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First up, confrontations in tulsa outside the president s First Campaign rally in months. The unhinged, many call it a virus, which it is. Many call it a flu. Biden remains silent in the face of this brutal assault on our nation. So what about the covid comments . A doctor weighs in on that plus the fear last nights rally just became a super spreader. Ready to reopen, the challenges for the city hit the hardest by covid while cases surge across the south. A very good morning to all of you, it is sunday, june 21st. Im alex witt, happy fathers day to all of you celebrating today. Six staffers for the event in tulsa tested positive for the coronavirus before the rally even started. Straight to the white house. Josh, this was something of a surprise. Do we know when they found out they tested positive and who they are . Reporter they had been in tulsa for about a week as they prepared for this president ial visit for this rally he was ....
Motor company ceo alan mulaly. Hell keep his title of executive producer of Celebrity Apprentice when the new season of the show begins in january. Even as trump is facing criticism for some of his recent cabinet choices at labor and epa. Kristen welker is in michigan ahead of the rally tonight. These thank you rallies are his comfort zone, clearly. His cabinet choices are raising concerns even among republicans on capitol hill. In particular, epa and labor now. Reporter thats right. To take labor first, andy puzder raising eyebrows. He is the ceo of the Parent Company of carls jr. And hardees. Hes someone who is opposed to raising the federal minimum wage. Hes also someone who has expressed support for scaling back regulations and for more automati automation. You have democrats and some republicans expressing concern saying, hey, this person is actually antilabor. Hes ....
Campaign. Someone with very little political experience. And west wing drama. Why ivanka trump is ruffling the feathers of senior white house advisers, including chief of staff. Brazenly ignoring warnings on russia and failing to give the order to head off further russian cyber attacks. Thats what were hearing on capitol hill today. Listen. You would need basically to be directed by the president for the secretary of defense. Yes. In fact, i mention that. Have you been directed to do so given the strategic threat that faces the United States and the significant consequences you recognize already . No, i have not. The news came as one of President Trumps closest aides, the White House Communications director hope hicks, testifies before the Hous ....
Capitol hill. Is there a sense of anticipation now that the process is moving forward . Yes. I think the senators yesterday started to get the sense this is real, a formal process and perhaps the single most important thing they will do in their time in the senate. You laid out a little bit of the calendar and i think for viewers today you will see an increasing sense of formality and almost ritual throughout the course of the day. The announce. Ment the announcement of the impeachment manager will be the same as any press conference. Itll look like the kind of thing you see on a typical weekday morning here. But then throughout the course of the day you see one last floor debate on that at 12 30, the vote is essentially a fore gone conclusion but this starts the process. The walking of the articles across the capital, the best word i can think of is ritual. Its going to feel like a solemn procession, like a moment in history. For senators in particular who largely dismissed the house ....