this is the katie fang show live from miami, florida. we've a lot to cover and a lot of questions to answer. let's get started! the committee investigating the january 6th insurrection zeroes in on their congressional colleagues. this includes the most powerful republican in the house. house minority leader, kevin mccarthy, calls the investigation illegitimate. do these lawmakers think that they are above the rule of law

and exactly how far would they go to keep covering up for donald trump? plus, the big backfire. yet another embarrassment for putin as his invasion into ukraine sparks one of the biggest expansions in nato's history. what this could mean for the future of putin's war. a frenzy for parents across the united states. panic buying and product recalls are not the only thing stifling america's baby formula supply. we will look into how the trade policies are intensifying the crisis. all of this and much more is coming up now. ♪ ♪ ♪ good saturday morning to you. i am katie fang. i want to take you back to january 6th of 2020. these are the images that have been seared into the minds of every american who watched

along as democracy came under attack in the united states of america. while rioters descended on our nation's capital, these five members of congress were allegedly receiving firsthand information about what caused the violence and the chaos just outside the office doors. that is what's members of the january 6th committee think. we take the unprecedented step of issuing subpoenas to their own republican colleagues. kevin mccarthy and representatives jim jordan, andy biggs, mo brooks, scott perry, and what they decide to do next will be telling. based on the reaction so far, compliance sounds far from certain. >> i think this is an illegitimate committee. they do not really have the authority to issue subpoenas, in my opinion. we do not want to dignify what they are doing. >> does this mean that you will not comply with the subpoena? >> i have not even seen subpoena. i cannot tell you whether i

will comply or not. >> look, my view on the committee has not changed. they're not conducting a legitimate investigation. it seems as though i just want to go after political opponents. >> this is all for headlines and sensitization. the fact that they sent it to the press before they sent to the members, this proves that it is about headlines. this whole thing is a charade. >> this washington post op-ed says that the saga highlights the fact that a major party made the fateful decision not to participate in any response in an effort by the parties leader to destroy our political order. they decide to be complicit in his effort to escape accountability for it entirely. this is not just about trump anymore. it is about today's republican party and just how far the members are willing to go to cover up what happened on january six. i will dig into this ahead with my panelists. first, let's bring in msnbc's allie raffa who is on capitol hill. ali, defying a subpoena is against the law. we know this. it is clear.

we've already seen steve bannon held in contempt for not complying. this is a whole other ball game with half a dozen of the own congressional colleagues being targeted. what legal tools are the committee willing to use to hold them accountable? >> good morning, katie. we know what options they have. it is unclear how far members are willing to go to get these five lawmakers to testify, especially before the end of the month, especially before the beginning of the long awaited public hearings that start on june 9th. while all of the lawmakers, mccarthy, perry, jordan, brooks, big's, have dismissed the committee and it's pro as illegitimate and corrupt, they call it a witch hunt. none of them have said whether they will comply with the subpoenas. judging from the fact that the committee has asked all of them to come voluntarily and answer the questions before, and they have all refused to do so, it

seems unlikely they will comply. this leaves the committee with a few options. they could refer this to the house ethics committee. this is a committee that is evenly divided between republicans and democrats. it is likely to take a very long time to go through that if going anywhere at all. the second option they have, as you mentioned at the top, is to refer and recommend the criminal referrals to the justice department. this is something that has been done, as you said, for former members of his inner circle like mark meadows, and the justice department has been slow to walk on all of those. it is highly unlikely that the justice department will expedite criminal referrals for sitting elected lawmakers. the potential issue with that is it would be unprecedented, as you mentioned. it has never happened before. they've never subpoenaed city lawmakers. in recent history, that we can think of, it has not happened from a house committee in

general. despite the chairman saying that, even if they do not testify, this will not change the findings in the committee's investigation. it will still go forward and release the information that they have as planned. listen to what he told us yesterday. >> i think that the president -- the president should be for them to honor the subpoenas. if they choose not to, then they take control of the house. of easily, they do not have a lot of likes to stand on. this is uncharted territory, katie. this is really growing concerns over what will happen in the next congress. how will the tables turn? should republicans win back the house majority and kevin mccarthy become speaker of the house? kevin mccarthy has said publicly that he is interested and hearing from current house speaker, nancy pelosi, about security concerns on january

6th. he has said that if republicans bring back the majority in november, the committee as it exists today will not exist. there is definitely a growing sense of anxiety, concern, and raising of the stakes here, katie. >> thank you, allie raffa, live on capitol hill. now, let's turn to the war in ukraine. there are new signs of major setbacks for russian president, vladimir putin. in an overnight update, ukrainian officials are saying that russian troops are being pushed away from the country's second largest city of kharkiv. erin mclaughlin brings us the latest from kyiv. >> hey there, katie. president zelenskyy says that no one can predict how long this work will last. fighting rages in the east with losses on both sides of the conflict. the british defense ministry says that ukrainian forces successfully stopped and caused significant losses among russian forces as they tried to

cross at kyiv river in the east. this is as eyes are on a capitol courtroom on friday, when they first war crimes suspect appeared in court. a 20 year old russian military expert who killed a 62-year-old ukrainian civilian. -- she is now pursuing including killings, torturing, and kidnappings. a short while ago, i was speaking to the father of a 16 year old boy. the father told me that his son was kidnapped outside of the occupied city of mellow told people as he was trying to cross through the checkpoint. he believes that his son is being held at a camp with other ukrainian prisoners of war. he read testimonies of some of the soldiers that got out of the camp. there are torturing's happening there. i asked him if he was worried about that happening to his son. he said that he does not have time to think about it. his focus is now the release of

his son. to this effect, he says because he is a high ranking official in the region, he believes that they are trying to use him to leverage his connections. he says they are demanding that he hand over another ukrainian civilian in exchange for his son. he says it is completely out of the question. now he is appealing to the international community for help. >> thank you to eric mclaughlin with the latest from ukraine. i want to know and explore how putin's war over there is backfiring on him with a nato strengthening and possibly expanding to include finland and sweden. coming up i will speak to former ambassador and former senator from texas cabling hutchison. another week of coast to coast abortion rights protests are expected to take off in a matter of hours. thousands of people will be at more than 370 protests locations from l.a. to d.c. to new york. this was the scene last

weekend. people on both sides of the abortion battle spilled out into the streets and set up outside the homes of the conservative supreme court justices. they are fired up after the leak decision from the supreme court on the possibility of overturning roe v. wade. and the msnbc correspondent is in chicago with a look at what we can expect today. >> here in chicago, organizers are expecting thousands of people for one of the bands of our bodies protests. in support of abortion rights across the country. there are also rallies planned in new york, cleveland, san francisco, el paso, and more cities in between today's protests are the latest since the draft supreme court opinion released this month. we have seen in both groups in support of and against abortion rights rallying on their sides. they have gathered outside of the justices homes prompting calls from republicans for the protesters to be arrested. here in chicago and at rallies across the country, we will be

looking out for people speaking out in favor and against abortion rights. this is a divisive issue that is not going away, katie. >> thank you to jessie kirsch in chicago. coming up next, the january six committee is bracing for a subpoena showdown. five congressional colleagues will not give the panel the answers they are demanding. it is republicans versus the rule of law. how far will they go to protect former president trump. a little later, a shocking shortage. it has a power and driving forward -- it is parents driving forever to get their hands on baby formula. how long do experts believe this is going to last? this is coming up. before we go to break, dara brown has more stories making headlines that you might have missed last night. >> thank you, katie. this morning, a dallas police are trying to figure out if a gunman is targeting asian owned businesses. investigators say that three women were shot when a man stormed a korean-owned hair

salon. he started shooting on thursday. his getaway car is similar to one used in three recent recent recent shootings at other asian shootings. they are investigating the salon shooting as a hate crime. the weather is working against exhausted fire crews in new mexico who tried to get the upper hand on a wildfire that is eight times the side of san francisco. bone dry and windy conditions are expected to fanned the flames of the calf canyon at her mid peak of fire. the 270,000 acre fire is the largest in new mexico history. it is only about one third contained. and it is another successful launch for spacex. a falcon nine rocket carrying more than four dozen starlink satellites blasted off from the space forest in california yesterday. the satellites will boost high-speed internet in rural areas which is a key part of the multi trillion dollar infrastructure plan. more with katie phang after the commercial break. phang after

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pulled a major political and legal gambit when it subpoenaed city members of congress to testify about what they knew in the lead up to the riot and on the day itself. it is something we have not seen in modern history. it comes with the risk of stoking more division on capitol hill. the panel says, this is a risk worth taking. they want to make sure that these images of insurrectionists storming the capitol never happen again. panel members are betting that the subpoenas will highlight how seriously the republican colleagues take the rule of law in this country. jamie raskin says, for people who don't take the role of law seriously, a subpoena has no more meaning that needs to you know. for people who do take the rule of law seriously, it does have legitimacy and moral force. what will these of five gop lawmakers do. defy the subpoenas and get

support from their extremist base? or comply and strengthen their own potential subpoena power if they take over in november? with me on the set is elizabeth, a columnist at the washington post. also, my friend and legal analyst and former eternity, joy vance. thank you for being here. i laid out the calculus for subpoena of republicans. originally they were hesitant of making the move. it looked to be in poor form. why do you think this is a reason they change their minds and go forward with that now? >> they realize that the lawmakers out there decided to subpoena in courting -- it came out through audio tapes that they know a lot more than was initially thought. now they have him on record saying things that are extremely important and

explosive in terms of what he knew and did not know or what he did and did not do. they all knew more and were involved to a greater extent than what we thought. there is evidence of that. they felt justified, even though it could feel like it is a polarizing move to subpoena them. you are right about the comment with a sticky note. they have already said that they are either going to interview him or show up and say nothing. i do not know how effective it will be in the end. i don't know how much they have to do considering the evidence that have surfaced. >> this is a good lead up to you, joyce. jamie raskin is hoping that the legal force of the subpoenas to vote convince them to a comply. since when is subpoenaed compliance of voluntary? last time i checked, i cannot ignore a subpoena that has been lawfully served. >> subpoena compliance is

supposed to be mandatory in this country. that is because people respect the rule of law. it speaks volumes when you have legislators, elected officials, who will not comply with the subpoena. katie, i have been thinking about this hypothetical situation where there is a rash of that's going on in capitol hill. you have a committee investigating the steps in acting better laws and security measures to protect what is on the hill. in a situation, you would not have to subpoena congressman who were witnesses or had information. they would come in and help. it would be a red flag if they did not. this situation is no different except that in this case, the theft was the theft of democracy from the american people. it was an attempted theft. the fact that they will not come in and testify voluntarily, let alone under the compulsion of a subpoena, tells you all you need to know. the situation also highlights the fact that congressional compliance with subpoenas is a

broken process. what really needs to happen is that congress needs to rethink the mechanisms for enforcing subpoenas if it wants to be able to engage in oversight. they need to revitalize their authority in this area instead of having to weigh on doj to act on their behalf. >> let's take it back to that, for a second there. it was unprecedented what happened on january 6th. there were force of force backups -- take the marshall, and go around the months they do not comply. is this too much of an extreme position to take to obtain compliance in this case? >> this is a different situation then with individual witnesses. we heard it in contempt. this is one of the old powers that has not been used for 100 years. it would not work well with private citizens. michael is right that it has more vitality when it has members of congress. it would be feasible and

divisive. it will create a sideshow that will detract from hearings that are upcoming. here is why, in some ways, the subpoena situation is a win win for democrats, whether the test they testify or not. they already have volume in this testimony from staff and others. they have tapes. they really know what was going on in large part. if these essential members of congress refused to comply with the subpoenas, in the hearings, the committee will have the opportunity to tell the american public the story of what happened and to make the point that these witnesses refused to testify. katie, you know like i do, from trying criminal cases, in this setting, prosecutors are forbidden to mention that they refused to make a statement or to comment on a defendant's failure to testify. the inference is so incriminating. if you will have a legitimate story to tell, they would tell it. in the congressional hearings there is no restriction on what the interlocutors can tell the public.

they can comment on the fact that these five did not comply with the subpoenas as well as others. they can tell the people that they can draw negative inferences from that, and essentially it will come down to how powerfully the committee can use this failure by these members to convince the american people about the truth of their version of what happened on january 6th. >> lizette i will come back to you. i'm thrilled to have you on set. we are in florida. we are going to talk about the implications of nationally what happens in florida. you did in opened in the washington post called, we are living in a trumped up dystopia and everyone is invited. you said, you see florida and retreat. florida democratic senator, farmer, says that the republican agenda is a 48 agenda. hurtful harmful, hateful, and homophobic. the we see the snuggling of law on this national level with the

chance of the subpoenas. we have seen what is happening in our backyard in florida with the santas. should floridians be worried that the four h agenda of the republicans is a small microcosm in florida and that it is not an example of what's going on on a national level? >> yes, in a way it is going on in a national level. i think the census is modeling this behavior this aggressive behavior on all of these cultural war issues. it is setting the agenda in his own way. he has been in many issues, the boldest leader right now in terms of attacking issues that have to do with gay trans, which just cannon can say, what corporations can and and can't say. look at what happened with his knee. it is incredible. the republican orthodox has blown up in terms of the relationship with the corporations. i had no idea, when i started this columnist position that i

was going to be writing about desantis day in and day now but this is the case. he is going much farther than anyone has ever gone in florida. florida has for a very long time, been a republican state. we had a republican governor since 2000. the legislator is dominated by republicans for a long time. there is a sense of moderation on some issues. they never pushed it too far. at the end of the day, we are a purple state. we are a swing state. we had diverse views on things like abortion, and gay rights. we have been a very friendly state for so many years but this is in retreat now. it is shocking to see how quickly, even under governor scott who is a senator, it was not this extreme in terms of culture war. to see how quickly this focus has grown and how active

desantis has been and how successful he has been in getting his agenda pushed. this is to rile up his base at the end of the day. to rile up his base and he is seeking higher office, we think, at some point. this is bolstering his popularity, usually. >> joyce vance and lizette alvarez, i think the fish head ross from the head down. there will be bitter better behavior if the national congressional members behave well. i thank you for being here this morning. >> thank you. >> another loss for vladimir putin. finland and sweden are considering applying to join nato, despite the kremlin's warnings of retaliation. does expanding nato's brisk sparking a new cold war or more? we will discuss this after the break. will discuss this after the

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along the ukrainian border earlier this year, president vladimir putin made his ultimatum known. nato must retreat from eastern europe and ban ukraine from joining or else. not only where the demands not met, they backfired and big time. this week, finland, which shutters on 800 plus mile border with russia says that he wants to join nato as soon as possible. this is in addition to sweden which has avoided military lines us for 200 years, which signaled that he could follow suit. this is the quickest nato enlargement ever. the lines was formed in 1949 with the goal to provide collective security against the then soviet union. the nation's number 30 which agreed to come to it once aid when they come under attack. before russia declared war on ukraine, nato membership was never considered in stockholm or hasan q. since the start of the invasion, fears over his territorial and

ambitions grew. for more on all of this, we are joined by former bassett ambassador to nato and former senator from texas, kate bailey hutchinson. ambassador, it is a pleasure to have you this morning. in my opinion, it was a epic miscalculation on putin's part. you should have expected a reaction from sweden and finland. it only makes sense that other countries will want to join when russia starts declaring war on its neighbor. >> you are right on target. thank you for having me this morning. it is a real transitional time for a nato, as well as for finland and sweden, that they become a part of the alliance. i think that is a totally united europe is going to make nato stronger. finland and sweden have been so intricate in operations already. they were in afghanistan.

they trained with us, they come with the come to meetings with us and including the foreign minister meetings that we have regularly. we have a great working relationship, already, with finland and sweden. i think they will be at value added. i think that they will make europe stronger and more united. i think it will be done very swiftly and i hope so. >> nordic membership, it's getting a bit of a roadblock this morning with the leader of turkey and nato member raising reservations. the alliance requires unanimous consent to approve new members. in your opinion, exactly how big of an obstacle will dispose for finland and sweden? >> most certainly, this will need to be worked through. i think that we should hear from others about their concerns and what they are. as a matter fact, it is

important that finland and sweden come in as early as possible. this is because that when we have seen the last two additions to nato, montenegro and north macedonia, when they were in the process of succession, they were attacked. even assassination attempt. during that time, russia was clearly rattling the cages. it is important, i think, that we act swiftly and that all of our allies will see the value added in our alliance being made even stronger with the two new additions. >> ambassador, the obvious concern is that the kremlin has warned of military and political repercussions over nordic expansion into nato. how worried should the united states be about this threat as a member of nato. it would be obligated to come to the aid of finland and

sweden if they were attacked by russia. obviously, part of the considerations that is going on with the aid that is provided so far, was that there would be a delicate balance between soap -- is there a very deep concern that we have reached that tipping point and we are going to have the act united states become an active part of the war in ukraine? >> i do not think that we can take putin's threats as a way forward for the nato alliance or for america's intentions. i think that putin has been saying outrageous things, he has been threatening, he has been talking about nuclear warfare. i think that he is out of control. i do not think that we should adhere to his threats. we have seen the horrific activities that putin have directed russia to make. i think we need to fight back with great strength on his

intentions to invade another country that is a sovereign country as ukraine's. we need to go back to plead peace through strength. we need to be very clear with russia that they cannot invade another sovereign country without having the entire western world say stop now. this is not the rule space for order. >> ambassador i only have a little bit of time left with you. i need to get to this question. i want to know. senator rand paul of kentucky has delayed a bipartisan effort to send 40 billion dollars in aid to ukraine. paul wants the bill to include a provision reprise where he wants someone to be in charge of the funding. -- lloyd austin says that it needs become law before may 19th to support uninterrupted lee with

a military. when you think of his actions at this point in the war? >> i think it is very important that we act in this bipartisan way and that we act swiftly. the one thing that we did not do quickly enough, was to send the arms that were needed in the volume that was needed. after seeing the incredible response of the ukraine people, the people who are fighting, their own military plus -- he was gonna taking his message to the world and standing up for western democracy. he needs the help that we can give him. he needs it now. there are so many of those weapons that are needed, particularly as we are seeing the russian military go after odessa. we have to help them with

weapons to help themselves. we are not sending troops but we do provide weapons to them, for them to defend themselves. where they are going in the black sea they are trying to cut ukraine out of the black sea. they want to make it under russian control. we have nato allies on the black sea. they are very concerned about that of course. we need to cope keep open the lanes in the black sea. we need to send weapons. we descend them right away as the bipartisan effort of congress is requiring. >> ambassador kay bailey hutchinson. i appreciate your insight and your time this morning. >> thank you so much, katie. >> from short supply to price gouging, pressure parents are struggling to find formula for their babies. the gop is pleading blaming biden. but are the covid procedures anchoring down the supply.

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are able to feed our kids. >> it is 2022 in the united states. terrified parents are struggling to find of food for their babies. this morning, baby formula manufacturers warned the shortage could last throughout the year. statistics show that more than 40% of the country's formula is out of stock. frantic parents are driving hours across state lines only to find empty shelves. the new york times is reporting that one mother was able to find it for cans of formula for a staggering $245. this was enough to feed the infant for two days. from recalls to the pandemic stress on the supply chain, there are a number of reasons for the shortage. -- would former president donald trump might call his triumph. >> we are going to start some negotiations having to do with nafta.

anybody here of nafta? i ran a campaign based on nafta. we are going to renegotiate on nafta. >> that great deal actively discourages the united states from importing formula from canada, our largest trading partner. canada has plenty of formula to share. still, gop members are putting the blame on biden for having no plan to fix the formula shouted. this is also to get baby said. this is ironic considering that they want to abandon abortions across the country. this would force women to give birth to babies they are not prepared to care for. lack of access is in the nafta deal but it is biden's burden. he promises quick action. what will take the united states to bounce back from the short supply. the analyst sofia marcellus joins us now. this is so that we can talk about it. >> sophia, let's get into the details. there was an fda recall on

several brands after children became ill with bacterial infection. the demand for formula searched in 2020 and then demand fell when they cut back on production. now with an uptake in birth in 2022 the high demand is back. how are the first policies just adding fuel to the fire here. >> but we are seeing here is that when he was in the white house, he pursued a america first policy. this is a protectionist up trade policy. this means he renegotiated nafta. he signed a new trade deal with mexico and canada. as a part of that deal, they actually limit it from canada. now we are seeing that there is a baby formula shortage and we cannot imported from our largest trading reporter which is canada. this is severely limited

because of the trade agreement passed president biden is addressing this, as you said. it is unacceptable for parents to not be able to find food to feed their babies. with the biden administration is doing right now, they are going to announce the food and drug administration next week that the u.s. will import more baby oil from you -- we are also just in this problem domestically by encouraging retailers to limit purchases. also, cracking down, getting the federal trade commission, if you don't -- it is on price gouging. we are working on regulation. we are thinking packaging revelations for baby formula so that baby formula manufacturers can get products on store shelves faster. >> the latest gop talking point

is the forage that the biden administration is stockpiling formula for undocumented immigrants. is there any credibility to this idea that there is a stockpile of baby formula at the southern border? >> i mean, it is not really the time to make this an immigration issue. we are talking about parents who are unable to feed their babies. we are talking about american parents. there is plenty of formula out there. we need the policies to put it on the store shelves. this is not an immigration policy. let's not try to talk about gop talking points about border crossings and all of that. this is really about getting babies, in vince, the food they need so that they can become adults like the rest of us. >> marcellus, we are so grateful to have you this morning. we appreciate you. we would love to have you soon. >> thanks, katie. >> coming up, this cat may have

more than nine lives. she survived a russian rocket strike in an apartment complex in ukraine. she was out for -- she was out of food and water for several weeks. how this is sparking inspiration and we talk to the man who rescued her. that is coming up next. rescued her. that is coming u your mission: stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... ...with rinvoq. can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some...rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that's rinvoq relief. with ra, your overactive immune system attacks your joints. rinvoq regulates it to help stop the attack. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, some fatal;

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destruction that have become the new way of life in ukraine are jarring and hard to wrap our minds around. this is one of the horrors of war. a mass grave in bucha, that has been called the biggest war crime of the 24 century. shells of what was once schools, businesses, and a children's hospitals, and apartment buildings dot these streets from city to city. the devastation of the ukrainian people is on shakeable and inspiring. every day they are picking up guns and fighting along troops against russian forces.

russian -- ukrainians forced to leave their lives behind are starting to return. the dateline of the war's heavy. they are looking for any pieces they could find under the fog of war. one of these could be found and chef. a 12-year-old cat, who galvanized a huge wave of concern and support across people of ukraine and around the world, she was stranded on the seventh floor of what was left from a bombed apartment building outside of kyiv. the cat somehow survived for almost eight months without food or water. ben, eugene kibitzed up in. not only did he rescue shaffold but all a lot of other animal around the region. that -- he joins me now. eugene, thank you for joining us from ukraine. i want to talk about shaffer, the cat. first, let's talk about how you made the decision to put all of your focus into rescuing the pets of ukraine? you normally promote concerts. what's motivating you to stay there and do this.

>> i do not know what motivated me. i wanted to do something that would be helpful to my country. i am not helpful with a gun. i have no experience. i stayed in kyiv and decided that i wanted to do something that would be helpful for my country and that i can take care of. a week after the store the war starts i joined the patrol and now we help animals for over the past two months. >> quickly walk goes through the rescue of shaffer. how did you hear about her? how are you able to pull off the rescue. the images look harrowing. >> on may 1st, in the evening, i saw a post from a girl on facebook that she saw movement in the seventh floor of the building. i try to remember my promoters

skills. i posted the information that we were looking for a big ladder to climb their. it took me all night to find the information that i needed. i contacted the fire squad. in the morning, we went there and we took the fire squad with us. the whole operation took about two hours. >> after you rescued her, someone wrote on social media, one thing putin can ever described or destroy our the hearts and souls of the american ukrainians. -- >> like shaffer, she was locked in a ruined building for two months, 61 days as she was there. it could be a symbol that even

being locked with no food or water, she survived. she is 13 years old. she is not a young cat. she became a symbol right now. >> i was gonna say that shot has become a symbol of the interests, souls, and spurs of the ukrainian people. this is a short opportunity for us. we wanted to highlight the work that you are doing. we want to thank you sincerely for everything that you are doing over there. >> thank you, thank you. >> stick around. after our show, will be velshi. the author of white bird will join for the latest installment of the velshi banned book club. you do not want to miss that. we will be back after a quick break. will be back after break. (emu squawks) if anyone objects to this marriage, speak now or forever hold your peace.

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