Dont go anywhere. But we begin tonight with the appalling Rightwing Reaction to the gutwrenching testimony we heard yesterday. That hearing was a reminder that without the heroic efforts by the d. C. And Capitol Police that day, the insurrection of January 6th could have been far worse. At the very least, the sworn testimony of those brave officers conveyed the Lifethreatening Struggle they endured on the Front Lines as they tried to repeal a determined and violent mob Of Trump supporters. And thats what makes the reaction from rightwing Cable Hosts and republican members of congress so incredibly shameful. Last night numerous Tv Personalities on Fox News mocked the investigation. They downplayed the insurrection and ridiculed the officers who risked their lives that day. Heres just a fraction of what they said. The whole thing turned into in the eyes of many nothing more than performance art. Lets see if we can impeach and Smear And Slander Donald Trump one more time. The theatrics we
They shared their experience defending the u. S. Capitol on that day against the mob of Trump Rioters who stormed the capitol to prevent the certification of Joe Biden as the democratically elected president. On January 6th for the first time i was more afraid to work at the capitol than in my entire deployment to iraq. The rioters called me traitor. A disgrace. And shouted that i, i, an Army Veteran and Police Officer should be executed. The rioters attempted to breach the capitol were Shouting Trump sent us. Pick the right side. We want trump. I heard officers screaming in agony, in pain, just an arm left from me. I didnt know at that time but that was officer hodges, and Heres Today to testify. I too was being crushed by the rioters. I could feel myself losing oxygen, and Recall Thinking to myself this is how im going to die, defending this entrance. I ended up on My Hands and knees, and blind. The medical mask i was wearing at the time to protect myself from coronavirus was pulled
Down. The daily average is now less than 300,000 people a day getting vaccinated versus when the daily peak was at one time more than 3 Million. In june, more than 99 of hospitalizations and deaths in the u. S. Were among the unvaccinated. The Delta Variant of course accounts for 58 now of all new covid cases. One Health Official sees it this way. America is splitting into two nations, the vaccinated and the infected. Lets go to florida and infectious Disease Expert says there has been a 125 jump in cases since june. Cnns Leyla Santiago joins us from miami. So hospital officials are telling you theyre seeing more Covid Patients who are in their 30s and 40s. Reporter right, victor. Where we are right now, the jackson health system, they said just over the past weekend they saw more than double the covid19 patients than they had earlier in the month. When you talk to the experts, when i spoke to the infectious Disease Expert earlier, she was quick to point out that a big issue here, most
Bills. They staged a walk out last month to block earlier elections legislation. Joining me now from texas is Jane Tim. You have been following the story very closely. What can you tell us about what the plan is for texas democrats . Lawmakers dont feel like they have any options to negotiate. They spent the weekend in conversations and they feel like they just need to move forward and that for them is leaving the state for the first time in 18 years or so. Theyre planning to just leave the state until the session ends. It can last up to 30 days. Were a few days in so theyre going to Washington Dc for three weeks where they hope to put a spotlight on this legislation as well as lobby for federal voting legislation. They see that as the end game. Governor Greg Abbott can just keep calling Special Sessions and asking them to pass the special legislation. This is what they think can stop it for now and help put a spotlight on the ultimate solution. You say theyre coming here to Washington
Also warning of a strong likelihood of new variants which could be more dangerous and more difficult to control. Were going to go now to Cnn Stephanie Elam in Los Angeles County where officials are bringing back Mask Man Date even for those fully vaccinated. What led to this decision . The numbers. Its easy when you look at the data. Its really clear what is happening here. Since the state reopened on june 15th, l. A. County said they have seen a 700 700 increase in num of cases coming through. June 15th it was half a percent. Yesterday it was 3. 7 . They are saying numbers are showing us that everything is going in the wrong direction. Theres been 1,000 plus new cases every day for the last century days. That is why they are saying beginning tomorrow night, masks will be required indoors whether in a restaurant, if youre inside a store, go into the theater. Where ever you are going, restaurants as well, its going to be like where you sat down before, take your mask off after your orde