We are ending this week on a highnote of truth. So many lies about what really happened. Today the justice department releasing more videos of horrific violence. This video is graphic. Their acts, what they did was graphic and a lot of profanity. It is not only disturbing but downright frightening. We need to keep watching these videos because people are lying of what happened or saying it is just tourists visiting the capitol that day. No, they work for us, [ bleep ] that. So much for law enforcement. Is it embarrassing to watch that? should be. Does it anger you? it should. Is it frustrating? yes. No violence, right? that s what they said? that man in the camouflage jacket you saw shoves and punches one of the police officers is identified as scott farland. He s a gym owner in new jersey, a judge is holding him in jail for trial because he s too dangerous. We [ bleep ] storm them, i know we stormed the capitol. [ bleep ] you. There you go, he s patriot and tourist, just another touri
What will be necessary to get that bill passed. Democrats began rallying around the proposal in earnest after stacey abrams publicly promoted the compromise plan which includes making election day a public holiday, mandating at least 15 consecutive days for early voting, banning partisan gerrymandering, making automatic voter registration through the states dmvs and requiring voter id to prove who you are. It comes amidst sham audits such as the one going on in arizona. It continues to grow across the country. In mlg mlg conservative activists delivered several thousand petitions demanding a forensic audit. They were reportedly endescribed with bible verses and anointed with oil before being handed over. If one said if you wonder why we re doing it at the prayer rally, that s because we recognize it is a spiritual rally. He compared the 2020 election with the persecution of jesus christ. As noted by joss len benson a forensic audit is not a thing. With how to stop the ninja aud ilt sha
U. S. Businesses. What we know and how we should respond. The chair of the house intelligence committee, democratic congressman adam schiff of california will join me ahead. A source confirms to nbc news federal prosecutors are indeed looking into whether congressman matt gaetz obstructed justice. It s all part of their investigation into potential sex crimes involving the congressman. We ll have the latest on that coming up. Welcome to thursday. It is meet the press daily. I m chuck todd. The president and congress have a dilemma on hand when it comes to our democracy. It s bigger than simply trying to come to an agreement on say january 6th commission and bigger than any single priority, even the hr1 sweeping bill on voting rights. What i m talking about is the move among republicans at the state level aiming to give trump allies more power to subvert election results, essentially rig the umpires, buy off the umps. A lot of conversations about voting laws has been about voting access
we ve taken one more giant step. this bill will get checks out the door. many lying in bed at night staring at the ceiling wondering, will i lose my job or insurance or my home? over 85% of american households will get direct payments of $1,400 per person. we have just this. former president barack obama applauding former vice president, obama tweeting elections matter and we re seeing why. congratulations to the biden administration and to the american people on a covid relief bill that will improve the lives of families across the country. our congressional correspondent jessica dean on capitol hill and jessica, the senate passage that was the major hurdle, the president s relief plan had to clear and it wasn t easy but of course, raiding in the final h hours and when will americans see the payments? reporter: now the bill will go back over to the house and the vote is set on tuesday so they ll move pretty quickly here. once that passes the house and just passing those
one of their strike. i m michelle griego. i m ken ken. teachers demanding higher pay and smaller class sizes, they ve been picketing since early this morning and holding a rally right now. the march to the school district headquarters near by. we have team coverage on the oakland teachers strike. kiet do looking at the impact the strike is having on thousands of students and parents. first anne makevec is live with the teacher rally and march on day one, anne. reporter: yeah, hundreds of people have gathered here right outside oakland city hall, we are talking teachers, parents and students leaving local schools empty right now. the teachers here to reiterate their demands and then they are planning to walk to the district office on broadway to make sure their voices are heard. oakland teachers among the lowest paid in almeda county. with salaries ranging from 46 to $85,000. and today they are fighting for more. we have stood up and said enough is enough. teachers a