if you have hepatitis b, do not stop taking biktarvy without talking to your doctor. common side effects were diarrhea, nausea, and headache. if you're living with hiv, keep loving who you are. and ask your doctor if biktarvy is right for you. let me show you a photo. the fighter they are looking at, shows 200 people in their cars. now let me show you another picture. it's the same 200 people in the same space, without their cars, just sitting on the city street. looks pretty empty this way, right? urban planners actually use images like these two to drive home the point about how much space each individual takes up because of their vehicle. this is useful information, when you think about how to design cities. for the moment, we need to borrow this way of thinking if we are going to properly understand what exactly is happening with these anti-vaccine mandate trucker protests, right now in canada.

the group that shut down the entire city center of canada's capital, ottawa, for two weeks, is around 400 trucks, the group that stopped the flow of traffic on this bridge, the ambassador bridge which links detroit and windsor ontario, the bridge that is used for more than one quarter of all of the trade between the united states and canada, this group is about 75 trucks. now usually, when we're trying to measure a protest, or analyze its success, we look at crowd size. but in this case, crowd size is deceptive. if just 400 people were protesting in ottawa, heck if 2000 people protested in ottawa, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. if 75 people were blocking the ambassador bridge, it'd be a decent sized deal, but it would be a big local story in windsor or detroit, not an international one. and yet, here we are, it cannot be said enough that these protesters are not in any way representative of canada at large.

these truckers are, ostensibly, protesting against vaccine requirements, and pandemic public health measures. but both of those things are pretty popular in canada. more than 80% of canadians are vaccinated. get this, 90% of all canadian truckers are vaccinated. the largest truckers'union in canada, has publicly condemned these protests. the teamsters union has publicly denounced these protests. this is a very small group of individuals, in the hundreds probably, representing a view that is not at all popular. but, because of the literal physical enormity of their trucks, it's having a massive impact on canada, and now the world. in addition to shutting down ottawa city center, protesters and their trucks have now started camping out in the streets of calgary, winnipeg, my hometown of toronto, and quebec city. they've blocked major roadways between united states and canada, at four key entry points. one of those points, the one we've been talking about tonight, the ambassador bridge, is the biggest trade route

between the u.s. and canada, period. it handles $300 million of goods per day. again, that one has largely been shut down since monday, because of about 75 trucks. we are already starting to see the impact of those blockades. toyota has said that the disruption of the supply chain from the blockades, has led to periodic downtime for plants as far away as west virginia and alabama. ford has curtailed capacity, had to move its plants and fully shut down an entire assembly plant in ohio because of part shortages. and if you don't care about car manufacturers, they are a canary in the coal mine of what this could do to our supply chain overall. it's not just car parts, by the way, that are being blocked from going over these bridges. our covid area supply chain is already spread thin, so these blockades have a lot of potential to cause very real damage. so you may be wondering, why, after weeks, canadian officials haven't arrested anyone involved in these protests, or

towed their trucks. the answer is complicated. it's partially because canadian police are the polite sort, they don't typically do this type of thing. it's also because trucks this big are actually incredibly difficult to tow, and some local towing companies have refused to help. ottawa police are currently investigating threats made against at least one towing company, threats made to prevent the company helping the police. but regardless of why canadian officials haven't arrested or towed these guys yet, it looks like this passive stance might now be changing. today, the very conservative premier of ontario declared a state of emergency, and announced that the punishment for truckers who refused to leave will be severe. he announced a maximum penalty of $100, 000, and up to a year in prison, they can also see their licenses revoked. canadian prime minister justin trudeau issued his own warning, today, after talking on the phone with president biden on how to end the blockades. >> president biden and i both agree that for the security of

the people and the economy, these blockades cannot continue. so, make no mistake, the border cannot and will not remain closed. everything is on the table, because this unlawful activity has to end, and it will end. if you are still participating in illegal blockades, you are hurting your neighbors, it's time to go home. >> but while the canadian prime minister and president biden are trying to end the blockades, american republicans are supporting them. republican politicians like donald trump and ted cruz have supported what the small group of truckers have been doing in canada, and we are now starting to see american republican politicians outright ask for the truck protests in the united states. here is a sitting united states senator, rand paul today, with the conservative outlet the daily signal. >> i hope the truckers do come to america, i hope they clog up

cities. >> since before that, senator paul compared these protests to the civil rights movement, which is truly something else. and conservative media has been cheerleading these protests for weeks. fox news, in particular, has dedicated days of hour to hour coverage of them, and is now egging on americans who want to copy the protests in the united states. >> the question for us, however, could there be an american version of this trucker convoy for freedom? well, apparently truckers in the united states are planning to convoy to washington, d. c., a facebook group called convoy to d.c. 2022 gained over 120,000 members in recent days. that is effective community organizing. where the congress hold is good, it's an exercise of democracy. >> exercise of democracy. this week, the department of homeland security, issued a notice that they have reason to believe that there are at least aspirational plans for a copycat trucker convoy in the united states. according to dhs, this copycat

convoy could start as early as this sunday, in an attempt to disrupt the super bowl, and then caravan to d. c. to disrupt biden's state of the union in early march. i think the key word here is aspirational, we spent some time to get through the social media groups that are supposedly planning these convoys, today, and at least from what we saw, they didn't seem particularly organized, or like there is much of a plan. but conservative media and conservative politicians in the united states, are fanning the flames here, which could make this real. and the u.s. is not like canada. while nearly 90% of canadian truckers are vaccinated, only about 50% of american truckers are. so, conservatives are fanning the flames near a potentially much larger pile of timber in the united states. while this is a potential issue in the united states, it is still a very live issue in canada, on the border. the issue has expanded so much that the united states is now reportedly offering support

from homeland security to end these blockades. now, late this afternoon, an ontario judge issued an order, demanding that the 150 protesters around the ambassador bridge clear the area. the judge's order gave police the authority to remove them by force, if necessary, if they refused to disperse. the ruling went into effect two hours ago, 7 pm eastern time, we gave protesters plenty of time to clear the area, but as the deadline arrived, protesters were not moving. some of them were advocating that any efforts to remove them by police will be met with resistance. instead, they locked arms, they waved flags, they chanted slogans like freedom, as nearby police looked on. freedom. okay, the situation is tense there, it remains unclear when, and if, law enforcement is going to move in to clear the protesters and those 75 trucks from the area surrounding the bridge. joining us live now from the canadian side of the ambassador

bridge in windsor, ontario, is msnbc news correspondent kyle perry. kyle, good evening to you, police are there on the scene, they don't appear to have moved in to make arrests and remove the trucks. what is the latest? >> i'm not seeing any of the staging that we would normally see, that sort of obvious messaging to protesters that police are arriving. we've seen a flyer being handed out by police to some of the protesters. i'm just going to read a portion of one of the bullet points here. it says, the new orders about that ruling made earlier today by the superior court judge that you laid out. the new orders will be aimed at protecting the international border crossings, 400 highways, ports, and railways, not a surprise. we are talking, as you have been, about hundreds of millions of dollars at stake here. a prime minister, here in canada, who is in a politically very difficult situation. his phone rang today from the american president. so, something has to give. you can feel it here, that something has to give. as you said, it's a dozen or so pick up trucks, a couple of

those big rigs, and about 70 --, so the question is, when it does happen, will it happen peacefully, or will police have to come in here in some kind of force. i cannot imagine, ali, based on everything that you laid out, that this goes through the weekend. the pressure really seems to be on local politicians to deal with the situation. >> and of course, local politicians, at least provincial politicians in ontario, there are conservatives. you and i have talked many times about canada, you can't really get through a conversation without mentioning i'm from canada, this doesn't feel like when i'm used to. who are these folks, and where they motivated by? >> there is a trumpian feel to this demonstration. there is, exactly as you've laid out, this want to be connected to america and a movement that is viewed as a larger movement. this is not, as you said, representative of what is happening can canada as far as

vaccines, as far as mask requirements. but it is representative, in a broader movement, and a broader frustration. a lot of these folks who came out here are just frustrated. it may not necessarily be about the vaccine, it may not be about the masks, but it is definitely about the political system that they find themselves in. and so, as this kind of moves west, there is a kind of yearning to be heard. i just want to mention, ali, we talked visually about the trump rallies, we have so many of the same visuals here, we have the trump flags, the red hats with him writing in white for the truckers. it's designed after those trucks logan's. there are t-shirts been sold, you have that atmosphere that is very eerily similar to what we saw in the united states five or six years ago. >> and you've seen not a lot, because you are a lot of those rallies, kyle, thanks for being with us tonight, keep us posted if anything happens. just wave into the camera, we'll come right back to you. msnbc news correspondent, cal perry, on the canadian side of the detroit windsor ambassador bridge right now. in addition to the immediate pressing issue of these protesters blocking supply lines, and occupying canadian cities. there is actually a bigger and more interesting question, here, about democracy. i want to return, for a second,

to the photo i used to start tonight's show. if those protesters in canada were out in the streets, without their trucks, this would be a different issue. but the scale of the trucks mean there are civil disobedience creates a magnified level of chaos. and that magnification is only made greater, it's amplified, by conservative media here in the united states, and social media. so, how are we supposed to react to protests like this? protests were very small groups of people can cause this much commotion? joining us now is ruth ben-ghiant, she's an authority figure on authoritarian's, propaganda, protecting democracy, professor, this isn't an interesting experiment here. it's not a big demonstration, it's not a popular cause, they're not really succeeding in anything because people don't really share their views on anything. and yet, getting a lot of news, and they closed an

international border, what do you make of this? >> well, they are succeeding, they've done hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to the point where car manufacturers on both sides of the border are having slowdowns, the bbc estimated $300 million a day in damage. there also is a huge victory in terms of the empowerment of the idea of the fringe can really do something very prominence. and though some of it is not organized, some of these people, like tamara like, i key organizer, was involved in succession-ism in western canada. so there is a design here, for some of the british fans to create a far-right insurgency, this is a state of affairs where you create economic hardship, you disrupt the supply chain, low level violence. the point is to show that democracy doesn't work, the

democracy cannot handle the crisis that you've created, and create an appetite for another form of rule, only i can fix it, i alone can fix that type of rule, and authoritarian rule. >> it's intriguing to bring this up, because there have been secessionist movements in canada, obviously, notably, and quebec and western canada. in every country that you have study, there is always a pocket of people with an ongoing grievance with the governments, and there is validity with these things. it feels like the world is more ripe for this. i don't conversation with professor tim snyder the other night, who said this is worrisome that this is getting this kind of energy in a place like canada. >> it is worrisome, and you see with social media, the far-right has always been a transnational movement. in the 30s it was the fascist international, today with social media, you see these things spread, and it's very concerning that in the u.s., tucker carlson is calling it a human rights protest, and

actively inciting this to come to the u.s.. and with rand paul, you had that clip before, he says he wants to see the cities clogged, you have to ask why. they want to show that democracy is under stress, and it can't handle crisis. the other thing that is very concerning to me as a scholar of democracy, is you see these gop lawmakers, and not only marjorie taylor greene, but rand paul and ted cruz, they are actually supporting a movement which aims to topple a democratic government, and create chaos for a foreign government. so, not only is the gop throwing away the rule of law in the united states, it is actively acting -- it's throwing away diplomacy, and the kind of rule of law in foreign affairs, and acting as a robe. these people are acting as rogue operatives, and yet they are elected lawmakers, so this is very concerning. >> we are two hours after the judge said it should be cleared out, who knows what this could happen, everybody could just go

home and in very peacefully, and register a win for whoever wants to win about it. what history informs us about what we should think about this, you have examples where little things like this became much bigger things? >> unfortunately, there is. in the 1970s when the u.s. and the far in chile and brazil wanted to topple the democratically elected governments of iran day, a socialist, they created this state of emergency, with bomb threats and all kinds of psychological warfare, the tipping point with truck strikes. 200,000 truckers disrupted the slot supply chain so badly that there is no food, there is a sense of scarcity in crisis. and again, the goal was to create a psychological and political climate for the acceptance of authoritarian rule. so truck actions have had a

starting role, at times, in anti democratic history. so we have to be very very village lint about people calling for them to come here. >> i want to ask you about some of the things that kyle was sane, kyle perry has covered a lot of truck rallies, he said there were similarities, we also saw things we don't typically see in canada, they're in trump flags and some of these places, there are confederate flags and some of these places, there are some extremist tendencies here. how does that inform how we look at these protests? >> you know, things like this, they bring together people who are true extremists from all kinds of extremes, the neo-nazis, secessionists, with people who were not previously affiliated. the act of gathering for these protests becomes a kind of recruiting toll. the more immediate attention they get, the more empowered they feel, the more people -- it's kind of a lesson on the

ground they're getting. the same thing that happened with january 6th, which brought together, in that rally, every type of extremist from within our institutions, but also unaffiliated individuals who are disgruntled. these are moments that can light a match for a larger movement, and bring people together and radicalize them. >> i think it's important to point out that these people are, there are exceptions, 80% of canadians are vaccinated, 90% of truckers are vaccinated, they're vaccinated a higher rate than the population, the canadian you know supported, the teachers union don't support it, and yet it continues. ruth ben-ghiant, thanks for joining us tonight, professor ruth ben-ghiant, is professor of history at new york university. one more quick thing on covid before we go, parents of young kids have anxiously waited the day that the covid vaccine is approved for kids under five. fortunately, the days gonna come a bit later than expected, pfizer announced today that it postponed its application to

the fda for the vaccine to be distributed to children under the age of five. they want to wait for more data to come in, to see of young kids benefit from a three dose regimen, instead of just the standard too. and that is expected in early april, so parents likely have to wait another few months to get their little ones that jab, more ahead tonight, stay with us. wit us like pulsing, electric shocks, sharp, stabbing pains, or an intense burning sensation. what is this nightmare?

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the capital of ukraine, the washington post reports that, quote, in the blistering cold, ordinary ukrainians gather each weekend at an old and dilapidated soviet youth camp on the eastern edge of kyiv, with one mission, to protect their country against possible russian aggression. veterans and new unlikely combatants are trained by active military. one new volunteer, a 59 year old woman from eastern ukraine, wielding a prop wooden rifle, explains she had to flee from her village. i want to fight, so that i can return home, she said. i want to fight, so that i can return home.

that incredible reports on the grounds, comes as ukraine reports that they are almost fully surrounded by hostile forces. new satellite imagery shows new russian deployments in key locations and crimea. these images show russia is increasing its buildup in belarus, just north of ukraine, and in russia. and here in the united states, we keep hearing these startling data points about an aggressive russian buildup its, a drip, drip, drip of new details. the white house said today that russia could invade ukraine and any day now. the million dollar question that we are all eager to answer is simple, is vladimir putin going to invade? it's hard to get a sense of what is actually happening, and what we should really be focusing on. nbc news is reporting, tonight, the russia has amassed nearly 80% of the forces needed for a full scale invasion, that's up from 70% last week, and on track with what we were

expecting. and the country has brought in more dangerous missile systems, while moving closer to the border with ukraine. pbs news our reports today that the united states believes that putin has decided to invade ukraine, and that he was told the russian military about those plans. but, jake sullivan, biden's national security advisor, adamantly push back against those claims, saying there is, quote, no indication that putin has made a final decision about whether or not he will invade ukraine. at the same time, sullivan strongly urge americans ukraine to leave the country and to leave now, within the next 24 to 48 hours. buzzfeed news reports tonight that the state department is actually picking up the phone, and individually calling u.s. citizens in ukraine, telling them to leave the country immediately. not an automated message, according to buzzfeed, meanwhile, the guardian newspaper citing diplomatic sources that biden has told nato and eu leaders, that the

united states believes that putin has decided to invade. we should note that nbc news has not confirmed that reports. this all comes as the u.s. has ordered an extra 3000 troops in poland to join in nearly 3000 troops that biden ordered last week. the united states will also be to sending 1000 troops to romania, to crane south western border. this all comes as president biden is said to speak on the phone tomorrow morning with live near putin, from camp david. the last time the two leaders spoke directly was in december, there's a lot of catching up to do. joining us now is michael mcfaul, he served as united states ambassador to russia, under obama, his new piece today in foreign fares is called how to make a deal with putin, only a comprehensive pact can avoid war. thank you for being with us tonight, it is important and crucial time, you have a suggestion on the table. your article suggest there is a way out of this, it is a look like? >> first i want to say, i'm not optimistic that my proposal would be accepted by vladimir

putin, i want to be clear about that. i think if putin wants to negotiate about european security, and not just about small things, and not about things that we cannot do, like closing the door to nato forever, that will never happen. there's a lot of concrete things that american, russian, canadian, and european negotiators can do, i call it helsinki two point oh because helsinki was signed in 1975. by the way, we're in a very confrontational relationship with the communist soviet union, we had many disagreements around the world. remember, communist had just taken over in southeast asia in southern africa. and yet, in that context, we managed to negotiate, it took several years, a treaty that made european -- all of europe safer. and that's basically when i wrote about, and i think that's on offer if putin decides he wants to negotiate. >> let me read a little bit

from that suggestion about what you are just talking about in helsinki. you said, to launch these ambitious negotiations, osce leaders, biden and putin included, could meet in helsinki this year. the countries couldn't station special envoy is there, dedicated to hatching a new agreement. it would be complemented by negotiations at the eoc easy headquarters in vienna, the nato russia council in brussels, and in bilateral u.s. russian channels. diplomats could aim to complete their final product by 2025, the 50th anniversary of the helsinki final act. this seems like a really reasonable approach to people who have been longtime combatants looking for a solution. maybe something like that could work with the israel in the palestinians. does this meet the goals that putin has right now? is he not enjoying the fact that we are all talking about this, and not sure about when he's going to do? >> yes and no. yes, he's enjoying all the attention, right? he's enjoying all these phone calls, all the visitors. and he's really enjoying the fact that this frame that he put on this crisis about nato

expansion, is what a lot of us are spending our time arguing about. we're not arguing about annexation of crimea, right? we're not arguing about the illegal recognition, excuse me, of -- in georgia from 2008. he loves that, but i actually do think that if he wants to negotiate, there are real things we can do in terms of transparency, pulling our soldiers back, maybe limiting some weapons. but we can't meet his maximalist demands. we can't entertain the ideas of closing nato's door, and by the way, he probably won't meet our maximalist demands of leaving crimea, anytime soon. so sometimes, in negotiations, you have to agree to disagree about maximalist positions, that's what we did during the start of the negotiations with the russians when i was in the government. you agree to disagree, you

write him down inside letters, and then you try to find some agreement about the limited things that you can agree on, based on reciprocity, and mutual interest. i believe, on european security, there are some issues where we could agree with the russians, if vladimir putin wants to negotiate. i want to emphasize, i don't think he does, but if he does, i think this way forward. >> and that is a great unknown. what it is the unknown, in which people like you throw yourselves into, because diplomacy is always better than the alternative, michael mcfaul thank you for being with us, former ambassador to russia under president obama, the january 6th commission met yesterday, after -- him with the insurrection, cup grossman jamie raskin joins us next, please stay with us. we always dreamed of having this property, so - i want to make my yard look as beautiful as butters, here. butters. how are you doing over there? we do both vegetables and large mouth bass. yep. we've got tons of them, don't we, buddy?

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kind of material -- we are talking about what was flushed down a toilet. we are diligent in making sure we secure those documents and ultimately i think the record will show. >> that was former trump chief of staff mark meadows in an interview with the

station newsmax, making an eyebrow-raising defense of the trump administration's record keeping habits, just a day after learning that former president trump tried to flush records down the toilet during his time in office. but, what's even more robberies-ing, mark meadows is there on live television talking about presidential records, and the january six investigation, at the same time he's violating the subpoena from those very same investigators. it's been almost two months since the house of representatives officially voted to recommend contempt charges for mark meadows, because of his refusal to cooperate with that investigation. justice department still has not said whether or not it's going to charge meadows with contempt of congress, for his refusal to cooperate with the investigation. the committee is still waiting on attorney general merrick garland to make that determination. it would be one thing if that was the only outstanding question that the investigators had to deal with right now, but there are a lot of balls still

in the air, for those investigators. as a question of the missing call records, and the documents turnovers to investigators, first reported by the new york times, yesterday. the questions about whether trump is still keeping classified material belonging to the federal government at his home in mar-a-lago, or somewhere else. today, cnn reports at the national archives only received documents from mar-a-lago, after threatening to alert congress and the justice department, if the records were not turned over. that same cnn reporting also cites a source which says the document turnover has, quote, not been fully resolved, and that trump remains in possession of some documents that the archives wants. today, members of the january six investigation met to discuss the issue of whether or not to hold this guy, trump's tv lawyer, rudy giuliani, in contempt for his refusal to cooperate with the investigation. this comes after reporting this week, that giuliani had asked a local prosecutor michigan to

turn over voting machines to the trump team in the aftermath of the election. we're also waiting to learn whether or not investigators will be able to secure an interview with trump's daughter, white house, ivanka trump, to discuss what's she saw in the white house on january 6th. all of that is still in front of the investigators as they report -- new public phase of their investigation, with open televised hearings. a face that investigator, liz cheney says will show once and for all that trump's lies provoked the violence on january 6th. what can we expect in the coming days? joining us now, maryland congressman, jamie raskin. a member of the january six investigation, and former impeachment manager for donald trump's second impeachment. thanks for being with us. we appreciate your time. liz cheney, your republican colleague, who is on the committee, one of only two republicans on the committee, has said that they will -- your investigation will prove

that donald trump's lies motivated the violence on january 6th. what does that do? what happens if she is right, and you are right, and you have the proof? does it change anyone's mind about anything? >> well, our mandate, of course, is to get to the bottom of the events. to tell america the truth, so people can see the clear chronology of events and the causation of different things. of course, the house already impeach donald trump for inciting the violent insurrection against the union. there was a 57 to 43 vote, the senate also agreeing to that factual causation. but, what we're doing here, we're filling in, with very empirically rooted fine grain detail, exactly what took place. who spoke to who. we're trying to fill in the operational hierarchy of who

gave orders to who. so, we're trying to put together the activities of that most obstructionist, and defiant coterie of advisers around trump. the steve bannon,'s and the rudy giuliani's. all of their actions, with the people who are far more forthcoming, from the oath keepers in the three percenters, and the proud boys, with people from the mob, with people in the department of defense, and the department of homeland security, people from the government. the vast majority of the people involved have told us the truth, want to tell us the truth, and are cooperating. it's really that tight to, little entourage surrounding donald trump, that are trying to hold out. that's what's going this down a little bit, but i think that, although time is on their side, all of the momentum is on our side. >> this is interesting language you use, empirically rooted, find great detail.

i mean when i watch the impeachment proceedings, i thought you had a lot of empirically rooted, fine grain detail there, and knew a lot about what happened. wet, to you, is new? one of the things that you've learned -- a lot of it's new to me, but what's new to you that changes how you see january 6th, and donald trump's culpability in that event? >> well, what was so manifest at the trial where all of donald trump statements inciting the mob. you gotta go and fight, and fight like hell or, you have a country anymore. when there's fraud involved, there's a different set of rules. we've all got all the way back to the storming of the michigan state capital, where he was inciting those people. and -- so, we were able to follow that all the way up to the point of violence, and at that point, the video took over and the testimony of the people who saw what happened took over. what we didn't know we were the operational hierarchies behind

the scene. who is giving orders, who was interfacing between trump's political entourage and neo-nazis storm trooper groups, white nationalist groups. how is this mob activated, and how were the decisions to commit violence made? look, donald trump is right now, out there defending his decision to try to overthrow biden's majority, and the electoral college, saying mike pence had the authority to overturn the election. that was his entire political purpose there, but he was willing to surround that coop with a violent insurrection, and he was willing to surround that violent insurrection, with mob violence against our police officers. 150 of whom ended up wounded and injured, after being hit over the head, and smashed in the guts and having the ribs broken, and so on. we're going to tell that story, that there were actually human beings responsible for this.

it wasn't donald trump alone, there were a lot of other enablers and handlers who made it all possible. >> congressman, we appreciate your time, as always. maryland congressman, jamie raskin, member of the january six investigation. thanks for being with us, one quick programming note, tonight, after the show, you can catch msnbc's exclusive new documentary, loving the constitution. it is about congressman raskin's fight to hold on trump accountable, while grieving the loss of his son. it's a must watch documentary. we still have much more to get to, including a story of how conservative lobbying is trying to create their own government database, to track people who wish to exercise a certain constitutional right. stay with us. us those precious memories might make you think about your future: will my high cholesterol get in the way of moments like these? but appointments don't always fit your schedule.

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30 days. that sooner than many women know that they are pregnant. it's definitely sooner than many people decide if they want to seek abortion care. over in new hampshire, the state house debated a bill that would allow any man who claims to be the father to sue a woman seeking an on board shun, and, ultimately, force or to keep the pregnancy, even against her will. one state house republican explained, quote, it's actually not recognizing that men have the rights, fathers have some rights, but how do we go about making sure those rights are recognized? end quote. this bill suggest lawmakers want to do that by usurping a woman's control over her own body. it's nothing short of alarming that any of these bills are being considered anywhere in the democratic united states, in which the constitution is guaranteed -- an abortion is guaranteed by the constitution. if you want a better chance of the trend lines in this country, when it comes to the reproductive rights, take a look at florida. just a few months ago, florida lawmakers were cooking up a bill that would imitate the

texas vigilante law, that effectively bans all abortion after six weeks. but since the texas law has been kicked around from court to court, florida dropped that model, in favor of a different kind of anti abortion bill. one that's more like mississippi's law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, and is currently before the u.s. supreme court. >> florida republicans are supportive of the new bill, because they say, compared to the texas law, which bans the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, that is a whole 15 weeks. a time difference that they call, generous. according to florida house republican, dana trabulsy, 15 weeks is, quote, a long time, end quote. even if it's less than the 24-week time limit that roe v. wade guarantees for him to get an abortion. florida republicans say, hey, this bill is a compromise bill, even though it provides no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape, incest, or human trafficking. state senator kelly -- says we're not banning anything,

we're not being mean. we're not being mean, guys, chill out, we're been generous, we're not being mean. the bill -- advance the bill earlier this week, the state health and human services committee held their first hearing on the bill on thursday. now, they asked republicans, when it came time for public testimony, several florida residents had a lot to say about this generous bill. >> it is so exhausting trying to find new ways to beg you to hear my pleas, about my right to choose. >> there should be no room, no right for anyone, especially any politician, and more specifically, any male politician to interfere in a very intimate moment, and tell a woman what to do. >> as a woman of color, a wife, and a mom of three, this bill is taking away the access and choice that people in the state should respectfully have. >> i drove two and half hours

this morning to ask why, why do you feel the need to make a decision on women's bodies? >> allowing it further restricting abortion by passing this bill, would not bring wellness to people of florida. >> 15 weeks is an undue burden. >> i was raped my freshman year of college. afterwards, i feel like no matter what i did, i didn't have agency or control over my own body, and that's how i feel again today sitting in this room. >> it's really not your business why someone cares and wants to have an abortion. which should be your businesses providing health care, housing, therapy, and child care for expecting parents. >> even after all that testimony, the committee voted to pass a bill, now it's gonna go to the full house for consideration on tuesday. democrats say they will oppose it, but they are, as we have discussed several times on the show, in the minority. joining us now is the florida state representative, ana eskamani, a democrat who opposes the bill of the house will vote on next week, representative asked companies. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me.

>> what's gonna happen here, this is another situation where florida representatives have a plan, and they've got the numbers, but easier sustained fight look like. >> well, first of all, ali, there's no such thing as a generous or reasonable abortion ban. this is complete gaslighting by republican colleagues, who will do anything to ban abortion. even if it takes them step-by-step, bill by bill, this is a dangerous agenda that would force those seeking to access an abortion beyond 15 weeks in florida, to go to the north carolina, as their closest option. assuming north carolina doesn't ban abortion, as well. our options are to fight like hell to do all we can to, not only delay the passage of this bill, but of course, amplify public attention. the reality is that republicans know that banning abortion is not a popular thing, that's why they continuously try to avoid calling this what it is.

a ban on abortion. >> you mention this idea that some people have to go to north carolina. let's spell out the reality of this. there are a lot of women who testified, there who said, this is a hardship. this is difficult. but, that's the goal. the goal is to make abortion inaccessible, particularly the people who don't have the luxury of traveling to states, extra gas and housing, and waiting periods, and tests that are not necessary. but that's actually the intent of this bill. >> absolutely. first of, all abortion access is our ability highly restricted in florida, as we're seeing that trend in conservative states across america. the reality is that abortion bans impact every type of person. but, as you mentioned, those who have access to means, we'll find a way to express autonomy, have that agency and decide the outcome of the pregnancy. it's going to be those of no wealth, those who are people of color, undocumented folks with disabilities, minors, people who live in foster care.

these are the populations of floridians who will have no alternatives, and are going to be forced to travel out of state, or force to become parents, which they know they're not read the, or do not wish to pursue. so we're locking people deeper into poverty. there's already so much research that helps us understand what happens when someone cannot make a personal decision about their pregnancy. that comes are dangerous, the outcomes are systematically brutal, and this really is a bill that tries to punish people for being poor. >> you did tweet that your house democrats have filed 17 amendments. do those amendments do anything? do those amendments, will any of them be considered, and if they were to take place, would they changes bill meaningfully? >> absolutely. i worked at planned parenthood for six years, before i ran for office. i was a patient before than. these issues are personal to me, not only as a woman as reproductive age, but somebody who cares about the next generation of floridians, who

deserve full body autonomy. the 17 and that means that we have filed range from removing the ban, to adding more exceptions, doing whatever we can to not only amplify how dangerous this bill is but hopefully, of course, make it less harmful if it does become law. we wish to set this up from litigation, because we do know this is unconstitutional. we'll do everything we can for the american people to know that. florida state representative, unasked money, thank you for time tonight. >> last night, we reported that president biden and narratives choices to replace justin breyer on the supreme court down to just four people. now nbc news that there are three of those names. we'll tell you who they are next. who they ar next

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week and i kept david, where he will not only have a phone call with president vladimir putin, he'll also spend the week in review materials about a short list of supreme court contenders, to replace retiring justice stephen breyer. thanks to bc van -- last night, president biden told nbc's lester holt in an interview that he has taken a deep dive on about four people. today several sources are telling nbc news that the list is down to three women, judges ketanji brown jackson, leondra kruger and michelle childs.

the president promised to name a black woman to the court. there is also a dispute about one of those names today, ketanji brown jackson, thereby confirming she is on the short list. -- the name of the final contender is desired by the end of the month. as rachel says, watch this space. that does it for me tonight, you can catch me on my show "velshi" at 8: 00am, eastern. we launched the velshi banned book week and we've got our first banned book. "all boys aren't blue", is a manifesto, a memoir of growing up black and queer in america. there is time for you to get in on the conversation. if you have read the book and you want to share your thoughts or questions for the author, email us at mystory at velshi.com. the author, george m. johnson will join us. but now, it is time for "love & the constitution", a new

documentary from msnbc films about the congressman jamie raskin and his fight to hold donald trump accountable for january 6th while grieving the loss of his son. "love & the constitution: a heart shattered, a purpose unshaken" begins now. herb: did you think about taking some time off? jamie raskin: umm, you know tommy left us a note, and the note said, "please forgive me. my illness won today. "look after each other, the animals, and the global poor for me, all my love, tommy." umm,