tennessee legislature tried to expel o crucify three people gloria johnson survived, thank goodness justin pierson the important thing is we ar in nashville this is, full disclosure, th city in which i grew up. when justin jones moved to nashville to go to university, he joined the church of my childhood, clark unite methodist church it was at that church that james lawson led the nationa sit in movement and traine many people in nonviolent civi disobedience, students justin jones was just student. he is honestly reinvigorating, resurrecting, as we approach easter, as a matter of fact, the student movement because most of the people in that rotunda today making all of th noise and demonstrating in tha rotunda were young people. it was students and a majority of them were in fact white just like it was back then behind me is a portrait of dr. walter davis, the president of tennessee state during the national student movement. my grandfather was director of admissions it was men like them who helpe bail those students out of jail, who supported their movement justin is a few years behind me it's tim

the shelby county commission that voting body will have a meeting to discuss reappointing of justin piersone understands the need to punish those who break rules but he believes the expulsion of state representative justin pierson was conducted in a hasty manner without consideration of other corrective action. the move to expel jones and appearance son who are both black, follow gun reform demonstration they held with democrat gloria johnson on house floor. house republicans say the protest was disorderly broke chamber rules. jones and pierson said the motivation seemed racist, johnson who was white was not expelled. those on the other side of the aisle the implication is just false. >> that representative glorioso yaw johnson pleaded, apparently convincing people enough to say that she was not a very active participant, to imply that it has anything to do with race is really, really untrue. >> reporter: yeah, the tennessee house will be back in session later this evening. we expect protesters to meet lawmakers as they go to handle did the peoples business. ashley? ashley: going to be inte

after he and colleague, justin pierson of memphis, were expelled for protesting on the chamber floor against gu violence that bill could come as earl as tomorrow. and both ousted lawmaker say that they vowed to return to the state legislature. and d.c.'s kathy park joins me now the latest kathy, what's next >> yeah, you were out there as well last week when all of thi kind of came into light. right now it seems as though based on what we're seeing and hearing. these two hours to lawmakers will be back in their old jo sooner than later. first stop, will be justin jones. as you mentioned, the nashvill metro council will be holding special meeting late tomorro afternoon. and right now at least 2 members are saying, look, they do want justin jones to ge back into the state house. as far as the othe representative, representative pierson, he represents memphis the shelby county commissioner are still kind of figuring out their timeline we're seeing reports that they could have a data as early a tomorrow we will kind of wait and see but obviously, these two men are part of the tennesse thr

representative, tennessee stat representative, justin pierson after he preached a whol sermon and i will note that tha justin jones that you saw on the screen, that was not us. that was on msnbc. not only this state legislatur vote out just in pierson, duly elected state representative who was elected by more than 70,00 constituents, they couldn' even get his name right. they confuse justin jones fo justin pearson and put the nam up that was a feat we were taking from tennessee, so we had th right name up. that was just in pearson if you all are going to do wrong and you're going to do evil, please at least get thes brothers names right they're two different people learn to tell them apart you're telling on yourself racism is alive and well in th state where the ku klux klan was born lord jesus, right before easter, and that is tonight's read out tennessee state representative gloria johnson, will join yo tomorrow all in with chris hayes starts right now. get it right, y'all. >> thank you, joy. a remarkable scheme playing ou right now in the tennessee capital, as you can see there. absol

if you took these images o justin pierson, took the shots and they are in black and white, you wouldear ago. it's stunning when you look at him. >> stephen not only that but think about this and we've heard th conversations about youn people leading movements right. he's in his twenties both justin's, pierson and jones, are in their twenties and some of the nation's mos pivotal moments and movement were met and created by youn people, right. >> me >> let's talk about harm. let's talk about the world where it's sit ins with the students of north carolina airy and he in greensboro north carolina sparked a movement dr. king, this young man who i the most hated man while he wa marching, and now is the greatest murder we've ever seen you cannot negate the age an the message that these young men who were expelled and no reinstated are delivering, not just this nation, but to the world. and they are changing an issue that impacts us all. >> holly, justin pearson i headed back to the state house tomorrow here's the thing even though he's getting his position, back and democrats d not have mo

i am going to have the not yet reinstated representativ justin pierson join us as ou first guest tonight. and so it is remarkable to see how fas this story has moved and to se that reinstatement tonight was just really, really exciting a a video. i am glad you relayed it the way you did during ou hour. that document you gave us >> well, i have to say, seeing people on the lawn of the fron of a tennessee capital today saying no justin's no piece, n justin's, no peace, i though that was pretty irresistible but yeah, and looking forwar to seeing that-- >> thank you rachel. thank you -- wel >>, the resurrection that wa promised last week came tonigh at the state capitol i tennessee. >> they tried to kill hope and love but resurrection is alway guaranteed after persecution >> that was tennesse representative justin ja pearson, who will be our first guest tonight. tonight, mr pearson's -- representativ justin jones who was resurrected as a member of the legislature. one local fickl fought -- for filling a vacanc of legislature voted to fill the legislature created by jus joneses expulsion by r

jones, one against representative gloria johnson, and one against representative justin pierson.hey were the three democratic lawmakers that, you know, you've shown video of who protested last week, who joined protesters in their calls for stricter gun safety measures in tennessee following the terrible shooting in nashville but basically these proceedings essentially amount to a trial, and what you see here is representative jones defending himself ahead of a vote that is all but certain to expel him this afternoon. >> it's pretty extraordinary i'm curious what happens next if these three are removed, adam? is it temporary? do they lose the remainder of the terms they were elected to serve? can they run again >> so they're immediately removed, and then the county commission in each of the counties who these three representatives, you know, represent, mr. jones represents parts of nashville ms. johnson represents parts of knoxville, and mr. pierson represents parts of memphis. county commissions in those areas will select an interim representative to fill out the term until gover

a few hours ago, the other surprise member of the tennessee legislature justin jayne pierson was also just in. we have footage of justin jayne pierson after he was voted back in by the county of board of commissioners. >> get back to work! [cheers and applause] >> stephen: now i'm no body language expert, but i think you might have been a little excited there. so good work, tennessee republicans, you did in silence these guys. they're still in legislature, you made them heroes of a movement and a national political figures. i'm surprised you're not in favor of gun reform, because you just shot yourself in the nuts. we've got a great show for you tonight! my guests, oscar nominated actor steven yeun and joan baez! and when we come back! ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "the late show with stephen colbert" sponsored by quviviq. ask your doctor if it's right for you. ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> stephen: hey, everybody, welcome back and give it up for the "the late show" band! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ it's time for a quick update on this line of potato merchandise, all proceeds go to world's centr

their harness was in nashville a day after the expulsion of justin pierson. and justin jones men joined the demonstration after school shooting in nashville, in which 6 people, including 3 children, were killed. the votes to expel jones and pearson have drawn accusations of racism . after a white legislator not only survived a vote on her expulsion, they chose to lead and show courage to say that a democracy allows for places where the people's voice will be heard and honored and respected. and they understood the importance these 3 a standing to say that people will not be silenced. yellow voucher has more from washington dc. clearly this is the white house throwing the way behind the, the legislature, so no become known as the tennessee 3. they believe that this was something that they shouldn't have happened. we've got to remember the federal government doesn't really get involved in the work of state legislatures. it's entirely up to them to do it. but they're pointing to the fact that the 2 people who were kicked out were both african american young democ

justin jones and justin pierson called it a dark day in the states history. the demonstration happened 4 days after a national screening shooting. in paris, protestors have attacked a favor dressed all french president, emanuel mac chrome, as anger continues over controversial pension reforms. hundreds of thousands of people rallied on the 11th day of demonstrations and thursday. a review of the u. s . military. chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan in 2021 has blamed the administration of former president donald trump. but a port did acknowledge the government should have started pulling out americans and afghans earlier. presidential biden was widely criticized for the chaos surrounding evacuations. as couple fell to the taliban. those are the headlines. the news is going to continue here on al jazeera in about 25 minutes time. goodbye. both the law will. the law, when with neither side, willing to negotiate is the ukraine war becoming a forever war is america's warble leadership increasingly fragile. what will you as often look white as we had to the preside

. >> as for the other two tennessee lawmakers, colleagues just voted to oust representative justin pierson, but the vote to oust representative gloria johnson failed, so she keeps her job. >>> here is some good news. we are on the eve of the giants home opener. the garlic fries are marinating at oracle park. there's a live look at the ballpark. rain or shine -- actually rain and shine. we're going to see a little bit of everything tomorrow afternoon for the giants and royals. let's bring in rob mayeda. happy new year. we got baseball tomorrow back in san francisco. >> so good to do a local baseball forecast again. as you'd expect in early april, there might be a little something at the beginning of the game. the morning commute tomorrow, you will have some light rain at times. as we get close tore that early afternoon start time, we should begin to see the showers decrease with a little bit of clearing as we head through the late afternoon and evening hours. so cool temperatures out there at the ballpark. late in the day, we'll begin to see some clearing skies and better weather ahead for

justin jones and justin pierson of called it a dog dame estate's history. the demonstration happened 4 days after a nashville school shooting, in which 6 people, including 3 children, were killed. johns pearson, and another democrat led protesters on to the host floor to demand stricter gun laws. mike, harness live for us. mike, what can you tell us about what happened in tennessee? well, we'd have had now the dirt, tennessee. how sir? ejecting to democrat seward claim to lead protests in the house against the house rules. those 2 were african americans and there was a sufficient vote to get them expelled, the expulsion requiring 2 thirds. however, with the 3rd democratic charged who happens to be white at the 2 thirds majority was not achieved. so she was not ejected from the house, but this is a situation where the, those who have been thrown out of the house insist that this is anti democratic a dark day for democracy. they say they insist as well that they were speaking in the cohesion and together with the relatives and friends of those who had been ki

. >> representative justin pierson has joined our conversation.caused the break with republicans? it would seem that a tragedy in which three 9-year-old children in your state are murdered in a mass shooting at an elementary school might -- i don't know, maybe i'm too delusional for the times in which we live might create or generate a moment of unity. when did -- was it because the parents that were scared and protesting and demanding gun safety legislation were not welcome -- what caused the rupture that led to this unbelievably fast escalation where tomorrow you and two of our colleagues may be expelled from the body? how does that happen >> well, because we have a body that has taken away our voice. they have lessened and lessened the ability to debate on the floor. we usually have something called welcome and honoring in the morning. we wanted to welcome and honor those folks, those victims coming in. as the democrats walked through the protesters, we talked to them we listened to them. as my colleagues across the aisle walked by, they didn't

justin jones and justin pierson have called it a dark day in the states history. the demonstration happened 4 days after nashville school shooting, in which 6 people including 3 children, were killed. jones pearson and another democrat laid protest is onto the house floor to demand strict gun laws. my can has more on the story from washington d. c. well, we have had now the tennessee house objecting to democrats who had claimed lead protests in the house against the house rules. those 2 were african americans and there was a sufficient vote to get them expelled the expulsion requiring 2 thirds. however, with a 3rd democratic charge who happens to be white at the 2 foods majority was not achieved . so she was not objected from the house. but this is a situation where the, those who have been thrown out of the house insist that this is anti democratic, a dog's day for democracy. they say they insist as well that they were speaking in cohesion and together with the relatives and friends of those who been killed in that shooting the week before. and they had just be i

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justin jones, justin pierson, and a woman named gloria johnson. all 3 of them were on the floor, conducting essentially a protest. and there were people standing in the audience seats who were cheering them along the tennessee legislature, though those are 3 democrats, the legislature, as a republican, super majority. and they were very unhappy with this is, was a protest about a reason school shooting in nashville in which several children were killed. so as these 3 were protesting, republicans were upset about that. and eventually they ousted 2 of the 3 members, only the 2 black men, not the white women. and so what happened today was a reaction to all that justin jones was re nominated in nashville and tomorrow on wednesday. i. 3 or rather on wednesday, in a couple of days, it is very much likely that justin pearson, the other republic or the other democratic member, will also be re appointed to that council. so this is a reaction against the republican super majority. punishing 2 democrats, and in nashville. it was cause for celebration, usual

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republican colleagues say they want their seats back democratic tennessee congressman justin jones and justin pierson led a protest with gloria johnson on the house floor last week calling for stricter gun safety measures after the mass shooting at a nashville elementary school that left six people dead. jones and pierson who are black were voted out while the effort to expel johnson who will white failed by one vote. >> today the council will meet to discuss an interim replacement for jones' seat. 23 of the 39 members have confirmed to nbc news or on social media that they plan to vote to reinstate jones and the shelby county board of commissioners released a statement saying it will consider action to reappoint pierson during a meeting sed for wednesday. the democrats were asked on "meet the press" if they will accept reappointment. >> we will continue to fight for our constituents and one thing i want to say, chuck, is that this attack against us is hurting all people in our state. even though is impacting black and brown communities this is hurting poor white people. their attack on democracy hur

justin pierson, i'm gloria johnson led chance on the house floor during the demonstration. the so called tennessee 3 old face expulsion volts, but only 2 men who are black were barred and not their white colleague in a move that was widely criticized as racist. i think expulsion is one of the most drastic and extreme actions that can be taken against the law maker. and it should only be used for the most severe actions and behaviors. but these 2 young men were expelled and it completely negated the wishes of their voters. moments after being reappointed, justin jones was sworn and on the steps of the state capital. a similar walton pearson could be held in his home city of memphis on wednesday. oh, today. it is. oh, oh i. oh, jones's appointment is only temporary, especially elections will be held in the near future to fin both seeds for the remainder of the legislature. stone. bold say they will run, but for now, the expansions have become a rallying cry for democrats campaigning against gun violence and racial inequality . michelson, shirley, i'll just eva still to come o

and to lead o this issue to keep our peopl safe >> common sense is what so man people thought, justin piersonn jones who are displayin last week when they peacefully protested in part with students what is your take on what thes men have underwent over th last week? >> you know, it is absolutel mind-boggling, stephanie, th idea that we are instead o going -- instead of actually going after the issue, instead of actually creating laws that make people safer, you are going out to people who ar protesting we need better laws to mak people safe. and so, this pullback that w continue to see amongst so man people, among so many states about how somehow identifyin freedom meaning that definitio of freedom is making other people less safe, and that makes absolutely no sense. and i am thankful for the fact that you are watching these tw legislators who are really - who are forcing us and forcing the national consciousness t take this issue seriously, and to help people understand that we cannot continue to condon people not feeling safe in their own neighborhoods and in their own skin because we have

colleague symone sanders-townsend went down t nashville and sat down with th expelled legislators, justin pierson and justin jones, earl this evening >> this whole process has been a farce of our due process it's been a farce of our constitutional system of government and so everything about this - i mean, even the trial tha they had it was - the verdict was decided before we even started talking. >> we are not going to qui fighting and that's the reality we believe it's still possible even in a state like this, tha real gun reform legislatio that protects communities, tha protects schools, is possible. >> joining me now is senator raphael warnock, a democra from georgia senator, it was hard just to sit there and realize, let i sink in, what has happened i the last 36 hours. what is your reaction to all o it >> well, it's deeply painful and like americans, and people all of goodwill across tennessee, across the country, i was deeply disturbed by what i witnessed and i think it's important for us to keep all o this in perspective. we must not forget that all of this happened on the heels o the unt

. >> i want to start with democratic representative justin jones and justin pierson who were expelled from the tennessee house for disorderly behavior. their counterpart, representative gloria johnson, was able to be spared from that, although i think it's important to note she only kept her job by one vote. i bet they have a lot to say this morning, and i hear there might be some action happening, even as early as tomorrow. >> well, look, they both are seeking their jobs back. they both likely will get reappointed. tennessee has an interesting way they work. there will be a special election. in the meantime, there be l be an appointment of a temporary representative for the two districts. and the local community makes that decision. and it's likely both memphis and nashville communities are going to reappoint both gentlemen here. look, i assume they will also file some charges on constitutional grounds. i don't know if this expulsion meets constitutional grounds, to be honest. not something we've ever seen before, and i don't know whether a federal court would intervene on this front

it's like a theocracy up there we need gloria johnson, we nee justin pierson and justin jone up theree barn is on fire >> congressman, i've got les than a minute. i want to ask, we've reached a point where gun violence is leading cause of death for children in our country. right now republicans ar controlling the house. if the death of children is no enough for them to act, what can congress do to protect them? >> we've tried in the past, we passed a bill last year afte uvalde we commend chris murphy and -- for their work north carolina, truly -- we could work on red flag laws there's a chance there could b a red flag law that could be passed we put a lot of money in state -- some of the states will ge near them for some strange reason, across no judges o something. we need to have. that there should be an assaul weapons banned maybe we can limit at least wh can carry an assault weapon or who can own one to some extent history of mental illness, background check - some program to limit who ha those weapons. that's the real problem. what they did by protectin schools with security offi

looks on thursday republican successfully voted to expel representatives justin jones and justin piersonwho they accused of breaking decorum by holding a protest in support of gun reform on the house for the vote to expel democrat gloria johnson who was white and nearly fell the outcome has led to accusations of racism claims republican say are not true. >> a lower body works how the general assembly it works it works with order, it works with rules. you take order and rules out it does not work. >> and jon, president biden also spoke to those tennessee democrats who were expelled. he thanked them for being courageous and their leadership on this effort. and he also invited them to the white house in the near future, jon. jon: charles watson live in nashville, thank you charles. the israeli military reporting three rockets were launched from sierra just hours ago. the latest barrage follows israel's airstrikes on lebanon and in the gaza strip yesterday after palestinians conducted a pair of deadly attacks. trey yingst reports in tel aviv are quick some person killed overnight seven other

at the tennessee state capitol for this on the floor of the state house led by justin jones, justin piersonnd gloria johnson. republicans have a super majority say they broke the corn and got way out of hand. they voted to expel jones and pierson who were both black. republicans narrowly failed to expel johnson, a white woman who said she played a lesser role in the protest. it has acted as a racist claims republicans are not true. wrong. how are our body works, works with order, works as rules retake order and rules out, it doesn't work. a lot of impassioned pleas for gun reform out here today. we'll have more of the protests out here coming up at 6:00 p.m., arthel. xo charles, the video we showed in the intro seem to be really chaotic and out of hand. that was different from the protest mr. jones and mr. pierson took place and on march 30. just wanted to be clear about that. thank you very much charles watson live from nashville, thanks charles. lexis is an awful, extreme, unprecedented decision. let's be clear, that the republicans goal of nationwide abortion ban. paul: editor leader chu

capitol including this one on the floor of the state has led by representatives justin jones, justin pierson gloria johnson. republicans have a super majority here in tennessee say the protest broke to corbin got way out of hand. they voted to expel jones and pierson who were both black. republicans narrowly fell a white woman who said she played a lesser role in the protest for the outcome has accusations of racism my claims republicans deny. >> this is wrong. it's a definition of patriarchy in supremacy. >> of the tennessee general assembly work it works with order, it works with the rules. you take border and rules out it does not work. >> era, the mayor of nashville says national metro council will meet on monday to fill one of those two vacancies. he says he believes they will reinstate jones to an interim position as it goes in for pierson, no word on what will happen with his seat. steve all right charles thanks so much, arthel? arthel: china is ramping up threats against the u.s. and taiwan sending waves of fighter jets and warships toward the island in a bold show of force. we are l

justin pierson was expelled last week alongside justin jones voted out by republicans over their participation in a peaceful protest against gun violence. demonstrations followed a school shooting in nashville, but left 3 children and 3 adults dead. a 3rd lawmaker who was white, participated in the protest as well. it was not removed, leading to accusations of racism. the biden administration has proposed water cups in several american states to stop the colorado river's reservoir, dropping to critical levels. its source is in the rocky mountains. 7 new estates rely on the river for their water supplies, as well as areas in the northwest of mexico. of reynolds reports from los angeles. after 23 years of severe drought, the colorado river in its reservoirs have dwindled too alarmingly low levels. if they dry up even further, it could cut hydro electric generation and water supplies over a vast area. worst case scenario where everyone was you know, water. busy river, available to flow in the river to serve nearly $40000000.00 people in the west depend on the colorado for drinking water and elect

start with this republican vote to expel you colleagues, stat representatives justin goals and justin piersonscaped removal by just on vote for people just catching up, can you explain why this happened, and tell us abou efforts to get representatives jones and pierson reinstating? >> absolutely. and thank you for having me, reverend sharpton. i really appreciate you talkin about this issue and getting i out there, and everybody for doing that, because this is so critical what is happening in tennessee is something that we are seein across the country, it is th shredding of democracy and i'm pretty appreciated s much, and the supermajority's, they have absolute power, whic is corrupting absolutely and we stood up for victims of gun violence, for the thousand of protesters that were outsid of our doors, and our voices were being silenced on the floor. we were not able to address th idea that these people wer here, they were begging us t listen to them, and they wer wanting answers on what we wer gonna do to protect their kids after many mothers who dro their kids off at school so, in our heart

justin jones that you saw on the screen, that was not us. that was on msnbc. not only this state legislatur vote out just in piersonive who was elected by more than 70,00 constituents, they couldn' even get his name right. they confuse justin jones fo justin pearson and put the nam up that was a feat we were taking from tennessee, so we had th right name up. that was just in pearson if you all are going to do wrong and you're going to do evil, please at least get thes brothers names right they're two different people learn to tell them apart you're telling on yourself racism is alive and well in th state where the ku klux klan was born lord jesus, right before easter, and that is tonight's read out tennessee state representative gloria johnson, will join yo tomorrow all in with chris hayes starts right now. get it right, y'all. >> thank you, joy.

justin pierson put it best >> this is what you happen when you lose democracy.is what we are fighting against and must stand u against. here's the starting intensity, but wouldn't start here. >> let's hopscotch over to texas, specifically austin, we are saturday, governor gre abbott stated that he woul pardon when daniel perry, th man convicted on friday of the murder of aaron foster effect that perry was foun guilty by a jury of his peers, red blood, it -- that mattered little they are other things that upset eventually played a role in the governor's calculus was the number one, flexes tiger carson who had been a hero for white supremacists going t champion the cause and the reality that he migh be getting a pardon from the republican, not because of the self-defense article they di not win a trial, but maybe because he killed the righ kind of person it's not the first time they'v gone to bed for black live protesters let's stay in texas to pivot from austin to amarillo wher i'm sure they heard th district judge appointed b donald trump, overturning th fda's d

. >> i was hard to see tennessee state represents justin jone and justin pierson bot reinstalled, reinstated to the state legislature this week. now senate democrats led b chuck schumer and senato raphael warnock are now callin on the justice department to determine whether th republican-led tennessee house violated the federal civil rights of these two democrat along with article four, section for the first on the 14th amendment of the u.s. constitution do you agree with your senat colleagues at the doj needs to get involved here? absolutely reverend. this is well within th jurisdiction of the department of justice there was a mass shooting in tennessee and these thre members along with a lot o protesters were basicall standing up for families standing up for survivors an trying to get common sense gun laws and acted it's interesting to, rebrandin of the tennessee three, righ the to justin -- and the white woman. the two young black men were the ones who got expelled from their jobs and the only thin that really happen in this i that this whole case and the just cause of these two youn man

government in memphis and shelby county to take a similar vote on reinstalling the other ouste member, justin piersonnesday. joining us now live from tennessee is the newly reinstated tennessee state representative justin jones. representative jones congratulations, sir thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you so much, rachel >> i have to imagine that with everything that you have bee through over these past fe days, this has to have been very emotional afternoon and evening. i do just -- if you forgive me i just want to ask you how you feeling, and how it felt to be back in that chamber >> well it's definitely been a emotional past few days, but i'm hopeful, i'm exhausted, bu i'm hopeful that we are seeing a resurrection o reconstruction here in the south, that the decision tha was made on thursday, this a moral decision, this unconstitutional decision wa not the final decision, that the people of my count government and those of my district spoke and i'm honored to be representing them becaus my concern was that district 52, over 78,000 people would not have a voice so, i was honored to walk

right now, tennessee republicans are threatening to withhold funding from justin pierson's district, if he is reinstated in a transparent attempt t overturn the will of its elected representatives, the rules say, the county, or th municipality, from which the representative comes from, decides who the interi representative will be now, they're saying they'l hold the fighting back shelby county committe commissioner telling a local news outlet, threats ove funding were, quote, about bullying people into submission, and enough is enough we have to stand for something or fall for everything and we've been bullied by th state for too long now and quote. it remains to be seen of tennessee republicans will mak good on those defunding threats, their democratic colleague certainly appear to be defiant >> i'm hopeful i'm hopeful for the days ahead for tennessee, not because o the actions of this body because of the actions of th people out there that and th thousands gathered outside thi chamber right now. who are calling for somethin better, who responded to you attacks on democracy with an

two of those lawmakers, the two young, black male lawmakers, justin jones and justin pierson, they wereelled from the legislator only to be reinstated days later by their communities. today, all three lawmakers cotton audience with the president of the united states, when she called the actions against them as you just heard, shocking and undemocratic. those sentiments ring from obama, throughout his first turn. he made the issues of protecting democracy and stopping gun violence quite central to his presidency. so in some ways it makes sense that today he met with those three lawmakers on the eve of what many expect tomorrow to be his announcement that he will run for a second term. tomorrow will mark the four year anniversary of the day president biden officially launched his last run for the white house, his successful run that put him where he is today. as soon as tomorrow morning, he's expected to release, expecting another video announcement declaring his intention to run for reelection. joining us now, i am pleased to say, is ron klain. his former white house chief of staff to pr

hopefully, it can be a model solution >> the tennessee to, tennessee representatives justin jones and justin piersonh for joining u tonight. it is so important to have bot of you here, both of you her as representatives in the hous of representatives i tennessee. thank you both very, very much for joining us tonight >> thank you >> thank you so much >> thank you we'll be right back. fo rmula repairs hair. as well as the leading luxury bonding treatment. for softness and resilience, without the price tag. if you know... you know it's pantene. hey bud. wow. what's all this? hawaii was too expensive so i brought it here. you know with priceline you could actually take that trip for less than all this. i made a horrible mistake. ♪ go to your happy price ♪ ♪ priceline ♪ (wheezing) asthma isn't pretty. it's the moment when you realize that a good day... is about to become a bad one. but then, i remembered that the world is so much bigger than that, with trelegy. because one dose a day helps keep my asthma symptoms under control. and with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy helps improve lung function so i c

two of those lawmakers, the tw young black male lawmakers justin jones, justin pierson they were expelledth legislature, only to b reinstated days later by their communities. today, all three of th lawmakers got an audience with the president of the unite states, in which he called the actions against them, as w just heard, shocking, shocking and undemocratic those sentiments ring from president obama. throughout his first term, h has made the issues of protecting democracy, and also stopping gun violence, quite central to his presidency. so, in some ways, it makes sense that today, he met wit those three lawmakers. he met with him on the eve o what many people expec tomorrow to be his announcemen that he's going to run for a second term. to morrow, tomorrow will mar the four year anniversary of the day president bide officially launched his last run for the white house, i successful run for the white house that putin where he is today. as soon as tomorrow morning, h is expected to release, or w expect to be another video announcement declaring his intention to run for reelection joining

commission, that voting body will hold a meeting on wednesday to discuss the reappointment of justin piersonin a statement, the chairman said he understands the need to punish those who break rules but he believes the quote the expulsion of state representative justin pearson was done in a hasty manner without moves of other correction. this followed a gun reform demonstration that they held with fellow democrat gloria johnson. they say the protest was disorderly. but they say it appeared racist but that johnson who is white was not expelled. those on the other side of the aisle say that is not. >> gloria johnson apparently convinced people enough to say she was not a very active participant, to imply that it has anything to do with race is really, really untrue. >> reporter: yeah, neil, we do expect protests to start back up here in nashville just as lawmakers go to the tennessee statehouse as a session is restored again. in fact there are a small group of people behind us off in the distance already holding signs. neil? neil: all right. charles, thank you for that. lee carter, i want to go

both him and justin pierson ar eligible to be gained thei seats through a specia election to fill the goin to do in getting behind them t make sure they're both reinstated >> the good news, and th unfortunate thing fo republicans in the state o tennessee, is that these are not two young men who woke u one day and decided, i'm gonna run for office these are two young men wh have been involved i organizing and activism in their communities for a very very long time and the important point here i that they themselves are organizers, there is a tremendous amount of organizin capacity and activism on the ground in nashville an memphis. so while my organization wil certainly support the work that's happening there, they are more than capable of ensuring that the nation attention stays on thi travesty, they are more than capable of organizing not just in their state and in thei cities, but organizing supporters and allies from around the country, includin us, to make sure that not only they regain their seats bu they have the support that the need for their reelection's. and also for the ver

wh -- tennessee house republican there, they expel the to doubt black democrats, justin jones, justin piersoney wer protesting gun violence. the white democrat, who also protested, was not expelled. listen to how she explain that >> why do you feel like ther is a difference in the outcome between you and your colleague >> i will answer your question it might have to do with the color of our skin. >> do you believe race was a factor there >> yes i do. let me also say this and ask this question. how many black elites play for the tennessee titans how many black athletes play for the memphis grizzlies? how many black athletes play for the university of tennessee? and how many billionaires come into that state as a result of black labor, just through blac athletics, and many othe professionals that show blac people contribute greatly to the tennessee economy. this is tennessee's history. the ku klux klan was founded i tennessee. and now, america gets to shine a light on tennessee i want to applaud the tw brothers, and the woman, who stood up and protested with th peaceful protesters after this ho

chair handled remains told political quote, on the da that state representativ justin jones, and justin piersonman, were kicked out of the legislature, 33,000 people called into the state part office looking to get involved democratic party chair manua remote said. so far, nearly 10,000 have decided to volunteer, any se hundreds of people hav expressed interest in runnin for office - many in districts wher republican lawmakers ran unopposed in the midterms. more than half of republican lawmakers serving in the state house today were on conteste in november. and julie muscle join us next, along with minority leader joh ray clemmons, to talk about th action inspired by the tennessee three tonight, representative justin jone told my colleague joy reid tha today's meeting the white hous gave him hope. >> that's not a movement, it's a movement it is happening in the south in a place where we have a already endorsed governmen calling a special session month from now or on gun violence it is because of thi multiracial, multi generational, multi faith, statewide movemen that is really creating this coa

justin jones and justin pierson called it a dark day. the demonstration happened after a school shooting in nashville with 6 people. 3 of them children were killed. jones pearson and another democrat lead protesters on the house floor to demand stricter gum laws. why cannot reports from washington? well, we have had now the death tennessee. how sir ejecting 2 democrats who had claimed lead protests in the house against the house rules. those 2 were african americans and there was a sufficient vote to get them expelled. the expulsion requiring 2 thirds. however, with the 3rd democratic charge to who happens to be white had the 2 thirds majority was not achieved. so she was not ejected from the house. but this is a situation where the, those who have been thrown out of the house insist that this is anti democratic, a dog's day, full democracy. they say they insist as well that they were speaking in the cohesion and together with the relatives and friends of those who've been killed in that shooting the week before. and there has just been