Operating trains from london to paris called it a coordinated act of malice. Tonights ceremony will see athletes carried on boats on the River Sun in front of 20,000 spectators. The scene live at a Railway Station in paris on the river seine. Sncf has said the high Speed Rail Network has been targeted by what it has cooled malicious acts aimed at paralysing the system, we understand several high Speed Tgv lines have been hit at the west, North And East of paris and queues forming at Gare Montparnasse serving the west of the capital. The Transport Minister in france a short time ago strongly condemned what he called criminal acts that he said would affect Peoples Holiday plans. A number of trains have been cancelled and sncf has said the situation could last a while repairs are conducted. The Sports Minister described the attacks appalling and said the impact on the public and olympic athletes was being assessed. We know more than 300,000 spectators are expected in Paris Today alone for
There was no widespread or organized or partisan fraud in the 2020 election. There wasnt even small scale fraud. Many americans see through this employ and some are fighting back against it. This week former Texas Congressman Beto Orourke And Dr. Barber with the poor Peoples Campaign will embark on a three Day March to protest the restrictive voting bills that republicans there are trying to enact. Meanwhile, democratic state lawmakers from texas are coming up on their third week in washington, d. C. As long as they are able, the Legislature Cant reach a quorum which prvents republicans from passing the restrictives i thei. President biden has spoken out against the tactics calling it a 21st century jim Crow Assault but the question remains, what will he do about it . Testimon democrats want reform of the Filibuster Rule so that they can implement federal protections through the John Lewis Act and for the people act. Here is what Jim Clyburn told me last hour about the president s cont
Back when Abraham Lincoln was a congressman. Embarrassing details behind some of this Nations Infrastructure needs. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We start today with the Politics Lead and a harsh Reality Check for a party that thought controlling the white House And Senate and House Of Representatives might actually translate to power. Today nearly every single democratic priority seems stalled on Capitol Hill. On Infrastructure President biden just wrapped up a call with the lead republican negotiator, but were both sides hundreds of billions apart, the White House is already starting to look at Plan B waiting in the wings. Then theres the expansive election reform bill. Thats failed to earn the support of key democratic senator Joe Manchin even after a meeting with civil rights Leaders Today this, while efforts at policing reform also remain at a standstill. So President Biden will leave the United States in just hours for his first international trip as Commander In Chief wit
years will we see another time where we have this combination of demonstrated need, bipartisan interest, and a supportive president who is committed not just to the infrastructure itself but to the jobs we re going to create. and in a surprise to no one, republicans are trying to pick the plan apart. uh, when people think about infrastructure, they re thinking about roads, bridges, ports, and airports. that s a very small part of what they re calling an infrastructure package that does so much more than infrastructure. yes, the legislation does go beyond bridges and tunnels and roads. it looks to bolster internet access, caregiving, and america s schools, all things needed for our society to operate. but if democrats are looking toward the future, republicans are stuck in the past. the 2020 elections, to be specific. they re still fuming over those results and continuing to introduce new legislation to limit access to the ballot box. we re not just talking about georgia
testimony in the trial of derek chauvin. former police officer charged with the murder of george floyd. the defense team arguing that the drug use killed him. the question is what do the jurors think? and senate minority leader says president biden s package won t get support from republicans. and following in the footsteps of georgia. texas lawmakers advance a sweeping elections bill that place restrictions on the vote are process. major corporations forcing opposition to the measure. will we see it signed into law? it s way too early for this. good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that is happy to see the word friday written in the teleprompter. i m kasie hunt. we will start with the news. day four of the derek chauvin trial had a wide range of testimony from medical to personal to the procedures for restraint. paramedic derek smith and seth bravinder did not see signs of life as they arrived. courteney ross, george floyd s girlfriend of three years, told t