Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories and rightwing propaganda. At the centered of the Conspiracy Theory devoted is todays gop, which purges members who refuse to lie about the election and is engaged in a coordinated attempt to whitewash the horrors of the January 6 insurrection. The divide has left democrats to defend democracy, while republicans in their current form endanger everything from Minority Voting rights to an unearthing the truth about the deadly attack on the u. S. Capitol to racial equality. Punch Bowl News has a blunt assessment of the state of dysfunction in Congress Today just six months after the deadly insurrection at the u. S. Capitol. They write this, the two parties loathe each other as much as ever. Some democrats believe republicans threaten their physical safety, especially on the house side. Theres still mags outside the house doors. There have been shouting matches in the halls of the capitol. One house democrat moved her office because she did not feel safe
Were closely monitoring the weather and we now have our Weather Service embedded within our Search And Rescue teams to work closely to track for any changes that could impact the work to assure the safety of our first responders. Youve likely seen it by now, Demolition Crews Setting off explosives sunday to bring down the part of the tower still standing, officials taking no chance that is the remaining structure could top until this storm. Four more victims found since yesterday and 113 people still unaccounted for. Well have a live report from surfside in just a moment. First, lets bring in nbcs Katie Beck in Tampa And Meteorologist bill karins. Youre about a 4 1 2 Drive Hour Northwest of surfside in tampa. This isnt a monster storm, but those Surge Warnings sound ominous. I understand you have some Breaking News about the threat of tornados. Reporter Storm Surge the main concern here in tampa, but right now we are looking at a massive Tornado Watch throughout the state of florida ra
Effort to stop Joe Biden becoming president. The stunning Video Right here. Reporter proud boys started fighting the police And other in the mob pushed through the line. Over several minutes of the brutal fights at these steps. As of tonight, only one rioter had been sentenced. Though she avoided jail time. More than two dozens pleaded guilty And more than 500 arrested. Fbi still is hunting for more medium. Awarding of some we are about to show you contain bright, flashing lights. Disorienting strobe lights, thats real. The Washington Post reporting nearly 700 republicans filing Paper Work to run next year, at least a third have embraced trumps false claims about his defeat. Here is what they sound like on the campaign trail. Elections are the most sacred part of american democracy. I would like to talk to you about a project we have been working on at the capitol, called the Arizona Ballot Integrity project. Republicans soaking distrust And we are seeing the fallout in realtime. White
Dead. Weve heard republicans, including their Dear Leader himself, turn the rioters into victims and martyrs, even as video showed them beating police. We heard congressional republicans like Andrew Clyde even describe k it as, quote, a normal tourist video, and then widely reject a bipartisan commission to investigate the attack. What is also emerged in the past six months is a clearer picture of what happened on January 6th thanks to the governments have you had Yo Evidence released at the request of Nbc News and other organizations. Some of that new video shows police trying to rotate fresh officers to the frontlines of the siege. Slowly, guys. Were rotating out. Weve got a shield behind you. You go behind me. You, come here. Go, go. You, go. Ladies and gentlemen, back up joining me now is scott mcfarland, investigative reporter for nbc washington, michelle dean, nbc columnist. Scott, i want to start with you. Youve been going through and pouring through these cases against these in
York. And new this morning a dramatic controlled demolition overnight in surfside, florida. Late Last Night engineers used explosive charges to bring down what remained of the Shamplain Towers South so that search teams can continue look for searching for survivors more safely. Now it has been 12 Days Sin that huge chunk of the tower collapsed, 121 people remain unaccounted for. Officials have confirmed 24 people were killed. Cnns Natasha Chen is live for us this morning in surfside. Good morning to you. So it may seem counter intuitive to folks at home, but this full demolition is actually supposed to make the Recovery Efforts easier now. Explain how that works. Reporter thats right, laura. This is definitely safer now for Search And Rescue teams to continue. That space behind us between the buildings right there, thats where the Shamplain Towers South used to be, And now it is not. You cant see it from where we are anymore. That is Because the blast you just showed that happened just