In areas with low vaccination rates. Im joshua johnson. Welcome to the week. Let us begin tonight with two stories that say a lot about who we are as a country and where we might be going. In charlottesville, virginia, crews removed three statues today. Among them were monuments to Confederate Generals robert e. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Charlottesville had planned to remove them nearly four years ago. White supremacists and neonazis marched in protest and that led to violent clashes that turned deadly. It was one of americas first Looks at extremism during donald trumps presidency. Meanwhile in austin, texas, were monitoring a Special Session of the State Legislature that began this morning and continues into the night. Its happening right now. It is the next phase in the republican partys push for new rules on voting. Texas has become a Battleground State in the fight for Voting Rights. According to the brennan center for justice, nearly every state has introduced restrictive bills.
To violent clashes that turned deadly. It was one of americas first Looks at extremism during donald trumps presidency. Meanwhile in austin, texas, were monitoring a Special Session of the State Legislature that began this morning and continues into the night. Its happening right now. It is the next phase in the republican partys push for new rules on voting. Texas has become a Battleground State in the fight for Voting Rights. According to the brennan center for justice, nearly every state has introduced restrictive bills. More than 380 bills in all across the country. This is largely driven by the former president s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud. Those Claims Led to another outburst of Extremist Violence at the capitol on january 6th. The bills under Consideration Tonight in texas are House Bill 3 and Senate Bill 1. Theyre similar to legislation that got blocked in may. Democrats staged a Latenight Walkout forcing the legislature to adjourn before the bills could pass. Am
Fencing around the u. S. Capitol that was put up after the January 6 capitol Insurrection. Or congressional correspondent Ryan Nobles is joining. Six months after the Insurrection there are now some major developments unfolding in the investigation and the Security Perimeter regarding the u. S. Capitol. Reporter yeah. Thats right. This is significant. It is the final temporary Security Structure put up in the wake of the Insurrection and finally coming down. It is the fencing that wraps around capitol square. The Capitol Building itself. The u. S. Capitol board, the group that oversees security here on Capitol Hill, making the Announcement Today in an email to those affected parties saying quote please know that the Architect Of The Capitol has the ability to and will reinstall the temporary fencing should conditions warrant. And though the temporary fencing will be removed the Building Access restrictions implemented in response to covid19 are still in place and will be enforced Meani
Haitis ambassador to the united states will be here to explain. Just about 45 minutes were expecting to hear from President Biden about the u. S. Troop withdrawal. Its been accelerating as the country effectively ends 20 years of war there. It was a promise made by candidate biden. As troops are leaving, the taliban is gaining ground quickly. The country is at a real risk for war President Biden was asked about the prospects of kabul falling. Heres what he said yesterday more than 2200 americans have died in afghanistan since 2001. In the united states, more than 2 Trillion have been spent just in that country. While ending the war remains popular, the potential of afghanistan returning to a haven the terrorism is. Its made for a powerful symbol of the vacuum. Miles of unguarded roads, hundreds of discarded vehicles. Here at home while it goes much of the Public Opinion in this country. Remember, there was a time afghanistan was the socalled good war. Here is a warning from then Senato
#:00 a.m. on the east coast. march 1st. we re in march, y all. easter is this month. this is fox & friends. and it was a very difficult day in georgia or will be today, especially. college student laken riley will be laid to rest after she was killed on a job, on a run around that lake, details on the attorney taking up the case as an illegal immigrant charged in her murder. steve: we will tell you what we know coming up. and the tale of two border visits right there. now the united states is being overrun by the biden migrant crime spree. here isly what would say to mr. trump, join me. we will join lawrence who is live in brownsville, texas, where he talked to some of the folks who protested the president s visit. brian: plus fox news alert hunter s deposition is released, about 200 pages. it turns out of he put dad on speaker phone a lot. there is more to that that he can remember. some of which he can t. fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, your day