duckworth: mr. presi. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. ms. duckworth: first he said i can't breathe. then he called out mama for his late mother. last monday, in broad daylight, george floyd was slowly, publicly killed by someone whose responsibility was to protect and serve. officer derrick chauvin who has since been rightfully fired spent about three minutes ignoring floyd's cries of pain. refusing to move his knee from floyd's neck, refusing to let up, to get up, even as the man under him begged for life and lost consciousness. then he spent roughly another six minutes after floyd had fallen silent, ignoring the growing number of witnesses who begged him to see the obvious, that the man under his knee was unresponsive, that he was dying. as a mom, there are not words to describe the visceral,

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the issues right now several colleagues are working on legislation includingd the current harris duckworth and many others as a caucus he will listen to diane stephenson and the most constituents who suffer racial discrimination and bias on a daily basis and we will propose and push for bold action. what matters is we respond to a national wave of action i am repeating my call to leader mcconnell, commit to putting law enforcement reform legislation on the floor before july 4th a divided nation cannot wait for healing or solutions. at the same time our nation needs calm and steady leadership and a big heart and a sure hand and qualities the president has never displayed an office. i repeat my request. president trump, watch joe biden speech that he gave this morning. not what you are doing. we are living through a tale of two crisis of cove it and racial justice and president trump has been a failure to handle both. last night and while peaceful law-abiding and then to protest in a public park across the white house, but then to trudge a few blocks from the white house to stand in front of

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graham: senator duckworth, i think we can probably get there if we talk. we got this thing at 5:30 last night. it's a grant program to try to drive better policing, less bias. i get that. count me in for that concept. there is a civilian review process about prosecutorial decisions. i don't quite understand it. senator lee came up and asked me questions about the bill. with no animosity, i object at this time. i hope we can get it part of a broader agenda, but on june 16, we're going to have a hearing about all things related to police and race, and we'll try to make this part of a package. so at this time i do object and let it go through the committee. the presiding officer: the objection is heard. ms. duckworth: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. ms. duckworth: first he said i can't breathe. then he called out mama for his late mother. last monday, in broad daylight, george floyd was slowly, publicly killed by someone whose responsibility was to protect and serve. officer derrick chauvin who has since been rightfully fired

you have senator duckworth saying we need congressional oversight.ve seen from this president they can send all the subpoenas they want, but the president feels no obligation to cooperate with that investigative and oversight function of congress. so it's an old saying. when failure proliferates unpunished, you get a proliferation of failure. the same is true with this kind of behavior. if republicans -- >> yeah, but at the same time, you have steve king, who has been as loyal to donald trump as he can be. he's been denounced even to the right of donald trump on things like immigration, accused of white supremacy, all sorts of things. he lost his attempt to be retain his seat to somebody who is even more trumpy. he was accused of not being trumpy enough. it doesn't always work out that way. >> remember, he's been at these lurid over the top statements for more than a decade. and more than a decade of that will get you in trouble. but that doesn't change the fact that the fundamental dynamic is that the republican party today is more united under dona

several of my colleagues are working on legislation, including senators booker and harris, guard inn, duckworth, schatz, and many others, as a caucus we're going to listen to experts on racial justice like brian stevensson and hear from our constituents who suffer from discrimination and bias on a daily basis. and we are going to propose and push for bold action. what matters is that we respond to a national wave of unrest with action. i am repeating my call to leader mcconnell. leader mcconnell, commit to putting law enforcement reform legislation on the floor before july 4. a divided nation cannot wait for healing, for solutions. at the same time our nation needs calm and steady leadership, a sure hand and a big heart, qualities that president trump has never displayed in office. i repeat my request to president trump. president trump, watch joe biden's speech that he gave this morning. that's what leadership is. not what you're doing. we are living through a tale of two crisis, covid and protests and trump was been a failure at handling both of them. last night the scene in washington, d.c.,

tonight, while we all need to worry about a president panicking over his election, senator tammy duckworth is here. and defund the police movement, how would that work? congressman delgado on what the protests look like in trump country. and why arizona is on the brink of a covid emergency after ignoring cdc guidelines for opening up. when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. today, george floyd was laid to rest in his hometown of houston. as the protests sparked by his killing continue in small towns and big cities across america. undeterr undeterred. in fact, even invigorated by a president who has set himself in opposition to the protesters. the conditions in this country have changed so much in the past couple of weeks, over the past few months. it's almost impossible for us covering it day in and day out, watching the news and headlines, to conceive of where things stand. how much the world and this country changed. those changes have proven to be a task of a strange nature of donald trump's political strength. his ability to hold tightly to his

reaction from senator tammy duckworth. meanwhile an overnight about-face on the president's twitter feed announcing out of respect he will not hold a juneteenth rally in tulsa. still unanswered, why it was planned in the first place, on the same day marking our nation's most horrific racial massacres in the city where it happened. >>> we are in richmond, virginia, where the clock is ticking on robert echlt lee's statue. americans continue marching across america. it is a sign momentum remains. where does the global movement go next. >>> hovering over it all. coronavirus. cases are spiking buy the tens of thousands. what is the rapid rise telling us? >>> we begin at west point military academy. the united states promere military institution where president trump arrived this morning and gave the commence men speech for the 2020 graduating class in a socially distanced outdoor ceremony. >> for four long years you have honed your skills, trained your mind and body, overcome over obstacle and earned your place of pride in the

senator duckworth. are we able to be joined remotely by senator duckworth? >> can you hear me now? >> yes, thank you. glad to hear your voice. >> thank you, mr. chairman. a poll apologize. i apologize i can't be on video right now. i have several questions for you, so in the interest of time, please limit your answers to yes and no. given that the faa is responsible for aviation safety in the united states, your agency can take measures including legal enforcement action for violations of federal aviation regulations. is this correct? >> that's correct. >> it is faa -- with -- i'm sorry. it is faa policy to investigate complaints of low-flying aircraft that endanger persons or prop tererty? >> yes, any kind of reckless operation of the aircraft is responsibility of the pilot in command and that's something wealth want to investigate and look into. >> thank you. with some flexibility for helicopters and my manual is from 2018, so maybe some things have changed, but i doubt it. faa regulations require a minimum altitude of a thousand feet above the highest obstacle for congested area

. >>> joining me now is amy duckworth, senator from illinois and member of the armed services. i don't know if you were able to hear the public advocate in new york. he was talking about responding to the proposals for reform inside of new york city. there are -- there's also a senate and a house initiative to try to change the way that policing is conducted in this country. what are the chances of that passing through the senate? >> well, as long as donald trump is president and mitch mcconnell is the leader of the senate, it has zero chance of passing. i'll give you an example. i have introduced my bill on police training and reform independent investigation reform act. i started it introducing three years ago and it still has not been given a chance to see the light of day. i actually -- i asked unanimous consent to pat it three days ago and lindsey graham came to the floor and objected. so this is where we are. until we get mitch mcconnell out of the leadership role and donald trump out of the white house, none of this is going to pass. >> and just for our audience, just to

i'm told that senator duckworth is waiting, remotely. i'm here, mr. chairman. >> you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have long held belief building our infrastructure is much more sustainable mechanism in building our economy -- transportation investments will play a key role in rebuilding our economy -- relief for state and local governments, that are responsible for 75% of our infrastructure investments. i look forward to working with this community to develop meaningful legislation to invest in our public transportation and state networks while improving and promoting safety across all modes. but first, the senate must consider the house passed heroes act to reenforce state and local partners and build a bridge from crisis relief to economic recovery. mr. willis, it is good to see you again, even remotely, accessible but remote. my first question is for you and about the availability of covid-19 testing for our essential workforce. i remember president trump speaking at cdc headquarters just a couple months ago on marc

>> katie: i think dana is spot on with tammy duckworth being a potential candidate but joe biden hasf into a corner here, he initially said off-the-cuff during that debate that he was going to pick a woman and now because he's had a few gaffes when it comes to race relations he now is backed himself into another corner where he has to go even further left but if he does that with the vice presidential nominee he again destroys this idea that he is someone that independence can depend on to be more moderate and not as far left as the democratic party has become so that's an issue for him. and when it comes to the "law & order" and policing part of this coming you make a good point about the groups that supported the 1994 crime bill, the prosecutors that were on board with this but nobody's really explained why they supported it, they supported it because murder was out of control, violent crime was out of control and that's all been cut in half as a result of much of this and can they be reformed? of course but joe biden has done a very poor job of explaining why that was something th

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duckworth: first he said i can't breathe. then he called out mama for his late mother. last monday, in broad daylight, george floyd was slowly, publicly killed by someone whose responsibility was to protect and serve. officer derrick chauvin who has since been rightfully fired spent about three minutes ignoring floyd's cries of pain. refusing to move his knee from floyd's neck, refusing to let up, to get up, even as the man under him begged for life and lost consciousness. then he spent roughly another six minutes after floyd had fallen silent, ignoring the growing number of witnesses who begged him to see the obvious, that the man under his knee was unresponsive, that he was dying. as a mom, there are not words to describe the visceral, gut-wrenching feeling of hearing someone cry out for their mother in a moment of such desperation. george floyd's death was unnecessary and heart breaking. it was a tragedy but horrifyingly it was not an anomaly. from eric garner who told us six years ago that he, too, could not breathe to tamir rice who never made it to his 13th birthd

tammy duckworth represents the great state of illinois. which is in phase five. our fingers are crossed for you. go get em. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> i want to bring in the senior director of assistant special pathogens program at the new york city health hospital system. over the weekend, she tweeted -- doctor, i saw that and it stuck with me. i want to have you on and ask, what do you mean by that? >> well, from the get-go we have been ten steps back and we should have been two steps ahead. what's happening is it is completely undermining our entire response as a nation, let alone the response that each state is seeing. you are seeing at least ten states have a record number of high cases along with hospitalizations. you're seeing that it's undermining public trust. you know, everything is being politicized, everything from wearing a mask to going to the barbershop and it's very, very unfortunate. i responded to multiple epidemics throughout the years. this is the first pandemic i faced where the federal government is sabotaging the entire response

continues to vet or look into the backgrounds of senators elizabeth warren, kamala harris and tammy duckworthalso on the list, former obama national security advisor susan rice. biden is expected to announce his pick by august 1st. >>> coming up, states see a resurgence of the coronavirus. and concerns about a further spike as people gather for president trump's next campaign rally. >>> plus, high demand for swimming pools as the summer heat kicks in and many people stay home. . >>> i'm tracking a strong ridge of high pressure and light onshore flow kicking back in for us. i'll let you know what you can expect for the weekend, including father's day. that's coming up. >>> and kpix 5 is working to bring you the positive stories during this difficult time. check them out at kpix.com/together. and you can send your ideas to we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. >>> as californians

biden's team continues to look into the background of senators elizabeth warren,, harris, and tammy duckworth. governors michelle lujan of new mexico and gretchen witmer of michigan. congresswoman of florida, atlanta mayor and former obama national security advisor susan rice. biden is expected to announce his pick by august 1st. laura podesta, cbs news. >>> closer to home, governor newsom has signed a bill that would require all registered voters to receive a vote by mail ballot for the election. supporters of the new law say in the midst of a pandemic a vote by mail approach will allow people to exercise their constitutional rights from the safety of their own home. more than three quarters of voters received a ballot in the mail in the march primary. >> and this morning's money watch report. while one trouble services cutting routes, another is adding on. diane king hall has the details. >> stocks were mixed again, the dow fell 39 points, nasdaq inch 32, and after spending most of the session and the red investors are concerned how recently reopened businesses will respond to rising corona

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backgrounds of other candidates, among them, elizabeth warren, california senator kamala harris and tammy duckworth>>> it's time to get a check of the forecast, paul heggen joins us. lots of dads out there are hoping for some nice weather this weekend. >> i think we can deliver on that. we will start each day lot like we did today would low cloud cover and fog but most of us will see the sunshine breaking through, maybe not right along the coast. a stronger onshore breeze today did keep the fog locked in with low cloud cover along the coast and some of it you can see just streaming right on through the golden gate, just a finger fog making its way toward berkeley and the richmond hill's. a lot of cloud cover further off the coast and that will creep a little further inland as we go through late this evening and tonight and you can see it behind the buildings of downtown, temperatures are running all over the place. 60s around the bay, 61 in san francisco and 67 in oakland, 70s as you go farther inland, only 73 in santa rosa. still mid to upper 80s for the east bay, 86 degrees in concord, 88 degrees

duckworth: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. ms.duckworth: madam president, i continue with the readings of the letter from a birmingham jail by dr. martin luther king. 6 yes, they have gone to jail with us. some have been dismissed from their churches, have lost the support of their bishops and fellow ministers. but they have acted in the faith that right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. their witness has been the spiritual salt that has preserved the true meaning of the gospel in these troubled times. they have carved add tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment. i hope the church as a whole will meet the challenge of this decisive hour. but even if the church does not come to the aid of justice, ihae future. i have no fear about the outcome of our struggle in birmingham, even if our motives are at present misunderstood. we will reach the goal of freedom in birmingham and all over the nation because the goal of america is freedom. abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with america'

backgrounds of several women: senators elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar, kamala harris, and tammy duckworthparaplegic iraq war veteran. governors michelle lujan grisham of new mexico, and gretchen whitmer of michigan. congresswoman val demings of florida. atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms. and former obama national security advisor susan rice. despite the recent headlines, biden continues to insist he's looking for someone he would be comfortable working with, and who he believes is qualified for the job, and we are expecting an announcement by august 1. >> garrett: ed, as you well know, the republican national committee has moved the biggest night of its convention from charlotte, north carolina, to jacksonville, florida. what do we know about the democrats' plans? >> reporter: well, we got the clearest indication yet, major, this past week from the d.n.c. chairman tom perez, who said that joe biden will be in auconsin to accept the democratic nomination. that signals there will be some kind of in-person event, but much like every other event that we all plan for or have on our calendars

thank you senator duckworth. >> thank you mr. chairman.this past december and a 13 -year-old daughter joslin were killed in a helicopter crash in hawaii on vacation a local business leader and an energetic and positive presence. i understand there is an ongoing ntsbns investigation into that helicopter crash but i would also note the serious whistleblower allegations for misconduct at the faa that was prevented from inspecting that so can i a hand of your commitment that it is not repeated for any other family? >> we have to make sure we are doing everything possible to promote aviation safety helicopter air tours and other operations of thisom type are not where they need to be from a safety perspective and we are engaged in training inspectors with the appropriatesu background and be welcome to work with you on mhe subject. >> and then to follow up on the bipartisan amendment we have included in the faa reauthorization act. requiring the department of transportation with the existing to ensure the assistance and transportation specifical

we're going to talk to senator tammy duckworth about that shortly. we're also following more spikes in coronavirus cases across the country especially in places that reopened early, did not mandate masks and were lax in enforcing social distancing. the u.s. recorded more than 35,000 new cases yesterday alone. a lot of them in the south and the southwest. and that is the highest one-day total since april. the seven day rolling average of new cases is almost back to where it was during the height of this crisis with no signs of slowing down. and it's not just new cases. 863 americans died from the virus yesterday. that is the highest death toll in two weeks. chuck, we've been talking about death toll being a lagging indicator. this could be one -- potentially one example of it. >> the daily caseload curve is to me the most demoralizing of all of it. when you see we are basically two days away it looks like from possibly surpassing what was our highest seven-day average peak. that -- i don't know if we're going to talk about first or second waves anymor

that's why senator duckworth and i browsed the elaine m. checkettes military family act named after elaine. this legislation would amend current leave policy for service members so their preapproved parental leave is not terminated upon the tragic event of a child's death. this is actually in line with other civilian federal employees and there's no reason why service members should be treated differently. the grief of losing a child should not be aggravated or compounded by having to face the grief that thousands -- grief thousands of miles away from your family. so as we begin to debate this year's authorization bill, let's keep at the forefront of our conversation the men and women who are heroically offering themselves and indeed their very lives on some occasions to protect against the threats to our country. let's work in good faith to get this bipartisan bill passed soon. let me commend senator inhofe, the chairman of the armed services committee, and senator reed, the ranking member for their leadership on this bill as well as all m

duckworth: mr. president, if you walk outside this building and take a few steps towards the white house, you can almost hear the cries for justice still ringing out through the air. you can almost smell the tear gas lingering over our nation's capitol. listen closely and you might be able to catch the echos of the peaceful protesters chanting the name of breonna taylor who was killed in her own home. or the name of george floyd who was forced to beg for his life until he couldn't beg any longer held down under the knee of a police officer who swore an oath to protect and serve or ra shard brooks who was shot in the back 11 days ago even as the reckoning over police brutality was already under way. americans spr been laying down, standing up, neiling, marching -- kneeling, marching and mourning in the states. they are trying to drag our country forward until it lives up to its words of the pledge of allegiance that in this republic there is liberty and justice for all. so far this has not been a rea

backgrounds of several women: senators elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar, kamala harris, and tammy duckworth, a paraplegic iraq war veteran. governors michelle lujan grisham of new mexico, and gretchen whitmer of michigan. congresswoman val demings of florida. atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms. and former obama national security advisor susan rice. despite the recent headlines, biden continues to insist he's looking for someone he would be comfortable working with, and who he believes is qualified for the job, and we are expecting an announcement by august 1. >> garrett: ed, as you well know, the republican national committee has moved the biggest night of its convention from charlotte, north carolina, to jacksonville, florida. what do we know about the democrats' plans? >> reporter: well, we got the clearest indication yet, major, this past week from the d.n.c. chairman tom perez, who said that joe biden will be in milwaukee, wisconsin to accept the democratic nomination. that signals there will be some kind of in-person event, but much like every other event that we all plan for or have o

the next page here, there are various reports, tammy duckworth, tammy baldwin, and amy klobuchar thatvetted in some form or another. kasie hunt, i think what's notable is if you take a look at the consensus top six, four of the six are african-americans and five of the six are women of color. >> that's right, chuck, and i think it's very clear that that is a significant consideration in this moment. he certainly is under a lot of pressure to choose a woman of color, although i would note that jim clyburn, who has been someone that's had the vice president's ear on this says it's not necessarily a requirement that they do that. i do think also the thing that is probably weighing the most heavily is that there is a very real sense that they need to make sure that they are choosing someone who voters, and particularly independent voters, feel confident could step in to the top job were that necessary and that set of quantifications is particularly important in this instance. they don't want to repeat a mistake that john mccain made when he selected sarah palin, and it raised questions ab

. >> i like tammy duckworth. but just make a safe pick. that's my advice to joe biden. no need to take any risk right now. >> thank you both for being with me. it been mo it's been more than three months since 26-year-old breonna taylor was shot to death in her own home. while we know the identity of the officers who killed her, there have still been no arrests made. when we come back, the status of a long list of cases involving police killing unarmed black americans. first, my colleague richard lui with today's top news stories. richard? >> thanks a lot, rev. breaking news out of mississippi to start. the state's house of representatives devotvoted 85 t to clear the way for the confederate emblem to be removed from the state flag and a commission will work to create a new flag that will be voted on in november. >>> as of this hour, over 2.5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. more than 45,000 in just hours of new infections. the mayor of miami dade has ordered all beaches in the county closed for the july 4th weekend. that also banned gatherings of more than 50 pe

the next page here, there are various reports, tammy duckworth, tammy baldwin and amy klobuchar thatre also being vetted in some form or another. kasie hunt, i think what's notable is if you take a look at the consensus top six, four of the six are african-americans and five of the six are women of color. >> that's right, chuck, and i think it's very clear that that is a significant consideration in this moment. he certainly is under a lot of pressure to choose a woman of color, although, i would note that jim clyburn who is someone who's had the vice president's ear on this says it's not necessarily a requirement that they do that. i do think also the thing that is probably weighing the most heavily is that there say very real sense that they need to make sure that they are choosing someone who voters, and particularly, independent voters feel confident could step into the top job were that necessary and that set of quantifications is particularly important in this instance. they don't want to repeat a mistake that john mccain made when he selected sarah palin and it raised question

. >> reporter: democratic senator tammy duckworth echoed calls for immediate action writing: i requestrmed services committee hold an open hearing as soon as possible to examine this stunning revelation. the most disturbing disclosure is that following the interagency meeting, president trump failed to authorize any action in response. president trump at the white house this afternoon created the new york time -- criticized "the new york times" report but did not deny the core of the reporting. former vice president joe biden said if the report is true, trump has done worse than nothing. >> he had had this information according to the times, and yet he offered to host putin in the united states and sought to invite russia to rejoin the g7. his entire presence has been a gift to putin. but this is beyond the pale. >> reporter: "the new york times" put out a second report alleging that u.s. intelligence and special ops alerted superiors as early as january and also saying the new intel stems from a special ops raid on a tall ban outpost. -- taliban outpost. jon? jon: jacqui heinrich repo

joining me now is senator tammy duckworth, democrat of illinois. she is a u.s. military veteran. senator, the president spoke today, did the commencement at west point and you said earlier today that he missed an opportunity to deal with systemic racism. explain that to me, what you raised in your written piece. >> well, you know, reverend sharpton, the president -- number one, he should never have brought those cadets back to west point just to hear him give a speech. he could have done it via video. by the way, some of those cadets ended up testing positive for covid-19. he spent most of his speech talking about football and sports teams. this is one of the most diverse classes to ever graduate from west point. well over a hundred black cadets, over a hundred female cadets and a big chunk of asian cadets and he did not take this time when our nation is wounded and hurting and talk to these cadets about their role in the future leadership of our country and there is systemic racism and it is their role to take leadership and fight against that systemic racism. he didn't even men

this is what senator tammy duckworth said when the plans were announced in april. >> forcing all of these cadets, a thought of them into a single location so the president can speak at them is really a failure of his role as commander in chief. >> joining me is four star general barry mccaffrey. first of all, your thoughts about the west point graduation. because there's a letter also, a published letter to the class of 2020 there, published from federal members writing sadly the government has threatened to use the army in which you serve as a weapon against fellow americans engaging in these legitimate protests. the principle of civilian control is central to the military profession but that does not imply blind obedience. so there is the concern. it may have been that that letter was formulated before general milley's apology yesterday, but what are your thoughts in general? >> well, i think the president going to speak at west point was prompted largely by vice president pence's fairly good reception here at the air force academy. the graduation ceremony tomorrow will be completely sa

reaction from senator tammy duckworth.ot hold a juneteenth rally in tulsa. still unanswered, why it was planned in the first place, on the same day marking our nation's most horrific racial massacres in the city where

today, senator tammy duckworth of illinois described the president's field trip. >> as he was walking there, he was followed behind him by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in military fatigues. and the secretary of defense, walking along like lap dogs behind a draft dodging, want to be tin pot dictator. >> later last night this happened. the united states military la cota helicopter hovering 40 feet over peaceful protesters in a show of force. it was flying so law, the tree branches were snapping off as people were running for cover. this is a maneuver conducted in combat zones to scare away insurgents. and yesterday, it was conducted against americans exercising their first amendment right by a president who is threatening to send the army to use its weapons against us. the american people, the people he's tasked to protecting. in the middle of a pandemic, that has already killed over 100 sth ,000 people in no small part due to his lack of leadership. american citizens are being intimidated by their own military helicopters. this is not how a democratic leader acts. this is

we could see our very first asian-american vice president if it's kamala harris or tammy duckworth orfirst african-american vice president and many different things here all within the boundary that they've placed with picking a female vice president. >> and we've seen some substantial primary victories for progressives this week, especially in new york. the results aren't final yet, but it looks like political newcomer and school principal jamaal bowman has ousted democrat eliot engel, who has served in congress for 30 years. here's what he told our joy reid this morning about his platform and hopes for congress. all right. we don't have that, nicholas, but what do you think this says, all these primaries that we're seeing in new york that are going to progressives? what does this say about elections come november? >> well, i think what this shows is first of all, you have some shifts within the democratic party coalition. what brought jamaal bowman into office appears to be a broader-based group of racial minorities as democrats shift towards that and towards a younger base. additio

will, we spoke earlier with senator tammy duckworth and said she felt the president missed an opportunity in this speech to talk about racism and the moment we are in. your thoughts? >> he absolutely did. i think, first, we have to start by congratulating these graduates and thanking them for their continued service to our country. but today they were forced to listen to a president who is himself a walking, talking betrayal of everything that they have been taught over the last four years. i mean, west point held those cadets to an honor code that they wouldn't lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do and donald trump is a president who died over 18,000 times, who cheated his way through business, who cheated on his pregnant wife with stormy daniels, and who stole billions of dollars from military construction funds from military families to build his racist border wall and tolerated the same behavior from people across his administration. i hope donald trump enjoyed giving that speech this morning because there are many of us who served in the military who will do everything we can to

but that is not the story the man who senator tammy duckworth called a tinpot dictator is telling. the president is hilariously trying to assure us the bunker trip was just for inspection purposes. >> well, it was a false report. i wasn't down, i went down during the day, and i was there for a tiny little short period of time. it was much more for an inspection. >> so you tell me, mr. president, they didn't say to you, you have to go downstairs, my responsibility is your welfare? they didn't limit you at all in the house? >> nope, they didn't tell me that at all. but they said it would be a good time to go down, take a look, because maybe sometime you're going to need it. >> i love the idea. the protesters have breached the fence, now would be a good time to inspect the bunker, mr. president. just because you might need it in the future. the president's attempts to project strength and domination are pathetic. they're frankly pathetic. they're not working. most people rightly think the president is failing miserably at the task at hand. only 39% of the country approve his handling

senator tammy duckworth has said there needs to be a hearing on this. do you think it will be effective to have a hearing on what information is there, what information was given to the president, and whether the president acted when they're so unwilling if past is precedent to comply with those requests? >> well, i do hope that secretary esper and chairman millie are going to testify in front of the armed services committee soon. it's my understanding that we're negotiating, in the final nationalations for that to happen. it should have happened a long time ago. we submitted the request after the lafayette square incident and what happened in washington, d.c., a few weeks ago when the military was used against peaceful protesters. so there's a lot of questions that we still have to have answered regarding that incident. and now there's more information that we have to have answered, as well. so testimony is always important when you have sworn witnesses in front of congress, to get information out before the american people. listen, this is not just be

tonight, while we all need to worry about a president panicking over his election, senator tammy duckworth here. then, the defund the police movement. what does it actually mean? how would that work? christy lopez of georgetown's innovative policing program, congressman antonio delgado on what the protest movement looks like and why the state of arizona is on the brink of a covid emergency. but all in starts right now.