president biden, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, taking a victory lap after the nearly $2 trillion pandemic relief package officially became law. >> what you shepherded through the congress, not only meets the moment. it does even more. it is historical and they call it transformational. and it really is. >> all right. so in just a moment, we'll be speaking with andy, the white house senior adviser for covid response to talk about where things stand, what comes next, of course. the other major breaking news story that is developing this hour. we will be hearing from the family of george floyd, reacting to the minneapolis city council's approval of a $27 million settlement over his death as the client for floyd's murder continues. we want to begin this hour and this conversation with minnesota democratic senator tina smith. thank you. so for your time. we greatly appreciate you joining us on these two very important stories that we're dealing with. we'll start with what we just saw at the white house. the american rescue plan. what we saw today, the beginning of the white house selling this to the american people. obviously, celebrating it but now convincing and telling the american people what's in this and how it is going to help them. it is very popular with the american public. polls show the american rescue plan is popular but no republicans supported it. are you at all worried that the way republicans attacked this bill, saying this is a liberal wish list, will resonate with voters and hurt democrats? >> good afternoon. it's great to be with you. i spent a couple hours polling minnesota pensioners who now know their pensions will be safe because of this bill. i was speaking with childcare providers who are just overjoyed, understanding our childcare system that has been. so at risk has now got the support that it needs to continue. i spoke yesterday with mayors from cities, small cities, bigger cities, all across the state of minnesota. big cities, red cities, blue cities, and they are so happy that help is on the way. so i really believe that that is what will matter to people. and these republican talking points about wish lists and so forth, i don't think are getting any traction amongst the folks that i've been talking to. >> the folks you've been talking to, it is something the president alluded to. he said he had spoken to mayors from republican cities, republican-held cities and states. what do they tell but where things go from here? sure help is on the way. do they tell you it is enough to get by? >> well, what they said is that they have immediate needs for these dollars. whether it is in filling the holes in their budgets that they would have used the dollars for to fill potholes, whether it was using these dollars to help to build out that broad band program that they were planning to do, that they had to postpone. they have very specific tangible ideas for what they want to do with these dollars. and it just gives them that sort of push as we move through the next couple of months and the sense of opt mix that we have a ways to go. we're not there yet. but we are moving in the right direction. >> when you talk about other things that this administration and this congress want to get done, a lot of people talk about infrastructure and it appears that some of your democratic colleagues are concerned about passing an infrastructure bill with a hefty price tag. we've heard a lot of republicans suddenly change their tunes compared to what it was under president trump and talk about fiscal restraint in recent weeks. could making an effort to find a way to pay for these bills help bring republicans on board? >> well, i think they could. and we should definitely keep our options open and try to figure out how to find a way to bring this together. but remember, these are the very same republicans that just a couple. years ago, passed a huge tax bill where most, almost all the benefits went to the wealthiest americans and big corporations. so the worry about budgets and deficits wasn't a big worry for them then. so it is hard to take this at face value, to be honest. the point is that there is so much work to get done. and nld that aing broad band. many of us are interested in making sure this infrastructure package really moves us toward a clean energy future which will be the future, we will choose whether we lead there or follow. and so i think that we should be couching our thinking about what needs to get done. what does america need. what does minnesota need. and then do our best to bring our republican colleagues along if they want to come along. >> and speaking of minnesota, we are waiting to hear from the family of george floyd so i apologize if i have to interrupt you to take that. the minneapolis city council approving a $27 million settlement with george floyd's family. what is your reaction? before i give you a chance to answer that, i apologize. let's cross over and listen to the attorney representing the george floyd family. it is attorney ben crump. let's listen in. >> council president? >> the attorney ben crump accompanied by members of the family as the president of the city council, as well as the mayor of minneapolis. you see them taking the stage there. on this day in which the city council approved the settlement. >> good afternoon, i am attorney ben crump along with chris stewart, tone tom justin miller, scott mathison, attorney michelle goodow, attorney jeff storms, attorney bavani, madeleine simmons, and a great team of lawyers on our team. we are honored to stand here with the family of george floyd. his brothers and sisters, his children, all his family. his daughter. we are very grateful to stand here at this historic moment in the city of minneapolis. we are very thankful to the leadership of the city of minneapolis. and i will talk about that momentarily. we want to start from the beginning. when george floyd was horrifically killed on may 25th, 2020, it was a watershed moment for america. it was one of the most egregious and shocking documentations of an american citizen being tortured to death by a police officer for having his knee on his neck for 8:46. one of the worst ever witnessed in history. and history will judge us for how we responded to this tragedy. history will judge us on our commitment to the principles of equality in response to this tragedy. history will judge us on our commitment to the principles of justice, how we responded to this tragedy, and most of all, history will judge us on our commitment to our principles of humanity of how we responded to this tragedy. and mayor, history won't judge us just based on the eloquence of our words. but by the power of our actions. council president ben dewin, this tragedy happened and after the family had an independent autopsy, and we were waiting -- >> we're going to pull out of this for a moment. we're waiting for the family to begin speaking. when they do begin to speak, we'll go back tom live. i want to pivot away from it for a moment and bring into the conversation white house senior adviser for covid-19 response, andy, thank you so much for joining us. let's start with the event we were watching earlier today. the president talking about the 100 million shots by day 60 of his administration. something he has been consistently touting. about a week from tomorrow. that's well in advance of the 100 days that he set out for himself and you all set out for yourselves when this administration took office. will the next 100 million shots happen as fast? to get that number fully vaccinated? >> good afternoon. i have to first say that today is a day that feels a lot like all of 2020 coming at us all at once with george floyd settlement. i'm from minneapolis. my heart goes out to that family. and of course, it is a day that we're beginning to see if we work together as president biden said last evening, we can bring an end to this pandemic. before he came into office, he made a commitment to do 100 million shots in 100 days. and at the time he made it, people thought it was too high. now, of course, people think it looks easy in retrospect. but i can tell you being here from the beginning, there were plenty of moments when we knew there was a ton of work ahead of us to get there. indeed, we did make great progress thanks to people all around the country. this isn't patting ourselves on the back. this is a national effort. we will hit that target quite early, as you said, and keep going from there. we want to get every american vaccinated and open up vaccinations for everybody at the beginning of may. and we're very excited about that. >> so speaking of vaccines, i wanted to ask you specifically about the numbers. "the new york times" is reporting there are about 30 million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine sitting in a warehouse in ohio going unused because it has not yet been authorized here in the united states. but it has been authorized in about 70 countries. is there a desire or a willingness by the administration to send those millions of doses to countries that desperately need them? >> yeah, i think from everything i know, that estimate is not even close to correct. there are some doses, as you know, with other vaccines. we try to purchase some in advance in case it is approved but it is a much, much smaller amount. i will say that we have to do two things at once. we've had the largest number of deaths in the world in the u.s., and the president is committed to vaccinating this country. that is indeed our top priority. but from day one, he also said we have to take and join leadership with the world. that's why we rejoined the world health organization, took world in co-vax and we began vaccinating countries around the world. the president met this morning with the foreign leaders from around the world to talk about our commitment. so we are indeed going to be committed to helping get vaccines to the rest of the world. and by the way, a new manufacturing facility with merck for johnson & johnson. that will be able to also bring vaccines around the globe. so i think you'll see over time we'll be a very significant leader and contributor as we started out to be for global vaccinations. and we have to be. >> let's talk a little about getting back to normal. it is something the president alluded to last night with his reference to the fourth of july and barbecues. a lot of people talking about that today. what does normal look like? for people who did not watch the speech, they may be misinterim rhetting his comments about the fourth of july and having barbecues. does wearing masks in public mean normal on the fourth of july? >> it is already the case. if you are vaccinated and you are visiting with someone who is unvaccinated, as long as they are not high risk, the cdc says you no longer need to wear a mask. so what we're talking about, the fourth of july, we're already taking steps as more and more people get vaccinated. we'll take more steps. so this is not a situation where it is a flip of a switch. but gradually. as we see reduced case counts, as more americans get vaccinated, we'll be able to step by step move back to normal. and the president last night laid out for the country the fact that if we stick together, we don't quit too early. if we stick together, the journey ahead will allow all of us to start to recapture the things that rereally value in our lives. the people, the relationships, that make us who we are. >> that can't come soon enough. thank you for your time. i greatly appreciate it. >> all right. let's bring back into the conversation, minnesota democratic senator tina smith. i apologize for interrupting you. we had to go to minneapolis for that event. i want your reaction to the $27 million settlement. as we heard from ben crump, he said this is a watershed moment for america. how do you talk about that for everyone in this country? >> as i understand it, this is the largest settlement that has ever been reached with the city of minneapolis for a wrongth death civil suit. i am of course so glad to see the floyd family will have some recomepence. i was thinking how i was once, 10, 15 years ago, i was the chief of staff for the mayor of minneapolis and i sat in those settlement rooms trying to figure out how the city could in some measure make right the loss of a human life or severe injury because of actions of the minneapolis police department. so i am grateful for this step toward justice that will make a huge difference for the floyd family. but i am focused on what more we need to do to get to the bottom. systemic racism and policing and how we can fix so we never have to see again a video of a black man being killed by those that are sworn to protect and defend him. >> yeah. it was a moment that definitely changed the course of this country. we'll see how the rest of the trial pans out as well. senator tina smith, thank you for your patience and insights as always. up next, the latest on president biden's big meeting with the leaders of india, japan and australia. and how the crucial alliance plans to take on china. you're watching msnbc. watching. not everybody wants the same thing. that's why i go with liberty mutual — they customize my car insurance so i only pay for what i need. 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what do you think will happen with it? >> well, it's a useful development. it is a kind of steering group to coordinate policy, as far as large global issues, things like climate change, perhaps how to regulate the internet, how to deal with global health. but obviously, it has a slight chinese dimension. it's not a military alliance. the united states is allied with two of the members, not with india. but it is a coordination measure and china will see it as somewhat aimed at them. but again, i think it is a useful development. part of the world that is critical, and two, we haven't had this kind of a structure before. >> and of course, today's meeting comes before u.s. officials are expected to hold the first meeting with top chinese officials, since president biden took office. that's supposed to be happening in alaska. it will involve national security adviser jake sullivan. this is what he had to say about the president's position generally toward china. take a listen. >> the united states as he has said repeatedly, believes that we will end up in a stiff competition with china and we intend to prevail. in competition. and he is amassing the sources of strength we need to prevail. 50 days in, we believe we are in a better position to deal with the challenge from china than we were the day that he took office. >> evaluate that statement for us. is the u.s. in a stronger position to deal with china than it was 50 days ago? and what does the u.s. need to take away from this meeting with chinese officials for it to be in your eyes, successful? >> the short answer is yes. in large part because of the progress made against covid. we don't think about it as a national security issue but in many ways, it is. it creates a foundation for economic recovery which is essential here. it communicates a sense of confidence. so all of that is powerful. we've got the government playing a larger role in the economy here. the use of the defense production act. so this is an administration clearly primed to take china on. plus, all the investment in alliance. we just talked about the quad and the great relations, critical regional states. the real question now is can we find ways to push back against china where we have to, whether it is over hong kong, south china sea, taiwan comfortable we close the gaps where our commitments are running ahead of our capabilities? again taiwan comes to mind. can we still carve out areas where the united states and china can potentially collaborate? we need their health to deal with north korea. 90% of the trade goes in and out of china. so we don't want an adversarial relationship with china. we clearly don't want a war with china west do have to figure out, how can we push back, again, at the same time we don't make it a one dimensional hostile relationship. >> let's turn to russia for a moment. alexei navalny's lawyers say he's been moved and we don't know where. what does this tell us about what may be going on and how should the u.s. respond to this? they've made human rights central to this administration's foreign policy? how do they walk that line now? >> what i think it tells us, is that mr. putin doesn't really care much how the united states and the rest of the world responds. navalny has become a serious political opponent. we can talk about human rights. we can make it more important. at the risk of sounding cynical, we're not in a position the translate that into real influence. so whether you're dealing with china and hong kong, or where they're committing a genocide, whether you're dealing with a myanmar, with russia, whether you're dealing with saudi arabia, and every one of these cases, we're running up against two realities. our influence is limited and we have other priorities. so at the end of the day, human rights and the rule of law and democracy promotion will be a part of american foreign policy. but again, it can't be the center piece and we can't translate it into the outcomes that we want. >> all right. thank you for your insights. up next, more than a dozen of new york's congressional democrats are now calling for governor andrew cuomo to resign following a series of sexual harassment allegations. the governor is responding this afternoon. we'll tell but that next. and later, five senior republican senators say it is entirely unclear why fencing remains up at the capitol. i will talk with a member of the armed services committee about it straight ahead. you're watching msnbc. straight. you're watching msnbc. with hepatitis c... ...i felt i couldn't be at my... ...best for my family. in only 8 weeks with mavyret... ...i was cured. i faced reminders of my hep c every day. i worried about my hep c. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret... ...i was cured. mavyret is the only 8-week cure for all types of hep c. before starting mavyret your doctor will test... ...if you've had hepatitis b which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after treatment. tell your doctor if you've had hepatitis b, a liver or kidney transplant,... ...other liver problems, hiv-1, or other medical conditions,... ...and all medicines you take. don't take mavyret with atazanavir... ...or rifampin, or if you've had certain liver problems. if you've had or have serious liver problems other than hep c, there's a rare chance they may worsen. signs of serious liver problems may include yellowing of the skin, abdominal pain or swelling, confusion, and unexplained bleeding or bruising. tell your doctor if you develop symptoms of liver disease. common side effects include headache and tiredness. with hep c behind me, i feel free... ...fearless... ...because i am cured. if you can't afford your medicine, abbvie may be able to help. if you smell gas, you're too close. leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. like, seeing my mom. it's unthinkable to me that i can't see her and i can't hug her. not being able to hug is just like somebody has to tie me down. touching someone to say i love you, to hug you... those are the things that i miss. ♪♪ ♪♪ if you see wires down, treat them all as if they're hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. we're also following breaking news in new york. governor andrew cuomo speaking out saying he will not resign after 14 of new york's congressional democrats called on him to step down today following multiple accusations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior. new york attorney general letitia james is examining six accusations against the governor. he has denied touching anyone inappropriately but has acknowledged that he acted in ways that made people feel uncomfortable, saying it was unintentional and apologized. this afternoon the governor addressed the accusations and growing calls for him to resign. >> i want to make it clear that what is being alleged just did not happen. the last allegation is not true and i have not had a sexual relationship that was inappropriate, period. >> joining me now, msnbc news investigations correspondent kathy park. i'll begin with you. a growing number of state lawmakers demanding that cuomo resigns, and new york's assembly speaker authorized an impeachment investigation into those allegations. so where do things stand on that front? >> so regarding that inquiry, the impeachment investigation, the assembly speaker authorized that investigation to move forward just yesterday. this paves a way for the judiciary committee to begin the inquiry and that allows them to review evidence, review documents, and they also have subpoena power. but keep in mind, this is separate from the ongoing investigation that has been launched with the attorney general's office. and letitia james made that clear despite the investigation that has now started at the state legislature. the attorney general's office, they have two attorneys that have been appointed to look into the sexual harassment allegations. this will be separate from the impeachment inquiry that has now been started. >> yeah. so to that point, by my count, there are at least three separate issues. what kathy was mentioned, on the political side with the investigation, you have the attorney general and you have the albany police department looking into these allegations. talk to us about the attorney general's investigation. what do we know about that at this moment? >> well, specific to the attorney general's investigation, it is the one most likely to reach its conclusion. when i say that, i mean that a person familiar with the matter has told nbc news, whether or not governor cuomo steps down, it doesn't impact their investigation. it will continue forward no matter what. there will be a public report and we will see it at some point. so that's first things first as far as that investigation goes. as far as new developments go yesterday, the two attorneys overseeing that investigation, ann clark and june kim, they set up a website where any potential victim of sexual harassment by the governor could reach out to them through voicemail, email or text. and on top of that, you mentioned the albany police department, one of the thing will happen. whether or not the albany police can move forward because of whether or not the victim decides to file a report there. the attorney general's investigation will look at not just the allegations of sexual harassment, but whether or not laws that the governor himself signed into law were followed as it relates to sexual harassment procedure when somebody makes that claim and whether or not they were properly investigated. so i think the results of that investigation by the attorney general's office will be important as far as understanding the full context of what has been happening here. >> kathy, as i mentioned in the set-up to this, several notable members of the democratic congressional caucus are calling for governor cuomo to step down. noticeably absent so far, senate majority leader chuck schumer, kristin gillibrand both from the state of new york. any indications whether they will join the calls for cuomo to step down? 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>> you know, they're doing the best they can. some counties told us things are going a lot better than they expected but it is not easy. they say things are get even more difficult as vaccine eligibility expands. we spent the last two days traveling from selma where we are now to marion, alabama, all the way over toward mississippi to york, alabama, in sumpter county. the governor of the state has said that she plans to deploy members of alabama's national guard to help assist with vaccinations in rural parts of alabama starting march 23rd. as we've spoken to nurses, doctors and hospital administrators, while they say that is a welcome move, they're not entirely sure what that help will look like. they say one of the things about these communities throughout the black belt region, you have to go out into the pockets of the communities into very rural areas and know the community well to make sure that vaccines are truly accessible here. these county are some of the poorest counties in the state of alabama. and speaking to some people who know this area very well, like the president of the black belt community foundation, they say they feel like allocation statewide needs to be assessed differently. it doesn't necessarily in their view need to go to areas that have the largest populations, but to populations where the people need it the most like here in the black belt. listen here. >> i think the land scape has to be changed. instead of basing off population is to base off need. do you know what will always happen? the black belt will always be without. >> why do you think this area gets forgotten so often? >> because of the black soil and the black people. point blank. our nation has embraced a hierarchy of human value. if your skin tone is one color, that you are more valuable than if your skin tone is another color. >> the alabama department of health says 20% of the people living in the black belt have been vaccinated as of wednesday. when you talk to people here, they say numbers on paper do not tell full story. there are a lot of challenges when it comes to access to health care here. as we saw in the summer, these counties had some of the highest rates of infection and death per cap at a of covid-19. they say they need more help. it is going in the right direction but they have a lot more hurdles and they will need help and coordination with state and federal moving forward to make sure the communities here are truly protected. >> all right. live for us in alabama. thank you. and joining me now, selma's congresswoman, terri sewell of alabama. thank you so much. it was just absolutely painful to hear that description there in that assessment from felicia lucky about all of this. what are you hearing from your constituents about the vaccine rollout and the needs of your community and your district? >> well, let me start by saying that i'm a daughter of selma, having grown up in selma, alabama, and i am a native of the black belt. and i am very happy that you are able to shed a light on this systemic disinvestments that happen in rural alabama, but in rural places all across this nation. i am singularly focused on trying to make sure that we close that gap of access when it comes to health care, generally, but also specifically, the rheault of the vaccination. you know, help is on the way. thank god that president biden was able to get the american rescue plan done in 50 days, and that he has a lens, his administration has an equity lens being viewed for things like this. so i'm happy to report that you report that the rural health medical program in selma, alabama, an amazing community health clinic, that they were able to get 200 doses of j&j. i think it is a game changer to be able to have three vaccines, increasing the. a dosages. so look, i think it is important that we highlight the disparities exist, and have only been heightened by this covid-19 pandemic. i think about the fact that so many of my constituents don't have access. they can't even schedule because they don't have broad band. so i believe that this systemic disinvestment that has caused such huge health disparities is an opportunity to not only rescue people now but have a recovery effort that will roll out broad band to everyone. because we need it desperately. telehealth, distance learning, really important. so we're singly focused on helping the state to close the gap of access. so i think it is important to do that. i am also very -- >> sorry, sorry. i apologize. finish your fence. >> what i was going to say is that i had a qual the governor's office just this week, along with the state medical director scott harris, and they are working with us to identify the sites in the black belt that can host these national guard mobile units. the national guard units, i told them it was really important that they not be dressed in all of their fatigues but rather have everyday clothes on and more importantly, they are located and partnered with black churches, with our public school systems. that they meet people where they live and work. that will be critically important. so working our office, working the governor's office, and working with fema to make sure we're closing those gaps. we have to make sure that this vaccine is distributed equitably and we actually get to the hardest hit areas. it is not just, it is the most vulnerable have to have access and we have to utilize every tool in the tool kit. >> allow me to ask but another issue that is pressing and facing all members of this country, certainly minority communities about, equity. that has to do with the voting rights act and elections generally. you probably saw earlier this week, utah republican senator mike lee had this to say about the comprehensive voting rights approved by the house last week. watch this. >> everything about this bill is rotten to the core. this is a bill as if written in hell by the devil himself. this takes all sorts of decisions that the federal government has no business making. it takes it away from the states. makes them right here in washington, d.c. by congress. >> i want to give you a chance to respond to that. keeping in mind that alabama is the state that brought the lawsuit that gutted the voting rights in fact 2013 and allowed alabama and other states in this country to pass laws that made it harder for people to vote. speaking from your experience, how do you react to what you're seeing from senators like mike lee and others? >> you know, i think it is critically important that we restore democracy, and there is nothing more fundamental to democracy than the right to vote. and what we're seeing right now as a result of the 2020 presidential election is that we have 43 states, over 200 state laws that are trying to restrict access to the ballot box instead of making it easier for people to vote. and they told us why. the gop play book says that if you allow people to vote, the more people vote, the more they vote democratic. and therefore they're trying to restrict access to the ballot box to change elections. and that is simply unacceptable. with the voting rights act does, if we can restore the voting rights and the full protection of the voting rights act, it would get out those most egregious state actors. the states don't always know best. instead people are often doing things in their own self-interests. that's why we need to make sure that there's pre clearance. i look forward to being a part of the evidentiary hearings that we will actually have testimony before the judiciary committee and the elections sub committee in order to talk about what people are experiencing on the ground. it is not voter fraud. it is voter suppression. what we can do is to come up with a more modern day formula to get right at the heart of which state actors are the most egregious. so i look forward to introducing hr 4 which we have renamed the john robert lewis voting rights advancement act which would fully restore the full protections of the vra. it will do so by putting in a new section formula and only congress can do that. what is really sad is that the cause for which john lewis and those foot soldiers marched peacefully and were bludgeoned on a bridge, they shed blood on a bridge for the right to vote, is now our cause, too. we now need federal congressional action to be able to come up with a formula that will get the most egregious state actors. >> all right. thank you. so for your insight on both these very important issues facing your district and the country. appreciate it. up next, five senior republican senators say it is quite entirely unclear why fencing remains up around the capitol despite a full blown attack just nine weeks ago. a member of the armed services committee of new jersey joins me in 90 seconds. you're watching msnbc. atching m. paving the way for change. did they brave mother nature... and walk away stronger? 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>> well, that's obviously ridiculous. if it's unclear to them, i wish they had been with me as i was facedown in the house chamber as a mob was attacking the chamber. since after the former president insited the mob, he unfortunately unleashed manage and since then we have heard numerous threats. i was recently with our new jersey national guard. they were some of the first troops there on the ground to secure our capitol. they want to go home, and i want them to go home. i have been on missions across the world where i'm away more than home. it's critical we get them back home, but we also have to secure or capitol. we want to make sure our capitol is security. >> so, i guess the other way of asking this question is, would you feel comfortable if former president trump or your republican colleagues decided to hold another rally within walking distance of the capitol? >> i don't think we have an indication right now that that would be a safe thing to do. in fact, i think too many members of the republican party have not come to terms is what the misinformation put out by the president, and supported by too many members of the republican parties the danger that that put the capitol in, the danger that that put our democracy in. if people like those senators want to do something to secure this country, i think what they could do is sign on to the bill i put forward to have a commission on january 6th. it's a bipartisan bill that really looks at the root causes of what happened, what led to that day, and then i think will help us determine how to address that. >> let's talk about something you have talked about after the riots, the suspected reconnaissance vanity have you -- any investigators interviewed you? >> i spoke to federal investigators, and certain we have seen in the press some of those investigations leading to different arrests that they're performing now, and something that has been a concern to me. i sit on the house armed services committee, so i've been really concerned with the over-representation of veterans as far as the people that were there that day and attacking the capitol. one of the reasons i supported general austin to be the secretary of defense was because he is taking this very seriously and we are requesting to get to the bottom of extremism in our military forces, and root that out. >> i want to ask you about the consequences of january the 6th. it's been nine weeks, no members of congress have been held accountable so far. your reaction to that? >> again, i would say that we need to do an investigation into this. i think a bipartisan, independent commission to look into the events of that day, what led to that day, what happened on the ground on the 6th, the security failures, and the people that were engaged in that, i think that will help us hold people accountable, and then move on as a country. >> congresswoman, fox news host tucker carlson met widespread condemnation after making these insulting comments about pregnant service members. warrick this. >> so we've got new hairstyles and maternity flight suits. pregnant women are going to fight our wars. it's a mockery of the u.s. military. wild china's military becomes more masculine as it's assembled the world's largest navy, our military needs to become more feminine, whatever that means anymore, as men and women no longer exist. >> as a vet rand and mother, what do you say to that? >> it's incredibly offensive. i served with women who were trying to determine how ieds were being exploded in iraq, as convoys were being blown up around them. i have served with women who have gone into the homes of women with children in afghanistan to determine if there were bombs within those homes. our fighting force is the finest fighting force in the world. i would put or american service men and women up against chinese service men and women any day of the week. we have the most capable fighters. we have the best military in the world, and to somehow suggest that that military, much of which is built on the work of women service members, is somehow inferior, is really offensive to me. to denigrate the women who served is incredibly offensive. i just have to say, when i look at the women i graduated with, i graduated with a woman who is one of the first admirals to be promoted to admiral in my class. i graduated with a woman who will be the first female aircraft carrier commander. i am proud of all my service women. for someone who hasn't served in our military, doesn't understand service or understand the sacrifices or men and women make, it really was offensive. >> congresswoman mikie sherrill, thank you for your thoughts and time. that wraps up this hour for me, "deadline: white house" with nicolle wallace starts after this quick break. with nicolle wallace starts after this quick break what you'll need, and help you build a flexible plan for cash flow that lasts, even when you're not working, so you can go from saving... to living. ♪ let's go ♪ so you can go from saving... to living. guy fieri! ya know, if you wanna make that sandwich the real deal, ya gotta focus on the bread layers. king's hawaiian sliced bread makes everything better! ♪ (angelic choir) ♪ and here's mine! age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. hi sabrina! >>hi jen! so this aveeno® moisturizer goes beyond just soothing sensitive skin? 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