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good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. i want to begin tonight by showing you a moment from this week s cpac conference that says a lot about where we are as a country and the ongoing danger of the current conservative movement. now, i m going to confess, and you might be thinking the same thing, i was on the impression there was already a cpac this year. apparently, republicans really wanted to have another one. you know, covid happened and then everyone is in the conference mood. this weekend, there was a second 2021 cpac, short for conservative political action conference. this one in dallas featuring the usual suspects, republican politicians for aspirations for higher office and disgraced ex-president donald trump. it was all about what you would expect, i would say, politicians posing falsehoods like the big lie, the 2020 election was stolen from trump. there s a one moment in particular that almost made my heart stop when i saw it. it s this moment that s ....
we are expecting the plan to be really ambitious. we are keeping our eye on the covid news. the biden administration announced as of today we crossed an important threshold. a majority of u.s. seniors have been vaccinated. we hit 50% of americans 55 and up. cdc director asking to slow down or stop reopening plans in the states for the next few weeks because the vaccination roll out only needs a few more weeks. we are also still watching and waiting for whether osha and the biden administration may issue a rule that requires masks in workplaces nationwide, regardless of what states have what rules. osha rule like that for mask use in workplaces, an enforceable rule. that would certainly help with what the cdc director is asking for from the states but this is turning into a mystery. osha was told the first week of the biden administration they needed to study this better and report back by march 15th. we are two weeks past the deadline. we think it would be a very big de ....
well, two consent to searches of squad 320, correct? yes, sir. i want to be very clear about something. when you talk about the second search of the squad 320 yes. you prior to that second the defense request to view, right? yes. squad 320 had been in the bureau of apprehension secure storage from may effectively may 25th, 26th, all the way until january when that was done, right? yes. not outside our headquarters. at the secure storage location? y ekt. no one the defense would not have had access to that unless you or another representative, the bca was present, is that correct? that is correct. it is common, is it not, in your investigations for defense attorneys to ask to view pieces of evidence, right? yes, it is. and it s permissible? yes. and that was done in this particular case, right? yes, it was. and you weren t present at that. that was agent phil, i believe, present? correct. along with scott mueller? corr ....
i am not going to lie to you. do it all mom. she would do family-oriented thing. the picture perfect home tucked away on badger lane. he wanted a lifestyle where he could be there for his family and kids. that is what made what happened so startling. it was dark when they got there and found the body upstairs in the master bedroom. the victim was shot with the handgun. kids were missing. julie was missing. you are just in utter shock. there were secrets in that house. who would unlock them? i didn t want my family or neighbors to know. devious and manipulative. this is our best friend. it did not have to end like this. welcome to dateline. jason harper s life looked perfect from the outside. popular high school teacher and coach, wife a stay at home mom to three beautiful kids and close circle of loving friends. when one member of the perfect family ended up dead, it was just the first of many shocks to their quiet seaside community. here i ....
with the case that undoubtedly dominated many discussions at the thanksgiving table this week. that s, of course, the guilty verdict for the murder of ahmaud aubrey. lawyers for travis and greg my mcmichael as well as william roddie brian plan to appeal the conviction. up next, a federal hate crime for intimidating aubrey because of his race and color. all this comes almost after a decade after the killing of trayvon martin. so these guilty verdicts are certainly a welcome change. but let s be honest, we have to remember all that it took to get here. the case faced an uphill battle to get to court. the when were not charged or arrested for month, until the video of the shooting was leevenlgd even the shoddy testimony by travis mcmichael and a strong presentation by the prosecution, this verdict was, quite honestly, still a question mark in a case that should have been opened and shut. and we have to remember, there are many more trials to go. joining me now to discuss t ....