, the rabbi pointed this guy out to me and i went over to say hello and welcome him in. >> the hostage ordeal started shortly aft religious service started and was being live streamed to congregants. >> it was during prayer, um, while we were praying and my back was turned, we faced toward jerusalem when we pray. uh, it -- right -- right before -- right before he revealed himself, but this was, you know, plenty of time in. i heard a click and it could have been anything. um, it turned out it was his gun. >> after the suspect pulled out a gun, cohen says he was allowed to call his family. >> at one point, the -- the terrorist let us call our families. calls to my wife and my son and basically told them he claims he has a bomb. things don't look good right now. i love you. and um, remember me. >> reporter: cohen says that after the first hour, the suspect -- 44-year-old malik faisal akram became much more calm and that's when the hostages started thinking strategically about where they should sit, and to keep their eyes open for an opportunity to escape. >> his demeanor changed not too long after that, and he became much calmer maybe because he thought he was going to get what he wanted. and it changed from more attack to i am going to die. i'm letting these guys go but i'm going to die here. >> reporter: but in the last hour, the suspect became agitated and threatening. the men deliberately moved themselves to an area with a direct line to a side exit of the synagogue. >> up until that point, we were very willing to wait for law enforcement to do their thing. at that point, we knew we had to get out. at one point, he even said that i am going to put a bullet in each -- each of you, get down on your knees. at which point, i raised up in my seat kind of like i'm doing now. i may have shaked my head like that but i -- i glared at him and i mouthed no. >> cohen says the suspect then turned to pour himself a soda, and that's the opening the rabbi needed. >> when i saw an opportunity, um, where he wasn't in a good position, i asked -- made sure the two gentlemen who were still with me -- um, that they were -- that they were ready to go. uh, the exit wasn't too far away. i told them to go. i threw a chair at the gunman, and i headed for the door and all three of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired. >> i want to make it clear -- two things. um, we were not lreleased. we were not rescued. okay? we escaped and we escaped because we kept presence of mind, because we made plans, because we strategically moved people. >> and hearing from the two -- two of the men who were held hostage, what are they saying about what the suspect said about his motivations? >> reporter: well, you know, what they did say, especially jeffrey cohen who was interviewed by wolf blitzer on cnn just a few hours ago, talked about this idea that at the beginning of the hostage takeover or standoff inside the synagogue, he was ranting and raving about how much he hated jewish people and that sort of thing. but then, after the live stream ended, became kind of much more focused on this idea that he wanted to connect and speak with and try to garner the release of this jihadi woman who is being held in a federal prison here in the north-texas area. but what struck jeffrey cohen -- one of the hostages -- he said that he had come to this synagogue because he believed the jews basically controlled everything. that if he came to a synagogue, that he would be able to get this woman's release, that he would be able to get president biden's attention to garner her release and that sort of thing. jeffrey cohen says, you know, all of this being fed in by the anti-semitic tropes that so many people across the country believe that jews control everything. jeffrey cohen says it's because of that, that put them in harm's way. >> ed lavandera, appreciate it. thank you. the fbi releasing a new statement on the incident overnight. reads in part, this is a terrorism-related matter in which the jewish community were targeted and it is being investigated by the joint terrorism task force. chilling enough words to read about any place, let alone house of worship. i spoke with beth israel president shortly before air time. thanks so much for taking time to talk with us. sorry it's under these circumstances, all though obviously it could have ended much worse. first of all, how are you and the other congregates doing? >> well, i'm -- i'm doing better today than i was yesterday and better than saturday, for sure. seems to be coming together very well. >> i knew you spent saturday at the fbi and colleyville police command center. what was that like? and what information were you able to -- to provide them? >> well, it's obviously nothing i'd ever experienced but they -- the professionalism and the interest that they showed in anything -- any question they had that i was asked and i gave or i answered their questions and they were really interested in what i had to say. mostly dealt with the layout of the building, and where different items were in the building. um, like where people were moving or where people were. i also was able to provide access to my ring cameras and also the access to the adt cameras we have in the facility. >> i understand you also even had the -- the plans to the building in your -- in your vehicle. that you were able -- i mean, that's -- what a coincidence. >> it was. i had been working -- we -- we've been working on a grant that we have from -- from the fema and the state of texas and i was carrying them because the builder and i had just met a couple days before out there on some new lighting we are trying to put into the parking lot for security. >> you said you had the ring cameras and adt cameras. what were you able to actually see while the -- the congregates were being held hostage? were you seeing the room they were in? >> yes, well part of the room they were in. the -- the adt cameras -- adt does not have sound with their cameras. so, you are -- you're mostly -- we were able to see where the rabbi was sitting at, for example. and by the way he was looking, we could probably kind of arrive at where the -- where the suspect was. when others moved in the room, we could see when they moved into the camera area or if they went to the foyer, we could see them. we could see them there. >> it -- the -- the rabbi has said that -- or has credited training that he and i -- i guess other members of the congregation have received from the fbi and police departments over the years dealing with a situation very much like this. >> absolutely. we've had -- we've had -- um -- live-shooter training, as far as if active shooter is what they call it. we have done stop the bleed training. we have done the run, hide, fight training for -- for our security teams. security -- people in the membership who want to be involved with security. the rabbi was very much into that. um, and secure community network and the government, several -- several government sections, hsin, all helped us create this course that we've given. and -- and we helped to establish an emergency-action plan of how to deal with a situation. >> i mean, it's -- it's a blessing that -- that the rabbi and others have had that training, but i mean, you know, what it says about where we are at in this country -- it's -- it's a sad commentary, as well. >> well, no doubt tabt. we've -- we've put up an iron fence across the property. only reason is just to provide the safety and -- the facility i believe is the fema term that we have been working on and that's truthfully just out of that potential. >> i know you are attending service being held at a nearby methodist church tonight. i am wondering what you want your other members of the congregation to know? and what message you want to send to the rest of the world who is watching? >> well, i'm hoping they realize that -- that -- that we are doing a healing service. we are beginning what is going to be a long-term process to bring the congregation back to the position we were in. and that, it is an opportunity that is much better than attending a memorial service and that is going to be a very strong focus. >> michael, i really appreciate your -- your time tonight and i wish you the best tonight, at the service, and also moving forward. >> thank you very much for having me. there is breaking news tonight. top officials with the fbi, as well as the department of homeland security, have just issued a warning that faith-based communities will likely remain targets for violence. in a letter monday to state and local partners urging them to evaluate their security posture for mass-gathering events, and at houses of worship. joining us two cnn national security analysts, former assistant homeland security secretary, juliette kayyem. and peter bergen, author of many important books. peter, in your cnn.com piece, you wrote about this federal prisoner in texas which is a pakistani woman who the hostage taker was believed to be motivated by. he talked about her, called her his sister according to one of the hostages. can you just explain why this person's an icon for some terrorists? >> yeah. i mean, i think it was a variety of reasons. first of all, anderson, as you know, when she was arrested, she tried to kill a u.s. army officer. that's why she is serving 86 years in a prison not far from where the synagogue hostage taking took place. um, i think, dlr there are a couple reasons why she is sort of an icon. isis demanded her release when they kidnapped jim foley and ultimately murdered him. they sent a note to the foley family demanding his release when u.s. army soldier, the taliban also demanded his release. i think partly because she is a sister, a woman, she is a mother of three. >> you mean the taliban demanded her rehaes? release? >> yeah, sorry, yes. they demanded siddiqi's release. so i think this is not the first time that somebody with really no relationship to her -- he wasn't a brother. he was a sister in islam that he was trying to release and it is a common narrative. and by the way, in her native pakistan when she was sentenced to 86 years, thousands of people poured into the streets to protest what they see as unjust detention, even though a court of law -- that she was rightly to be charged with attempted murder. >> correct that she had been a neuro scientist? >> yeah, she has degrees from mit in biology and neuroscience. so she is a smart person, clearly. an accomplished person. but also, a person with, you know, very dangerous ideas. >> juliette, i want to get your reaction to the breaking news that we are learning tonight of the fbi and department of homeland security warned tagt faith-based communities will likely remain targets for violence. is that a standard thing to put out just to warn or just to remind houses of worship? >> yeah. so it's generally standard, especially after a specific incident against a religious institution -- a synagogue in this case. and it's sort of a -- a trigger to get those -- to get state and local authorities to focus on sort of what we call situational awareness. do they know what's going on in their communities? do they have access to a synagogue or a church? do -- are they reaching out to them? and i think that's really important, as you -- as we just heard from the congregant, this was a synagogue that sort of took advantage of every opportunity to make it -- itself more safe and secure. fencing, video, training, active-shooter training. run, hide, fight. i mean, all of them, they understood what was going on, save and that saved their lives but their one vulnerability was the rabbi let a stranger in. that, in the end, is not something you can solve because that is intrinsic to this religion, to -- to -- to the jewish religion and to many other religions and i think that's the tension that you are feeling right now. not just the hate but also the -- a synagogue loses something if it becomes harder in that sense. it can't be as welcoming. >> peter, the fact this hostage taker -- this terrorist did not appear to be on any terror watch list in the u.s. or the uk, what does that say? >> well, quite a lot. and -- and, you know, the other interesting thing is, of course, he's british. think about all the muslim travel bans, so-called muslim travel ban propaganda of the trump administration. you know, this was a british citizen who came here completely legally to carry out a terrorist act and actually it is a very rare example of a foreigner getting into the united states in the post-9/11 era successfully or somewhat successfully carrying out their attack. >> pete bergen, juliette kayyem, thank you. coming up next voting rights what the issue means on this day and what is about to happen as the senate takes up legislation bearing john lewis's name. democratic congressman hakeem jeffries join us. later, some answers to the question how big is the impact of the big lie about the last election? a closer look at candidates across the country running to become top-state election officials, while at the same time, falsely claiming the last election was stolen. i've always been running. to meetings. errands. now i'm running for me. i've always dreamed of seeing the world. but i'm not chasing my dream anymore. i made a financial plan to live it every day. ♪ at northwestern mutual, our version of financial planning helps you live your dreams today. find a northwestern mutual advisor at nm.com we have to be able to repair the enamel on a daily basis. with pronamel repair toothpaste, we can help actively repair enamel in its weakened state. it's innovative. my go to toothpaste is going to be pronamel repair. king c. gillette is a complete lineup of tools and facial hair care products. this is the style master. designed to style your stubble in one stroke, a pivoting metal head that defines every edge, and three comb lengths for added versatility. one tool that helps you choose, change, and master your style. king c. gillette ♪ i'm gonna keep on lovin' you ♪ turns out everyone does sound better in the shower. and it turns out the general is a quality insurance company that's been saving people money for nearly 60 years. for a great low rate, and nearly 60 years of quality coverage, go with the general. you could email an urgent question to lisa in marketing. and a follow up. and a “did you see my email?” text. orrrr... you could see her status in slack. and give lisa a break while you find someone online who can help. slack. where the future works. better skin from your body wash? 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>> it's not dead and we have to continue to press forward in the spirit and out of reverence and respect for the life and legacy of dr. king. with the fierce urgency of now until we can get the john robert lewis voting rights act and freedom to vote act over the finish line. you know, anderson, in a democracy, there has to be an equilibrium, a balance between majority rule and minority rights. what we have in the senate right now is an aversion of this basic principle. we have minority rule and the will of the majority of the american people is being subverted and obstructed when it comes to this sacred, special right to vote and we cannot rest until we get this situation resolved. >> but as for right now, it doesn't seem like there are the votes to pass this current iteration, correct? >> as i understand it, there are ongoing conversations with both senator manchin and senator sinema with respect to both of these important bills. it's important to note that the freedom to vote act is joe manchin's voting rights protection legislation. he is allowing republicans to filibuster his own bill. that doesn't make a lot of sense to a lot of us, particularly given the stakes that exist right now. republicans have decided to adopt voter suppression as an electoral tactic because they've concluded that the only way that the radical right can consistently win elections is to engage in voter suppression. i can't think of something that's more unconscionable and more un-american and we've got to undo it in the united states senate. >> we are hearing about a group of lawmakers -- bipartisan -- who are looking at the idea of reforming the 1887 electoral count act, the law that lays out the process by which electoral congress votes are certified by congress. do you support reform to that act? and what would you say to those who argue that is maybe all that can be done? >> i do support reform of the electoral count act. but i don't think it should substitute for voting rights legislation. we have two challenges right now that we're confronting to our democracy. you have got a voter suppression epidemic that we have to crush. and then, you also have nullification efforts that are underway by state legislative bodies where they effectively are trying to set up the opportunity to steal elections. what's ironic here, anderson, is that republicans -- many of them, not all of them but many of them -- want to make it harder to vote and easier to steal an election. i mean, this is an incredible place that we find ourselves in. but the spirit of dr. king who, himself, confronted enormous obstacles to progress, yet persevered through them, will continue to inspire us to make a way out of no way and to eventually, hopefully this week -- but if not, eventually -- overcome. >> we have seen the president and the vice president, both, strongly get behind these voting rights bills in recent weeks. at the same time, you know, many voting rights activists are saying it's too little, too late. and that speeches are clearly insufficient at that -- at that point. there is clearly a lot of frustration to those who are arguing what you are arguing for. what do you say to those who are frustrated with a lack of results from democrats? >> well, democrats do consistently deliver for the people, and president biden has delivered in many different ways. the american rescue plan was an incredible step forward early on in his presidency in terms of stabilizing the economy, and striking a blow against covid-19. setting up a strong public-health infrastructure to help us get through other variants, like delta and omicron. the bipartisan infrastructure agreement is an example of his leadership. it will have created millions of good-paying jobs moving forward all across the country. and now, president biden and vice president harris are leaning into voting rights legislation. and importantly, have indicated that we have to reform, if not dismantle, the filibuster. the filibuster is the obstacle to this equilibrium between majority rule and minority rights and that is one of the reasons why is it a perversion of our democracy, an obstacle to progress, and hopefully will be dealt with decisively this week. and the senators on the democratic side can find a way to convince manchin and sinema to do just that. >> do you believe democrats in congress will have the opportunity to pass other parts of its agenda before the midterms, some portion of the build back better plan? >> it's my view that we will be able to move forward with the build back better act in some substantial way. it's critically important that we continue to create millions of good-paying jobs, that we lower costs for everyday americans, that we revive the child tax credit which was a massive tax credit for working families, middle-class families, and low-income families and put them in a strong economic position. we have to sustain that moving forward. and i do believe that everybody under the capitol dome on the house side and on the senate side and certainly president biden understands the significance of delivering the build back better act in substantial measure for the american people. i am very confident that that is going to happen, sooner rather than later. >> congressman hakeem jeffries, appreciate it. thank you very much. >> thank you, anderson. up next, bigger picture of what congressman jeffries just laid out and what is at stake when it comes to voting rights. a look at the election deniers and conspi spirsy spreaders who want to be the top election officials in some key battleground states. ♪"don't ya leave" by squeak e clean♪ [doorbell] ♪ [doorbell] ♪ [doorbell] all the delivery. no delivery fees. dashpass. realtor.com's draw a map feature helped us find what we wanted, where we wanted. so we could finally buy our first "big boi house." big boi house. big boi foyer! big boi marble. big boi quartz. word? 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and i ask this because if someone with bad intent gets the job, what could they possibly do? what -- what's the harm? >> well, it actually varies state by state but what i can tell you in arizona is that we write the election procedures manual, which requires approval by the governor and attorney general. um, and it's our job to make sure that federal voting rights laws are -- are implemented consistently across the state. and we have been providing important guidance outside of the election procedures manual to the counties and local election officials to be able to do their job and ensure that arizonans have consistent access to the ballot across the state. it is a critical role. we also are responsible for certifying the election results, um, that we get from the counties. uh, and, you know, mark finchem who you just talked about has flat-out said if he was secretary of state, trump would still be president. with absolutely no evidence that there is any case to -- to back that up. >> for the sake of argument, say, some of these candidates do win their elections. are there any checks and balances and mechanisms in place to prevent them from sending in fraudulent vote certificates to the national archives which actually happened in several states, including yours? or does it depend on which party is in control there because you mentioned the governor has to approve some things. >> yeah, well certainly, um, what's clear is that democracy is on the ballot up and down the ballot in 2022. um, all these races are important. it's part of why i'm running for governor, and folks can join me there at katiehobbs.org. but -- but -- but there do need to be checks and balances, and there are but if the former president is successful in getting all of his loyalists installed in these positions, um, then -- then i don't know what happens to checks and balances. >> where do you see things on a broader level going from here? obviously, there has been over a year since the insurrection, we are heading towards midterms nationally, countless statewide races around the country. many republicans, clearly, are, you know, focused on continuing keeping the big lie going. do you see any chance of them abandoning the bile and darkness the former president continues to spread? 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