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Several global rankings suggest that india is on a downward trajectory when it comes to democratic values, when it comes to press freedom, when it comes to religious tolerance, for example. and in his address, president biden said both countries celebrate the democratic values of human rights. do you think he struck the right tone there? well, i think both countries need to be looking inwards at themselves and making sure that we're doing everything we can to live out those democratic values. we're struggling here in america with this right now, too. this is a place where we have to push forwa...

Modi name. there's concern about religious freedoms and issues in india that got basically not addressed yesterday because the president would rather talk about the friendship with india rather than discuss the internal affairs there. >> peter, let's follow up on that. yeah, there was a very gentle nudge from president biden to the prime minister there about democratic values and the need to respect religious pluralism when, of course, so many human rights groups have said india is backsliding as a democracy and that modi has given his blessing to a real persecution campaign against the muslim...

Sub? . and sometime this hour, we're also expecting president biden andwe indian prime minist modi to hold a press conference, more than 7,000 guests gathering at the white house earlier today for the official welcome. can the pomp and circumstance overcome concerns about india's human rights record and democratic backsliding? plus, democrats rallying around one of their own. >> adam, adam, adam! >> that's what happened after house republicans censured congressman adam schiff and now have set their sights on impeaching the president. a lot going onon today. we start with that stunning in d...

Are -- this is the weaponization of the federal government and how could that -- that could provide cover for the folk who think that the federal government has overreached and there is a threat against liberty. so i think part of my concern is that we face a tragic choice in this country. we're at an inflection point and that tragic choice has involved, when it comes to donald trump, will we uphold the rule of law or will the cold civil war turn hot, will we not uphold the rule of law and will we lose our democracy. and we've been at that point with this guy for a number of years. and we're h...

Black and white wealth is as large as it's ever been. how do you crack that? it's one thing to talk about incomes and you can make some progress in that, maybe some backsliding, but that wealth gap has been persistent. it is generational. it perpetuates itself. how do we finally crack that? >> gene, what's stunning in the 20 years i've been at the league is, we've actually lost ground when it comes to black homeowner ship. we were nearly at 50% of all black people being homeowners in 2005/'06 period. now, we're down to the low 40s once again. what's stunning is how you can step forward and the...