let's go to you, david jolly, because, you know, the florida legislature has some options too.he passing of al c. hastings, really a great, great man, and a lot of the folks that i know who know him are not only lamenting his passing at age 84, and i remember being in his district office. i mean, they really gave great service to constituents, a lot of immigrants would be in there. a lot of haitian-americans in his district, and that district office was one of the most active i've ever seen in terms of really helping people. he was a great guy. but now, the concern among a lot of folks is that the florida legislature will try to use their power to redistrict his district away or to at least try to make it more competitive for republicans. could you see something like that happening, not just to representative hastings's district but maybe to matt gaetz's? that's one way they could solve that problem. >> well, probably not to those two districts, and i'll tell you first to alcee hastings, someone who is the exact contrast to a matt gaetz, right? somebody who spent 30 years in th

a colleague of mine in the florida legislature would say that. >> you are exactly right. here is where the legislative part is so important. in many places if you have a felony in your background, you cannot get an occupational license. those are needed for hvac workers, plumbers, and barbers, as you just mentioned. that it is wife it is so crucial to have an opportunity. the quickest way to create a conservative is to introduce them to the [applause] [applause] market system. that's where the opportunity comes from. -- to the free market system. that's where the opportunity comes from. [applause] >> we can be scorched earth, but we have some responsibility to leave behind some of those principles. >> i learned a valuable bit of data last night talking to colleagues. a bill that passed nearly unanimously is so simple, and that is you cannot use a mug shot until they are convicted. only one objection to the whole thing -- mainstream media. they came in with lobbyists and money and power, and they objected, "why?" because they have preyed on the criminal justice system. tha

legislatures in 24 states. this is as of late march, these debates are everywhere, last night in florida the legislature did clear, trump won florida, won it pretty easily but republicans still want to change the rules heading into 2022. the new bill adds new id requirements for voting by mail. it limits who can return a mail-in ballot. limits drop box access. and these actually penalizes as fines for election officials who don't impose and strictly follow the new lock box rules, and it prohibits the use of nonprofit and private funds to conduct the elections, again, the republican -- the governor of florida is a republican. donald trump won quite handily. but listen to governor ron desantis. he says he will sign the bill and he says it's necessary. >> we've had voter id, and it works. the right thing to do. we didn't do unsolicited mail ballots this last election, we made sure the right people were in place and we counted 11 million votes by midnight on election night, it was free, it was fair, it was transparent. we think we led the nation but we're trying to stay ahead of the curve to make sure these elections

florida's legislature passed a bill to add security. do you plan on signing that and your response to hr one. >> in florida we have voter id, it works, the right thing to do. we didn't do unsolicited mail ballots this last election. we made sure the right people were in place, we counted 11 million votes by midnight on election night. it was free, fair and transparent and the reforms we have coming will make it even better. we are banning ballot harvesting, making sure these groups can't stand private money to administer elections like they did in pennsylvania. we think we led the nation but we are trying to stay ahead of the curve to make sure these elections run well but in florida you can have confidence in your vote. >> what if hr one passes? >> we will sue. it is unconstitutional but it clearly doesn't apply to state elections or presidential so you could be in a situation where the federal government is trying to run elections that we are running. >> following in the footsteps of georgia and texas, considering its own voter integri

gaetz was an effective legislator in the florida legislature.t's a hock to gshack to go fro that to congress. regardless of who is no charge, it doesn't do a hell of a lot, relatively speaking. and soon after getting into congress gaetz realized he is -- it revolves around seniority. he was a freshman. and he didn't have a lot of power. and he saw that the way in which to exercise power was to be the president's number one guy defending him on fox. and he set about doing that. in the process of doing that, gaetz was very brash and caustic. he made a lot of enemies in his own party. now donald trump has been voted out of office. the republicans in the house are in the minority. as gaetz told other people, he is the minority of the minority, looking for a way out -- >> he is a back bencher. >> yeah, he is a back bencher where a lot of the folks on the back bench don't want him around them. and so now is he going it run for re-election? he was thinking of not doing it before. i would think yes, because one of the things that allows him to still kin

gaetz's reputation for creep goes all the way back to his days in the florida legislature, where he allegedly created a "game where members of the florida house got 'points' for sleeping with aides, interns lobbyists, and married legislators." ooh, fun! y'know, the department of justice has a similar game, where instead of points, you get "years" in "prison" for sleeping with "teenagers." last week, gaetz went on tucker carlson to defend himself and it did not go well. in fact, afterwards, carlson threw him under the tucker bus >> you just saw our matt gaetz interview, that was one of the weirdest interviews i have ever conducted. >> stephen: oh, really? jimmy? ( cheering ) >> look at that! come on, come on, come on-- amazing. >> stephen: by the way, we're just learning that none of those cats were 18. if you're a fan of baseball and voting, i've got an important update. because, on friday, major league baseball announced they are moving the all-star game out of georgia. it's a dramatic story that moves baseball dangerously close to being newsworthy. but m.l.b. has made their decision. so, ge

. >> the "post" is reporting that when matt graits was in florida legislature was one of two republicans who worked against a revenge porn piece of legislation, just a for-instance, by the way. how easy is it to prove the charges? they're not charges yet, but how hard is it to prove a case like this? >> david is right. the feds have already made a case. they've charged a case against this guy, joel greenberg. watch this name. joel greenberg just had 21 new counts added to an indictment. he's now looking at a 33-count indictment. he's appearing in federal court late ther week on friday. there's an enormous amount of pressure on this guy, joel greenberg. he, too, is facing sex trafficking charges. he's alps looking at a ten-year mandatory minimum sentence. if he flips, it's potentially bad, bad news for matt gaetz. i know they're buddies, but i've seen a stronger bond broken. they can bring someone up to speed and get someone a reality check really, really quickly. >> david, let's talk about minority leader mitch mcconnell who says corporations should stay out of politics except when they'

desantis' next familiar with bit is a bill currently under consideration in the florida legislature,ould limit early voting, make voter purges easier, and ban the practice of giving food and water to voters waiting in line. if passed, this law would also undoubtedly face challenges in the court. so governor desantis, you can keep taking your cues from the disgraced ex-president. if trump decides to sit out 2024 you might be trumpy enough to win the republican nomination, but americans proved in 2020 that we will overcome just about any obstacle to keep trump and his ilk out of the oval office. still, maybe you can walk the line, excite the base without losing the rest of the country. you could become the anchor for the republican party. but just like an anchor, your complete disregard for the constitution, your constituents, and common decency, will drag you straight to the bottom. i gotcha. (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

prohibiting that in florida from government and from private industry and we have a bill going to the florida legislaturehat will make that permanent. here is the deal, we don't want to go down this road, it is not a business, they have no right to know what shots you have had or not had, that's not ever how we've ordered american society. if you want to go to a ballgame you should be able to buy a ticket and go to a ballgame without having to show you you personal health information. we've believe it's important to draw a line in the sand on this when dividing a administration talked about doing it i said it will not happen in florida and a lot of states have followed my lead and i think that is the direction of the country needs to go and we have encouraged people to get vaccines, i think it's been affected for seniors and if we look at for the hospitalization rates have plummeted among senior citizens because we vaccinated seniors first. at the same time it should not be a requirement to participate in the broader society. we have drawn a hard line on that. i'm very supportive of getting our cruise li

. >> that was in the florida legislature. >> oh, it was? i thought more recently. >> but the pattern is clear. you are the guy who stands up for revenge porn? >> now in the -- now, given all of this, those seem curious. >> yeah, extremely curious. and, look, there's a passage in gaetz's book where he talks about getting a phone call from donald trump while he was having sex. i mean, this is not normal -- >> which he took. he brags about taking the call, right? he brags about taking the call. >> politics attracts some freakish personalities, freakish egos. you know, a profession that involves getting affirmation from voters and other people, and people act out in politics. this is a guy who is way, way on the far end of the freakish spectrum. and, you know, he is telling on himself with those votes that you described, and it's not surprising that people don't want to defend him. it's one thing for people to stand with somebody like marjorie taylor greene who has said a bunch of things that are way, way out there on the fringe. a significant

florida both from governmentcu and from prive industry, and we have a bill going through the florida legislatureke that permanent. here's the deal, maria, we don't want to go down this roadment it's not a -- this road. it's not a business' -- they have no right to know what shots you've had or not had. that's not how we've ever ordered american society. if you want to go to a wall game, you should -- ball game, you should be able to buy a ticket without showing your personal health information. so we believe it's important to draw a line on the sand in this -- in the sand on this. i immediately came out and said it's not going to happen in florida. a lot of states have now followed my lead, and i think that that is the direction that the country needs to go. we've encouraged people to get vaccines. i think it's been effective, particularly for our seniors. we look in florida, the 'shospitalization rates have plummeted amongst senior citizens because we vaccinated rseniors first. at the same time, it should not be a requirement for you to participate in the broader hesociety. and so we've drawn a

that would bar trans athletes in student sports teams is currently making its way through florida's legislaturetexas, 10-year-old trans activist kai shappley addressed state lawmakers last week to speak out against two bills criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth. >> texas legislators have been attacking me since pre-k. i am in the fourth grade now. when it comes to bills that target trans youth, i neatly feel angry. it has been very scary and overwhelming. it makes me sad that some politicians use trans kids like me to get votes from people who hate me just because i exist. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. protests are continuing in chicago over the police killing of 13-year-old adam toledo. police bodycam video released on thursday show adam had his hands up in the air when he was shot by an officer on march 29. adam was a seventh grader at gary elementary school. the chicago police initially described the incident as an armed confrontation, but the video shows adam raised his hands a

the florida legislature passing this anti-riot bill.er penalties for anyone at protests, inciting violence. >> we want to make sure folks are protected and our cities are safe. >> police departments around the country are ramping up measures and preparation for whatever this week brings. the nypd says officers have been trained and ready to mobilize if needed. yesterday in minneapolis where this trial is underway, the minnesota national guard was the target of a drive-by shooting. two guard members sustained minor injuries from shattered glass. in california, separate peaceful protests taking a turn. one in oakland where people broke windows and set off fireworks. one police officer was injured. in sacramento, four officers were hospitalized after being sprayed with an irritant. police declared an unlawful assembly. in philadelphia, more than 1,000 members of the state national guard are being deployed to the city. chicago, which is on edge after the video released showing the police officer shooting of 13-year-old adam toledo. now mayo

. ♪ >>> florida's legislature has just approved new restrictions on drop boxes and voting by mail inicials say some of its issues are aimed to target local officials set to run in local elections to replace al hastings whose miami district is now vacant since his passing earlier this month. joining us, jim messina, manager of president obama's successful 2012 election. and jen palmieri co-host of the circus and former white house director for president obama. thanks to both. jim, of course, following the georgia voting law signed into law by governor brian kemp a few weeks ago. how do you think this will impact the states, not just happening in these two states, of course? >> no, andrea, it's seven southern states that have passed this law. you literally can't make this up, in florida, they literally passed it on confederate memorial day. the intent of the bill is -- by doing things, first, figure out how to target these voters by saying, can't have -- can't hand out water, can't hand out food. as you well know in florida, in these special elections in the summer, it's incredibly war

representatives and that he took part in a game that scored female sexual conquests as a member of the florida legislature relationship with a minor. he is not charged and the investigation is ongoing. matt, you have been reporting on the story and following it for a long time and you suggested that we ain't seen nothing yet. >> yeah, i think we have got a glimpse of maybe the endgame a bit when "the new york times" reported that the justice department probe may be centered around basically a sex trafficking ring with the friend of his, joel greenberg, another florida republican. this tax collector in seminole county. it is an insane story. this is a very serious, these are very serious allegations. matt gaetz has denied almost everything here. he keeps on saying he has never had sex with a 17-year-old. the last time he sex with a 17-year-old, he was 17. this doesn't seem centered on a relationship with a minor. this seems centered on a potential involvement in this sex ring. this is something that joel greenberg has been indicted for. and this, this story is just, it's crazy. he is, this greenberg charac

kinds of things he says that he's going to make it temporary because he is going to as the florida state legislature to intranet in the law in the state of florida so he's probably the loudest critic of it though there are a lot out there and i think what we're going to see in the united states as opposed to some of these other countries is of a robust debate 'd and downright fight over whether or not vaccine passports fit into our constitutional republic and whether or not it's lawful but that's again separate from the the argument of the technological side absolutely and it's up there we'll definitely keep an eye on because during the pandemic you go one thing to the next you know if we didn't know that all these it things would become an issue and now we're into the privacy aspect of a boom bust co-host and investigative journalist ben swan thank you so much for breaking it down for us thanks brooke. and opec plus producers have agreed to boost oil production over the next 3 months in hopes of increased demand as the vaccine roll out takes hold worldwide the increase comes due to a compromise bet

alcohol-to-go became a critical revenue source for restaurants, and we are working now with the florida legislature to try to make that permanent. we worked with our national association partners on federal relief packages that have been critical to our survival. our industry is also facing historic workforce challenges. although we are allowed to operate at 100% capacity in florida, we can't find staff. simply put, we're competing with state and federal unemployment benefits. workers tell us that they make too much money on unemployment to return to work, so businesses are forced to limit capacity, shorten their hours without adequate staff to serve guests. florida is open for business, but we're desperate for workers. covid has decimated the u.s. tourism industry which suffered more than $500 billion in pandemic-related losses. half of the u.s. hotel rooms are projected to remain empty this year, and hotel employment will not come back until at least 2023. business travel, the single largest source of hotel revenue, will remain down 85%, and it is going to take years to recover. thousands of hote

perpetual mass shootings and law enforcement's continued use of deadly force republicans in the florida state legislature focusing on who should be allowed to play high school sports. florida is one of 33 states are republicans have introduced anti-translegislation so far this year. and this week florida's house passed a bill with unanimous republican support that would ban transgender athletes from playing on girls or womens sports teams. the tampa bay times reports, quote, if the party complaining suspects the athlete was not assigned the female gender at birth the athlete in question will have to prove their birth gender via a genetic test, a test of their testosterone levels or an examination of their reproductive anatomy by a medical professional in order to compete. florida state representative michelle goolzby who's some first blackout gay woman elected to the state legislature said this about the most controversial part of the bill. >> i have struggled with everything we have going on in our state. people have job loss. people are dying from covid. but this is the bill -- this is the bill. and i

fact he was in florida state legislature opposing revenge porn while showing off videos of naked women on his phone, also problematic, he's talking about he's not a monk. sir, we know, just trying to figure out if you have any moral fiber in your being. >> just try to get him to stop using word "sex," don't ever want to hear him saying that. stop saying that. selfie with stone, gaetz and greenberg in 2017. it is interesting how florida has become the kind of choke point for this certain kind of politician, including donald trump, now crowned king of palm beach, of florida. and all the scandals seem to be interconnected. kind of guy ron desantis is, only the rich can get vaccines first, rest of you plebs can get it later, that kind of politics, i don't know how florida keeps breeding that, but desantis is seen as next big thing for the republican party, there's something they like about that kind of politics, i don't get it. >> part of the problem and it's frightening to contemplate, florida is a laboratory for what the republican party or gqp would look like if donald trump was able to

video of a desantis pandemic roundtable discussion proposed anticensorship bill through the florida legislaturevernor tan so far in terms of pushing back on dominance of big tech. >> good morning, maria. thank you for the opportunity to be on your show, as you know, big tech colluded with corporate immediate radical left to try to censor individuals pushing back governor desantis ride on science they've gone to edit answers he has given remove his round tables discussing ideas base of science has been very strong you've seen him to push back we are going to continue to fight that referenced in bill that you mentioned, first of its kinds proposal in the country to hold companies accountable, because they have become cheerleaders of censorship we are not standing for that here in florida. maria: today we see the twitter has banned james o'keefe and his project veritas, because they are reporting, truth about cnn, for example, your thoughts on where this is going, though. who hears this case the practical timeline for this -- to actual move the needle, on these tech companies what can really be do

back in this country, florida's state legislature has approved a bill that curbs voting by mail and limitsdrop boxes. republicans say the legislation will help prevent fraud, but democrats argue that it restricts voting rights. republican governor ron desantis is expected to sign it into law. european union regulators are accsing apple of violating the bloc's anti-trust rules. they allege that the tech giant distorts competition for music streaming services in their favor through their app store. apple rejected the claims. the european economy has fallen back into recession, amid pandemic lockdowns and slower covid vaccine rollouts. economic output shrank 0.6% in the first three months of the year, in the 19 countries that use the euro. but most economists say they believe an upturn is on the way, as inoculations ramp up in the coming weeks. and, stocks gave up ground on wall street today. the dow jones industrial average lost 185 points to close at 33,875. the nasdaq fell 120 points, and the s&p 500 slipped 30. still to come on the newshour: a frontline look at the struggle to vaccinate a

florida legislature passing a voting bill to include restrictions on drop boxes voting rights activists say this amounts to voter suppression they say they provide avenues for voting the measures were menant to protect from fraud the bill was watered down from the earlier proposal to ban drop boxes. and prohibits handing out water or food as long as there is no influence. >>> thanks, joe. when we come back, president biden is looking to put his stamp on the u.s. economy. we will look at how his proposals could change the american growth engine that's next. >>> and big energy earnings. we hear from the leaders from chevron and exxon. the ceo and cfo first on cnbc interviews "squawk box" will be right back. >> announcer: this cnbc program is sponsored by baird. visit bairddifference.com. did you know that petco, is now a health and wellness company? their groomers work wonders for my confidence. i trust their vets, and i'm known to have trust issues. they deliver high quality food the same day. i was outside digging, what'd i miss? just everything regarding our physical, social, and menta

. >>> florida's legislature passed an election bill yesterday that includes restrictions on drop boxesoxes with limits on who can drop off voters' ballots there. a ban on moving drop boxes within 30 days of election. it restricts where drop boxes can be placed and requires them to be monitored by election officials wherever they're open. voters must request to vote by mail more regularly. private funds cannot be used to pay election officials and new powers have been added for partisan observers. the law also will give governor ron desantis the leeway to appoint replacements to fill certain local political positions vacated by people running for higher office. governor desantis is expected to sign the bill. so, eugene daniels, as we sift through the details of this, republicans are defending it, saying it actually gives more access, but it's predicated on the idea again, as was georgia, that there is rampant fraud in our voting, which was proven again and again not to be true, most recently in 2020. >> no, 100%. and that's the issue with all of these bills, because this isn't the only

in florida, republicans in the legislature have voted to impose a number of restrictions on voting. ational push by republican lawmakers to make it more difficult to vote. florida has been a crucial battleground state. donald trump won the state by more than 3% in november. nestle is expanding in a segment of the company under the five-year watch of ceo mark schneider. it has agreed to buy vitamin maker bountiful for a little under $5.8 billion. kkr has been planning an ipo valuing bountiful at more than $6 billion. the nestle deal means that there won't be a public offering. hsbc becoming the latest global bank to address burnout amongst its staff. according to a memo seen by bloomberg, hsbc's global banking unit will raise fixed paper in key hubs and higher more of them to share their workloads. the british bank will also shorten the time needed for some associates to become vice president. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. -- and on bloomberg quicktake. i'm ritika gupta. >>

the republican-controlled legislature in florida has approved a sweeping voter suppression bill that is being compared to george's new voting law. the florida bill would limit the use of mail ballot drop boxes, make it harder to vote by mail, and criminalize the distribution of food and water to people waiting in line to vote. republican governor ron desantis has signaled he will sign the bill into law. kara gross of the american civil liberties union of florida criticized the bill, saying -- "there was no problem in florida. everything worked as it should. the only reason they're doing this is to make it harder to vote." west virginia's republican governor jim justice has signed legislation to ban trans girls and women from competing on sports teams at any public school, including state colleges. a similar bill approved by lawmakers in florida is awaiting the governor's signature. and in texas, the state senate has approved a bill to criminalize gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth. by some counts, close to one-fifth of u.s. states could ban trans kids from sports by the end

and his behavior while he was a member of the state legislature in florida and then a member of congressyeah, i think, it's hard to believe he can survive this. i'm a person that thought trump could not survive and marjorie taylor green, it's a crew they have in the house republican conference. it's pretty amazing. >> well, yeah, i mean, david, you are a fellow floridian, familiar with gaetz as a politician, he loves a fight. is this different than what he faced before? >> yeah, very much is different, chris. and largely tonight florida republicans are moving past matt gaetz, assuming his political career is over. and that likely some combination of a resignation or an indictment is very likely in matt gaetz future and it should be. if the facts are true, as being reported and to bill's point, i think we often see politics kind of as this arena of sport, but this is not just a typical scandal. the allegation, the indictment against gaetz's colleague, joel greenberg is causing a minor to engage in a commercial sex act. if that is something that matt gaetz has been involved in, i think it'

hour before i got on the show, lawrence, a georgia-like bill just got jammed through the legislature in floridao vote by mail. but here is the thing. we are literally fighting a republican party that's been taken over by the voter fraud insurrectionists lie. and they will do anything to distract and confuse. but that's what this is. but the advocacy and organizing that fair fight, black lives matter and so many other groups are doing is working. they tried to gut vote by mail and early vote all together. we stopped that in georgia, okay. and we're going fight these criminalization terms and we're going to turn out the vote like never before. and it's working around the country. they were trying to ban every single drop box in florida. and advocates said hell no. and elections said hell no. and we preserved drop boxes in florida. so we are in a fight or our very democracy. but i don't want your watchers to lose hope. go to stop jim crow 2.com because the pressure is working. this is the fight of our lives, and we will keep going, keep fighting. >> latosha, you said to voters that they're trying

florida. there's a former state legislature and former appointed official in the desantis administration.ecause these are your friends, these are your allies. >> yeah, just as greenberg's lawyer said about matt gaetz when he left the courthouse the other day, he said, you know what, if i were matt gaetz, i don't think i would be all that comfortable right about now. you have to believe that desantis -- these are his boys, his guys. we've seen the pictures, we've heard the stories. you have to believe that ron desantis, if he has done anything wrong, feels like things are creeping closer and closer to him. >> let's talk about this for a moment. as the investigation intensified, he resigned as the secretary noting he had contracted covid but he confided that he believes he is the subject of the investigation. it seems to me that he doesn't seem big enough for gaetz to help himself out by giving him out. according to the cnn reporting here, the women who were at -- they talked to some of the women who were at these parties. this one apparently in orlando. it says here the first thing that so

. >>> florida is now the latest state to pass a bill that makes it harder to vote there. the republican-led state legislature led state legislature doing this around the country pushed the bill after a purely party line vote after a contentious amendment. at the florida state capitol, you know the details of this. can you describe how this new law puts up new barriers to voting? >> reporter: it's important governor ron desantis was asked late last night if he was going to sign this. he said of course. it's interesting because he mentioned voter, like fixing voting laws in florida as a priority. he also during his state of the state address florida had the most transparent and efficient election in the nation in 2020. as far as what's in this bill, what it does is it adds new identification requirements for voting by mail. it limits who can return a completed mail-in ballot. it used to be every two years, expands partisan observation power during the ballot tabulation process. it also creates additional restrictions on dropboxes. perhaps where it most sets limitations for voters is those dropboxes. instead of

to change the law, because let's be honest, trump lost, and that's what republican legislatures are doing. but florida already got their stuff together after 2000, after the recount, right, john? you were there? >> they called us the gold standard. they were so proud of how they were doing things in florida until all of a sudden they're not, until they decide there is a political reason not to do so. sort of on the subject of florida here, i miss thied thism donald trump's interview. i had a republican text this to me, and i have to be very careful with how i say this. he called it premature emasculation. it had to do with whether ron desantis would tap him as his running mate. >> he's done a great job as governor. a lot of people like that. what i read and what you read, they love that ticket. certainly ron would be considered. he's a great guy. >> so the reason this -- >> who is being emasculated here? >> desantis. trump is saying, yeah, desantis, i might consider him a running mate if i run again. a lot of republicans are saying maybe desantis should be at the top of the ticket, maybe desantis is t

shootings of unarmed black men stir new protests around the country, in florida, this evening, the republican-controlled legislaturea so-called antiriot bill. the bill would enact harsher penalties for crimes committed during a violent protest and establish new felonies for participating in such demonstrions. critics say it's unconstitutional and assault on the black lives matter movement. governor ron densantis is expected to sign the bill, which would take effect immediately. former vice president mike pence has had a heart pacemaker implanted. his office says he had surgery yesterday after symptoms associated with a slow heart rate and it says he is expected to make a full recovery. the economy is showing new signs of strength. new claims for unemployment benefits have fallen to their lowest level since the pandemic began. last week's number was 500 76,000. down from in january. 900,000 still to come on the "newshour" the capitol police inspector general testifies to congress on the failures leading up to the secretary of state visits january 6. afghanistan as the u.s. prepares to finally withdraw troops former

florida in 2020? >> the only fraud that took place was actually when a former republican legislature put in a sham candidatefraud in the state of florida is just something that's untrue, and it's something that the republicans often use to motivate their base. >> and donald trump won florida, and ron desantis is a republican. republicans have no problem winning in the state. i wonder if you can talk about whether you sought to have businesses get involved the way they've involved themselves in georgia after the fact, after the law was signed, and in texas, some of them are involved before their law is signed into law. >> yeah, so, definitely. i am -- some of my day job, i'm a community organizer and i also work with organizations that seek to uplift and empower underserved communities, and we are in conversations with businesses and corporations to ensure that the voices of the people will actually be heard. so, yes, that is one avenue that we are looking at, but again, we want to just continually encourage the voters out there to continue to turn up and turn out to vote and to push back on these unjust law

on this robert >> this will be a tricky issue you have that controversy in florida where the governor said and now the legislature preventing nonvaccinated employees from returning to work and the question about the constitutionality about the legislation and whether companies can indeed require employees to be vaccinated and come back to work. most companies when i did reporting here in new york say we are strongly encouraging. what does that mean? does o does that mean they can or cannot walk through the door with the employee badge if they have not been vaccinated beyond the constitution legal issues, test a dpe o question of what companies really do when the rubber hits the road and non-vaccinated employees who want to come back to work and what do they say i suspect they will let them in and i suspect they won't go the legal route but this will be fought out in the courts >> tim, what would you add >> i was allowed back in the office, you wouldn't have that goofy frozen picture of me you had before >> is it because you're not g getting vaxed, what's the issue? >> i'm vaxed and proudly vaxed it comes down to

joining me now, florida congressman byron donalds and kim klacik. the truth is that the legislatureere laws are written and amended to be better and reflect society's mores. but all these politicians talking about the -- saying they know the way to change the laws, they aren't really reflecting what's needed in these situations, are they? >> they certainly are not. judge, let me just say, your opening was fantastic. the people who were saying they have all the answers to reforming police in america don't know what's needed in the inner cities. they want to get rid of something called qualified immunity. what it would do is strip our police department of our good officers. what good member of law enforcement would put himself and his family on the line because of something might happen during a routine stop. qualified immunity protects officers when they are following police procedure. it protects officers under the law. it does not protect you when you break the law when you are outside of procedure. but they don't care. they do it through the back door through qualified immunity. j

legislature basically neutralize. host: from our democrat line. lance in fort lauderdale, florida. caller: i would like to challenge you on your basic premise. the idea that the court is out of balance. as if the court is composed of democrats or republicans. the court is composed of judges who leave personal opinions at their gate when they put on the rope. what is a democrat law? what is a republican law. i have -- emma paralegal who was worked for offices -- i am a paralegal. if the law says pay a $25 fine for a speeding ticket, that is not a republican or democratic law. that is the law. changing the law is what the legislature is for. you are talking about credibility on the court. in four years we have a republican president and he decides we need four more. the democrat after that decides we need four more. this goes on in for an item. ruth bader ginsburg was against it. every justice was against it. my uncle was a judge. he was an avowed republican who never let that influence his opinion. you say you want to balance it. caller: -- guest: the caller raised the example of a

legislatures. they just say, can't we just move onto the next thing? here, the florida example i gave earlier, they clearly were motivated to act. i think a lot of other states are motivated to act now and we should make the most of getting ourselves the most modern, up-to-date, clean, fair and obviously -- system we can get state-by-state. host: you said your partners had described elections as unreliable. going back to the last president election, did they refer to the and they go as saying it was stolen and is that your contention as well? guest: i'm not prepared to make that contention. i certainly think that when you have a situation like i described in georgia, just in terms of numbers. i was an engineer before i went into law school, so i am a numbers guy, that raises very serious questions. i don't think either side can say definitively how that changed the outcome because we don't know which 18,000 ballots that was. for either side to say it absolutely did not change the outcome or it absolutely did is an unprovable statement. it clearly, mathematically, brough

florida. governor ron desantis has signaled he will sign a broad election bill signed by the state legislature order to vote by mail. florida republicans argue that extra security measures are needed to protect against fraud, despite no actual evidence of fraud in florida. a fact lawmakers acknowledged during last night's tense vote. >> were there any examples of ballot harvesting in the last election cycle, in the 2020 election cycle? >> i don't know, but i'm sure it was going on. just the fact that they weren't caught doesn't necessarily mean that it's not happening. >> florida is the latest state to consider measures to restrict voting access. more than 300 similar bills have been introduced in 47 states. >>> and the next big political fight is currently underway in texas, not under voting access, which is still an issue there, but over congressional districts. before you reach for the remote, hear me out. districts are shaped to fit new population numbers, but they are largely based on the whims of whoever is in charge of redrawing the map. some incumbents could be paired to run against fe