Thanks to you at home for joining us. Rachel is enjoying a well deserved vacation. We have a lot to get to in this hour. Ng t i in just a sfu few moments, i will be speaking with wree tired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander vindman. In 2019 he was taking notes on a call between President Trump and the president of ukraine. It was those notes that ultimately led to Donald Trumps first impeachment for trying Tow Se Pressure the Ukrainian President into announcing a politically damaging investigation into Joe Biden. Colonel vindman is sharing his full story for the first time. L ats in a few moments. T we start with a dire story out of florida. Albeit a devastatingly familiar story. We had our numbers down. We were all excited. We were very busy because a lot of noncovid patients who had been waiting for care were starting to come in. But then the Delta Variant came, and in just a very short time, just a few weeks, it has shot up from three to 30 something patients. It feels like it was overni
The virus, people who have been vaccinated now have way less restrictions. How important is this moment . Its a big moment, Don. I mean in some ways, i didnt think we would get to this moment anytime soon, and certainly not this soon. I mean in some ways, it feels early really for this. I was just talking to folks at the cdc last week, and they were saying its likely that indoor masking is still going to be recommended for some time to come, i thought maybe even into the summer. So it felt sudden, but it also seems to follow the science. The three big questions, you know, the vaccines, they protect you from getting sick. Weve known that since the trials came out. We now know the vaccines really limit your chance of becoming infected. So youre not likely to become infected after youve had the vaccine. But i think the critical thing we learned just over the past few weeks, Don, is that even if youve been vaccinated and get infected, that the likelihood that you would then be able to spre
particularly for the family and friends of the five people that died from the violence that day including one capitol hill police officer laid this rest this week but also because in the days since january 6th, we ve learned exactly who we are right now and it s not a comforting lesson. it s a painful one in fact because members of our democracy have chosen to memory hole why this occurred in the first place. one man used lies, fear and violent rhetoric to invoke his most volatile supporters and put in a position where they could do something about the election results or so they thought. that was this nation s first attempted coup when the days later republicans it seems want to forget. in the words of republican senator lindsey graham two days after the attack, quote, it s time to heal and move on. that s what he said. what s happened in the months since the attack on the capitol is that the brief moment of unity experienced, one where even republican leader in the house ke
the race against new variants as the president takes steps the reunite families separated by the trump administration. why a congressman said i.c.e. went rogue deporting one of his con sit wents. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. tonight congress has taken a big step forward holding accountable those responsible for the january 6 attack on the capitol. speaker out house nancy pelosi announced her intent to set up an official investigation into the events of that day. writing in a letter to democratic caucus, quote, it is clear that we need to establish a 9/11-type commission to examine and report upon the facts, causes the security relating to the terrorist mob attack on january 6. today the senate received the first legal filings for the first-ever second impeachment of a president of the united states. the house impeachment managers released this 80-page trial memo outlining the case against the former president. they re clear many what
of his constituents. all in starts right now. good evening from new york.ve i m chris hayes. tonight, congress has taken a big step forward holding accountable those responsible st for the january 6th attack on the capitol. speaker out house nancy pelosi announced her intent to set up an official investigation into a the events of that day. writing in a letter to democratic caucus, quote, it is clear that we need to establish a 9/11-type commission to examine and report upon the facts, causes the security 9/ relating to the terrorist mob attack on january 6. today the senate received the n first legal filings for the first-ever second impeachment of a president of the united states. the house impeachment managers released this 80-page trial memo former president for inciting insurrection. they re clear many what he did and deserves to be convicted writing that the nation will remember and president trump singular responsibility for thaa tragedy. it is impossible to imagine