all right. so tonight, we begin with that assault on american democracy. it s both a physical assault but it s also a legislative one that s playing out behind the scenes. today, around 400 protestors rallied in washington, d.c. in support of the january 6th insurrectionists who engaged in that physical assault on the capitol. now, it was less than the 700 or so expected by the department of homeland security. but the danger is not the protest, itself. it s the attempt to rewrite history, and what actually happened on that day and every day since. let s remember exactly what that assault was about back on january 6th. supporters of former-president donald trump ransacked the capitol, and they did it with one clear objective. they wanted to stop congress certifying the election of joe biden. and they actually succeeded, if only for a few hours as, of course, everyone remembers. congress had to be rushed to safety until security could be restored. now, on that day of the attack
you, as well. here we go. i m ayman mohyeldin. all right. so tonight, we begin with that assault on american democracy. it s both a physical assault but it s also a legislative one that s playing out behind the scenes. today, around 400 protestors rallied in washington, d.c. in support of the january 6th insurrectionists who engaged in that physical assault on the capitol. now, it was less than the 700 or so expected by the department of homeland security. but the danger is not the protest, itself. it s the attempt to rewrite history, and what actually happened on that day and every day since. let s remember exactly what that assault was about back on january 6th. supporters of former-president donald trump ransacked the capitol, and they did it with one clear objective. they wanted to stop congress certifying the election of joe biden. and they actually succeeded, if only for a few hours as, of course, everyone remembers. congress had to be rushed to safety until security
however, in contrast to the current administration s emphasis on unity, the most recent ex president sewed more division. he was absent from any 9/11 memorial services this week end, the failed former president visited a police precinct and neighboring fire house. rather than honor first responders who lost their lives helping others 20 years ago, he continued to spread lies about the 2020 election. that same rhetoric is what helped drive a violent mob of his supporters to storm the capitol in a last-ditch attempt to prevent biden from taking office months ago. while the 9/11 terrorists and january 6th insurrections may have been threatened by what our democracy represents, both attacks remind us our freedom is wort fighting for. in fact, former president push emphasized that exact point this weekend. there is little cultural over lap between violent extremists abroad and at home. but there is destainful plural ris m and disregard for human life. in their determination to
president biden back at the white house after getting a firsthand look at the destruction from the remnants of hurricane ida in new york and new jersey and making clear the deadly disasters are a big reason that he ll turn up the heat on congress to pass his $3.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation s infrastructure and battle the climate crisis. and he ll address the nation on thursday on his administration s plan to battle the surging covid pandemic as hospitalizations and deaths are spiking. and the texas governor signing new voting restrictions into law. we ll see how opponents plan to fight back. i bring in now my cnn analysts. thank you both for joining. good evening. so president biden making the case today for his infrastructure bill and budget plan. with all the fallout from afghanistan, the afghanistan exit, he s trying to shift the focus back to domestic agenda. is he trying to shift the focus or just doing his job as president? if he is trying to shift the focus, i
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