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Depressing poll numbers. the fact that it shows rising acceptance of political violence. and proud of democracy is, you know, down from 90%. that is extraordinary. >> it is and it is a worrying sign. and what what did trump do in on office? he attacked the press, and the fbi and all the institutions that we rely on for trust to know that we have a functioning democracy. he attacked all of them. and when he convinced his supporters that the last election was stolen, and that there's an illegitimate person in the white house, what are you supposed to do? you have a revolution. you fight back aga...

Democracy, over the past year, 19 states made it harder to vote despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud. then, there is the climate crisis. this past week, we learned 2021 tied for sixth hottest year ever in the hottest seven years on record all happened in the last seven years. climate change, also, leads to more extreme weather events. last year, the u.s. experienced 20 different billion-dollar disasters fueled by hurricanes, wildfires, and tornados. extreme weather claimed nearly 700 lives, and cost at least $145 billion in damage. our next guest argues you can't fight climate change ...

President biden has a plan to get done what you and all of us are saying needs to get done. the john lewis voting advancement act has to get past. >> i think we heard yesterday that the president came forward very forcefully. to talk about the fact that we have got to pass this, and we've got to pass these two bills right away. i support ending the filibuster. the president very clearly said, we have to do something. that means if we don't have any republican votes, we need to carve around it's to protect our democracy. it's very fragile right now. it withstood the test of time, on january 6th...

Happened a year ago behind us, we still need to reckon with the events of that day, and hold those responsible accountable. attorney general, merrick garland, has vowed to take, quote, as long as it takes and whatever it takes for justice to be done. he's delivering. the department of justice has charged more than 700 members of the trump mob, so far 75 have been sentenced. 36 receive in jail time. that includes a north carolina woman who brought her 14 year old son into the capital on january 6th. today, virginia spencer was sent tons to 90 days in jail and, 36 months probation. during the se...

Marched through it, it was democracy that was under attack, and that remains under attack. the voting rights that we're talking about, those need to be passed to protect democracy. we need to make sure that we don't have a state legislature, or state partisan making decisions about what votes count, it has to continue to be something that protects our rights to vote, and our rights to have a vote counted. >> they are intertwined. january 6th and voting rights. jill wine-banks, christina greer, juanita tolliver, thank you all for joining us. coming up, saying goodbye to an icon. the life and le...