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the bill that funds out military heads to the senate, under a cloud of controversy. after some house republicans used the normally bipartisan legislation, to advance their culture war agenda. abortion restrictions for service members were stripped away, as we're efforts to diversify and grow our military, at a time it's leaders say they desperately need recruits. the bill ultimately passed yesterday, an hour ago, but, not after several republicans made defendant or backtracked on comments that brought race into the defense conversation. one gop congressman kept office healths for speech thursday, using a term, that never that always evokes jim crow. i'll ask a black member of the house armed services committee, who was there on the floor, for his reaction in just a minute.

meanwhile, a true national road global security threat is being ignored by the right. extreme temperatures, and weather on the rise, due to climate change, with communities of color being hit the hardest, and several weeks of a summer that is already broken global records. i had of them, has been heated up. a former epa advisor explains why climate justice, is a civil rights issue. we'll talk to him later in the show. and, not even a month after -- the supreme court's ruling on affirmative action, gop attorney generals are already going on the offensive, against diversity in the workplace. and it doubling down on college campuses. can it be stopped, and how? all of this tonight, on politicsnation. but first, here's jessica layton with our top news

stories. jessica. >> hi reverend al. and thank you. a lot that we are looking at this hour, starting with following a press conference of hampton county georgia, where officials unidentified the suspect responsible for killing four people in a shooting, as andre long, more who remains on the run. he is known to be armed and dangerous. police say he was last seen in a black 27 -- with a georgia tech number d h f, 756. officials are offering a 10,000 dollar reward for any information that may lead to an arrest. alabama police are searching for a woman who vanished thursday night, after calling 9-1-1 to report a child on the side of a highway. police say, 25-year-old carly russell also called a family member, who then lost contact with russell during the call, even though the line stayed open. police found found rachel's car, and some belongings, but there is no sign of her or that child. and, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today, in a video statement, that he

feels good, after he was rushed to the hospital for which doctors say was likely dehydration. he also noted that he had spent the previous day in the heat, at the sea of galilee, which is a popular vacation spot in northern israel. i'm jessica layton, and we will now go back to politicsnation, with reverend al. >> thank you jessica. joining me now, congressman greg -- of new york. he is the ranking democrat, on the house foreign affairs committee. congressman, we appreciate you joining us tonight. there's no better guest to have then on this then you. the house was able to narrowly pass an annual defense bill, that seemed to me to have more to do with culture wars, then battle readiness. house republicans gutting a vital abortion protections for military protections. and diversity -- from the pentagon. added to that, during thursday's floor debate, we all

heard what sounded to me like unintentionally nasty dog whistle, coming from a gop congressman from arizona. for my audience, i have to replay that moment. the reaction by former cbc chair joyce bailey of ohio. and of course, your reaction as a witness. you were on the floor, i should warn our viewers that the language may be disturbing to some. roll that exchange, please. my amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people, or black, people or anybody can serve, okay. it has nothing to do with. >> mister speaker. i'd like to be recognized, to have the words colored people stricken from the record. i find it offensive, and very inappropriate. >> could i amend my comments, to people of color? >> the gentleman wishes to amend his comments. >> -- mister speaker, to have the

word stricken. i didn't ask for an amendment. >> now, i should note that arizona congressman eli crane has since issued a statement, saying he, quote, misspoke. still, what are your thoughts on the whole matter, congressman meeks? >> well reverend, i heard right. i was on the floor, and i couldn't believe my ears. when i heard him make that statement. it just seemed to me, he seemed so comfortable with just saying it. he did not seem on the floor, that it was a misspoken word. it was a word that was intentionally said, and through this whole debate, when in fact republicans are trying to and diversity, equity, and inclusion. cause that's part of what the debate had been, about all during the debate on the floor. and, if he happen to other goes the words, when has been clear that they don't believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion. it seems to me that it was something that he felt

comfortable saying, at that time. and, it was offensive. you should look, and look at the faces of others that were on the floor, they were all shocked, dismayed, and insulted by what he had said on the floor. >> now, speaking to the other chamber gop caucus. as i heard the comments from congressman crane, i thought of alabama republican senator tommy tuberville, the fire he's been under over his comments, refusing to concede white nationalists were in fact racists. a stance he kept up until just four days ago. yet, he currently is holding up dozens of pentagon appointments, as a member of the senate armed services committee, over again, it's abortion travel policy. over the objections of the president, military leaders, and even some senate

republicans. i feel like, in addition to using racism to retain far-right voters, which we've covered. republicans, culture wars is a endangering even our military. as one area they wouldn't dare touch, once upon a time. congressman, your reaction. >> yeah, so look. it's absolutely correct, number one. this is -- some statements that the former president made, a number of times, claiming he didn't have know who the head of the ku klux klan was. claiming that, again, courting white nationalists, and calling for white nationalism. the same kind of hate, speech in my estimation, that we are hearing now from the same individual for mississippi, who took him days to talk about that white nationalists are individuals who are, basically, segregationists. in that regards, and for him to

be putting our national defense at stake, and that's what he's doing, holding up all of these appointments. military personnel, ambassadors are being held up for. this individual, one individual, to hold up these appointments, is to me anti-american. and, every member of congress, every member of the senate, every member of the house, every american should be demanding that he stop his holding of america, holding america and our national defense hostage, for some of his own personal, and i believe in the back ideology, that is similar to many of what the white nationalist have. i believe it. >> on thursday, barely two weeks after the supreme court's affirmative action decision, 13

republicans state attorney general's sent a letter to our nation's top 100 companies, claiming any race based policy was was made. it was made clear by the high court's decision. some of the nation's biggest companies, apple, google, microsoft, and uber. there are singled out. that comes days after missouri's attorney general demanded the dismantling of race based scholarships, in that state. he was one of the signers of this week's letter. my fear was, always, that this fight wouldn't and with college enroll meant. it didn't take long, it appears, that what i feared and expressed has come to place, or come into being. your response, congressman? >> there is no question that, you have some further fights on the ground. because, clearly, and i've said this before, how gravely disappointed i was in the

scotus decision to effectively end affirmative action in college admissions and decisions. but i, say that the scotus decision itself does not legally impact title seven of the civil rights act, which is what governs employment discrimination, or discrimination in the workplace. now, i know that this agenda, that the republicans have had, just starts with what they are trying to do, and what the cause of these ruling efforts in college admissions decisions. we've got to make sure that we are aware, and start fighting back. this is one of the ballot boxes -- those four years that we had of the southern guy who was president, and appointed those individuals to the bench. and did, so knowing that it would have a devastating effect on this country for decades. so, we've got to make sure that we don't just sit back, and make noise. we've got organized like never before, and be prepared so that we can win elections again, expectedly we've got a --

so that we can make sure that we start, we look at the number of judges for example, that president biden has appointed now on the lower courts. that is extremely important, and should have some effect in that has been made in the higher courts going forward. but clearly, we know that, and i believe that the heads and the ceos of these major companies understand, that diversity is good for business. and they should not deny that this is good for business to have diversity. >> yeah, and you are absolutely right. it was formal, president trump put three of those judges on the supreme court, that voted. this people that didn't vote in 16, helped put those three judges on the bench. thank you congressman greg meeks, for being with us. joining me now, hill harper, actor, author. as of this week, campaigning to represent michigan in the united states senate.

mr. harper, thank you for joining us. i have known and work with you for a long time, as international action network. i've appreciated every time you joined our annual summit and convention. you've cast yourself in this race, as the most progressive candidate in the democratic field. currently dominated by three turn congresswoman lisa slotkin, a moderate democrat in a state that voted for donald trump in 2016, and then joe biden four years later. you are running on expanding social security, and affordable housing, reducing income inequality, and student debt. why do those issues make you the right candidate to represent michigan, right now? >> we'll look, thank you for this. and i've traveled all over this state for the last three or four months, meeting with folks, meeting with farmers, who are up in the middle east, upper peninsula, meeting with folks in the city in flint, saginaw,

across detroit. and what's amazing, is those things you just talked about, are the very same things. people try to convince us that we are so different from each. other but the richness of diversity in the state of michigan. folks want the same things fundamentally. they want fair wages, they want a living wage. they want unions to be strong, >> they want to they want affordable access to health. here they are closing or rural hospitals, in alarming waits. so folks are telling, minutes an hour just to see it. doctor >> that doesn't work. and you know, talking about 9-1-1 was a joke in your town. the same one young woman into try telling me that she can't get a medical care for 45 minute, and the farmers telling me he can't get medical care for 45 minutes. we are all having the same issues and problems. yet no one in washington is representing those. they represent lobbyist, special interest, big corporate-ish trust. >> you lost your candidacy this

week in detroit. >> yes sir. >> statewide detroit, running statewide in detroit in michigan, i would imagine you have to win in its largest city. the second largest majority black city in the nation by the way. >> yes sir. >> today in detroit for the first time in nearly 70 years, there has it does not have a black representative in congress. after last year's midterm, and the senate and congress, they don't have one black representative at the federal level. some have suggested the city's economic struggles have led black voters to address non-black candidates in a city that's nearly 80% african american. while detroit has reemerged economically over the last decade, the black population has decreased according to census data. while the black unemployment rate is about double that of white residents. now you base your senate run in

terms of bringing people together, but also bringing this disaffected black voters into the fold. how do you bridge these kinds of gaps, where you need those voters of all races -- . >> without question. this is an 83 county race. there are 10 million people in michigan. this is not just about detroit. but let's be very clear, michigan is a red state until wayne county in detroit reports. there's no question about it. so that's why it's so important. we just, we just heard the congressman talking about retaining the white house. there's no question what you just said. we're gonna retain the white house in november. if we're gonna retain the senate majority in november, it's gonna go through michigan, we're going to require massive turnout, particularly from the african american community. which in many ways feels extremely frustrated for the lack of representation that they don't have yet. the party council of their

vote. and that is when you talk about anger, frustration, energy, and many ways it comes to this race. because the democratic party establishment did actually not come to the community and say who reject to see in this. we understand for the first time in 57 year there is not a black democratic senator in congress. we'd like to figure that out. folks are frustrated about that. but it's not just about when county. but it runs through detroit. in wayne county. and this is an 83 county race. i believe what i'm talking about is not about race. it is actually about solving real problems that people have a high cost of living, they're not earning enough, i mean even if we talk about, you know i'm on strike right now rep. the sag-aftra strike, the wga -- >> i'm gonna ask you about that. because, i want to get into that, but i also i'm glad you talked about wayne county, and talked about though the race is not about race, we should not leave the racial factor out as you said. i'm --

who i know you know. >> absolutely. >> where he's been concerned about it. even though i'm not at all casting dispersion, to the congress people that are there. i'm talking about the lack of diversity with no blacks there. that is of concern. >> we'll take a note of this. the triple blue leadership in lansing michigan, for those of you who don't know who are washing nationally, lansing is our state capital here. the triple blue leadership is doing an incredible job. joe tate, a brother who is leading the house right, they are getting things done, and getting things through. they're doing this because of diverse representation. not in spite of diverse representation. >> that's right, that's right. >> presidents matters. who represents people matters. folks want to see themselves represented, certainly in their federal election. >> if you don't have a seat at the table, it's because you're on the menu. having spent so many years, let's go to that part of you, as a film and television for former. hollywood is in the grips of an

unprecedented set of strikes, effectively shutting down the industry. shutting it down. one by the rioters killed, he is now in his third month. another that started just two days ago, by screen actors guild. both unions are at odds with the trade association for hollywood producers representing major studios, networks, and streaming platforms. including our parent company comcast, which owns an nbc's universe. as they try to negotiate contracts for the next few weeks, and the contract will expand over the next few years, what is at stake here? >> the future of the labor movement is at stake here. this just isn't about only the entertainment industry. it's about the concerted effort that is been made over the last few decades to crush labor, and to crush unions. and so let's take this as an example. in 1980 the disparity between

ceo pay, ceo pay was 30 x that have on average the lowest paid employee at that company. today we're looking at 400 x pay disparity. in some cases, when you add in stock options, and stock price, and the value of earned stock overtime, it's looking at 2000 ex. worker pay differential. labor unions have been the bedrock of demanding living wage, demanding health care, demanding safe and equitable work conditions. yet we are down to 6% labor unions in the private sector. we have to protect our unions. that's one thing i would do a saturday first, first passing the pro-act. second, giving the nlrb real teeth to actually do something. these are the things we have to do. that's the type of leadership -- one thing i will say rev, there has to be a card union member

in the u.s. senate. i would be the only one if i was elected to the as senator. an active dos member. union members need to be represented in the congress right now. >> we have to leave it there, thank you for being with us again. you've been on before when you weren't running, and you're on with your track shoes again. he'll hop, thank you for being with us. after the break, republicans in iowa are trying to align themselves with martin luther king jr. day. but their actions tell a different story. we explain that in this week's gotcha. later, our republican campaign event turns into a new version of the tucker carlson's show. tucker carlson's show it's not too late to show summer's who's boss. and wayfair's got just what you need. they have all the top grills and gear. with smoking fast shipping. and wayfair deals so epic...

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presidential candidate is flock to ottawa yesterday for the family leadership summit. a week after we found out the states 2024 caucus will be held on the same day as the federal holiday honoring dr. martin luther king junior. the state gop chairman said the committee members voted without considering how the dates coincide. now they're trying to spin it as a tribute to the civil rights icon. take a look at this. >> i think the fact that it is

a federal holiday, and i think the fact that, that it, as republicans, we can, we see this as honoring the legacy of martin luther king. >> now i don't have a problem with iowa caucus being hailed on mlk day, it's a great way to remember him. even if they didn't intend on it. and people should be able to vote on a federal holiday. however, it seems to me republicans in the archive state are out of sync with dr. king on many issues. this is a state where republican lawmakers voted to ban critical race theory, making it harder than ever for teachers to educate students about the civil rights movement. and while king was all about expanding rights, i was government, governor kim reynolds, just yesterday, signed a six-week abortion ban into law. robbing many women of control of their own bodies. you may remember the same

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to introduce themselves to voters directly. however, the event turned into a new version of the tucker carlson show. take a listen. >> we promised them 33 -- in january. i heard again two weeks ago in ukraine, they still don't have them. we've been telling them, will train your f-16 pilots. now they're saying maybe january. but let somebody transfer some jets. >> i'm sorry mister vice president, have you -- i know you're running for president, you are, you are distressed that the ukrainians don't have enough american tanks? >> you want to know what caused january six? there's such a temptation to say that there's one man, whose name is unspeakable. >> first of all, it's qanon, it's qanon. >> it's qanon. you want to know what caused january six? it's pervasive censorship in this country in the lead up to january six. >> how many covid shots did you take? and how do you feel about it now? in retrospect? >> how many covid shots did you

take. >> zero. >> susan, what's your take on the summit? was it a bad moment for the party, and a missed opportunity? >> well yes, yes, and for the people who hosted the event, to turn it over to tucker carlson is just stupid. but the candidates that went there, and mike pence got booed quite a bit while he was up there. basically for saying two things, that he supports the u.s. mission in ukraine, not the u.s. mission i should say, but the u.s. giving military aid to ukraine, and also that january six was a riot. that's what he got booed for. it makes no sense that these candidates do these types of forms without making a strong effort to differentiate themselves from donald trump, and talk about themselves, and what they want to do. i look at the six candidates you have up there right now. i see one that maybe could take

advantage of some weakness of trump in iowa, and that's tim scott. but i don't know what they're all for. i don't know why they're running. >> let me stick with you for a minute susan. florida governor ron desantis, he could be losing momentum. as some wealthy donors are now looking at south carolina junior senator tim scott, as you mentioned. do you see tim scott as a viable candidate? >> at the moment, no. but i think he is the candidate thought should something happen with trump, he will not be known as an alternative to trump, he will just be a better candidate, and could gain momentum. that's the problem with desantis. he kept saying he is the alternative. well who the heck needs an alternative to donald trump right now, he's in the race? >> juanita, in the next hour, formal president donald trump is expected to speak at turning

point actions conference in florida. now this comes as trump is asking the georgia supreme court to shut down the district attorney fani willis's investigation into whether he and his allies try to overturn the 2020 election. could this be a sign, that an indictment is on the horizon? >> absolutely. and fani willis, the district attorney made or explicitly clear that early august could be the timeline we expect to see it. i think that's why trump's attorneys are re-upping this request. that let's be get real, it seems targeted at the reputation of d.a. willis. but also, it tries to throw it all evidence from the special grand jury she convened. and it's ridiculous because in this case, which is a very special case, there is clear audio, where you hear trump's voice specifically asking to find 11,000 8000 votes. i think his attorneys know that there is no defense to that audio they know they have.

, that's why they're trying to undercut the investigation. >> lastly juanita, they're promising some local -- . $72 million in the second quarter. the moments that drove the most action was ron desantis technical rocky tweet launch with a lot elon musk. donald trump's televised town hall, and meet the bidens fund raising contest. and from selling merch online, with more than half of the revenue coming from doc brandon related merchandise, what's your take away from the biden fund raising data? >> it's clear that people see the contrast between president biden's administration and the work that he had democrats are doing, versus the hateful agenda coming from republicans. like you said, two of the biggest moments came from where you have to santas and trump front and center, spewing hate,

spewing harmful rhetoric, that we know targets marginalized communities like black people, like lgbtq people. like women, and pregnant people. like i fully expect that to continue. but it also shows that support is there. i hope that the biden team, and the democratic party don't waste a sent in organizing around the crock clock, since they don't have a messy primary to deal with in 2024. >> susan del percio and juanita tolliver, thank you very much for being with us. coming up, as the nation deals with record heat this weekend, we are talking about how climate change and extreme weather are impacting communities of color, and what could be done about it. be done about it i did have hearing aids from another company... i was just frustrated... i almost gave up. with miracle ear it's all about service. they're personable... they're friendly. i'm very happy with them. we provide you with a free lifetime of aftercare. meaning free checkups, cleanings, and adjustments.

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politicsnation. the national weather service has issued heat alerts for 115 million this weekend.

over 15 states in the southwest for and expanding and intensifying heat wave. one that does not have a clear and insight. on wednesday, the first death as a result of recent heavy storms, the flooding in vermont, a 63-year-old man drowned in his home according to the states emergency management agency. it was the second flood related death stemming from severe weather, and the northeast this week. joining me now to talk about it is santiago ali. a national wildlife fund executive vice president of conservation and justice. and former epa advisor. thank you for joining me today. >> thank you for having me. >> we'll start from the beginning of july. it was reported as the hottest week for the planet as a whole,

according to the world meteorology can organization. to which the united nations has attributed climate change being quoted out of control. authors of a recent study exploring the effects of climate change have called this extreme weather, the new abnormal. do you agree that we are already seeing climate change actively transforming our reality? >> without a doubt. you know, scientist and folks coming from the front lines have been warning us for decades that we were going to find this moment because of our addiction to fossil fuels. now with extreme heat we have two billion people across our planet actually that are dealing with extreme heat. we have 100 million folks are in our country dealing with it. we've seen wildfires, we've seen floods, and now you know this is just biblical sets of heat that folks are dealing

with. there is no way to deny that climate change is not just real, but it's here, and we're facing it every day. and there are both health impacts, and wealth impacts that are happening to people across our country. >> according to a new study published earlier this month, black americans are aging faster than their white counterparts due to structural factors that included racism. researchers found those living in zip codes prone to racial discrimination, they have a hind exposure to toxic pollutants, which can contribute to premature biological aging processes known as weathering. which is linked to chronic illnesses, such as hypertension, and jim mentioned. these are the effects of a warming climate, -- likely -- putting vulnerable groups at higher health risks. what can be done to prevent,

protect these communities specifically. >> well specifically, one of the things we can do is address air pollution that's going on. we have 350 -- from air pollution in our country. from car crashes, overdoses of drugs. we have to get serious about addressing air pollution that's currently going on. the other thing that we can make sure that we're doing to help folks, is make sure that education is going on of the seriousness as happening in this moment. making sure that we're also building 24 century infrastructure to deal with these impacts that we see happening from the climate crisis. and the extreme heat that we're dealing with in this moment. the other part of it is making sure we understand we have power inside of our vote, and having individuals who are representing us on the local, county, state, federal level, who not only get, it but are willing to stand up and do the right thing. >> last month the epa and the justice department announced

they were ending a probe into the louisiana government oversight of a heavily industrialized corridor near baton rouge. famously known as cancer alley. that is home to many black residents. the decision has raised concerns from advocates about the government's commitment to justice for communities plagued by pollution. as a former epa advisor, what has been your take on this story? >> well, it is disappointing. for those who are there on the ground, dealing with these impacts, most folks know cancer alley, now also known as death alley, actually it came into being because it was founded by freed enslaved people. -- as far as the eye can see, petro can -- now we find this dynamic where people are dealing with these cancerous, liver, kidney diseases, breathing difficulties. i understand some of the political dynamics that are going on by taking a title six case, this may not be the base

the best title six case. luckily they're doing a couple other things. they have a cumulative impact analysis that's going on. it is critically important, rev, i know you've been there before. as far as the eye can see, we have these chemical plants and refineries that are there. they are also doing a title five review. title five for those who may not be familiar is the air permits. so they can make sure that the best available technologies and we're minimizing emissions on these communities. they've been sharing the burden for a long time. but we need to explore other actions. i wish the title six ks are been able to move forward, i'm glad that these other actions are taking place to help folks to minimize the impacts that are going on. but we have to eventually stop these impacts. because black and brown, and laura both committees, communities have been carrying this forever. >> the effects of a warming climate are actively dictating in shaping our lives. what would you say to those who are feeling hopeless? what can be done to mitigate

this already present threat? >> well we could do a number of things. you know we have these discussions that are coming up at cop 28, we can make sure that our frontline folks are actually there, participating, helping to frame out these international discussions. because this is a problem in our country, but also an international issue that's going on. we can also make sure that we are getting the resources to the folks who are actually doing the work, to help educate folks in churches, synagogues, mugs, and community centers. we can also make sure that we are beginning to transition away from the fossil fuels. we have to break that addiction. so making sure that buses are running on clean energy, making sure that our cars and scooters, all kinds of other things making sure energy efficiency is happening in our homes, so we can lower those emissions. so we have power, the last part that i'll say, we should actually make sure that the dollars that are coming out of our pockets that we are not paying folks that continue to

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thank you for watching, i will see you back here tomorrow at five pm eastern. for another live hour of politicsnation. american voices with alicia menendez starts right now. >> thank you so much reverend sharpton. hello everyone, i'm alicia menendez. we start this hour with a series of actions from a republicanpa