Paying jobs. In washington, both parties in the house are gearing up for a vote on a select committee to investigate the january 6th insurrection at the capitol. Nancy pelosi is going to appoint a member. It is possible that commission vote will proceed without any gop support. Meanwhile, in florida, shocking new foed yoez from the miami haurld show damage in the condo buildings garage just two days before the collapse. Later this hour, we re going to bring you an update on the manhattan district attorney s case against the trump organization. But we begin this hour in washington, d. C. , where that planneded committee to investigate the january 6th insurrection is drawing fire from the gop who are accusing democrats to attempt to conduct a partisan investigation. Joining me now is pbs news hour correspondent. Also with us, our national political reporter. Do you have any indication that some republicans, perhaps someone like liz cheney or adam kinsinger who voted to impeach president
Hoping to get through some big pieces of business before leading tower for the july 4th holiday, including a vote on a select committee to investigate the january 6th riot at the capitol. And jen psaki saying the president will do all he can to make sure the bipartisan infrastructure deal reached last week reaches his desk. The president looks forward to and expects to sign each piece of legislation into law. He s going to work his heart out getting both of them across the finish line. We also continue to follow the developmentes from florida where the death toll if last week s partial collapse of a beach side condo complex near miami has unfortunately risen to ten as rescuers continue their painstaking efforts to find 151 people still unaccounted for. And the u. S. Supreme court giving a much needed win to the transgender community. What it rejected a appeal by a virginia school board to reinstate the transgender bathroom ban. We ll have more on that later this hour. We begin with wha
Tennis match and one tennis superstar. Thank you for being here, everyone. At this hour, president biden is getting ready to leave the white house. He is going to oklahoma. He is there to commemorate the tulsa race massacre. 100 years ago a white mob attacked a prosperous black neighborhood killing hundreds of men, women, and children n 24 hours, 35 city blocks were destroyed in what is thought to be the single worst event of white supremacist violence against africanamericans in our nation s history. The white house says that the president is not only heading there to honor those lives lost in the tragic legacy left behind, but also to announce steps today to try to help close the racial wealth gap. Let s go there. Abby philip is joining us from tuls ya tulsa. What are we hearing from biden today? today is all about commemorating what was lost 100 years ago during the tulsa race massacre. Also, marking what happens in the 100 years since that massacre. Which was the disinvestment of t
Everyone. Let s begin. Today is a somber day for our country and a very important day. A day to remember a man who has become a symbol in the fight for racial equality and police reform in america. One year ago a white police officer in minneapolis murdered george floyd. His killing sent shock waives thro shock waves throughout the country. But america s reckoning with racial injustice is far from over. Far from solved. A jury convicted floyd s murderer derek chauvin last month. He will be sentenced, he is set to be sentenced next month. But will there be lasting change after floyd s killing? we re being joined by our reporter from minneapolis. How does it feel there to mark this anniversary? well, kate, celebration of george floyd s life and legacy is going to kick off a day of remembrance and reflection on this anniversary. That s going to start a little later this morning. It will be highlighted by those that have been devastated by police violence themselves. But even this year lat
alleged from the beginning which is the impetus for the new draconian voting restrictions in georgia, the impetus for it was the set of lies told by president trump. and on behalf of president trump after he lost georgia in the presidential election in 2020 this is what all the critics of georgia republicans have been claiming about where this voting restriction bill came from in john john. georgia republicans as of today are admitting that criticism is true. that these new voting restrictions they passed into law is all based on trump s lies from the last election. this is really the fallout from the ten weeks of misinformation that flew in from mr. donald trump p. i went back over the weekend to look where this really started to gain momentum in the legislature. it is when rudy giuliani showed up in a couple committee rooms and spent hours sowing doubt across, you know, hours of testimony. yes, republicans in georgia just passed into law all the new voting restrictions in