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And how we could try to prevent another catastrophe. they also noted, brian, so fascinating, in 2000, two when they were chartered, it was a time of great partisan divide. we think we are the only ones living in a partisan divide. the only part isnt divide is right now, today, under our very feet. but they wrote about the partisan divide when this commission, the 9/11 commission, was created in 2002. they put that aside, they overcame, it and they produced an astonishing important piece of liter...

Johnson on another matter, these are the stakes. and im going to play for you what senator murkowski, republican of alaska said to her fellow republican senators in effect about the need for this commission. well discuss on the other side. >> this was an attack on our capitol. designed to stop -- to stop a process that has been in play for a century plus. so we just cant pretend that nothing bad happened or that people just got too excitable. something bad happened, and its important to lay that...

So far only three republicans expressed their support. senator murkowski expressed her decision appointment and the attempts to block the vote. >> its important that there be a focus on the facts and on the truth. and that may be unsettling. but we need to understand that. we just cant pretend that nothing bad happened or that people just got too excitable. something bad happened and its important to lay that out. i think there is more to be learned. i want to know more and im i want to know whe...

Themselves to trump. and the big lie, that he was, of course, he claims, elected in last november, that the election was stolen from him. none of that is true. of course it was that former president and his words that incited the violence on capitol hill, on january 6th. there are republicans who have voted to indicate they will vote to get to the bottom of this. collins, murkowski, romney have said they want to have this january six commission. when leader mcconnell is actively trying to squash...

Just simply not true. and were told by sources that thats when officer fanone just let him have it in those quotes about the comments. that was, obviously, quite upsetting to officer fanone. he was brutally attacked on that day. he has been on our air talking about his experience that day. and he and officer sicknicks mother and girlfriend, officer dunn, all here trying to persuade republicans to take their side on this and to move forward with the commission. that simply does not seem to be how...

Supportive and very helpful and ended the day with senator murkowski who really talked to gladys sicknick mother to mother and really apologized to her saying im sorry that you have to come to do this, what should be done anyway. and gladys sicknick said she is not the kind of person to want to come forward. she is usually in the background but she just felt she couldnt be quiet anymore. but so she was very strong in those meetings. it was tough. as was brian sicknicks partner sandra gomez and t...

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But will it change minds? will it change votes? at the moment, it does not appear likely to do that. likely some republicans will break ranks but getting that pen, that would allow the bill to come forward for debate seems doubtful at the moment here as republican opposition is widespread. >> yeah. its quite an attack from if the mother of a fallen officer there to say some of you were cowering in your offices while this was happening. now youre voting against a commission to investigate it. rom...

Breakaways, and this becomes a traditional washington the leader wins? >> its a small handful of members. were still waiting on someone like pat toomey who make up his mind. i think that hes somebody to maybe keep an eye on but otherwise im counting murkowski, romney, collins, i dont know how you get much beyond that. >> the democrats are trying to do whatever they can, including listen lastly to the left senator, joe manchin, the democrat in the middle, on other issues that will come up in the ...

Unfortunately. >> luke, lets talk about what happens next and if we get to watergate-style is best comparison or benghazi. you tell me what were missing. susan collins, murkowski, romney support forming a commission to investigate. cap to, cassidy, portman, sasse, toomey and wicker are still considering it. has any of them moved? has the visits prevailed upon anyone to want to understand the underlying lapses like the fbi office in norfolk hearing the reports of making war on washington and that...