Saying great to be home and great to be back with all my colleagues, and i think were going to get a lot done. In just a moment well talk about all of this with california democratic congressman ro khanna. 150 companies are now signing on to the bill to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act as texas lawmakers continue to make the round on Capitol Hill urging congress to take up Voting Rights bills. Well talk with one of those lawmakers later in the program as well. Also today the biden administration saying it will start evacuation flights later this month for afghans who assisted the u. S. During its 20year mission there, and the number of new coronavirus cases in the united states has doubled in recent weeks, driven by the Delta Variant and lagging Vaccination Rates. Lots to cover, but we begin this hour with the very latest from washington, d. C. , and joining us now is Associated Press white House Reporter Jonathan Lamire and punch Bowl News Founder anna palmer, both msnbc contribu
handprint in blood. but hang on because that handprint doesn t belong to the man police put in prison. now a mother turns detective. her words to me i ll never forget is i just want to know what happened to my daughter. join in as she hunts for a killer and searches for the truth. i wanted to put my fist through my tv. still brings the hair up on the back of my neck. hello and welcome to dateline. a confession can break a murder investigation wide open. it certainly did in this story. soon after 19-year-old angie dodge was found stabbed to death in her iowa falls apartment a local admitted he was one of her killers. police recorded every gristly detail convinced they had cracked the case. but years later there was someone else who thought those tapes might tell a different story. here s keith morrison with the confession. they kept him here. he s lucky to be alive probably given the nature of the crime and the appeal from that girl s mother for the death sentenc
but hang on, the handprint doesn t belong to the man police put in prison.n the anger just surged through me. now a mother turns detective. her words to me, i ll never forget, were i just want to know what happened to my daughter. join in as she hunts for a killer and searches for the truth. i wanted to put my fist through the tv. it still brings the hair up on the back of my neck. hello and welcome to dateline. a confession can break a murder investigation wide open, it certainly did in this story. soon after 19-year-old angie dodd was found stabbed to death in her apartment, a local admitted he was one of her killers, policeof recorded ever grisly detail, convinced they had cracked the case. but years later, there was someone else who thought those tapes might tell a different story. here s keith morrison with the confession.th reporter: they kept him in here, deep, inside the multiple walls and the armed doors and the rolls and rolls of razor wir
campaign promise that may change the face of it. we ll be joined by james clyburn who also paved the way by making sure then candidate biden made this commitment. we talked about the supreme court, i m looking forward to making sure there s a black woman on the supreme court to make sure in fact that every i committed that if i m elected president, have an opportunity to appoint someone to the courts will be, i ll appoint the first black woman to the courts. it s required they have representation now. it s long overdue. we are putting together a list of a group of african american women who are qualified and have the experience to be in the court. i am not going to release that until we go further down the line and vetting them as well. well, there are plenty of highly qualified candidates, some of whom are already vetted. we ll speak with valerie jarrett. we ll talk about the process of getting any nominee confirmed, which is, as you know, has produced memorable mome
majority whip james clyburn, who also paved the way making sure then-candidate biden made this commitment. we talked about the supreme court. i am looking forward to making sure there is a black woman on the supreme court, to make sure we in fact get [ applause ] i commit if i am elected president, have an opportunity to appoint someone to the courts, it will be i will appoint the first black woman to the courts. it s required that they have representation now. it s long overdue. we are putting together a list of, a group of african-american women who are qualified and have the experience to be in the court. i am not going to release that until we go further down the line of vetting them as well. well, there are plenty of highly-qualified candidates, some of whom already vetted and we will talk about them tonight. we will speak with valerie jaret, as well. we will talk about the process of getting any nominee confirmed which as you know has produced memorable and co