don gaetz was elected to the florida statehouse, rising to become a power player in florida politics.erica. he is the new republican party. >> reporter: after graduating from william and mary law school in 2005, matt worked as a lawyer in florida for only a few years until a seat opened up in the florida statehouse. >> there's no cause in northwest florida more worth fighting for than strengthening our military mission. >> reporter: matt leveraged his family name to easily win his first campaign in a special election to become a state representative in 2010. >> i hope earn is ready to cut some taxes today. >> reporter: he served in the statehouse alongside his father for six years. >> it is my privilege to introduce the president of the florida senate, a guy i know pretty well, the senator from northwest florida, don gaetz. >> reporter: and took on the nickname baby gaetz among locals, a nod to his father's early influence. >> he's in the statehouse. there was a cadre of young lawmakers at the time that got a lot of attention. there was a crowd that liked to stay out late and, you kno

don gaetz was elected to the florida statehouse, rising to become a power player in florida politics. >> he is the new america. he is the new republican party. >> reporter: after graduating from william and mary law school, matt worked as a lawyer in florida for only a few years until a seat opened up in the florida statehouse. >> there is no cause in north west florida more worth fighting for than strengthening our military mission. >> reporter: matt leveraged his family name to easily win his first campaign in a special election to become a state representative in 2010. >> i hope everyone's ready to cut some taxes today. >> reporter: he served in the statehouse alongside his father for six years. >> it is my privilege to introduce the president of the florida senate, a guy i know pretty well, the senator from northwest florida, don gaetz. >> reporter: and took on the nickname "baby gaetz" among locals, a nod to his father's early influence. >> he was in the statehouse. there was a cadre of young lawmakers at the time that got a lot of attention. it was a crowd that liked to stay out

that's what we saw on january 6th, and that's what we continue to see across statehouses in this countryt made is so critically important. and i want to dial in on it a bit. our founding documents, they didn't apply to black people. they did not apply to women. we had to amend the constitution, many times over. so in this moment in 2021, speak to this idea that we are trying to live up to the promise of those founding documents in terms of being a multi-racial democracy. and the voter suppression and a lot of this energy around making protesting illegal and these bills and statehouses are a reaction to the demographic shifts and the fact that we actually may be a majority non-white nation by 2045. >> sure. i mean, there's a lot in there, but one thing that i will caution about amending the constitution to achieve democracy is that even the amendment was not sufficient to produce democracy. the 14th amendment was supposed to have created an equal society, equal protection under the law. and thafgs just nullified. the majority opinion of the supreme court instituted segregation. the 15th a

i was a statehouse reporter in new jersey for a number of years. i worked for the news tribune. i later did -- i worked initially for the state legislature and worked in the governor's office for two governors as deputy director of can indications. -- communications. host: what do you think about the future of these briefings? do you think they matter? and will continue to matter? guest: they definitely matter and we missed them during the trump administration. the press secretary is the voice of the president and it is important that the press be able to ask questions about issues that are important. and they relay them to the american people. host: what other takeaways do you have from working with the students? guest: i was a little surprised that race was not -- there were not as many questions about race. it may be if you think about the nature of press briefings, maybe questions on race are not the type where you can ask and get a brief response. i looked at the numbers in the stories the students tracked and if you look at them in terms of percentage, it is not like a lar

statehouses, really making sure statehouses have progressive democratic forces. so much is done at the state level. but i think, first and foremost, is to drive these big programs that biden has announced in the last few days to make sure people understand the imports of these programs. host: you can learn more from katrina vanden heuvel if you go to thenation.com, the editorial dire >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to television companies -- we provide c-span2 viewers as a public service. >> as president biden left the white house on his way to camp david, where he will be spending the holiday weekend, he released the statement on the attack outside the capital. he said "jill and i are heartbroken to learn of the violent attack at the security checkpoint on the u.s. capitol grounds which killed officer william evans of the u.s. capitol police and left a fellow officer fighting for his life. we send our heartfelt condolences to his family and everyone grieving his loss.

what can we do to combat what we're seeing in statehouses? nearly 400 voter suppression bills produced in the last three months. about a third of those introduced in the last six weeks. i told martin luther king iii yesterday on this show that this is every bit the insurrection that you witnessed firsthand in january, but where effective voter protections are concerned, that always been a federal fight. your thoughts, congresswoman, what comfortable do about this on a federal level? >> so we already started steps with hr 1, the for the people act, which we passed in the house. it is our democratic piece of legislation that enhances people's ability to participate in our democracy, that gets rid of corporate corruption within our democracy. what we are seeing across this country in so many state legislatures is a state of emergency for our democracy. it's really appalling to see republicans who have now decided that they can't win an election because they are offering something better to the american people, that they now have to stifle people

call your statehouse leaders. let them know that you don't want these type of measures to happen.are going to do all that we can. every breath in my body is going to be focused on making sure that everybody can enjoy their right to vote. but we all have to take on that responsibility. can't just be on my shoulders or your shoulders, rev. everybody who believes in america, who believes in the right to vote needs to take some ownership in this in pushing back against this. >> so you're in the courts, you're dealing with a lot of the legislative bodies at the state level. you're appealing to groups and everyone to come out and fight. i know you're speaking this week at our national action network convention. according to a gallup poll released last week, though the number of american voters are identifying as democrats, it's at its highest level since the obama era. 49% of americans identify as democrats, while 40% align with the gop. it certainly explains the suppression campaign we're seeing. but the poll was done at the beginning of the year with the insurrection and the wreckage

separate 50134 organization that allows us to greatly expand our lobbying activities and southern statehouses and in washington and to get involved in the political campaigns where our mission is at stake. i came to the splc one year ago because of the urgency of this moment and after working to advance social justice and human dignity for more than 25 years i was committed to all of these areas of the splc's work, promoting racial justice and fighting extremism, it has taken on a new urgency over the last five years and i'm a native of east tennessee and i have worked as a staffer in the u.s. senate at the robert of kennedy center for human rights and at the asia foundation and amnesty international usa. i have always loved my work but i have never felt compelled to make a difference as i do today. the splc recently renewed our mission statement clarifying that we are here to serve as a catalyst for racial justice in the south and beyond. we have committed ourselves to working in deep, meaningful partnerships with the communities we serve in the deep south to dismantle the privacy, to streng

>> we are fighting the dnc and state parties are fighting these battles in statehouses across the country. we will fight these battles and courthouses as well. we will also fight these battles in the houses of congress. because wee have to. as i mentioned earlier in my remarks, the foundational right we have as american citizens is our right to vote. it is the most sacred rite in which all other rights are built upon. when you chip away at everything else falls down in terms of the american spirit. iron member when as a young staffer even prior to being a young staffer. i remember we went into iraq and the republicans in the house would run to the floor of the house of representatives and talk about the fact the iraqis were dipping their fingers and proclaim see it was american forces that allow these people to vote. and it was a moment of pride. all the while we send our sons and daughters overseas risking their lives, risking their limbs. all the while the republican parties during every damn thing they can hear in this country to prohibit people from voting in this nation. that is not

. >> in statehouses across america, republicans are passing legislation to tighten election laws. but they face opposition from democrats and corporate america. >> this legislation is unacceptable. >> on capitol hill, legislation to reform voting rights faces an uphill battle in the senate. >> the biggest power grab since i've been in congress. >> where do these efforts go from here and what effect will these battles over access to the ballot box have on the democratic process? >> these new jim crow laws are just antithetical to who we are. >> next. ♪ >> this is washingtonweek. corporate funding is provided by consumer cellular. kaiser permanente. of -- additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams and koo and patricia u.n. through the u.n. foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ anchor: good evening and welcome to washingtonweek. i'm amy walter. the battle over voting rights is boiling over. republicans in georgia, tex

tonight, there are dozens of statehouses across the country considering similar measures. this action certainly puts them all on notice. linsey? >> steve, thank you. >>> when we come back, seven detention officers fired for a deadly incident inside a jail. what the sheriff is saying tonight. missing out on amazing things. susielyo stay a them. once daily sunosi improves wakefulness in adults with excessive daytime sleepiness due to obstructive sleep apnea. sunosi worked for up to nine hours at 12 weeks in a clinical study. sunosi does not treat the cause of osa or take the place ofyo. y don't take sunosi if you've taken an maoi in the last 14 days. sunosi may increase blood pressure and heart rate, which can increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, or death. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure. sunosi can cause symptoms such as anxiety, problems sleeping, irritability, and agitation. other common side effects include headache, nausea, and decreased appetite. tell your doctor if you develop any of these, as your dose may n

they sat in front of the statehouse blocking traffic for self-hours. these demonstrations come as police body cam video on that incident was released. we want to warn you here, this video again is disturbing. it shows what happened between police and a group of teenagers yesterday. officers responded after reports of a girl threatening others with a knife. the video appears to show bryant in a black shirt pushing a woman to the ground. police say bryant turns around and pulls out a knife. that's when the officer fires a shot, killing her. ohio is launching a criminal investigation. >>> another protest in north carolina after a black man was killed by a deputy. people marched in the streets tonight of elizabeth city. 40-year-old andrew brown, jr., was shot by deputies while they were serving a search warrant. >>> in minneapolis, the focus has now moved beyond derek chauvin and to the entire police department. today, the justice department from the united states, the doj launched an investigation. the probe includes a review of policies, training, and us

continued for a second night on the streets of columbus ohio state students staged a sit-in outside the statehouseer 16-year-old mckaia bryant was killed by police nbc's kevin tibbles has a warning that the images are difficult to watch. >> reporter: police body cam shows mkhia bryant's final moments. an officer gets out of the car and seconds later fatally shoots the 16 y50er8d girl. authorities say bryant was threatening two other girls with a knife. >> it's a tragedy. there's -- there's no other way to say it. it's a 16-year-old girl. >> officer nicholas rear dan who joined the force in december of 2019 was responding to a 911 call >> we need a police officer here now. >> reporter: video shows rear dan approaching a group of young people in the driveway. >> what the video shows a female with a knife attempting to stab the first female. >> reporter: riordan fires his weapon four times striking bryant body camera footage a knife on the ground. the city releasen independent investigation. >> we have to ask ourselves, what information did the officer have what did he see? how much time did he have

. >> reporter: protesters gathering at the statehouse demanding answers. [ crowd chanting ] police have released new body camera video of the deadly confrontation. officer nicholas riordan is seen approaching several people involved in an altercation. ma'khia bryant in the black t-shirt and jeans can be seen swinging a knife at the girl in pick. officer riordan then fires. >> she had a knife. >> reporter: as an independent investigation gets under way critics question whether deadly force was even necessary or if officer riordan could have used a taser to subdue her instead. >> if there's not deadly force being perpetrated on someone else at that time, an officer may have the opportunity to have cover, distance and time to use a taser, but if those things aren't present and there is an active assault going on in which someone could lose their life, the officer can use their firearm to protect that third person. >> reporter: the ma'khia bryant case comes amid a new push for police reform in washington where democrats hope to use momentum from derek chauvin's conviction to pass the george

judge jeanine: what they failed to mention is this minnesota statehouse representative has a history of using disgusting anti-cop rhetoric. watch. how can cnn justify giving someone like this a platform to discuss anything relating to policing in america. good evening, joe. why was cnn give any kind of platform to someone like that saying blue lives ain't worth you know what. >> cnn's audience since january is down 50%. half of their audience is gone. donald trump is off the stage. it's like staking tony soprano off the sopranos. so they have to fall back on --back on this racial divide. we remember 2020 in the summer where you had a cnn reporter literally standing in front of a burning building and the chryon was mostly peaceful protests continue. in the meantime there are burning buildings. 2020 was one of the most deadly years for cops since 1974. 264 police officers died in 2020. some of that was due to covid. police officers can't take a day off because there is a pandemic going on. they were shot and they were aimed at and this was something that again we have seen police offic

. >> in statehouses across america, republicans are passing legislation to tighten election laws. but they face opposition from democrats and corporate america. >> this legislation is unacceptable. >> on capitol hill, legislation to reform voting rights faces an uphill battle in the senate. >> the biggest power grab since i've been in congress. >> where do these efforts go from here and what effect will these battles over access to the ballot box have on the democratic process? >> these new jim crow laws are just antithetical to who we are. >> next. ♪

we looked at carolyn bourdeaux and centre to the statehouse. but we didn't stop there, we continued to fight. we continue to talk to her neighbors. we fought and we elected georgia's first black senator, rev. raphael warnock. we elected our first jewish and enter -- jewish senator, jon ossoff. we made the difference. and now, 100 days later, we see the fruits of our votes. joe biden listened to us. he and his administration is putting our country back on track. the american rescue plan has already changed the course of the pandemic in georgia. it is bringing financial help to families that desperately needed. it's getting businesses like mine -- giving businesses like mine a chance at success and fulfilling the american dream. more and more are getting vaccinated every day, and we are seeing communities again start to thrive. but on top of all that, the first 100 days of the biden administration have shown that we have true moral leadership in the white house again. [cars honking] [cheering] it was a little over a month ago 16 asian american wo

pharmacies coming from allocations from the federal government, walmart and costco and new farm statehouse are part of the pharmacy program were also increasing the number of options, the federally qualified health centers so there's multiple strategies. when the two fema sites came up we were living in a different frame, different world. mass vaccination sites just represent the two sites, roughly 3%, 3% of the statewide distribution and allocation of vaccine, so we're in a different place. those sites are important. they are up and they are operation a. they are turnkey. we want to keep them up. we've been critical clear with the federal government about that. we tried hard to get more direct doses of the vaccine. we're competing with 50 other states. i can assure you just for what it's worth i've talked to a number of governors that are envies that california got two sites and we were the first state to get the two sites. many other states, vast majority haven't even gotten one site so that's what we're competing against with the federal government and so they made had a commitment to u

back the statehouse in amarillo where they have is secretive only the real-life personal know about. >> center i would like to ask you many in the farming community are counting on the biden administration. it's restrictive foreign policy. arch abandon the triad by walking away for a bipartisan trump equal modernization program your reference. in your view would that be a mistake and why? >> yes that would be a mistake. the first reason it's a mistake is because of the impression it would create in her adversaries. principally russia and china and a strong nuclear force posture. in maintain that deterrence that is the key reason for our nuclear stockpile. it is to keep the peace. it's not to make war. i think sometimes people look at it and think well it is unnecessary. or we can eliminate 1 of the legs of the triad. no strategic deterrent that will replace the minimum. and i think that will be 8 terrible mistake. first will give her adversaries the impression were backing down and they could miss calculate of think they could engage a nuclear strike that would not threaten their sur

snaked -- will many too embarrassing to ask, but parent some of this hard on the floor of your statehousewhat is your reaction? >> it's good that i've never had a conversation with the congressman and probably would not be able to pick him out because we all wear masks on the floor. this is what we have become in this country when we allow one political party to not respect the government, the foundations of our government. the republican party right now needs to do a reflection on itself. look at the leaders they sent to washington, d.c. look at the issues that they're pushing across this country. most of them are not fit to serve. they need to evaluate if they really want to be in this body, we're at a critical moment in this country's history, and we need to make some tough decisions. the republican party has a lot of self-reflecting to do. >> strong words there, congresswoman. stay with me. we have more to discuss. >>> coming up, disturbing details about the suspect who rammed his card into the officer at the capitol. hi online rantings. we'll discuss that with the congresswoman. ♪ yo

any general assembly, statehouse, the congress itself. they have a lot of people and a lot of personalities. given my background the big family group at a march i felt like home to me. over the years i made friends on both sides of the aisle but fortunately almost everybody who served. when i got to congress republicans up in the minority for 36 years, it became obvious to me there was never a real effort or belief that they could ever be a majority. my younger colleagues in newark colleagues and few of the season colleagues begin to believe in the early '90s that we could be a majority. in 1994 with the contract with america newt gingrich being our leader at the time we became the first republican majority in 40 years of the u.s. congress. that was a number for leader in the house and served there for four years, newt gingrich left in 1998 and i got bounced out of leadership because people thought i was too close to newt gingrich. but as chairman of the workforce committee one of the most compelling jobs, i was the chairman of the commit

and here is a tweet from the statehouse in kenya. prince was head of charities.sed on illiteracy and accompanied the queen to many states. the link between the monarchy and prince philip and africa is a really strong one and we are hearing from many african leaders today sharing their experiences, talking about his legacy, and the fact that he will be missed. >> as you said, a lot of travel there and certainly that bond with the could not net. thank you for that. >>> the u.s. is seeing a rise in coronavirus infection s. on friday more than 80,000 new cases. according to johns hopkins university. cases among young people are increasing. cnn's lucy kavanagh has more. >> reporter: pfizer is pushing to get shots into the arms of kids. now asking the fda to expand the emergency use authorization for teenagers 12 to 15 years old. some of the same ages where covid-19 cases are on the rise. >> cases and emergency room visits are up. we are seeing these increases in younger adults, most of whom have not yet been vaccinated. >> reporter: it's all part of the race to outpac

i covered the statehouse you cover everything i covered tornadoes, was interested everything that i didn't love it in one day the legislature was not in session i guess and to cover trial is the first day of the murder trial a two -year-old boy was killed by the mother's boyfriend at the time. the trial was happening assented the courthouse and the director said get the interview with the mom don't come back without the interview. i have me up at the pretty open emily 21 years old a circle his mother three times in the courtroom and i realize i can't do it. i call my dad that night and i said i think i just got a graduate degree in something i can't do. >> that said call every parent wants to get. he said come back i waited tables lived in the basement for the summer that i thought maybe press secretary or communications type of work would be my speed at least for now and then i had a chance to come to washington dc to work for a congressman. >> i just had a flashback i would share. i promise this is the dana purina show. this is a great book but 1000 years ago i had an internship which tu

the statehouse houses like in texas now preparing to challenge the white house's proposed gun restrictions his state, governor garrick abbott's housing files tell mike bell 2622 which would permit local governments from enforcing new federal gun laws or rules. it >> president biden: i'm proud to nominate david chipman to serve as the director of the aft. >> by which he meant, the atf, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. following the event today, the texas leader took to twitter, this time to accuse of mr. wyden of threatening our second amendment rights, saying he just announced a new liberal power grab, adding that now is the time to make texas a second amendment sanctuary state. if i but also pointed directly at 1600 pennsylvania avenue when claiming there's child sexual assaults happening at a san antonio migrant facility run by the federal government. because the biden administration is presiding over the abuse of children. >> his targeting of mr. biden's policy was doing more than drawing support from texas. a politically speaking, cast him as an obvious oil to the man in t

we've laura: i i hope we proved the rl power in this country resides not in washington dc but for statehouses governors mansion across the country and governors are using that power in the right way not constraining their citizens but empowering them. thank you, participation was fantastic. and i think the free state of florida, thank you to our wonderful audience. good night from florida, see you tomorrow at 10:00 pm eastern. >> we need to invest in our families. what our families need the most. todd: it is friday, the one hundredth day in office. and the massive price tag. >> george floyd's family meets with lawmakers, will there be a bipartisan path forward. >> the 100 seventh kentucky

pelosi much room to maneuver, right around the country republicans doing well in governors races and statehouseower to push through a bernie sanders-elizabeth warren agenda, that would have happened. it didn't happen. he's not no mandate for this. the fact that he's got relatively high approval numbers, not historically but certainly compared to a couple of previous presidents, what does that reflect? not the popularity of the agenda. it reflects the biggest accomplishment of his predecessor, president trump in getting those vaccines that everyone said would take five years, done within a year, which means, that the economy is opening up, jobs are coming back, people are feeling that sense of getting past the pandemic. that's all thanks to president trump. it's not because of biden's agenda. >> kristin: question, do you think that president biden has a mandate to pass the kinds of spending bills that he's trying to get through congress right now? >> nothing of the degree that's on offer. when the american people look at that, and they realize that the deficit is just completely out of control a

with a story of his friend jessy dubois, who as state auditor controlled the use of the illinois statehouse in for a re springfield. and an itinerant quack preacher requested it as the venue for as religious lecture. what's it about, says jessy. the second coming of christ says hem. nonsense roared uncle jessy, if christ had been to springfield once and got away, he's be dam clear of coming the again. one of the president's most stressful tasks as leader of the new administration in 1861 was dealing with the avalanche of applicants for government posts. he was bombarded with far more requests than he had jobs. one day, a delegation called tos urge the opponent of an acquaintance as commissioner of theno sandwich isles. w they earnestly emphasized not only his fitness for the post, . but his poor health. which would benefit from the climate. the president closed the interview with effective regret, gentlemen, i'm sorry to say thae there are eight other applicants for that place, and they are all sicker than your man. [ laughter ] . but above serve alld color els story serve as parables as a

with the irish flag, the bishop appear, there is a policeman here somewhere, and hear a course the statehouse, in the background. collins and o'reilly had started out their political activities as fenians and they decided to give that up and as i say or very important in sponsoring the constitutional approach. i know time is fleeting on and i am going to skip a little bit of this because i know everybody is probably getting hungry and talking about famine tonight, i don't want to cause another one. for parnell' home rule campaign, o'reilly devised a very good tactic and he created a subscription tactic in which they asked for only five dollars for people to join the irish national league and they got a tremendous amount of money as a result of that. it was a little bit like bernie sanders' idea to get everybody involved taking very small prescriptions. parts of this financial aid was really something that people in irish america became aware of and knew they could have an impact on helping ireland to gain its self-government and force the british to do something. john fitzgerald, the boston f

>> well, listen, i served in the statehouse in ohio before i went to congress and when we dealt withction issues, it was typically done on a bipartisan basis. why? because people need to have confidence in the voting systems in each of the states. and i think after the challenges that the last election proved out, every state is looking at their election systems trying to figure out a way to make it fair, to make it more secure, and, you know, i don't know what all those different bills are, but listen, the only thing different today than when i was there is that, you know, those who want chaos have a bigger platform. back here 30 years ago, there was no platform. we always had some people on the fringe right and left. but the press never paid any attention to them. these days with talk radio, cable news and all these social media platforms, the people on the fringes have a bigger platform to make their point and, frankly, create chaos, brings more attention to them. they're able to raise more money and the idea of governing is something foreign about golfing with donald trump long b

republican party. [ applause ] >> reporter: congressman gaetz and his father served in the florida statehouser for six years. >> they were just a political dynasty, and they dominated that region. >> reporter: among locals, matt was nicknamed baby gaetz, a nod to his father's early influence. but political observers say his father's name and money have only been part of his success. >> matt gaetz says political gifts in this era of smash-mouth politics, that you can't ignore. i didn't necessarily see a lot of that in his father. he brings a whole -- a new set of skills that are completely -- he's made it his own. it's not a family brand from matt gaetz's point. >> reporter: matt gaetz grew up in this house, used to film the movie "the truman show." >> in the mid '90s, one day some producer just shows up in a golf cart and tells my mother they want to make a movie in this house starring jim carrey. >> reporter: his mother is partially paralyzed after suffering complications while pregnant with his sister and opted not to terminate the pregnancy. the congressman said that's contributed to his a

sometimes in the form of militias, heavily armed, engaging with the public, sometimes storming statehouses, before the storming of the u.s. capitol on jeannie rhee six. the belief itself is not enough to make someone an extremist. but a little bit of truth with bs around it can become when propaganda -- around it, can become, when propagandized, the justification for extremist activity, and we have seen that in the u.s. >> do you guys have any thing to add? all right. can you hear me now? >> yeah. >> interestingly enough, we were late to the game. by my own admission, and my children will laugh at me, i barely knew how to navigate the internet 12, 13 years ago. to put out there the power of the meme -- it put out there the power of the meme. the meme is something that could easily be weaponized. this was over a decade ago. unfortunately, that report probably sat in a dust pile somewhere, with no offense to the pentagon, either in the pentagon or in the intelligence service, and it was pretty much spot on. i heard mary speak about how the extremists are really leveraging and weaponizing too

looking ahead, the community plans to rally for ma'khia's justice at the statehouse during the day tomorrowrett there on the ground in columbus. thank you. >>> another story that we are following on this friday morning, the fight to make washington, d.c. our nation's 51st state. a bill now heads to the senate after the house passed the d.c. statehood bill on thursday. hallie jackson closely following this looming battle. >> reporter: for 60 years, 50 states, but congress is now one step closer to adding another. >> d.c. statehood is an idea whose time has come. >> reporter: the house passing a bill that would make washington district of columbia the state of washington douglas commonwealth, honoring frederick douglass. the 700,000 plus people living in d.c. who pay the most federal taxes would get federal voting rights, including two new senators. that would almost certainly mean two more democrats given d.c.'s political leanings with the gop intensely opposed to statehood. >> democrat support is about democratic partisanship, democrat power. >> reporter: some republicans say d.c. is too sm

, the democrats, andrew cuomo has been able to stick out his scandal so far, and some people in statehousesnt of scandal, much less a panorama of scandal like this is, on the democratic side, there's a lot of pressure to leave. on the republican side, there's this guy, scott, who fired a gun, who pulled a gun on his ex-wife, who pressured his mistress and his wife to have abortions, to prescribe drugs for patients of his that he was involved with. he's a doctor. he's still there. the republican tolerance for misbehavior is extraordinarily high. so i think things will have to get quite bad for gaetz before there's real pressure on him to live. >> nancy pelosi kicked anthony weiner out of the house of representatives. no investigation, nothing, after a couple of embarrassing tweets first emerged. and we now know that more people should have kicked weiner out of their lives. but that's how that was treated. >> right. and you have situations that are in no way similar to this, like al franken, others. the democrats, they see the behavior of their caucus as a reflection on them. maybe republican

trying to decide whether to resume the single shot doses from johnson and johnson, jenna, frank statehouse. health officials said today that they're confident they will be able to meet demand. but they're warning. you'll need patience. today they announced they'r so that they can handle any surges in scheduling. the floodgates open thursday as all californians over 16 will be eligible for a covid vaccine. we currently have 3000 open appointments in the next seven days so you can get an appointment in contra costa county tomorrow. if you want one. contra costa county is among those that expanded eligibility earlier to their own residents. you have to either live or work in the county to get an appointment here. other vaccinations are being handled by the state of california. mass vaccination sites such as the oakland coliseum location, but you'll need to go through the state scheduling website for those, and if you want to book an appointment there, the my turn page through the state is the way to get those appointments, the state announced wednesday is updated the my turn vaccine schedulin

. >> paul, we have seen crowds of white armed citizens barraging into statehouses wielding ar-15s because they're mad about having to wear a mask. we've seen people who are pro open carry wielding ar-15s walking down the street yelling at police saying you don't have the right to disarm me. those people don't get shot. those people don't get held to the ground and choked out. that argument seems to me to be pretty ludicrous. you can comment on that, but there was i thought an even more absurd argument made by mr. nelson today. that is, he's trying to claim that george floyd, while being held down in the car, said i ate too many drugs, which strikes me as something that no one has ever said ever in life, rather than i ain't done no drugs which is what you can hear him say. your thoughts on that? >> first, the problem with the defense argument about the crowd is that last week the jury met the people in the crowd, the brave teenage girl who made the video, the emt first responder who begged chauvin to let her take mr. floyd's pulse. charles mcmillen, the older gentleman who broke down and s