Secretary of state. This was a very partisan line of inquiry from those republicans. One thing that was missing notably yesterday was detailoriented lines of questions, right, that went into what the biden administration did and what they didnt do because a lot of these republicans were just digging their heels in questioning the biden Administrations Decision to withdraw in the first place, not exactly how that was executed. Now, the Secretary Of State has another Hearing Today before the senate foreign relations committee, so well see if they get into some more details during that hearing. It will be good to get more information, actual information there. Kylie, i thank you so much for that. Nice to see you. New day continues right now. And a very good morning to viewers here in the United States and around the world. It is tuesday, september 14th. Im Brianna Keilar alongside John Berman on this beautiful new day. Today voters in california will decide Governor Gavin Newsoms Fate in
But we are going to begin with the latest on charlottesville. We are there removing those confederate relics. It s been a long time coming you might say according to the charlottesville city councilman michael payne. The statues were at the center of the rallies that took place four years ago or in 2017 and of course resulted in the death and the injuries of many people there in charlottesville. These are the live pictures that we re getting in right now from charlottesville. We were told that the removal will happen sometime within our hours and of course now we re starting to see some heavy equipment pulling through into the downtown area. It s actually two different monuments that will be removed, lindsey, one of them is of robert e. Lee that s been there nearly 100 years, the other one is of stonewall jackson. And this was all approved by the city council and was fought all the way up to the supreme court. That is why this is happening today. We are going to bring in right now coun
Introduced at least 389 bills that would restrict voting access. 22 of those bills have already been signed into law in 14 states. And at least 61 others are quickly moving through republican dominated legislatures in 18 states including one in texas likely on its way to becoming enacted. Vice president harris made remarks today about protecting voting rights at howard university a few hours ago where she announced she and the president have directed the dnc to expand its i will vote initiative with an investment of $25 million. Yes, it is early and we have never really started this early before, but, folks, it is never too early to defend your rights. So with these new laws that have been passed or they re trying to pass we have to start now to finish strong. The people must be able without hinderance, without obstacle, certainly without insurmountable obstacle, to decide our country s future. With this $25 million, the democrats are investing in the tools and technology to register v
Not forget the last american hostage held by the taliban. And his sister joins us for an exclusive interview. Welcome to the lead. I m jake tapper. We begin today with breaking news in our politics lead. President biden just moments ago making an impassioned highprofile speech on voting rights in the united states as civil rights activists and progressives criticize the president for not having done enough on the issue. Speaking in front of a crowd in the city of philadelphia, the president called various stateled efforts to limit ballot access unconscionable and unamerican. And he slammed republicans who continue to tell lies about the 2020 election. The big lie is just that, a big lie. America, if you lose, accept the results. You follow the constitution, you try again. You don t call facts fake and then try to bring down the american experiment just because you re unhappy. That s not statesmanship. [ applause ] that s not statesmanship. That s selfishness. That s not democracy. It s
Company. He ran what is a wellworn play for his multiple brushes with criminal investigations calling the probe, which was boosted by a united states supreme court decision that cleared the path for trump s financial records to be turn over to the new york investigators a, quote, scorched earth attempt to harm him. The charges come as the twice impeached expresident is stepping back into the political limelight as a rogue kingmaker in the adherence to the big lie, the one that incited the deadly insurrection and is at the intersection of current warnings about domestic violent extremism. An indictment of the company that carries his name strikes a blow to the former president just as he has resumed holding rallies. Even if trump parlays the charges into some immediate good will from his supporters, he has denounced the investigation as political persecution, he could face the costly distraction of a trial if he attempts to mound another presidential campaign. And there are reasons for