The numbers getting worse, a Public Safety issue and political one. Plus another decision day from the Supreme Court. 12 cases left, gang, including several on Voting Rights and Freedom Of Speech, as always, we have our team ready to go for any breaking developments as we get them sometime in the next couple of minutes here. Good morning. Im Hallie Jackson in washington along with our nbc news team, leigh ann caldwell, capitol hill and kel iodonnell at the white house. This is a new day in d. C. , right . The path forward on Voting Rights seems very difficult. It seems like there might be some movement on infrastructure although even that is facing some hurdles. And the biden agenda, the democratic agenda really on the line. Thats absolutely right, hallie. It will be very difficult for democrats to clear the issues theyre trying to get through congress and the congress of course is the road block. The Voting Rights vote failed last night. Democrats are continuing to say the fight is not over, this is just the beginning but they dont have a lot of options on this issue. They dont have ten republicans who are going to join them and they dont have the democratic votes to get rid of the filibuster, so what do they do next . They keep talking about it and thats something they vowed to do. Senator Amy Klobuchar is head of the rules Committee Said shes going to hold hearings in georgia out in the field to bring this issue to the people to draw attention to it. Some democrats are fundraising off of the issue, senator Elizabeth Warren and senator tim ryan running for the senate. What can they do . One senator from hawaii tells me theres a strategy under way that includes litigation at the federal level and at the local level, there also has to be a national and local organizing campaign and that the states really have to take action, but the reality is whats happening in this state is that republican legislatures control twothirds of the State Legislatures and so its going to be extremely difficult for that to happen but they are getting prepared, the democrats anyway, getting prepared defensively to be able to fight any sort of Election Irregularities down the road. One thing theyre worried about is redistricting starts in less than two months and this for the people act would have addressed concerns about that. Democrats are worried theyre Running Out Of Time and also running out of options. What about the options at the white house, kelly . Where is the administration going from here . Reporter it is limited and what they have leaned heavily on is the president s history and record with this sort of issue and his career of advocating for broader access to voting and yet the president did not use the bully pulpit yesterday and of course he has spoken about his support for these now failed measures before and his administration spoke about the steps he has taken on the day the vote took place he did not step forward, perhaps acknowledge it wasnt going anywhere. The white house used a paper at the same time to put the president s words and views on next steps into motion. It was the suppression of a bill to end Voter Suppression, another attack on Voting Rights that is sadly not unprecedented. Ily have more to say on this next week but let me be clear. He goes on to say this is not over. The fight is far from over, ive been engaged in this work my whole career and we are going to be ramping up our efforts for the people and our democracy. Similar note echoed by Vice President Kamala Harris who acts as president of the senate when shes on capitol hill, heres how she addressed reporters after the defeat. This is about the american peoples right to vote, unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way. The bottom line is that the president and i are very clear, we support as one, we support the john lewis Voting Rights act and the fight is not over. Reporter how that fight takes a new shape Going Forward is still unclear from the white house except the kinds of steps that leigh ann outlined taking the fight to the grassroots level. A main reason democrats feel so strongly about this moving forward with this is because what have is happening at the state level with more and more restrictions, more and more states looking at restrictions, too, on Voting Rights and now we have some news this morning out of texas, something we talked about extensively here on this show, this issue of Voting Rights there, the republican governor of that state is now holding this special legislative session to bring back a Voting Restrictions bill that democrats tried to kill less than a month ago. Yul 8th a special session bringing lawmakers back. He was furious when democrats blocked a restrictive voting bill last month with a dramatic walkout overnight over memorial day weekend and its not clear whether the exact same bill that was defeated last month will come up again or if republicans will introduce a different version of the bill or multiple bills in place of that sweeping standalone bill that made such headlines, but democrats worry that it could be even worse. Its why they were in washington last week lobbying for the for the people act which would have gutted a lot of restrictions the republicans had advanced. Its why they signed a letter with 480 State Lawmakers across the country many states where legislation has been enacted, you can see we are out of options. These are the lawmakers who are on the front lines of this fight, the lawmakers whose work would be the most changed by the for the people act, which failed and they feel like they cant hold it off any longer. Texas democrats are scrappy defending legislation. They dont get the vote. At the end of the day the republicans control that house. Thank you for your reporting starting us off. We appreciate it. We start with Breaking News on capitol hill related to january 6th including the news well get to in a moment, a Second Accused Oathkeeper has agreed to plead guilty for taking part in the January 6th Riot and hearing from House Speaker nancy pelosi who plans to announce whether shell Green Light A Special Committee to investigate the attack after Senate Republicans blocked an independent 9 11 style commission. This morning one of the Capitol Police officers seriously hurt in the insurrection is responding. The overwhelming feeling is that weve been abandoned. The questions i have are to what extent if any did our political leaders involve themselves in the events of january 6th. If there was participation from members of congress and staff as an officer that served that day id certainly like to know that in just a couple of hours an indiana grandmother will become the first person to be sentenced in the riot. We expect that to happen later on today. Nbcs sahil kapur is on capitol hill and scott macfarlane, a new development, a couple of them. This oathkeeper allegedly agreed to plead guilty, significant, why . This is the epicenter of the january 6 Case Investigations and prosecutions. Well get a guilty plea acourting to the court docket at 2 00 p. M. Eastern time from graden young of florida, the second of 16 charged oathkeepers to plead guilty. There have been by my count by my tally about 1 of january 6th prosecutions that have gone to a plea agreement. The cases are in their infancy but theres two tiers the two oathkeepers who pleaded guilty and everybody else. The oathkeepers are accused of conspireing, assault, bringing encrypted communication, military gear, using a Military Stack to breach the police line. This is the focal point of federal investigators the fbi has told us as much, 2 00 p. M. Two things im looking for, is graden young going to agree to cooperate with the feds, the other accused oathkeeper did and will there be open discussion of witness protection. There was in the first case, hallie theres also Something Else youll be watching for today, scott, the indiana grand mothe, the first person to be sentenced and there may be things we can infer from how that goes today. Its a notable moment our first sentencing, Anna Morgan Lloyd of indiana is expected to plead guilty and will be sentenced there on sight. Federal prosecutors want three years probation and supervision and shell argue for 40 Days Community service. Lets see what the judge does, which extreme the judge sides with or if the judge splits the difference. It could be indicative of what federal judges do in d. C. Here and other cases moving forward. Thats the track scott is watching on the court side. Theres the legislative track on capitol hill and we learn about Speaker Pelosi moving forward at least her plans to move forward. Were not expecting any announcement of the possible select committee today. What are you hearing from sources behind the scenes . Reporter thats right, Speaker Nancy Pelosi telling nbc news not to expect an announcement today. She did meet with her deputies yesterday to discuss the next steps on this and everything appears to be headed in the direction of democrats creating a select committee to investigate the january 6 capitol attack. The Speakers Office insist her plan a priority was and still is a Bipartisan Commission that has the buyin of republicans that would be an independent commission to investigate the january 6th attack, the reason for that is they want a panel that had, would create a common baseline both parties could agree on in terms of the version of event of what happened. Plan b is for democrats to do the select committee it appears that would have Subpoena Power in the house of representatives, that would be able to kind of centralize the investigation and have real power to pursue leads and come up with a version of what happened, what the country can do to avoid this from happening again and lessons that it can take about the potential threat to democracy if congress doesnt act and the United States does not act aggressively enough. Thanks to bothof you. Lots to watch on that front and a lot to get to on the show. Senator alex padilla is joining us after the break with the next move for democrats in the fight for Voting Rights for infrastructure and much more. President biden unveiling a new plan to tackle the stunning surge in violent crime. The pistol ticks behind the push. The politics behind the push. Were live at the white house with details. Its the easiest because its the cheesiest. Kraft. For the win win. Uno, dos, tres, cuatro [sfx] typing [music starts] [sfx] happy screaming [music ends] do we really need a sign to live, laugh, and love . Yes. The answer is no. I can help new homeowners not become their parents. Keeonoh. Nope. Coeenoah. No. Joaquin. No. It just takes practice. Give it a shot. [ grunts, exhales deeply ] did you hear that . Yeah. Its a constant battle. Were gonna open a pdf. Whos next . Progressive cant save you from becoming your parents, but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto with us. No fussin, no cussin, and no youd be forfichb for feeling like its Groundhog Day in washington with another pair of key Infrastructure Meetings to watch for today. First white house negotiators expected back on capitol hill in a couple hours to meet with that Bipartisan Group of senators working on this later tonight white house officials meet with just democrats, House Speaker nancy pelosi, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer a good reminder as you see it on the screen democrats are looking at two paths for infrastructure, the bipartisan one not looking so great according to our hill team and the partisan path using reconciliation which the Senate Budget Committee Led by Bernie Sanders is currently working on. While washington is obsessively focused on this Side Deal Sanders is assembling a monster 6 trillion Reconciliation Bill. Im joined by california senator alex padilla. Thank you for being on the show, good morning. Good to see you again, hallie. Thanks for having me back. The two paths starting with this one thats more bipartisan. You have talks hitting almost the threemonth mark. At what point should president bide an ban done talks with republicans and focus more seriously on reconciliation . I think the clock has run on the house side Speaker Pelosi said by Fourth Of July we should see progress. Thats coming up soon. I praise my democratic colleagues who have tried the bipartisan effort. Its always worth trying. I know were genuine in outreach and effort. 2022 will be here before you know it, infrastructure, Immigration Reform, climate change, well be hitting that day mcconnell will say its too close to the next election. We need to hear from the voters. Were not voting for anything and republicans hadnt been voting for anything of significance this year not for the American Rescue plan, not enough to convict donald trump in the second impeachment trial, not to set up a bipartisan independent commission to look into january 6th and not enough to have debate on Voting Rights. You feel time is up on this Bipartisan Push forward. Lets talk about the other path on reconciliation. Where is your committee in that process right now . When do you think this might be ready for a vote . So i think when we return from this Fourth Of July break and what we call the july work period its time to move a lot of substance forward to the floor of the senate and start taking some action and so again, thanks to the foresight of leadership, weve been going down the two tracks time simultaneously for some time. If we can reach an agreement thats fine but given the part amountitarians ruling we can do this via reconciliation if we have to on a partisan basis lets do that. We need to address it and think bold and when it comes to investigating infrastructure more broadly, not just roads and bridges, not just transportation but the grid, expanding health care, education, address housing and really position ourselves to be economically competitive for the next generation and create all those great paying jobs in the process. Speaking of reconciliation, i want to ask you about that specifically to Voting Rights. Theres this idea floating out there that democrats could put Election Spending for example in some kind of a parking lot Reconciliation Bill that would fall on your committee. Is that something that you are open to . Is that an option you would support . I think we can, i think we should, if you recall i served as a california Secretary Of State for the prior six years before joining the senate and i could tell you our elections infrastructure, voting systems, et cetera, are classified by the federal government as Critical Infrastructure so we have more than a nexus here to be part of the infrastructure conversation, when it comes to Immigration Reform to be able to advance a lot of updating of our Immigration Laws through the Reconciliation Process is not unprecedented and weve already heard from the cbo that we have a net gain to the economy and therefore to the budget if we help more immigrants become citizens. A lot of agendas to be contained here in reconciliation if we get this right. There has been some concern from progressives that President Biden did not do enough to put the s1 for the people act on top of his agenda. White House Press Secretary jen psaki said those democrats are picking a fight against the wrong opponent. I put this to you. Is it fair to say this was not the president s top legislative priority . I dont think thats fair to say. Theres a lot of important priorities. The Vice President was hands on with it, last week receiving a group of texas legislators that were here to discuss the Voter Suppression laws advances at the state level in texas. Were going to keep up the fight. Yesterday disappointing, of course. Was it shocking . Of course not and is it fight over . Absolutely not. President biden in a matter of a couple hours will be unveiling a new plan to tackle the surging crime rate. Speaking broadly in general reporting there are democrats who privately see surge in crime rates nationally as the biggest threat in the midterms, given this has been a unified force for republicans. Politically, is that how you see this issue . Are you concerned about that becoming a flash boint come 2022 . If people are concerned about Public Safety in their communities, then Office Holders and candidates are certainly going to need to respond to that but i think the main thing is the conversation about not just being tough but being smart on crime and youve seen the movement at the federal level, the state level and local level to invest in communities and education opportunities, Recreation Opportunities for kids, Job Opportunities for adults, when we address the Human Infrastructure Part we get the Public Safety benefits of it. Great to have you back on the show. Thank you for being us. We appreciate it. Turning to Breaking News from from the Supreme Court. We were watching for key cases including one on free speech, that decision is in, a decision on School Students and how far or not a school can go in punishing them for something they say or do outside the classroom. Nbc news justice correspondent Pete Williams. Youre going to explain the case here. This involved a Cheerleader Upset she didnt make the cheer squad, posted something on snapchat and the justices are deciding i believe in her favor . Yes, thats the simple explanation of the decision. This is an 81 decision written by Justice Stephen breyer. It sets aside the Lower Court Ruling which was an absolute ruling that said schools can never punish students for what their expression is offcampus. That is gone. The Supreme Court has basically overturned that completely uniform ruling and what theyre basically saying is the facts in this case didnt warrant thes intention of the student from the cheerleading all together. Now, remember what happened here, she was on the Junior Varsity cheerleading team, she tried out for the varsity, she didnt make it, she posted this snapchat thing on a saturday off campus at a mall shop, criticizing the school using the f bomb four times and for that she was suspended from the varsity team and her parents sued. It was the Third Circuit court of appeals that said look, the schools can certainly discipline students for what they say on campus thats disruptive or harmful to the Educational Mission but cant touch anything the students say offcampus. The Supreme Court doesnt go that far. It just says in her case, this was the punishment didnt fit the crime in essence is what theyre saying. So im not sure this tells us a lot. Im not sure this gives guidance to the nations schools who are looking to this case to say weve got students that are off campus for long periods of time during the pandemic with remote learning, students have constant access to social media, theyre messaging each other all the time. What are we going to do . I think basically this stands for the proposition that schools can still punish students if what they say offcampus is disruptive and harmful. This was the Nuclear Weapon on the fly in this case. Pete, im glad youre getting to this point. That is my question, what are the broader implications when it comes to free speech, when folks are looking to, seemed like in oral arguments there was some tea leaf reading on that the that the punishment fit the crime. Your shot is flashing, we still have you. You make the point its not like the country has a ton of guidance out of this decision. Are there further implications when it comes to Freedom Of Speech for students or is this narrow applying to this particular case . Well in the one minute that i had to study the decision, id say its very narrow. Remember the really important case here that was the precursor, during the vietnam war when some students Wore Black Arm Bands to school and the Supreme Court said students and teachers dont shed