some protesters to be armed. new security fencing is set to go back up. this is a dangerous and pivotal point in american history. trump not only insisted he won in 2020, his lies made millions of americans doubt the u.s. election system. he relentlessly pressured local election officials and the department of justice to help reverse the results of the election, and when that did not work, his supporters turned to changing voting laws across the country. to talk about how dangerous this is, again, for the foundation of the democracy, you have to look at the entire scope of actions here by the former president, his inner circle and also republican politicians who are believers in these lies. here s cnn senior investigative correspondent, drew griffin. cnn spoke to a dozen state and county officials involved in elections for this special report. many of them republicans themselves. they all expressed concerns about the future of the united states, that donald trump s big
you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we ve got a remarkable day across the country as thousands are making sure their voices are heard. right now dozens of voting rights alleys and protests are happening in multiple cities in honor of the 58th anniversary of martin luther king s i have a dream speech. it s happening from washington, d.c. to arizona. ralleygoers are forming a united front against restrictive voting laws and sending a strong message to capitol hill. what s happening today is just disgraceful, the way we re being treated, and them denying us our rights to vote, which is automatic. clearly the people want to vote, and the way they want to do it is without impediments. these restrictions are for that. why did dr. king and john lewis go to the federal voting rights act in 65? because it knocked out all of the state laws. we are doing the same thing today with the same fervor. it will not come from biden down, it will
it comes eight months after you got a second dose of moderna or pfizer. now what is clear is that the urgency is palpable as the pandemic intensifies at devastating speed. they could diminish in the months ahead. twice this month it took just eight days to notch one million new covid cases in the country. hospitals are filling up, the alabama association said there is more patients there than there are icu patients to treat them. texas requested five mortuary trailers in anticipation for an influx of bodies. we re also keeping a close watch on the rapidly developing situation in afghanistan. there is good news because planes full of people, mostly u.s. military and contractors have arrived back to the united states. just this morning, hour, up to 15,000 americans are still stuck in that taliban controlled country. first, booster shots coming for all americans. mike memoli is at the white house. kerry sanders is in tampa floor, both of them covering real problems that scho
of course, there isn t much incentive as the top republican in the house is reported to have threatened his caucus with career sabotage if they should choose to participate but at a symbolic level, it sends a distinct message to black america this july 4th as nearly half of our federal legislators now overlook a mob with racists violating our people s house. and more than 100 of them voted last week to keep memorials to dead confederates in that house for generations to come. it s a message we have seen contended with since 1776, the idea that white separatists as still just as patriotic, if not more, than black soldiers and public servants. all that shortly, with the best guest possible. and we re keeping an eye on the white house south lawn, where the president will hold a july 4th event in just a couple of hours celebrating essential workers and what he calls independence from covid. meanwhile, the former commander in chief is just desperate to make fireworks. ladies and
9/11-style commission to investigate the capitol insurrection. next stop is the senate where its future is very much uncertain. republican leader mitch mcconnell said a commission is not needed. he s against it. he s telling his members to reject it. 35 republicans in the house did break ranks. they defy their leader keving mccarthy who s been working furiously behind the scenes. before the vote, an anonymous letter written by a capitol police officer was sent to congressional offices. we want to read the full letter. quote, we members of the united states capitol police write this letter to express our profound disappointment comments from both chambers expressing no need for an investigation into the january 6th insurrection. the cp were subjected to hours and hours of physical trauma cha has led to mental anguish. if you look around the building doors are still broken and windows missing. it goes on. on january 6th where some officers serve third last day in a u.s. cap