our saturday night panel. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. we begin with voting rights. today marks one year since the death of congressman and civil rights icon john lewis. ceremonies took place this afternoon in nashville to celebrate his life. in san diego, the u.s. navy named a ship in his honor. house speaker nancy pelosi spoke at the christening of the usns john lewis . it s fitting that we honor john lewis with this formidable ship, because john lewis was a warrior. this ship will be a beacon to the world, reminding all who see it of the persistence and courage of john lewis. the bill that bears his name, the john lewis voting rights act is currently stalled in congress. many democrats say passing it is critical to ensuring equal access to the voting booth. among them are more than 50 democratic members of the texas state legislature. they fled their state to pass block passage of restrictive voting laws.
also, movie theater stocks are having a rough week as investors worry about the delta variant. what does this mean for the movie industry, which just started bouncing back? we ll discuss all of that with our saturday night panel. from nbc news new york headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. . we begin with voting rights. today marks one year since the death of congressman and civil rights icon john lewis. ceremonies took place this afternoon in nashville to celebrate his life. in san diego, the u.s. navy named a ship in his honor. house speaker nancy pelosi spoke at the christening of the usns john lewis . it s fitting that we honor john lewis with this formidable ship, because john lewis was a warrior. this ship will be a beacon to the world, reminding all who see it of the persistence and courage of john lewis. the bill that bears his name, the john lewis voting rights act is currently stalled in congress. many democrats say passing it i
we ll dive into all of that happening, that s happening in the world of popular culture and social media with the comedian and a panel of experts. also, inhumane coaching, unrealistic pressures, some gymnast are blowing up everything we know about the world of gymnastics chelsea memmel, the seventh most decorated female gymnast in the entire history of the united states joins me just ahead. welcome to the week. president biden s european vacation continues today in the uk. chill vibes. today was day two of the g7. the focus was on global infrastructure. combatting china s growing influence and pandemic recovery and prevention, president biden continued his one-on-one meetings with nato world leaders. during his sit down with emmanuel macron, the message was clear. america is back. the united states have said before we re back, the u.s. is back. we feel very strongly about the cohesion of nato and i for one think that the european union is an incredibly strong and vibr
thanks for staying with us. and welcome to the second hour of ayman. still so much to get. to minority control with the filibuster still in play in the senate. the minority party effectively dictates what does and doesn t actually get past. we re going to explain how that is actually impacting the hugely consequential negotiations this week on biden s bill back better legislation. then, if you ve been on facebook at any point in the last 18 months, you re probably ready to throw your phone. or at least, certainly threw out the window. so, why is breaking up with the social media giant so hard to do? plus, president biden delivered his first united nations speech as president. i m going to ask my saturday night panel to grade his wheat on the world stage. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. all right, so if it wasn t clear before. in the past few weeks have shown that the filibuster has got to go. the parliamentary procedure, which is not even mentioned in the u.s. constit
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