pr stunt? let s get started. all right our top story tonight voting rights. with republicans doubling down on their attempt to restrict the right to vote. senate democrats introduced new federal voting rights legislation this week. but its chances of passage remain dim. as roadblocks continue to play the upper chamber. that s inside democratic senator amy klobuchar, from highlighting the importance of the legislation this morning, in an apparent strike here on msnbc, watch. our job is senators right now, yes we have a lot to. do economically. but it is the oath we take. to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. we need federal voting rights to do that. all right so klobuchar is one of the sponsors for the freedom to vote act. let s take a look at what s in this new bill. automatic voted registration, an online registration, making election day a holiday, uniform early voting, and perhaps most importantly, a provision that will prevent state election sub
on the impact on afghan families settled in the uk who are desperate to help loved ones who they believe are stuck in limbo. new research suggests that the protection given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear off within six months. and it s a golden start in tokyo for paralympics gb as cyclist dame storey takes the 15th gold of her career in her eighth games a public consultation is getting under way to ask if beavers should be re introduced to england s rivers once widespread in britain they were hunted to extinction 400 years ago. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states airlift from afghanistan beyond the 31st of august saying it would be too dangerous. in a televised address from the white house last night, president biden said each day of operations brings added risk to our troops of an attack by extremists linked to the islami
our schools open, and to address the number one anxiety that parents like myself have, i have four young children, and that is knowing that the schools are doing everything in their power to keep our kids safe. on the political front here at home we are getting get another account of the links to which the former president was willing to go in order to hold on to power. katie benner of the new york times will join us in just a moment was first on the board tonight with reporting about the testimony of a former u.s. attorney, in atlanta, he testified before the senate judiciary committee. the times reports, b. j. pak told lawmakers quote, it is abrupt resignation in january had been prompted by justice department officials warning the president intended to fire him for refusing to say that widespread voter fraud had been found in georgia. and the washington post now reporting that ex trump attorney rudy giuliani who till trump s election fraud claims to court and failed told
horrific thing that i ve seen in my life. the wheel thing came down. it looks like a bomb went off but we re sure a bomb didn t go off. a brief moment of hope that you re looking at from earlier this morning before the sun came up, that is rescuers pulling a young boy from the rubble alive. he s one of two people that authorities say they have been able to rescue from the debris so far. take a look at this. this is what the high-rise ocean front looked like before the collapse this morning and here it is after the collapse in the aftermath, what is left of the building. our layla santiago is on the scene in surfside, florida, with the latest. so you ve been there since right after this happened. what are people telling you? reporter: we learned new numbers. we learned that 35 people were rescued. two were pulled from the rubble. but when i asked the key question of how many are still missing, officials couldn t give me that answer. they are asking families and friends w
with that good morning, you are watching fox and friends terrorist this wednesday. jillian: coast to coast crowds marked one year since george floyd s death. portland police declaring a riot after people pushed to burn a dumpster in front of the justice center. rioters started the fire after smashing the building s windows trying to break in. todd: throwing fireworks at officers as they tried to calm the crowd. several people were arrested. in new york city protesters march in the street and block traffic. demonstrators created dangerous and hazardous conditions for the public. jillian: president biden is hopeful there will be an agreement on police reform when meeting with george floyd s family at the white house. todd: s the president remains optimistic congress far from a compromise. griff jenkins in washington with more on the president s meeting and the push for police reform. reporter: the path is unclear but the president says both sides are making progress. repo