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were going to be joined tonight by congresswoman grace meng who had a moment today in a house judiciary committee meeting that gave powerful voice to the thoughts and emotions that many asian-americans have been experiencing this week in particular. and you could see in that moment a frustration that had been building for much longer than just this week. congresswoman grace meng took on a republican congressman from texas who tried to change the subject of the hearing when the subject ...

that seeks to deny the real fears in the communities. as a result of historic racism exacerbated by a former president and media allies who describe the coronavirus pandemic as the china virus or kung flu for more than a year up to and as recently as this week. the right is doubling down on the violence trutherism with this comment from congresswoman chip roy. >> we believe in justice. there is an old saying in texas find the rope and get a tall oak tree. you know, we take justice very...

eight people killed in shootings at three spas in metro atlanta. one suspect is in custody. cnn is live from the scene. president biden visiting a place in pennsylvania in part of his tour to promote the nearly $2 trillion relief that didnt get a single republican vote. also tonight, president trump including americans including supporters to get vaccinated. that as medical experts fear states are easing up their covid-19 restrictions too fast as a highly contagious variant of the viru...

motive. >> we have received a number of calls about is this a hate crime. we are still early in this investigation. we cannot make that determination at this moment. >> the georgia shootings do follow a wave of unprovoked attacks across the country of people of asian descent. president biden has just been briefed. vice president kamala harris also addressing the terrible shootings. >> we dont know, we are not yet clear about the motives. i want to say to our asian communities we stand ...

the election. mitch mcconnell is threatening to scorch the earth if democrats get rid of the filibuster. later ill be joined by the perfect guest to discuss the intimidation tactics, harry reid. he has a lot to say about mitch. we begin with ron johnson continues to dig a hole for himself. hes doubling down on his experiment in making the quiet part really loud. last week when he said he would be more afraid if the violent insurrection on january 6th was led by black lives matter prote...

you probably were sleeping. well give you the highlights. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "early start." its monday, march 15th. 5:00 a.m. here in new york. were so close we can taste freedom and yet so far. one in five americans have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine. since friday, the u.s. has hit three of the largest single day jumps in vaccinations. scenes like this can set us back. this is miami beach. a lot of people out there...

efforts to maximize every penny of the stimulus. the president and vice president and their spouses hit the road today from vegas to near philly for what the white house is calling the help is here tour touting the massive legislation. this comes as president biden is setting new goals for the nation to begin the path out of this pandemic and to help reach those goals the biden administration is now devoting $250 million to try to encourage skeptical americans, many of them trump suppo...

spring break could bring a spike in cases, too. >> if you get the coronavirus thats your own fault because you know the risks of coming out here. >> wearing a mask, thats not the normal compared to people who do wear a mask. governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners. for the good of the state he should resign. >> he should look into his heart to see if he can govern effectively. >> we have a broken immigration system. our cities and our counties on the border don...

ideas around which america is built, it was abraham lincoln. >> politicians recognized the power that his name still has and use it. >> and that vision of lincolns of a generous, inclusive america has driven this country for more than 200 years. >> president lincoln not only understood the heartbreak of his country, he also understood the cost of sacrifice. >> abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. the president said, and i quote, if my name ever goes down into history, ...

problems. plus both the embattled new york governor loses support of state democratic leaders, including the state senators. governor andrew cuomo said he wont go. >> let the review proceed. im not going to resign. >> will it work? >> im jake tapper in washington, where the state of the union is moving forward. we have just under 70 confirmed deaths as we all scramble to adjust, to life in a pandemic. one year ago tomorrow marks 16, 2020, president trump announced 15 days to slow the...