Destroyed by a white mob that not only shot black tulsans in The Street killing innumerable people literally inpneumonia rated people, the total Death Toll not known to this day from the Tulsa Race Massacre, but they not only shot people in The Street but literally dropped home made Fire Bombs on the Greenwood Neighborhood from private aircraft. It was basically a war on that prosperous, black, american neighborhood. Incredibly, there are three elderly survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre who are alive to tell the tale today. They are all obviously over 100 years old. The three of them each met with President Biden Today in oklahoma. Well be talking about that more tonight including speaking with a descendent of survivors from greenwood who is now a State Representative in oklahoma in the tulsa area. President bidens pretty impassioned Speech Today in tulsa was, itself, news. As was that visit, itself. But he did also make some news that was somewhat unexpected in the content of those
Week was beset by a white mob. As the president said today it was not a riot. It was a massacre. Thousands of homes and businesses not only looted but burned to the ground. Whole blocks of homes and businesses and churches and newspapers and restaurants destroyed by a white mob that not only shot black tulsans in The Street, killing innumerable people, literally unnumbered people, the total Death Toll not known to this day from the Tulsa Race Massacre, but they not only shot people in The Street but they literally dropped home made Fire Bombs on the Greenwood Neighborhood from private aircraft. It was basically a war on that prosperous, black, american neighborhood. Incredibly, there are three elderly survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre who are alive to tell the tale today. They are all obviously over 100 years old. The three of them each met with President Biden Today in oklahoma. Well be talking about that more tonight, including speaking with a descendent of survivors from greenwoo
meanwhile, president biden is planning to stay focused on his agenda, getting his massive covid-19 relief package passed. one white house official saying it s unlikely biden will watch much of the trial on tv. and the number of coronavirus cases down 25% from the week before. joining me now, douglas brinkley, and john dean. so glad to have you both here on the eve of this historic event. john is the author of the book authoritarian nightmare: trump and his followers. good evening. doug, i want to speak with you first. we re just hours away from donald trump s second impeachment trial, happening at the scene of the crime, with jurors who are victims themselves. it s a critical week for the country. unbelievable week. we ll finally see what is the republican party, does it have a spine? and the evidence is so overwhelming against donald trump already that he should be impeached. i say that when bill clinton was impeached, we were not really even emailing, there were not iph
- [announcer] pray.com s bedtime bible stories calm your mind and ease your spirit. download pray.com to get the #1 app for prayer and sleep. the second impeachment trial of the former president begins in just a few hours. senate leaders laying out a set of rules giving each side, both house impeachment managers and trump s legal team, up to 16 hours to present their case. meanwhile, president biden is planning to stay focused on his agenda, especially getting his massive covid-19 relief package passed. one white house official saying it s unlikely biden will watch much of the trial on the tv. and there s some good news in the battle against coronavirus. the number of new cases last week down 20% from the week before. lots to talk about. joining me now cnn presidential historian douglas brinkley and former nixon white house counsel john dean. so glad to have both of you here on the eve of this historic event. by the way, john is the author of the book authoritarian night
states is telegraphing what s going to be on the table. it includes talk of missile placement and military exercises in europe. richard engel is in ukraine. he will join us later in the show with the latest. velshi begins now. good morning. we are ten months away from what may be the most consequential midterm elections in modern history. the insurrection that erupted into violence one year ago is not only not over, it s on the ballot. as if it s something to be debated and not lamented. the house select committee investigating the january 6 attack continues its work with bennie thompson saying the committee would like to speak to former vice president mike pence voluntarily, if possible, within the month. that s going to be interesting to see how that goes down. pence s press secretary saying he won t show without a subpoena. garland said they will go as high up as it needs to go to find justice and prosecute those who tried to undo american democracy from within. the fa