letting us dive into your hour, and thanks to all of you for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times, i ll see you tomorrow for deadline white house. rachel we turn it over to you. got bless you, nicole. it has been a remarkable hour on msnbc. i m so grateful for my colleagues and for colleagues in particular like nicole who can handle the emotional weight of what she just did there. that was just what a service. tomorrow night here is going to be a very big deal as well, which nicole alluded to at the end of her hour there. as you know, president biden is going to be giving his first prime time address to the nation on the issue of covid on the one-year anniversary of the declaration of the worldwide pandemic. we re going to have chris hayes at the lincoln memorial tomorrow coming out of that speech doing a special hour of his own. looking back at what we ve been through the past year but also looking ahead towards us being back together again
election day, among a ton of other things. if the two bills pass, big if, what happens to the country and our elections? dana: you will never have another fair election. their goal is to federalize national elections, the states would have no say in voter rights and americans, why would they go to the poll if they know we ll never get another republican elected, they are not trying to disguise their plan, it is out in the open. the three voter bills are being floated on the senate side. chuck schumer is in the middle trying to discard the filibuster and have joe manchin with the plan. they went from hr1 to hr4, i don t know which they will portray to us so we can say no. it will take your individual right for free and fair election away if any of this passes. todd: that point about why would we head to the polls if
adequately safeguarded zbloo. the justice department supports that act. section 2 is what we have. section 5 is what we need. knowing the house has passed hr4 does the justice department support passage of the john lewis voting rights advancement act in the united states senate? yes, sir. thank you. on september 4th, 2021, d.o.j. announced an investigation into georgia prison conditions. the new york times reported that over 25 incarcerated persons died last year by confirmed or suspected homicide in georgia prisons and 18 homicides as well as numerous stabbings and beatings have been reported this year. what is the timeline for this investigation and will you commit to briefing the committee and the georgia delegation on the results of the inquiry? we are doing that
0 jurisdiction? any understanding is the judge i he held the warden in contempt but we haven t seen improvement. he asked for a review and the justice department is conducting a review. the marshals did an inspection the other day that was reported in the news and the civil rights division is examining the circumstances. this is the district of columbia jail not the prison system. as i explained to members i view the wearing of facemasks as a safety issue and important matter of order and decorum because i m responsible for preserving order and decorum in this committee i am requiring members of staff attending this hearing to wear facemasks. i came to this decision after the office of the attending physician released its guidance requiring masks in committee hearings some time ago. i note that some members are still not wearing masks. the requirement is that members wear masks at all times when not speaking. i will take members in compliance with this ruling to consideration
instrumental in passing the criminal justice reform bill. however, you know, the first step act is the first step act because it requires a second step, which a lot of times lands at the state level. i want to switch gears to voting rights. look, i looked at this voting bill that senator joe manchin has introduced. it s not terrible. it does beat back like the food and water restrictions in georgia. how confident are you that this bill will actually be able to pass and be implemented before congress goes on recess? well, this was an important step forward, but it was just a step and we have to complete the process and get both the freedom to vote act which contains some very important provisions as it relates to dealing with voter suppression along with hr4, the john robert lewis voting rights advancement act which will