And in a Longshot Bid to get them back, the texas house speaker, a republican, put a jet on standby, offering those democrats a free ride home. As you can guess, they said thanks, but no thanks. And then theres the socalled audit in Arizonas Maricopa County that continues with no end in sight. No reporting from the Associated Press finds only four singular cases of Voter Fraud in arizona. The a. P. Also reports two men have been plotting to blow up the democratic headquarters in sacramento. They discussed their plans through several messaging apps according to a. P. , one message reading, quote, after the 20th, we go to war. Their hope, according to the reporting, was to ignite a movement, a movement based on that Big Lie A lie that continues. This weekend were learning more about how that came to be, taking shape on Election Night when trump falsely claimed victory. The Washington Post published excerpts of a new book by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig titled i alone can fix it. Throu
But tHere was i lot of surprise about why Fiez Ser going to be doing that. Why are tHey applying for this authorization, why is it necessary . THey talked about waning immunity but tHere arent studies that show waning immunity And pfizer didnt offer up any evidence of waning immunity. And this is a pharmaceutical company. THeyre supposed to specialize in data. THe only data tHey pointed to is this israeli data. So take a look. We discussed this wHen it came out this week. So israeli data presented with very little Backup Or Science behind it that tHe shot is 64 effective at preventing infection And this is still with tHe Delta Variant being prodominant And 93 effective at preventing severe disease And hospitalization. That second number is tHe more important. 93 effect as preventing hospitalization. That is an excellent vaccine. Few vaccines are that effective. Why is Pfizer All Of A Sudden basically saying almost like its own Product Isnt working as well as tHey would like sense. An t
And facebooks Oversight Board upholds the companys decision to suspend trump from the Social Media Platform but said facebook must review the decision to block trump within six months. Lets discuss now. Joining me now White House Correspondent john harwood and former congressman charlie dent. He is now a political them. Gentlemen, good evening. So charlie, lets start with you. Liz cheney warning that trumps language can provoke violence again. In her new op ed she writes this. Trump is seeking to unravel critical elements of our constitutional structure that make democracy work, confidence in the result of elections and in the rule of law. Shes choosing truth over power. Shes pretty much alone. When they cut her loose, what should any remaining republicans do . Well, don, youre right. She is being canceled right now for standing up for truth. For standing up for democracy. For protecting the constitutional order. Shes doing all the right things. Sadly, like i said before, a leader with
Schumer is expected to have or begin debating two bills already passed by the house, the Freedom To Vote Act and the john lewis Voting Rights advancement act. Schumer is going ahead over almost sure to be defeated manchin, neither of them are agreeing to the filibuster to make those bills law. Martin luther king jr. s family led a Voting Rights march and afterward his son called the white house asking them to act. Our democracy stands on the brink of serious trouble. History will be watching what happens tomorrow. Black and Brown Americans will be watching what happens tomorrow. In 50 years, students will read about what happens tomorrow and know whether our leaders have the integrity to do the right thing. Earlier today President Biden also renewed his call for senators to pass Voting Rights legislation. Its no longer just about who gets to vote, its about who gets to count the vote and whether your vote counts at all. Its about two insidious things, Voter Suppression and election sub
That could actually save my life from a deadly virus. It did not occurred to me, one year ago, that we would be having discussions like the one you just had. That people are actively working against getting a vaccine for a virus that is still active, and still killing people. To the point where a states governor is putting on the line, the individual careers of all the guardsmen and women, to who he is giving advice about what is going to happen to them if they dont get the vaccine. Which is in split stately discouraging them from doing it. It is just an astonishing thing. It is when you think about all the heroism that weve seen from National Guard members, from oklahoma, a national have stepped up to distribute vaccines, who have done so much on covid. For them to be road kill for this governor. They are the front line. Thank you for bringing that story to our attention rachel. Have a good moment will see you tomorrow. Thanks. And of course tonight we begin with a new coronavirus, on