chairman menendez: thank you. with the thanks of the committee to both of you for your testimony we look forward to continuing gaugement. there are about a dozen members who came here. so this is a topic of great significance. and are you both excused, thank you. for the purposes of the committee's information, it's the chair's intention in consultation with the ranking member to move through to the second panel to hear their testimony and then we'll see how far we can get to questions. as we call upon them to join us in the hearing room, we'll just introduce them. after 11 years of conflicts syria remains as far as ever to the conflict that will allow syrians to live in peace and dignity. one of the few constands to the conflict has been the assad regime's treatment of fellow syrians with the active support and participation of russia and iran. from bombs and double tap air strikes and first responder to the regimes' industrial-scale torture and murder of dissidents, actors, and their family members in a network

with us now is new jersey senator bob menendez. always a pleasure to see you.xican president said about you. >> first of all, our relationship with mexico is one of the most important relationships we have, certainly in the western hemisphere, if not the world. it's a significant neighbor to our south, and we have deep cultural and historical ties. having said that, i think president lopez obrador basically tried to blackmail president biden into insisting that countries that are not democratic, countries like venezuela, cuba, or danielle ortega's nicaragua, that are dictators and despots should have been invited to the summit. the summit is an opportunity for democracies of the hemisphere to come together in common cause to deal with, how do we grow the economies to help more of our people? how do we deal with the challenges of climate change? how do we deal with the challenges of irregular migration? so instead of coming to the summit and strengthening the relationship with the united states of four years of donald trump, he chose to stay away and side with d

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menendez: mr. president, i come to the floor once again today to seek unanimous consent for the passage of the daniel andural judicial security and privacy act of 2021. i say once again, because a little over a month ago, i came to the floor seeking unanimous consent for this same exact bill, which was reported out of the senate judiciary committee last december with overwhelming bipartisan inspectors and whose namesake is daniel andrul, the 20-year-old son of u.s. district court judge esther solis. the judge is in the gallery today, hoping we come together as a body to deliver real solutions to honor her family by ensuring that no federal judge or their family experience the same violence she and her family faced. one year, ten months, and 27 days ago her son daniel was brutally murdered by a gunman who targeted judge salis for her gender, ethnicity, and because he could not accept her judgment in a case that reached her court. every single day since july 19 of 2020, judge solis and her husband, m

. >> chairman menendez, distinguished members of the committee, for the past year the administration has led allies and partners crafting common diplomatic approach to syria pursuing concrete actions to improve lives of syrians to protect vital national u.s. national security interest. let me be frank, after more than a decade of conflict prospects remain limited for advancing political solution worthy of syrians who demand change more than ten years ago. syrians are hungrier and more impoverished than at any time in the conflict with over 12 million food insecure. the ultimate responsibly for this tragedy rests backed by russia and iran who's brought us to the brink of ruin and remains in transient. the administration led international coordination in the face of this, we focus on bettering conditions for syrians pursuing justice for those wronged by the regimes mitigated risk with neighbors of this terrible conflict. we have the following priority defeating isis and credit increasing access to humanitarian aid keeping provincetown maintaining cease-fire, promoting accountability fo

. >> chairman menendez, ranking member rich, distinguished members of the committee. for the past year the administration has led our partners and allies in crafting a common diplomatic approach to syria and pursuing concrete actually actions to improve the lives of syrians to protect vital national u.s. national security interests. let me be frank with you. after more than a decade of conflict, prospects remain limited for advancing the political solution worthy of syrians who bravely demanded change more than ten years ago. syrians today are also hungrier and more impoverished than they've been at any point in the conflict with, over 12 million food insecure. the ultimate responsibility for this continued strategy rests with bashar al-assad, batch with russia -- . here's what is country to the brink of ruin and remains intransigent. the administration has led international coordination with syria in face of this transitions and foxtrot better conditions for syrians but throwing those justice for those run by the regime, which team the rest of, -- this terrible confl

with that we will recognize "the gravedigger" for his remarks. >> thank you, chairman menendez. thank you chairman, melinda's and ranking member rich for holding this hearing and thank you for inviting me to speak. i am honored to give testimony before this storied committee. thank you for giving me a chance to bring my voice to the united states congress, government and most importantly the american people whose democracy inspired our revolution in syria a decade ago. on march 11th, 2020, the military photographer and defector caesar shared his story with you. a 3 day he photographed bodies that had been detained, tortured, murdered in the syrian regime dungeons, the signs of torture were clear, the photographs were on display in front of your honorable committee. you saw it with your own eyes, innocent civilians experiencing the most brutal methods of torture. burning, strangulation, sodomy and ultimately death all for daring to dream of a free syria. now over two years later nothing has changed in syria. the bashar al-assad regime is no less brutal, the syrian people are no l

it's automatic. >> chairman menendez, ranking member rich, and members of the committee. it is an honor to appear before you today, alongside assistant secretary, don freed, to -- wavering support for nato membership for the republic of finland and the kingdom of sweden. thank you for holding this important hearing. this historic moment builds on the positive relationship that the department of defense enjoys with ministries of defense and arms forces of both finland and sweden. d.o.d. strongly assesses that the membership of both sweden and finland would be an asset to the north atlantic treaty, as a values based organization for defense and security. both countries and maintain a high degree of interoperability and cooperation with nato, and our capable military partners whose values align closely with that of the united states. a few key points on each of these nato aspirants. on finland, general conscription, a well manned and trained reserve, a strong willed defend the country are the foundations of finland's defense. finland's location on the bulk of the sea, diplom

now we have an order of appearance, senator menendez. sen. menendez: our country is suffering from a mass shooting epidemic, this year alone there been more mass shootings than days in the year. 22 schools of, under gunfire including robb elementary school were 19 children were killed in cold blood along with two teachers buying assault rifle. according to the washington post, more than 311,000 children and 331 schools have experienced gun violence at the school since the 1999 columbine shooting. after decades of republican obstruction to efforts to address this epidemic of school shootings we are now learning the long-term costs of this trauma. researchers at northwestern university found students who are survivors of gun violence at school are less likely to graduate high school and less likely to attend or graduate college. these survivors are less likely to be employed as adults than their peers. and if they are employed, they are likely to earn lasts over the course of their lives. what is the economic cost of allowing the trauma of unab

hello everyone, i am alicia menendez, welcome to american voices. we begin saturday with a one of post roe america. >> this disproportionately affects women of color and is a direct attack on the socioeconomic groups that are disparaged already. >> it is disheartening. as time goes on, it is just sad to watch our country devolve. >> i am shocked and amazed that we are taking somebody steps backwards right now. i am in fear for every woman in this country. >> protests coast to coast, the anger, the outrage fueled by friday's decision by the conservative majority supreme court, overturning roe v. wade, andy nearly 50 years of legal precedent, putting states in charge of reproductive rights. while this is news we all saw coming in that leaked draft opinion a few weeks back, the reality is that it is so sobering. laws banning abortions is already a valve-ing. at least 26 states across the south and midwest have trigger laws that will soon take effect, nine states already effectively banned the procedure. in their stinging dissent, justice -- and stephen

senator menendez accused obrador of siding with dictators. he said that his actions will have a negative impact on u.s./mexico relations. does the white house share that assessment or worries about that? sec. jean-pierre: please say that one more time. senator menendez said that. he accused oboe door as a dictator having a negative impact on u.s./mexico relations. sec. jean-pierre: we see our relationship with mexico. see them as a close ally. a partner. they are coming here in july. the president is coming with the first lady. they are going to continue to talk about the opportunity to carry out the work of the summit forward. we see them as a friend and a close ally. go ahead. >> in your description of the three countries that were not invited, you said the president has drawn a line of dictatorship. but when you go to saudi arabia, you say you are looking to work for the american people toward a better solution. does this suggest that the president who called saudia -- saudi arabia a pariah said he does not believe it is a dictatorship? or

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american voices with alicia menendez.manhattan, might i add. she starts arena. miss newman studio. thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello, i'm alicia menendez. coming to the village from new york city, home of pride. today across the city and this country, marches celebrating lgbtq rights. and how far the community has come. the writes it has secured, and the uncertain future ahead. safe to say, the pride march here in new york is unlike any other on earth. it is one of the largest pride celebrations in the world. with tens of thousands taking part in the parade. and millions spectator on the sidewalks. on the very streets where the gay liberation movement was first born more than 50 years ago following the stonewall riots in

>>> hubo muchas fallas de comunicaciÓn de tecnologÍa de protocolo >>> otro de los senadores josÉ menÉndeztaba el asesino nunca estuvo asegurada >> entonces quiero ver cuÁntos policÍas estaban ahÍ >>> a quÉ hora llegaron >> tambiÉn estas madres que fueron a protestar se dicen decepcionadas >>> estÁn hablando de salud mental >>> pero no hablan de las armas >>> el alcalde de uvalde tambiÉ explotÓ a quiÉn acusa de no compartirle detalles de la investigaciÓn y sobre la primaria confirmÓ que serÁ derrumbada >> nunca podrÍa pedirle a un niÑo o un maestro que regrese a la escuela dijo el alcalde de uvalde >> hemos pasado de varias versiones oficiales y cada dÍa hay nuevas revelaciÓn y peticiones de algunos senadores que se abra el expediente y conocer la verdaporque todavÍ se cuestionan si habÍa armas si habÍan chalecos oficles por quÉ no entraron a tiempo a la escuela julio >>> cada nueva revelaciÓn es mÁ dolorosa que la anterior >>> es la gota que derrama el vaso ahora finalmente hay un acuerdo en el senado para una nueva ley de mayor control de armas >>> el proyecto tiene posibilidades de apro

that's why you have somebody like senator menendez opposing it, and in 2015, it never could have passed in terms of a treaty, and it certainly couldn't pass it now to be absolutely more opposition to it. what is the path we're on? i believe that's what's going to happen here is the united states and israel will likely up our espionage campaign that the israelis are leading inside of iran to delay the development of nuclear weapons. it will bring back a military option on the table. i would hope that the administration if they don't get a deal with the iranians, that they really double down on the sanctions, and they've eased up on some of these sanctions already that the trump administration had put down on iran. that's a huge mistake. i think we have to face the reality of what we're dealing with, and it's very critical to strengthen the relationship, eric, with our arab and israeli partners in the region. they are fundamentally opposed to this and help to bring them together. the united states did something very good in march that's revealed this morning by the "wall street journal."

bob menendez is said to be the person who threatened cuba being removed from the invited guest list.id this morning. >> i think that he basically tried to blackmail president biden. instead of coming to the summit and strengthening relations with the united states after four years of donald trump he chose to stay away and side with dictators and despots. the first summit was in 1994, president clinton held that one. i had the opportunity then to speak with one of the stars of that conference about what she had asked the presidents to do. >> reporter: the conversation of the night is what one floridian, known as the queen of latin music, what she said to the 42nd president. quick exclusive with you. >> in english? >> reporter: let's try in english. >> remember my english is not very good. >> reporter: it's very good. in your song you said what? >> i said be our president. don't help castro anymore because we want castro leave cuba and we want cuba. >> 28 years ago to that first conference where cuba was not invited. katy, i don't know about you but when i see what 28-year-old videotap

. >> a moving tribute today for the san jose mayor norman menendez. among minetta the former president clinton himself. nbc damien was there with political headway to look back at the life of his legacy. >> reporter: some state nor minetta was a most influential person to come out of san jose. my get an argument from a few but no doubt that the generational legacy was left here. it was a tribute to an american patriot. today they came out to honor the man named simply as norm. >> i'm grateful i got to know norman. >> reporter: norman, an american born japanese immigrant at the tender age of 10 whist away into an internment camp. >> imagine a young boy, an american citizen suddenly made a prisoner in his own country. for no reason other than he was japanese-american. >> the former secretary of state leon and former president bill clinton noted how it was not let that defining moment to find him. after graduating from san jose he became mayor. he became the serving cabinet for two presidents in both parties including 42. >> norman spent a lifetime tryin

american voices with alicia menendez. live from the pride marching in downtown in manhattan, might i add. she starts arena. miss newman studio. thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello, i'm alicia menendez. coming to the village from new york city, home of pride. today across the city and this country, marches celebrating lgbtq rights. and how far the community has come. the writes it has secured, and the uncertain future ahead. safe to say, the pride march here in new york is unlike any other on earth. it is one of the largest pride celebrations in the world. with tens of thousands taking part in the parade. and millions spectator on the sidewalks. on the very streets where the gay liberation movement was first born more than 50 years ago following the stonewall riots in 1969. that horror in american history gave the american people a first look at the brutality the community long faced. police and anti gay protesters seen beating fellow americans for refusing to leave a bar. the only safe haven they had at the time t

menendez served in his cabinet. someone used power not to give more power for >> and saying theresa is stasio kron. 4 news >> some big news from fifa this evening. the san francisco bay area has been named one of the host cities for the 20 26 world cup. big deal matches will be played at levi stadium in santa clara course home of the forty-niners. the stadiums already hosted several major sporting events and has a capacity of 71,000 fans. plus a grass surface making it an attractive option for the 2026 tournament on the west but la and seattle were also named as host cities. no dates have been exactly yet. this will be the first time, though, that the bay area has hosted the world cup match since 1999. for those tickets are going to be hard to get. and this is ben says expensive. all right, live look outside as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> pretty jammed up. but a nice day out here folks, what coming into the city and in anticipation of the. i want to go check it out. a chase as to have that feel of being

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i didn't get a step i got a new day >> last people to speak was former president bill clinton menendez served in his cabinet. someone used his power power not to get more power for 6 >> incentive saying theresa is stasio kron. 4 news. >> 4.36 is the time in the east bay. if you're driving in oakland, make extra sure you slowdown around schools. the city is making new moves now to improve safety in those areas with new slow zones. oakland is cutting the speed limit around a lot of schools to just 15 miles per hour. it's partly a response to several crashes in the area that resulted in pedestrian injuries and even deaths by august when the new school year starts. oakland plans to add these 15 mile an hour zones to 10 different neighborhood schools and by the end of the year, at least another 10 more will be added. mayor schaff says that when she calls them bubbles of safety. it's all part of a citywide initiative called safe oakland streets. according to triple a demand for gasoline, declined slightly, which help limit pump prices from another big increase. still, though, the average pri

chairman menendez mention their names. some of them i know know yr constituents and i spoke to a number of members of this to me about them we have negotiated, first of all i just have to say it is the most outrageous that iran would use in a sense, innocent citizens and dual national american citizens, others just recently a pair frank citizens as pawns to advance other interests. it is inexcusable and we need to again find an international effort which secretary blinken is coordinating to try to make sure that those who do this are held to account and it not be repeated. but to answer your question, in parallel and separate from negotiations to return to the jcpoa we have been involved in indirect negotiations with iran to secure the release of our four citizens. it is not easy. as you can imagine iran is making requests that are very difficult to meet and sometimes are impossible to meet what we are continuing and we will not stop until all four of them are home and reunited with her loved ones. >> thank you. thank you,

the democratic establishment has back to be younger menendez.to largo, florida and hear from jim on our democrats -- jan on our democrats' line. caller: good morning. i went to say just a couple of things in regards to assault weapons. i believe the age should be 25 for purchase. i believe all of these assault weapons should be regulated in the -- confiscated in the u.s. and be sent to ukraine. that is where they will be useful against this war -- in this war against putin. god bless you and god bless america. host: jerry is in broadway virginia. republican line. first off, in this country, we have two political parties -- a republican party and the communist party pretending to be democrats. they have been trying to disarm citizens for 100 years. that is what communist regimes do. they control their citizens. citizens in this country have never been more -- than they are today. who in the world --? any weapon used to assault someone is an assault weapon. -- our assault weapons. ar 15 is simply a rifle. host: next up is rachel in texas, democrat

>> i have a bill with senator menendez that would prohibit the address of a judge being released to the public. protect the privacy. finally the house is going to act on securing the supreme court. we need to treat judges, the independent branch of the government the same level of security we have here in the capitol. there is a lot on the books, try that prevent people from going to a judges home to protest, intimidate them in the decision-making process. that law needs to be followed attorney general garland should arrest these protesters out in front of the supreme court justices home. there's also a lot on the book that prevents you from going to a juror's house and trying to intimidate them. we have laws on the books that need to be enforced. we need more capability to protect the independent judiciary. i think most americans went our judges to feel like they can do their job without being threatened themselves or their family. spin and set it i want to thank you for not only coming on tonight but over the course of the past year you have been a frequent guest. i am very grateful t

american voices with alicia menendez, my colleague and friend, starts right now.

so i'm wondering, we had senator menendez on yesterday reacting to the mexican statement that he is not cuba is not invilted. the senator said the president of mexico trying to blackmail president biden into including dictatorships. the relationship with mexico and that president who can call a senator of the united states a blackmailer and worse is mexico participating and cooperating with the united states in a way that could in some way help the situation? >> yeah. i think it's a really important question and regardless of whether the president attended the summit or not mexico is extremely important and extremely cooperative to work with the u.s. before the summit and how to manage migration flows. mexico is just as affected as the united states is because people coming from elsewhere stay in mexico even regardless of whether or not our own programs work but we saw real engagement by the mexican government in the declaration of los angeles despite the fact that the president deciding whether or not to come. that was real cooperation and collaboration. i think that we have seen mexic

good evening, i'm alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle.tions to come talk, the january 6th committee tonight has issued a formal subpoena for pat cipellone. the move comes just one day after that devastating testimony from cassidy hutchinson, who -- at the former trump white house counsel's actions ahead of him and during the insurrection. in a statement, the committee writes its investigation has, quote, revealed evidence that mr. cipollone repeatedly raised legal and other concerns about president trump's activities on january 6th and in the days that preceded it. the panel notes cipollone did sit for an informal interview on april 13th. but goes on to say that, unfortunately, h

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good evening, i'm alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. after days a very public invitations to come talk, the january 6th committee tonight has issued a formal subpoena for pets to pallone. the move comes just one day after that devastating testimony from cassidy hutchinson, who -- the former trump white house counsel's actions ahead of him during the insurrection. in a statement, the committee writes its investigation has, quote, revealed evidence that mr. cipollone repeatedly raised legal and other concerns about president trump's activities on january 6th and in the days that preceded it. the panel notes cipollone did sit for an informal interview on april 13th. but goes on to say that, unfortunately, however, you have declined to cooperate with us further, including by providing on the record testimony. we are left with no choice but to issue you this subpoena. earlier this evening, committee member adam schiff had this message for cipollone. >> he ought to show just a small portion of the courage that cassidy hutchinson displayed. he

i am alicia menendez. i will see you back here tomorrow for more american voices. for now i handed over to my colleague, amen. >> hey there, but i don't know about you, but i will catch that fascinating conversation, and program, about representing evil, i guess, right? >> you can walk right off their, and watch it. >> i will be doing that. thank you my friend, have a good night, and thank you to those of you at home for joining us. good evening, welcome to ayman tonight. major twists and turns in the january six committee investigation. just days before the first public hearing. former impeachment manager, joining me live on this program. then, gop election subversion. the playbook that republicans are using to take over voting counting in the midterms. plus, canada has a new gun ban, and if they can pass restrictions in the wake of a buffalo uvalde shooting is happening in our country, why can't we? i'm ayman mohyeldin, let's get started. >> tonight, a new bombshell development in the january six committee investigation. days before the committee's first primetim