But the core is intact and will remain intact. David, do you think this leads to expansion? well, i think that is going to be the next battle. Clearly, there is an appetite among democrats to expand coverage to strengthen the affordable care act. Those of us involved back in the day recognized then this was not the panacea and that there were gaps that needed to be filled. I think there will be future battles over this. Anderson, you know, i think the real battle over the affordable care act ended the day that john mccain came out on the floor of the senate and turned his thumb down and denied donald trump his dream of destroying the affordable care act. In 2018 this was an albatross around the necks of republicans who were seen as wanting to do away with a lot of what protected people with preexisting conditions, protected women, protected older people being discriminated against in the health care system. It really hurt them. It wasn t really an issue in the 2020 campaign. This lawsu
Including our special guest tonight 94yearold opal lee, the grandmother of juneteenth. She ll be first to tell you it was a lot of people not just me. But, boy oh, boy what a journey of pain and purpose she has had to very much help this country get to today. So today when it was signed, standing ovations. Hugs from the president. All kinds of shout outs at the white house. Prepare yourself to be inspired. A rare opportunity to be with a civil rights icon in the midst of their work. People are now getting their arms around what juneteenth means. What it will mean for them when it comes on the 19th and to be honest we re not all on the same page about tomorrow or where we need to be as a country. Now, a little bit of faqs. Juneteenth short for june 19th, 1865. Why then? that is when lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. No. It was 1863. This was more than two years later. Why? slaves were kept in servitude. That is what the civil war was about. They rejected it even after the pr
Are vaccinated or not. Tell us about that and a when this begins. Reporter: that is the big difference and it is officially adopted today by the european council that s going to happen in a couple hours and basically that means it s up and ready. So far it s been easier for vaccinated americans who have begun to be able to come to some european countries now the big news is that nonvaccinated americans are also going to be able to come and that s because the united states has been put on the eu s green list, that means they consider that the situation in terms of covid19 is sufficiently under control that this change can be made. It still remains up to individual member states to decide what those unvaccinated american tourists will need to bring with them, for instance, a negative pcr test but the bottom line is that american citizens are once again going to be able to travel freely to and from the european union whether or not they ve been vaccinated. I think the fact that they ve be
We want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. I m wolf blitzer. You re in the situation room. We begin with the very disturbing video just released by the u. S. Justice department, underscoring the violence and hatred that fueled the capitol siege. We ve got the latest developments. Paula, we have to warn our viewers the video contains profanity and is difficult to watch, but it s important for people to see it as some republicans are trying to downplay what really happened that day. That s exactly right, wolf this. Disturbing new video of the capitol riot was only revealed after news outlets including cnn sued to make it public and it comes as some republicans continue to try to deflect responsibility for the attack away from the former president and his supporters by amplifying baseless conspiracy theories. Tonight newly released footage showing a upclose look at what officers protecting the capitol went through during the january 6th attack. You don
Some of them have been open for 19 hours. That was much longer than planned and an effort to boost voter turnout. Now, besides dealing with domestic crises, iran s next president will help decide whether the 2015 nuclear deal can be revived. It is a position raisi is said to favor. The executive vice president of the quincy institute for responsible statecraft and the author of losing an enemy: obama, iran, and the triumph diplomacy joins me now from fairfax, virginia. Good to see you. I m curious. What does the leadership s decision to basically, you know, rig the candidate list basically to push such a hard line, someone literally under u. S. Sanctions. What does it say about the direction you think the leadership wants to go in terms of relations with the west? well, i think primarily this has not been about the relationship with the west. It s about who controls iran for the next decades. The hardliners are now in control of the judiciary t. Through a rigged election they re in con