so in 1994 republicans picked up 52 seats in the house. in 2010, the first midterm election for barack obama, republicans gain 63 seats in the house. they don't need to do anything quite like that to retake both houses of congress. they can add fairly minor gains, a gain of six or seven seats in the house, a net gain of one in the senate would give them a majority. i think republicans are going to focus on the level of spending, overheating the economy -- is that causing some inflation? are the jobs reports below what we would expect? which so far they have been. obviously immigration and crime are very big issues. people are very concerned about homicides we are seeing in a lot of major cities. and the situation at the border is an area where president biden has some of the lowest job approval ratings based on the public polling that we have seen. people are not very happy with how he has handled that. so those are really big opportunity areas for republicans, and they are focusing on these issues. these are the types of things that also g

only to house republicans voted in support of the committee. many republicans argue the investigation was inherently biased and political after just weeks ago republicans blocked a bipartisan commission to investigate the january 6 insurrection at the u.s. >> wednesday. democrats moved forward alone. resolution is adopted. >> we have a duty to the constitution. and to american people to find the truth seeker. the house, nancy pelosi says congress is obligated to uncover the truth behind what unfolded. why security failed and why rioters were motivated to attack to protect our country from any future. we're similar assault. the committee will be run by house democrats. it will be made up of 13 members. 8 appointed by pelosi 5 more would be pick with the help of house republican leader kevin mccarthy. but he says he's not interested. it is a distraction there are still investigations going on at federal agencies. vast majority of house republicans opposed the investigation. texas republican beth van dyne called it unnecessary and political. the on

there are counterparts in the house, republicans and gop calling masks tyranny. d how do you see this playing out? >> the house is always a more active picture of america at large, more people going to more places around the country. that is one of the reasons why the capitol physician is recommending that they wear masks, especially on the house side because they're going out. it's important for people to understand this came from doctors, right? this isn't a pelosi mandate these ooh coming down on them is. when it comes to the house, it's all connected. the masks were the very first thing that got politicized, and that's continued with the vaccine. their concern is you watch people in the house not wearing masks, call it tyranny, and their constituents do the same thing, push back as the delta variant plays out. in 2022, what that means is, that's what they want to run on. a lot of these house republicans want to run on. they've made it very clear they want to run on them fighting against a nanny state as the state of texas called it or nancy pelosi, according t

. >> ahead of today's testimony, house republicans defended their decision not to participate in the committee's work and echoed talking points from the former president which he released, falsely suggesting speaker of the house nancy pelosi was to blame for the attack. some of the emotional testimony was heard and addressed those efforts by many elected republicans to whitewash, defend, down play the attack in defense of the former president. >> what makes the struggle harder and more painful is to know so many fellow citizens, including so many people i put my life at risk to defend are down playing or outright denying what happened. i feel like i went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room. but too many are now telling me hell doesn't exist. or that hell actually wasn't that bad. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful. but nothing, truly nothing, has prepared me to address those elected members of our government who continue to deny the events of that day. and in doing so betray their oath of office. >> again, the entire team with us. let me st

but the bottom line here jim and poppy is that house leadership, house republican leadership threateninghouse gop member that serves on this committee that is being formed to look into the deadly insurrection that happened at this capitol on january 6. >> the imagine here is remarkable. 70 times as many republicans voted to object to the results, 139 then voted to proceed with this select committee. it is remarkable. jessica dean, thank you very much. >>> anger disbelief among the dozens of women who have accused bill cosby of sexual assault after a court suddenly overturned his conviction. next, we're going to speak with of his accusers for how she's reacting to this. this may look like a regular movie night. but if you're a kid with diabetes, it's more. it's the simple act of enjoying time with friends, knowing you understand your glucose levels. ♪ you need an ecolab scientific clean here. and you need it here. and here. and here. which is why the scientific expertise that helps operating rooms stay clean is now helping the places you go every day too. seek a commitment to clean. look

but that's not stopping two conservative firebrand house republicans from joining or being -- excuse s you wouldn't believe marjorie taylor greene and matt gaetz said they are interested in joining but in the end house speaker nancy pelosi has final say over whoever mccarthy chooses and appoints to this panel and it's not likely she would want two trump allies to serve on this panel so bottom line here, it's unclear what mccarthy will do and he is not giving any hints, fred. >> is it possibly, daniella, he doesn't appoint any and does that mean the select committee could be no more or would the house speaker be able to select another five herself? >> reporter: fred, this would all be in house speaker nancy pelosi's hands if mccarthy does not move forward with this. >> all right, daniella diaz, thank you so much on capitol hill. >>> new york, attorney general letitia james says the investigation into the trump organization will continue. this week trump organization cfo allen weisselberg was indicted on 15 charges related to a 15-year tax scheme. the indictment alleges that illegal act

and i think that that really speaks to how some of these house republicans also feel. now, we asked some of them in the hallways, chip roy being one of the members we asked, are you vaccinated. he said plainly, it's none of your business. some members telling us they couldn't believe we were asking the question. it's important because earlier this week the office of the attending physician on capitol hill sent out a notice to staff and members saying the delta variant was detected at the u.s. capitol. there are renewed concerns about mask wearing. you are seeing so many more staffers and members wearing masks today than monday. it's a big deal up here on capitol hill. and obviously a question of whether or not members should be educating and talking about their vaccine status so constituents aren't afraid of getting the vaccine. >> amen to that. appreciate you and the rest of the team doing this important reporting. with me is our panel. forgive me, republicans. it is our business. we're in the middle of a national public health crisis. in the budget, when we're doing

journal-constitution reports" state representative jan jones and four other house republican legislators sent a letter friday demanding a vee view of fulton county election's management, a critical step in georgia's new voting law that must take place before the state election board can overhaul a county's election board. still with us victor jaw di fran victoria and bill. the reverend said, look, democracy is in trouble. if we say it is the worst attack since the civil war, the answer has to be massive, what needs to happen here? >> we need to see a movement. it is really very much looking at the playbook of the 1960s. what was the playbook pushing over two dozen jim crow law has restricted voting across the american south? we are starting to see the same thing, chris. what we are seeing in this fight is folks going to washington. i'm going to assert my texas bias here, but i really think that the presence of the texas

he i shall awed a blanket threat to house republicans saying if they join this panel, he will strip themop congressman liz cheney from joining the panel. she was selected by house leader nancy pelosi as the only republican. she chose to serve on the panel. take a listen to what mccarthy said. >> they'll know in history where someone would get their committee assignment and i was shocked she would accept the position. seems to me since i didn't hear from her, maybe she's closer to her than us. i don't know. >> reporter: most of the house republicans are stressing they have no interest in this. even the 10 house republicans who voted to impeach donald trump earlier this year saying that he ip cite the the insurrection, most don't wab to be a part of this. congressman liz cheney and adam kinsinger, two strong trump critics. two people have said they are interested in joining this panel, probably not houthi. two conservative fire brands, marjorie taylor green and matt gaetz. pelosi has final say over who joins the panel and it's unclear whether she will want these two trump allies to serve o

biden administration is working an initiative to help them. >>> huge fund-raising numbers for house republicans this year. that's 9 million more than their democratic counterparts. the house minority leader kevin mccarthy also reported a huge fund-raising haul this quarter, raising 1$16.5 million. >>> politics could impact the nation's credit rating. the report also put it out that former president trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election has contributed to a decline in confidence in governance. >>> a quick programming note, the conflict in jerusalem has been centuries in the making. a new cnn series takes you back to "jerusalem, city of faith and fury" premiering sunday night at 10:00 p.m. thanks for spending your time with us today. ana cabrera picks up our coverage right now. have a good day. ♪ ♪ >>> hello. i'm ana cabrera in new york. america's attempt to come back hitting a major setback. a new cdc forecast is projecting hospitalizations from covid will likely jump over the next four weeks. until now, we have seen weeks of declines. vaccination rates also declining. so is the age of co

you've got 11 million more votes than he did in 2016 and house republicans won 27 of 27 toss-up races, but somehow the guy who never left his house wins the election? >> don't believe the results of the election, certified in all 50 states, believe your gut feeling. also believe who was better at infecting large crowds with covid. the instinct of the american people is that trump was robbed, so don't certify the election results. that was january 6th on the floor of the house. jim jordan making the case that the election must have been stolen, that it shouldn't be certified. jim jordan spoke at stop the steal rallies. he did media interviews arguing that it was impossible that trump didn't win, rattling off data and statistics that to him proved that it was impossible that biden won. he literally plotted at the white house with the president about how january 6th would go, as they plotted to overthrow the election result and keep trump in power. and so, yeah, the republicans picked him to be on the commission investigating what happened on january 6th. it's like if you wanted to inves

this is one of the two republicans on this house select committee. he is being threatened by his fellow republicans who want him stripped of all over committee assignments. kef kevin mccarthy is calling him a pelosi republican along with liz cheney because they're going to get to the bottom of what happened on january 6th. and here is his -- here is a brief excerpt of his testimony today. >> i never expected today to be quite as emotional for me as it has been. you guys may like individually feel a little broken. you guys all talk about the effects you have to deal with and you talk about the impact of that day. but you guys won. you guys held. in a democracy -- democracies are not defined by our bad days. we're defined by how we come back from bad days. >> we're defined by how we come back from bad days. you almost heard him stumble. it almost sounded like he was going to say baghdad. he is a veteran with the air force. a difficult time for him. >> absolutely. his testimony was so powerful today. he went onto say serving on this committee, i'm here t

through an entirely preventable fourth wave, and speaking of the fountains of misinformation, house republican leader kevin mccarthy meets with former president trump today to kiss his ring before mccarthy decides who to put on the select house committee to investigate that maga riot. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin today with the politics lead. any moment we expect president joe biden to hold a news conference along with german chancellor angela merkel who is visiting the white house for likely her last time after 15 years at the helm, and while this is expected to be a publicly friendly exchange, bide len floons bring up some issues related to china as well as the controversial russian pipeline while merkel will likely be looking for clarity about biden's plans for afghanistan given the almost complete withdrawal of u.s. troops and the recent successes of the taliban. at the same time the white house today is fighting a different kind of war, one against misinformation and the coronavirus, speaking today at the white house press briefing surgeon general murthy says health in

have congresswoman cheney who until her -- until her recent ejection from leadership within the house republicans the third highest ranking member of republican leadership. she is a strong conservative republican. i don't think anyone doubts her bona fides, and the house republican leadership she's taken was the decision to tell the truth and to tell the truth faithfully in a focused way and without equivocation. so this will be a bipartisan commission because there are at least some strong, principled republicans who are willing to speak truth to power and who are willing to stand up for what is right. hopefully it will be more than just congresswoman cheney among those ranks, but in any case, the members appointed to this commission they are serving as americans first and they are committed to and they must be committed to telling the truth of what happened on that day, but importantly what made us vulnerable to get there because what we see across history is when there are attacks on governments like this, when there are coup attempts, when there are insurrections and when there are efforts w

host: questions to the house republican leader, had kevin mccarthy. our phone lines are open on whether or not he should appoint members to the select committee or at least recommend those members. democrats, (202) 748-8000 and four republicans, (202) 748-8001 . from punch bowl news, a look at potentially who could be on that list. this morning he is pointing out jim jordan, mike johnson, kelly armstrong from north dakota, congressman jim banks, elise stefanik of new york, kelly armstrong, congressman john rutherford of pennsylvania. they are just some of the names being mentioned on this friday morning. john bresnahan from punch bowl news. we don't need a committee, we will use that in the midterms. republicans had a chance to create the bipartisan commission and they lost it. that is looking like a dumb mistake. we have a call on the independent line, good morning. caller: i just want to say i don't know why any decent republican would not want to be on this committee. their lives were in jeopardy too. just watch the film footage. for them to just wa

house of representatives. host: congressman chip roy of texas, a republican on the house floor wednesday. now, matt in dallas, in a text says, masks are political based on your political view of freedom. we as democrats believe in achieving freedom from the covid-19 virus. republicans will protect their own individual freedom no matter the human cost. yesterday at the white house, the president was asked about his previous promise that if people got vaccinated they wouldn't have to wear a mask. here's what he had to say. >> heard you said if you're fully vaccinated you no longer need to wear a mask. [indiscernible] reporter: in may, it sounded like getting vaccinated was losing a mask. president biden: that was true at the time. they're getting vaccinated may make a difference. what happened was a new variant came along. they didn't get vaccinated. >> i'm j. stephen morrison where i head up csis's work on global health. this events is -- event is sponsored jointly with the kaiser family foundation, a close partner over many, many years. my co-host is jennifer kates, also a close friend, wh

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the house republicans _ well. yes, it absolutely was. the house republicans rushed - well.y was. the | house republicans rushed before well. yes, it absolutely was. the - house republicans rushed before the hearing this morning to hold a press conference, labelling the two republicans who joined as pelosi democrats, really viewing them as traders. they believe that democrats are reallyjust motivated here by political considerations to try to hurt their chances ahead of the house midterm elections in 2022. remember, republicans have really wanted to wait until those elections had passed to look further into the details of what happened that day. so this is very, very divisive, that if democrat republicans have not only questioned the motives but also the makeup of this committee. but when you actually watch this hearing, i think all around, every single member on the panel, as well as the officers really try to stress that this is not about partisan politics. and i think their testimony really hit home the gravity of what happened that day. just briefly, do you think the tes

house republicans did not support that. senate republicans blocked it through the filibuster. we are going to have this investigation a little bit more under house speaker nancy pelosi's terms then we might otherwise have had -- and then might have otherwise have had it. we will have to see what they come up with. host: eight chosen by nancy pelosi, five yet to be determined by the house committee. talk about lynn cheney. why is she put in place but -- liz cheney. why is she put in place by the democrats? guest: i think liz cheney has become the primary republican voice who is critical in terms of president trump in terms of how he handled the election, his continued casting of doubt on the election results, accusations of voter fraud, things of that nature. she was among the 10 house republicans who voted to impeach then president trump on the basis of inciting the january 6 riot. and then she ultimately lost her position in the house republican leadership. she was the chairwoman of the house republican conference, the third ranking republican in the house. the perception exi

today the house speaker veto two of the five republicans members that minority leader kevin mccarthy chose for the house select one six committee, congressman jim banks of indiana, jim jordan of ohio. they are among some of trump's most vocal acolytes and loyal supplements. in fact, they both voted against counting electoral votes for joe biden. banks released a statement monday, somehow, claiming the biden administration for the response to the riot, even though it took place, as you'll recall, when trump was president, that was the point of the riot. and jim jordan has called the investigation nothing but a third impeachment of the former president. pelosi explained her unusual move in a statement that sided quote, respect for the integrity of the investigation, with an insistence on the truth and with the concern about statements made and actions taken by these members. that triggered this from republican leader kevin mccarthy who said unless beaker pelosi reverses course and seats all five republican nominees, republicans will not be party to their share process and will instead p

only to house republicans voted in support of the committee. many republicans argue the investigation was inherently biased and political after just weeks ago republicans blocked a bipartisan commission to investigate the january 6 insurrection at the u.s. >> wednesday. democrats moved forward alone resolution is adopted. >> we have a duty to the constitution. and to american people to find the truth seeker. the house, nancy pelosi says congress is obligated to uncover the truth behind what unfolded. why security failed and why rioters were motivated to attack to protect our country from any future. we're similar assault. the committee will be run by house democrats. it will be made up of 13 members. 8 appointed by pelosi 5 more would be pick with the help of house republican leader kevin mccarthy. but he says he's not interested. it is a distraction there are still investigations going on at federal agencies. vast majority of house republicans opposed the investigation. texas republican beth van dyne called it unnecessary and political. the onl

the house republicans are not going to stop that from happening.ry to politicize, may try to slow the flow of information, but a free news media, as well as functioning courts are going to turn up the information. we will get to the bottom of this. >> so speaking of january 6th, then, and the other issue that danielle was speaking about, the security of the -- of capitol hill, i mean, there are real concerns from lawmakers about their security as they take that down. what are you hearing from lawmakers about the security there, first of all? and secondly, god for bid, if something else did happen there, where would the blame fall at that point? >> lawmakers that i've spoken to are not overly concerned. they are not fearing another repeat of what happened on january 6th, at least not imminently. i think the intelligence agencies that bear some of the responsibility for this are also going to be on their toes, just as a matter of professional pride if nothing else, they're not letting themselves get caught out there again. i think we're all on alert

melanie zanona, what message is cheney sending to the top house republican? should and should not appoint to the select committee. quote, it's important we have members who are committed to upholding the rule of law and members committed to their oath to the constitution and i would certainly hope that the minority leader will be guided by that as he makes his choices. she didn't name names here, but this means republicaning s tryo challenge the legitimacy of the election or whitewash january 6th. that characterization would apply to a large swath of her house republican colleagues. these comments underscore how cheney is approaching this committee and not shying away from calling out partisanship. >> she's taking a big risk, right, in how this plays with voters in her home state of wyoming. is she worried this is going to cost her her seat. >> the short answer is no. i asked cheney whether she was worried about the political blowback for agreeing to serve on this panel at the behest of speaker nancy pelosi. she said this is bigger than politics and she felt

during the session texas house republicans adopted a motion concerning absentee lawmakers who left the state to block the special session. [indistinct chatter] [gavel banging] >> the house will come to order. we came to recess friday. please rise for the honorable scott colin. >> thank you, mr. speaker. let's pray together. father, on a day like today we wonder how we should pray and we are reminded by your scripture that this is the day the lord has made. let us rejoice and be glad in it. today, father, we can rejoice and we can also, as scripture tells us, we can be in continual prayer for those we serve and to those we love. father, we are reminded -- as i am inspired by those in the chamber -- they have faithfully served their constituents in this great state. in your relentless pursuit of us and your faithfulness, even when we are not faithful to you, as you relentlessly pursue us ultimately by sending your son, jesus christ, for the forgiveness of sins in whose name we pray. amen. >> amen. >> the honorable stephenson will lead us in the pledge of allegiance. >> members, let us pl

house republicans outraged marched from the house to the senate floor in protest yesterday. >> the lunacyt speaker pelosi is trying to get people arrested if they are vaccinated without a mask but on the senate side without a mask, maybe covid knows it needs to stop when it gets close to the senate chamber. >> reporter: they are demanding the cdc release the data behind the mask mandate reversal and calling out the capital physician doctor brian monahan for not wearing a mask while briefing house members about the new mask mandate. finally what about a return to lockdowns? at the white house, they will listen to the science and cdc. todd: we talked about it this confidence that we love you and hope you have a good weekend. jillian: federal employees being told to mask up migrants are not. the white house deflecting questions about covid positive border crossers being released into the us. todd: governor greg abbott takes action. >> reporter: deflection came from the deputy press secretary after being asked why vaccinated americans are being told to wear a mask and positive border crossers

. >>> most house republicans want no part in the committee investigating the capitol attack. what are they afraid of? we'll talk to someone who is on it. >>> olympic dreams could be dashed for an american athlete who failed a drug test, not for steroids, but marijuana. ♪ ♪ >>> all right, good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is friday, july 2nd, and breaking overnight, the u.s. military handover at bagram air base in afghanistan. all u.s. forces have now left bagram. that is a huge air field that was the heart of the u.s. military presence in afghanistan for 20 years. it is now in the hands of afghan security forces. this is a new sign that the full withdrawal of u.s. troops is in its final stages and will be completed very shortly. >> the bagram exit was without pomp and ceremony. it is seen as a symbolic victory for the taliban who have been gaining significant ground in afghanistan as the united states leec leaves. our anna koryn is there. it leaves question marks and danger for those on the ground in afghanistan. talking about afgh

one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. >> there is more drama tonight among house republicans. a group of conservative lawmakers is demanding the minority leader kick liz cheney and adam kinzinger out of the gop caucus. the ap reports, the effort by the hard right house freedom caucus faces uncertain prospects. house republican leaders have exhibited little interest in acting quickly in -- that could fuel a fight that could distract from the preferred focus on issues such as inflation, crime and immigration. still with us juanita tolliver and michael steele. michael, i know you've been waiting for this a sampling from the freedom caucus press conference. let's listen to this. >> right now as long as there are members of the republican conference, they are entitled to come to every meeting we have, here every strategy, and you know what, they chose to leave. >> even our incompetent attending position could test these members positive for trump derangement syndrome. they are a cancer to our party and our caucus, and they must be expelled from our conference. >> a cancer to our par

>> reporter: boris, christi, most republicans don't want to touch this house committee with a ten-footng to do with this. they think it's politically damaging for them ahead of the midterms. and house minority leader kevin mccarthy is actually in charge of appointing republicans to this panel but it's unclear whether he will at all. he actually issued a blanket threat to freshmen house republicans this week saying if they are appointed to this committee, he will strip them of their committee assignment but that did not stop congresswoman liz cheney who voted to support this, and congressman adam kinzinger from illinois. and when mccarthy spoke this, he expressed shock. >> i don't know history that wouldn't get assignments from the conference as well. i was shocked she would accept something from speaker pelosi. it seems to me since i didn't hear from her, maybe she's closer to her than us. i don't know. >> reporter: you know, most republicans don't want to be associated with this committee at all, especially after hearing what house minority leader kevin mccarthy said about it. and eve

house republicans did not support that. senate republicans blocked it through the filibuster. e going to have this investigation a little bit more under house speaker nancy pelosi's terms then we might otherwise have had -- and then might have otherwise have had it. we will have to see what they come up with. host: eight chosen by nancy pelosi, five yet to be determined by the house committee. talk about lynn cheney. why is she put in place but -- liz cheney. why is she put in place by the democrats? guest: i think liz cheney has become the primary republican voice who is critical in terms of president trump in terms of how he handled the election, his continued casting of doubt on the election results, accusations of voter fraud, things of that nature. she was among the 10 house republicans who voted to impeach then president trump on the basis of inciting the january 6 riot. and then she ultimately lost her position in the house republican leadership. she was the chairwoman of the house republican conference, the third ranking republican in the house. the perception existed t

during this session texas house republicans adopted a motion concerning absentee democratic lawmakers who left the state to block the session. speaker phelan: members, please rise for and vacation -- for invocation. >> thank you, mr. speaker. let's pray together. on a day like today, we wonder how we should pray. we are reminded about your scripture that this is the day the lord has made. let us rejoice and be glad in it. so today, father, we can rejoice , and we can also -- we can be in continual prayer for those we serve and those we love. and father, we are also reminded, as i am inspired by those in the chamber today, and your relentless pursuit of us, even when we are not faithful to you, as you relentlessly pursue us, ultimately by sending your son, jesus christ, as the forgiveness of sins and eternal life, in whose name we pray, amen. >> [indiscernible] to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands. one nation under god. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. honor the

vaccines work or don't work, masks work or don't work. >> reporter: house republicans also held a tenseing physician, dr. brian monaghan. sources in the room telling cnn they grilled monaghan on whether he was pressured by democratic leaders to institute the mask rule. monaghan insisted he wasn't pressured, the sources say. still, the debate over the cdc over did guthe guidelines has ny gotten political in washington but gotten personal. speaker pelosi saying, quote, he's such a moron. slamming the gop minority leader kevin mccarthy saying new calls for mask-wearing are, quote, not a decision based on science. mccarthy fired back at pelosi accusing her of politicizing medicine and outright hypocrisy. >> i watched her today in a private meeting not wearing a mask. >> reporter: on the first day of new mask requirement of the house, at least 24 republicans seen openly defiant including congresswoman lauren bobert. >> we know science is real. >> reporter: bobert threw a mask at a house staffer when offered one. the office said she simply slid the mask back across the table. one analyst said

i should note here, 35 house republicans did vote for that. 7 senate republicans did vote for that commissionoice has become for democrats, when republicans were not going to give the bipartisan to this, democrats were going to be accused of running a sham process regardless of what happened. this decision by pelosi according to democrats close to this process is about her choosing to keep republicans off the committee that she believes are going to be running interference on behalf of former president trump, specifically jim jordan and jim banks, who she believes were linked to individuals and/or meetings associated with the january 6th attack, chris. >> olivia, i want to play today -- cheney seems like an interesting fulcrum here, right? obviously she was very outspoken, she voted for impeachment. we have reporting that she cursed at jim jordan and said you f'ing caused this on the day of the insurrection while they were huddled in some secret location. she is on the committee now. i was curious like what she does here. here's a little more of what she said today and i want to get your reac

this is hard-hitting stuff from the former number three in the house republican leadership who is doingancy pelosi's work of pushing back on kevin mccarthy and what he's trying to pull here by taking all of the republican members out of this select committee. >> and, bakari, what did house minority leader kevin mccarthy think was going to happen when he named people to this committee who rejected the 2020 election results? he was getting pretty, you know, apoplectic earlier today. but this shouldn't be a surprise to him. >> it shouldn't be a surprise. and i'm just glad that he was actually pressed on the fact that he turned down an opportunity to have a bipartisan independent commission that would have an equal number of democrats and republicans on it. he literally turned that down. i think his excuse was the scope of such. but, regardless, what we're seeing again and again and again is the skill of nancy pelosi. kevin mccarthy backed himself into a corner. so there was absolutely nothing left for him to do today other than to pull the plug. usually in circumstances like this, and chal

-- and the house republican leader? guest: i wish we could. back in the 80's, you would see a picture of bonilla and the republican leader at the time -- to o'neill-- tipp o' neill and the republican leader at the time sharing friendship. they worked together, they worked in the same building, chamber. they had lunch together. they are together all of the time. my with an upbeat natural friendships? i think they are afraid to do that's because the donor base does not want to see that. if you're giving somebody lots of money, you do not want to see them hanging around with the other side. because you believe the other side is wrong. that has gotten out of hand. you do not want to have friendship spoiled by having the person you're voting for hang around the other side. it comes from the base, people do not like the opponent. they do not just resist them or oppose them. they do not like them. that has gotten ridiculous. you cannot assume that everybody who disagrees with you has the wrong motive. every republican is not rich. that is an absurdity

nearly half of house republicans still refuse to say whether they've been vaccinated. >> cnn's lauren has the details. first, what happened this week that made them change their tune, if we know, and why have they suddenly found religion, some republicans, on getting the vaccine and why won't others say if they're vaccinated? >> reporter: well, look, i think one of the things that i've been hearing from republican lawmakers that i have talked to today is that the delta variant is really forcing members to have a reckoning about how they talk about getting vaccinated. senator lindsey graham, i talked to him a few minutes ago. he said, look, we have to do better than we've been doing in getting constituents and specifically our base out there and vaccinated because this is deadly, and the longer it hangs out there the more of a risk it is to not just human lives but also the economy and the future of the country. so i think that is one factor. now, i do want to point out that cnn has done a survey every several months trying to get to the bottom of how many members of congress are actua

top house republican kevin mccarthy reacted by attacking the speaker.committee and self-appointment of members who share her preconceived narrative will not yield a investigation. pelosi denied two, banks and jordan, due to previous comments they made about the attack and their false claims about the election results. >>> senators announced an agreement on the framework on the bill with president biden a month ago, but negotiation disagreements have slowed the process down. last week senate majority leader chuck schumer tried to force a vote on a procedure to move that bill forward but it failed. >>> also complicating things, house speaker nancy pelosi said she would not bring the bipartisan infrastructure bill to the floor without that democrat-only reconciliation bill. >> i hope that they will pass the bipartisan legislation. infrastructure has always been bipartisan for all the years i've been in the congress. i hope that it will pass. i won't put it on the floor until we have the rest of the initiative. >> 87% of the american people think we should

house republican leader kevin mccarthy saying republicans will not take part in the january 6th selectttee unless all of his picks are seated. he blasted house speaker nancy pelosi for blocking two of his choices for the panel, ohio congressman jim jordan and indiana congressman jim banks. the. >> this represents something that has not happened in the house before for a select committee by the historian. it's an egregious abuse of power. pelosi has broken this institution. >> and for her par

during the session, texas house republicans adopted a motion concerning absentee democratic lawmakers who left the state to block the special legislative session. [gavel bangs] >> members, we recess. the rules do not require registration this morning. please raise for the invocation -- please rise for the invocation. >> thank you, mr. speaker. let's pray together. father, and a day like today, we wonder how we should pray. we are reminded about your scripture, "this is the day that the lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." so today, father, we can rejoice and we can also, as scripture tells us, to pray without ceasing, be in continual prayer for those we serve in those we love. and father, we are also reminded of you, as i am inspired by those in the chamber, and their faithfulness in serving their constituents in this great state. your faithfulness to each and everyone of us even when we are not faithful to you. you relentlessly pursue us, ultimately sending your son jesus christ for the forgiveness of sin and eternal life, in whose name we pray, amen. >> the honorable ph

vast majority of house republicans opposed the investigation. texas republican beth van dyne called it unnecessary and political. the only priority here is a self-serving agenda to put dc politicians first and give them their cable news talking points only to house republicans voted in favor of the committee. illinois congressman adam kinzinger was one of them. he says, quote, with a number of conspiracy theories being perpetrated by media outlets and spreading wildly online. we have to push back. >> and speaker pelosi has yet to announce which lawmakers will be selected on the committee. and she also says this investigation will not have a timeline. instead, she says it will take as long as it needs to for now in washington. raquel martin, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much help. >> 6.20. and coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news, a bay area law firm is going to file 1000 assault lawsuits against rideshare companies. we'll tell you how over is responding. and one bay area city is taking steps to crack down on sideshows. we'll sh

. ♪ >> >> house republicans on a subcommittee heard from scientist on the origins of covid-19.ne of them served under president trump as the assistant secretary for health, leading the testing efforts. several lawmakers not on the special subcommittee also took part in this republican only event. >> good afternoon everybody. thank you for coming. i want to thank our witnesses. this is something we have wanted to do and that is to have a hearing on the origins of covid-19. with the select subcommittee, republicans as well as our ranking member on the oversight commte

after nancy pelosi made that decision today, the republicans in the house decided that jim jordan could not be in the committee, if you can be on the committee, no one could be on the committee. so any of those five republican appointees, they're actually will be a substantive inquiry into the january 6th attack and there will be an investigation on it without jim jordan, or anyone who was against the commission the first hearings will be tuesday today was busy, in washington, house and the senate heart of work. they had a party line vote on whether to debate a big infrastructure bill. all democrats voted in favor, all republicans were opposed, as usual. for some reason, this has led to a burst of optimism, we i don't know, i'll confess about feeling a little -- i feel as a political observer, i've had my chain yanked on this enough. and i'm able to observe republican delay tactics closely enough that i'm assuming as long as republicans keep engaging with republicans, as long as democrats keep engaging with republicans in the senate at all it's never actually going to happen. we did get

house speaker nancy pelosi rejecting two of the republican recommendations for the january 6th house dan and jim banks. manu raju is live on capitol hill. he just spoke to speaker pelosi. >> reporter: i asked her if she had any concerns that all five republicans may pull out of the investigation. she indicated she is not concerned. she said we have a bipartisan quorum and we can proceed, referring to the fact that she has eight people, one of whom was a republican, liz cheney. the question will be what does republican leader kevin mccarthy do? she also would not explain exactly why she rejected those two, but not another one troy ne nehls. >> i know you have to get to a news conference in a couple minutes so we'll let you go. bringing it back to the table for just a moment, congressman nehls is a really interesting part of this whole dynamic. what is that all about? >> he helped capitol policehamb keep the riots out. he described the riot as criminal and un-american. he did vote with the majority of house republicans to overturn the results of the election. you can find a lot of photo

vast majority of house republicans opposed the investigation. republican beth van dyne called it unnecessary and political. the only priority here is a self-serving agenda to put dc politicians first and give them their cable news talking points only to house republicans voted in favor of the committee. illinois congressman adam kinzinger was one of them. he says, quote, with the number of conspiracy theories being perpetrated by media outlets and spreading wildly online. we have to push back. and speaker pelosi has yet to name what lawmakers will be placed on this committee. >> and unlike the proposed bipartisan commission. she says this one will have no timeline. she says she will take as long as it needs to for now in washington. raquel martin, back to you. all right. >> we'll see what happens. thank you. raquel. >> 5.20, is the time and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, a bay area law firm is planning to file a 1000 assault lawsuits against rideshare companies. how uber is responding. one bite of 100% angus beef ball park frank and you'll

do the masks work or they don't work. >> reporter: house republicans also held a tense meeting with the cnn they grilled monahan on whether he was pressured by democratic leaders to institute the mask rule. monahan insisted he wasn't pressured, the sources say. still, the debate over the cdc's new guidelines for mask wearing across the country has not only gotten political in washington, it's gotten personal. that's speaker pelosi saying, he's such a moron, slamming the gop minority leader kevin mccarthy for his tweet saying new calls for mask wearing are not a decision based on science. mccarthy fired back at pelosi, accusing her of politicizing medicine and outright hypocrisy. >> just today i watched her in a private meeting not wearing a mask. >> reporter: on the first day of the new mask requirement for the house, at least 24 republicans seen defying it, including congresswoman lauren boebert. >> we know science is real. >> reporter: a since says boebert threw a mask. her office says she slid the mask back across a table. one analyst says while politics like her may not be household

when you look at the house and the senate, it's possible they do well and win the majorities without broadening the tent. republicanst need five seats in the house and they might be able to get almost all of those through redistricting alone nap would embolden republicans to continue on this path if they can win majorities without changing the skoek of their party. >> and nathan, let me right now if i were a betting person i would get that the democrats pick up senate seats and the republicans pick up the house, how would you deal with that snare zloe. >> i'm not there yet on the specifics. i'm not confident. if i was a democratic strategist, every seat matters. that is a big get for them. the seats in arizona where biden won, and it was narrow. if the democratic turnout dips lower than what republican turnout is going to be then those become republican states in a mid-term environment. >> that's for sure. appreciate you both on this friday. getting us started with quite the change in the republican party from jan 6th, and not the change that many folks expected. >>> let me change gears here, breaking news from the

house republican leader kevin mccarthy tried, he tried to put jim jordan on the committee. nancy pelosi said no. and you do not have to use your imagination to picture what the republicans would've been doing today if they had been in that hearing room because they were all just outside doing it while officers described the violence they experienced at the hands of the insurrectionists this morning, several republican members of congress were holding a frost conference in front of the justice department defending those same insurrectionists. they called the january 6th attackers political prisoners and demanded answers for their treatment and detention. the event was cut short after they were drowned out by protesters, some of which were there to heckle matt gates who himself is under federal investigation for possible sex trafficking of a minor. but okay, you might be saying those are the outliers, the extremists and fringe members of the republican congress, but not the leaders of the house republicans. the house republican leaders have their own press conference this morn

the you drag your feet. >> a minute-by-minute accounting would include a phone call with the house republicanclude a phone call with another trump supporter in the house, jim jordan, who was asked about this yesterday. several accounts have noted he spoke to the president. he was asked about that yesterday quite directly. >> did you talk to the former president that day? >> i've talked to the former president umpteen times, countless times. >> i mean on january 6th. >> i never talk about what we talk about because i don't think that's appropriate just like i don't talk about what happens in republican conferences. i talked to the president numerous times. >> i mean on january 6th, congressman. >> yes. i mean, i've talked to the president -- i can't remember all the days i've talked to him but i've certainly talked to the president. >> may have been a yes at the end there. a potential witness. normally they're nice to each other in congress. they get deferential. are they going to end up in the chair? >> i think there's certainly going to be an effort to make that happen. we'll see how it play

newest member of your committee, adam kinzinger had to say and reaction to being called pelosi republican by house minority leader today. take a listen. >> kevin mccarthy called you a pelosi republican, how do you respond to that? >> look, it's childish. we're doing big things right now. we are getting to answers of the worst attack on the capitol since the war of 1812. >> are you -- do you have the perspective that kinzinger and cheney will be good faith partners in collaboration in this effort on the sort of questions before the committee's portfolio? >> i welcome adam and liz's participation in the select committee. they demonstrate that there are republicans out there who are interested in seeking the truth and putting country over their party. and it's just a shame that kevin mccarthy has resorted to name-calling to try to disparage his own members and try to create a sideshow circus to detract from the very serious efforts that this committee is making towards getting to the truth about what led up to the event on january 6th, what happened on january 6th, and how we prevent that from ever h