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right now. on america this morning lawmakers ousted we can never normalize the ending of the market rasi to democratic state representatives expelled by republicans from the tennessee house accused of disorderly behavior after taking part in a gun violence protest on the house floor. why was the third lawmaker spared the president, calling the expulsion shocking and the other new reaction coming in? breaking overnight. israel firing rockets into lebanon, increasing the risk for conflict in the middle east. it comes after a major rocket barrage on israel, which the israelis blamed on hamas. both sides are saying overnight. new details in the tech executive found stabbed to death on a san francisco sidewalk. the
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new images showing what happened in the moments before he collapsed. and called on camera police officers racing into a burning home, saving a family, including a baby, dramatic video of the rescue and the big honor for the officers warning about trouble bubble, a spicy gum with the same ingredients as pepper spray what police are saying after several children were hospitalized and why did he still pays $5000 a day for every breath you take? it's friday, april 7th. york. this is america this morning. good friday morning, everyone i'm andrew denberg. when rhiannon is off, we begin with that remarkable scene in the tennessee house of representatives to democratic lawmakers expelled for leading a protest on gun violence. republicans in tennessee's house voted to expel the lawmakers, accusing them of breaking house
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rules when they led protesters onto the house floor. state representatives justin jones and justin pearson were expelled while representative gloria johnson, who also took part of the protest, survived the vote. three are suggesting race played factor into the decision. president biden called the expulsion unprecedented, having only been done a handful of times since the civil war. but republican leaders in tennessee are standing by their decision. this morning, growing outrage after tennessee's republican controlled house voted to expel to democrats. state representatives justin jones and justin pearson were expelled on a party line vote after they led a gun reform protests in the house chamber last week in response to the school shooting in nashville that left six people, including three children , dead just because you don't get your way you can't come to the well bring your friends and throw a temper tantrum with the adolescent bullhorn. there's something in the decorum of this body that says it's okay to call that a temper tantrum to call
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people we disagree with on the issues. to say that all they want is attention. but i'll tell you what. i don't personally want attention. what i want is attention on the issue of gun violence, but instead we're here with the resolution you put up talking about expelling me for advocating for ending gun violence in the state of tennessee overnight. president biden calling the ousting shocking and undemocratic. republicans had accused jones and pearson of disorderly behavior after leading protesters onto the house floor, bringing proceedings to a halt with both men using a bullhorn. some republicans compared the moment to january. 6th they did today was equivalent, at least equivalent, maybe worse, depending on how you look at it of doing an insurrection in the capital, jones and pearson argued they were exercising their first amendment right after republicans refused to discuss gun reform in the wake of the covenant school shooting. how can you bring dishonor to an
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already dishonorable house? much rather be talking with you about legislation to protect shelby county and to protect our communities than talking about why we don't deserve to have our representation, lost a vote to expel a third democrat, representative gloria johnson failed. by one vote. johnson had stood by jones and pearson and chanting with the protesters. a reporter asked johnson why she thought republicans did not expel her have to do with the color of our skin. you cannot ignore the racial dynamic of what happened today. two young black lawmakers get expelled in the one white woman does not that's a statement in and of itself. republican leaders denied race played a factor in the decision and noted that the overwhelming majority of their party was still in favor of expelling johnson. special elections will fill the two vacancies eats, jones and pearson are free to run again for those offices to breaking news in the middle east. israeli forces escalated the weeklong violence in the region bombing targets in southern lebanon and gaza. the military said it
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targeted installations of the palestinian militant group hamas after militants from level non fired nearly three dozen rockets at israel yesterday. the current round of violence began earlier this week after israeli police twice raided the al aqsa mosque in jerusalem's old city. similar tensions spilled over into an 11 day war between israel and gaza. hamas rulers in 2021. the pentagon is investigating the possible leak of classified documents about the war in ukraine, which were posted on social media. the documents reportedly show plans for boosting ukrainian military. the new york times reports. some details on the documents seem to be different from the originals , according to military analysts. supreme court justice clarence thomas is under fire this morning after a remarkably detailed report accusing him of accepting a slew of luxury gifts from a republican mega donor without disclosing them this morning, the fallout is rocking washington d. c. a b c's justin finch joins us from the nation's capital with the latest justin.
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good morning, andrew. good morning. the report on justice clarence thomas, which claims he accepted trips from a mega donor is prompting calls for reform. justice clarence thomas has long described himself as a simple man with simple tastes. i prefer the rv parks. i prefer the walmart parking lots to the beaches and things like that. there's something. normal to me about it. i've come from regular stock. but according to a new report from the nonprofit journalism site propublica justice thomas has accepted lavish vacation trips from a republican mega donor without disclosing them for more than 20 years, the report says. justice thomas island hopped on a super yacht through indonesia's lesser sunda island. took anyone retreats at the luxury adirondack resort camp top ranch and all male retreats at the exclusive bohemian grove in california trips that would cost
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us a small fortune. propublica reports. thomas and his wife, jenny, also took flights on a private jet, all without paying in a statement. harlan crow, the dallas real estate billionaire who picks up the tab for the trips, says he and thomas have been friends since 1996 riding the hospitality. we have extended to the thomases over the years. it's no different from the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends, croats that he and justice thomas have never discussed any pending or lower court case as a supreme court justice thomas is not bound by any formal ethics code, though he does file an annual financial disclosure form, which have not included his trips with crow. according to propublica, jenny thomas's work with conservative advocacy groups has long raised concerns from democrats. senate judiciary committee chairman dick durbin tweeting that thomas's trips undermined the trust that our country places in
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the supreme court. and democratic senator sheldon white house is now calling on chief justice john roberts to look into this matter, requesting a robust investigation. take place andrew justin finch for us in washington. thank you. administration's review of the 2021 u. s withdrawal from afghanistan acknowledges the evacuation should have been handled differently. the review also lay some blame on the trump administration. the report says the president was severely constrained by trump's decisions and his team's lack of cooperation. president's transition team asked to see plans for that removal. they asked to see plans for a security transition. to the afghan government. and they asked to see plans to increase the processing of special immigrant visas. none were forthcoming. transitions matter was entirely predictable. we didn't constrain them at all. the administration has demonstrated their willingness to break up good plans that the
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trump administration had a suicide bombing at kabul's airport killed 13 americans and more than 150 civilians, the report says. the president was told by senior military officials that they had sufficient resources to address threats. now two new details in the death of a tech executive found stabbed to death in san francisco this morning. we're learning. bob lee died after reportedly pleading with 911 for help a bcs demarco morgen has the latest the haunting images appearing to show the final desperate moment of tech exec bob lee's life, the daily mail obtaining security footage showing lee looking for help after he was stabbed in san francisco before he collapsed outside an apartment building. police are now searching for a suspect. homicide investigators are working tirelessly on this case and um, i'm very helpful. you know, we have a very good unit. we have some some leads to follow up on the 43 year old father of two and founder of cash up was found unconscious, just blocks away from the city's ighborhood around 2 30 tuesday
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morning, and now we are learning . it was lee, who called 911 reportedly pleading help screaming into his phone. someone stabbed me. his death has reignited fierce debate over public safety in the city mosque tweeting violent crime in san francisco is horrific, and even if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately, but police statistics show last year the number of homicides in san francisco was lower than in 44. other cities. still homicides and robberies have ticked up compared to this time last year. the d a. would not tell you whether or not this was a random or targeted attack, but she is urging everyone not to rush to judgment until the investigation is complete. demarco morgan abc news san francisco. an avalanche a scare in utah snow tumbled down a mountain about 15 miles outside salt lake city. the slide crossed the road that went
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into a beginner trail at snowbird ski resort as search determined no one was missing with that. let's take a look at your friday morning weather. part of the storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes in missouri and kentucky is moving through the northeast. but the southern part of that system is now stalling. that means flooding, rain and possible severe storms today and tomorrow from southern virginia all the way to texas parts of louisiana and mississippi could see up to four inches of rain by the time it's all over. checking today's high temperatures fifties in the northeast after some record highs yesterday, 85 in both phoenix and miami, 52 in minneapolis. details uncovered on coolio's cause of death. i had the ceo who received a major pay raise as a holiday meltdown gripped his airline and the gum that includes an ingredient in police
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for dodson's number. 80 jersey alan johnson says his son was running the ball when he was tackled, adding it was not a violent hit or helmet to helmet. it was a simple, clean tackle. his head hit the turf, and andrew suffered blunt force trauma to the brain hearts. mm. prayers are with them with the family ahead of today's funeral , dodson's family said in a statement. andrew was full of life and love. he loved his family. he loved his friends. he loved football, but above all, he loved his savior. johnson was going to be a senior next year. his school has been closed this week for spring break. when students return on monday, there will be grief counselors on hand . andrew m. such a young man. tragic derek. thank you coming up the homeowner shot and killed by police, responding to a domestic violence call who went to his home by mistake, also ahead, the heroic police officers saving an entire family ofmartial arts is my passion.ily from a fire, including a baby.
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on. >> the police chief believes detectives will solve the murder of bob lee. the latest in that investigation. >> the high-profile stabbing putting safety in san francisco in the spotlight. the focus is shifting to police response in other cases. >> clarence thomas is facing accusations of accepting luxury gifts from maker donors, democratic lawmakers are weighing in on the allegations. >> but first, get your hat and gloves on. today is the season opener for the giants. that is a good thing because when we walked out it was raining. rain will be gone by the first pitch. drew: the rain is quickly moving on. it'
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