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At me asking the question around here and saying dont buy into all this hype. its not actually going to happen. people very senior in this build ing at the time were mocking that notion. the idea that then they were going into meetings and talking about it, maybe even planning for this possibility. >> right. >> and considering steps, i mean, its kind of maddening now, to know that at the time we were being pushed so away from this idea of something they were concerned about. this is the military...

The hell out of those lawmakers. they say this is something thats happening in the political space and now theyre taking it up to the spiritual level. they want to see movement. they want to see impact. when they finish at the state capital, heading to the governors house. hallie, back to you. >> priscilla thompson in texas, thank you. with that meeting with texas senators and joe manchin happening next hour, well bring that to you. a damning inspector general report finding the fbi knew in ...

On that specific change, senator, what say you? yes or no, is that something you could support? >> look, i dont want to dodge your question at all because its important. >> i worry youre about to dodge it when you state that. >> let me tell you something, voting rights are really important to me. we ought to make it easier for people to vote. we shouldnt put up roadblocks. its fundamental to our democracy. if, in fact, roadblocks are being put up to vote, well analyze it then and potentially mak...

The filibuster, and so what the texas democrats say they are talking to senator joe manchin about is actual legislation that could potentially pass the senate to restore and ensure voting access at the polls, and something that senator joe manchin has been talking about as the john lewis voting rights act which is a restoration of the 1965 voting rights act that the supreme court gutted years ago and something that senator manchin says that he supports, but there are problems with that, geoff, a...

Alternative is eliminating the filibuster, but it is something that joe manchin does not support. he told me yesterday, geoff, he is still working with his republican colleagues to come to some sort of agreement with the voting rights legislation, but it is not something that republicans support, jeff. >> all right. talk about infrastructure, and chuck schumer says that he is going to be moving on this two-track path to get it to work. >> so we will start with this next week and start with the b...

>> so, one, quick question. i remember, for the audience, the first time i went to cuba. seeing written, on a wall, there is a lot of propaganda, obviously, from the castros. but one of the expressions is -- [ speaking foreign language ] -- yes, to cuba. cuba is worthy. cuba is tough. and i remember asking somebody there if this was from the government. and they said, to me, no, cuba is its people. we are held down by its government. do you think the moment s finally come where the people will b...

This picture of being on guard and protecting the nation, creating a steel wall around the capitol on january 20. but if the report at the same time is saying the concern was there from election day forward, then i have to ask why was january 6 able to take place? >> thats why im a student of yours, michael. my head is in the same place. let me read something to you. please put up the milley-pelosi conversation because it goes to, jim, were they just afraid of things or did they have reason to b...

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>> that is a starting statistic. its great to hear from those students here and from you in arkansas. thank you so much. to the southwest of chris in texas, clergy members are holding a rally at the state capital, pushing state lawmaker, the ones who are still there, to rethink restrictive voting bills making their way in the legislature. back here in d.c., those state house democrats are getting ready for, listen, one of their biggest meetings today, right? they met with vice president harris t...

Milley said in his apology. hes a noncommissioned officer and anybody in uniform will tell you exactly the same thing. youre authorized to follow only lawful orders. and youre not only asked to, but youre obligated to refuse any unlawful order. so no matter what donald trump would have decided he was going to do, i cant see anybody in the chain of command following an order which they perceived to be either illegal, immoral or delitarious to the existence of the united states. one reason they pr...