finances. so plenty to get to. we begin with explosive remarks today during a heated hearing on anti-asian hate crimes, two days after that deadly shooting in atlanta amidst a rising wave of anti-asian attacks that have been documented. it was the first hearing in roughly 30 years. that s the context for the republican s remarks. he said he wants justice for the victims in atlanta. he worries about policing free speech and invoked lynching, which broke a fiery rebuke from the democrat testifying. i think there is old sayings in texas about find the rope in texas and get a taller tree. my concern about this hearing is it seems to want to venture into the policing of rhetoric. your president and your party and your colleagues can talk about issues with any other country that you want. but you don t have to do it by putting a bulls eye on the back of asian-americans across the country, on our grandparents, on our kids. this hearing was to address the hurt and pain of our com
o donnell: we return now to that day that will live in infamy. 80 years ago today, america was divided on whether or not to join a world war, but that was about to change. here again is cbs john dickerson. reporter: just before japanese planes swarmed, president franklin delano roosevelt surveyed his stamp collection. in the paper that day, the navy secretary boasted about the strength of the fleet. america was not at war, and didn t want to be. all of that changed in an instant. japan has done what roosevelt could not do unify a deeply divided nation. reporter: americans who would later become known as the greatest generation endured blackouts, rationing, and workplace changes familiar to those of us restricted in the covid age. the new york times wrote, many workers are feeling essential for the first time. she s making history working for victory, rosy, the riveter