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The motion to proceed so there was no threshold to start debate, no filibuster to start debate. there will be the ability to do that to end it. moments ago senate majority leader chuck schumer spoke on the floor to kick off debate. he said that senators need to be put on the record on where they stand on these two bills. >> win, lose or draw, members of this chamber were elected to debate and to vote, especially on an issue as vital to the beating heart of our democracy as voting rights. and the...

Done, but i know one thing, as long as i have a breath in me, as long as im in the white house, as long as im engaged at all, im going to be fighting to change the way these legislatures are moving. >> biden had been subbed would upstage just a couple hours before that lunch. with this -- arizona senator, sinema, took to the floor, and made it clear that she has no intention of tinkering with the filibuster. >> these bills help treat the symptoms of the disease, but they do not fully address the...

Votes to pass most bills. a threshold democrats cant meet alone. more on all this in just a moment. >> the only thing that came out of senator rand paul and to some extent senator roger marshall were ad hominems, which does nothing but distract from what we really need to be doing. >> dr. anthony fauci warning political attacks by republican senators are hurting the coronavirus response. he said with the omicron variants unprecedented transmissibility, it will ultimately find just about everybod...

Us and i wonder what youll be riding tomorrow morning. we will be writin: this riding tomorrow morning. we will be writing this is _ riding tomorrow morning. we will be writing this is probably _ riding tomorrow morning. we will be writing this is probably boris - writing this is probably boris johnson poz meant most difficult week so far as prime minister and effect definitely his most difficult week. today has been a dramatic date even with the standards of the last few months and the met poli...

Then look over here, not over there. joe bidens theatrics in atlanta complete with his last grasp to stay in power, federalize all elections. >> you stand against -- will you stand against voter suppression, yes or no? thats the question. will you stand against elections subversion? yes or no. will you stand for democracy, yes or no? do you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace? do you want to be on the id soft finish side of john lewis or bull connor? do you want to be on the sid...

Its distressing and its really disappointing. it seems these families and politicians are going to have to wait longer for the full picture of what happened in lockdown to become clear. they felt they had to get onto the front foot and theyve become everyones punch bag and were heavily criticised for weeks for not carrying out their own investigation in lockdown in downing street. find in lockdown in downing street. and when the in lockdown in downing street. fific when the evidence did in loc...

Hospitals. this comes of course as a majority of oregon adults have been vaccinated but only roughly 35% have been boosted, which may be part of the numbers here, and of course, this is one of many states calling in the national guard to help with hospital shortages. weve seen california, new jersey and oregon do this very same thing, chris. >> again, california also facing those staffing shortages so state officials announced a policy change that apparently has the health care industry a little...

Defected. mutiny, crossed the aisle. it captures the mood against prime minister boris johnson has hardened. yes, you have the public outrage. if prime minister boris johnson is going to lose his seat, it will be from his own party, from his own lawmakers turning against him. theres a handful of conservative mps that said they will submit those letters to trigger a no confidence vote. we havent reached that threshold of 15% yet, but here is whats worrying for the prime minister, isa. the reason ...

A century ago also attended bidens speech. he believes the ongoing battle for the ballot is worth it. >> we have an obligation to fight back, to save the sun try. >> reporter: why are you so optimistic? >> my back is against the wall. theres no future in hopelessness. theres power in hope. keep hope alive. >> reporter: king was encouraged by bidens call to lower the senate 60-vote threshold to get national voting rights legislation passed but at the same time realistic about its chances of getti...

Have allowed then-president trump to authorize the defense secretary to send national guard troops to seize voting machines around the country in the weeks following the 2020 election. "politico" also reports, quote, the draft order would have given the defense secretary 60 days to write an assessment of the 2020 election. thats suggests it could have been a gambit to keep trump in power until at least mid-february of 2021. joining me now is joyce vance former u.s. attorney and legal analyst. jo...