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our deputy editor of restoring america for the washington xham scribner. u.s. officials confirmed the new atattack targeting american ba in syria occurred. this came after a day u.s. contractor was killed. when a drone which the pentagon says came from iran and hit a coalition aerospace in the s region. >> i want you to take a listen to this, he relates this to a reaction. take a listen. >> it was an extinctual reaction that we get. with that said, well stay vigilant from other respons...

we will bring you that speech live. and in florida, grim new details about how many people were killed by a different hurricane, ian of course. and the new number just coming in. some officials now responding to criticism about their initial response to ian. weve got our team standing by live on the ground. also this hour, were live in district court in dc with opening statements happening now, in the conspiracy trial of leaders for the oath keepers. why the defense is hanging its ca...

threat to marriage equality. im jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. tomorrow is a big day for memory democracy. for tomorrow, on the final day of its term, the supreme court will issue its long awaited decision on donald trumps claim on presidential immunity in his federal election interference case. the ruling could determine if trump will ever face accountability for his role in the violent insurrection at the u.s. capitol on january 6th, 2021. but no matter wha( the justic...

At the rma ceremony. i talked to them and that was one of the first times they got to experience joy since that attack. we need the joy to fuel the fights ahead for all of us. >> it must be difficult to reconcile the two within 24 hours. yesterday this moment of joy, this moment of confirmation, youre seeing republicans and democrats affirming your marriage, and then the next day, sitting across from people who you say have demonized the lbgtq plus community in this country? >> you know, i belie...

Stolen and we know why. its unfettered access to guns, extreme and violent political rhetoric matched with political attacks. this has to stop and our elected officials have a role to play. >> in your testimony, you cited the increase in threats to the community, including you mentioned california state senator scott weiner who received a bomb threat this month. you say all of this is a result of society sort of viewing this community and dehumanizing them as not equal. what what, if your view, ...

That social media companies are upholding their own community standards regardless hate speech online. but action has to be taken. >> so lets go through this list a little more. what are the points of action that you want congress to take? were switching to republican leadership in just a few weeks, but you were sitting before a democratically led committee today. what do you want them to tick through that will decrease this violence were seeing? >> you know, one of the top things is to hold the...

Actions of this lone individual, a 22-year-old individual, do not define our community. what should define our community is how we respond to it. the community is rallying around the victims, their families, witnesses that were traumatized. weve had several ceremonies, you know, vigils. were having a major one at city hall tomorrow. folks are responding with financial contributions to help the victims. and were doing what a good community does, doing everything we can to be defined by our respon...

The supreme court back to work today with a new term, a new justice, and a very busy calendar. judge ketanji brown jackson, the first black woman to serve on the court, hearing oral arguments the first time in a regulations case. keep in mind this is a 6-3 conservative majority on the bench and not likely she will end up a key vote in many cases but as the new term kicks off, the court is expected to decide big and con conventional cases, whether or not colleges can consider race in the admissio...

President not only values lbgtq plus voices, but is looking to advance the quality throughout the country. so representation for me means a better government. lbgtq plus people like any group of americans, are looking for people in government who share their values, who will fight for them each and every day, who will bring their voices, their stories to important policy conversations. and over the past 140 plus days, this president, this vice president have -- they have done that. >> so reggie,...

Nfl there are likely other players who perhaps have not come out themselves and see it as an opportunity to do so. steph? >> whats the nfl saying? >> the nfl has been very supportive. publicly came out and said it is important, representation is important, that they are proud of carl nassib for doing this and for sharing his truth. they put out a tweet in support of the trevor project, you can be the person to prevent a suicide, noting just one adult can make an enormous difference for an lbgtq ...