hi, it s 4:00 in new york. president joe biden is set tonight to weigh in on the issue that is foundational to every other issue and debate we have in this country, democracy and the threats that loom over our democracy more than a year and a half after the ex-president tried to halt the peaceful transfer of power. it s an issue that would not be an issue if it were not for the fact that one of our country s political parties turned its back on democracy and decided to harness the terms of auto considerates. we are talking about the republicans. days before what could be the most important midterm election in history, president biden is putting concerns front and center with a speech just steps away from the u.s. capitol. nbc news can report, while the topic has been on the president s mind for quite some time, a number of developments have added to the urgency, including the growing suggestion by some republican officials that they may not accept the election results an
clear that all of the right wing, to quote bill barr, is bs. talk about this real investigation tracking with a stream of disinformation coming out of the right. the challenge for capitol police and anyone trying to keep lawmakers safe is what experts will tell you is there s been so much hatred planted among the american people, so many lies, so much bigotry spread around about specific groups of people, whether nancy pelosi, democrats generally, joe biden, other people have been targeted in this mess of conspiracy and lies, that it s almost impossible to know where the next threat, the next attack will come from. it s very hard to draw direct
but in terms of the way that this person or persons was or were able to keep the women so close to where they were all taken away for ten years without any kind of investigation tracking them down, what do you make of that? should we be thinking pretty critical things now of the police and the investigators. it s such an important point, piers. i m struck by comments that were made very recent byly elizabeth smart. she was held captive for nine. she had many opportunity to escape. she didn t take them. ultimately she was saved. when she spoke recently, she spoke out against shaming women who are sexually abused. she said because she had been raped she felt like he was a used piece of chewing gum was that s the kind of sex education she got at home and at school.
have suffered, they ve been victimized for most of their lives, certainly their adult lives. they re going to require a lot of help to get through this and put their lives back together again. so we need to keep them in our hearts and prayers. lisa bloom it s obviously going to unravel. police are having a conference tomorrow morning and we ll know more. on the face of it a heinous crime but it ended happily with none of the women being killed. but in terms of the way that this person or persons was or were able to keep the women so close to where they were all taken away for ten years without any kind of investigation tracking them down, what do you make of that? should we be thinking pretty critical things now of the police and the investigators. it s such an important point, piers. i m struck by comments that were