representative zephyr knows i am standing with you.ever i can do to stand up in solidarity to push back and let them know we're not going to be divided, we see this as united struggle, a struggle in which solidarity beats solidarity matters in which resisting together against these forces of authoritarianism is going to be something we continue to do nationwide. thank you for your courage. i'm so grateful -- when you walked out, had that same feeling of dignity. you walked out with your head held high. because we know we're on the right set of history. it is beautiful to see those photos that were pushing forward and did not let them shane you, you saw the community stands with you, the people of the nation stand with you. we will continue to push forward unafraid and on about against these forces. amy: state representative zooey zephyr, if you could respond and talk about the effect it had on you -- this is right before you were censured, saying justin pearson and justin jones being expelled from the state legislature -- did you at an

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zephyr was accused of inciting this protest in the house gallery. and now all republican members have voted to expel her from the house floor for the remainder of the session. no person may participate in conduct that disrupts or disturbs the orderly proceedings of the body. zephyr will be allowed to vote, but she will have to do so remotely. in a statement, zephyr saying, though the republican supermajority has voted to strip me of my ability to partake in debate. wait. i remained steadfast in my commitment to my community. the bill that zephyr initially opposed, passed the house and now heads to the governor's desk. the governor's son, who is non binary, has lobbied his father to veto the bill coastguards set to resume its search for a passenger who fell off a cruise ship near hawaii. the man reportedly fell from a balcony on royal caribbean's quantum of the seas . a passenger says a scream was heard before the australian man were seen falling from the balcony coming up next. the former h g t v stars at the white house state dinner last night, but

due to zephyr actions, the montana freedom caucus is calling for action against zephyr.rotesters rallied yesterday and zephyr telling it is crowd she plans to forcefully oppose legislation against the transgender community. the bill is on the governor's desk and he is expected to sign it into law. >> ashley: thank you. missouri republicans want state takeover of st. louis police department as prosecutors put criminals back on the street. how this would work and if other cities should follow suit. >> todd: president biden meaning to call in army of influencers as he hemorrhages support among the gen-z voters. with his announcement expected today, we'll ask tomi lahren what this account mean for the entire democratic ticket. how do we decide what hotel to book? fear not, i got you. choice hotels has a hotel for every type of stay. like a comfort with the kiddos. spacious! that's what they all say. stay twice and get a $50 gift card when you book direct at choicehotels.com. >> janice: good morning, everyone. happy tuesday. it was hard to get up this morning. i know, look at

the only person silencing representative zephyr is representative zephyr.ed. all 100 representatives will continue to be treated the same. >> what is your response to that? >> you know, i would say i am punching in on the bills i'm ready to speak on. and speaker is deciding no the to recognize me. i think it's important to acknowledge that we have had people in that body on the other side who have screamed in their closing arguments who have equated my very existence to somehow sexualizing children and yet the speaker allows them to go forward. so we're seeing a very undemocratic application of what it means to have decorum. i will say i rise in support of my community and my constituents every time i speak. >> the house speaker is also said that if you apologize for your comments, he would allow you to speak again. do you have any plans to apologize? >> when i spoke on senate bill 99, i spoke about the very real harm that these bills cause. for example, there was a young transteen who attempted suicide and when her mother found her, she had one of the hear

will only be allowed to vote remotely tonight zephyr says though she may not be permitted to speak onhe floor, she will continue to work behind the scenes. anne thompson, nbc news >>> tonight president biden is pushing back against concerns about his age just a day after announcing his re-election bid. peter alexander is at the white house. peter, the president was pressed about it this afternoon >> reporter: lester, the latest nbc news poll shows that 70% of americans do not want president biden to run again with nearly half citing his age as a major factor. he would be 82 at the start of the second term, and here's the president's response from today >> i can't even say -- i guess how old i am. i can't even say the number it doesn't register with me. i respect them taking a hard look at it. i take a hard look at it, as well. i took a hard look at it before i decided to run, and i feel good >> reporter: it comes as president biden and his south korean counterpart today unveiled a new agreement to deter north korea's nuclear threat with the u.s. planning to deploy a nuclear armed subm

zephyr will only be allowed to vote remotely. zephyr says though she may not be permitted to speak on the floor, she will continue to work behind the scenes. anne thompson, nbc news. >>> it was an explosive day of testimony in the civil trial against former president donald trump. e. jean carroll took the stand, telling the jury about an encounter with trump she says turned violent carroll alleged it started with playful banter at bergdorf goodman. she testified that trump wanted her to help buying a gift, the two joked about trying on lingerie. then she says he shoved her against the wall and raped her this is in the '90s and carroll never went to police instead she filed a civil suit for battery last year, using a new law that gives survivors of sexual assault a one-year window to file claims even when the statute of limitations has passed she's also suing him for defamation trump has repeatedly said these allegations are not true the judge says he must soon reveal whether he'll show up for trial. >>> two associates of former t

but zephyr tells nbc news she doesn't regret what she believes is standing up for democracy. >> when make the correct moral and ethical choice, it's hard to feel anything other than pride in that moment and pride for the people who came to the capital to show support for democracy and demand that it works. >> republicans in montana have also denied they are attempting to silence zephyr. the ban itself appears to be the first time in decades that lawmakers have censured one of their own members. back to you. >> anne thompson, thank you. >>> immat want to share this br new data from nbc news finding americans more polarized than ever we disagree with each other on almost everything from race to culture to even the fundamental goals of american society, and as expected, this divide falls mostly along partisan license. joi -- lines. joining us now is nbc news steve kor kornacki it is so disheartening tell us about the numbers and what it means. >> what you're seeing here is obviously a lot of divides a lot of divides along party lines when it comes to social and cultural change. i think

zephyr is a trans woman.nraged by something called s b to 80, a piece of legislation which would've made it difficult for transgender people to update their birth certificate. she commented on twitter, quote, having my birth certificate updated, and having it remove my that name, meaning the name that a transgender was given at birth, but no longer goes by, is one of the greatest joys i've experienced. moments later, the bill passed the state senate by the slimmest of margins with a vote of 26 to 24. zephyr took note and wrote, quote, it would only take one person to have protected my community from discrimination. if that doesn't make it clear that we need trans representation and government, i don't know what will. ten minutes later, she tweeted again, quote, i am filled with a mix of fear slash rage about what montana is doing to me and my community, and a burning desire to fight against it. next year, i'm gonna run for office in the montana legislature. zephyr followed through with that promise and was el

the house leaders denied zephyr the opportunity to talk.n days earlier during a debate on montana's proposed ban on gender affirming care for minors. >> if you vote yes on this bill, you will see the blood on your hands. >> reporter: today, the states first openly transgender representative refused to apologize for those remarks. was not bngeblood your hyrbolic. >> reporter: laws targeting gender affirming care for minors have exploded around the country. 15 states now have bans in place. 17 more, including montana, are currently considering a ban vehicle at the start of the year, just three state governments had bands. >> mr. speaker 68, representative's boat 32, voting no. >> reporter: the decision to ban her from -- >> you shut out 11,000 montanans, it is no surprise those montanans will come and de heard. >> reporter: now, the voters write down public gnomic party lines and effectively silences her. she cannot debate legislation and must vote remotely. the session only last a couple more weeks, but the debate over surgery and hormone th

it came days after democrat zooey zephyr said her colleagues would have blood on their hands if they banned gender-affirming care for minors. on monday, seven demonstrators in the chamber were arrested after zephyr was denied an opportunity to speak. just before yesterday's vote to punish her, republicans allowed zephyr to make a statement. >> when the speaker asks me to apologize on behalf of decorum, who he is really asking me to do is be silent when my community is facing bills that get us killed. >> zephyr will be allowed to vote remotely, but she can't participate in debates for the remainder of the current legislative session which ends next week. >>> a former columnist for "elle" magazine is expected to be back on the stand today in her civil lawsuit against former president donald trump. e. jean carroll claims trump raped her in a new york city department store nearly 30 years ago. elaine quijano has more. >> reporter: e. jean carroll took the stand in the civil trial against former president donald trump. and in graphic detail told jurors, quote, i'm here because donald trum

and here's representative zephyr defending herself on the house floor yesterday.e up and said there was blood on your hands, i was not in hyperbolic, i was speaking to the real consequences of the votes we as legislators take on this body. and when the speaker asks me to apologise on behalf of decorum what he is really asking me to do is to be silent when my community is facing bills that get us killed. i spoke with represenative zooey zephyr moments ago in the aftermath of the vote today. when are surprised republicans took the step?— took the step? given the fact the speaker _ took the step? given the fact the speaker wanted - took the step? given the fact the speaker wanted to - took the step? given the fact the speaker wanted to take l took the step? given the fact - the speaker wanted to take away the speaker wanted to take away the newly elected representative's ability to speak on behalf of her constituents are not surprised they doubled down and made a formal decision.— they doubled down and made a formal decision. what was your reaction when _ formal deci

when house leaders denied zephyr the opportunity to talk.ad spoken days earlier during a debate on montana's proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors. >> if you vote yes on this bill, you see the blood on your hands. >> reporter: today, the state's first openly transgender representative refused to apologize for those remarks. >> i have had friends who have taken their lives because of these bills, so when i rose up and said, "there is blood on your hands," i was not being hyperbolic. >> reporter: laws targeting gender-affirming care for minors have exploded around the country. 15 states now have bans in place. 17 more, including montana, are currently considering a ban. at the start of the year, just three state governments had bans. >> mr. speaker, 68 representatives vote aye, 32 have voted no. >> reporter: the decision to ban her came from a majority republican house. >> when you shut out 11,000 montanans, it is no surprise those montanans will come and demand that their voices be heard. >> reporter: now, the vote was right down p

what he is really asking me to do is be silent. >> reporter: zephyr first made waves on the house floort a bill that would prohibit hormone treatments and surgical care for transgender minors >> i hope the next time there is an invocation and when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands. >> reporter: they say she broke decorum rules and threatened disciplinary action following the remarks. >> the representative from house district number 100 clearly violated the rules, collective rights, safety, dignity, and integrity of the house of representatives. >> reporter: zephyr is standing by her comments. >> you use decorum to silence people who hold you accountable. in the name of all you're doing is using decorum as a tool of oppression >> reporter: house republicans also argue zephyr incited this protest monday after lawmakers refused to let the democrat speak on the floor all week. but zephyr tells nbc news she doesn't regret what she believes is standing up for democracy >> when you make the correct, moral and ethical choice, it's hard to feel anything other than pri

friday when representative zooey zephyr will join us on the show. along with tennessee state representative justin jones. elsewhere, north dakota signed a new law that bans transgender people from using public bathrooms or locker rooms that align with their gender identity. in missouri, a judge has temporarily blocked harsh new restrictions on gender-affirming care in response to a legal challenge by the aclu of missouri and others. and the u.s. justice department has sued tennessee over its law banning gender-affirming care for minors. in florida, disney is suing republican governor ron desantis for taking control over its self-governing district around the disney world theme park, accusing desantis of a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" in response to disney's opposition to florida's anti-lgbtq so-called "don't say gay" law. meanwhile, disney has begun laying off thousands more workers this week, including employees of disney properties and abc news and espn. the company has laid off some 4000 employees since last month. and here in ne

the shows where do we do, think i like all the shows, bu i particularly excited but tonight i'm zoe zephyr on wh is censored by the montana house. we have justin jones fro tennessee, and i've got maxwel frost on here. it's interesting to me, becaus a man of a certain age, to hav these young people, who are th civil rights fighters of our time, it's amazing to watch. >> and such a contrast wit what we are led to believe about government, and it's antipathy towards the people and if there is reason for optimism in this moment, it' you didn't guess on your show. >> the really, it is and there's people who don't believe in the way things work or the way things are an prepared to challenge, it an say there's a different wa going forward, i'm excited for it >> will be a great show iconoclasts, we'll be watching ali. >> before we get to, that we'v got some breaking news though. donald trump has lost anothe legal battle tonight, a federal appeals court rejected his attempt t block his former vice presiden mike pence, from testifying in front of the jacks mitt federa grand jury, investigatin trump'

you see those celebrated beer that would be surprising if zephyr got an invite to the white house. a new hero. another state taking on the lie of gender curving care is texas, the state senate saying there a bill that would add new restrictions to it. joining me now texas lieutenant governor dan patrick. why is this a priority for you all in this particular legislative session? bigger by the way, laura, i do not think look, we are living at a time of chaos and just a lack of the the quorum discipline everywhere. got to this point in all of society where people can think they can act out of control, whether getting in on a fight on a plane, baseball stadium, wherever it is today and in this case with this issue we do believe it is child abuse. we passed it last time on the texas floor but didn't pass the texas house. pass it again this time. it will pass the texas house. we see it as clear a child abuse. the people, the american people know that is the case but when i see zooey zephyr stands up and see what she did, she hopes to see other members 'has blood on their hands and she eg

representative zephyr, thank you for joining us. me begin with your reaction to that boat, to the restrictions placed on you. what does this mean for how you can do your job? >> when the speaker of the house refused to recognize me, he was preventing me from recognizing -- representing the 11,000 montanans who elected me to speak on bills on their behalf, and this vote is a doubling down of that. every bill we see in this house from housing bills to the budget will not have the voice montanag in that process. >> when you spoke in your defense for the vote today, you said you felt you were being asked to be complicit in the eradication of your community. what did you mean by that? >> we have seen over a dozen anti-trans bills in my state and an escalation of those bills across america this year. over 400 pieces of legislation. these are bills that ban our art forms, our literature, our histories, and our health care. the compiling of these pieces of legislation worked to remove lgbtq people from public life and made it harder for us

republicans wednesday voted to censure montana's only transgender lawmaker representative zooey zephyrparticipating in person on the house floor it comes roughly a week after she told lawmakers they would have blood on their hands if they supported a ban on gender affirming care for trans youth here was zephyr just a few hours ago. >> what we're seeing is that there's a rising wave of state legislatures and citizens who aren't willing to just sit down and let these really harmful bills pass, and the people in power are trying to use rules, fuzzy rules applied unevenly like decorum, to try to silence the communities that rise up >> zephyr now joins the tennessee three, a club of first term legislators getting a lot of o'attention for their commitment to progressive issues and adding to the growing realization by a lot of voters of just how much power state and local officials have over our everyday lives joining me now is amanda litman, cofounder and executive director of run for something, an organization that has helped more than 100,000 progressives run for state and local office sin

now, zephyr is banned from attending or speaking during floor sessions.ly for the rest of the legislative session. we will speak to her in the next hour. ahead of hearing into detention, dozens of leaked documents reveal us assessment of the war in ukraine as well as sensitive secrets about american allies. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a lot of people say to me, i didn't know you painted. many years it's been going on like this, but it's great, it's another string to my bow that i've always done ever since i was little. i've always done ever since i was little-— was little. i've heard that ou've was little. i've heard that you've painted _ was little. i've heard that you've painted or - was little. i've heard that you've painted or drawn i was little. i've heard that - you've painted or drawn some of the members of the royal family. _ the members of the royal family, is that true? well, i did the duke _ family, is that true? well, i did the duke and... - family, is that true? well, i did the duke and... prince | did the duke and..

due to zephyr's actions calling for action against zephyr. -- plans to continue to forcefully opposeislation against the transgender community. the bill prevents children from getting gender reassignment surgery is on the desk. >> todd: what a scene. what a scene here, check out the "new york post" cover this morning. jolly. jets fan for now is jolly. now part of new york jets after the team came to an agreement with the green bay packers. the jets get the star quarterback and the 15th pick in this year's draft, which begins on thursday. packers get the 13th overall pick, second round pick and sixth round pick and green bay gets second round pick next year if rodgers plays 65% of the snaps thissen sa. did you jot that down? good. >> ashley: will they be good now? >> todd: i don't think you can ever sap the jets will be good, that is tough statement to make. in baseball now, this heartwarming video showing minor league player's dreams come true. watch this. he is not 23, he is 33-year-old infielder drew maggie getting called up to the big time, getting the news he will join the pittsb

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zephyr willjoin me for an interview in the next hour, to talk the vote, and what comes next for her.he uk, this is bbc news. wokka micro a lot of people say to me, oh, i didn't know you painted? i mean, many years it has been going on like this, but it's great. it is another string to my bow that i have always done since i was little. i have heard that you have painted or drawn some of the members of the royal family. painted or drawn some of the members of the royalfamily. is that true? members of the royal family. is that true? ~ that true? well, i did the duke. prince _ that true? well, i did the duke. prince philip? - that true? well, | did the j duke. prince philip? yes, that true? well, | did the i duke. prince philip? yes, he was a favourite _ duke. prince philip? yes, he was a favourite character - duke. prince philip? yes, he was a favourite character of| was a favourite character of mine, and ijust caught him on canvas, and prince william loved what he saw. it canvas, and prince william loved what he saw.- canvas, and prince william loved what he saw. if you had to choose.

joining us is that montana state representative zooey zephyr. thank you for being here.uestion people have is what's next now that hthis has happene? >> so, i was elected to represent 11,000 montanans in people's house and i left yesterday with my head held high knowing i made a moral and right choice and i will walk into the building this morning with my head held high. i will find a place to talk to my colleagues, sit down and go over the bills urchlt can't speak on the floor. you can vote remotely. do i have that correct? >> that is correct, which is important to note this that we have a handful of bills, big bills coming forward in the last week of our legislative session. housing policy, the budget. and every time we debate any bill in the house floor there is going to be 11,000 montanans whose voiss are missing from that conversation. >> what have you heard from the 11,000 people that you represent? have you heard feedback from them since this happened or what are their concerns about the idea that their elected voice won't be there as that debate is happening? >>

this is the same bill that montana state representative, zoe zephyr told state republicans would leaveanned from the state house by republicans, earlier this week, now, has the support of the senior u.s. senator from montana. here is senator jon tester, speaking on a call with montana radio reporters. >> what i would rather have us make national news four is keeping 11 restaurants are closing, and making homeownership affordable. barring a duly elected representative who, quite frankly, represents thousands of montanans, is extreme. i think it is undemocratic. >> state representative zephyr, sharing this photo, today, on social media. the caption reads, republicans used a series of procedures to remove every bill from my committees. silencing my constituents, beyond what they already voted to do. my constituents elected me to speak on their behalf. in committee, and on the floor. stopping me from doing so, is anti-democratic. tomorrow, at 9 am eastern, i will be joined by montana state representative, zoe zephyr, on the saturday show. also joining us, congressman james clyburn, who is

they were demanding that democratic representative zooey zephyr be allowed to speak on a bill.ed to let her talk since her comments last week when she said that those who voted to ban gender-affirming care for young people would have, quote, blood on their hands. they want her to apologize. zephyr says she was told that she will be given a chance to speak today. >>> npr says court papers show prince william received a, quote, very large sum of money in a phone hacking settlement with rupert murdoch's british newspaper. the documents revealing the 2020 payments were made public as part of a lawsuit filed by prince harry. harry claims employees of murdoch's newspapers hacked into the phones of royal family members and illegally gathered information for two decades. >>> and "the washington post" says former new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern will temporarily be joining harvard university. ardern has been appointed to you doa philadelphia police at harvard school of public policy and government starting in the fall. earlier this year she made the surprise announcement that s

>> well, john, show you what zephyr said that caused this controversy.olleagues would have blood on their hands if they approved a bill banning transgender surgery on minors. zooye zephyr. >> if you vote yes on the bill and the amendments, next time an invocation when you bow your heads in prayer you see the blood on your hands. >> the republican house speaker said hate filled remark violated house rules. >> no representative is above our house rules, our house rules apply to all 100 representatives, we'll take this to the board. >> so fellow lawmakers voted along party lines to ban zephyr from speaking until she apologized. when she refused, supporters chanted let her speak, suspending the session. police moved in when protestors refused to leave, seven were arrested outside, zephyr told supporters. >> i was sent here to speak on behalf of my constituents, to speak on behalf of my community. >> so the bottom line, john, you know, these bills, there's 500 in the statehouses around the country, so the fight is the tip of the iceberg. back to you. >> john:

zephyr spoke with cnn yesterday. about her comments, saying she stands by what she said. i was elected on behalf of my constituents to come here and debate bills and have the hard discussions and i will punch in on every bill that my community would want me to speak on. and what the speaker does with that is up to him. so let's talk about what you said, because, you know, i think the montana freedom caucuses is correct that you tried to. you tried to shame the legislative body. i'm not judging whether that was right or wrong. but you definitely were. why do you think it is? can't amount to torture. why do you think that lawmakers who vote against allowing trans kids or kids who identify as a different gender than the one they were signed at birth having puberty blockers, for example. why would that cause there to be blood on their hands? so i know as a trans person, the joy and how we come alive when we are allowed to transition, and i know the pain that comes with not being able to transition, um, also in terms of blood on their hands, i have lost several trans friends t

montana republican lawmakers have voted to bar democratic representative zoe zephyr who is transgender from the house floor. >> for the rest of the 2023 session. zephyr faced conservative outrage when she spoke out in opposition to a bill that restricts medical care for transgender use state republicans accused her of fueling violence and disrespecting the chamber's decorum. she will be able to participate in votes remotely for the first time. pope francis is now allowing women to vote at the upcoming meeting of bishops aiming to promote women to decision-making roles. >> since the 1960's, the world's bishops have traveled to rome to debate particular topics. however, only the men voted on specific proposals. well, now 5 religious sisters will join 5 priests as voting representatives for religious orders. coming up next, in sports warriors hoping to take their first series lead of the playoffs. >> but we'll have to do it in front of a less than friendly crowd in sacramento will have a live pre-game report from the golden one center coming up. and a bipartisan group wants to take a stan

>> that disruption went on for half an hour several people were arrested zephyr hasn't spoken in the house since last tuesday after telling republican lawmakers that have they have blood on their hands if they ban j gender-affirming care. >>> boast th ouhouses of congrem back into session today. the senate will attempt to take overdue action on a long-awaited constitutional amendment for more on this, we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington what's the agenda look like on capitol hill this week >> reporter: good morning, phillip. we're only a couple months away from what economists spay is the earliest deadline to prevent the u.s. from defaulting on its debt obligations. this week in washington, speak esh of the house kevin mccarthy will attempt to unite the republican caucus behind his plan to avert this potential crisis last week he introduced the limit, save grow act it contains a number of spending cuts in, change for raising the ceiling by $1.5 trillion while a majority of house republicans voiced their support for the bill after its unveiling, mccarthy can only afford to lose

unable to continue, police cleared the protestors, made seven arrests outside zephyr told supporters speak on behalf of my constituents, speak on behalf of my community. >> to find out she was censored and not speak for the remainder of the session which is two more weeks is unconscionable. >> that's the tip of the iceberg as lawmakers around the country consider 500 bills dealing with lbgtq and transgender rights. >> bill: a lot more to come. william la jeunesse from l.a. >> dana: check out the latest episode of my podcast everything will be okay. i sit down with rosanna. it is fun. a little bit about the zest for life. >> she is great. before we go, roll it now. why did more than 2500 sheep cross the road? >> dana: i no he the answer. >> bill: so they can miss the cars. that's what they did in idaho yesterday as crowds gathered to watch the herd cross highway 55. do you know why there are so many sheep in idaho? there is a basque heritage that came from spain years ago. >> dana: they move them from one pasture to the next. harris faulkner is up next. here she is. >> harris: we begi

publican leaders barred zephyr from house debates until she apologizes.ephyr says she stands by her words. >> when the speaker asks me to apologize, what he is really asking me to do is be silent when my community is facing bills that get us killed. >> suffer will still be allowed to vote on bills remotely. the democrat says she will continue to stand up for her community. >>> still ahead, youth sports leagues around the country are dealing with bad behavior from parents. one little league has a clever solution to the growing problem. >>> still ahead in sports from california , >>> a new jersey little league has come up with a unique role to address the growing problem of bad behavior among parents. the league says it is struggling to find umpires because of verbally abusive spectators. >> now, any parent to heckles an umpire will have to work as an umpire for three games! otherwise they are banned from coming back for up to a year. >> that is going to change a lot of minds i think! that is a tough job. >> it is a really tough job! i am interested to see

mr.is speaker. >> representative zephyr would you like five minutes to maker. remarks? >> thank you, mr. speaker. it is my honor today as with every day in this body to rise on behalf of my constituent in house district 100 for the people of montana who elected me to be the representative in the people cells. today i rise in defense of those constituents of my community and of democracy itself. last week i spoke on the governors amendment to senatela bill 99 which and gender affirming care. this was a bill that was one of many targeting the lgbtq community in montana. this legislature has systematically attack att community we have seen bills targeting our art forms, our books,e our history, and our healthcare. and i rose up in defense of my community that day, speaking to harms that these bills bring and that i have first-hand experience of knowing about. i have that friends have taken their lives because of these bills. i have fielded calls from families in. montana, including one family whose trans teenager attempted to take her life while watching a hearing on one o

today, republicans said that zephyr violated rules of decorum. >> the representative fails to do her duty, she actively participated in disrupting the lawful activities of the legislature, if we are to keep processes in place that serve montanans. amna: she joins me now. welcome back to the newshour and for joining is. let's begin with your react. what does this mean for how you can do your job? >> the speaker was preventing me from representing montanans who elected me to speak on their behalf, and this is a doubling down. every bill will not have the voice of 11,000 montanans participating in the process. amna: when you spoke in your defense before the vote, you said you were being out -- asked to be complicit in the eradication of your community. >> we had seen over 1000 anti-trans bills in my state and escalations across america introduced. these are bills that can our art forms, literatures, history and health care. compiling of these legislations work to remove lgbtq people from public life and make it harder for us to exist as ourselves and communities. >> this is something yo

zephyr raised her microphone into the air as her supporters interrupted proceedings for nearly half an hour yesterday, leading to the arrest of at least seven people. >> will come to order. sergeant of arms, will you please clear the gallery? [chanting] amy: republicans have denied zephyr's repeated requests to debate on proposed anti-trans legislation after last week she told them they would have blood on their hands if they banned gender-affirming health care for trans children and youth. meanwhile, in tennessee, grammy-winning rapper and singer lizzo invited dozens of drag performers ostage during a concert in knoxville friday night, protesting republicans' efforts to ban drag performances in public. tennessee republican governor bill lee signed the measure into last february, but it was blocked by a federal judge the following month arguing it was too vaguely written. president biden on monday welcomed tennessee democratic representatives justin pearson, justin jones, and gloria johnson to the white house for a discussion on gun reform. the lawmakers became known as the tennessee t

. >> state representative zephyr, sharing this photo, today, on social media. the caption reads, republicans used a series of procedures to remove every bill from my committees. silencing my constituents, beyond what they already voted to do. my constituents elected me to speak on their behalf. in committee, and on the floor. stopping me from doing so, is anti-democratic. tomorrow, at 9 am eastern, i will be joined by montana state representative, zoe zephyr, on the saturday show. also joining us, congressman james clyburn, who is a national co-chair for president biden's reelection campaign. that is tonight's last word. the 11th hour, starting right now. >> tonight, a convicted capitol rioter, calling for the execution of mike pence, and members of congress. trump, comforts her with a hug. new abortion restrictions, actually, failing and red states. our conservative lawmakers waking up to what voters want? plus, russia launches its largest missile strike in nearly two months. ukraine gears up for a much anticipated counteroffensive. the 11th hour gets underway

i like representative zephyr. so i think that's all for the better for her.'ve been around for a while, and d.c., about a week ago, two weeks ago, there was a congressional hearing during which the congresswoman from georgia said some comments in violation of the committee's decorum and rules. somebody else on the committee called that out and used the rules to keep her from participating through the rest of the hearing. that may have made mtg more popular with her constituents. but do you want to violate the decorum of the body? >> did we lose the feed? oh, son of a gun. i was enjoying that. i will finish my thought and i'm so appreciative of him coming on the program. oh, he's back. we lost you there for a second. i'm thrilled you're back. what i was going to say, i'm all about decorum and civility. i enjoy having this conversation with you. i found it objectionable, do you remember when one of the representatives yelled out at obama, someone yelled, you lie. i think that's terrible. in this case, the punishment so outweighed the quote, unquote crime and wi

after her remarks, republicans censored zephyr, the state's first trans lawmaker, barred her from thete house for for the rest of the legislative session. there is data to back up suffers concerns about republicans attacks against the lgbtq community. according to a 2022 survey by the trevor project, more than 50% of transgender and non-binary kids across the u.s. seriously consider suicide. nevertheless, last night montana's governor signed the bill suffer tried to stop into law. joining me now is montana state representative, zoe suffer. representatives effort, thank you so much for coming to saturday's show, now that senate bill 99 has been signed into law, what does this mean fortunes gender minors and the lgbtq community in montana? >> it's important to note that this bill doesn't go into effect until october 1st. organize do everything in our power to stop this bill. there will be court challenges, and ultimately, bills across the country, it will get defeated in these courts. we know that these bills are as unconstitutional as they are cruel but i think it does show the way in

one month ago die did not know justin jones's name, i did not know justin pearson, i knew zo zephyr,min icons. they are people that i look at and say, are you going to ru for something because i woul love to watch that happen. i would love to watch you take the reins of this. it does seem to be working >> we are in a moment wher young people are being inspired, not just by the hundreds, bu by the thousands and million by other young people taking action whether people are running for office or young people are turning out and voting i record numbers you know, we just had th wisconsin supreme court race, race that most people would no pay attention to and young people turned out in record numbers the last three elections, we have seen the highest yout voter turnout in america history. and it is pushing back o republicans and also remakin the democratic party and expanding what is possible o climate change student at cancellation, gun safety, marijuana reform we would not be where we are today on those policies had it not been for young peopl turning out in record numbers. you talked a

so when i see zoe zephyr stand up and say what she did, that she hopes to see other members blood on their hands and she eggs on that crowdat, we'd neve. let that happen. immen tell i'm president of the senate how to clear that gallery immediately. e ri they were righght to censure hee and we've had to deal with some of these issues. minority, the people who come, the minority of people, small norityhey can minority, but thek they can just take over the capitol and take over everything that's going on . and you can't have a lack ofuseo decorum and have civility because you have to be ablu toe to debate and talk about ideas. >> now, this was msnbc just>> lu moments after zephyr was censured today. thisher microphone has beenerbet repeatedly disabled. she rophseven of her supporterse arrested yesterday and she has been misgendered by her own colleagues. >> is this what democracy looks like? no, it feelsn lo more like a wih trial. >> i'm not sure that this is a witch hunt. i mean, that sort of incestuous ties, is it? a to some extent, this is fascism. we saw jackbooted police officers r

zephyr followed through with that promise and was elected to office late last november.he chose to fight against the tide of intolerance and justice against herself in her community during a time when legislative attacks on the lgbtq community have only gotten worse. a record number of anti lgbtq bills have already been introduced in state legislatures across the country, during the first four months of this year. 469, according to the aclu, that's already more than twice as many as last year. it's not even may. on thursday, a zephyr was censored and banished from the state capital, forcing her to work remotely for the remainder of the current legislative session and unable to participate in debates. her crime was a breach of decorum, for saying that members will have quote, blood on your hands, and quote, for voting for a bill that will ban gender affirming care for transgender minors in her state. which by the, way was signed into law yesterday by montana's governor, greg jia forte. we're gonna talk about gender affirming care and what that means later in the show. but

will be permitted to cast votes but has to do so remotely zephyr released a statement calling the move disturbing a front to democracy. >> there are growing calls within the scientific community to end gain of function research. turns out the effort to find new viruses can do more harm than good. >> nothing good in medicine has ever come out of virus hunting. speaker a consortium of scientists, doctors and public officials is calling for a global ban on virus hunting known as gain of function research. student going into the amazon jungles and caves where we have exotic animals who naturally carry viruses. i think we should leave mother nature alone. >> reporter: the former cdc director agrees. the who said the exact number of bio containment labs that handle dangerous pathogens is unknown but experts estimate the number in the thousands worldwide. a recent senate investigation found covid started inside a lab that put researchers at risk for bites, scratches and needlestick injuries while collecting samples from bats. >> we are realizing that these chemicals could be more dangerous th

zephyr was censured for second week in a row after telling her gop colleagues they would have blood on their hands over their support of a bill banning transgender surgeries for minors the protesters chanted for 30 minutes while zephyr held up her microphone encouraging them several protesters were arrested. in the meantime and if an error for aaron rodgers in the green bay packers after an 18 year run love and gratitude for packer fans but felt the team had moved on. he has a lot of work in new york where the jets have not been to the playoffs 13 years. so mike a big win for union employees in chicago who were disciplined for violating vaccine mandates a judge ruled the workers must be rehired and repaid lost wages and benefits +7 percent in annual interest. soon-to-be unemployed chicago mayor lori lightfoot released a statement calling the ruling an erroneous decision that doesn't, wait for, follow the signs. the fox news at night, since department is one area public schools in the nation's capital are caught in some weird covid time up, says double check the tidar and sure enough it