2 00 p. M. Eastern, 11 00 a. M. Pacific time. We have Breaking News on the release of Police Body Cam video related to the death of Ronald Greene, a Black Man arrested by troopers in louisiana and were going to warn you, once again, the video and the graphic, quite disturbing. I beat the ever loving [ bleep ] out of him, choked him and everything else trying to get him under control and we finally got him in handcuffs when a third man got there and the son of a [ bleep ] was still fighting and we were still wrestling with him, trying to hold him down because he was splitting blood everywhere and all of a sudden he just went limp. Damn. Yeah, i thought he was dead. We sat him up real quick. Hes on the Ambulance En Route To Glenwood and im Hauling Ass trying to catch up to him. Do you think Hell Yall got it on Body Cam . So, troopers initially told Greenes Family he died after crashing into a tree during a highspeed chase in May 2019 and they also acknowledge that greene struggled with troopers and said that he died on his way to the hospital. But then Yesterdays Release of Body Cam videos related to this incident indicates there was a violent detention. Let me see your [ bleep ] hands, mother [ bleep ]. Let me see your hands. Im scared. Taser, taser, taser. Youre about to get it again if you dont put your [ bleep ] hands behind your back. Mother [ bleep ], you better not move. You all right . Blood all over. I hope this guy aint got [ bleep ] a. I. D. S. So hard to watch. The State Police Superintendent says the dealership has made Leadership Changes and conducted Diversity Training in the two years since this incident. Trooper hollingsworth, whose voice we heard, was about to be terminated when he died in a single Car Crash. Trooper demoss has been notified of intent to terminate and trooper york was suspended for about 50 hours, is now back on active duty. Nbcs Priscilla Thompson joining me understand again from monroe, louisiana, with the very latest. And priscilla, i know you must have had an agonizing exchange with Greenes Mother just a short time ago. What is she telling you . Reporter well, alex, she told me that on one hand, she is excited that the public is finally able to see what happened to her son on that day in its entirety, but on the other hand, she is, of course, hurting, and this is very painful to her to have to relive his death as she described it to me. She told me that she has not watched the entirety of the new release of video because it is too painful for her to see how those troopers spoke to her son and also to hear his screams in those final moments of his life. And of course, all of this is coming out after the Associated Press began releasing that video which prompted the Louisiana State police to release all of it in its entirety, and i asked her about that timeline and the time that it has taken for all of this to come out. Take a listen to what she had to say. Two years later, just what i did see, again, on the videos, what my son went through, how he was murdered. I had to see my son, i had to be there when he took his last breath. I had to see it. But seeing this video and reliving even more of how these troopers took joy in how they actually killed my son, im so mad. I am so mad. Its like they picked on the right mother here. Let it be known. You know . If it takes to my dying day, i hope i live to see it. All these guys need to be held accountable. They need to pay the penalty for murder. Theres no other way you can look at this. Reporter now, this is the first piece of evidence that the State Police have released since this investigation began two years ago. I spoke with the Family Attorney as well, and he tells me that he would like to see indictments come down in the next couple of months, particularly for the officer who told greene to remain on his stomach even as he tried to turn over and prop himself up during a time when some folks suspect that he may not he may have been struggling to breathe. But the other thing that we have managed to get our hands on at nbc is a copy of that official autopsy report, and what we are learning from that is that greene did have high levels of Cocaine And Alcohol in his system. Were also learning that he had a broken breastbone, a torn aorta and also a head injury, although we dont know if that was a result of the Car Crash and The Chase that had ensued or if that was a result of his interactions with police. The medical examiner not listing a manner of death, whether to call that homicide or accidental or undetermined, but we do know that they labeled the manner of death, saying that it was caused by cocaineinduced agitated delirium, complicated by motor vehicle collision, physical struggle, inflicted head injury, and restraint. Now, the State Investigation and that federal civil Rights Investigation that was opened late last year are both still ongoing and so no really clear timeline on when this investigation is going to wrap up and when this family or this community can expect more answers in this case. Alex . Okay, Priscilla Thompson, thank you so much for that update from monroe. Joining me right now, California Congressman Ro khanna. Congressman, im glad to see you. On the heels of priscillas report there and your familiarity with this story about mr. Greene, the tragedy that happened two years ago this month, where does Police Reform Stand in congress . Any kind of legislation being passed or agreed upon to get to the president s desk . Well, alex, first of all, it is just heartbreaking to see a man literally pleading for his life, asking for grace, asking for mercy, and then just being killed, and killed in a way with just contempt and no regard for life. I think this is just, again, shocking the nation. The house, as you know, has passed the Police Injustice Act that Karen Bass led. She has worked with senators on it. She worked with republicans on it. All it says is that force should be an absolute last resort, that Officers Shouldnt be allowed to take action like this. Theres some very Common Sense reforms. Its time for the senate to take it up and pass it. So, you say that its very Common Sense. What are the expectations . I mean, do you hear rumblings about its interpretation in the senate and if they can get behind this simple Common Sense reform, like, no excessive force, folks. Exactly. And some of the officers themselves want this. They dont want escalations. I mean, you think about the tragedy here. You have an unarmed Black Man who ran a Traffic Light and ends up dead. I mean, everyone in this country should say, thats not the outcome that we want. We want to have deescalation. We dont want police using chokeholds on individuals. We need to have accountability of Police Officers who act in this way so that there is Reform And Force should be a last resort. These are Common Sense principles that challenges, as you know, the filibuster and the republicans in the senate have just not been willing to move. So, when you know republicans are getting a look at video like this, i mean, what is their reaction to it . The republicans in the senate, you would think, would say, yeah, this is awful and have the same just human Get Reaction that you have and i have looking at it. Absolutely. And so many Law Enforcement officials, people in my district, have the same reaction. Of course. Because there are a lot of Law Enforcement who do Honorable Work, who do good work, who would never, ever come close to doing something like this and they see this taking place and its something that theyre ashamed of, and what theyre saying is, lets have the reforms that are necessary. And what were talking about are Common Sense reforms, but the republicans have politicized it as being sort of your antiLaw Enforcement if youre for these reforms. No, youre actually for Law Enforcement. Youre for 95 of the Law Enforcement officials who want to see Honorable Work under ethical standards. Understandably so. Congressman, please stay with us for just a couple minutes. Were going to go to Capitol Hill for a report, Middle East as well for an update and then ill come right back to you after that because i would like to discuss the israelpalestinian conflict and the potential January 6th commission. Stay there, sir. On the heels of that, lets go to washington where President Biden is facing republican resistance on three major legislative fronts, all coming to a head this week as the president s hopes for bipartisanship appear to be dimming. First on infrastructure, republicans throwing cold water on the white houses counterproposal, arguing that the cost is still too high, even after the administration lowered the price now to 1. 7 trillion. Congress is also on the verge of missing a big deadline set by the president to have that Police Reform Bill i was just discussing with the congressman on his desk by tuesday. That day will mark one year since George Floyd was murdered. That timeline is looking increasingly unrealistic as qualified immunity is still a major sticking point. Meantime, the senate is expected to vote on legislation to create a 9 11style Commission on the January 6th insurrection as soon as next week but what started as a bipartisan bill is getting zero republican support in the senate. Even after 35 house republicans broke ranks to support it. Senator tim kaine telling me this resistance might push democrats to move forward with the investigation without gop support. If they try to use the filibuster to block an analysis of why the capitol was attacked in January 2021 for only the first time since the war of 1812, i think that will send a powerful message. If theyre successful in filibustering this commission, i think it will probably convince a lot of democrats that if were going to do what the american public needs, we may have to go it alone. Nbcs Leigh Ann Caldwell is on Capitol Hill once again. Welcome you. What is your sense of whats going to happen with next Weeks Vote on the commission . Reporter well, alex, its clear that all democrats are supporting this January 6th commission as it stands. Lets also look a little bit at the details of it. It is very similar to the setup of the 9 11 commission nearly 20 years ago, so when republicans say that this is a partisan ploy by speaker pelosi, theres too many similarities to how the 9 11 commission was Set Up to really for there to be any factual basis behind that. Now, its unlikely that many republicans or any republicans are going to support it, as you mentioned in your top. There are zero who currently do. Theres a couple, like Senator Susan collins and Mitt Romney who say perhaps with some changes they could get on board. Theres less than a dozen of others who say they are undecided and considering. But it is not looking good. And this is raising some questions about the role of the filibuster. Of course, that 60vote Threshold to pass so much legislation in the senate, and if the filibuster needs to be in place, especially with something like an investigation into January 6th. Lets listen to representative joe of colorado. He was an Impeachment Manager in the last impeachment of the former president and what he said about this commission and the tieup in the senate. I can think of no better signal that the united States Senate is fundamentally broken as an institution if their first filibuster is over a bipartisan commission into the events of that would investigate the events of January 6th. And if that is the case, then i think that ultimately, the Senate Democratic Caucus is going to have to step forward and end the filibuster. Eliminate the filibuster once and for all so that we can finally deliver for the american people. Reporter so, the question, though, on the filibuster, though, alex, is if theres 50 democrats to get rid of it, and before this, there was not. Senator Joe Manchin and others didnt want to do it. Well see if this is reason enough to put them over that edge in order to get rid of it, alex. Okay. Well see. Leigh ann caldwell, thank you so much. Also Breaking News to share from london, everyone, where thousands are gathering in support of the people of palestine. Lets go to Erin Mclaughlin all the way in Tel Aviv for us. There were some tensions again today in east jerusalem. What are you hearing . Reporter yeah, were hearing from an Nbc Producer who was there that there was a confrontation between israeli police and palestinian protesters in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jerrah. Now, sheikh Sheikh Jerrah is a Flash Point in this conflict, it has been, mainly around the potential eviction of several palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jerrah. Nbc producer tells us that for many days now, some of the roads in the neighborhood have been blocked. Today, around 5 00 p. M. , dozens of palestinian protesters arrived at the roadblocks and there was a confrontation between israeli police and the protesters with israeli police disbursing the crowds using Stink Water and stun grenades. Now the israeli police say that the protesters threw plastic bottles and that they were working to restore order, but it just sort of illustrates that the underlying issues here have not been addressed by this ongoing ceasefire and persist and that is a fact not lost on israelis who live just miles from the Gaza Border and they were telling me that theyre bracing for the potential of more violence in the future. Take a listen. Are you optimistic about the ceasefire . Im optimistic. People ask me. I have no idea if it will last an hour or two, a day or two, a week or two, a year or two, but we all know that it will come back one day. But every time when it comes back, it comes back with more intensity. Reporter now, the u. S. Secretary of state is expected in the region next week. Hes expected, of course, to discuss the ceasefire as well as whats happening in east jerusalem. The president has explicitly expressed his concern about the situation and tensions there as well. Okay, Erin Mclaughlin, thank you so much from Tel Aviv for that report. Lets bring back in congressman ro khanna. Representative Ilhan Omar tweeted, we should all be grateful that a ceasefire will prevent more childrens and civilians from being killed. But now what . We need accountability for every War Crime committed and we need to stop underwriting crimes against humanity while doing nothing to end the occupation. Do you agree with that . Where should we go from here . I wouldnt characterize it that way. I agree that we needed a ceasefire to stop the violence. Now i think what we need is to return to diplomacy, to have a twostate solution, to end the blockade in gaza but to also recognize that there shouldnt be hamas rockets coming against israel. I mean, this is a complicated process, and we need our Secretary Of State engaged there. What i will say, and have said clearly, is that any of our aid needs to be consistent with the Lehi Law and the Arms Export Control act and it should not be used in any way that violates Human Rights. Okay. To that point, Senator Bernie sanders, as you know, has introduced a resolution of disapproval on a 735 Million u. S. Arms sale to israel. Your democratic colleagues, alexandria ocasiocortez, rashida tlaib, they introduced a similar resolution in the house. Where do you stand on this effort to block the israel Arms Sale . Well, im where Senator Kaine and where Senator Chris Murphy is. First we need to be briefed on it. I would not have approved any sale during the violence but my understanding is this is a sale a year from now so we need to know, what is this about . Are we going to make sure anything is consistent with the Arms Export Act . We have to first take a step back and try to understand what is going to advance the interests of peace and that is first having Secretary Blinken actively involved or an envoy actively involved in trying to get back to a twostate solution, recognizing that israel is an ally, but that we need to make sure all of our aid is consistent with the law and the Arms Export Control act, and there arent Human Rights violations, and also making sure that their security is considered. Yeah. Okay. Lets turn back to the Capitol Riot. The prospects for the January 6th independent commission getting 60 votes to pass in the senate appear bleak, as of now, certainly. If the Commission Bill fails, What Happens Next . Do you want to see democrats form a select committee or amend the Commission Bill to gain republican support somehow. Do you think thats even tenable . Alex, at this point, its worth making. The speaker has bent over backwards to try to get republicans. There have been so many people like me in the caucus putting pressure on her saying, lets just do this. We cant wait. And she has tried time and again to make this bipartisan, because she loves this institution. She loves the capitol. She is not looking in any way to score political points and you know what no one understands is what is the objection . What is i mean, i keep hearing, we dont have the votes. Mcconnells saying this. I never heard a substantive argument. Why wouldnt you want a commission to look into the attacks on the capitol and attacks on our democracy . Im going to offer this up. Congressman marjorie taylor greene, shes among the house republicans who voted against the commission. Lets all take a listen to what she said earlier this week. Shes claiming that its the Capitol Rioters who are being treated unfairly. Yeah. Heres that. While its Catch And Release for domestic terrorists, antifa, blm, the people who breached the capitol on January 6th are being abused, some even being held for 23 hours a day in solitary confinement. Alexandria ocasiocortez tells the public radio show, latino usa, that many people refuse to admit how the attack is deeply, deeply affected Law Making and policymaking. Marjorie taylor greene, i mean, Shes Part of that group of republicans who certainly have been defiant, not just about the Capitol Riot but other things and that would include, of course, the pandemic. Several republican lawmakers gleefully defying Mask Rules on the House Floor this week. Put this all together. How does behavior denying facts, denying truth impact the legislative process . Well, its made it almost dysfunctional to work with some of those members. Here is the ultimate irony. The republican party claims that theyre the Law Enforcement party, that theyre the party that is propolice. The people who died because of those attacks were Police Officers. I dont understand how you can claim to be propolice or proLaw Enforcement and not want a commission to investigate people who killed who killed the Police Officers, who led to the death of the police officer. How in the how are you in any way justifying that violence . It is beyond the pale. I used to think there used to be one line in american democracy that we believe we solve disputes based on the rule of law, based on civility and decorum, and that used to be conservative thinking. And theyve totally thrown that out of the water. Some of these people, Edmund Burke in Conservatism Wouldnt recognize them. They would be embarrassed by them and its a real crisis. We dont have a Conservative Party right now in this country. The republican party is not a Conservative Party. You can call it whatever els, but its not conservative. Yeah. We keep hearing that over and over again from multiple sources. Thank you as well, for your contribution on this, congressman ro khanna. Republicans and the pushback against a January 6th commission as we were talking about, is there any logical reason for them to oppose finding out why their lives were in danger . My next guest actually might have an answer to that. Ally migt have an answer to that start your day with Crest 3d white and from mochaccinos to merlot, your smile will always be brilliant. Crest 3d white brilliance. 100 stain removal, 24 Hour Stain Resistance to lock in your whitest smile. Crest. The 1 Toothpaste Brand in america. [lazer beam and sizzling sounds] new pressure mounting on the former president as the new York Attorney general elevates her inquiry into the Trump Organization, making it a critical probe, including possible jail time. My Colleague Cori Coffin is outside Trump Tower in manhattan. Shes covering the intensifying probes. What is the reaction to these new developments . Reporter yeah, more people within the Trump Organization or at least formerly closely within the Trump Organization, alex, are weighing in. Their intimate knowledge and saying exactly what they believe weisselberg had knowledge of when it comes to the finances of the Trump Organization because as we know, in addition to the elevated criminal probe of the Trump Organization, chief financial Officer Allen Weisselberg is facing his own Criminal Investigation into his personal taxes. Many legal analysts believe this could be a tactic by investigators to try to pressure weisselberg to flip on his boss, providing the information that they might need from the Trump Organization. Barbara rest was on nbc earlier today. She describes exactly how she believes weisselberg is key to that investigation. Listen here. So like him to blame somebody else. He must blame someone else, but he will say, no, eric did not or ivanka did that or weisselberg did that or, you know, he wont accept any possibility of responsibility. And thats where, you know, the problem lies, pinning it to him, forcing it, putting it on him, and weisselberg could be, you know, he could be the key to all of that if he flips. Reporter all right, so, for his part, trump has reacted to this elevated probe. He has said, quote, there is nothing more corrupt than an investigation that is in desperate search of a crime. The Attorney General of New York literally campaigned on prosecuting Donald Trump before she even knew anything about me. Of course, trump is referring to new York State Attorney General Letitia James whose investigation into trumps charitable organization led to its dissolution. We know three other investigations that trump is at the Center Of, including 29 lawsuits against him. Now, he has not been charged with a crime specifically, but he has raised 31 Million in his postpresident ial political action committee, which Nbc News has learned the former president can use part of for any legal defense he might need. Alex . That is extraordinary. That update. Thank you so much, cori coffin. Joining me now, olivia troye, director of the republican Accountability Project and former top aide to Vice President Mike Pence. With a welcome to you, olivia, its good to see you. I want to start by getting your reaction to this development. You used to work in the white house. How do you suppose this news is going down in Trump World . Well, theyre probably worried because anybody whos ever worked around the Trump Enterprise and trump himself knows that trump only cares about himself and, you know, i have No Doubt that along the way, people are going to flip on him because they know that when it comes down to it, its really about him. Whether he has to throw his children under the Bus Or Anybody around him, this man will do that. That is absolutely extraordinary, considering the way hes surrounded himself with his family throughout his presidency. To think that he is a father, a patriarch, will do that. The senate is expected to vote on this bipartisan January 6th commission as soon as next week but theres a growing number of republicans who are against the bill. Is there any logical reason for republicans to oppose finding out why their lives were in danger while they were at work that day . No. Absolutely not. And i mean, they shoulded be wanting to get to the bottom of this, because really, its about lessons learned and really figuring out what happened that day, what led to that day, why things did not proceed the way they should have, why the response was so slow, and getting to the facts, really, and really, i think its about covering for their Dereliction Of Duty of Donald Trump, who was in office. Who watched the whole thing go down and did nothing to stop it. And i think its just setting a bad precedent for them, but i think this will come back to haunt them in future elections because well be here to remind them about the fact that they may be obstructing this because they dont want the truth to come out. And not only are they failing democracy, but theyre telling their own supporters and voters along the way that we are going to were willing to Cover Up whatever it is, including a domestic Terrorist Attack on our country or a massive Future Attack on our country. We are willing to cover it up because we want to stay in power. So, heres a stunner. This is about Congressman Greg Pence of indiana, your former boss, Mike Pences own brother, who voted against the commission. Even after the rioters were chanting hang Mike Pence that day. What do you make of that . How do you think the former Vice President feels about this . Americans calling for his execution and his brother intimating, nah. Yeah, i think its it was pretty astonishing to watch him vote that way, but im not surprised. I think the pences have decided that trumpism is their base as well, and at whatever cost to whatever their loyalty is to Each Other, including the fact that your Brothers Life was put at risk that day and the lives of his family, youre saying to everyone, i need to stay in the good graces of Donald Trump, even though he did this that day to several people, and im willing to put this, because i want to stay in office and thats what matters more to me and right now, trumpism is a base of the republican party. I thought blood was thicker than water, but i guess thats just me. Youre the director of the republican Accountability Project. Youve said youre going to. How will your organization be Holding Republicans who voted against this Commission Accountable . Yeah, i think that it will be important to educate people, again, as Midterms Approach on who the people were that obstructed it, who voted against it, and well remind them about who the main enablers were that led to January 6th because part of all of these people were part of this entire process of what led to the Big Lie and what was said to the voters, and thats leading to the disinformation that continues today across our country. Theres a whole group of people out there who believe the election was stolen, even though the courts and, you know, dhs and everyone has said, no, this is factually not true. Courts have ruled against this. You know, youve got the sham going on in arizona that continues, and so i think it will be important to be there to say, no, this happened, and remind people and educate them. Yeah. So, i wonder, the very last part of cori coffins report coming in to you, she talked about how Donald Trump is allowed to continue fundraising and the money that he garners fundraising he can use any old way he wants to for any kind of legal defense that he might have. What do you make of that . Well, you know, its pretty astonishing to hear that. But i have No Doubt that the Trump Enterprise is well aware of that and they have been fundraising. I mean, ultimately, these people are a bunch of grifters who will fund raise off of Anything And Everything in their favor, regardless of the cost to the voters and regardless of their supporters. But none of these people matter to them. Its really about what helps them in The End. And so im not surprised to hear that it can be used that way. Im sure that was part of the calculus of what theyre doing. And, like, i hope that when it comes down to election time, i wont blame the democrats for using this in their messaging and people should use this in the primaries to remind people of what really happened here and how the american people have been fundamentally used by Donald Trump and those around him. Yeah. In a pursuit of money and power. Thats it. Okay, olivia troye, thank you. Always good to see you, my friend. Youve heard about the Arizona Vote recounts. Guess whats about to happen . Georgia . Were going to tell you next. An georgia . Were going to tell you next [sfx rainstorm] were going to tell you next. Ha . Were going to tell you next comfort in the extreme. The Lincoln Family of luxury suvs. Deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. Simplicity feels good. Chase. Make more of whats yours. New today, georgia is buckling up for another election recount. It echos whats happening in arizona. A State Judge in georgia has ordered Fulton County to allow a group suing over claims of counterfeit ballots to inspect 147,000 ballots. The ruling comes as republicans grow frustrated with the ongoing recount there and the democratic Secretary Of State raises questions about the integrity of Voting Machines for future elections. Joining me now, rochelle richie, former Press Secretary for the house democratic policy and communications committee. Rochelle, welcome. Its good to see you. So, how many recounts have we seen in georgia now . And even with the republican State Legislators saying theres no evidence of fraud. Why would a Judge Grant Access to these ballots . I dont know. I think that this judge has made a horrible mistake and i think its a slap in the face to those in georgia who went out and voted during the president ial election. The fact of the matter is, the taxpayers in georgia are the ones that are paying for all of these recounts. Its not going to fall on the back of Donald Trump or any other republican that is calling for this. Theyre paying for it. And so i think its extremely unfortunate that were still in this place. We still have a bunch of sore losers in the republican party that cannot just let it go. I mean, and im not surprised, honestly, alex, when you think about what happened with Stacey Abrams during the gubernatorial race against Brian Kemp where she was asking for that there were thousands of votes that he did not allow to be counted during that race, and then he declared victory. And at that time, he was the governor, you know . He was the Secretary Of State who oversees the vote. You have the person that is over the vote watching the votes come in saying, okay, were not going to count these and then declare himself a winner. Directly benefitting. Exactly. Exactly. Yeah. So, can you make sense of whats happening in arizona . Because it seems like both sides of the political aisle are agreeing that this recount in Maricopa County was a bad idea. I definitely think it was a bad idea, and then i watched an interview with Arizona State Representative Jasmine Black Water where she talked about how the Navajo Nation is really being impacted by some of the bills that are coming through arizona, basically looking at the fact that a lot of people on reservations live very, very far from voting polls, the language barriers, the fact that theyre not going to allow people to use their tribal identification to vote, all of those sort of things now in this bill are a part of Voter Suppression and its unfortunate because this is all reactionary to Donald Trump. And i feel that people that the republicans in particular have failed to realize that the reason that people are doing mailin ballots and it was a little different for this president ial election than any other year was because of the pandemic that former President Trump knew about and he ignored. Yeah. You have a point there. Democrats are pushing to expand Voting Rights. You have Senator Joe Manchin teaming up with Lisa Murkowski to push for reauthorizing the Voting Rights act, and they appear to favor the John Lewis Act that passed in the house. But then some house democrats would prefer stronger legislation, some favoring the for the people act or hr1. Can you distinguish the differences there and which one stands a better chance of passing . Look, i think at this point, were in a position where Beggars Cant necessarily be choosers and i think that we need to do what is going to put us on the path to ensuring that every american in this country is able to vote. And there is nothing more nonpartisan than Voting Rights in this country. And so, if we cannot get on the same accord within our own party, how are we going to convince republicans to join us in this fight . So, at some point, there has there cant be this infighting and who has the best idea and whos going to be the one to get all of the praise. At some point, you have to come together and you have to move something forward, because lets think about this, alex. We have the congressional redistricting coming. We know that black american voters are the most negatively impacted when it comes to redistricting and so we need to get on the same accord and we need to do it expeditiously. The longer this debate continues, the more time states have to pass new Voter Suppression legislation. Exactly. What whats the most troubling development that youre seeing on that front . The most troubling development is that democrats sometimes move way too slow. You know, Voter Suppression is not anything that is new. This is not a new phenomenon. People have been complaining about Voter Suppression for more than 50, 60, 70 years in this country. And so, democrats are moving very slow, and now, it doesnt even seem genuine to me, honestly, because now that we know that democrats could possibly lose some seats in congress, now this is pushed to, oh, we got to do this, got to do that because theyre trying to hold on to their seats instead of doing this for the american people and if they were focused more on the american people, they would have been focused on it many, many years ago as more Voting Rights activists complained about this issue. Okay. Rochelle ritchie, thank you very much. I appreciate you. So, we know that dogs can sniff for bombs and for drugs, but for covid . How those nice noses are being used at a festival in Miami Beach coming your way next. 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A sign of normalcy today, the return of the popular South Beach Wine and Food Festival in florida, but to protect the crowds from covid, officials are using dogs to search for the virus. Lets go back to Miami Beach and nbcs ellison barber, whos joining us. Id love to see another demonstration with that wonderful dog, but thats okay if you dont have it this time. That dog was great last time. Reporter we have got it for you. So, i am starting here because this is kind of the first area, the first checkpoint, if you will, for people to come to when they arrive at the festival but before they get to this point through these gates, the first thing that happens is they are greeted by one of four covid19detecting k9s and one behind me, cobra. We almost bumped into a dog here. This is cobra, one of four covid19 detecting canines working at the festival. Her trainer is going to show us how this works. Basically, what they do, these are people waiting to go to the event. They are aware that covid19 sniffing dogs are here and that they are only looking for the scent of covid19. You can see as cobra walks here, she sniffs often around peoples hands, peoples feet, particularly, because they say the smell, the scent of covid19 can be a fairly easily picked up by dogs through the sweat that people naturally have on their hands and feet. And if she smells any sort of scent of covid19, detects any volatiles, shell just sit down and if that happens, they would then take the person out of this line to a nearby tent where they can get a rapid Covid19 Test and see whether or not they could return to the festival or if they do, in fact, have covid19. This is one of a few safety measures the festival has put in place this year to have it come back and welcome some 25,000 people over the course of 4 days. Listen here. We have these dogs, but you know, youll take out your app tonight, take out your smartphone, download a sym check, attest that youve either been vaccinated or that you are negative, tested negative to in the last 72 hours. Youll be wristbanded. There will be random temperature checks. There will be random rapid testing on site. And some of the biggest changes, you know, youre looking at this huge threeblock area. People used to go from here to there and they would be all over. Now its like a supermarket. Youre following that way, youre going down that way. Reporter so you can see cobras kind of still finished making her way through the other side of this same line. The amazing thing about this, alex, we talked about this earlier, is that what research has shown us so far, and a lot of it is preliminary and still waiting for some peer reviews, but its that not only does covid19 actually have a scent that dogs can detect but theyre also really good at picking it up. Florida international university, theyve been studying this at their forensic Research Institute for the last year, and they say that their dogs are accurate upwards of 95 of the time. And theyre not the only ones who are looking at this. University of pennsylvania has been studying this, and they say they found the same thing, upwards of 90 accuracy with dogs detecting the scent of covid19. Theyve even studied this as far as beirut, lebanon, st. Joseph university, and what people are telling us is they feel like this really could be a noninvasive Safety Net as people are returning to big events like this one and just having to trust Each Other that theyre actually vaccinated. If we dont totally know for sure, a dog like cobra can step in and make us feel a little more comfortable. Alex . Please give John A thank you, a high five for doing this demonstration twice with us and also that im the lady he would have to say, no, you cant get down and hug the dog. 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These scenes from January 6th are still fresh on the minds of many lawmakers and their aides as the house passed a 1. 9 trillion Spending Plan to boost capitol security, but some democrats are pleading for more money for security as threats against them Rise And Gop opposition threatens to delay the funding of it. Joining me now is sara ferris, congressional reporter for politico. Sara, welcome back to the broadcast. Tell me how serious are these Security Threats at the capitol since January 6th . How long might republicans hold up the funding . Well, what we know for sure is that Capitol Police has reported doubling of personal threats against lawmakers just since January 6th and on an anecdotal level, i hear from members, from chiefs of staff on a regular basis. They tell me that security is the top concern when theyre beginning to plan their return to events back in their district. A lot of members say they have no idea how theyll ever hold Town Halls again unless they really have some sort of sense of mind that theyre going to have more money to hire security because not only are these the first events theyve had in more than a year but also the first time since January 6th where members will be out in the open with the public and a lot of people are concerned about what this means, not just democrats but republicans too, particularly those who have President Trump so, sarah, when theyre needing to double up security, what kind of threats are these lawmakers facing . Give me some examples if youre aware of them. Sure. So, one example is congresswoman Madeline Dean of pennsylvania. She was one of the democrats Impeachment Managers pursuing President Trump, making the argument in front of the senate in january and february. She received very horrible threats to her family. There were people calling her office, threatening to cause harm, threatening Sexual Violence against members of her family. This was just one that i have heard of recently, and of course, that has a lot of members concerned. But its not just isolated to democrats who are front and Center Of the Impeachment Investigation of January 6th investigation. This is a regular concern, particularly for democrats in Swing Districts where they do have a lot of trumpsupporting members. They have a strong Gop Base in their districts. So, this is not something that they take lightly. A lot of members have had to spend their own money on security systems, hiring guards, Thats Something we know for sure Liz Cheney used Tens Of Thousands of dollars on her security. We looked at some campaign reports, saw that she was one of the ones who spent the most, of course, because shes been front and center with her opposition to trump. Yeah, you know, i think Mitt Romneys another one, right . Hes had to spend his own money for personal security for him and his family. What are the potential consequences if senate republicans hold up this Security Funding . Well, democrats say that this is the Security Funding, of course, is going to be a concern. They want to be having these Town Hall events. They want to be getting back out into the public. There are some workarounds. Theyre hoping they can use some official money but really, they need tens in the bill thats being held up right now, theres more than 22 Million for members personal security so adding a couple thousand dollars here and there from your official account is just not going to cut it and what democrats say is the other really the really big issue here is that the commission, this commission to investigate January 6th, is being held up in the same fashion, so if republicans say theyre not willing to investigate what happened on January 6th to look into the events leading up to this, to look into President Trump, former President Trumps role in this, how are they going to agree that there needs to be more security . These things are going Hand In hand and so far, republicans have been really resisting both. Well, to that point, youre right, the democrats are now debating whether they have to go it on alone on January 6th, move forward with their own committee to try to look into the riot. Do you have a sense of the likelihood of that happening . Well, democrats right now are keeping their powder dry. They dont want to get out too far ahead of senate republicans, about four of which have said theyre expressing some openness to potentially voting for this commission. That would be really big for democrats. Youll remember that 35 house republicans supported this, but in the senate, they need ten in order for this to advance, which right now is looking really unlikely, so democrats, right now, they dont want to say that this Commission Isnt going to happen but they do have this backup plan. They can pursue whats called a select committee, if you think back to 2014, 2013, this is the benghazi investigation. So they dont this is not the ideal option. This is a far more political option. They will have Subpoena Power so they can bring in big players, perhaps Minority Leader kevin mccarthy, but this is something republicans will be very theyll be very quick to weaponize. Theyll say democrats are trying to make a partisan show out of this January 6th insurrection, but right now, you know, the bipartisan option is what democrats would really like to see, because this is, you know, this is what happened on January 6th was just so horrific, they say, how can republicans not want to know what happened and try to prevent it from happening again. Indeed, Sarah Ferris from politico, thank you so much. And very good to see all of you. Thanks for watching. Ill see you again from Los Angeles tomorrow. Yasmin vossoughian up next with the governor of Rhode Island on the 15 minimum Wage Bill just signed into law. Why he says it will get people back to work. Have a great saturday. Y. This is ours. The lexus is. All in on the sports sedan. Lease the 2021 is 300 for 369 a month for 36 months. Experience amazing, at your lexus dealer. Age is just a number. And mines unlisted. Try boost® High Protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. 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