pledging allegiance to a flag that was at the deadly riot. just watch."attend the rally and asked about it today he told reporters "i wasn't involved so i don't know but if that is the case then we shouldn't pledge allegiance to that flag," adding there's no place for violence in america today. the stakes here for the democratic agenda are enormously high because let me tell you, a republican victory would reverberate through the democratic caucus. it would give a very bad signal where things are just a year out from the 2022 midterms. no one knows that better than the former democratic governor of virginia senator tim kaine. you were a mayor, governor, now the senator. where do you see the state right now? >> i do feel it's close right now. i think we have the edge, especially with first time we've ever had a governor's race with 45 days of early voting in person or by mail. no excuse needed. but it's close, and it kind of follows a little bit of a trend. presidential years we turn out, 68%, 70% voting, and then the next year is the governor's race and o

it came at the very beginning of the events, the pledge of allegiance. most political events a lot of political events begin with. one i know it just looks a normal pledge, but take a listen to how they introduced this particular flag. >> i also want to invite kids of chesapeake, she's carrying an american flag, that was carried at the peaceful rally with donald j trump on january 6th. >> what's that now? i'm, to be clear. that's a flag that was at the insurrection on january six? let's give them the benefit of the doubt a little, bit they're making a fine distinction that it was at the rally, the morning of the six. were donald trump whipped up the crowd and encourage them to march to storm the capital, but honestly, we don't really know the chain of custody of the flag on that day. it's an insurrection flag. today, youngkin distance himself from what happened at the rallies, saying he had no rule in the event. saying it's weird and wrong to pledge allegiance to a flag collected to january, six of eyes said many times before, the violence that occurred

the pledge of allegiance will now be led by the gentleman from california, mr. lamalfa. mr. lamalfa: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> to address the house for up to one minute and to revise and extend my remarks, as needed. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today on an urgent matter confronting our country. the american people are witnessing

reportedly they are pledging allegiance to that flag.ing to let you see -- think about that. this is a flag flown at the insurrection. >> an american flag that was carried at the peaceful rally with donald j. trump on january 6th. i ask you all -- >> i got it, i got it. >> i ask you all to rise and join us as mark lloyd leads us in the pledge. >> face the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> so there you go. and just to be clear flown at the rally before the insurrection. flown at the rally before the insurrection, that flag. come on, what do you say to that? so the gop gubernatorial candidate, glen yuncan who was not at the rally distancing himself from it calling it weird and wrong to pledge allegiance to a flag connected to january 6th. even after everything we have seen it's kind of -- i don't know. is it hard to believe that our fellow americans would put hand over heart and pledge allegiance

no, we pledge allegiance to the flag of patriots and not the flag of traitors. >> that's a political organization showing an incident from a rally in support of virginia republican gubernatorial glenn youngkin. attendees pledge allegiance to a flag that was present at the january 6th attack on united states capitol. youngkin was fined yesterday. >> if that was the case, we should not pledge allegiance to that flag. there is no place for violence, none in america today. >> youngkin condemned people in the rally calling it weird and wrong to pledge allegiance connected to january 6th. joining us now is senator tim kaine. thank you for being with us this morning. >> that rally was not attended by youngkin. president trump was called into that rally where they stood in place pledging allegiance to the flag. what's the impact on the race here? >> well, willie, look, if you promote the big lie then you are responsible for the consequences of the big lie. glenn youngkin spent his entire campaign telling elections are the biggest issues and we need to audit elections and questioning the resu

if that was the case then we should not pledge allegiance to that flag.place for violence, none, none in america today. we have our right to assemble and protest protected in this great country and this great commonwealth. there is no room for violence. >> reporter: and then he quickly tried to change the subject but a few hours later, his campaign released a statement saying it was wrong and weird that organizers at that rally used that flag to pledge allegiance. clearly, the youngkin campaign is nervous about walking this tight rope for the former president, the trump's tight rope we'll call it is a challenge for him. the mcauliffe campaign is trying to tie him to former president trump. that's a challenge, erin. >> jeff, thank you very much. let's go straight to terry mcauliffe who's now out front. i know you stayed on message and been consistent tieing glenn youngkin to former president trump and calming him a trump-wannabe. what's your reaction? >> this is what he does time and time again. since the beginning of his campaign, he had one issue. for si

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from iowa, mr. feenstra. mr. feenstra: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? the gentlewoman from michigan rise. >> thank you i rise today to honor the memory of alex -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman will suspend. do you seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute? >> yes, i do. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, i rise today to honor the memory of alex, a peace activist who worked to promote civil liberties for arab americans in the united states and civil and human rights around the world. a palestinian immigrant, a publish poe it, a coastline college, he was someone who embodied the best america has to offer. ms. talib: through his work with the ameri

we are one people all of us pledging allegiance to the stars & stripes.can you imagine any prominent democrat making that statement today? [laughter] i can't. democrats have given up as a colorblindnd society it's more profound than the strength the massive progress and punish anyone who disagrees and quick to praise those that attack america and eager to attack those who praise america democrats have abandoned barack obama unifying message on race and national identity. republicans cannot make the same mistake that message was our message first. we must once again take it to the american people it is discrimination has ended not embraced or censorship is rejected and free speech is protected. we want a country that cherishes the principles and takes pride in progress the only way to bring out the best in america is to believe in america. we must not be ashamed of the american story. we should tell it everywhere we go. we know that some of that is hard to hear. the founders were not safe they lived in a time where slavery was legal and women's rights were

what is the pledge of allegiance?dge of allegiance to you, if you applaud what happened on january 6th? is anybody thinking anymore when they take these kinds of positions? to support this kind of ugliness? the gop candidate that that event was for, glenn youngkin, he wasn't at the rally, it was on his behalf. he is calling what happened there weird and wrong. >> so to be clear, i don't think -- if that -- i wasn't involved, so i don't know. but if that is the case, then we shouldn't pledge allegiance to that flag. by the way, i've been so clear. there is no place for violence, none, none, in america today. we have our right to assemble and protest protected in this great country and in this great commonwealth, but there is no room for violence. >> there's plenty of room for violence. there's plenty. it's because of accommodation that is made by people in his party. that's why we had january 6th, when too many of them were too quiet about the capitol attack. you know who was just fine with the attack and the flag cere

we are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes.ou imagine any prominent democrat making that statement today? i can't. democrats have given up on america as a colorblind society. they see america's flaws as more profound minute strengths. they denied the massive progress we have made and may punish anyone who disagrees. they are quick to praise those who attack america and eager to attack those who praise america. democrats have abandoned barack obama's unifying message on race and national identity. republicans cannot make this a mistake. that message was our message first. we must once again to get to the american people. we are fighting for our society where people are judged by actions, not color. where determination is ended, not embraced. where censorship is rejected and free speech is protected. we want a country that cherishes its principles and takes pride -- and we know the only way to bring out the best in america is to believe in america. we must not be ashamed of the american story. we should tell it everywhere we go.

that they did the pledge of allegiance to a flag up there.on of an army captain. i'm a proud father of marine captain jack mccauliffe. people fought and died for the right to democracy and these thugs go here on january 6th and destroy -- people died. law enforcement died. and they use a flag that they want to destroy, the flag, the symbol of democracy, and they were pledging allegiance to a flag they wanted to use up to there to destroy our democracy. he is unfit. he needs to come out today and say it was wrong to do a pledge of allegiance to that flag and i want him to say that january 6th was wrong. >> what did you mean when you said parents have no role in coming into the schools. >> parents have a role in education, and my plan, the fox poll out the other day, a doubt digit lead for parents. i have a record investment. i have a $2 plan, i want to raise teacher pay. i want to get 40,000 at risk students, pre-k, i want every child to have broadband. he wants 40,000 teachers to be cut. read "the washington post." >> if you want broadband th

that's pretty agreejs to have people pledging allegiance to a flag in the insurrection. but glenn youngkin has also done a pretty good job. that's what president obama was going after. of portraying himself as a reasonable person. that he's just this reasonable republican and done as much he can to play footsy, as you said, in a way that won't get too much attention from the people that he coudoesn't want to pay attenn to it and more from people he does. there are going to be people in the suburbs, women in particular, that aren't going to like that, but there are going to be some voters that need that in order to turn out for them. >> the former president said there's no time to be tired. political fatigue is a reality and some democrats have been fighting trump for years at this point. especially all the way back to birtherism and so on. do you think that is this message from obama today is going to motivate enough democrats to make a difference? fear is a motivator, too. and i mean, if you talk to democrats and i mean, you're a friend of terry mcauliffe. i have to ask

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. foxx. ms. foxx: please join me in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise in support of a bold build back better agenda that invests in addressing climate change. grows our economy. invests in children and education. and makes sure that every american has health care. we frase a once in a lifetime opportunity and we have to move forward. we have to invest in our children and we cannot allow for a few to threaten to swawnder any of this for their own vani

rally goers pledge allegiance to a flag said to be flown at the capitol on january 6. youngkin called the move weird and wrong. in texas, trump's hold on the party is on full display. the state's extreme abortion ban and election laws and now putting texas teachers in a weird place. school districts like that of south lake texas debating a new law requiring that they teach opposing views includes include historic events like the holocaust. and opponents all in the name of fraud that doesn't exist. trump challenged republicans not to vote in 2022 or 2024 if the party doesn't look into lies about the election. this week, trump's escalation that they are tying to a threat of electing democrats. the message to republicans if they don't loudly pretend that he won the last election, mr. trump will make sure the gop loses the next one too. as for account ilkt, trump world not playing ball. steve bannon defying a subpoena investigating the january 6 attack. the committee will hold a contempt vote tuesday if approved it heads to the full house and the doj. what president biden

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag -- >> reporter: or supporters pledged allegiance to a flag allegedly carried during the riot. bahnen was you should not to cooperate with former president trump. bannon said until the committee wretches an agreement with the former president over the scope of executive privilege, mr. bannon will not be producing documents or testifying. >> it's more of the same we saw in the last four years, when the former president played rope-a-dope. >> reporter: he said anyone else who defies subpoenas could face similar consequences. what types of penalties do you want these individuals to face? >> whatever penalties are necessary to ensure compliance. >> reporter: does that mean jail time? >> depends on the person but it could mean jail time, yes. >> reporter: bannon was in close contact with the former president in the days leading up to january 6th, warning all hell would break loose. mr. trump said in a statement tonight the january 6th unselect committee should hold themselves in criminal contempt. the select committee will vote next week to move forward with

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag -- >> reporter: where supporters pledged allegiance to a flag that was allegedly carried during the riot. bannon was urged not to cooperate by forormer president trump and in a letter obtained by cbs news, bannon's attorney said "until the committee reaches an agreement with the former president over the scope of executive privilege, mr. bannon will not be producing documents or testifying." >> it's more of the same that we saw during the last four years. so when the former president played rope-a-dope in the courts. >> reporter: congressman adam schiff sits on the panel which plans to refer bannon for criminal contempt. he said anyone else who defies subpoenas could face similar consequences. what types of penalties do you want these individuals to face? >> whatever penalties are necessary to ensure compliance. >> reporter: does that mja >> depends on the person, but it could mean jail time, yes. >> reporter: bannon was in close contact with the former president in the days leading up to january 6th, warning all hell would break loose. mr. trump sai

the event included the pledge of allegiance using a flag from the insurrection. >> i also want to inviteom chesapeake. she's carrying an american flag that was carried at the peaceful rally with donald j. trump on january 6th. i ask you all, i ask you all to rise and join us as mark lloyd leads us in the pledge. >> at least they didn't pledge allegiance to the trump flag. youngkin, who didn't attend the rally, has sought to distance himself. >> if that is the case, then we shouldn't pledge allegiance to that flag. there is no place for violence in america today. >> steve bannon was there and trump called in to offer his support. >> i hope he and others by the way, but i hope glenn gets in there and he'll straighten out virginia, lower taxes. do all of the things that we want a governor to do. >> what does trump want him to do? youngkin has made the non-issue of election integrity a big part of his campaign even though there was integrity in the last election. it's just that trump lost. but as one trump adviser told me recently, the gop is now being held hostage by the former president wh

so the idea he wasn't there, if that had been a terry rally and they had pledged allegiance to a flagid youngkin say? it's weird. people fought and died in this country. it just reminded everybody of the stakes of this election. he wants to ban abortions, jim, and now with the trump supreme court, this is reality. abortion is gone in texas. youngkin wants to bring that. he wants to bring them here to virginia. so yesterday, i've got dr. biden here, president obama coming in. the president of the united states will be here the week after. >> you have a date now? >> he will definitely be here. he's coming back at another time. i think we're going to get vice president harris. people understand the stakes of this election. this is an important election and this is donald trump. he's endorsed glenn youngkin six times and he said so much of the reason i'm running is because of donald trump. that just sickens people. we just lived through four years of culture wars, hatred and divisiveness. i'm a unifier. i have so many republicans who have endorsed me. how do we increase healthcare and edu

but an alliance is not an allegiance.d that... not against nato. i think that a strong nato needs two legs. the american one and the european one. that's not the case for the moment. you've got some people on one side of the argument like andreas michaelis, german ambassador to the uk, saying the aukus partnership threatened the coherence and unity of the west. then you've got people like shal michele, saying the trans—atlantic alliance between the eu and the us is paramount for security in the world. "we have never put it into question in europe." there's a slight differing of tone, isn't there, within the eu now? no, no. the quote of shal michele is correct. this alliance is necessary, including to face the new challenges in the world, including to face the terrorism in the world. precisely because we need this alliance, we need trust between us, and we need a balance and shared discussion between us, which is not the case today. so the two codes are correct, in my view. in terms of the impact of the aukus deal on briti

at the event they literally asked the audience to pledge allegiance to a flag they said had been flown by trump supporters in d.c. on january 6th while the mob of trump supporters attacked the capitol. that was like their special treat for the fans. hey, glenn youngkin supporters, you can pledge allegiance to not just any flag but to the january 6 flag. wow. in any case, this billboard, this "trump lost" billboard is up in the wild in pennsylvania, in virginia. it's up in the wild in austin, texas, today, also in orlando, florida. apparently the plan is to run this "trump lost, no more audits" billboard in georgia, florida, texas, pennsylvania, michigan, virginia, wisconsin, arizona, and times square in new york city. other than new york, of course, all those other states are places where republicans really are either already doing or planning to do these partisan pseudo audits, these bizarre reviews of the presidential election results that treat the election as if it was some kind of crime that requires forensic investigation. tonight we're going to be speaking with the attorney gene

instead of pledging his allegiance to donald trump, he really needs to pledge his allegiance to the uniteds and to the state of texas, and it seems as if they're removing themselves from the very people that have voted them in, and are focusing on whether the president is going, the former president is going to run for office again, and unfortunately i think that some of these elected officials are hedging their bets and i think it's going to be detrimental not just for them but for the people that they represent. >> well, what is the incentive structure right now inside the republican party? isn't the incentive structure set up for them to do exactly what they're doing? >> well, the incentive i think what they're afraid of is, one, not being able to fundraise. they're using that trump train in order to gain money and it's the outside of that, the absolute opposite of that which is fear, and that fear is i'm not going to get the support or the money that i would like to get, and right now, what you're seeing in terms of republicans, there is this turmoil, instead of talking about what is h

he might've thought the question is about pledge of allegiance and on january 6.e he realized it was about january 6, he said it was weird and wrong. the question is whether voters in virginia were vote on donald trump. my impressions is that they will vote on the economy and covid. the issues that affect them and not so much donald trump but i could be wrong. judy: we have a date certain when that election takes place. we will find out. thank you both. dy: a newly dedicated park outside of st. louis, missouri is one of the latest attempts to reconcile a decades old wrong brought about by eminent domain. the power that governments have to seize public -- private property for public use. these have separated hundreds of thousands of african americans from their property. and lock them out of generational wealth. i am joined now by our st. louis community reporter. welcome, gabrielle this evening. this all happened and started back in the 19's. tell us what happened in st. louis? guest: the doctor was a musician, ophalmologist, a man of many talents. after going to

if they were pledging allegiance to the 1/6 flag, i have a problem with that.stick to him. that's the world we live in. these are sticky these days. and the mccall live campaign and democrats are well resourced. he said it was a turning point. i am not sure, but i think this close to election day it is certainly something that should stop young kin's momentum. >> john, david said young young kin is trying to distance himself from this rally. what axios said --s that part of slow motion insurrection. he is an suctionist, so he can distance himself from the flag that flew over the scene that became the final resting spot of police officers and others. but he himself was for the insurrection. >> well, let's be clear, part of the power of this moment is that the flags that were flown by the insurrectionists, some of those were used to beat police officers and try to kill them. so that makes the -- that is what the moment is about. i bet you every dollar in my pocket that young kin's attitude was as soon as he heard bannon and trump were going to be at this rally th

to strang and in fact did swear your total allegiance to strang and what he said you accepted and if he said the opposite thing today that he said yesterday you would accept that as true. sometimes i see that today, right? >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> yes you might believe the most absurd reality, i mean it's interesting. this is the period were calls were just getting started and i didn't have a word for it then. historians look at early 19th century history and another thing that led to it was and many things -- it cuts both ways. if you're a woman on the island you would wear pantaloons. that may not sound very shocking to us today. pantaleo's are basically like turkish pants or pajama bottoms. >> very comfortable. >> indeed and comfort was part of it. a woman who wore them wore hoop skirts very much this feminine display but the people at the time -- the progressive part a year before i mail you bloomer wore them and they were a sign of feminism or what they called feminism. the bad thing as you know from various cults versus control cult leaders do and one of th

it is weird and wrong to pledge allegiance to a flag connected to january 6th. before, the violence that has occurred on january 6th was sickening and wrong. is that good enough for you? that explanation? >> come on! how embarrassing is that. first of all, i have many rallies today all over virginia where i have surrogates doing events for me. if i find out that at one of my surrogate events that i'm not at, but it's a mcauliffe for governor event and they pledge allegiance to a flag that was literally there to incite riots and destroy our democracy, i'm not going to say, jonathan, it's weird, it's disgraceful, despicable, and i demand an apology. and he went out and actually praised the people who put the event together. he's a fraud! and listen, i'm the proud son of an army captain, the proud father of a marine captain. i have zero tolerance -- these people ride to destroy the democracy and they're doing the pledge of allegiance at a glenn youngkin rally. despicable, disgraceful, unpatriotic, un-american, and he needs to come out much stronger and condemn it.

he might have thought the question was about the pledge of allegiance, not about january 6th.he knew it was about january 6th, he then said it was weird and wrong so he was clear. the question is whether voters are going to vote on donald trump. my impression is they will vote on the economy and covid, the issues that directly affect them, not so much donald trump, but i could be wrong. >> woodruff: well, we have a date certain when that election takes place. we will find out. david brooks, jonathan capehart, thank you both. >> thanks, judy. >> woodruff: a newly-dedicated park outside st. louis, missouri is one of the latest attempts to reconcile a decades-old wrong brought about by eminent domain, the power that governments have to seize private property for public use. historically, urban renewal and eminent domain have separated hundreds of thousands of african americans from their property, and locked them out of generational wealth. i'm joined now by our st. louis community reporter, gabrielle hays. welcome, gabrielle, this evening. so this all happened, started back in t

he claims that attendees pledged allegiance to a flag that was allegedly flown at the january 6th trumpand they use a flag that they want to destroy, the flag of the symbol of democracy, they were pledging allegiance to a flag that they wanted to use to destroy our democracy. >> let me ask you. >> glenn youngkin is unfit to be governor. he needs to come out today and say it was wrong and i want him to come out and say january 6th insurrection was wrong. >> joining me now is jamie harrison, chair of the democratic national committee. mr. chairman, good to see you. first, you've been spending a lot of money in virginia. are you nervous about the virginia governor's race? >> well, we spent money in california. we spent money in new jersey. we're spending money in virginia because bottom line is this. we need to make sure that these states remain in the democratic column so that we can continue to deliver for the people who live in those communities. and so, it's really, really important. terry mcauliffe has a proven record of being able to deliver for the people of virginia and so we want

let's tackle the pledging allegiance to a flag that actually represents an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power in this country. if you're pledging allegiance to that flag for that reason, you're not -- you're not a loyalist to this country or to our democracy, but, rather, to a movement that seeks to undermine our democracy and our system. similarly, when former president trump continues to have this kind of stranglehold, almost an extortionate amount, essentially he stands for undermining our system of laws and government and elections. and so that's the pressure he's applying that i'm going to tell people not even to vote in the midterm elections. so he's got them by the collar, and they're kowtowing to him. this is related to january 6th. we have three equal branches of government or we do not. and so you're going to see trump and those in his orbit make martyrs and even heroes out of those who thumb their nose at the subpoenas. and i have to tell you, it plays in their favor to drag this out. the fact that the select committee has chosen to go to doj, the executive branch

the speaker pro tempore: the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from montana, mr. rosendale. mr. rosendale: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill was signed by the speaker on thursday, september 30, 2021. the speaker pro tempore: h.r. 5305, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2021, and providing emergency assistance and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on october 1, 2021, at 1:06 p.m. that the senate passed senate 558, senate 1037, senate 2923, signed sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. the speaker pro temp

. >> as much as they hate trump, inly.ch as they hate me, achep >> i pledge of allegiance to the flagr: where supporters pledged allegiance to a flag that was allegedly carried during the riot. bannon was urged not to cooperate by former president trump and in a letter obtained by cbs news, bannon's attorney said until the committee reaches an agreement with the former president over the scope of executive privilege, mr. bannon will not be producing documents or testifying. >> it's more of the same that we saw during the last four years. so when the former president played rope a dope in the courts. >> reporter: congressman adam schiff sits on the panel, which plans to refer bannon for criminal contempt. he says anyone else who defies subpoenas could face similar consequences. what types of penalties do you want these individuals to face? >> whatever penalties are necessary to ensure compliance. >> reporter: does that mean jail time? it could be ja time, yes. contact with the former president in the days leading up to january 6, warning all hell would break loose. mr. trump said in a

rallygoers pledged allegiance to a flag from january 6.iance to that flag. it is a tight race between youngkin and mcauliffe. tapping into the anger over school mandates. and another issue for the gop, critical race theory. to be clear, youngkin is trump's man. >> glen youngkin is a greatgia. -- gentleman. >> i was honored to receive president trump's endorsement. >> talk about how the race changes when you look at the equation. >> this is a close contest. two portions play in this statewide election that is taking place the year after last year's presidential race. the first is that virginia has become more of a democratic state. they have won 13 out of 14 races for governor. the other force at play is that the side that ends up winning the white house, controls the white house usually performs pretty poorly in this election. one of the reasons why, after you win a presidential race, your side isn't as motivated as the opposition. glen youngkin is doing better with independents. both of those forces at play, you still have terry mcauliffe

of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter and during such time as i serve as commissioner for the recreation and park consumption of the city and county of san francisco. [ applause ] >> i don't know about other mayors, but i've created a city sealed pen with my signature on them so when i swear you in, this talks about the history of our city and the significance of public service and so i wanted to present our new commissioners. i see phil already gave one of those rec and park, those big huge rec and park pens, but mine's a little petite and classy and sophisticated and so i'm going to give my -- you can put these on if you want or wear them whenever but make sure you wear them with pride. for the city and county of san francisco. [ applause ] >> so right now we're going to hear from your newly sworn in commissioners and so i'm going to s

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. >> max, your thoughts? >> it's bizarre and it's horrifying as they attack as freedom fighters. they are increasing their approval of what happened when these trump terrorists stormed the capitol in an attempt to overthrow the election. you can see in the polling where more than 60% of republicans believed trump was the lawfully elected president in november, even though he lost it by millions in the vote. you can see he retains in the american polls as 70% of americans want trump to be president again, even though every single day he denies the outcome of the last election which is the fundamental prerequisite of having a functioning democracy. if the losers don't accept the outcome of the election, you don't have a functioning democracy. increasingly you see republicans preparing for a coup in 2024, purging anybody from the you see them basically approving any means necessary to gain power. trump is holding up ashleigh babit as this wonderful martyr. it never ends well. >> it's clear support for the januar

at a rally, hosted by sea bannon, they started off by doing pledge of allegiance, to a flag, that was six, for the insurrection. that alone is disqualifying. >> so that happened last night, supporters of republican glenn youngkin also called the insurrection of peaceful protests, that's will remember for one six, correct. a reminder that american flags were used as weapons on january six, two assault police officers. for his part, the republican candidate for governor in the commonwealth of virginia, issued a statement calling it quote, weird and wrong to pledge allegiance to a flag connected with january six. still with us or don calloway and mark mckinnon. hey mark, i want to get your reaction, the candidates stayed away, from this rally, for the republican ticket in virginia. donald trump calls into the rally, and they pull the stun with the flag. and we all remember what's flag and flagpoles were used for on this day. does this go into the unforced error category? >> sure does brian, this just testifies to the problem the republicans really have with trump still on the radar scree

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please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the president pro tempore: under the previous order -- under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, united states agent for international development, pa home pa adams-allen of the district of columbia to be a deputy administrator. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous

i've raised $2 million just since that flag pledge of allegiance they did at the rally.st signers, carole king, you've got a friend. people are excited here. we knocked down over 102,000 doors this weekend. we had 722,000 voter contacts last weekend. this is historic here. so i've got to tell you, kate, come down to virginia, virginia is for lovers, come on down and see the excitement and the enthusiasm. as i say, we have president obama coming in this weekend. vice president harris is coming. >> when is biden coming? >> the president is coming and i'll let the white house make the official announcement, but i can promise you that president biden will be back in state very soon before the election. and, you know, we had stacey abrams here this weekend, dr. biden. folks are fired up here. come on down, kate. >> are they fired up? i want to double-check. thanks for coming on. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> two weeks out. people are voting as we speak. thank you so much. >>> a programming note -- on thursday, president joe biden joins anderson cooper for a live cnn town

pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [audio digitizing] and impact which impacts my speech. the d.a.s office has asked for review and you should review the conflict of interest policy. on page 4 of 5 you'll find d maintaining the conflict and keeps a list of the attorney's prior client and should be update. the ciu maintains the names and cases. this information could avoid situations similar to when when he could have accidentally called a former client after a search warrant. sometimes the best advocates is when a defense is needed. that's the end of public comment. >> commissioner: police call next item. >> item 2. >> motion to accept. >> is there a second to the motion? >> second. >> the motion has been made by commissioner elias seconded by commissioner hamasaki. before we take up the matter let's take public comment. >> members of the public that would like to make public comment regarding line item 2 regarding adoption of th

he was at a rally that continued further lies about election fraud and also where the pledge of allegianceof two republicans on the panel because of her willingness to criticize the former president, her willingness to be part of the investigation. she says, it is critical to get to the truth. it was critical, anyway, on january 6 and january 7. she says now that we know a lot more, even more so. >> the people who attacked this building told us, continue to tell us, on video, on social media and now before the federal courts exactly what motivated them. they believed what donald trump said, that the election was stolen and that they needed to take action. >> yesterday, carrie, she took it a bit further, saying she saw in steve bannon's defiance. i will not comply to the subpoena, i will not give documents, i will not testify. she took that to mean that the two of them, steve bannon and donald trump, were personally involved and that bannon was trying to hide the truth. if you want to get truth, you have to get bannon and others to testify. do you make a decision? do you try to prosecute? t

even more telling and obscene was the pledge of allegiance to this particular flag. >> i also want to invite kim from chesapeake. she's carrying an american flag that was carried at the peaceful rally with donald j. trump on january 6th. >> youngkin, who was happy to accept the endorsement, made sure to stay away from the rally. he said this, quote, i wasn't involved until i don't know, but if that is the case, then we shouldn't pledge allegiance to that flag. as for what it symbolizes to bannon and the former president's followers, we can't say. it's not like that was some zenned out moment. it was incitement and lies about the election. >> this the most corrupt election in the history of the world. >> all we are demanding of vice president pence is this afternoon at 1:00, he let the legislatures of the state look into this so we get to the bottom of it. >> and we fight. we fight like hell and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore. >> let's have trial by combat. >> today is the day american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. >> so we'

they started the event by pledging allegiance to a flag from the january 6th attack, as if it was a thing this was very unsettling behavior. this is not something they look at january 6th as something to forget. it's bad enough to downplay january 6th, but to actually hold it up as something they're proud of and think is worthy of respect, worthy of literal pledging allegiance to, this is an unsettling and dangerous road that they're on and we can only hope for all of our sakes they take a detour from this road very quickly. >> steve benen, thank you. appreciate it. >>> coming up, abortion access in the spotlight. how the restrictive law in texas and those like it disproportionately impact women of color. we'll be right back. and the grass is green ♪ ♪ i'm way ahead of schedule with my trusty team ♪ ♪ there's heather on the hedges ♪ ♪ and kenny on the koi ♪ ♪ and your truck's been demolished by the peterson boy ♪ ♪ yes -- ♪ wait, what was that? timber... [ sighs heavily ] when owning a small business gets real, progressive helps protect what you've built with affordable coverage. with rel