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temperatures, hitting record highs across the country, at the same time they are trying to battle this. plus, troubling signs for the u.s. economy. second quarter gdp, how much the economy grew and its expected to shrink as president biden faces several economic challenges. inflation, continued supply chain issues, gas prices high but coming down. all of this overshadowing a 3.6%, very low unemployment rate. several key economic indicators expected this week. well talk about whats ah...

first january 6th hearing broke the news that prior to trumps rally at the lips that day, those proud boys were actually casing the joint. >> just to be aware, to be advised, is probably about [inaudible] proud boys, marching eastbound and its 400 block of independence, actually, towards the, lawn on the united states capitol. >> they went there 10 am, casing the capitol, at various entry points. on wednesday, we also learned about this nine-page document, strangely titled 1700s 76 ret...

new york times broke ground in the collective understanding of what happened on january 6th. the proud boys paramilitary group were part of that crowd storming the capitol that day and donald trump had shouted them out before the election. but the way these groups achieved the grave, remarkable active breaching the capitol, during that long schedule national security, event thats not been fully accounted for. thats what were going to get into right now. because this was, of course, one...

at this hour, president zelenskyy is in washington pushing for critical aid for his countrys existential fight against russia. his visit capped off by a meeting at the white house with president biden. in a few minutes the two leaders will hold a press conference. well bring you that live when it happens. we begin with a stunning revelation by the special counsel jack smith in the federal election interference trial. for the first time, the special counsels office says it has data fr...

Rash of abortion bans. now were seeing the next wave, republican-led states that will look to curb access to abortion. indiana leading the charge. their governor was among the first to call for a special session after the supreme courts decision came down. that means legislators are coming back into session now. theyll take up two bills related to abortion. one, which would increase funding and resources for expectant mothers. the other, which would restrict access to abortion at almost any stag...

Seal it in public, we witnessed that going into the sixth. afterward, who have his most most controversial aides you see here, -- and navarro admitted the same plan, but they also disclaim any effort to direct violence. so, you have confessions and misdirections all at once, which brings us to one thing that trump is now claiming today, in his first extended public remarks since these damning hearings have begun. now, hes not claiming all the people storming the capitol are, quote, special, or f...

Of, when you look at the tv ratings of those debates and how they played online around the world -- it helped the group energize and mobilize more people. its also [inaudible] because trump and some of his coup plotters originally open about some of the parts in the plot about stealing the election. -- we witnessed that going into the sixth. afterward, who have his most controversial [inaudible] and navarro admitted the plan but they also disclaim any effort to direct violence. so, you have conf...

Handcuff this person or that person? if you think handcuffing is going to solve the domestic terror, racism, white nationalism, ethnic-based hatred in this country, you are wrong. so that national strategy has to look at the role of social media, has to help regulate and partner with social media, has to teach americans to be more savvy consumers of disinformation. thats all in the strategy. none of it seems to be moving forward. no surprise. we have a very divided country, a very divided congre...

>> so, yes, things may look dark. keep pressing. when we came out of 1964 civil rights act, people told us we couldnt get voting, and we got voting the following year in 65. it may look bleak now, but we are going to keep pressing. we are not going to give in on this because i am convinced that the people of good will are going to step up and help us get this done. >> so far nationwide, the gop has passed at least 34 restrictive voting laws in the past year. more than 400 restricting voting bill...

History. thankfully, all hostages in texas made it out alive but as a senior fellow at the tel aviv institute puts it, being jewish and alive shouldnt be a miracle but it is. and director for the american jewish committee with this reality. quote, if you attend religious services without armed guards at the entrance, without fear of attack, you do not experience religious life as american jews do. with me now, writer for the atlantic. in that same vein, rabbi walker, who of course is one of the ...