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Even democratic senators that dont support changing the filibuster rule and a lot of them might have concerns about not the voting bills, the election reform bills but what happens when republicans take over. are they going to not -- if they are going to get rid of the filibuster, too, and pass a nationwide abortion ban or conceal carry, whatever. he said anybody who doesnt support changing the filibuster rule sothe side of jefferson davis, on the side of bull conner, on the side of george walla...

Formally law enforcement officers train and could be armed and, you know, provide a higher level of security with no cost because theyre congregates there anyway. so theres so many ways to look at this. but most important thing is to create that culture of security awareness. that every person goes to the synagogue or church or mosque understands theres a dangerous world to pay attention to little things and never keep things to yourself. you see something wrong, make sure you tell somebody. >> ...

And we say we are for helping new yorkers who need help thats who weve been for the history of our city and on this awful night that does not change. >> i think this editor raised a good point this is a heavy immigrant community. and we want to make sure the residents know if you need assistance your names will not be turned over to ice or any other institution we want people to be comfortable coming forward and its imperative that we connect with those on the ground to make sure they get that m...

Infectious. still wear a mask whether youre negative or not. >> i think there is an imperative to try to shorten the time of people in isolation, particularly for hospitals and clinics and airplanes and all sorts of reasons. but most people will not be infectious at five days, but some people still will. so i think the better message would have been five days and then a rapid test or better yet, two days in a row to have negative rapid tests before you come out of isolation. they also need to st...

Whats your take on whats unfolding right now on capitol hill? >> i think one of the -- thank you so much for having this important conversation, chris. i want to, you know, underscore what you just said. 19 states have passed voting restrictions since 2021 -- im sorry, since 2020. meaning that even though in 2020 we had free and certified elections that were validated by all 50 states, there are states that are now trying to make it harder to vote because of the people who turned out. in 2020 we...

Of heroism. from the hospital staff to doctors to nurses, the administrators who are already going through crises with the pandemic but also with this high level of heroism with the first responders, the ems and firefighters. i would say this over and over again, watching them go in the building and even without having a full air tank still pushing through the dark smashing and rescuing families in this building. our firefighters, our first responders really showed why it is imperative to give t...

For someone with a positive test but no symptoms to five days. but theres no required test at the end of those five days to end the quarantine. is this the best message, knowing how contagious omicron is? >> yeah, i dont think they got this one right, don. i think there is an imperative to try to shorten the length of time that people are in isolation, particularly for hospitals and clinics and airplanes and all sorts of reasons. but most people will not be infectious at five days, but some peop...

Were asking for clarification on that, but whats imperative now is that all of this be dealt with in a peaceful manner that respects the rights of those who are trying to make their voices heard. >> secretary antony blinken, thanks so much. i really appreciate your time today. >> thanks, jake. teachers on edge, parents at the breaking point as omicron breaks. new york city mayor eric adams is next. and up is down, down is up in the republican party. is there any way back to the truth? stay w...

Country. this is about the ability to even be an american. so what he was saying today to democrats, republicans, friends or foes, choose. choose ye this day, how important is democracy to you? so im looking forward to them having a vote. make your vote clear. let the american people know where you stand. is it on the side of democracy? is it on the side of whats right? we cant do climate change. we cant do all of these other things if we dont have a country. thats what january 6th, thats why th...

Senate rules to enable this to happen and protect peoples rights to vote. we dont have to abolish the -- they both said pretty plainly they will not abolish the filibuster but havent taken off the table, openness to rules reforms that would be good for the senate, and that can enable us to accomplish our goal and thats what were working on now. >> you just laid out and gave an impassioned argument for why these two bills should pass. for why it is imperative for our democracy for them to pass. a...