Capitol hill, meeting in solidarity with democratic senators as their majority leader, chuck schumer, reportedly expects his caucus to push to take up voting Rights Legislation ahead of the senates rapidly approaching Summer Recess with an eye on next years mid terms. What appears to be a Budding Victory Lap for the biden administration, the containment of covid19, thanks to a vigorous Vaccination Campaign is now in peril at a crucial time. With the Delta Variant of the Covid19 Virus ravaging the nation, specifically those states where republican governors have demonized if not thenned to punish the mandated Mask Use of masks. All of that tonight on Politics Nation. So lets get started. Joining me now is Senator Debby Stabenow of michigan, a democrat. Senator, thank you for joining us first tonight. Let me go to this, senator stabenow, because it appears that this Infrastructure Plan is advancing legislatively. Is it fair to say that former President Trumps effort to bring down the bip
Of the road on a bipartisan infrastructure deal. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer with a progress report. I repeat, that democrats are ready and willing to vote on additional amendments to the bill before moving to final passage. Once again, that will require the cooperation of our republican colleagues. I hope they will cooperate so we could move for quickly. Other wise well proceed by the book. Next, comes a vote expected within the next hour or so on an amendment to finalize the bills language. If that happens on our watch, we will let you know. And the other big story this sunday. New testimony by trumps former acting a. G. Revealing previously unknown efforts to subvert the 2020 election. The New York times First Report that Jeffrey Rosen had a two Hour Meeting friday with the justice Departments Office of the inspector general. And then saturday gave closed door testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee in which he claimed one of his deputies, jeffrey clark, the acting head of the
old. and then fernando went to plea for his father s asylum. when they arrived for asylum, fernando was separated from his dad, one of the thousands separated as part of trump s policies. the biden administration is set to create a task force aimed at united children still separated from their families. the u.s. halted deportation flights, including two flights to haiti last thursday. adults and children, some as young as 2 years old set to be deported. the flights were cancelled last minute after advocates spent hours making calls on behalf of those on board. we ll talk to one of those advocates about what happened behind the scenes. and on wednesday, u.s. authorities returned dozens of haitians to the mexico city bored irv wares. in that agreement which came together after the start of covid-19, mexico agreed to allow u.s. authorities to return guatemalans and salvadorans and hondurans where they have previously traveling. thont are living in countries where they don t sp
just today. but instead, just as we come on the air tonight, we have now learned of the unexpected turn. the former president now facing two new obstruction counts in the mar-a-lago case. and a new person now named and charged for alleged false statements involving potential attempts to delete surveillance. pierre thomas, jon karl, and the team right here tonight. also tonight, new reporting involving the president s son, hunter biden, from inside the federal courtroom now. the collapse of hunter biden s plea deal. the white house is asked today, will president biden pardon his son? their very swift answer. terry moran standing by on that. at this hour, a severe thunderstorm watch across the northeast. expect damaging winds, heavy rain, large hail. all possible from washington, d.c. to philadelphia, new york to boston. they re already getting hit in new england. rob marciano timing it all out. also tonight, the very difficult images. graphic body camera video showing a
In this facebook video, her mother calling it a miracle. for everyone who has missing loved ones, i want you to use this case as an example that miracles do exist and never lose hope and always fight. reporter: and dave, authorities say they consider aleash ya a victim, and say this is just the beginning of this investigation to determine if there s any criminal element. david? kayna whitworth reporting tonight. thank you. tonight, ethan crumbley has asked a judge to spare him from a sentence of life in prison without parole. now 17 years old, he pleaded guilty to killing four students and wounding seven other people in oxford, michigan, that was in 2021. prosecutors say he wrote plans for the attack in his journal. surveillance video shows crumbley and his own mother at a shooting range just three days before the shooting. the defense asking for a less severe sentence, arguing mental illness and a, quote, difficult home life. that hearing resumes tomorrow. overseas tonight,