1. 9 trillion relief bill later this afternoon. But the big fight and potentially big changes, theyre still ahead. Including the 15 Federal Minimum Wage which will likely have to be pulled from this bill once the legislation gets to the u. S. Senate. More on all of that in a minute but we have got to start with Breaking News from syria where the u. S. Launched air strikes late yesterday. It was the first known air strikes of joe bidens presidency. I want to bring in the man who knows best, our chief Foreign Correspondent richard engel, and Four Star General barry mccaffrey. Richard, what did the u. S. Do and why . Well, the u. S. Laid down a marker. President biden was establishing a precedent. He was sending a message to iran, sending a message to the shiite militias backed by iran. Theyve operated in iraq for quite some time, are known to have fired rockets at the green zone, at u. S. Installations and have recently been intensifying their Rocket Attacks both on the green zone and th
Must first present a negative test for the coronavirus. That includes american citizens. There are no exceptions. Corona infection in fact is the one universal reality of the human condition. Were all potential incubators of this deadly virus. But it doesnt end there. T travelers who Test Negative for covid must still wear masks at all times, that includes on board the airplane or through the airport. If you dont have a mask on, you had better be actively chewing or prepare for a steep fine and the possibility of never flying again. Nor is one mask necessarily fenough. Tony fauci says we ought to consider wearing three masks at once. A Paper Petticoat for your face. Thats how serious our erurgovernment is about fighting this global pandemic. You knew that. Youve watched it. You know that the risk is imminent and profound enough that your children likely have been out of school for a year. Nd your business may be shut down right now. Your parents may have died alone unable to hold your
Already forced the closure of some schools and public transit. Good to have you with us. We are following Breaking News out of myanmar where the military has seized power in a coup. The army said on tv they have declared a State Of Emergency. The military is in the streets today blocking some roads. Troops detained several key leaders earlier. They include awning sung suh chi. The u. K. , australia and other countries are calling for the military to release the leaders. They claim last years election was fraudulent. Suu kyis party won by a landslide. Cnns will ripley is joining us with the latest developments. What is the latest on this Military Coup in myanmar and how damaging could this prove to be for the nations democratic future . Reporter hey, rosemary. Certainly there are a lot of questions whether this fragile democracy and government that just came into power five years ago with the assistance of the military, with a constitution the military helped write, now all of that is u
From the very people elected the lead our country. As authorities in every day america search to understand how white extremism had become so pref lents. Donald trumps laser like focus on antifa distracted from the real peril posed from the far right and the federal government shifted resources away as a result. Its not just in washington but On State Level too. At least 13 red leaning states have taken up legislation to crack down on protests. Kritsices are using the capitol insurrection as an excuse to target social justice movements. It was not blm storming the capital. It was radical actors from the far right who to this day still believe the big lie that inspired that insurrection. That the election was stolen from trump. Authorities have arrested a woman who they say posted a video of herself outside the capitol threatening to shoot nancy pelosi quote in the friggin brain. They are looking for man who planted two pipe bombs near the capitol before the attack. Theres Something Els
Prison. His crime . He made fun of powerful democrats on social media. As the federal criminal complaint puts it, mackey made coordinated use of social media to spread this information relevant to the intended 2016 president ial election. To this a disinformation, the Biden Administration solemnly explained, often took the form of memes. Yes, memes. Online mockery. Online mockery is illegal when it is aimed at the wrong people. Doug matt beaty hurt their feelings so they put him in jail. According to Joe Bidens Justice Department, doug mackey violated 18 u. S. Code section 241. He did this by tricking people like the dastardly trickster that he is into not voting in the president ial election. Whats interesting is that prosecutors showed no evidence whatsoever that doug mackey actually tricked anyone into anything, voting or not, not a single person. N but that doesnt matter, shriek cnn. Doug mackey is a bad person with bad reviews. H and by the way, we have no idea what doug mackeys v