up a piece of 20 ton piece of space junk into two ten ton pieces of space chuck. >> oren lieberman, thank you very much. and to our viewers, thank you very much for viewing. follow me on twitter, instagram, tweet the show. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. "outfront" next, the party of no. mcconnell says his goal is to stop joe biden. so why is his party trying to take credit for biden's work? and the governor of florida gives fox an exclusive the signing of a voting law. the white house says that voting law is built on a lie. and i'll speak to a republican from pennsylvania. she was skeptical of getting the covid vaccine until she heard one particular doctor make the case. what did he say that changed her mind? let's go "outfront."

good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, just say no. that appears to be the mantra of the gop when it comes to joe biden. mitch mcconnell today proudly admitting this -- >> well, i'm anxious to stop the biden agenda, depending on what it is. >> well, that comes just a day after this telling declaration. >> 100% of my focus is on stopping this new administration. >> he was pretty clear there. stopping biden is the focus, 100%. that's the goal of the top republican in the senate. this as joe biden today hit the road to sell his latest $4 trillion spending plan. >> it's about building a strong foundation for the american people. these are jobs that can't be outsourced. can't be outsourced. they just require something we've got in good supply here in louisiana, hard work, grit, and

sweat. i'm willing to hear ideas from both sides. >> well, you know, if he's hearing ideas from both sides, at least from what mitch mcconnell said, the idea from the republican side is the word "no." we saw with the $2 trillion covid relief bill, every republican voted against it. >> this isn't a relief bill, it's a payoff for pelosi's political alliceies and the american people will pay the bill. >> this bill is extremely loaded. you don't need to spend $1.9 trillion. >> it's absolutely the worst thing to do. it is going to hurt the economy, hurt american people. >> let's not have these giant bills that go under the name of things like covid relief or end up just being a democrat wish list. >> the congresswoman said speaker pelosi's and biden's spending plan is spent with pork and a far left wish list.

no, maybe republicans. because it turns out that on the wish list there, there were a whole lot of things that republicans are now happy to embrace for gain. they have not been shy when it comes to touting things that are in that bill. a fund for restaurants in there. the associated press pointed this out today. the fund offering up to $28 billion in grants for the restaurant industry. that money was in the covid bill. that bill that was the far left wish list and all that. it was in the bill and it's very popular with a lot of people across the country. senator wicker proposed the idea but voted no on the whole bill, tweeting independent restaurant operators have won $28.6 billion. he voted no and then celesceleig a win. congresswoman hawthorne tweeting --

>> grants that came from the bill that he said was so terrible that he voted against. so sure, republicans could have hated some parts, liked others. but here's the reality. when it comes down to it, only one thing counts, did they vote to send that money that they're now touting to the american people? did they vote to send that money? the restaurant money, did they vote to do it? no. every single one of those individuals voted no. so republicans united in blocking the spending plan, the party of no, 100% focused on it. and later tried to take credit. it's clear that voters like it. kaitlan collins is traveling with the president today. he was in louisiana today touting his newest spending plan, trying to sell it. he talked about getting republican support this time. pretty sure he's not going to get that from republicans in washington, though. >> reporter: yeah, he was saying sometimes it is easier to get

support from republican mayors and governors, in addition to their democratic counterparts, because he thinks they're more accountable to voters, because voters take a harsher look at whether or not their life has improved since that mayor or governor or statewide official has taken office. so he said it's easier to work with them. not saying it's just about getting republican voters, as we have seen the white house say before, bills are bipartisan, they feel like if they have got republican voter support, maybe not necessarily republican lawmakers on their side. now he's saying that goes for state officials, too. you saw him today with a democratic governor and a republican mayor from louisiana, as he was going around these events today trying to sell the infrastructure plan. so when it comes to covid-19 relief, the other thing you hear from democrats -- excuse me, from republicans, is not just that they didn't vote for it, they are critical of democrats because they passed it without any republican support. and so they say, it's not a

bipartisan bill. that is what joe biden promised to bring to washington. but they neglect to mention the fact that what they have proposed was something that the white house said was far short of what they were willing to accept. so we are seeing them trying to take credit for that, including that restaurant relief fund that you talked about, the stimulus checks, as well. you're seeing that from people, even in republican leadership, like kevin mccarthy. so the white house and democrats are willing to use that in the midterms to use that against some of these republicans who are up for re-election. the question going forward is not just watching them take credit for the covid-19 relief bill, but what do they do on infrastructure? the white house is saying yes, we are open to compromise. but the question that they still don't know at the end oh of the day is whether or not any republicans will come out and vote for it. >> kaitlan, thank you very much. of course, as you know, it should be compromise, right? trump said he wanted infrastructure, republicans want it. democrats didn't work with them. now here we are, this seems to

be how it goes. senator gary peters of michigan joins me now. senator, what do you think of your republican colleagues who voted loudly against the covid relief bill, now touting some of its benefits to their constituents? >> well, it's clearly outrageous. it's clearly hypocrisy. and we are going to make sure that the voters back home in their individual states understand exactly where that member of the senate voted. at a time when they needed relief to get through this pandemic, when families were struggling, when the need for a stimulus check, when restaurants needed relief to reopen, when schools needed to reopen, every single republican, in the house and the senate, voted against that relief. we're going to remind voters from now until election day next year. >> how are you going to do that? obviously you're speaking now and your job is chair of -- your

job is to get democrats elected to the senate. when you see republicans taking credit for these things they voted against, it strikes home. this could hurt democrats at the ballot box. are you confident you can get the credit score to line up accurately? >> we are. i mean, we're going to be very assertive and aggressive to make sure that message is out. we're be putting out ads, working through media channels and have members of congress in those states talking about what democrats did, and that there's a republican senator in that state, or a democratic senator or a democratic senator will paint a clear contrast. it's very clear that had the republicans been in the majority in the senate, all of the benefits that folks received, critical benefits for them to get through this pandemic, they have not have gotten it. they need to remember that come election time. >> they'll say -- one told the

ap, these funds for the covid-19 relief that i was always support of. so there were things they liked in the bill that they supported, but there was so much other pork that they couldn't vote for it. is that not compelling? >> no, it's not. we're confident a majority of american also see through that. someone who is trying to have it both ways. let's be frank, a lot of folks don't trust what a politician says, and then their action is absolutely opposite of what they're saying. it's just very clear to voters that's not someone who they can trust. >> look, we made it clear at the top of the show if you're going to come out and say you're 100% of my focus is on stop thing new administration as senator mcconnell has, you're not working with anybody, right? it's not acceptable. however, let me just play what leader schumer said in 2017 when he was the minority and talking about working with trump. >> the only way we're going to work with him is if he moves

completely in our direction and abandons his republican colleagues. >> how is that any different? >> well, i'm sure he said a lot of other things, but let me just get back to what mitch mcconnell said, that he was 100% focused on the biden administration and opposing. what the american people want right now is they want to have a party focusing on them, getting through this pandemic. if the republican party -- mitch mcconnell isn't saying he's focused on trying to rebuild america, making sure our businesses and schools open up and families can get back up on their feet. he's saying he has zero interest doing that. that's what the american people are frustrated with. as democrats, we have stepped up and said we're willing to do the tough things necessary to help people in our communities. when you vote for a democratic majority, that's what you get. >> senator, thank you very much. i appreciate your time. i want to go straight now to a

republican who appeared with joe biden today as he tried to sell his spending plan. i really appreciate your time. let me be honest with you, when you hear mitch mcconnell say 100% we've got to shut him down, most republicans don't want to publicly appear next to the president. but you did it. you're working with him on the specific issue. you're obviously proud of that. tell me why. >> well, erin, i'm proud of representing the people of lake charles and fighting for the people of lake charles in southwest louisiana. i joked today that i don't care if it's president trump, president biden or president kanye west. if they are here in lake charles and they can help us, i will be there to break bread with them and accomplish things. we have needed a new interstate 10 bridge in this city for 30 years. and we've been talking about it for 30 years with republican and democratic presidents, and republican and democratic

governors. and we haven't gotten it done yet. it's extremely frustrating. this quagmire, this poe larizatn is very frustrating here in main street usa. it's just very upsetting. >> so true with infrastructure. both parties say they want to do something about it but no one ever does. this plan joe biden talks about includes a lot of infrastructure. it pushes the total spending to $6 trillion. republicans historically were proud of owning the title of fiscal conservative. balance the budget, don't spend more than you take in. that's been completely thrown out the window. we saw that in the trump years, a spending surge. everybody just spends. does this level of spending at this point bother you, and if not, why? >> erin, again, i'm going to answer the question as mayor of the city of lake charles. what bothers me is the fact that

we haven't had a new bridge built that we needed for 30 years. again, we have had republican and democratic presidents and republican and democratic governors. you know, i had someone -- a friend texted me the other day where he was saying i don't want to -- i'm worried about my grand kids and the amount of debt. i said i get you, but we've been increasing the national debt for 20 years. so jon the recipe. but i know we need infrastructure. i know in this city, that was ravaged by two americans and a storm earlier this year, we need help in lake charles, louisiana. and i will seek it from anyone that will try and give it to us. >> you need it, but what we saw happen before, as democrats pushed this through, fully party line, they find a way to do it in reconciliation, so they don't need a single republican vote to push it through. do you think that's worth it? again, i know this is going to come back to you getting what

you think you need for your people. do you care how it passes? >> i care, and i certainly care what's in the bill. but ultimately, i think that's why people need to sit down and have a conversation with each other. it's so disappointing that i see some of my colleagues that want to demonize and grab headlines more than sit down and have a conversation. i don't understand that. that is what's upsetting is that there's not even conversation. there's not diplomacy any more. it's just simply throwing stones, and staying on your side of the line that's drawn in the sand, and you won't even cross a toe over. so i don't know what the answer is. but i know that infrastructure is something that we should be able to come together and talk about. >> you're sure right about that. i hope a lot of people share your sentiments on the lack of civility and discourse. thanks so much. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. next, texas lawmakers now

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tonight, governor ron desantis praising florida as a great place for democracy, while barring all the free press, except fox, to the signing ceremony for a voting bill. the white house taking aim at florida's law and other laws backed by republican state legislatures across the country. >> the 2020 election was one of the most secure elections in american history. there's no legitimate reason to change the rules right now to make it harder to vote. that's built on a lie. >> it comes as texas lawmakers

are, as i speak, debating controversial voting bills in a legislative session that is expected to go late into the night. diane gallagher is "outfront." >> reporter: in the latest spectacle in the saga of unfounded outrage over the 2020 election results, governor ron desantis casting shade on the political process in the sunshine state. >> it was on national tv. it wasn't secret. >> reporter: local media shut out, calling it a fox news exclusive. >> right now, i have what we think is the strongest election integrity measures in the country. >> reporter: as he signed a bill into law that voting rights advocates say will make it harder for people to cast their ballot. within minutes, the state was sued overallegations that parts of the law are unconstitutional. florida is following a national trend, as republicans introduce restrictive voting legislation that are aimed at restoring confidence in elections.

confidence eroded by the former president's claims of fraud in the 2020 vote. as of march 24, they have tracked 361 bills in 47 states that would restrict voting access in some way so far this year. in states like montana, kansas, iowa and georgia, those bills are already law. advocates fear that texas may be next. >> they're taking a page from the jim crow playbook. >> reforms are needed. to ensure fraud does not undermine confidence in the electoral process. >> reporter: with lawmakers considering bills that could -- making it a felony to send an unsolicited ballot, and expanding the power of poll watchers. >> they're closing polling

stations, they're criminalizing small mistakes. >> reporter: critics of the proposal say they target diverse, populated counties that lean democratic in the last election. >> it picks on the maces where you have large latino populations, african-american populations, api populations and tries to make it harder for them to vote. they tried to stop 24-hour voting, even though we have voter i.d. in texas. >> reporter: and those texas republicans have not offered evidence of the fraud the bills are allegedly designed to stop, they say that the changes are a necessary step. >> our objective is very simple. and that is to ensure that every eligible voter gets to vote. it's also to ensure that only eligible votes are the ones that count at the ballot box. >> reporter: look, this bill was just brought to the floor about 20 minutes ago, and democrats

have said to prepare for a long night. there are still several steps, even if it does pass the house floor vote tonight for this bill to go to the governor's desk. i talked to a ceo who signed on to a letter from several corporations and organizations asking them not to pass any kind of legislation that would hurt voting rights. he said until the governor signs it, there is still room for changes to be made. >> diane, thank you very much. and now i want to bring in harris county judge lina hidalgo, who opposes these bills. harris county is home to houston. so judge, i appreciate your time. when you look at the times, joe biden lost texas by six percentage points but carried harris county by about 13. so that was fueled by record turnout in your county, 70% of your residents happen to identify as hispanic, black, or asian. taking all that into account, is there any doubt in your mind

that these dill bills to design depress voters this those places that are voting democrat? >> no, there's no doubt. it's very clear that these bills are trying to dilute the voting power of minorities, of urban areas in some ways, people with disabilities is the practical implication of some of these proposals. but really what it is, is this exercise in blindly following what has become sort of a populist call that there is voter suppression, and that policies must be passed, that there is voter fraud, and that policies must be passed to root it out. the folks who are championing these voter suppression bills right now in the house as we speak, i know, you know, they know that what they are doing is based on an insidious lie.

and i hope, as this fight continues into the night and more and more corporations speak up and more and more leaders speak up, that they will find the courage to recognize that it's american democracy they're tearing down. >> so let me ask you, because i think specifics matter a lot, people hear about restrictive voting bills. all theabilities are different, but also, it can make people's eyes glaze over. harris county voting measures that were implemented in 2020 during the pandemic are specifically targeted in these bills, okay? they eliminate expanded drive-through voting that you offered in harris county, along with 24-hour polling locations that were established for one day of early voting. republicans want it happened at 12 hours a day. some people say that sounds reasonable. can you explain the impact on turnout? why these things are clearly suppression? >> absolutely.

let's take drive-through voting for example. drive-through voting is something that as we heard and we look at the numbers, is disproportionately used by voters of color. so when you are getting rid of drive-through voting, you're harming them. interestingly, this past election, we had one just this past week, the areas of most used drive-through voting were the republican leaning areas. so it also harms republican voters. 24-hour voting, the voters that plate in that are shift workers. the most difficult part of these bills for me is the part about poll watchers. they would allow poll watchers to video record voters, as they cast their vote. they would allow poll watchers get as close as possible to the voter to understand what's going on, and it would be a crime for the poll worker to stand in the way. so this is about democracy. it's about continuing to fight

that martin luther king fought, that so many people have fought to promote abroad, that makes our country really what it is. and it is a time for everybody to stand up. i'm so proud of the legislators that are going to be working into the night to keep this from passing. >> ohcan i just ask you, are the any things that can come out of this that are good? some measures requires most counties to offer early voting, voting machines that produce a paper record, creates an online tool for voters to track their ballot if they did it absentee or ballot. that's the law in 44 states. are there some things in here that you think could be good? >> i don't think we should open the door to making democracy a wedge issue. you have to remember that some of the things that were done in the era of jim crow also sounded reasonable. let's have a literacy test so that there's an informed

electorate. let's have a poll tax to fill the government coffers. it sounded reasonable at the time. but the point is, there is no massive voter fraud problem. there is nothing that needs to be solved here. and you're getting at something delicate that is not just a partisan issue. this is about democracy itself. and that should be off the table when it comes to a part season divide. so we need for folks to be above the fray and recognize this is a grave mistake they're fighting. >> judge, i appreciate your time. thank you very much. >> thank you. and next, a woman who is very skeptical of getting the covid vaccine changed her mind. you're about to meet her, and the doctor who persuaded her to get the shot. what was his message? and how one family's gossip made it to the fbi. i mean it...

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of the decision for me. it's a big part of a lot of the decisions i make. in addition to that, time. so i was primarily concerned about short term and long-term effects of the vaccine. so initially, just giving it some time and seeing that people were doing well, that a lot of well-known names and experts in epidemiology and infectious disease were getting the vaccine, everybody seemed to be doing well. that obviously was a key part. and then there were two other things. one was my daughter has a rare health condition. so i am, in addition to mom, i am the caregiver to her. i work part-time from home. so i started to think and had a few things come my way, that just got me thinking a little bit about what would happen if i

was in the hospital? i'm 34, healthy. so probably statistics are on my side. i would probably do okay and wouldn't have a bad case. but it's low risk, not no risk. so i started thinking, you know, a little bit more about that, about her. and from there, started thinking about, you know, what if i would get it and would give it to my grandmother or your grandmother or the person who is caring for somebody else's grandmother? there's a lot of things there that just made me decide, you know, i started thinking beyond myself. to my daughter, to herd immunity. and that made a big difference. >> so, you know -- i'm sorry. i was just going to say, i know that you talk about all these different things that mattered so much. i know you also credited a doctor at the children's hospital where your daughter has been treated, as part of this

process of changing your mind because you heard him talking about the vaccines. and we're going to speak to him in a moment. but what was it that he said that resonated with you? >> right. so we all know how frustrating it can be when people assume they know more than you do in your area of expertise. so the reality is, i'm not an expert. dr. paul offit, there were a couple of things. i saw him answer a question specifically about if we need two doses, one or two doses. and so that was interesting. and then he actually did a video at the end of january where he specifically talked about the fact that, you know, there are one in a million side effects of a lot of these vaccines that we have now, but they turn up within six weeks. that's what all of them have in common. so that statement and looking to him combined with, you know, letting time pass and those six

weeks will pass and people were doing overall really well, that made a difference for me. >> there are questions. what do we know or not? that six-week point is really important. so elizabeth, stay with me, i want to bring in the doctor, because he's here now. in addition to his work at the children's hospital in pennsylvania, he is a member of the fda's vaccine advisory committee. so doctor, you hear elizabeth talk about all these reasons, and one of them involved you in terms of why she changed her mind and decided to get the vaccine, how does that make you feel as a doctor? >> it's incredibly heartening. i mean, our job is to protect children, keep them safe. and we do that in a variety of ways, with education, with research, and we can incluns somebody like elizabeth is really heartening. something she said that is so important. she to me is the voice for society. she's saying it's not just me.

this is a contagious virus. i can spread it to my child or my mother or father. that's just such an important thing, and it's so heartening to hear that. that's not what you typically hear. you typically hear, i'm making a decision for myself. with a contagious disease, it's not just a decision for yourself. >> what i also thought was amazing, not just people in your life, but others and people that might be in my life or someone else's. anybody out there. elizabeth, i understand that you and the doctor have never met before. is there anything that you would want to tell him about why you trusted him? perhaps even more than other medical experts, you know, you may trust and respect but who are on tv all the time saying get the vaccine, get the vaccine, what was it about him? >> yeah. so really it was -- we have a

common connection. my daughter goes to the clinic, and i did a ton of research on this before i was going to decide to take her there. so dr. paul offit was one of the faces i saw during my internet research. so he was familiar in just that very big way. but i had really come to be impressed and just be really happy with the care that they have given to my daughter. they just make us feel normal. with the condition that is not anywhere near normal. and so that, you know, that being a name that i trust and him having so much expertise and being from there really made a difference for me. >> of course, doctor, obviously that's your work at the children's hospital in philadelphia. i want to give you a chance to respond. >> she's right.

it's a premiere children's h hospital. we've been around 150 years. we've actually created a few vaccines at our hospital, so we take care of children in our hospital and children in the world with the vaccines we have developed. so thank you, elizabeth. that really means a lot. >> thank you, doctor. and elizabeth, thank you very much. i know it's not easy to come out and do this, and i really do appreciate you doing it. i think you're going to make a difference for people the way dr. offit made for you. >> thank you, erin. next, congresswoman elise stefanik sounding more like president trump as she tries to take congresswoman liz cheney's leadership spot. >> joe biden is weak when it comes to countering china. >> and joe biden's agenda could hinge on two democrats from arizona. rove our aa battery is the world's longest-lasting,

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new tonight, republican congresswoman elise stefanik stressing her embrace of former president trump, as she tries to quell criticism that she's not conservative enough to replace current gop conference chair and trump critic liz cheney. talking virtually word for word of trump during an interview

with steve bannon. >> democrats engineered the russia hoax. >> we had four years of democrats peddling the russia hoax. >> biden is weak on china. >> joe biden is weak on china. >> we need election reform and integrity immediately. >> we want to fix and strengthen our election security and integrity. >> "outfront" now bill crystal. he was the chief of staff of vice president dan quayle and worked with congresswoman stefanik back in 2009-2010 at the foreign policy initiative. so bill, when you look at the voting records, and i think this is really important, conservatives much more -- cheney is much more conservative than stefanik, a lifetime record i believe was 80% approval by conservative. stefanik's was 48%. but clearly, that voting record is not what matters. what matters is stefanik's recent embrace of trump, who is

strenuously endorsed her for this leadership position. >> yeah, totally. it's about donald trump, it's about having agreed to the big lie over the last year, especially over the last several months, having voted on january 6 to overturn one slate of lectors in pennsylvania. and then they voted to fully embrace the big lie now. that's what it's about. it's not about any tax policy or foreign policy. just -- she worked for paul ryan when she was a vice presidential candidate in 2012. i remember when she ran for congress in 2014 as a forward looking moderate republican. so i gave her some money for that. might have been a modest contribution, and she won. >> well, i think it's important -- early on in the trump administration she said

his comments about women weren't acceptable. she took him on again and again. this full-fledged embrace recently is forwarding her career. it is a stark flip. she did take aim at big tech and social media, as faicebook continues to ban donald trump's account. here's some of what she said. >> we said it's canceling conservative voices. the good news is that the president and conservatives can speak to the american people. i know that voters in my district and across america are very well aware of the president's public statements that he put every single way despite big tech trying to cancel him. >> does she have a point that the longer that these platforms ban people like president trump, the worse they make it? >> i mean, we should have a debate about social media and rules, regulations. >> it's a whole conversation,

right. >> but what was most striking about that clip, erin, she referred twice to donald trump as the president. doesn't that say it all? who refers to the former president as the president? he's her president. he's steve scalise's president. now three people in the house leadership who voted to overturn the lekelections, total loyalty donald trump. and liz cheney, having been a conservative, and now she tells the truth and she has to be purged. >> it's going to be a harsh excise. thank you very much. i appreciate your time, as always, bill. >> thanks, erin. and next, they turned arizona blue, but that doesn't mean a short when it comes to joe biden's agenda. and he's known as the zip tie

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can recover from the pandemic. >> reporter: the outlook for the president's ambitious plans run straight through arizona and depends on support from the state's two democratic senators, kyrsten sinema and mark kelly. latino groups are now voicing frustration over kelly's comments on immigration and how he questioned whether the administration had a plan to address the immediate crisis at the border. >> a statement like that we felt was not useful and we saw someone play your typical politics from the last ten years of trying to work the middle. >> reporter: kelly, who won a special election last fall but must run again next year is feeling the heat from both sides, as republicans in washington are using these billboards to accuse him of being soft on immigration. six months after joe biden turned arizona blue, the state's politics often seem upside-down.

>> they are calculating their opportunities for re-election. >> reporter: sinema and kelly are of only two democrats in the senate not supporting the legislation. but the balancing act is getting high marks from business leaders and main stream republicans. >> my hope is that senator kelly and sinema will reflect the sentiment that i think prevails in our state. >> john jiles is the republican mayor of mesa. he believes the two democratic senators represent the state's moderate sentiment well. >> i think if they do take the temptation to go too far to the left or even too far to the right they risk not being sent back to the senate. >> reporter: while there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, debra kay isn't convinced biden actually won, but she likes her two senators. >> they're more on the conservative side. i mean, we're not far left.

and i'm okay with that. >> reporter: such talk of bipartisanship rings hollow to many democrats, who point to the partisan-driven view of democrats under way as a sign many democrats aren't honest brokers. elected in 2018 as the first democratic senator in 30 years, the call from progressives to pave the way for voting rights, gun control and immigration. >> i don't bend to pressure from either party and i just stay focused on what i believe is right. >> reporter: the centrist intentions of both senators face a critical test, with arizona emerging as a real world laboratory for some of the president's top priorities. now both arizona senators have pledged to be bipartisan. but if those efforts in washington fall short among republicans, it will be left to democrats to figure out the scope of the president's plans on infrastructure and other sweeping reforms. so, erin, for all the

crosscurrents today in american politics, this is a reminder that for democrats as well it's hardly a one-size-fits-all party. that's why the white house has its eye on arizona. >> needing every single vote. thanks so much. next, how family gossip helped the feds track down an alleged capitol rioter. idolizing them. mimicking their every move. and if she counts on the advanced hydration of pedialyte when it matters most... ...so do we. hydrate like our heroes.

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and their acts that day. among them is the zip tie guy. you remember him from these pictures. his lawyers asked for permission to call his mother on mother's day. he's not in jail, but as condition of his release, he's unable to confer with his riot co-defendants, one of whom is his mother, who is also facing charges. thanks for watching. anderson starts now. good evening. a vote to expel congresswoman liz cheney from republican leadership won't happen until next wednesday. today on the fourth month anniversary of the riot, republicans are coalescing around as chaney's replacement was making the rounds, show casing lies about the election and the riot itself, which is required for anyone who wants to survive in the republican party. this ico