you know, that s really the truth of what s happening here. on wednesday the fbi released new footage from the insurrection. now stick around and take a look at this video because when they call this a peaceful protest it s tantamount to spitting in the face of the american people and trying to convince us it s rain. just stop it. [ bleep ]. now next week the commission bill heads to the senate where it will join other house approved bills like the george floyd justice in policing act and the for the people act, the bill to protect voting rights, but because mitch mcconnell is opposed to the commission it will likely just be the latest in a long list of non-starters in the legislative graveyard known as the u.s. senate. joining me now is joe negose. very happy to have you with me this morning to break down all the things that are happening on the capitol. i want you first to take a listen to this sound bite from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and the reverse he
pfizer s proposal. hello, everyone, thank you so much for joining me on this mother s day, happy mother s day, everyone, i m fredricka whitfield. a shocking stumble now leading to confusion, a week after the kentucky derby. the winner of one of the most watched horse races in the world now under scrutiny. medina spirit. who who had a 12-1 shot at winning as tested positive for an excessive amount of an anti-inflammatory drug that is legal within certain amounts. the horse s famed trainer 68-year-old bob baffert is vowing to dispute the allegations saying his training team had not treated spirit with the drug. cnn s carolyn mano is here with more on this. what do we know about this drug in question, and whether the win is in jeopardy? well, rite now the win is not in jeopardy until additional testing comes back. these are commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs that are regulated, that treat things like joint inflammation. problems can occur, but i spoke with the trainer bob
not intervene. the judge seemed not to buy his lawyer s argument that there was, quote, no legislative purpose to the request replying january 6th happened at the capitol, literally, congress s house. and are you really saying the president s notes talking points have no bearing on the investigation? as it tries to piece it all together the committee listens to more voices behind closed. liz cheney telling politico they have completed over 150 interviews with a whole range of people connected to the events, connected to understanding what happened. that just gives you a sense it is a range of engagement, some formal interviews, some depositions, there really is a large amount of work under way. john eastman, of whom we learned even more stunning details this week, what he was planning before, during, even after the violent attack. the washington post reported that a pence aide while in hiding in the capitol basement with the vice president was told pence s action was to bla
and then, you know, tough transition, because the president is moved by what is taking place, but at the same time, you know, perhaps in the back of his mind or now the front of his mind now that he s made his way back to the white house is his economic agenda and what kind of obstacles are in his way. reporter: that s absolutely right, and one thing seems pretty clear, the white house, democrats up on capitol hill and the president, are at least prodding, if not pressuring, those key moderates, joe manchin of west virginia, even kyrsten sinema of arizona to get on board or at least give some guidance as to what it s going to take to get the bill social safety net legislation over the finish line, what seems clear, at least at the moment, is that the $3.5 trillion top line number is going to come down. not clear exactly what that final number will be, certainly, at this point. but we do know the president has been trying to reach out, trying to make the point, along with
serves. watchful. do you think the 2020 election was stolen from donald trump? chris, i ve been very clear from the beginning. if you look at the number of states, they didn t follow the state past laws that govern the election. so you think it was stolen? what i said is there are states that didn t follow their legislatively set rules. last time, i promise. do you think the election was stolen or not? it s not just, states that didn t follow laws set which the constitution says they re supposed to follow. you see states like georgia cleaning up the mess and people calling that jim crow law. that s a flat-out lie. speaking of lies, congressman liz cheney, once the number three republican in the house until she was ousted by him and others in her own party for having the audacity to tell the truth about the results of the 2020 election responded to steve with a crystal clear fact check and a roaring condemnation of that. she tweeted this. millions of americans ha