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Constitutional rights to vote. We have come too far and fought too hard to see everything systematically dismantled and restricted by those who wish to silence us. Be assured this is just the beginning. This is our power, our message. Beatty isnt the only lawmaker sounding the alarm this week. As weve been reporting the delegation of texas lawmakers remains in the Nations Capital pressing for something, in their own words, anything on Voting Rights. But heres the blunt and ugly and tragic truth. It isnt working. The Washington Post reports that while many democrats insist passing a voting Rights Bill remains a top priority in the coming weeks, schumer and others have said failure is not an option. Momentum on Capitol Hill has shifted away from the voting Rights Push following a failed Test Vote last month. The dynamics were on display when President Biden arrived at the capitol for his first inperson lunch. A meeting that was largely devoted to the massive Multitrillion Dollar Safety n
Better. Back to that story later. Up first, degts and the House Intelligence Committee getting a briefing this hour on the scope of what some lawmakers say is a shocking Trump Abuse of power. We know the Trump Justice Department took extraordinary measures to investigate leaks of sensitive information, including subpoenas to apple, for data from accounts linked to at least two democrats on the Intelligence Committee. Adam schiff and the eric swalwell. The subpoenas first reported last night for the New York Times were so broad they covered more than 00 accounts and sought data not only from devices used by lawmakers, but also staff, family members, even from a child. Donald trump identified Chairman Schiff and members of the committee as an enemy of his and just like Vladimir Putin, or erdogan, or xi in china, he used the power of Government Corruptly to go after his perceived political opponents. With me in studio to share their reporting and their insights. Cnn Justice Correspondent
a major heat wave in store for the pacific northwest and growing fire concerns for the drought-stricken southwest. let s get to meteorologist chad myers. chad? john, a remarkable heat wave about to occur in the northwest. also, british columbia as well. hundreds of record highs will be broken without a doubt. to the east there will be some severe weather. but this remarkable heat wave across the west is going to happen thursday, friday, saturday, and into sunday and then at the same time we re going to get almost 10 inches of rain in parts of missouri. one side across the country to the other. seattle has only been over 100 degrees three times in history. the forecast is for three times again by monday. new day continues right now. i m brianna keilar alongside john berman on this new day. combatting crime, president biden taking action to address a surge in big city violence. democrats strategizing their next move after senate republicans knocked down, even debating,