grieve them. but we start with the latest news from the administration on covid. in a briefing that just wrapped up, the cdc continued to add new details to the plan to get kids back in the classroom safely, a priority for joe biden in the first 100 days. dr. anthony fauci also offered an update on treating covid. the day s headlines are equal parts tragic and hopeful. the front page of the new york times offered a graphic display of the depth and breadth of the loss, 500,000 dots. each one representing a life lost to covid-19. we ve lost the equivalent of the entire population of atlanta, georgia. another way to look at it, more americans have died from covid than were lost in any foreign war in our country s history. the washington post points out if we were to list each name on an monument by a vietnam memorial, it would need to reach 87 feet high. but there s good news on the horizon, real tangible reason for hope. across the country cases are dropping to new levels
why are you arresting her? let her go. why are you arresting her? tell us now. why are you arresting her? cite it! give me a reason why you are arresting her. give me a reason why you are arresting her. let her go! why are you arresting her? she is an elected representative. why are you arresting her? why are you arresting her? that was georgia state representative park cannon being arrested and removed from the capitol in handcuffs last night. it happened while the governor brian kemp signed a bill that restricts ballot access. and it s all based on the lie that there was vast voting fraud in that state. remember, republicans told us there was not. representative cannon faces two felony charges. president biden called republican efforts to limit voting rights un-american and sick. joining us now is georgia state representative erica thomas who you just heard on that cell phone video trying to defend her colleague while being arrested. representative, thank you
i did invoke my fifth amendment rights to every question not because i have done anything wrong. this is witch hunt. he pleaded the fifth not because he did something wrong, he says. we ll remind you what his ally, the former president, has to say about that right. taking the fifth, i think it s disgraceful. the mob takes the fifth. if you re innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? fifth amendment, fifth amendment, fifth amendment. horrible. horrible. the maga operative stone was pardoned by then-president president trump after being arrested and convicted on criminal charges related to the mueller probe. today stone refusing to answer questions about his attendance at pro-trump rallies in dc the day before the insurrection where he was seen with members of the far right terrorist group the oath keepers. also new today, alex jones deposition was postponed until tomorrow. and big news from mitch mcconnell, appearing to reverse course on the probe itself. it
politico writes, judge jackson quote described the actions of donald trump and others as a key driver of what would ultimately become the violent assault that left 140 police officers injured and four members of the mob dead adding quote jackson termly referred to trch s remarks when she described the goal of those leading the january 6th rally. she said their efforts deliberately stoked the flames of fear and discontent and explicitly encouraged attendees to go to the capitol to fight for one reason and one reason only, to make sure the certification of the election did not happen. her remarks follow commentary from a different federal judge last month who described one january 6th offender as, quote, a pawn in a game directed and played by people who should know better, the president and his allies in government. together, those rebukes ramp up calls for justice and accountability at this point seem to only be delivered by the january 6th committee. in the wake of significa
tonight, donald trump s new bid to get his georgia rico case tossed, claiming his 2020 election lies were protected by the first amendment as liz cheney warns that a second trump turn would truck torch the constitution. former democratic presidents formed the united from to keep joe biden in the white house. plus, read hoffman on the choice we face in november, and how ai could affect the election as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, everyone. i am in for stephanie ruhle. we are now 222 days away from the presidential election and today, one of donald trump s attorneys argued that the federal interference case should be tossed because of the first amendment and now trumps team says all the actions and those charges amount to protected political speech. this is a move that already failed in the federal election interference case and also part of the trump strategy to file as many motions as possible to delay the actual trials. trumps busy lega