it struck fear into the hearts of millions and also killed millions of people every year until a vaccine came along and eradicated it. anti-vaxers have been around as long as vaccines themselves. can you imagine if back then there was a major political party backing them up. fast forward to 2021 and that s exactly where we are now. kevin mccarthy, the republican leader and colt 45 groupie tweeting in all cap rant, no vaccine mandate period. the governor is threatening the fine cities and counties that require workers to be vaccinated while passing the mike to anti-vaxers at his press conference. no one should tell you what to put in your body. for me, that s a problem. that s a lot. that s not true. wait a minute. what was that part about how no one should tell you how what o put in your body and about your body. has the texas governor received that message? you think we could agree on this one thing, staying alive. keeping our children alive, our parents. a large cdc rep
where ever it goes even if it leads to trump s doorsteps. let me ask you something, will you call trump? let me say this, we ll have a good commitment and professional investigators and we ll have the best that we have to offer to help us to conduct this investigation. where ever the facts lead us, chris, we ll call. the facts lead you to trump, will you call trump? if the facts lead us there and our investigators say that best interest, we ll look at it. there is something ironic and poetic that this is all happening when the country is celebrating the american reserve aleutian and others are fighting an american evolution. the footage released by the new york times this week paints a frightening picture of what was happening on the steps of capitol on that faithful day of january. reporter: some hear as words to call for action. you have to show strength. you have to be strong. yeah! take the capitol building. take the capitol right now! we ll be march
good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is monday, june 7. if democrats were hoping to pass a voting rights bill or end the filibuster, joe manchin just tossed a giant monkey wrench into their plans. the democratic senator from west virginia saying he will not support either, an enormous setback for manchin and the president. he said the best way to the right to vote and holding elections has become too partisan. senator joe manchin said he would vote against the we the people act, shutting the door on a voting rights reform on capitol hill. manchin defended his position in an op-ed writing, voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen. i think it s the wrong piece of legislation to bring the country together and unite our country, and i m not supporting that because i think it would divide us further. i don t want to be in a country that s further divide
in 2019 then justice ruth bider ginsburg said that nine seems to be a good number and wondering what the fuss is about, why would they consider changing the number on the u.s. supreme court. the president during the campaign promised that 180-day commission to look at multiple issues on the court including potentially expanding it. the white house this week announced it s kicking that off through an executive order and six month before the president receives that report. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell blasted that calling an on the judiciary. and he said that president biden campaigned on lowering the temperature and the divided nation, if he meant it looking at the antiquated idea and hawking it. it was president franklin roosevelt who wanted more on the high court and his plan failed, what we call court packing. he violated no law and he was absolutely correct, but it was a bonehead idea, it was a terrible, terrible mistake to make. the commission itself. 36 mem
issues like this jump. reporter: former president trump is amplifying greene s message at a florida fundraiser last night according to a gop source who heard the remarks. blasting the 13 republicans who voted for the infrastructure bill. a bill that will improve america s highways, bridges, airports and trains and will get broadband internet to more americans. on the airwaves, house republicans put out a deceptive add this week. using images from trump s presidency to depict chaos under biden. democrats can t protect our streets and democrats can t protect the border. reporter: democrats are calling out republican leaders framing their silence as a choice to support violence and chaos. they are repeatedly glorifying violence. and it s not as if this is without the backdrop of the violence of january 6th. there s such a stark contrast here in how republican leaders are responding. they have been silent when it comes to gosar s video and these other examples and they