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Country. and that is why as the special session got underway today, part of the messaging from democrats was around how best to strategize on how to block these restrictive voting measures. but the other piece of this is talking about the need for the federal government to act. that this is not something that states can do alone. and i spoke with the democratic caucus chair, the house, about this and i want you to take a listen to what he said was his message to lawmakers in washington, d.c. >> my message to them would be we need your help and we need it now. we need hr-1. we need the john lew...

After 9/11. fred, we're watching this story very carefully, the president and first lady are on the ground. later this hour, our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is here with me. we'll discuss with her what the president and the first lady are up to, lots more coming up from down here, fred. >> thank you, wolf. coming up as well, the u.s. supreme court upholding restrictive voting measures in arizona. i'll speak with the secretary of state about this major ruling next. to gelato made from scratch. raise the jar to all five layers. raise the jar to the best gelato... you've eve...

Secretary. >> help me man. >> i think it's nikki. >> he gave desantis his start. >> enough. >> desantis wouldn't be here for him and now all these people are saying it's desantis' party. unfortunately for him it looks like desantis' party. >> it's starting to look that way in june of 2021. we'll see if the it holds up. >> we have to keep it together. >> we're going to move to other news now. a critical vote is set for today on whether to begin a debate on a sweeping voting rights bill that democrats hope will counter restrictive new voting measures being enacted in republican led states. the m...

Of these other states around the country where legislatures are looking at these restrictive voting measures. michael. >> thank you very much, josh. appreciate it. with democrats set to hold a key test on voting rights this week, republicans spent a good part of the weekend in florida stoking the flames of the culture wars. >> the other night, when i had dinner with all of the women senators, we didn't talk policy, but if the vice president had asked, i would have said, madam vice president, your next stop tomorrow morning needs to be at that southern border. >> it comes as florida governor ...

Vote to limit debate so we can set a date and have an up and down vote on whether or not we are going have a continuation of voter rights in this country. >> senator manchin would rather preserve jim crow on some outdated theory of bipartisanship. >> house members trying to pressure senators in their own party to adopt other positions is a tale to congressional time. he has said he would support the john lewis voting rights act, essentially requiring states who changed their voting laws to run and pass the doj. the horse is out of the barn if you live in been of the states that have passed cha...