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he's describing a tall oak tree. >> he's talking about the culture of total myopia. he's thinking of some western. he doesn't understand when people talk about trees and ropes, they're talking about lynching. it doesn't even occur to him. he dug even a deeper hole by going off, allegedly about political correctness and then attacking the chinese communist party which has nothing to do with the purpose. hearing. at all. this is about a community that is grieving after murder and an increase in violence in the wake. covid. and he wanted to make it about, the chinese communist party and policing language and then used a lynching metaphor so cluelessly. that's the lack of perspective where he's coming from. it is pathetic, embarrassing. and as mike hogan of maryland said, it's disgusting. >> you know what's next. >> what? i can't say what i want. you can't say anything anymore. really? >> right. and look. it's so offensive that it is happening at a time when all over the country, there's been an exponential spike on hate crimes against asian-americans. what we have just witnessed this week, the killing of asian-americans. the targeting of asian-americans. you hear this guy, this congressman from texas, chip roy. and first he makes no sense. the word coming out of his mouth. you think, this guy has to have failed reading comprehension on the s.a.t. there is no way he understand that he's at a hearing about anti-asian sentiment. i mean, can we just roll tape a minute silent on him again? don, just look at the way this guy wears his mask. >> i saw that earlier. >> i mean, and you have, you need any further proof that this man is an idiot. just look at the way this man wears his mask, and pray to god that is not how he wears his underwear. i mean, he is an embarrassment to congress. an embarrassment to texas. he's an embarrassment to the republican party. and he's the days, that's a very, very high bar. >> we're also hearing from the former president george w. bush who is speaking out on the capitol insurrection. here's what he told the texas tribune. >> i was sick to my stomach having to see our nation's capitol be stormed by hostile forces. and it really disturbed me to the point where did i put out a statement. and i'm still disturbed when i think about it. it undermines rule of law. and the ability to express yourself in peaceful ways in the public square. this was an expression that was not peaceful. >> so what do you think about that? this is a former president who has largely stayed out of politics. >> a texas republican talking about the rule of law for real. that is the kind of rhetoric we need to hear from republicans. about clarity, about defending our democratic institutions about, compassion for communities under stress, and total more clarity flowing all through it. chip roy could learn a lot from george bush. so could the entire republican party right now. >> and bush was asked if he thought the election was stolen. he said no. and then he said this. >> politics has always been rough, evan. and right now, we're at a period of time when there is a lot of anger in the system which causes people to worry about the future of our democracy. i think it will eventually work its way out of the system. history in the united states has shown, these populist movements begin to fritter over time so i'm optimistic about democracy. >> anna, i'm curious. is he being overly optimistic or not? >> you know, if you know anything about the bush family, that's kind of their nature to be optimistic and believe in the institutions. he also said, don, if i can just read. i'm appalled by the reckless behavior of some political leaders. since the election, by the lack of almost shown today for our institutions, our traditions, and our law enforcement. it made me think of the interview you had yesterday with officer don. and i have to tell you, i think george w. bush was talking, yes, as a former president. this is a family who has a deep connection with the capitol and the institutions in washington for generations and generations. his grandfather served as a senator there. but i think he's also talking like an american. look, january 6th will be one of these days, that will go down in history for all of us. you know, like 9/11. like the day the challenger exploded. like the day john f. kennedy was shot, for those who were alive then. where you remember how you felt. you remember where you were. you remember how you learned about it. because it was an attack on so much. on our values, on our democracy, our institutions, on our congress, on people, on our law enforcement. it's something that just, you know, should break the heart of every american and should make every american, not just former presidents, sick to their stomach. >> thank you, anna. thank you, john. i appreciate it. the fbi releasing new video clips of the capitol insurrection showing the horrible violence direct at capitol police officers. i want to bring in now representative katie porter. a california democrat. thank you. appreciate you joining. i want to ask but the fbi releasing this new video of officers being assaulted during the insurrection on january 6th. what do you think as you watch it? it is so violent. >> well, it was a violent attack. and i think we are not benefited from looking away from the problem. i think we have to understand that this was a direct attack on our democracy. people were physically harmed and killed because of this. we have to take it seriously. both understanding why it happened and some of the things that gave rise to the event. >> during the capitol attack, representative alexandria ocasio-cortez ran into your office to hide from the insurrectionists. let's listen. >> they go into her office, and i'm at like a 10, right? i'm at like a full 10, fight or flight. i thought i was going to die like ten minutes ago. then thought i would die again. i start, you know, ripping through katie's office like a mad woman. and you know, poor katie. i'm opening every closet. i'm opening every nook, every cranny, looking for where i'm going to hide when they get into this office. >> we hear that and we see the latest fbi video showing the violence. what do you think when many in the gop are trying to rewrite history of what happened that day. >> look, it was terrifying and a lot of the fear came from not knowing where the attackers were. we were able to see only what the television cameras showed us which was, the attackers were inside the building. we didn't know where they were inside the capitol complex west didn't know how to get in touch with the police and we were barricaded in our office and that was literally the instructions from the police, were to hide in your office. barricade yourself. make it dark and make it silent and wait. and that's what we did. it was really, really terrifying, not knowing where they were, what they were coming for, what they would do, and if we had adequate security presence to protect us and we clearly did not and that's something we need to correct moving forward. >> i have to ask but the rise in anti-asian attacks we've seen across this country. you spoke at a rally about this crisis this past weekend. you represent many asian-americans. what are you hearing from constituents about how to tackle this crisis? >> well, i think we have to start by recognizing our asian and pacific american community as for being a vibrant part of our country. and they've been here a long time. some of them here for centuries. some are new arrivals. these are our neighbors, our colleagues. we have to stand up for them just like we would for anyone else being attacked. asian-americans are not protected from the forces of racism, from the forces of hatred. they are too often victims of it and i think we need to see more leadership. i'm really proud of what president biden and what vice president harris have done on this front. providing both the leadership and the willingness to listen to the api community. >> speaking of the president and the vice president, they're heading to atlanta tomorrow to discuss the spa shootings. the president is meeting with stacey abrams presumably to discuss the attack on voting rights. how do they restrict voting access and block legislation from democrats? >> yeah. we definitely need to pass hr 1. it has moved over to the senate and it has the support of every democratic senator. and so that bill will go a long way toward providing baseline federal protections against abuse of elections. so we need to pass that bill, prevent things like automatic purges of voter rolls. protect people's right to the ballot box. we need to do that and be organized on the ground. i think the conversations and the work that stacey abrams has done, it is really uplifting to make sure that every american's voice can be heard in an election. that we have free and fair elections. that's what she's fighting for. i can't think of anything more fundamentally patriotic to be engaged in but that fight. >> thank you. so. i appreciate your time. the mayor of atlanta says it is hard to see the shooting spree that killed eight people. six of them asian women. as anything other than a hate crime. why did police say it is too soon to say? 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>> well, don, we are getting new details. some chilling details. an incident report was released and we know three of the women shot in an atlanta spa were shot in the head. now, investigators have been painstakingly going through this information to try to put the pieces together. the toughest part of this is they're having trouble notifying family members of these victims. that's why their names haven't been released. take lbl to the deputy chief talking about it today. >> we wouldn't be doing justice by putting a lot of this information out in the public, and especially if, in our cases, where the next of kin has not been notified. so i know it is tough. there are a lot of questions that want to be answered. but again, we just ask that you just respect the families that are still mourning. some who may not even know yet. so that's the real key part for our victims, that our victims' next of kin have not been officially notified. >> yeah, don, you can feel the difference in tone today. a lot of questions about how this investigation is progressing. one of the things we do know as well. that the shooter bought the gun on the same day of the shooting. and i can tell you, police are going through mounds of video evidence as well. one of the things they're trying to do is piece together an exact time line of everything that happened. now we also realize that that suspect did waive his first court appearance today. the reason that makes. so sense no, judge would grant him bond in a case like this bust there remains so many questions. whether or not he is talking to investigators is a big question. we do know that he was placed on suicide watch shortly after this shooting. he did indicate to police before that he wanted to commit suicide. we know that's not what he did. >> live for us in atlanta. appreciate your reporting. thank you. i want to bring in the former prosecutor, thank you for joining us. law enforcement has not ruled out calling this shooting a hate crime. mayor bottom said it is hard to see it any other way. do you have any doubts about how this case should be prosecuted? >> i don't have any doubts. the police are being too caution. they're saying tear still looking for motive. it is right in front of their face. the hate crime statute is very clear. it allows for being motivated by sex as well as race. here he murdered eight women. there's the sex. and he selected six of them were asian women. there's the race. it's a no brainer. they should prosecute it as a hate crime. >> i have to ask but this. it has been room nighting since this happened. and there was a first press conference. the captain, jay baker, is no longer to spokesperson for the office. he is being criticized for his description of the actions and he allegedly posted a photo to facebook last year of shirts with the message, covid-19 imported virus from china. you say, this demon -- excuse me, this demotion, pardon me form, is not enough. why is that? >> if that allegation is correct, that man has no business being a police officer. and frankly, he sounds more like a defense counsel offering these motives, almost sympathizing with the defendant saying he was at the end of his rope. it was a bad day. that's not the actions of a police officer. so he absolutely shouldn't be -- >> i want you to hear him say that and then we'll let you finish. pardon the interruption. >> he was pretty. fed up. at the end of his rope. and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. >> that kind of language sounds like he is offering a defense for the guy. he wants to almost engender some sympathy for his situation. obviously there can be no sympathy for the person who did that. and it really raises the question of, do they treat white defendants differently? i mean, it raises the whole specter even from the capitol riots. police fist bumping members of the proud boys, letting them into the capitol and you have to wonder, why is this man so empathetic toward the defense? now maybe those posts, if they are really his, give pretty good reason as to why. >> where do we go from here? how do we stop these anti-asian attacks on the community? >> i don't think there's one easy answer to that. i mean, certainly, all of the awareness being given right now is so important. and we have to raise that awareness. but i think from the law enforcement prosecution side, the prosecutors have to show some courage. they have to have a back bone. bring these cases. i mean, they have these hate crime laws on the books, and not to use them. it is like erasing the laws just like the violence against people of color have been erased from our history. they need to bring these cases. most importantly as we talk about these issues, we must not fall for the trick of letting people be divisive. pitting one group against the other. this is a time to come together and not let people point fingers at each other. >> amen. thank you for your expertise and thank you for your thoughts. >> the house minority leader kevin mccarthy trying to claim that he didn't back former president trump's efforts to overturn the election. that's not what the records show. thanks boo. 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