On air. Moments ago we just saw the Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell on the senate floor, the first public appearance with cameras since the recent freezing episode in front of reporters. Also right now, a Sentencing Hearing is Underwayer To T underway for the chairman of the proud boys, Enrique Tarrio, the last of the five to be sentenced for their convicted role in the january 6 attack on the capitol. Prosecutors are pushing for 33 years in prison for tarrio because he was convicted on Seditious Conspiracy charges. Defense attorneys are making their best arguments against that. Also a major show of force coming up on the lead. Secretaries from three branches of the milt calling on senator Tommy Tuberville to stop his hold on all Military Nominations because he objects to the pentagons abortion travel care policy. And in Washington Post oped, they call tubervilles actions, dangerous to national security. That from the secretaries of the navy and the air force and the army, all three will be here exclusively together in studio coming up. Were going to start however, with that Law And Justice lead and the Sentencing Hearing for the chair of the proud boysen r proud boys Enrique Tarrio. Weve seen four proud boys already given lengthy sentences. After three of them were convicted of seditious experience. One of the most serious criminal charges you could be convicted of in the u. S. And not an easy charge to get a guilty verdict for. Evan perez is here to lay out the significance of the sentence. Evan, what message could this send, especially given the fak that tarrio was not even at the capitol that day . Reporter that is right, jake. He was not at the capitol and prosecutors are making the case, that look, the proud boys are in a class by themselves. They were frankly the tip of the spear that led some of the mob into the capitol on january 6. And theyre saying that Enrique Tarrio has shown no remorse. Far from it. He has given interviews in the last weeks that he said the proud boys did nothing wrong. Prosecutors are stressing that to judge as he gets ready to issue a sentence. One of the things that youve heard from Enrique Tarrios attorney is that hes not a terrorist. Theyre saying that he is a misguided patriot. He also pointed out that because he was arrested just before january 6, he was not here, he was banned from being inside of the District Of Columbia that day. And so he could not have controlled what happened with the proud boys. The judge Timothy Kelly responded, well you made that argument to the jury and the jury did not believe that, jake. Right. Theyre considering Terrorist Charges against him. How does his sentence compare to the other proud boy members. Are there different factors that are being weighed here . Reporter well, yeah. Because he is the leadership. He is the leader of the group. That is what prosecutors are emphasizing and the judge seems to be going along with that. Right now were waiting for the judge to make a final decision. Another took over leadership because tarrio was not able to get in the capitol, and he got 17 years, zachary rehl 15 years and Dominic Pezola 10 years. And the judge was weighing whether to add a Terrorism Enhancement, that could add about ten years or so to the sentence. The judge accepted that, jake, but as he we dont know yet whether hes going to allow that to be part of the sentence. In the previous four sentencing he accepted the Terrorism Enhancement but then brought it back down. So we dont know yet whether he will allow that enhancement to increase and make the sentence for Enrique Tarrio even harsher. As you pointed out, prosecutors are asking for 33 years. Well see where he ends up in the next hour or so, jake. Evan, thank you. Well come back to you when you have that news for us. Continuing with our Law And Justice lead. All 19 codefendants in the Georgia Election sub version case have pleaded not guilty and waived their rights to an inperson arraignment. That means none of them will show up tomorrow in Fulton County, court as we are waiting for a judge to decide if mark meadows case will be moved to Federal Court. The georgia case is one of four cases plaguing donald trump today. Today were learning in the federal case, not georgia, but special counsel jack smith is still digging and following the money. Paula reid has this Exclusive Reporting for us. Reporter all of the 19 defendants charged in the Georgia Election interference case including former president trump, has now entered pleas of not guilty. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong. Reporter tuesday former wouse Chief Of Staff mark meadows along with six other defendants all pleaded not guilty and waived their right to an arraignment in Fulton County, georgia. This as cnn has learned that special Council Jack Smith is widening his federal investigation. Our investigation of other individuals continues. Reporter focusing on fundraising and efforts to breach Voting Equipment. Raising the possibility of additional charges. After the special counsel Indicted Trump last month. Since the attack on our capital, the Department Of Justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment. Reporter in recent weeks investigators have asked multiple witnesses about former trump 2020 election lawyer Sidney Powell. We have evidence of different numbers of votes being injected into the system. Reporter she was identified as a coconspirators in the federal defendant and faces criminal charges in georgia for allegedly helping coordinate and fund a multistate plot to illegally access Voting Systems after the election. There should never be another election conducted in this county, i dont care if it is for local dog catcher using a dominion machine. Reporter witnesses have been asked whether powell was able to provide any evidence of her Conspiracy Theories and her nonprofit defending the public which raised money off election lies. According to invoices. Defending the republic hired forensic firms that ultimately accessed Voting Equipment in four swing states won by biden. Georgia, pennsylvania, michigan, and arizona. Our thanks to paula reid for that report. Were going to talk with her more in the next block about all that means. In our politics lead, the senate is back with a task to pass a Spending Bill within the next 16 legislative days. Or the u. S. Government will shut down. And even though recess is over, republican hardliners are still willing to play a game of chicken as the deadline approached hoping to force the white house and the senate to accept a bundle of conservative priorities. This as one of the senates most powerful leaders just spoke moments ago after freezing up in front of tv cameras twice in just over a month. Lets go to cnns manu raju on capitol hill. So manu, we just heard from republican Leader Mcconnell on the senate floor. He seemed to speak fine just now. Did he address in any meaningful way this latest Freezing Incident . He only addressed it very briefly, jake. He said that one moment got some considerable aettention over hi recess and he decided to pivot on to the business at hand in the senate. Namely key issues such as funding the federal government, something they have to do before the end of the month. Even as there are sharp disagreement about how to get there. That is one of the issues that he wanted to focus on, that things are moving forward as Business As Usual despite what happened over the last several happened last week, that drew this attention. Now earlier today, he provided more information from his office through the capitol hill Attending Physician, Brian Monahan who indicated that he had consulted with neurologists who had talked to Senator Mcconnell and examined him and looking at the mri images and as well as some brain scans determined that Teaser Seizure was not the reason for his pause, neither was a stroke or any other major Health Issues like parkinsons. But that is not what Mitch Mcconnell discussed on the senate floor. Instead pointing to what he did over the recess and what the senate has to do in the weeks ahead. At one particular moment of my time back home has received its fair share of attention in the press over the past week. But i assure you, august was a busy and productive month for me and my staff back in the commonwealth. Reporter so the question now will be how does do senators respond to this as well. Mcconnell will be meeting with his Leadership Team in just a matter of moments. Hes spoken to several of them over the phone and will meet with the full republican conference tomorrow. Manu raju, thank you so much. And with us now is chris murphy of connecticut, the member of the Senate Foreign relations committee. After Leader Mcconnells first freezing back in july, you felt that he was still very much in control of the republican caucus. Now after this latest freezing episode, we did hear some republicans express concern and want to have more transparency about his health. Do you still have the same level of confidence in mcconnells ability to lead his caucus in the senate . Well, it is no secret that i dont agree with the decisions that Senator Mcconnell makes on behalf of his caucus, but these are still pretty isolated incidents. There was some letter from the house physician, from the Attending Physician today ruling out some other perhaps more serious diagnoses. I have had the chance to interact with Senator Mcconnell and find him very much still in charge of that caucus. And i this is it is a decision that his caucus will have to make, as to whether he continues. It certainly appeared he could do that job. The federal government is scheduled to shut down until a funding bill is passed by september 30th. The sides are not on the same page. Maybe not even in the same book. Are you confident that even a shortterm Spending Bill could be passed at least to keep the government open through the end of the year . Im not confident of anything given this House Republican majority. They seem to be making it up as they go along from daytoday. Adding demands as hours tick by. What i know is that in the senate we have already advanced every single appropriations bill for every Single Department with bipartisan support. So the Appropriations Committee has voted all of the Appropriations Bills to the floor, every single one of bills had the majority of democrats and republicans supporting them. So weve shown that even in this fraught political climate, even with a lot of rightwingers in the Senate Republican conference, we could get bipartisan agreement on this budget. So, no, im not confident that theyll agree to anything but i know there is a template for how you get a bipartisan deal done, the senate Appropriations Committee has shown how to do that. Even passing a shortterm Spending Bill could be a problem for House Speaker mccarthy as some hardline republicans are threatening to oppose any rule if the bill falls short of their demands. Some want the white houses request for supplemental spending on ukraine aid to be separate entirely from the shortterm Spending Bill. Is there any room for compromise on that issue, do you think . I hope that the House Republicans dont abandon ukraine. They are in need of additional assistance. Just in the last four days theyve started to make substantial progress. In if the story of the next 30 days right as ukraine is making progress on the front lines is that the republicans in charge of the House Of Representatives are contemplating abandoned ukraine, that has implications for the freedom of ukraine an i would argue the freedom of the transatlantic alliance. So i hope that we will hold fast to our decision, our collective decision to continue to fund ukraine and that means including some additional funding for ukraine in this supplemental request that will likely be attached to a continuing agreement for funding the federal government. There is a new cnn poll out showing that republican Voter Support for trump is holding. More than half are not worried that his criminal charges will harm his chances in 2024. What do you think President Biden should take away from this as he faces trump possibly in a rem rematch. I think trump is their candidate. I dont know that i wish for that. That is a good political outcome for democrats but the country is going to suffer having to go through another election with donald trump as a mainstream candidate. Ultimately, i dont think trump picks up any Additional Support beyond what he had in 2020. I dont think anything that hes done over the last four years has convinced americans that didnt want to keep him in government to to hand Government Back to him. So i know it is probably the best candidate that biden could run against. But i think it is bad for the nation if donald trump stays at center of our politics. Not only a majority of voters, but a majority of democrats in a separate poll last week suggested that they thought joe biden was to old to be president. Just didnt have the faculties to do the job. Hes the oldest person ever to hold the job. Hes 80 years old and i believe he would be 82 if he were inaugurated for another term. Are all of those americans, 77 of the American People wrong . Well i read that poll, too. And i just think we have to do a better job of explaining to the American People the job that joe biden is doing. Listen, i think it would be legitimate to question any candidates age if there is evidence that that is having a bearing on the quality of the job that is being done. But we are in a full employment economy, with wages growing, we have a reputation that is approving all around the world. Joe biden has an unparalleled streak of legislative successes even on the toughest issues out there like guns. I just dont think there is evidence to show that joe biden isnt doing the job. There is evidence to suggest that hes getting more achievement than any other first term president in our political lifetime. So i get it, that people registering in these polls a concern about a candidates age when they hit the age of the president , but in this case, 80 years old is not slowing joe biden down. Hes doing a exceptional job and we have to explain that to the American People. First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for covid. We help shes doing okay and wish for a speedy recovery. Were asked for more details on when the president was with his wife when she began showing covid symptoms. Today he presented the Medal Of Honor to an 81yearold army captain, larry taylor who was awarded the silver star in vietnam. What do you make of that choice . Was that an Unnecessary Health risk . I think as leaders we need to follow cdc guidelines an that means not applying a different standard. And right now the cdc guidelines say even if youve been around someone who had covid, if youre not showing symptoms and if you dont test positive, then you dont need to interrupt your daily schedule. And so i think the president is doing exactly what the cdc said he should do. That is what i have done since the worst of this crisis has passed and i dont think i have any different recommendation for them. You just had covid, too, right . I just had it as well. So im following cdc guidelines, im not wearing a mask as im talking to you, but im