towards her desk. beto o rourke tweeted this show of support. unlike the filibuster in the u.s. senate, the filibuster rules in the texas senate requires senatoring a have a al alvarado not able to eat, drink, use the restroom. we re with you. ultimately the senator s long-shot effort ended with this plea my friends, voter suppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere. as we have drawn this sdougs an end it is my sincere hope that simple acts by everyday texans from the senate floor to the ballot box can help to shed the light on all important issues. what do we want our democracy to look like? do we want our state to be more or less inclusive instead of making it easier to vote? this bill makes it easier to intimidate. instead of making it harder to cheat, it makes it harder to vote. republicans true to their brazen commitment to rolling back access to the polls and totally impervious to the fact there was no fraud, ignored alvarado s plea and passed the res
gunfire exchanged and there were several casualties. new york city requiring proof of vaccination. if you are unvaccinated you will not be able to participate in anything. our city s restaurants have been absolutely devastated. an american gold medalist showcasing her love for the country. you are the second american woman to win gold. really very happy and i keep trying not to cry but it keeps happening. staff steve good morning, folks, it is wednesday, august 4th, 2021, take a look at that woman. that is tamyrna it mensah-stock she is the first ever black woman to win gold in women s wrestling. what is different in her from other athletes she lost that flag draped around her shoulder. ainsley: i love representing the u.s. i freaking love living there i love it, and i m so happy i get to represent u.s.a. lawrence: a proud moment from that olympian she is from the great state of texas, of course. she talked about her love for god. she talked about the fact
new details this morning on how donald trump tried to get his justice department to help overturn the election. and breaking news this morning, a big announcement about simone biles and her future at the olympics after sitting out the last few events. stand by for news. a very good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world, it is monday, august 2nd. we re beginning with breaking news that gymnastics superstar simone biles announce shed will participate in tomorrow s balance beam final. usa gymnastics tweeting this we re so excited to confirm you will see two u.s. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow, suni lee and simone biles. can t wait to watch you both. this is going to be something. this announcement comes after biles pulled out of the team and all around competition citing mental health. this is her final opportunity to secure an individual medal at the tokyo olympics. coy wire live in tokyo with the breaking details. event after ev
very start of the hearing burying any notion peddled by republicans loyal to trump that the insurrection was not violent or a tourist visit or not an insurrection at all. we have to warn you now that these images are disturbing. lock the shields! lock them together! lock them together! we need fresh patriots to run! he needs a break! jimmy, get him to the back. get him to the back. get him to the back. let s get some fresh faces on the front. the officers who were on the front lines of the fight to defend the capitol that day told the committee in stark and clear detail about what they faced that day, their fears that they would be murdered by the attackers and the trauma that haunts them to this day. on january 6, for the first time i was more afraid to work at the capitol than my entire deployment to iraq. the rioters called me traitor. a disgrace. and shouted that i, i, an army veteran and a police officer, should be executed. after order had finally been resto
politicians from the five main parties in northern ireland set out their opposition to the government s plan to end all prosecutions for crimes committed during the troubles. sir mo farah tells us that racist abuse towards black sportsmen and women is getting worse and the racist attacks on england players after their defeat to italy in the euros was shocking and unacceptable and permission for eating outside restaurants, pubs and bars in england is expected to be made permanent to help the sector recover from the pandemic. good morning. emergency services in western germany, supported by hundreds of troops, are resuming their search for dozens of people missing after record rainfall caused the worst flooding in living memory. at least 80 people have died in what the chancellor, angela merkel, called a catastrophe. thousands have been evacuated from their homes with the german army using helicopters to rescue people from rooftops. at least nine people have also died in