Recruited online for sex and received cash payments. Investigators believe joel greenberg, the former Tax Collector and seminole county, florida, who was indicted last year on a federal Sex Trafficking charge and other crimes initially met the women through websites. Mr. Greenberg introduced the women to mr. Gaetz, who also had sex with them. Mr. Gaetz denied ever paying a woman for sex. One of the reporters on this story, katie benner, standing by to join us in just a moment. Meantime to the white house we go where they are bracing for a big fight with republicans and potentially even some of their own democrats over the plan to rebuild the nations infrastructure and ultimately, perhaps, the nations economy. The president now has his full cabinet. Today it was all Hands On Deck for the groups first meeting in the east room. It proved big enough at a safe distance. High on the agenda, selling joe bidens 2. 2 trillion Infrastructure Package. The president tapped five of his new Cabinet
Started transmitting in saturday or saturday in october in wuhan. Most think he is wrong. It would be helpful to offer him some data. Announcer this is new day weekend, with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. A cloudy start over atlanta. Good morning to you. We are starting in atlanta and with that shot, because we are starting in georgia this morning and the nationwide response to the new Voting Restrictions that the governor signed into law there. President biden has joined the outcry now saying the Justice Department is looking what he called jim crow in the 21st century. They argue it is designed to discourage voter turnout. The president , who Won Georgia In November with a surge of minority support, did not hold back as he slammed the new restrictions. An atrocity. The idea if you want any indication that it has nothing to do with fairness, nothing to do with decency. They passed a law saying you cant provide water for people standing in line while they are waiting to vote . You
Washington post, michelle calls the new law a true frankensteins monster of Voter Suppression. She writes, quote, it was clearly designed to ensure that a record democratic turnout like the one in november, and in the states u. S. Senate runoffs in january, never happens again. That record turnout in the election, delivering democrats control of the u. S. Senate. Senator warnock is slamming the new law with a warning to all americans. If you think that this is something happening down in georgia, you are misapprehending the moment that were living in. This is a defining motel for the american democracy. So how do voters fight back at the state and federal level . Joining me now, Bishop Reginald jackson. He oversees ame churches in georgia. You heard the senator talking about the moment we find ourselves in. How do you see this moment . I think we find ourselves in a moment where democracy is at risk. We find ourselves in a moment where this is not just a matter of Suppressing Black vot
Throwing his support behind moving the 2021 allstar game out of atlanta in protest of georgias Voter Suppression laws ma ka raiding as Election Security laws in a state where there was no widespread voter fraud. I think todays professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly. I would strongly support them doing that. People look to them. Theyre leaders. Look at whats happened with the nba, as well. Look at whats happened across the board. The very people who are victimized the most are the people who are the leaders in these various sports. And its just not right. This is jim crow on steroids what theyre doing in georgia. And 40 other states. Imagine passing a law saying you cannot provide water or food for someone standing in line to vote . Cant do that . Come on. Or youre going to close a Polling Place at 5 00 when working people just get off . This is about keeping ordinary folk that is grew up with from being able to vote. Major League Baseball didnt make a decision yet but
Going to work toward the creation of a marshal plan to get massive investment in these cities. No matter what our mayors do, for all of the good efforts that are made, unless we can get massive resources in our community, we are not going to be able to solve all the problems. So we must fight for reparations and we must fight for marshal plan. [ applause ] now of course this question of struggling justification is not without controversy. Its complex. Its difficult. And so there are voices who may agree and disagreen a and that fine. Disagreement as long as its constructive and intended to help move the process, it should be welcomed. Nobody ever said it would be comfortable. It has to be creative tension and out of that creative tension comes better partnerships. It sharpens our analysis and our thinking. I want to put that out there. This is not about a blanket endorsement of anyone. It is about an understanding that someone has the right vision, the right direction, because where th