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. >>> tennessee representatives justin pearson and justin jones reclaimed their legislative seats thursday. they were expelled for taking part in a gun control protest on the house floor earlier this year. they easily defeated their opponents in a special election. >>> and taylor swift fans in north america are getting another chance to catch the pop star's "eras" tour. swift announced new tour dates for fall of 2024 in miami, new orleans, indianapolis, and toronto. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm erica brown, cbs news, new york. >>> it's friday, august 4th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." donald trump arraigned. the former president's appearing in a federal courthouse and pleading not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. trump's comments and what's next. >>> breaking overnight, in a major win for the biden administration, a court ruled that restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the southern border can stay in place. >>> and spying arrest. two u.s. navy sailors based in californi

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justin j pearson, justin jones, gloria johnson took place in the demonstration just days after a fatal in nashville. republican bob makers declared their actions violated house rules and moved to expel their three colleagues. johnson narrowly avoided expulsion but the other two were ejected. the move briefly left voters in primarily black districts without representation in the tennessee house and drew national attention. joining us now is justin j pearson, one of the tennessee three reelected and thursday special election. great to have you back. i want to ask you and your colleague were heavily favored to win her districts but how does it feel to win your seatback? >> i am humbled and honored that district 86 representation has been restored. our district lost its voice temporarily i'll be at -- temporarily due to the actions of the super majority republican party tennessee. it was not just the expulsion of one or two members, it was people who went to the posters month before to get their voices heard to make sure that democracy was able to prevail, but the reality is we are dealing

. >>> tennessee representatives justin pearson and justin jones reclaimed their legislative seats thursdaya gun control protest on the house floor earlie this year. they easily defeated their opponents in a special election. >>> and taylor swift fans in north america are getting another chance to catch the pop star's eras tour. swift announced new tour dates for fall of 2024 in miami, new orleans, indianapolis, and toronto. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm erica brown, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> we begin tonight with this extraordinary moment in our nation's history. for the first time in our country's 247 years, a former president of the united states has been arraigned on criminal charges of trying to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. cbs news was inside the courtroom for the entire hearing, which lasted less than 30 minutes. the former president, in a blue suit and a red tie, appeared calm as he said aloud "not guilty." also in court today, six d.c. federal judges sitting in the back row, inclu

so you have justin pearson continuing to call for gun reform five months after this nashville shooting know, get elected, returned to that state house, and yet aturn to apparently business as usual. i wonder what happened to the decorum that that the house speaker was so prioritizing? because once again you see with cameras rolling in the state house this altercation between representative pearson and the house speaker. and to professor dyson's point, it seems like not much actual governing happened this week. so taxpayers and voters, including those who were reinstated, representatives pearson and jones to go and down their jobs at that state house are probably wondering, it certainly didn't look like they got their money's worth. this week the public was kept out of the special session. law enforcement was largely let in. this is really not what we should expect from democracy to look like in 2023. >> professor, this is an interesting point. part of the reason that the municipalities that justin pearson and justin jones were able to reinstate them because we have an understanding in

justin jones, alongside justin pearson, was expelled earlier this year, then re-elected by voters, for protesting gun violence at the capitol. we'll be joined by tennessee state representative jones later in the broadcast. in labor news, some 150,000 auto workers could be walking off the job next month as negotiations continue for new contracts with major automakers that include significant wage increases. the united auto workers union is bargaining for pay increases of at least 40% over the next four years. contracts are set to expire on september 14. this could be the largest strike of u.s. auto industry workers in at least half a century. in minnesota, minneapolis mayor jacob frey has vetoed a city ordinance that would have granted minimum wage for lyft and uber drivers. he said he reached a deal only with uber for a commitment to pay its drivers the city's minimum wage of $15 an hour. lyft drivers are not covered under the agreement. minneapolis city councilmember robin wants lee said "this veto , is an inexcusable betrayal of minneapolis workers." brazil's supreme court ruled that

black caucus, who were holding a conference in the city, and by tennessee state representative justin pearsonecently voted back into office after he was expelled along with representative justin jones for protesting republicans' failure to pass gun control laws after the covenant school mass shooting in nashville. this is pearson. >> there were no benefits for people being enslaved. being raped, having our children stolen from you, being denied the right to read. those were not benefits for our ancestors. amy: the florida education association, teachers union representing about 150 thousand teachers, called it "a disservice to florida students and are a big step backward for a state that has required teaching african-american history since anti-94. for more, we're joined by marvin dunn, who helped organize the protest and leading teach no lies tours that take teachers and young people to places like rosewood, florida, the site of a 1923 massacre of black residents at the hands of a white mob. many eyewitnesses say that death toll was higher. violence began when a white woman falsely accused a

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. >> democrats just ann jones and justin pearson were expelled by republican leadership in april afterun control protest at the state house, which violated the rules of the house chamber. a third lawmaker who joined the protest who was white, was not expelled, and their protest followed a mass shooting at a nashville elementary school. after his election win last night, jones tweeted, the people have spoken. >> in breaking news overseas, a major development from the war in ukraine. a source in the ukrainian security services confirms that ukraine has attacked a russian naval port near the black sea and a russian warship was hit during the attack. a video shows the ship damaged and listing with smoke pouring from it. this is the first ukrainian attack on one of russia's main commercial ports since the beginning of the war. it's an escalation of recent drone attacks by ukraine inside russia, including recent strikes on civilian areas in moscow. more details on the attack as they become available. >> new tensions between the us and china months after a chinese spy balloon was shot down on

you might tremendous state representatives justin pearson and justin jones as two thirds of the so-calledsee three and back in april they were expelled for joining legislators that we're demanding gun control after a mass shooting in nashville. another white lawmaker that would also participate in the protest, a state being expelled by just one vote. the incident said often nationwide uproar and eventually republicans had to relent and reinstate pierson and drones but only on an interim basis where they were forced to run in elections to keep their seats. last week those special elections were held and the results were undeniable. representative pierson won more than 97% then he didn't fit well representative jones won more than 75% of the vote in the nashville district. the peaceful of tennessee turned out to the polls the middle of a hot summer to deliver a clear message that, suppression and intimidation tactics will not be tolerated. the people's voices must be heard, this is fitting that it came on the same day former president trump was in federal court facing criminal charges for h

state representatives justin pearson, justinjones and gloria johnson took part in the demonstration justle elementary school where six were killed, including three children. republican lawmakers claimed their actions violated house rules and moved to expel their three colleagues. johnson narrowly avoided expulsion, but pearson and jones were ousted. the move briefly left about 140,000 voters in primarily black districts without representation for nearly a week and drew national attention. earlier, i spoke with one of the tennessee three who was re—elected in thursday's special election — justinj pearson. great to have you back on the show. i want to ask both you and your colleague were heavily favoured to win your districts, but how does it feel to have won your seat back? i am completely humbled and honoured that district 86's representation has been restored. our district lost its voice temporarily, albeit due to the actions of the supermajority republican party in tennessee. and it wasn'tjust the expulsion of one member or two members. it was people who had went to the polls just mont

justin pearson a justin jones, an oakland native, were ousted by republican numbers at the legislature year after disrupting a meeting to rally for gun reform. both were reinstated in their districts to serve but mustwin a special election, which is today, to serve the rest of their terms. gloria johnson also based an expulsion vote but was not ousted. reggie: a new legal fight over the popular drugs used for weight loss. the manufacturers face a lawsuit over alleged side effects. one woman says she lost 150 pounds but claims the manufacturers failed to warn her about the risk of gastroparesis, a condition in which the movement of food out of the stomach slows or even stops. says so-called stomach paralysis has been seen in isolated cases but not in large studies. >> it is absolutely brutal. patients come in with severe dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities. symptoms are so difficult to control that they have to be admitted to the hospital. reggie: the drugs come with clear warnings of side effects like nausea, vomiting, and a warning about the delay -- this sounds horrible -- gast

justin pearson of memphis and justin jones of nashville were expelled in april for joining peaceful protestsinst gun violence inside the tennessee general assembly as thousands rallied to demand gun control in the wake of the covenant elementary school shooting in nashville. both lawmakers were quickly reappointed to their former seats ahead of thursday's special elections when they were permanently reelected. this is state representative justin jones speaking after his victory. >> today, elections is a reminder that their attack on democracy will not happen. we are going to stand up and fight back. we are going to form a multigenerational movement to transform our state forward to protect kids and not guns. we knew that they would spend so much money trying to buy this election. amy: to see all of our interviews with justin jones, go to democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. coming up in another unprecedented day in u.s. history, former president donald trump pleaded not guilty to charges he

speakers at wednesday's rally included tennessee state representative justin pearson who made national headlines when he and his colleague justin jones were expelled from the tennessee republican-dominated legislative body. they have both since won their seats back in the tennessee legislature. and an emergency court hearing is continuing in louisiana over calls for authorities to transfer children being imprisoned at the notorious maximum-security louisiana state penitentiary known as angola, which was built on a former slave plantation. advocates say children as young as 14 years old are being held in solitary confinement and are being deprived of their education. most of the children are black. this is alanah odoms, executive director of the aclu of louisiana. >> children are currently being locked away in cages at angola. children. not youth offenders, not juvenile delinquents, not throw aways, not people without value. children are children. children are being deprived of an education. children are being deprived of humane conditions. children are being shackled and handcuffed. am

state representatives justin pearson, justinjones, and gloria johnson took part in the demonstrationkers claimed their actions violated house rules, and moved to expel their three colleagues. johnson narrowly avoided expulsion, but pearson and jones were ousted. the move briefly left about 140 thousand voters in primarily black districts without representation for nearly a week and drew national attention. police in new york say they plan to charge the us live—streamer kai cenat with multiple counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly, after a "giveaway" event he organised in manhattan got out of control. thousands of people rampaged through union square and new york park, with some throwing bottles, stones and tins of paint at police officers. they also set off fireworks and took spades and axes from a nearby building site. police said more than 60 people were arrested and they had to deal with a whole range of injuries. i personally observed young people walking off bleeding from their heads, bleeding from their faces, from their heads, bleeding from theirfaces, i observed you

two black democratic lawmakers, justin pearson and justin jones, were expelled from the legislature for the floor of the statehouse. >> [indiscernible] correspondent: both won reelection to their seats and special elections earlier this month. lawmakers returned to the capital to debate the bills next week. national public radio's blaze gaining has a front row seat and has -- joint is never national. republican gov. bill lee is under pressure to deliver some type of response to the covenant mass shooting, but republicans in the statehouse do not want to touch gun laws specifically, so what kind of legislation do you expect to come out of the special session? >> there is a little bit of legislation coming in, but most of what i see are free gun locks , another that speeds up the background check process, and one that allows the tennessee bureau of investigation to conduct a report on human trafficking. correspondent: do you expect those to ultimately pass out of the special session. >> so far the senate in the state is looking to pass those. the house also wants to pass those, but they w

state representatives justin jones and justin pearson will finish out the rest of their terms.ere accused of breaching decorum for participating in a gun-control protest in the house chamber. >>> a major milestone for diana de rossi, who became the first wnba player to score 10,000 points. she ended the night with a season-high of 42 points, a legend of the hardwood. >> those are both higher numbers than me. popularity among weight-loss drugs like ozempic appears to be growing. a new poll from ksnf now nearly half of adults in the u.s. are interested in using this medication to help them shed some weight. one correspondent, meg, joins us to break down the survey that is quite a figure. i imagine they have seen the results and they are understandably reaching out to their doctors. >> there is a huge amount of attention being paid to the medicines and this comes at a time when the backdrop is that more than 30% of u.s. adults are in the overweight category according to the cdc and the nih and more than 40% of adults are considered to have obesity. so, kff did this poll of more th

black caucus, who were holding a conference in the city, and by tennessee state representative justin pearsonecently voted back into office after he was expelled along with representative justin jones for protesting republicans' failure to pass gun control laws after the covenant school mass shooting in nashville. this is pearson. >> there were no benefits for people being enslaved. being raped, having our children stolen from you, being denied the right to read. those were not benefits for our ancestors. amy: the florida education association, teachers union representing about 150 thousand teachers, called it "a disservice to florida students and are a big step backward for a state that has required teaching african-american history since anti-94. for more, we're joined by marvin dunn, who helped organize the protest and leading teach no lies tours that take teachers and young people to places like rosewood, florida, the site of a 1923 massacre of black residents at the hands of a white mob. many eyewitnesses say that death toll was higher. violence began when a white woman falsely accused a

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poured into the state capital as legislature voted to expel state representative justin jones and justin pearson third representative lorie johnson took part but was not expelled. she said she believes her race and age savior. the so-called tennessee three were accused of breaking the core morals, they say the republicans have been cutting off their microphones whenever they try to raise issues of gun violence. all of this happened just days after a mass shooting at a private elementary school in nashville or a shooter killed 39-year-old students and three adults. outfront now we have tennessee state rep justin jones joining us now. representative jones, it's been about four months since you were expelled. president biden had you to the white house in a show of the work shortly after and now the voters in your district have spoken. how does it feel? >> thank you breanna for having me. yesterday was a victory for democracy. not only was the former president indicted for his attempts to overturn democracy, but my republican colleagues, their efforts were rejected the voters of the district overwhe

suffered worldwide condemnation for expelling representative justin jones and representative justin pearson, who were then immediately reappointed to their positions by local officials, and then went on to win their reelection's to the legislature. but this week, the tennessee speaker of the house, formally ordered the silencing of representative justin jones. and once again, the republicans in the tennessee house of representatives were widely condemned for that silencing. representative justin jones will join us tonight to say what he was prevented from saying i tennessee's republican speaker of the house. clarence thomas has established himself as the most corrupted member of the united states or queen court in its history. what he know about his unethical behavior has expanded exponentially this year, but the truth is, it doesn't take much to be the most publicly corrupted member of the supreme court in history, because precious few members of the supreme court have ever been shown to have crossed an ethical line in any way. clarence thomas holds another distinction. the former law cler

justin jones and justin pearson, two of the tennessee three, led protests for gun safety on the chamberesulting in expulsion from the house. the vote brought on accusations of racism. the tennessee house reinstated the lawmakers shortly after their expulsion but they needed to run in a primary and general election to stay in their seats. >>> up next, republican presidential hopeful chris christie makes a surprise visit to ukraine. could this be helping him in the polls? you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. p? you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on nbmsc. (fan #1) there ya go! that's what i'm talkin' about! (josh allen) is this your plan to watch the game today? (hero fan) uh, yea. i have to watch my neighbors' nfl sunday ticket. (josh allen) it's not your best plan. but you know what is? myplan from verizon. switch now and they'll give you nfl sunday ticket from youtubetv, on them. (hero fan) this plan is amazing! (josh allen) another amazing plan, backing away from here very slowly. (fan #1) that was josh allen. (fan #2) mmhm. (vo) for a limited time get nfl sund

oakland native has won his seat on the tennessee legislator and he has been ousted along with justin pearsonpting proceedings to protest gun control. he also won his seat and special election at yesterday. >> 69 people across 13 states are bracing more extreme heat. the financial weather service has warned people that overnight lows will stay in the 80's. >> a warming trend begins that accelerates into the week -- we can print will have hot temperatures inland on sunday. the coast will remain comfortably cool. >> we are dealing with a fatal accident this morning on the peninsula. it is southbound 280. right near westborough within overturn accident. chp and coroner are approaching the scene. >> a major shakeup of college sports is underway, and it could mean the end of the pac-12 conference. cal and stanford could find a non-wesco space conference critic cause hundreds of bay area employees of the pac-12 network their jobs. >> happening tonight, the second of three weekends of a popular repeating project begins. it will shutdown all lanes on the east on i-80. the affected section goes from h

following the story for us here in the studio and toni and james, you might remember justin jones and justin pearson. they were expelled from their seats after holding anti-gun protest on the floor of the tennessee state house, a local officials have read, stay them, but only as an interim basis. the thursday night, both pearson and jones advance to the special election to fully reclaim their seat. both men were calling for more gun control after 3 children and 3 adults were killed in a shooting at a nashville school back in march. they were joined in their protests by a thorough lawmaker was not ousted by the republican controlled legislature. pearson and jones are accused of breaking house rules and disorderly behavior. thursday's election comes as lawmakers in tennessee are preparing for a special session later this month to address possibly changing the state's gun control laws that to both the desk. thank you. reyna 10, 40 still ahead on the kron. 4 morning news. >> a's fans have another reverse boycott planned for tomorrow with the bay bridge series against the giants will tell you about it. c

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one of them, justin j. pearson, joins me tonight. >>> we begin tonight with one of the most striking aspects of donald trump's third arraignment yesterday. besides the fact that a former president of the united states has been arraigned for crimes three times. and it is that all of his frenzied truth social posts and for all of his republican speechifying and about political prosecution, the man who showed up in a washington courtroom on thursday was basically alone. none of his family came to support him, no melania, no ivanka, jared, dawn jr., or eric. and they can't even blame the location because they didn't show up for his florida or new york arraignments either, and technically, they live or have lived in both places. besides his lawyers and staff, including walt nauta, his valet, and florida co-defendant, trump had nobody. it's a sharp contrast to the man who stalked the red carpets and celebrity parties of new york decades ago. back in his celebrity real estate developer days in the '80s and '90s. his proxi

republican majority as this spring, when they expelled democratic representatives justin jones and justin pearsonreform after a mass shooting at a nashville school. they were both re-elected in special elections and today at the special session which was called by republican governor bill lee to tackle public safety and mental health but apparently not gun reform, we found out the real agenda. moments after the session began, republicans approved new rules of order which seems to be aimed at preventing protests. the new rules include limiting the number of people who can watch the special session, making designated space for lobbyists, and silencing any member ruled out of order. >> we did not come up here for this special session to limit speech of the members of this body. we came up here to tackle a problem or at least some of us thought we were going to, with gun violence that is impacting this state that has killed countless people and school children. and instead, we're starting off amending the rules of this body it's ridiculous. this is absurd. this is absurd. shame on every single one of

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have won their seats back according to projections from the ap justin jones of nashville and justin j. pearson of memphis were expelled in april after protesting in support of gun safety on the chamber floor. they still had to run for their old seats. the ousting of jones and pearson drew national attention to the tennessee legislature and prompted accusations of racism >>> an appeals court is allow ago signature piece of president biden's immigration policy to stay in place. it makes it difficult for people to be granted asylum unless they first seek protection in the country they're traveling through to get to the u.s., or they have to apply online for asylum first a lower court had found that policy illegal, but the new ruling will keep it in place as the legal battle continues t playut it could go all thway to eme cour>>> let's turn to trag w erpment tess southern two lifeies have been found in the rio grande. one waund at the floating barrier texas recently installed. e deathsre escin tensioetween texas and mexico r julia ainsley has the latest >> reporter: tragedy in texas. two migrants

let's bring in a member of the tennessee three, state representative justin pearson who joins us rightback into the state house yesterday after winning back his seat in a special election. representative pearson, thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> you know, we cover a lot of threats to democracy nationally, and i remember when this was underway. everything that we talk about, silencing dissent, ignoring the will of the people, it all came to pass on that day. i wonder what you make of the fact that the people of your state who you were standing up for would like to see some gun safety legislation and the republicans are ignoring the will of the majority? >> our democracy is in peril. the reality is we have people in the state of tennessee, republican party, who are much more interested in turning our democracy into their mob-ocracy or mob rules. we are seeing that quite literally in the rules being passed which have now prohibited our own constituents from coming into session and holding a sign that says "protect kids, not guns" or that says "am i ne

representatives justin pearson and justin jones, along with representative gloria johnson, dubbed theng in nashville sparked protests at the state capitol. they faced expulsion votes for participating. johnson's failed by a single vote, which she said "might have to do with the color of our quin." the two justins had. been reinstated by local government officials but still had to run for their old seats, which they won back last night in landslides. jones tweeted shortly after his victory was predicted, it was just beginning. we'll be right back. let innovation refunds help with your erc tax refund so you can improve your business however you see fit. rosie used part of her refund to build an outdoor patio. clink! dr. marshall used part of his refund to give his practice a facelift. emily used part of her refund to buy... i run a wax museum. let innovation refunds help you get started on your erc tax refund. stop waiting. go to innovationrefunds.com you really got the brows. the first time you made a sale online with godaddy was also the first time you heard of a town named dinosaur,

this week, tennessee state representative justin j. pearson jones, they have officially been reinstatement to the legislative seats. but the two black members were expelled from the chamber in april after joining the students in protest over gun safety on the house floor. they are two of the tennessee three. now, local officials to restore them to their positions after nationwide backlash. they were still required to run again in a special election. each defeated their challengers, and they head back to nashville ahead of an august 21st special session on gun reform. this is all with the hope that quote, they return, they also provide momentum for democrats, and other lawmakers who support gun measures. as representative jones put, it the find out era of politics is just beginning. and for those not familiar with the phrase, that means they are going to show you better than they can tell you. up next, tributes pouring in for the new york dancer stabbed in a gas station parking lot. even beyoncÉ pay tribute to him. we will have the latest charg

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>> tennessee state representative, the honorable justin j. pearson, gets tonight's last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tonight -- defendant donald trump's push for control. his lawyer's latest moves and the battle of the special counsel's request for a protective order. while jack smith fires back with his own response. then ron desantis's about face on his biggest 2020 election lies, as he attempts to revamp his 2024 campaign. and a look ahead to tomorrow's political special election in ohio. what it could mean for the state's constitution and the fight for abortion access. -- as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening in washington, d. c. where lawyers for former president donald j trump have responded to special counsel jack smith request for a protective order in the 2020 election case. trump's team countered with a narrower protective order that would allow him to publicly discuss some of the evidence collected by the government ahead of the trial. the sp

justin pearson sailed to victory in memphis.makers supported gun control protests following a shooting at a nashville elementary school. our time is now. 534. the man from oregon who's accused of kidnaping, assaulting and imprisoning a woman in the seattle used to live right here in the bay area for a while. his name is nagase zubiri. he's accused of posing as an undercover police officer and kidnaped his victim last month. investigators say he lived in oakland on 61st avenue between 2012 and 2018. then the suspect moved to antioch as where he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a minor. the fbi believes there may be even more victims. the disturbing evidence uncovered to date points to an individual ongoing and escalating pattern of violence targeting women in multiple states throughout the country. zubiri was arrested after a standoff with police in reno, nevada. he will soon be extradited back to oregon to face trial. senator alex padilla is now helping an east bay missionary group trapped in the west african nation of nige

>> that was state tennessee state representative justin jones who along about his colleague justin j. pearsonxpelled after leading the gun reform, days after a shooter murdered six people including children in a nashville area school. their white colleague leading the chants with them, gloria johnson was not expelleded. johnson and jones were both stripped of their committees. pearson didn't have any at the time, but unlike jones, gloria johnson got hers back a few days later. now that he won back his seat, jones is asking for his committee assignments back. ahead of a special session that will address gun control. eric holder is representing jones and wrote this to tennessee's republican house speaker, quote, it is critical that the representative that representative jones whose voice and leadership on issues of school safety and gun control have been recognized throughout tennessee and the nation, participate in his justin joining jones joins me now. representative jones, let's update ourselves as of tonight. the letter that eric holder wrote on your behalf of a deadline of friday for the s

and justin j. pearson won his state race in memphis, according to projections.epublicans expelled them for disorderly behavior while protesting against gun violence on the house floor. jones and pearson we're fighting for stricter gun measures, after a mass shooting at a nashville school left six people dead, including three on year olds. their expulsions lid to claims of a racial double extended. well jones and pearson up both black, the three protesting member of the tennessee three, democrat laura johnson, who is white, she was not removed from office. johnson said the difference in treatment, quote, might have to do with the color of her skin. jones and pearson marie into the ballot officials, but only on an interim basis. they still had to run for the old seat. first in the gym primaries, and then in this week's general election. their winds come at a critical time for democrats. republican governor bill lee has called a special session for later this month to address potentially changing the states gun control laws. justin jones says he is ready for it. he