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>> certainly the president is pushing in every way he can and so no question about that, and i think we're at a point where we see some things happening in the senate around the edges that don't go to the fundamental essence of dnl conditional trying to get back power. he'll work with us on making juneteenth a federal holiday, which was great, but why aren't reprotecting people's freedom to vote? they'll work with us on an innovation bill. great but that doesn't tackle what we've got to do on the climate crisis, and clean energy manufacturing to move forward, and when they stand up and say oh,...

That you have these senators, republican senators, who voted for the holiday and yet are burying their heads in the sand or being in intentional denial around the fact that we are still trying to make the promise of juneteenth a reality, particularly as with regards to voting rights. >> you would think that if you voted to commemorate the end of slavery, you would think it would go hand in hand with voting to protect the right to vote. some of our viewers may not know, but 94-year-old opal lee, she's quite an inspiration. if we can show video of president biden signing that bill, making junete...

And if they will not disavow the filibuster then i think that the democrats will have to ask themselves where do they go from here? i just can't understand, brian, why voting rights is such an issue right now. they passed a law granting juneteenth -- making juneteenth a federal holiday. it was low hanging fruit. that was an easy one to do. but in many ways i think it was subterfuge for the bigger fight republicans want to engage in, and that's the issue of voting rights and that's the issue of police reform. these are two things they don't want to do, and they would rather engage in the symbol...

Today marks the first time america celebrates juneteenth as a federal holiday. you're looking at galveston, texas, the birthplace of juneteenth celebrations. 94-year-old opal lee known as the grandmother of juneteenth joined a parade through ft. worth, texas today to celebrate the federal recognition of this day which she spent her whole life fighting for. and in brooklyn today, a statue unveiled to honor george floyd. for those that may not know, juneteenth marks the day when enslaved people in texas were informed of their freedom. news that came two and a half years after president lincoln i...