juan: i think people should remember christine todd whitman did not act alone.ically was acting under orders. it was later revealed i think by the treasury secretary under the bush administration that george bush had -- the president at the time, had directly ordered that wall street be reopened within a week of the attacks. there was a fear in the administration that the continued closing of the financial markets was going to have a disastrous effect on the world capital. so basically, once bush ordered wall street be reopened, that meant thousands and thousands of financial industry workers had to come back to downtown manhtan, then the health officials, including christine todd whitman, had to justify, had to justify the orders. and rather than do the science first and figure out the policy, the policy was established and science was made to fit the cts. itas laterevealed byhe epa's inspect generaleport at the wte house -- e had ofhe envinment policy at e whit house,ames colson, had actual rewrittenhe press reeas the was putng out downpy the health imcts. thi

former republican new jersey governor christine todd whitman who started a group to safeguard u.s.ry. >> abraham lincoln said if this government falls, it will fall from within. and we have to remember those things. because it can. it could happen. >> drew griffin reporting there. one thing that maricopa county supervisor bill gates told cnn is that if it were not for republicans willing to risk their careers for standing up for what is right, there may have been a very different outcome. across the country, some of those election officials including republicans are dealing with threats to their lives. >> how many threats do you think you have gotten? >> i think over 150. >> 150 threats? >> you will hear some of those chilling voicemails, some of the physical threats to election officials, the threats to american democracy. more when we come back. versus the other guys. ♪ clearly, velveeta melts creamier. ♪ limu emu & dodoug ♪ got a couple of bogeys on your six, limu. they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual so they only pay for what they need. what do you say we see

former-republican new jersey governor, christine todd whitman, who started a group to safeguard u.s.cy, says this is a threat to the country. >> abraham lincoln said if this government falls, it will fall from within and we have to remember those things because it can. it could happen. >> reporter: one thing that bill gates, that maricopa county supervisor told me, don, is that if it weren't for republicans who were willing to risk their careers, and were standing up for what's right, there might have been a very different outcome. and some of those elections officials are dealing with threats to their own lives. don. >> all right, drew. well, trump's big lie damaging our democracy. and now, it's embedded in the gop party platform. where does our country go from here? i've got preet bharara and also amanda carpenter to talk about it right after this quick break. today let's paint with new behr dynasty™... so that you can be proud of your walls. where's your furniture? oh we thought it distracted from the new behr dynasty paint color. let me take your coats. because behr dynasty only

former republican new jersey oregon christine todd whitman who started a group to safeguard u.s. democracy says this is a threat to the country. >> abraham lincoln said if this government falls, it will fall from within, and we have to remember those things because it can. it could happen. >> one thing that bill gates, that maricopa county supervisor told me, if it weren't for republicans willing to risk their careers for standing up for what's right, there might have been a very different outcome, and some of those elections officials are dealing with threats to their very lives. john. >> drew griffin, thank you very much for that report. it's remarkable when you lay it out like that in such vivid detail. joining us now, cnn national affairs analyst, kasie hunt, and alyssa ferret that left because of the election lie people were spewing. it's important what drew laid out, not just as a matter of history to understand what happened and how close this country came to imminent disaster but also because it's not over. there's a california recall election, and donald trump and larry

maybe it's because my former governor christine todd whitman was head of the epa. maybe it's because my predecessor's father was a conservationist who criticized critical watersheds that are protecting us now from dire flooding. maybe it's because of that flooding in hurricane item which left several people dead and what's worse than super storm sandy. but maybe it's because people in new jersey understand how critical this is for our children. for ourplanet . for our neighbors. that's what we need to see more of your and that's why we have to pass the bill back better bill. the time is now. it's truly critical, thank you. and next i will turn it over to my good friend susie lee. >> good afternoon everyone. i'm so honored to stand here today with my colleagues, the league of conservation voters and climate power. two important organizations that have been leading the fight to really sound the alarm but more importantly encourage us to action and addressing the devastating effects of climate change. i represent las vegas nevada's third congressional district and we'

. >> reporter: former new jersey governor christine todd whitman a republican is part of a group workingemocracy. >> what you have with local officials, secretaries of states and others are people trained to oversee elections. that's their job to do that. now what you see in these states like texas, arizona, georgia, is they are pulling that back and put it in the hands of the legislatures, political legis legislatures. >> reporter: case in point, georgia's election integrity act of 2021 98 pages long signed into law in march by brian kemp repeating that republican m mantra. among the professions, it strips power from the georgia secretary of state and allows lawmakers to intervene in how counties administer and count the vote. >> sounds like it makes it easier for the politicians to cheat. >> you can have that perception. you'll have your i.d. with you. >> reporter: tiny adams is the supervisor. >> i believe it's a massive power grab. the secretary of state is removed as a voting number of the state election board. >> reporter: basisly tossing the political person aside. legislators mad

former republican new jersey governor christine todd whitman who started a group to safe guard u.s.his is a threat to the country. >> abraham lincoln said if this government falls, it will fall from within, and we have to remember those things because it can. it could happen. >> reporter: wolf, one thing that bill gates, the maricopa supervisor told me, that if it weren't for republicans willing to risk their careers to stand up for what's right, there may have been a different outcome. some of those election officials are dealing with threats to their very lives. >> standby. our in depth look at the assault on democracy will continue. that's next. just fit your bath,sn't it fits your high standards. why have over two million people welcomed bath fitter into their homes? it just fits. call now or visit bathfitter.com to book your free consultation. (judith) in this market, you'll find fisher investments is different than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? don't you just ride the wave? (judith) no - we actively manage client portfolios based on our forward-loo