Welcome to our viewers in united states and all around the world, it s tuesday, june 1st. So how far are you willing to go to protect the vote? that s the question some democrats are asking this morning. In texas, democrats in the legislature there blocked a new restrictive voting bill by essentially walking out. Depriving the republicans of a quorum needed to pass the bill. Now that victory could be temporary as the republican governor greg abbott will soon call a special session to make it law. But some democrats are around the country pointing to texas, this is what we need to do, pull out all the stops to keep these laws from passing. And president biden, they suggest, isn t doing enough to help. Now for his part the president did condemn the texas bill as an assault on democracy, calling it, wrong and unamerican. And he offered up this warning democracy itself is in peril, here at home and around the world. President biden also called for a federal voter protections, which are cur
Democraticcontrolled house and then the attention turns to the senate where the minority leader mitch mcconnell announced his opposition saying he fears democrats will control the hiring of staff which is an issue that could be addressed if one was trying to fix the agreement instead of kill it. In moments one republican congressman who is defying his party and planning to vet yes on the commission will join us live, but let s start this hour with cnn s manu raju on capitol hill. Manu, as we stand by for this vote, you re learning that more republicans are trying to protect their futures and stave off any republican primary challenges by opposing this commission? yeah. Up thing that republican leaders are making clear is the concern that any investigation into january 6th, even a bipartisan commission selected by both sides to undermine their efforts to take back control of the house and senate next year. The concern is that bringing back the focus what have happened on january 6th, po
also this lunchtime. tighter covid restrictions will be brought in after boxing day in wales, as the first minister warns of an oncoming storm of omicron . four young children die in a house fire in south london a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. some christmas cheer on the high street there were better than expected retail sales in november, as people started their festive shopping early. inspired by strictly dance schools across the country say they re seeing more same sex couples signing up. edged, taken. and it was australia s day again in adelaide as england continue to struggle in the ashes. and coming up on the bbc news channel premier league clubs will meet on monday to discuss the impact of covid 19 on football, with newcastle boss eddie howe saying the game is on a knife edge. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the liberal democrats have called their victory in the north shropshire by election a watershed m
a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twin boys, aged three and four, died in a house fire in south london last night. wales announces tighter coronavirus restrictions with the return of social distancing and nightclubs shut after boxing day. chancellor rishi sunak is meeting peak business groups who say hospitality firms need financial help as omicron cases cause economic hardship. and, railfares will go up by almost 4% the government says the hike is to pay for further investment in infrastructure. the television presenter aj odudu has pulled out of tomorrow night s strictly come dancing final after suffering an injury. good afternoon. the liberal democrats have called their victory in the north shropshire by election a watershed moment for british politics, after the party overturned a conservative majority of 23,000 winning by nearly 6,000 votes. the prime minister is facing questions about his political future,
the president s residence. it s the a-list of a-hole. like ivanka and jared and donald trump jr. everyone has a gift to take home. alert. rudy called win of something. i would be asked for him to be disciplined for that. rooty-tooty. science is saying something if i am wrong, i can go to prison. did you? . give them hell karen brockovich. this is this week in covid history. wow. [ applause ] that was a good one. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s thursday, december 2nd, with us we have elise jordan is back with us, the host of way too early, jonathan lemire, there he is. last night the january 6th select committee voted to recommend another contempt of congress charge. this will one for a formal justice official who was apart of trump s attempt to subvert his 2020 loss. we are learning more about the people around trump who helped him undermine public health. namely, the revelation that the former president tested positive for coronavirus three day