congressman claimed. this weekend, as you may have heard, house speaker pelosi fl named illinois republican, adam kinzinger, to the committee. accepted and today kevin mccarthy had this to say about it. you know, some republicans have been saying that the g the gop should play ball with this committee. really? who is that? who is that? adam and liz? aren t they kind of, like, pelosi republicans? well, pelosi republicans. it s a new spin on the conventional label, which has been to refer to them and a few others as anti-trump republicans. which, cnn political commentator and conservative amanda carpenter says, really, short changes their motivations. she tweeted about congressman kinzinger, why is he being described as an anti-trump republican? he is a pro-democracy republican, who rightly is disgusted by what happened on j. 6. it s about principles, not people. as for what it means to be a mccarthy republican? well, it seems that it means, at least initially, seeing t
four times our current rate within another four to six weeks. now, the seven-day average of new cases keeps rising. it is now over 55,000. for context here, one month ago, it was under 12,000. a growing number of cities and government agencies are taking action. there s new york s mayor announcing that all city workers will be required to get vaccinated or to be tested once a week. and california s governor is doing the same. the v.a. is nmandating its fron line health care workers be vacc vacc vaccinated. the department of justice mandated it s legal even if they have only emergency use authorization, this could be a precursor for federal agents joining suit. the cities of provincetown, massachusetts, and savannah, georgia, are announcing requirements for indoor masking. florida now the epicenter of the surge. cases have tripled in the past few weeks in every county in the state now has high levels of community transmission. now, cnn s randi kaye visited a florida hospit
joins us shortly says tomorrow s opening session will be fairly limited. one round of questions and never before seen video showing what it was like to be a police officer facing the mob. it was no love fest, as the former president continues to say. nothing akin to tourism, as one georgia republican said. liz cheney is no longer the lone republican on the panel. they named republican adam kinzinger to the committee, he accepted, and today, house republican leader kevin mccarthy had this to say about it. you know, some republicans have been saying that the gop should play a part in the committee. who was that, adam and liz? aren t they kind of like pelosi republicans? pelosi republicans. it s a new spin on the conventional label which has been to refer to them and a few others as anti-trump republicans. which cnn political commentator and conservative amanda car carpenter says really short changed their conversations. she tweeted, why is he being described as an anti-tr
texas state legislature last week as she shepherded them around on capitol hill. i am both officials attended the reception with the texas democrats, only six of whom who have now tested positive for covid. sandra: the nation s top health officials testifying before the senate committee today. there were some fireworks. republican kentucky senator rand paul and anthony fauci at one point going at it. listen here. it is a crime to lie to congress. do you wish to retract your statement of may 11th where you claimed that the nih never funded research in wuhan? senator paul, i have never lied it your microphone. senator paul, i have never lied before the congress, and i do not retract that statement. this paper that you are referring to was judged by qualified staff up and down the chain as not being of function. let me finish. you take an animal virus, increase the transmissibility to humans. that is correct. senator paul, you do not know what you are talking abo
and heroic effort to safe her baby and her mother, we ll hear from the police officers who rescued them from under a car. happy tuesday, thanks for joining us. in a few hours, a handful of lawmakers will begin their investigation of the january 6 capitol on the the attack on the u.s. capitol and it will further highlight the deep political divide in congress. the house select committee will hear from four police officers who battled insurrectionists. newly released videos are expensed to sho expected to show how dangerous the assault was. many republicans have consistently opposed the investigation. kevin mccarthy has lashed out at speaker nancy pelosi and as well as two republican lawmakers that she chose for the panel. more from ryan nobles. reporter: the house select committee designed to investigate the january 6 insurrection is preparing for their first hearing, it will feature police officers who were on the front lines defending the capitol that day. we don t g