proud boys, and oath keepers, plan to attend the rally. which is designed to demand justice for the hundreds of people, who have been charged in connection with january s insurrection. the associated press ads that discussions are underway about whether to reinstall the fence that was put up around the capitol after the riot. political reports that a new court filing shows prosecutors who reviewed body cam footage concluded that january six riders committed more than 1000 assaults on federal officers. meanwhile in texas, the states ban on abortion after six weeks is raising fears about the future, of roe v. wade. the new measure is the nation s strictest state level abortion ban. and it went into effect today after the supreme court did not act on a request to block it. under the law, private individuals can sue anyone who performs an abortion or helps a woman obtain one. today the white house wasted no time in voicing objections to the ban. this law blatantly violates the
looking at are what is standing in the way of a full investigation of the attack on our nation s capitol. it is the latest evidence that the former party of lincoln and reagan is now the party of insurrection, solely focused on party over country, terrified at what the commission might find and that the conclusions would be politically damaging and hurt them in the 2020 midterms. majority leader chuck schumer addressed this during remarks on the senate floor following the vote. this vote has made it official. donald trump s big lie has now fully enveloped the republican party. trump s big lie is now the defining principle of what was once the party of lincoln. we all know what is going on here. senate republicans chose to defend the big lie because they believe anything that might upset donald trump could hurt them politically. we ve all lived through the horrors of january 6th. shame on the republican party for trying to sweep the horrors of that day under the rug because
the governor deployed the national guard to brooklyn center. hundreds of people ended up clashing with police, looting and more over the death of 20-year-old daunte wright. police say they tried to arrest him. during a traffic stop over an outstanding warrant. an officer shot him as he tried to drive away. wright drove several blocks, hit a vehicle and then died at the scene. this all happened about 10 miles from where the trial of derek chauvin in taking place. chauvin, the former police officer on trial charged with murdering george floyd. some 20 businesses damaged in the protesting. there are reports of someone firing on a police station. now more national guard troops could be on the way as daunte wright s family is asking for peace. he is only 20 years old. he shouldn t have died. i don t want all of this. i don t want all of this. i just want my baby home. that s all i want. i want him to be home. i don t want everybody out here chanting and screaming and yelling. i
this morning s first congressional hearing on the capitol insurrection, key testimony from officials who have not spoken publicly until now. but first, our conversation with dr. anthony fauci this morning. we began by talking about the incredible loss of life from the pandemic. as you look back over this year, have you concluded that it was our political positions and political division that led to this death toll? i certainly think that that s part of it. it was very complicated situation. and one we re dealing with a very formidable virus to begin with. so anything that s not at its top peak in addressing it in the most appropriate way is going to lead to the kinds of things, the experience. so i have said i believe it s the case when you have a common enemy, you ve got to pull together in the same way. it s like people on a crew team rowing in the same direction. you can t have disparate responses. and unfortunately, there s a lot of good about the differences in state
it is finally warming up in texas. but the devastating remains. millions are still without clean water or enough food to eat. as we are now learning the stories of people who froze to death in their sleep during this crisis. we ll get the latest from there and also this national catastrophe. half a million people have now died from covid in the united states of america. that is more than the number of americans who died on the battlefields of world war i, world war ii and the vietnam war combined. it s also more than double the next highest global death toll in brazil. this evening, president biden and vice president kamala harris will hold a moment of silence and candle-lighting seiche money to commemorate all those who have lost their lives to covid. and that comes in stark contrast to the words and actions of the previous president who consistently downplayed the coronavirus pandemic throughout his entire time in the oval office. here are just a few of the countless exampl