Vote them out! iowa is now ground zero in america s abortion debate as hundreds gathered at the state capitol on tuesday over a bill that would ban abortion after six weeks. after a marathon special session late last night when republicans thought you were sleeping, the iowa legislature approved the bill. joining georgia as a state that bans abortion before most people even know that they are pregnant. republican governor kim reynolds is expected to sign the bill on friday. here is a snip pet of what happened during the 14-hour debate. everyone is free not to have sex. if they re not prepared to have a baby, they shouldn t have sex. for the love of pete, that s child abuse. we re standing here debating a bill to save babies but yet we would put a 12-year-old, an 11-year-old, a 10-year-old through this? give me a break. making abortions illegal is
Made a central theme of this campaign, a party that governs versus a party that is chaotic and unstable. i don t think he s going to give away that theme too much even in the state of the union. i think you ll hear a little of both. national security, and on the world stage also find their ways into state of the union, but security on a domestic level is something very different and unique. this president, vice president, all members of congress at the capitol on tuesday, u.s. capitol police are ramping up security as would always happen during a state of the union. things are different these days, particularly after january 6th. non-scaleable fences are being added. democrats say they are concerned for biden s safety and the safety of others attending after
And teachers and others. randi weingarten, thank you for being with us, and thank you again. after again, rising up to celebrate black history month in the face of a right-wing backlash. and later, president biden s big speech at the capitol on tuesday, what will be a sneak preview for 2024 reelection campaigns. a newly energized house republican majority might make some noise on their own. , first my colleague richard lui will have the top news stories. richie? very good sunday afternoon to you. china s foreign ministry says the u.s. downing of china s balloon was an overreaction, and claims that china retains the right to respond further. the pentagon says that the balloon is being used for surveillance, disputing china s claim that it was a civilian aircraft are used for meteorological purposes.
Indoctrinateing children has become a big part of the messaging strategy in the mid-terms. it s embraced by the main treatment, this qanon main stream, they see it as a potential roadmap know how to respond to a lot of attacks, democrats will see plenty of heading into november. let s meet mali mallorie mcmara. let me start with what you didn t say. you really held your tongue in some tways. you were able not to get you were able to focus that anger in what was a very rational rebuttal. how did you keep your cool? there is a lot that i wrote down that i deleted before getting to the capitol on tuesday. because the reason people are disengaging from politics is the mud slinging back and forth.
Offense is expected to reappear. some lawmakers say that s overkill. i think the symbolism of it is bad. but i think it s an overreaction, and a bad optic. the bad optics for the country. even some democrats see the offense as a necessary temporary evil. i don t think that you can see residents that are billing against the defense as long as it is the one day or the two day affair. i think that the fencing will be tolerated, but not for long. president biden delivers the state of the union speech at the capitol on tuesday. one convoy is supposed to arrive on march 5th. and john, i will catch you on the flip side as they say. john: [laughs] thank you, chad pergram here in washington. gillian. gillian: mike bloomberg is warning fellow democrats they will be in serious trouble come the midterm elections if they continue forward with their current school policies and academic agenda.