it. only once before have i seen so many books in one place. like fahrenheit 451, life is imitating art, in florida, with desantis might as well be burning books because he sees them as more dangerous than guns which he wants people to be able to carry around without license or even training. also tonight, the investigation of donald trump s hush money payments to an adult film actress moves into a significant new phase. and on the eve of tyre nichols funeral, we re going to expose the serious flaws in police training in america, which led to nichols brutal killing by officers sworn to protect the public. we begin tonight in the not so free state of florida, where in the year 2023, it s probably easier to get a gun than it is to get a history book. right now, florida republicans led by governor ron desantis, are trying to push through a bill that would eliminate concealed weapons permits, calling the right to bear arms, quote, central to our freedom. those same lawm
calling the right to bear arms, quote, central to our freedom. those same lawmakers have simultaneously cracked down on other freedoms, like children s freedom to read books. washington post is reporting today that school officials in at least two florida counties, manatee and duval, have directed teachers this month to remove or wrap up their own classroom libraries until the books are vetted for appropriateness under state law. teachers who display or give a student a book deemed unallowed could face up to five years in prison. you heard that right. five years in prison for handing a child a book. and in case you re wondering what falls under the umbrella of inappropriate for school children by florida standards, activist brandon wolf points out that one of the books rejected by duval county schools is the life of rosa parks. what desantis is doing is