andrea mitchell is on assignment traveling with secretary blinken. right now, countdown to the caucuses. just one week today as the republican candidates for president make their final push in iowa. meanwhile, president biden is on the trail in south carolina where he ll be speaking at mother emanuel church, the scene of the horrific hate crime in 2015. his message today, the hate that fueled the killing of nine worshippers still rages. at the pentagon, demand for answers grows after lloyd austin failed to tell the white house for days that he had been admitted to the icu. and a critical piece of the alaskan airlines flight has been found as it blasted off the plane mid flight, taking passengers belongings with it. we begin this very busy hour with the race for the white house. we are now just seven days away from the very first primary contest of this high stakes election year. the republican iowa caucuses. while there is still time, so far, it s shaping up to be a 2020
We also have been together at moments of unbearable loss for my family. two days after the service of the reverend, my surviving son and i came back. my family worshipped with you sunday service to show our solidarity. but my family also needed to be healed. we didn t realize how badly. 22 days before we buried my son, beau. a veteran because of the burn pits in iraq for a year. we were we were in more pain than we knew. we came here to offer comfort. and received comfort from you. no, i m serious. as i listened in the pews, spent time with the families, visited the reverend s office, visited the memorial for victims outside. i grew stronger.
Last time today, arriving shortly before her hearing was due to begin. during letby s trial, the court was told that every time there was an unexpected death or a baby collapsed, letby had been there in person. today at her sentencing she wasn t. she stayed in the basement below the court, in herself, refusing to come to court. )let s talk to tamlin bolton a solicitor with switalskis. she represents the parents of seven of lucy letby s victims outside of the criminal proceedings. thank you forjoining us. how other families dealing? the thank you forjoining us. how other families dealing? families dealing? the families have been exceptionally families dealing? the families have been exceptionally brave families dealing? the families have | been exceptionally brave throughout the court process. they have been pragmatic and rational and allowed thejudicial pragmatic and rational and allowed the judicial system to play its role. for now though, we are giving the families space to
There are 50 lines of people backing up. by the time you get to the phone it smells and it is sticky and it all kinds of crap on it. there are better phones outside if you didn t go to prison. first of all, the california penal system is one of the worst in the country. even this supreme court, this bought and paid for supreme court gave them told them they had to empty half of the prison population because it is cruel and unusual punishment. why take away facebook for these guys? they don t need it, and they use it usually to set up victims outside. how do you know that? child molesters have gone to facebook for victims. do they have facebook pages 50 years ago? no because there was no facebook. it just seems like something they don t have to have. why do they need it now? pab, where do you stand on this? i can understand why facebook wants to help get these inmates off otherwise they have to add another relationship status choice.
Phone it smells and it is sticky and it all kinds of crap on it. there are better phones outside if you didn t go to prison. first of all, the california penal system is one of the worst in the country. even this supreme court, this bought and paid for supreme court gave them told them they had to empty half of the prison population because it is cruel and unusual punishment. why take away facebook for these guys? they don t need it, and they use it usually to set up victims outside. how do you know that? child molesters have gone to facebook for victims. do they have facebook pages 50 years ago? no because there was no facebook. it just seems like something they don t have to have. why do they need it now? pab, where do you stand on this? i can understand why facebook wants to help get these inmates off otherwise they have to add another relationship status choice. i can see why.