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We ve got enough information. we ve a flavor for what was there and i won t speak for mike, but i will tell you that having been given a flavor this was a very serious issue. this is not stuff that we can say clearly does not matter. it. matters reporters in place to talk about the day s big headlines. for you from capitol hill to selma, alabama. we re gonna begin on the hill with nbc s julie tsirkin and the latest on the weaponization committee. julie, the sounds like it could be a move to defund the agencies. yes, alex. this is something we have been hearing from the hard right members of the house republican conference here in capitol hill. look, the creation of this very subcommittee could be looked at is one of those concessions that mccarthy had to make to some of those folks, in order to get the speakers to gavel. this, morning jim jordan, he was chairman, not only that subcommittee but also the overall judiciary panel, is investigating the biden administration s border poli ....
Of what he says is not necessarily accurate. but people who follow him will take what they want from it. yeah. okay. eliza collins, thank you so. much good to speak. with you we will see you again. in the, meantime this week marks the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday in alabama. right, now the president is on route to selma. he will walk across the edmund pettus bridge, and honor those who risked their lives for voting rights. let s go to nbc s antonio hilton who is joining us from selma once again. what can we expect, antonio, to hear from the president today? hey, alex. the president should be here in about two or so hours. everyone here is waiting to hear him talk about voting rights. and to dry connection between the moment that we are in right now and what happened here on bloody sunday 58 years ago. and you described in the show some of the history here, but for anybody not familiar, 58 years ago 68 protesters led by 25, -year-old gianna louis, who we all know as a civil rig ....
Devastated so many people here who were struggling to get the resources to build their homes and businesses. take a listen to one conversation had with one marcher. it is devastating to see that this community is in the same condition that it was 50 or so years ago. they need to make it right by the people that stay here, i keep the city alive and well. the people need help. i just agree that someone should not look the same as it did 58 years ago. residents want biden not just to meet with the leaders and residents here, and walk across the bridge, they also want him to take a look at some of the destruction in the area and convince some additional federal funds here so that people in selma can get back on their feet. as i talk to people early describe recovery effort that has been slow and difficult and also uneven. some of unable to get their claims and in their homes back in shape and there are others ....
Be willing to work with congress to the extent that they need to. but it is a balancing act for them. okay. thank you for the. trot we will see you again. in the, meantime coming up for all of. you manny hassan on how to win every argument. but, first some live pictures as crowds have gathered in, selma, alabama to remember bloody sunday. most people will tell you what happened here is why elections matter. and why history matters a lot. it is next. it is next hi, i m katie. i live in flagstaff, arizona. i m an older student. i m getting my doctorate in clinical psychology. i do a lot of hiking and kayaking. i needed something to help me gain clarity. so i was in the pharmacy and i saw a display of prevagen and i asked the pharmacist about it. i started taking prevagen and i noticed that i had more cognitive clarity. memory is better. it s been about two years now and it s working for me. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. ....
Icon and a congressman, he tried to lead a peaceful walk across this bridge. simple merge, asking for the right to vote for the black community here in the selma area. and he was met by white state troopers, with excessive violence. the nation was shocked by the images that came out that day. people here are talking about the connection between what we saw that day, they didn t does images linked to the passage of the voting rights act in 1965, and right now in 2023 we are seeing with 150 bills introduced it more than half of the states across this country that would restrict voting rights. people talking about drawn at louis s legacy and hoping to hear the president not just talk about that but commit to some kind of action. this is also coming at a critical moment because for years now this community struggle to get investment and they a tornado tore through and ....