we want to get this to the tennessee supreme court and try to overturn the law under the tennessee constitu tution. plus, we want to appeal it eventually to the united states supreme court and maybe really expand freedom of speech and maybe even get a freedom of religion. question in here. and so now we've got our appeal. so the rest of the trial, what darrow was trying to do with a national audience look looking on is make his points about the battle between religious religion and science. and in part, he wants to humiliate the leader of the anti-evolution movement, william jennings bryan. all right. and there's all kinds of moments in this trial where people but the trial just stops as people make these long speech. is darrow bryan other members of the to defense the prosecution teams and some of the things that are said if evolution wins christianity goes and of course bryan is arguing the people who pay for schools have a right to determine what's taught in the school scopes is an employee. he can say whatever he wants on his own time. and darrow is going to argue back. the state has a

the gentleman from tennessee. mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentleman, mr. pfluger. mr. pfluger: this is a sad day. sad day that we have to be here, but the framers of our constitution that this could occur. we are going to hear this is a policy difference but this is systemic refusal to enforce the law. egregious breach of public trust. and there are no other avenues here that must be a consequence and accountability and that's why we are moving to impeach peach alejandro mayorkas for endangering our country. what is being allowed to happen is a catastrophe but a national security crisis. 9 million illegal aliens have entered our country since president biden has been in office. 300 people have matched the terror watch list. took less than 20 it took less o do the attacks 9/11 which sent me into 20 years of service to protect our country overseas. yet we're letting the trojan horse into our country that threatens us, yet we have a secretary who refuse tones force the laws on the books. it is the responsible o

gentleman from -- recognize thes the gentleman from tennessee -- recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. green: i ask unanimous -- i ask unanimous consent that all members have five days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.res. 863. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. green: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. green: madam speaker, i rise today to present two articles of impeachment against department of homeland security secretarial han droa mayorkas -- alejandro mayorkas. article 1 charges him with willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law. article 2 charges him with the breach of public trust. since secretary mayorkas took office, we've all watched the unprecedented crisis a at our -- at our borders unfold. we've seen the chaos. under secretary mayorkas' watch, c.b.p. has reported more than 8.5 million encounters at our borders, including more than seven million apprehensions at the southwest border. even more terrifying is the

the gentleman from tennessee.ker pro tempore: without objection. mr. green: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. green: madam speaker, i rise today to present two articles of impeachment against department of homeland security secretarial han droa mayorkas -- alejandro mayorkas. article 1 charges him with willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law. article 2 charges him with the breach of public trust. since secretary mayorkas took office, we've all watched the unprecedented crisis a at our -- at our borders unfold. we've seen the chaos. under secretary mayorkas' watch, c.b.p. has reported more than 8.5 million encounters at our borders, including more than seven million apprehensions at the southwest border. even more terrifying is the president 1.8 million known gotaways that border patrol agents detect but are unable to apprehend. millions of those inadmissible aliens are eventually released into our communitie

the tennessee river was low. there had been a sustained drought and if you remember about battle of chickamauga, the soldiers were really hurting for water at chickamauga and so the tennessee river particularly near chattanooga, was too to have any kind navigation. so the river was out of we talked about bridges so there was bridge a railroad bridge at bridgeport and a railroad bridge at running water creek. but the confederates had destroyed those railroad bridges and. so the nashville and chattanooga railroad was not an option for. the can for the federals to supply their army in chattanooga, there was a road that hugged the north bank of the tennessee called haley's trace. it was very rough road. but the confederates who were on the south bank of the river, the sharpshooters there, could have easily shot the horses and mules across river, pulling the wagons and. so that route of transportation was off limits. so how did rosecrans get supplies into chattanooga? he had to put them on wagons at bridgeport and hau

and the tennessee don't this down, just get the idea here. it's not going to say that you had to teach the book of genesis in school all it said is this that it shall be unlawful for any teacher in any of the universities, normals, dorms, our to taught teachers how to teach and all other public schools of the state which are supported in whole or part by the school funds of the state to teach any theory that denies the story of divine creation of as taught in the bible and to teach instead that has descended from a lower order of animals so you could teach evolution about other species but just not anything conflicted with the book of genesis. you have to teach the book of genesis. you just had to teach anything that conflicted with it, which would be darwin's theories on the origins of man the butler act. and it's going to pass. there's going to be some opposition when it's the tennessee senate, there's some vanderbilt up in the rafters, heckling, but nevertheless it's going to pass a lot of enthusiasm and be signed into law by governor aust

you know him also as a federal commander here in tennessee, won several very victories here here in tennessee very present in the western theater of the war before he goes east in 64. and we tend to know him as a civil war hero more than we know as president, even though he served two terms. sure. well, grant, i want to say two things. i'm going to tell you a little bit about him. a, as an individual and then something about his his presidency. why his presidency is something different from what most of us received in our earlier education. i mean grant in the in his character he's very remarkable. he's extremely modest. very modest. his his his west point. very well-educated guy. his would later say he's was an idiot, isn't stupidity, you know, and it's not a not true at all. so very well educated west point was one of the best offered one of the best educations in the united states in his day. so west, a veteran of the mexican american war, leaves the army for a while before. the civil war rejoins and moves very up the ranks because he keeps. very successful general but very modest. as i sa

and before he actually was here in tennessee, where he worked at both the tennessee arts commission and tennessee, so formally in a past life, he was one of these people running the tense, doing other hospitality. but now he's on the other side as a published author himself. and so with that, i'll turn it to langston, and he's going to give us an introduction. hip hop in houston, thank thank you. yeah, i'm delighted to be here. like jennifer just said, maybe five years ago. yeah, i was running around working on and collaborating with the rest of the staff to produce this here event. it's really weird to be back here as an author, but again, i'm delighted to. be here. yeah. i'm an assistant professor of folklore and africa-american studies at the university of wisconsin, and those two areas kind of informed my first book. welcome to houston, hip hop, heritage and hustle town. i'll see, you know, i'm kind of switching into like author mode here i was planning to be the host but you know so, forgive me so book came out in august through university of illinois press. it's an ethnographic lo

tennessee democrats are calling for a legislative response to this.proposing? what could be done? is there any chance that there is a supermajority, of course, super republican majority? >> i mean, what we need is reflective action. we need intentional action. words are nice. a resolution would be nice. we cannot just condemn this by saying we condemn. we need to look at the policies that perpetuate in the tennessee house. we have the same state house that have banned books about black history, and banned books about lgbtq community members. this is the same state house saying that adoption agencies could discriminate against jewish couples because they are religiously based. this is the same state house that says that one and five black men in tennessee can't vote. the same state house that is perpetuated hate, and vitriol, against immigrants. just this week, having members stand on the floor, and say there is an invasion at the southern border. this is the hate, that leads to hateful actions. hateful word, hateful actions. i want my republican colle

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in tennessee. and i am assuming in all 50 states. so the poll watcher, you know, they come into our office, they pick up their credential, they identify themselves and they play just as important as a role as the poll official. >> thank you. next up, senator fischer. >> thank you, senator klobuchar. mr. vanier, nebraska has taken a significant step to enhance the security of election systems and equipment. can you tell us more about these improvements and the threats the improvements might help mitigate? >> thank you, senator fischer. as i said in my testimony, our first thing was to lock down our voter registration system on the front-end and backend as it is the most valuable data we have as officials. is an multifactor authentication was the start, having a detection advice on the backend has been replicated in several different states, was the first stop. in 2020 when we implemented new election equipment statewide, which was the first time we did since 2006, we did it in a closed loop system in which no aspect of the ballot coun

the arrest tonight >>> the urgent manhunt in tennessee a deputy fatally shot. the armed and dangerous suspect on the loose. >>> the dramatic video of the first tornado on record to hit wisconsin in february. >>> israel ordering an evacuation ahead of an expected invasion in the gaza city of rafah, and president biden's sharpest rebuke yet of israel's offensive. >>> the military naming the five u.s. marines killed in a helicopter crash what we're learning. >>> and her dad's a niners fan, but she's rooting for travis and taylor a house divided just two days from the super bowl >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and welcome. the white house and democrats tried to seize the narrative tonight following the cringeworthy characterization of president biden's age and memory contained in that special counsel report into mr. biden's handling of classified documents after his vice presidency calling the memory references "gratuitous. the president hurried to get in front of tv cameras and in front of the headlines last night highli

but if you look at tennessee, very different.legal team focuses on those jurisdictions where the focus is the victim's feelings and not so much the intense tennessee statute says very clearly if the perpetrator has effectuated willful conduct that results in harassment or fear of a victim of their personal safety, their property, much more expansive the focus is on the perpetrator in their intent but the focus is how the victim feels about those overtures to the perpetrator. so a great point for those lawyers who sent out the cease-and-desist orders there may be jurisdiction similar to tennessee you can hook into. and then go after sweeney for. >> even if swift these are curious and want to see where she is, make sure she gets to the super bowl in time et cetera, et cetera that is not the point the fact you may be observing it on the internet or on your computer it is the way she feels? >> that is exactly right. it really is depending on the jurisdiction and happens to be tennessee has a much broader statute not surprisingly nash

he was born february 11, 1924 in scott county, tennessee. raised on a farm with nine siblings where his parents taught him the values of hard work, spot, and good education. during world war ii he enlisted in the united states army air corps and was honorably discharged in 1945. he then got his law degree from the university of tennessee and later on worked as a special agent for the f.b.i. and given a letter of commendation from none other than j. edgar hoover when he retired. he served as a judge and spent 15 years on the tennessee court of criminal appeals. in 1946 joe married the love of his life and they had a son and two grandchildren. they have been working in public service in east tennessee for many years. joe supported john's, his brother's successful bid for knoxville mayor no 1959 and 1963 and john's successful campaign for u.s. house of representatives in 1964. joe also supported the political careers of his nephew, my predecessor, john duncan jr., tennessee's second district representative in congress before me. as well as his

howard, the two tennis peep -- tennessee people at the end? >> i think federal funding is critical, we have seen the huge transition across the country from paperless voting machines to now, such as in mr. farley's county to paper-based voting systems which is critical. in many states, for instance pennsylvania that would not have happened. for the additional federal funding that has been provided. there are new, additional expenses that election officials are facing. some of the physical security enhancements that senator welch talked about, bulletproof glass, structural changes to include or add on additional doors of entry or exit as a physical security improvement, we estimated it will cost about $300 million across the country, we estimate that election officials will need another $300 million to protect against insider threats that are again somewhat new for election officials. we need key card access, to critical systems such as voting equipment and a log for people who have access to them. there's new expenses, we still have ongoing ex

. >> let's talk about tennessee. you booked a cabin in august of 2023 and paid for a cabin in den see. that's when you paid for it. can you tell us about that? >> august of 2023? >> you booked a trip for 1484.51. >> are you asking me did i take that trip with miss willis or are you asking me >> i was asking you to acknowledge that it's correct from the records. you paid for a cabin in tennessee. hopefully you can do it from memory. do you recall paying for a cabin six months ago, 1,481 in tennessee? >> where are we now? what page is that >> do you remember paying for a cabin in august? >> he can answer whether he remembers or not. >> i'm not asking you to go through a thousand pages of record. do you remember paying for a cabin six months ago in tennessee? >> no. >> do you remember booking a cabin? >> i book lots of cabins. >> did you go to a cabin with miss willis ever? >> ever? >> ever. >> no. >> you have never gone to a cabin with miss willis. >> no >> every gone to tennessee with miss willis? >> yes. >> when was

let's talk about tennessee. you booked a cabin in august, 2023. and paid for a cabin in tennessee. that's when you paid for it, i don't know when the trip was. can you tell us about that? >> august of 2023? >> yes, you booked a trip for $1418.54. >> are you asking me did i take that trip with ms. willis or are you asking me -- >> first i was asking you to acknowledge that that is correct from the record, that you paid for a cabin in tennessee, do you recall -- hopefully you can do it from your memory, do you recall paying for a cabin six months ago, $1,400.81 in tennessee. >> where are we now? what pages is that? >> i'm asking from your memory. do you remember paying for a cabin in august? >> ask being a particular transaction -- >> answers when he can remember or not. >> i'm not asking you to go through 1,000 pages of records. i'm asking if you remember paying for a cabin six months ago in tennessee. >> no. >> you remember booking a cabin? >> i booked lots of cabins. >> did you go to a cabin with ms. willis ever? >> ever? >> ever. >> no. >> never gone to a cabin with ms. willis? >

blunt county is about 16 miles south of knoxville, tennessee. the tennessee bureau of investigation is assisting in the search and has issued a statewide blue alert for dehart. officials are advising people to not approach the suspect and asking them instead to contact law enforcement immediately if they see him. rafael romo, cnn, atlanta. >> the reward for information leading to the capture of kenneth wayne dehart is now up to $80,000. >>> when we come back, new russian strikes in ukraine. we're learning at least seven people died including three children after a drone hit a building in kharkiv. the latest on russia's war on ukraine next. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. hey billy, how you doin? with comcast business, reliability isn't just possibl

. >>> the urgent manhunt in tennessee. a deputy fatally shot. the armed and dangerous suspect on the loose. >>> the dramatic video of the first tornado on record to hit wisconsin in february. >>> israel ordering an evacuation ahead of an expected invasion in the gaza city of rafah. and president biden's sharpest rebuke yet of israel's offensive. >>> the military naming the five u.s. marines killed in a a helicopter crash. what we're learning. a house divided. and taylor swift right in the middle of a super bowl sunday showdown. >>> the handling of president biden's classified documents calling the memory references gratuitous. the president hurried to get in front of tv cameras and in front of the headlines last night. highlighting the special counsel decision not to charge him with a crime over those documents, but refuting the idea that they were willfully retained. but it was special counsel robert hur's references to the president's memory and advanced age that has the white house on the offense. vice president harris calling the memory comm

blount county is 60 miles south of knoxville, tennessee.ennessee police have issued a state wide alert for dehart. officials are telling people not to approach the suspect. but to ask people to contact law enforcement immediately if they see him. victor and amara, back to you. >>> up next, the revolution of artificial intelligence. it's everywhere. now u.s. customs and border protection, they're using it to help stop the fentanyl epidemic. we'll explain how. >>> one more use now nor artificial intelligence. federal law enforcement. officers say they're using a.i. to help fight the fentanyl epidemic. >> yeah. it's part of a new pilot from u.s. customs and border protection to detect drugs being smuggled into the country. cnn's josh campbell goes behind the scenes of the los angeles operation. ♪ >> reporter: in the short time we've been here, pass packet of fentanyl was seized in the mail. the sender of this envelope now under federal investigation. the deadly drug detected by a.i. a. its street value -- >> about 100,000 worth of fentanyl. >>

live pictures from tennessee once again. where is really a police offices have been confronting, demonstrates as a, during this protesting tennessee, again sees really prime minister benjamin netanyahu. some of the protesters we understand have been calling for a deal to return. the captives who are housing guys and, and others have also been chanting against the government until testers have also, we understand, gather a try ministry. initially. i was private home in tennessee, the police say i have found, i want a canon as some of the demonstrators, as you can see again happening right. the live on those pictures, water cannon being fired on the protesters. i have this on who does back with us once again. i'm day if you can hear me just bring this up to speed with what's been happening. the rifle is the candidate to bring is really demonstrators that they're continuing to take place every election immediately. and you can see the top of the 3 teams more the government back there. the take a look at the not working everythi

this year's celebration will be held august 21 through august 31 in tennessee. mr. secretary i would like to extend a personal invitation for you to attend this unique event and experienced firsthand the long-standing tennessee tradition. mr. secretary, schedule permitting, would you be willing to consider attending this your celebration? >> i would be happy. they do not put me in charge of my schedule. it would be chaotic if they did i would be happy to make sure people are aware of your kind invitation we will certainly take it under consideration for effects i invite you because it's part of my visits to the celebration of recent years i've had the opportunity to take a look at what your staff is doing their to inspect the horses and it's really quite something. the efforts, taken to make sure these horses are treated humanely, fairly, and so it would be useful to you to see that. and compare and contrast that to what happens elsewhere in the equine industry the lack of equivalent oversight going on with respect to other shows and respect other breeds i would enc

i'm sure that many tennessee artists submitted, urging implementation of many things. one, appropriate licenses or authorization to ingest or otherwise use material that's copyrighted. second, adequate record-keeping. and third, ensuring appropriate transparency is maintained by ai companies. are these remedies the types that the copyright office is considering? dr. hayden: the office is currently reviewing those comments, over 10,000. they are a full range. i have information that they are really looking at what could be infringements, the treatment of these type of ai generated infringements and currently they are preparing that report. sen. hagerty: the points are based are certainly of interest to our industry in tennessee. the rights of artists are typically provided by state law. given this, in your opinion, are statutory changes needed to protect performing artists? dr. hayden: our registrar of copyright is very involved in that and she will be working with congress on developing any potential legislation or any other things that would impact the copyright law.