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theyve hurt. >> character matters. herschel walker is not only not ready to be in the senate, hes not fit. >> im going to stand before you and say his a marxist. he believes in abolishing the police and the court system. >> we have an extremist on one side and an ohioan on the other side. >> tim ryan is running a campaign that his own record shows that he doesnt believe. >> this is possibly the lost election in our lifetime if we dont elect the right people, if we dont stop the electio...

that seeks to deny the real fears in the communities. as a result of historic racism exacerbated by a former president and media allies who describe the coronavirus pandemic as the china virus or kung flu for more than a year up to and as recently as this week. the right is doubling down on the violence trutherism with this comment from congresswoman chip roy. >> we believe in justice. there is an old saying in texas find the rope and get a tall oak tree. you know, we take justice very...

being overly cautious, particularly when it comes to air travel. were learning about what into the decision by the cdc. joining me now is jeremy diamond at the house with much more on this. what are you learning? >> reporter: well it appears that the cdc did consider the possibility of changing these travel restrictions, but ultimately decided not to do that. two federal health officials telling kaitlan collins that the possibility of changing travel recommendations was discussed but t...

>> a historian will say what was at stake tonight and this week was the fact that -- whether we will be a democracy in the future, whether our children will be arrested an conceivably killed. >> martha: thats a pretty dark scenario for this closing argument. welcome. good to have you here today. >> yeah, great to be with you. >> yeah, theyre unleashing the scare tactics. the democrats want to get rid of the filibuster, they want to stack the supreme court, they want to take away all the voting m...

Get relief finally, with magnilife® leg and back pain relief. and get living. available at your local retailer. mitch mcconnell blasted president biden for his speech yesterday, calling it a rant. president biden stressed the need to pass legislation on voting rights to combat the onslaught of laws in republican-controlled states that tried to restrict some voting measures. >> but yesterday, he poured a giant can of gasoline on the fire. months ago, president said every disagreement doesnt ha...

You had that great interview with three members of the king family. it was wonderful to hear from all three of them together and tell everyone why, remind everyone why as if we needed reminding, what exactly theyre pushing for today. whats happening there now? >> reporter: they actually just wrapped up their march here in phoenix, and i think this is a pinnacle here, not only are midterms happening around the country, but here in the state of arizona for potentially a new legislature, potentiall...

Hospitalizations. >> reporter: all as senate democrats press toward votes on a sweeping voting reform measure. >> every senator will be faced with the choice of whether or not to pass this legislation to protect our democracy. >> reporter: no clear path over unified republican opposition. >> nobody in this country is buying the fake hysteria that democracy will die unless democrats get total control. >> reporter: two key centrist democrats both supportive of the voting measures. >> while i conti...

The senate rules to do a which with the filibuster. >> i will not support actions that worsen the underlying disease of division affecting our country. >> reporter: cold water on the week biden went all-in on passing voting measures. >> do you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace? do you want to be on the sides of john lewis or bull conner? do you want to be on the side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis? >> reporter: but bidens speech served to only more deeply ent entrench g...

Call on businesses to immediately join those who have already stepped up. >> reporter: even as a separate requirement for health care workers was given the green light, rulings that came at a moment of peak exhaustion with the pandemic in its third year. >> i know we are all frustrated as we enter this new year. omicron variant is causing millions of cases and record hospitalizations. >> reporter: all as senate democrats pressed toward votes on a sweeping voting reform measure. >> and every sena...

Believe democratic governors in particular are the last line of defense for democracy given the way republicans across the country are implementing these restrictive voting measures, and again, the way that congress is failing to pass anything on a federal level. i dont think this is something youll see slow down. i think well see a number of democratic candidates, not just gubernatorial candidates, but other statewide candidates start to get into this lane and really propose their own state lev...