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heritage. after all our flaws and disagreements, and the push and pull of all that makes us human there is a nation that cannot accomplish, theres nothing was nation cannot accomplish when we stand together, and defend with all of our hearts, that which makes us unique in the world. our democracy. we are not only a nation based on principles, but based on an idea. we are the most unique nation in the world. an idea, that everyone is created equally and should be treated equally through...

square. kevin mckacarthys quest to become house speaker, and the time is running out before the vote. and a green light to treat an experimental drug for alzheimers. that is what were watching "at this hour." >> hi, everyone, im jessica dean in washington in for kate bolduan today. and we begin with new developments in the investigation into a machete attack near times square on new years eve. cnn has learned that the 19-year-old suspect was added to a terrorist watch list more tha...

destruction in its wake. governor ron desantis says more than 1,600 rescues have been made so far. after the storm turned roads into rivers, destroyed or damaged thousands of buildings and homes, leaving some coastal communities just unrecognizable. >> thats right. and right now nearly 600,000 homes and businesses are still this morning without power in florida. some floridians still have no clean water. officials say they are only now beginning to really assess the full scope of the d...

reporter ryan riley and kelly odonnell. im andrea mitchell in washington. ryan, can you get us up to speed on the latest? in my read of this, she is also enjoining the government from using the seized materials for investigative purposes, but is not preventing the director of national intelligence from proceeding with the damage assessment, correct? >> thats right. its a pretty devastating ruling for the government. the biggest question here was whether or not the special master was go...

jackson, mississippi exposing years of negligence and misplaced priorities by the states republican governor. mississippi state senator salim norwood weighs in. and we will go live to the kennedy space station in florida where nasa is once again getting ready to launch its artemis 1 mission around the moon. all of that and more is coming up. >> and a happy labor day weekend to, you and katie fang. over the last 24 hours, we have learned several new pieces of information about donald tr...

forward. >> what do republicans have to say? >> the republicans offered a bit of a muted response. many not defending donald trumps actions, not yet criticizing what the justice department is doing, taking a wait and see approach. one of those republicans, lindsey graham of south carolina, who told me earlier today that he does not think that trump should be prosecuted. >> thats just ridiculous for me to comment over what some grand jury may be looking at. i dont see anything to prosec...

electors. presumably designed to create so much confusion the congress would kick the matter back to republican-led state legislators as to overturn joe bidens win in the states. it will explore the broader pressure campaign aimed at subverting the will of the american people. the first witness is the arizona state house speaker. aides say bowers will share critical new details about trumps demands and even harassment as the president sought to decertify bidens legitimate and legal win...

trump electors. we are going to hear from four witnesses this afternoon, including the secretary of state for georgia, brad raffensperger and his chief operating officer, gabriel sterling, big public figures in the wake of the november election in 2020. the committee says its going to show evidence that former president trump put undue pressure on legislatures to try to put forward alternative slates and electors. for president trump, the strategy did not work, legislatures did not go ...

threats to her safety after being accused of being part of a conspiracy theory involving fake ballots, debunked, by the way. >> most of the discussion heading into todays hearing surrounds brad raffensperger who won a primary earlier this month. raffensperger was facing deep discontent from some trump supporters for pushing back on donald trump in the days before the january 6 insurrection, refusing the former presidents request to, quote, find the votes trump needed to win that state....

>> the idea of mike pence, as his staff, gets into cars, pence says were not leaving here, we are going to stay, and im going to do my constitutional duty as vice president of the united states. get out of the cars, get back into the capitol. i mean, thats a very moving scene. and good for mike pence. and to see those pictures of him at this loading dock, wherever that was. you mean, this was a moment in american history that could have gone either way. i think thats, you know, so rein...