Laws are particularly egregious. In georgia their law disempowers the secretary of state removing him as chairman of the state election board and empowering the gopled legislature to suspend county election officials. In arizona, the state s secretary of state has been removed as a statewide official responsible for representing that state in disputed election results. In harris county, texas, the new voting restriction expected to pass but for the defiance of democratic state representatives, we ll get to that later, would ban drivethrough and 24hour voting and further tighten the rules for voting by mail, measures disproportionately used by democrat and minority voters in that state. So here we are today. President joe biden putting the full force of his office behind the moral case for protecting the right to vote in 2021 america. A speech he never should have had to give and would not have had to deliver if the gop hadn t lurched toward antidemocratic policies, something president
proposals. bottom line, nothing much changes from earlier in the day. i don t know why this took nine hours. the resolution is apparently that the covid relief deal will result in $300 a month boost $300 a week boost to unemployment benefits and that will be extended through the beginning of september, september 6th. that s pretty much the way things were going to be as of this morning be there are some tweaks in terms of the taxability of these benefits. it seems like small changes for a nine-hour delay. nevertheless, they seem to have broken through. we ll keep an eye on this and bring you more as news develops. we are expecting the session the senate to stay in session as they continue to fight these things out. the capitol building where all these senators are negotiating and voting tonight is still surrounded by thousands of national guard troops as it has been since the u.s. capitol attack on january 6th. even now, two months later, there are moments from the attack
president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. a mob was assaulting the capitol in his name. these criminals were carrying his banners. hanging his flags. and screaming their loyalty to him. it was obvious. only president trump could end this. he was the only one. so, why did mcconnell vote to acquit? he said he doesn t believe the senate has the power to convict a former president. house speaker nancy pelosi calling mcconnell a coward and a hypocrite. one house impeachment manager saying, quote, they let him off on a technicality. as for the former president, gloating and making it clear he s not going anywhere now, putting out this statement. our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to make america great again has only just begun. in the months ahead, i have much to share with you. cnn s ryan nobles is on capitol hill. ryan, what a turn of events today. we went into today thinking no witnesses, t
republican warns trump could face more legal troubles. live from cnn tworlworld headqus in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching in united states united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. reaction to donald trump s acquittal in his second impeachment trial is coming in fast and at times furious. he was accused of inciting last month s deadly siege on the u.s. capitol and a majority, 57 senators, voted against him, but it wasn t enough to reach the required two thirds majority. house speaker nancy pelosi blasted the republicans for cowardice. oh, these cowardly senators who couldn t face up to what the president did and what was at stake for our country are now going to have a chance to give a little slap on the wrist. we censure people for using stationery for the wrong purpose, we don t censure people for using insurrection that kills people in the capitol. i think in the eyes of the entire world and the country we overwhelm
welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is early start. i m laura jarrett. good morning, laura. i m christine romans. it s wednesday, february 10th, it s 4:00 a.m. in new york. an extra early edition of early start for you. a national trauma being relived by its victims at the scene of the crime. the second impeachment trial of donald trump is about the former president inciting a mob. it s also a test of whether this is still trump s republican party, or if the gop is ready to move on. democrats opened their impeachment case before the senate with a jarring and graphic video, drawing a direct line between donald trump s effort to inflame the crowd at his rally, and the deadly insurrection that followed. let s go! let s go! this truly terrifying video we have not seen before, that with an underwhelming presentation by trump s lawyers leaves six republicans to join all democrats in rejecting the argument that trying a former p