d.c. mayor muriel bowser was on capitol hill to voice her support for d.c. statehood at a senate homeland security and governmental affairs hearing. in april the house passed a bill on a partyline vote to make the nation's capital the 51st state. but the legislation has yet to be voted on by the senate. this two and a half hour hearing included opening statement from a d.c. delicate -- delegate who introduced the bill in the house, and former senator joe lieberman. >> the committee will come to order. senator tom carper will make the district bill of columbia our nations 51st state. i would like to extend a warm welcome to washington, d.c.'s delegate to the house of u.s. representatives, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and former senator and former chairman of this committee, joe lieberman. i appreciate your attendance here today and i just want to recognize your incredible leadership on this issue over many years. it's wonderful to have you here before the committee. for decades, you

d.c.'s delegate to the house of u.s. representatives, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton and former senator and former chairman of this committee, joe lieberman. i appreciate your attendance here today and i just want to recognize your incredible leadership on this issue over many years. it's wonderful to have you here before the committee. for decades, you both have served us strong advocates in the conversation to give d.c. residents an equal voice. and for the first time in nearly seven years, this committee will continue that discussion in here from the mayor, policy, legal and civil rights experts on how those lawmakers can finally, finally give d.c. residents the same representation in congress as their fellow americans. the lack of representation for the residents of the cities, which serves as a beacon of freedom and democracy around the world, is a stunning contradiction. since 70 -- 1791 president washington signed into law the permanent governance act, dede -- d.c. is our natio

d.c. mayor muirial bowser testified about legislation that would admit the district of columbia as the 51st state. she noted that d.c. residents pay federal income taxes and serve in the military, but are not represented in congress, because d.c. is not a state. house, and former senator joe lieberman. >> the committee will come to order. senator tom carper will make the district bill of columbia our nations 51st state. >> the committee will come to order. i would like to say thank you to our witnesses introduced by my colleague to make the district of columbia the 51st street. chf this committee, joe lieberman. i appreciate your attendance here today and i just want to recognize your incredible leadership on this issue over many years. it's wonderful to have you here before the committee. for decades, you both have served us strong advocates in the conversation to give d.c. residents an equal voice. and for the first time in nearly seven years, this committee will continue that discussion

statehood would mean that d.c. residents who are american citizens can vote and be represented in congress. it's that simple. it would mean that the constitutional provision of a seat of government that is not part of any state would be maintained. we can't have a vote f we can have both, it doesn't seem to make sense to bring the constitution if we decide not to have a vote. because constitution -- we heard a few times today that the constitution doesn't give congress the power to do this. but in fact the constitution does give congress the power to do this. that's article 4. congress has the power to admit new states. that's all this would be. so sometimes we have heard this discussed as if those are really powerful incentives to admit d.c. statehood but it can't be done because the constitution doesn't admit it and we would disrespect the constitution to go fomplt what actually disrespects the constitution is to pretend that the constitution says that it doesn't. stop us from doing the right thing. the constitut

d.c. schiff the white house, the supreme court, the tomb of the unknown, the the capitol and the smithsonian museums. here is a look at this half-hour tour. mrs. biden: welcome to washington, d.c. since the early 1800s the city has been the capital of the united states. it is where the federal government does its work, and where students just like you to come to see historic monuments, museums and parks. this year we are bringing washington, d.c. and some of it special places to you. one of those special places is where i am right now, the white house. i am standing at the north front door and here is fun fact, did you know that there is no backdoor to the white house? so whenever you walk in, whether it is from the north, south, east, or west doors, you are always walking in the front. we have a lot more fun facts in store for you during this discovery education virtual field trip. so that you and other students can go behind the scenes and learn more about our capital city, the city of u

the d.c. national guard with resources they required to accomplish their mission. 6th january began as unarmed support by the d.c. national guard to the metropolitan police. by midday, the mission had changed drastically to respond to an attack on the capitol. that change of mission was unforeseen, and we were not positioned to respond with immediate support. my involvement with our response to this emergency began shortly after entering the secretary of the army's office at 3:20 p.m. to provide a report of a suspicious package. a panicked call came in reporting several explosions in the city. to understand the situation, identify what was needed from the army, secretary mccarthy convened a conference call. during this call, d.c. and capitol authorities frantically needed immediate assistance at the capitol. we understood the gravity of the situation. the secretary ran for the support of the secretary of defense, and the staff needed a response. i communicated this on the conference call, thos

the d.c. national guard from 47 locations throughout the district, alert and recall civilians from their workplace, equip the force, prepare a plan for communications, specific routes, link-up locations, casualty evacuation, roles of the use of force, determine if the d.c. guard had been armed or not armed, with or without riot control gear and how and when the d.c. national guard would be deputy ied to support federal law enforcement. while we continued planning, secretary of the army went into the district and met with mayor bowser to coordinate for the commitment of the d.c. national guard. into the capitol to determine the best link-up would be. by 4:42, we had an approved plan and the secretary of the army ordered d.c. national guard to move to the capitol and begin establishing perimeter of security. once the d.c. national guard was committed, the army staff continued to prepare and conduct planning to receive additional forces, identify what barrier material would be needed, where it co

the d.c. metropolitan police department, the mob was defeated and congress certified the free and fair election. but make no mistake -- the men and women on the front lines of that battle faced their odds on january 6. they were beaten, bludgeoned and pepper sprayed. many officers from the capitol lacked equipment and proper training to confront a violent mob, and others said they did not receive instructions from superiors they needed. last week, in consultation with ranking member comer, the committee invited the acting chief of police to testify today about these challenges. i am very disappointed that chief pittman has declined to appear today. however, she has committed to testify and i can announce that she will appear before this committee july 21. the capitol police were gravely unprepared january 6, but they could not be prepared -- could not be expected to propel the worst attack on capitol -- on the capitol on their own. the government failed to respondent was slowed when the attack

while we are in the minority in washington, d.c.nd the democrats are running the country, or they are not running their country and we really have no idea what they are doing, i don't think biden knows what he is doing, does he? nothing. let me tell you what's happening. ok. so, the democrats stole the election, right? so here's what we're up against. nancy pelosi wants to put their cheating ways into law by federalizing our elections. we are not going to allow that to happen. now biden has weaponized the doj, unbelievable. so he can go after trump supporters, while at the same time ignoring antifa blm domestic terrorists. does that make sense? >> no. rep. greene: do you guys think any of those riots we saw all year long were peaceful protests? no. they were domestic terrorists, burning our cities, attacking police officers, looting our stores, private businesses, killing people, and rampaging and terrorizing our country. but it is trump supporters of they are after. don't forget, they hate you because you love president trump. whil

>> washington, d.c.s all of these things and more. >> new york city and philadelphia were also capitals of the united states before it moved to washington, d.c.. >> did you know that washington dc is not a state? in the federal district. it is the district of columbia, which is what the d.c. stands for. during the city of us virtual field trip, we will go behind the scenes to six special places in and around washington dc that people of all ages love to see when they visit. along the way, we will also answer questions you may have. let's check out our first off, the white house. >> -- our first stop, the white house. >> 1600 pennsylvania avenue is one of the most famous addresses in the world. the popular legend is white paint was used to cover up burn marks on the building after british soldiers set fire to it during the war of 1812. >> the true story is the building was covered with a special kind of whitewashed paint to protect the building during winter freezes. >> over the years, people began descri

because d.c.t the district's functions and this is just the latest example of lawmakers trying to enforce policies that don't match the will of the people. residents argue that statehood is the only path to true representation. the senate will be taking up the issue of statehood in a hearing this week. nbc's trymaine lee talks with scholars and activists about what the outcome come heen for future generations. >> it's the last plantation, that's what we call it. they have the power to strip us of our citizenship and it's the plantation. that's massa in the house. >> 71-year-old aniece jenkins and 22-year-old jamal holtz are warriors on the front lines of d.c.'s fight for statehood. i met them on capitol hill where congress, not local city officials, have the final say on how the people of d.c. are governed. >> we have to hand deliver laws to get approval on the things that we want to do as native washingtonians but that's unlike any other district in the state. >> in the district of columbia, 700,

we say d.c.we celebrate juneteenth and celebrate days like fourth of july to talk about independence, but none of those holidays really live truth to people in washington, d.c. in order for us to reach full liberation, it means giving d.c. residents who are a majority black and brown, a right to vote. >> d.c. was the first area to free slavery and the only place that people were played for savories. -- slavery. the owners were paid. >> we are deficient citizens, not full american citizens. >> if d.c. becomes a state, it would be the first and only state to have a plurality of black people. >> i can't say what is in the hearts of gop senators or members of the house, but consistently they have opposed voting rights for people of color. >> the fight for d.c. statehood is not new. this time might be different. >> we are seeing for the first time for any president to release a policy statement saying they support d.c. statehood and willing to make it their administration's priority. >> do you believe

let's stay in washington, d.c.t, because there's a big legal update and a different dramatic moment in washington, d.c., the clearing of lafayette square during the protests after george floyd murder, and it happened before former president trump took a picture, and a federal judge dismissed most of the claims activist filed against the trump administration. our justice correspondent, pete williams, taking a look at this one. >> she didn't toss the entire lawsuit, so some of it does remain alive but she did throw out the claims that president trump and bill barr and other officials ordered police to clear lafayette square, and she ruled the groups behind the lawsuits didn't offer evidence that the officials intended to violate the civil rights of the protesters, and the government had the need to take actions necessary to protect the white house, and she kept those alive, those that challenged the restriction. there's still some of the no-climb fencing around part of the square allowing the park service to close it

while we are in the minority in washington, d.c. running their country and we really have no idea what they are doing, i don't think biden knows what he is doing, does he? no. let me tell you what has happened. ok. so, the democrats stole the election, right? so here is what we are up against. nancy pelosi wants to put their cheating ways into law by federal lysing our elections -- federal lysing -- federalizing our elections. we are not going to let that happen. biden has weaponized the doj, unbelievable. so he can go after trump supporters, while at the same time ignoring antifa blm domestic terrorists. does that make sense? >> no. >> do you guys think any of those rights we saw all your long were peaceful protests -- all your long were peaceful protests? no. they were domestic terrorists, burning our cities, attacking police officers, putting our stores, private businesses, killing people, and rampaging and terrorizing our country. but it is trump supporters of they are after. they hate you because you love president trump. while

open d.c. an open united states of america, a person really puts himself or their family at risk if they don't have the vaccine. and we want to remind families that kids 12 years old and older should get the vaccine, too. everybody wants kids to be back in school full time five days a week in-person. d.c. schools are going to be open full time five days a week in-person. and we thank alink all of our kd teachers should be vaccinated. >> i'm looking forward to that. there was a judge who dismissed black lives matter from lawsuits. it involves donald trump and his administration for the clearing of protesters at lafayette last year. they say there is little evidence of a conspiracy. and i wonder how you react to that. >> i actually haven't read that decision or heard something about it. i think you know how i feel about federal law enforcement and the united states military being used for a photo op at lafayette square. i thought that was a disgraceful act of presidential power that should never

d.c., and as a d.c.earned exactly have the tech companies operate? is there still a disconnection there? >> guest: i think we're worlds away from where we were when mark zuckerberg came before congress, this sort of like minified version of him. we -- it's a very different moment like we see hearings on hill are more rooted in sex. people know about. lawmakers are beating up on really kind of complicated policy areas and they know more about at technology. they know what a dark pattern is. i would say the conversation is a dancing. it often gets kind of stuck in these clichÉs almost. there's been a lot of conversation on the hill about social media addiction and children's privacy, sort of spurred by, you know, , sort of spurred by individual fears by lawmakers. i would say the conversation is more informed than ever, and whether the tech companies know how to deal with washington, it sort of, they are sorted in a bind, what would be the right way to go about dealing with washington. >> guest: and i do t

law in d.c. court, so it is possible, it has potentials to possibly move backwards, although who knows, so students basically saying that amazon is actually making things more expensive for consumers by telling companies, telling third-party companies that sell on its platform that they cannot price their products lower on other sites including their own sites. amazon disputes this and they said that the dca j had it backwards, so there will be a lot of back-and-forth there, but one of the arguments that amazon has always had and its favor was that it was really good for them to make things, so this kind of takes aim at that. host: from right to left, rachel lerman in san francisco from the washington post, ashley gold on the far from axios, and emily birnbaum covers tech for politico. thank you offer being on the communicators. all: thank you for having us. ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government and we are funded by these television companies and more. ♪ >>

you're seeing what d.c.officer michael fanonone saw on january 6. >> all holy hell broke loose. next thing you know, we were just in a hand-to-hand, j just battle. >> reporter: his body cam rolled as he was pulled into the crowd of rioters outside the capitol and attacked. >> i was tortured. i was beaten. i was, you know, struck with a taser numerous times at the base of my skull. and i posed no threat. >> at one point you were unconscious? >> correct. how was that a necessity other than the fact that they wanted to torture an officer, >> and if they're willing to do that to you, they're willing to do that to a member of congress. >> absolutely. >> reporter: he was forced to the ground, suffered a mild heart attack and brain injury. fearingg for his life, he calle out, i have kids. the scars are still with him. working through the emotional fallout, he

silicon valley you, have the tech companies learned to cater to d.c. and has d.c. how the companies operate? is there still a disconnection there? >> i think we are worlds away from where we were when mark zuckerberg came before congress, this mima five version of him. it's a very different moment, we see hearings on the hill more rooted in fact, people know a lot, lawmakers are beating up on public it policy areas and they know more about ad technology and what a dark pattern is so i would say the conversation is advancing. it often stuck in these clichÉs almost, there have been a lot of conversation on the hill about social media addiction and children's privacy sort of spurred by individuals here i lawmakers but i would say the conversation is more informed than ever and whether the tech companies know how to deal with washington, they are sort of in a bind, what would be the right way to go about dealing with washington as i do think the tech companies are recognizing more and more that regulation is likely coming from crimes of the tech companies are saying we

d.c., there were maps of the tunnels of the capitoll complex. clearly, they were being very direct on the donald, there was detailed plans, where to stay, discussions on guns, semiautomatic weapons, ties to use against members and others, i assume. so in previous testimony, director wray, you have said vi that it's hard to distinguish between aspirational versus ar being intentional. but recognizing this is difficult territory, and how t unusual this was, the former di president, in my view, clearly encouraging, directing, and inciting this group of people, how they get information. but justnd sheer volume, wouldn the riskle assessment have gott to a point where you personally would have takenve more action hindsight? >> certainly, congressman, with the benefit of hindsight, we believehe strongly that what happened on january 6th is unacceptable and we're determined to figure out how we can do even better, do things differently, do better at collecting, analyzing, disseminating intelligenc

the commanding general of the d.c. national guard subordinate solely to the president, and the authority to activate to the d.c. national guard has been delegated by the president to the secretary of defense and further delegated to the secretary of the army. there is a chain of command. it begins with a request from the mayor. the mayor made that request on december 31st. the president authorized it on january the 3rd. but on january the 5th, the mayor of d.c. who is deeply connected with my democratic colleagues here in this body had a change of heart. sent out a letter. we don't want any national guard here. i got national guardsmen just for traffic control wearing safety vests unarmed, working traffic control and crowd control here and there in the city. certainly not predeployed to react and respond quickly to the kind of thing that everybody knew was a potential to happen on january the 6th. so what happened? were there communications between my colleagues and the democratic party and their friend, the mayor of d

big protest in d.c. onto nori six. to be wild. -- be -- big protest in d.c. on january 6. will be wild. is it fair to say that president trump is what cause people to show up on generally six? dir. wray: i can't say. >> it was a pretty motivated group of people and they were storming the capitol was trump paraphernalia and trump clothing , so i don't know how you could not acknowledge that it is fair to say that he was successful in getting us -- getting his supporters, but i will answer the question that it was pretty clear. do you agree that donald trump continue to repeat false claims and conspiracy theories to the crowd on generally six? dir. wray: as i think i have said in response to some of the earlier questions, i really do not think that as fbi director, i should be commenting or weighing in on other people speech and rhetoric, so with respect, i -- >> i was just point out that he told his supporters at the 2020 election was "so corrupt, the and the history of this country, we have never seen anything like it." at the end of his speech he said, if you do not fight

the d.c. circuit the second mose powerful federal court in the land supreme court. jackson is thought of as a potential supreme court nominee herself. at one time president barack for thensidered her seat of incident leah who died, he went with garland inside he was never considered by the senatead which was left by replicants at the time but jackson continued to rise and will be his first upheld for nominee to be confirmed and we will see as the supreme court caps off's term whether we get any retirement, there's a lotr f speculation about buyer, democratic nominee, bill clinton nominated him to the court so could be an interesting beginning of a "drama but also it's a big deal for her, she's also a black woman, she be the first black woman on the supreme court and also it happens to be juneteenth that there's a lot of symbolic value to having this confirmation vote and also shows the confirmation process for the judiciary is getting into high gear with the democratic senate. >> front page of roll call.com, staff is expected for such a bill to pass but little else.

>> yes >> reporter: d.c. police say none of the injuries were life-threatening and no pedestrians on the bridge when it came down. >> we don't have any structural concerns bridge when it was last inspected last february. >>in south florida in 2018. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: in that case the ntsb said design flaws led to the collapse of a span that killed six people near florida international university officials say it may take until late tomorrow night to clear all of this debris and re-open the highway. crews are working their way back up the highway to make sure there's no damage to any other bridges. lester >> amazing more people weren't hurt garrett, thank you. >>> president biden laid out his plan to tackle america's crime wave as the country deals with growing gun violence, many of the victims children we begin with nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: a disturbing picture of violence across american cities. detroit sunday this brazen spray of bullets wounded an 11-year-old boy and two men. a knife-wi

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it will be a busy summer in d.c. the bond market will have to pay attention through the summer, even if they are not paying attention today. lisa: where is the balance of risk right now? the torpedoing of the fiscal support in washington of some of the infrastructure spending, or a deal getting past that is bigger than expected? darrell: it's a great question. i think it is on the latter. you have senator sanders pushing for up to $6 trillion price tag on the green infrastructure, the second reconciliation bill. it is likely is more closer to $3 trillion to $4 trillion. if that takes flight and get support, bipartisan support where it is passable, the bond market has to pay attention. you get some steepening in the curve from this anemic, dull, well-behaved -- today is the last day of school in new york city. well-behaved is maybe a good analogy for children getting out. lisa: forbade. -- or bad. darrell: it is surprising how well behaved it has been. taylor: i heard a commentary yesterday. high yield is starting to

for d.c. was different. for baltimore is different. if you read one of frederick douglass is autobiographies he talks about being hired out in baltimore. which would've been similar. in which he had a room, something he could live off of. so these people are living there with slaved on the edge of freedom. they can smell it and taste it. they can touch it. there is a notation and the census list for 1860 where the census taker listed an enslaved black man as free then he had to correct himself. he noted that the black man had said we live like free. we lived like free. so this -- we appreciate the pencil mark, but he wanted to express the nature of his existence in a changing environment. >> there was a diary at the library of congress, there is a gentleman who talks about this intermingling with enslaved and free people. there is this back and forth. but i do think that even though in the preface of freedom, there is still that distinction that you are not free. i think the work of either jones and her work looking at the church in ge

no one is compelled to be here. >> the percent of d.c.n't address how it disenfranchises a third of native born washingtonians. there was republican josh hawley whining about how the bill undermines our democratic process. >> it is a fundamental process of our democracy that the constitution of the united states is the supreme law of the land. what congress cannot do is override the constitution any time it becomes inconvenient for a majority in congress. >> yes, yes, yes. as we all know mr. fist pump to the insurrectionists, trying to decapitate our democracy has no business lecturing anyone about our democratic process. for that, he and his fellow republicans who are seem to dislike, for those bad faith arguments against d.c. statehood, you are all tonight's absolute worst. and that's tonight "reid out." "all in with chris hayes" is going to be great tonight, and it starts right now. >>> tonight on "all in" -- >> i'll be opposing the for the people act. >> i do not support this bill. >> i shall cast my vote against the flawed bill. >> a

on a d.c. judge to serve on the d.c.est court in the united states. watch the senate live on c-span2 in the house live on c-span. >> tonight on "the communicators", a roundtable discussion on telecom issues and potential regulation affecting social media, antitrust and big tech. >> we have politicians from both sides of the aisle that sort of want the same thing. they want some, more regulation on tech companies but they're coming at it from different angles and that's where we are seeing what you all mentioned, the kind of piecemeal approach where they clearly want something but they can't seem to agree on what. >> the democrats have control of the house, senate and the white house, and they have made it clear part of their agenda will be criticizing and potentially pursuing reforms that would affect the major social media companies. the only issue is they can't really come to a cohesive reform agenda. it's sort of piecemeal. >> the fear antitrust action from the federal government for the tech companies is about they w

so what got me to d.c.uary 6th is, whether it be on social media, whether it be on mainstream media, all over. january 6th, the president of the united states called us to washington, d.c., and i said, well, the president of the united states who at the time he was still the president of the united states, calls all of us to d.c. let's go check it out. let's go see why he's calling us to d.c. let's say, okay. let's go because he told us to and from what my understanding before it was going to be a super organized thing. my plans going there when i was first leading there was to hear the president speak and then go straight to freedom plaza because there was another stage at freedom plaza where more organized events were going to be going on. and so that's what led me there. whether it be social media, mainstream media, i mean, the -- it was all over the news. the president called you to d.c. on january 6th. as like -- i mean, and it was published as a scheduled event. >> you went because he asked you to? >>

we had a weekend in d.c.w is not set up for the unvaccinated. we were closed for 15 months, and we had social distancing and people wearing masks. that's not the case now. so you put yourself at real risk, your family at risk, and the nation's reopening at risk if you don't get vaccinated. >> i notice, rev, that they had dr. fauci literally knocking on doors the other day. >> i thought that was good. >> he's a real star, by the way, a superstar. >> let me ask you, because i know that you were very, very clear on keeping health as a priority during the pandemic. >> yeah. >> we marched down there. you gave us so many restrictions. every other minute i was saying, is mayor bowser going to clear this? so for you to come out of it, you were convinced things would be fine. but during the pandemic, we lost a lot of small businesses. how did that impact washington, d.c. and how do you help bring some of those small businesses back in the district? >> well, thanks for that question, al, and our residents of businesses

alisa, we have a deal down in d.c.. lisa: this came as a surprise, not only did we get a deal but larger than expected. 570 $9 billion for infrastructure, traditional brick-and-mortar. the question is, can they get it through and get 10 republican senators on board? jon: in the market -- and the bond market we have tumbleweeds. yields did nothing off of the back of this. lisa: that's amusing to. a lot of people have been saying this has been priced in but this is significant, the fact they are getting something done. it is feasible and larger than what some people expected. democrats are still talking about additional spending yet nothing. what is this? jon: what you make of that, taylor? taylor: some interesting conversations we had yesterday, it's the market not pricing it in from the equity markets. perhaps they say this more money is in bonds, something more sinister going on, but one of my key questions yesterday are what are the tailwinds of further fiscal stimulus? maybe the pressure that kicks off monetary stimu

d.c. area came to the capitol because he, too, believed the election was stolen from donald trump. >> if biden had won, if at 10:00 at night they announced biden won. nobody would care. we don't care that much. we care that much because we thought we were treated. >> your idea of this election is batted down by courts, by republican election officials by secretaries of every state this was a fair election. >> all i can tell you is 85 million americans feel differently than what you're saying now. the election was stolen. it was. >> there is proof it wasn't. >> there is absolute proof it was but nobody wants to show it and everybody wants to hide it. >> where is the proof of that? >> there just is. >> his journey was more convas rule luted. >> i voted for obama. >> he was being initiated into a far right extremist group went viral. >> i'm a western chauvinest. >> got 30 million views, i think. >> and gained thousands of followers ocn social media. on january 6th, video would capture him aga

of the organizers of wednesday's one national #endtransdetention action in washington, d.c., callingbiden administration to stop detaining trans asylum-seers. coming up, we speak to organ democratic senator jeff merkley, the lead senate sponsor of the for the people act, the most sweeping voting rights legislation in decades. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. in washington, d.c., several civil rights leaders, including the reverends jesse jackson and william barber, were arrested wednesday at a nonviolent protest outside the u.s. senate as they demanded west virginia democrat joe manchin and other lawmakers abolish the filibuster to pass a major voting rights bill and other legislation. their protest came a day after all 50 republican senators blogged debate on the for the people act, the most sweeping voter rights bill in decades. we go now to washington, d.c., where we are joined by democratic senator jeff merkley of oregon, the lead sponsor of the for the people act.

officer michael fanone who is with the d.c. metropolitan police and responded january 6th and nearly died as a result. thank you so much, mike, for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> i want to talk about your experience yesterday, but let's talk about what led up to that. you were on capitol hill in the wake of 21 republicans voting against this congressional gold medal for d.c. and capitol police. what was your reaction to that vote? >> i was pretty outraged that 21 members would vote against a bill to honor members of my department as well as members of the united states capitol police. so i reached out to a buddy of mine, harry dunn, a u.s. capitol police officer, and asked him to walk with me as i went and attempted to schedule appointments to meet with those 21 members just to discuss my experiences that day and if they were interested, showing them my body-worn camera footage and hoping to better understand why it was that they voted no. and if they had issues with the language of the bill, did they have some t

she would be filling the seat of merrick garland, d.c. circuit judge -- the d.c. circuit judge the second most powerful court on the land. she is thought of as a attentional supreme court nominee herself. president barack obama considered her for the seat of antonin scalia. he went with garland instead. garland was never considered by the senate, who was led by republicans at sign -- at the time. she will be his first appellate court nominee to be confirmed. and we will see as the supreme court starts to wrap up its term, whether there will be any retirements. there is speculation about stephen breyer. bill clinton nominated him to the court. it could be that interesting beginning of supreme court drama -- the beginning of supreme court drama for the summer. she would be the first black woman on the supreme court. and also, juneteenth. there is a lot of symbolic value to having this confirmation vote today. it also shows that the confirmation process for the judiciary is getting into high gear. host: the front page of roll call.com, staffers inspect -- expect infr

i am julia sweig and and i n washington, d.c. whilesh working in policy and writing about history. d.c. is a town that is focused mostly on power and influence. now there have certainly been some powerful influential women in the white house, eleanor and jackie, hillary and michelle, but lady bird johnson, as history has she is just a president's wife best basta program called beautification. but turns out lady bird recorded her entire experience at the white house hours andt hours of tape that almost no one has ever heard. the intoo rewriting history. of course the 1960s have been poured over and dissected, but what i found in these diaries is surprising, it's new. >> a nine page analysis. >> this is the story about the power of the political partnership, one that somehow doesn't show up in in the ma, many accounts of lbj's presidency. >> there was too much looking down at at her think it was a little too fast. i would say it was a good b+. how do you feel about? >> i thought it's much better than last week. >> partnershipo she

she joins us now from washington, d.c., after helping organize wednesday's protest on the white house trans detention, which followed 10 other actions in major cities across the country by trans immigrant women. she is a community organizer and advocate with familia: trans queer liberation movement. it is great to have you back. first talk about the funeral that was held yesterday in front of the white house. >> yes, thank you for having me back. yesterday we came together in washington, d.c., and we did a funeral service honoring the toriano arellano, roxsana hernandez, and johana medina. it was very symbolic to this community because a lot of times trans people don't have the opportunity to honor them after death with their full dignity and humanity. so for us to honor their lives and dignity and a very humane way, it really touched the community. it reminded us also the work we have to continue to do to stop another case of our community members were dying in ice custody. that is what after the service, we did a march to the white use demanding the administration to end trans deten

she would be filling the seat of merrick garland, d.c. circuit judge -- the d.c. circuit judge the second most powerful court on the land. she is thought of as a attentional supreme court nominee herself. president barack obama considered her for the seat of antonin scalia. he went with garland instead. garland was never considered by the senate, who was led by republicans at sign -- at the time. she will be his first appellate court nominee to be confirmed. and we will see as the supreme court starts to wrap up its term, whether there will be any retirements. there is speculation about stephen breyer. bill clinton nominated him to the court. it could be that interesting beginning of supreme court drama -- the beginning of supreme court drama for the summer. she would be the first black woman on the supreme court. and also, juneteenth. there is a lot of symbolic value to having this confirmation vote today. it also shows that the confirmation process for the judiciary is getting into high gear. host: the front page of roll call.com, staffers inspect -- expect infr

s gun control laws that they were staying outside of washington d.c.heir guns but then waiting for this president to actually say publicly that yes this is an insurrection and i need you to get in there with their guns. in effect. >> i mean it's another good reason why it would be nice to have a bipartisan january six commission, right? we really need to get to the bottom of what kind of communication there was here but him saying that is a very interesting statement. there are other statements in the indictment by him and by others in this is a strong case of people who were in a premeditated way trying to obstruct the ultimate justice. you know i handled a lot of obstruction of justice cases as a prosecutor but it was always grand juries or trials or federal investigations. this is obstructing the pinnacle of democracy and its charged an actual indictment. what's stopping the count of the presidential electoral votes so this is the pinnacle of obstruction of justice and say it makes me wish that i were back in the department. it's a very interesting

annmarie hordern joining the team in d.c. that is a big dose of new york and washington.be ok. josh wingrove looking a little bit worried about how much new york has just gone down to d.c. lisa: oh come on. we are not that bad. jonathan: using they can take that? -- do you think they can take that? lisa: of course they can. do you think they are lightweights in washington, d.c. ? jonathan: compare to up here, don't you? lisa: i mean, i think it is a different kind of gloves coming off in washington, d.c. than here. jonathan: looking up at 8:30 compared to getting up at 6:00. it is a different world. taylor: i am still trying to recall the governor replaced with a movie star, you guys. lisa: i think new york is tough, but there's a soft underneath that. jonathan: we will take your word for it. we will catch up with peter tchir on what it means for new york in the markets on wall street. we need to catch up with bill dudley, the former new york fed president. looking forward to that. equity futures up 21 on the s&p, 4252, up 0.5%. yields unchanged, 1.4868%. i'm with new yor

d.c.to stop it. >>> and serena williams is forced to bow out of wimbledon after an injury. see her emotional response and e support. >> love me some serena. >>> but first, here's today's eye opener at 8:00. >>> in florida, officials have now promised to convene a grand jury to investigate that devastating building collapse. >> rescue crews believe a part of the debris pile may actually be supporting that part of the building right there, which remains standing. still, they say, they are focused on job number one, trying to reach any possible survivors. >> millions are still facing scorching temperatures this morning from two heat waves on both the east and west coast. roads have buckled from the heat in the pacific northwest. >> there's well over 200 people here. we've processed by border patrol. >> the narrative that is used, it has repercussions, like i said. >> and the narrative win m, you united states? >> yes. >> according to economists, tax rev ith legal recreational i lifornia alone

i love it. >>> d.c.officer michael fanone who was brutally assaulted as he defended the capitol on january 6th says rupp congressman andrew clyde of georgia refused to shake his hand yesterday on capitol hill. >> i, you know, greeted congressman clyde. i was very cordial. i extended my hand to shake his hand. he just stared at me. i asked him if he was going to shake my hand, and he told me he didn't know who i was. so i introduced myself. i said i was officer michael fanone. i said i was a d.c. metropolitan police officer who fought on january 6th to defend the capitol and as a result i suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a heart attack after having been tased numerous times at the base of my skull as well as being severely beaten. at that point, the congressman turned away from me, pulled out his cellphone. it looked like he was attempting to pull up like an audio recording app on his phone, and, again, never acknowledged me at any point. as soon as the elevator doors opened, he ran as quickly