a remarkable scheme playing ou right now in the tennessee capital, as you can see there. absolutely shocking scenes i tennessee today. we just saw the third of three votes on expelled expulsion, i will take you through what happened today just so you know, what s happening right now, three members were voted on to b expelled two african american members one white member they expelled, successfully, with a two thirds vote, to the two black members and did no expel the white woman who wa up as well they just held that vote kicking out three democrat from protesting gun violence it started a week ago, whe protesters descended on th state capitol, they were calling for lawmakers to pas gun control legislation after shooter had killed 39 year old and three adults at a privat elementary school in nashville the protesters made it into th gallery of the legislature, an those three democratic lawmakers, the ones that we sa today, justin jones, whose district is in nashville justin pea
tennessee today. we just saw the third of three votes on expelled expulsion, i will take you through what happened today just so you know, what s happening right now, three members were voted on to b expelled two african american members one white member they expelled, successfully, with a two thirds vote, to the two black members and did no expel the white woman who wa up as well they just held that vote kicking out three democrat from protesting gun violence it started a week ago, whe protesters descended on th state capitol, they were calling for lawmakers to pas gun control legislation after shooter had killed 39 year old and three adults at a privat elementary school in nashville the protesters made it into th gallery of the legislature, an those three democratic lawmakers, the ones that we sa today, justin jones, whose district is in nashville justin pearson, whose district is in memphis, and glori johnson, whose district is i knoxville, went to the front o the chamber
against the white woman state representative who joined with them in the protests we called for you all to ban assault weapons. and you respond with an assault on democracy i can say to you, the movement for justice can never die because the heart for justice can never be killed. we will talk about what the republican-led legislature did and the state s racial legacy with one of the ousted lawmakers. this hour, boiling point in the holy land on passover. ramadan and holy week, ahead of easter sunday, israel retaliates with air strikes, rockets fired after violence between had a m had a mass and gaga and israel evan gershkovich getting a hearing day in two weeks he has not been able to see u.s. diplomats. the former u.s. ambassador to russia john sullivan joining us today. good day, everyone i m andrea mitchell in washington with the fallout from the unprecedented move by a republican super majority of state lawmakers in tennessee, expelling the two 27-year-old bla
insurrection and the like between the politics and the law here it s my sense, they v got it back down somehow and it s hard for them to do i now legally. i have eight seconds, i gott say happy anniversary, what great run it s been, - i appreciate that, harry. thank you very much we ll see what happens. my strong suspicion has been well, the spectacle we saw unfold today which the super majority of republicans in the state house expelled along strictly partisan lines with n real precedent that we can fin in tennessee, history ar really across the country. members for a nonviolent protest, fairly brief in the house while, it s a violatio they say of the floor rules. and in so doing, as he watched the live pictures now. that s a steadier shot have pu tremendous amounts of attention,
house while, it s a violatio they say of the floor rules. and in so doing, as he watched the live pictures now. that s a steadier shot have pu tremendous amounts of attention, i think support behind the tennessee three, a representative pierson referre to him as. i just don t think it was very smart move by the house republican majority in the state of tennessee i think that they re probabl going to regret their actions. it s not just today but over the course of the week as time goes on. i don t think they got the better of either the argument, publicly, or better of the politics if that matters les than the merits. elie mystal, harry lippman thank you so much for joining. as i appreciate it that s all in on this thursday night. alice wagner tonight start right now.