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nba all-star game out of atlanta. it will spread to florida, arizona, texas, whatever is deemed a red state will be deemed never to be hold a major sporting event again. >> harris: biden might not be in the white house if not for minority voters. it will crush those businesses. let's look at the list. other companies and organizations that have criticized the georgia voting law. we aren't saying they're boycotting but criticizing. that's where these things sometimes can start. i say sometimes. we can't tell the future. from what you're saying, atlanta, all of georgia can be hurt by these decisions and i want to point out who did their homework on denver? who did their homework on colorado and compare the voter laws? i.d. required in colorado like georgia? yes. to vote in person. sometimes you have to bring a picture i.d. if it's your first time. in colorado 15 days of early voting. less than the early days of voting and fewer than they have in georgia. 17 to 19 there. >> i don't think many of these companies really st

caller: i am in atlanta. on the voter id issue, i have a problem with the voter id, but in a lot of ruble areas, there are older people. you cannot get id without a birth certificate, you cannot get a birth certificate without a social security card. also, they would have to try to make a copy. how can they make a copy? it cost them to go somewhere, they don't have the technology. that is one of the issues there. another thing that needs to be addressed, why are they addressing the long lines in the heavily democratic areas? if you have to stand in line 8, 10 hours, but only 30 minutes in other areas, that is an issue. i have one question, with the change of secretary of state to the border of the legislator, does that mean they can now overturn the election? host: to that point, greg bluestein? guest: let me answer the third one first, overturning the election. it doesn't mean overturning the election. republicans already have control of the state elections board. this would just give the republican legislat

joining us from atlanta is greg bluestein, he covers politics for the atlanta journal constitution. thank you for being on c-span. guest: thank you for having me. host: let's talk about the new voting law signed by governor kemp. it would remove election board, shorten the time to request absentee ballots, requiring voter ids for all mail-in ballots, ban food and water distribution within 25 feet of voters, although you are allowed to bring your own as you wait in line. one drop per county, 23 in the more populous counties. it reduces the number of days allowed for absentee voting from 180 to 78. it also bans mobile voting centers such as rv's. why was this law put in place? guest: that is the question lawmakers and politicians and voters are grappling with right now in georgia because of the sharp fallout of this package of legislation. republicans say these are needed changes to restore the integrity and confidence in the vote in georgia, and that some of the changes were spurred from the 2018 election in georgia, needed political will to be passed. what democrats eagerly point ou

it turns out i was ibm atlanta. literally i got a response from them while i was in khe sanh, and we found the letter, i don't know, 15, 20 years ago and i kept it. i kept the letter. it's folded up in my pocket. got spots of khe sanh mud on it, red mud. i kept the letter. i'm thinking this is my ticket when i get back. sure enough, this would have been, sure enough, octoberish of '67. when i communicated in september/october, they answered in october if i'm not mistaken. actually, the letter dates two, three days before this c-130 crash that i talked about where the crew was killed. i have no memory of the y 130 crash. i do have -- and i have the letter as evidence of the memory of the communicating with ibm. so i'm trying to i guess rationalize what the heck is happening here, because i had been essentially out of the primary society during a period of its biggest change, if you will, and out of the country 1965, voting rights act, all of this. so i'm trying to fit all of this into my head. meantime, here's this n

she did things like all of the organized garden clubs in atlanta. she was responsible for having trees put up and down peachtree. it was a little building at one point. very active in the church. i was a brownie and a girl scout, in charge of the scouting in atlanta. i was a bellringer at the church. a piano player, took piano lessons forever. the thing that has always been the strongest suit was that i was always a dancer, i dance for them was 30 years of my life. i was a member of the troop, my life circled around that. upon graduation, i went to school in new orleans. and i got my degree in french language and literature. i went abroad for two years and studied in france. and spoke french, fruit leap -- fluently. came back, graduated from tulane. that puts me where i am now except to give a forward thought, the idea of having been in cotillion's and debutantes, doing all of that, all of my friends in atlanta were privileged. when you live abroad for two years, you come back to this country and you begin to see things a little differently. i think

we talk about march 16, 8 people were killed in and around atlanta in six of them women of asian descent. on monday a 65 -year-old latina was brutally attacked in new york and was told she did not belong here by her attacker, nonsense. the men who witnessed the attack stood by and did not intervene or do anything. this is all makes your blood boil and makes your mouth file when you see this and it's infuriating and disgusting and totally unacceptable. unfortunately, it is nothing new. such acts against asian americans and pacific islanders have been increasing and becoming all too common in our country today. one way we can stamp that out is to speak up. on tuesday president biden announced additional actions to respond to anti- asian violence. he is a leader in this area the we are all grateful for and may he respond swiftly and strongly. there is no place in our country for hatred or racism of any kind and it betrays the idea of the foundation of our very country and we, as mayors, have to condemn and must condemn and we will continue to condemn any type of hatred or racist violence in

it's atlanta as a whole. you can't take these extreme actions that limb the right to the access to vote when we have talked about expanding access with our democracy and not expect people like major league baseball will not take action in return. it's not too late for the legislature to go back and reconsider this. they are out of session. but the governor certainly can call a special session, have them reconsider this. make tweaks to it so it is truly a bill that expands access to the right to vote. but instead what i'm seeing on our local news is that the governor is doubling down, state leaders are doubling down. i think this is just the first of many dominos that will fall in this state. we're all going to suffer because of it. >> to be clear, you did tweet that you don't know the businesses and corporations and everybody that will suffer and it's not too late to right this sinking ship. and you got your vaccine. >> i did get my vaccine. it didn't hurt at all. i woke up the next morning without a sore arm

. >> reporter: i'm amara walker in atlanta. the crackdown continues in miami beach after officials say spring break crowds were out of control. so as a result of the chaos and disorder the city of miami beach is now extending its state of emergency through easter weekend. that means by 7:00 p.m. all outdoor seating at restaurants and sidewalk cafÉs in the high impact zone must close. the high impact zone will be closed to people and cars from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 in the morning. the restrictions take effect thursday april 1st and go through sunday april 4th. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta. georgia will soon start rolling back the state's remaining coronavirus restrictions.

go it alone on gun control >>> the unintended fallout from the mlb moving the all-star game out of atlanta on local businesses >>> and why beloved animal expert jack hanna is stepping away from the spotlight >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the curious case of the crash that nearly took the life of golf great tiger woods back in february is closed tonight with a simple explanation. he was driving too fast close to 90 in a 45-mile-per-hour zone according to los angeles county sheriff's investigators. today's matter-of-fact report didn't shine light on any other possible contributing factors, and woods himself still on the mend from serious injuries gave the okay for its release after officials first held the report back out of privacy concerns, something the sheriff said today is a legal requirement. miguel almaguer is in los angeles and has late details. >> reporter: it was excessive speed that nearly killed tiger woods. investigators say the golfing great was traveling between 84 to 87 miles per hour, nearly double the speed limit in thi

to boycott the mlb and other, quote, woke companies after the league pulled its all-star game out of atlanta over the state's new voting restrictions. >> good morning, everyone. it is saturday, april 3rd. i am kendis gibson. >> i'm lindsey reiser. happy to have you with us on this saturday. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest right now. we are going to start in washington where those flags are at half-staff. authorities investigating that deadly attack that happened hours ago at the u.s. capitol yet. vaughn hilliard, good morning. what more do we know about not only the officer who passed away, but the officer who is wounded? >> reporter: yeah, good morning. we are finding out more this morning. you can see behind me the scene here is cleared up. the gate, that fencing that was opened yesterday where the two officers were struck, that fencing is here closed as of this morning. the metropolitan capital police department as well as the fbi are continuing their investigation in which they say noah green, the suspect involved here, drove his car through that first layer

i had to connect in atlanta. i'm in the atlanta airport. delta lounge. drinking drinking a pina colada, enjoying myself. at the gate they swipe my ticket, welcome aboard. two cops appear. two white cops on that little narrow jetbridge. they whip out their badge like "hawaii 5-0" style. "come with me!" business class, the only brown person there, they're singling me out. she whips out her badge. like the rookie, the younger of the two cops. she starts interrogating me, what drugs do you have on you? are you transporting crystal meth to los angeles? like i'm walter white from "breaking bad." [ laughter ] crazy interrogation. i'm thinking tsa at first, like wait, what? i started getting nervous. they undo my pina colada. [ laughter ] any buzz vanished. i start panicking. did i have a joint from two coachellas ago at the bottom of my bag? she's interrogating me, what drugs do you have? what's going on here? racial profiling, stop and trrific? it was the clayton point p.d. >> jimmy: i've never heard of being stopped once you were -- >> awkward jetbridge where

, working in hotels in atlanta. they're the victims of this major league baseball boycott, no one else. >> bill: there were 500,000 people who showed up to vote in georgia who had already requested an absentee ballot. i don't know if you knew that number or not. the secretary of state wrote a piece this week. maligned by republicans and president trump at the time supported by democrats at the time. if you under the old law in georgia were to show up after requesting an absentee ballot you would have to do a signature match which is subjective. does this signature match what's here? the reason why they changed the law and got rid of signature match. they wanted to go to voter i.d. or driver's license to determine what's the number that corresponds to your name so we can nail this down. when you have half a million people showing up to vote who have already requested an absentee ballot in a state that was decided by 11,000 votes, you have to find a way to figure it out. >> logically when that happens there is a risk

yesterday the mlb announced it will pull the game from atlanta. this comes after georgia passed a controversial voting law last week. this morning atlanta's mayor keisha lance bottoms, said there's still time for the governor to make things right. >> it's not too late for the legislature to go back and reconsider this. they are out of session, but the governor certainly can call a special session, have them reconsider this, make tweaks to it so that it is truly a bill that expands access to the right to vote. i think this is just the first of many dominos that will fall in this state, and we are all going to suffer because of it. >> now, this is not just happening in georgia. in less than five weeks lawmakers across the u.s. have introduced more than 300 restrictive voting bills in just about every state. joining us now is cuveegta davidson, the coauthor of "loving sports when they don't love you back, dilemmas of the modern fan." welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> what is your sense of the league's move to pull the game out of atlanta? what

atlanta is nicknamed the city that is easy to hate. there was a white business community and the jim crow era that decided that atlanta was going to go a certain direction. racial harmony and equity was going to be the thing that they prioritized at that time. you have a long tradition and legacy of the business community, the white business community, really saying that this is not who we are. companies like delta and coca-cola have diverse workforces. delta is 46% people of color. to your point earlier about pressure coming internally from some of these businesses, especially when you think about their employees of color who are asking, what's my workplace standing for? what is it about? would they want to not say something about loss that could potentially be harmful to employees? i think that's a very powerful message. very powerful pressure. amy: 30 seconds or so left. we've heard some of the state legislatures threaten to retaliate against some companies, saying they will get rid of tax breaks. one leader said, don't bite the han

park, home of the atlanta braves and until this year home to this year's all-star game. now he's among dozens of disappointing businesses facing financial loss with mlb moving the game georgia taking a stand against the state's new voting law and tens of millions of dollars in tourist revenue. >> i understand why they're doing it but it's still frustrating as far as the small business owner, it's kind of hard to try to maintain and bring customers in because of the pandemic. >> the game is now heading west to denver and critics point out to a city where a very different demographic. in denver, black ownership is less than 10%. the pandemic has already taken a disproportionate toll on black businesses. now for many this is another crushing blow. >> it's unfortunate to know those who may be hurt by the legislation would also continue to be hurt by us not supporting our economy here. >> reporter: ryan maloof, who owns a restaurant in downtown atlanta, is worried about the lasting impact. >> it's a trickledown effect. we're just trying to get back to a normal sense of busine

when the asian-american community in atlanta asked me, what are you going to do about it? the next time i go back to atlanta, i want to tell them, we did everything we could at this moment to fight for justice and equality, and allow youth to feel safe here in your own country. that is what this is about. if we deliver anything less than that, we will have failed this moment in time. i ask everyone to think about it, whatever disagreements you have or mms you want to make, make them, but let us not fail to deliver something here that can move our country forward. with that i am grateful for the opportunity to speak along such distinguished colleagues. thank you, everyone. sen. schumer: the speaker and i will have to leave soon because of the memorial service. we will take questions on this subject first. reporter: can you give us the timeline for how you plan to do this? sen. schumer: yes, the bill is on the floor now. we will move a motion to proceed. we are waiting for our republican colleagues to tell us what their plans are. they are having their lunch today, and we ho

the lawmaker behind the new executive order mayor of atlanta, keisha lance bottoms. mayor, thank you for being here. what exactly do you want to accomplish with this executive order? the law has already passed. >> well, thank you for having me. and what we want to accomplish is the 1.2 million customers in the metro atlanta area, what this new law means. how they can get the appropriate i.d., the new rules related to absentee ballots. we want our customers to be informed. so ambassador young tells a great story. one day of voting when he first ran for congress and 74% turnout in the african-american community. so even though there may be barriers, we can still overcome those barriers and we want to make sure our customers are informed so they need to know what to do to cast their ballot when the time comes. >> we have heard a lot about no food or water in line, but beyond those headlines what is the most dangerous part of this bill? >> the most dangerous part of this bill, in my opinion, is the dialing back or giving to the state legislature control over the election

our second prize middle school winner is will morrison, an eighth grader at the davis academy in atlanta, georgia. the when entry is titled, "the missing piece for autism." ♪ >> this is a public piece. you find them laying around your house and when you clean out your vacuum. but it is also the symbol for autism. >> the neurological and behavioral disorder that is categorized by issues regarding communication to interaction and in repetitive or restricted behaviors. >> the most common misperception about autism is many people think that you have a child with autism is that they are brilliant in some way, like rainman. i think sometimes that's all people know is the reference to that movie. >> many people with autism could be lacking in areas, you can do amazing in others. >> for example, years ago a young man came to ms. agnes and said he needed help because he was stuck in a job doing dishes at a restaurant and couldn't get promoted. he said what can you do, and i said -- and he said he had a certificate from a college and i work -- and i want to work at a television station. i though

lawrence: president biden going to bat for major league baseball after it pulled the all-star game from atlanta in the new election law. jillian: jackie ibanez here with the president's message as small business owners break for impact following the decision. >> reporter: a lot of people talking about this, the president admitted the removal her georgia workers but said he respects their decision. >> it is reassuring to see that for-profit operations and businesses are speaking up about how these new jim crow laws are just antithetical to who we are. the best way to deal with it is for georgia and other states to smarten up. jillian: when the president was asked about the golf tournament he said it was up to them. the game will be held at coors field in denver. critics know that colorado has similar election loss to georgia with id requirements and fewer days of early voting. the white house says the two are not the same. >> colorado allows you to register on election day. colorado has vote by mail, 200 people in the state who are eligible, they also allow a range of materials to provide even i

hallie. >> blayne alexander live for us in atlanta. thank you. >>> we will take you back live now to minneapolis where day four of the derek chauvin trial in the murder of george floyd is now beginning. we understand the prosecution has called their next witness, courtney ross. we will listen in. the judge, by the way, saying this trial is running ahead of schedule. it looks like they may take tomorrow afternoon off because of that. here we go now live in day four of this trial. >>> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm good. right up here shall and if you just stand behind the chair to start with. excellent. raise your right-hand, please. do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> have a seat. >> before we begin, well, you anticipated my first request, which is to keep your mask off. it is easier to hear you. if you feel the need to put it back on, feel free. >> thank you. >> the important thing is we be able to hear you. what we're

so had fully on the program major league baseball gets political stripping atlanta of its style game over a new voting law in the state of georgia and the family is going for the victims of friday's trying to crash in taiwan is prosecutors seek an arrest warrant for the owner of the truck rolled onto the tracks. but. we've got spring start with a forecast across many parts of europe over the next couple of days we've got a cooler wind coming into central and even down towards southeastern parts that will be some snow rolling in across the balkans some west of weather little further north was but fun and trying to central and western parts at the moment some as in the sunshine if a little of the cool side but the really cool weather that's further north you go this arctic blast developing that role when driving rice across the precious scholls through a good part of scandinavia down through the low countries that way some wintry weather coming in here talking in in across the good parts of germany and down to the outs because the some snow too into parts of the british isles where so

an eighth grader from the davis academy in atlanta, georgia, where c-span is available through comcast. the winning entry is titled the missing piece for autism. ♪ >> this is a puzzle piece. you find them around your house and when you empty your vacuum. but it is also the symbol for autism. >> the neurological and behavioral disorder that is categorized by both issues regarding commute occasion and interaction -- regarding communication and interaction. >> the most common misperception about autism is many people think that if you have a child with autism, they are brilliant in some way, like rainman. i think that sometimes that is all people know, is a reference to that movie. >> many people with autism could be lacking in some areas. but they can do amazing and others. >> for example, years ago, a young man came and said he needed help because he was stuck in a job doing dishes at a restaurant and cannot cap promoted. >> he said, what can you do? he said i have a certificate. he said he wanted to work in a tv station. so i thought he could. we had a connection, a network with a tv

president and vice president went to atlanta and engaged with asian american leaders. additionally white house officials in the office of public engagement, the office of governmental affairs and general policy council convened roundtables and listening sessions to discuss this issue. following up with the following up with leaders. also combating the asian violence is among the department's highest priorities , taking a look at ways to reinvigorate the department of hate crimes and prevention initiatives to identify ways that we can expand data collection and reporting. combating anti-asian violence is among the department's highest priorities, and they are taking a fresh look at ways to reinvigorate the initiative to identify ways we can improve and expand reporting. additionally, the department of health and human services hosted a conversation with asian american leaders to discuss equity in the nation's covid-19 response, and announced combating xenophobia as one of the top priorities of the equity task force. and last friday, the national day of action and healin

steve harrigan live in atlanta, what is everybody saying, steve? >> a different strategy and mood there at the four-day tournament beginning this morning. major league baseball commissioner pulling the all-star game out of georgia due to what he says were restrictions on the ballot box from georgia's new voting law. a very different scene in a gusto where they decided to stay put and go forward. delete elder, 86-year-old first african-american to play in the masters was an honorary starter this morning. the strategy in agusta seems to be to stay put and build, not to simply walk away. here's the chairman. >> there have been calls for boycotts and other punitive measures. unfortunately, those actions often impose the greatest burdens on the most vulnerable in our society. and in this case, that includes our friends and neighbors here at a gusto who are the very focus of the positive difference we are trying to make. >> to back that up, a club broke ground on a $10 million community center in agusta. john. >> steve harrigan in atlanta, thanks so much

. >> natasha chen is in atlanta for us. how do other officials and georgia voters feel about this move? >> reporter: pamela, let's start with the people standing with governor kemp today at that press conference. he was flanked by both state and federal lawmakers applauding him for not wavering on this voting law, applauding him for denouncing what he calls this ka cancel culture that mlb intent to the left and pro-athletes and others congratulating mlb to relocate the all-star game. talking to people just walking past the park we heard from a neighbors who said he fully agrees with governor kemp and said it is unfortunate that the local businesses lose out on the revenue from this game. that particular issue of local businesses hurt shared by everyone but these couple of young voters told me they understand where mlb is coming from here. >> i think they made the right decision for them. just like i said it is disappointing that it affects local businesses, fans, people that would have come into the city and provided the ci

it's going to still be held in atlanta this week. and pga of america said they are not going to move it because of their financial commitment to charity and the local community there. but they also say it shouldn't be construed as indifference, here. but what's behind the decision for pga not to move the masters? and how is it being received? >> you know, the masters is different. we are talking short notice, the masters is. this bill was passed a week ago. and here we are, sitting a week before it happens. >> it was passed a week ago but it had been discussed, before. a lot of people saying, too little, too late for these people. >> they waited too long. and i guess, pga, from what i am hearing there, it was too difficult to do. they have a commitment. and pga is different. i mean, we haven't seen the pga stand up for very much, when it comes to social justice. we haven't seen the major league baseball do this, until just now. this is a first for them. they have been embedded in their own scandals with cheating and performance-enhan

army clerk in this interview conducted by the atlanta history center's kenan research center for the veterans history project. in two hours on real america, three programs to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle. >> i was born in st. paul minnesota. july 13, 1945 at 6:13 p.m. >> that's an important time. and who are your parents and what are their occupations? >> i've got several parents. my mother was married three times. my biological father was clarence ellis taylor. he was originally from fort wayne, indiana. my mother was eula teresa vassar originally from birmingham alabama. -- from coming ham, alabama. my second stepfather was washington from minnesota. my third parent was john e murphy from st. paul, minnesota. they were married already five years. i consider him -- they were married 35 years. i consider him my father. my mother was a housewife. back in those days, he was the provider and he would provide for my mother and raised us as a housewife. mike stepfather worked for the postal -- my stepfather worked for the postal system. >> and you have siblings? who

msnbc reporter in atlanta with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, lindsey. it's a chilly morning here in atlanta, after a week of back and forth like you said, between georgia republican lawmakers and now so many of these corporations speaking out in the aftermath of this bill already being signed, extremely restricted measures on voting rights here in the state. it would primarily target the areas around atlanta which we know heavily votes democratic and also tends to be more people of color and voters of color in these communities as well. so it really will make a large impact on the voting base here. but what we saw just yesterday is that the mlb pulling out their all-star game from georgia, and now truist field is a little outside of atlanta and they say the game would no longer take place in the state and they have not yet announced where the game will take place instead, but it comes out and opposes the voting measure as well. i want to read a statement from the mlb commissioner. this is what they said yesterday. major league baseballed ifly supports v

atlanta is also coke's hometown. the beverage company isn't alone in its displeasure with the law, more than a hundred companies are speaking out against restricting voter access to the polls. cnn's matt egan has more. >> reporter: ceos are speaking out ton republican efforts to restrict voting. the leaders of more than a hundred companies including target and uber issued a statement on friday, vowing to oppose legislation that would deny eligible voters the right to cast ballots. the ceos say that voting should be safe and accessible to all voters, and that a strong democracy is good for business. texas based american airlines says it strongly opposes a texas bill that would place new restrictions on voting. all this comes after some atlanta-based companies base boycott threats over their initial response to georgia's controversial voting restriction law. both coca-cola and delta have since escalated their criticism of that legislation with delta ceo ed -- calling it unacceptable, wrong and based on a line. after th

you can understand how the atlanta braves feel about it. and some of those people are relative liloer on the economic ladder. the larger point that's being made here as daniel dale pointed out about an hour ago with you, yeah, you can claim as governor kemp did but there are certain provisions within this bill that'll enhance access to voting. in the overall on balance it restricts voting and it is clear that it will most negatively impact people of color and people a t the lower end of the economic scale. this is also different when you talk about tb pga tour and the masters next week. the masters is only at one place at one time. baseball can move to some where else. so these players are going to play in the all-star game. >> it is interesting you brought up what daniel dale said. i have been reading a lot of what's happening with the voter law in georgia. the main thing people have to remember. there is a lot of misinformation going around and half truth and we know it happens. the emphasis was a lie of the election that it standrted. it

the metro atlanta area is home to nearly 30 fortune 500 companies. we have a very large tourism industry in our state. and just as the legislatures and the governor made the decision to go forward with this bill, people are making decisions not to come to our state. and it is going to impact millions of georgians, employment, small businesses, corporations, and it's very unfortunate. >> so governor kemp and georgia republicans show no signs that they will be changing this law and at this point it looks like the law stands. does this mean outcry from citizens to sports leagues won't help repeal this law? >> they absolutely have an opportunity to change this law. so they have just ended the normal legislative session. they can go back into special session and make tweaks. they also have an opportunity to revisit this in january. and it's unfortunate, because there have been so many issues with our elections across the state. this was an opportunity to fix those things that have gone wrong. this was an opportunity to be a model for the rest of the count

what the atlanta terrorist attacks point to, it's also about gender identity which is a component of misogyny but also anti- semitism. so it's not just along the lines of gender i'd kennedy and age. so one of those different components to beio factored in to understand to counter white nationalism within that security paradigm will be necessary from skin color to an issue have many different types of oppression so to help us understand and help us create policies with holistic justice with a comprehensive form of justice. >> please put your questions in the chat. . . . . what kind of meat are they consuming? are there seeing themselves as well as people who do not necessarily look like them in the media the books they are reading in that video games that they are playing. and also, getting to know people who do not necessarily again look like them. what are their friends like? what are their peers like? i think it's really important because these barriers to the white supremacy will be dismantled when we also dismantled the barriers to seek evil that's another person. thatat is the q

so we have been talking about atlanta a lot but -- what the atlanta terrorist attack its point is to it's not just but color identity which is what races and also gender identity but there was definitely a come opinion informant misogyny and very often in white nationalism there's antisemitism and along the lines genderrity, sexual orientation, nationality, age, it's. a lot of different components that need to be factored in when we're seeking to understand white nationalism and understanding it as anti -- in order to counter white nationalism as well as addressing inequities within the current security paradigm is going to be necessary as well as helpful to move from just looking at this a problem of skin color to looking at this as an issue of many different types of oppression. so. he if the will help us -- empathy will help us understand and antioppression will help us create policies and together it's hoe hill city is justice so a -- holistic justice, a comprehend hesive form of justice. >> if you have enough questions for star remarks type them in the chat. we have a few really

esos porque el verde grandes ligascancelÓ el juego en atlanta. el bÉisbol de las grandes ligas se ha rendido al miedo y a las mentiras de los activistas de izquierda, afirmÓ el gobernador republicano de georgia. pero los demÓcratas no dudan en calificar esa ley. >> esto viene de larga tradiciÓn en la que los estados del sur despuÉs de la guerra civil, intentaron exigir el derecho al voto a afroamericanos. mucha de estas medidas afectan distritos y precintos con altas concentraciones de minorÍa. >> atlanta perderÁ $60,000,000 a no celebrarse allÍ este importante partido de exhibiciÓn. ustÉ nos pone en riesgo abriendo el estado en plena pandemia para la recuperaciÓn econÓmica. y ahora con esta ley loca borra de un plumazo todo lo ganado, criticÓ el gobernador al gobernador—— crÍtico al gobernador de alcaldesa de atlanta. el gobernador insiste en que la ley facilita el acceso al votoy hace el preciso mÁs seguro y viable. de moqueta responde que a pesar de que los republicanos quierenfacilitar el voto de las minorÍas en georgia, e

you need to decide whether atlanta needs the coca-cola company. there were no cries of cancel culture or left wing ideology. they saw the city on the wrong side of history and acted. two hours after that meeting, every ticket to the dinner was told and nearly 1600 people attended. today the corporate world is taking action. they are condemning restriction voter laws. on friday maine baseball announced they will move the game out of atlanta because of the new voter restrictions. the republican governor was outraged by this the decision blaming liberal cancel culture. but it is not cancel culture to respond to democracy weakening legislation. stopping people from voting, well, that is actually cancel culture. and once again, coca-cola along with other major corporations based in georgia have been called on to do the right thing. and in a historic open letter, 72 black executives called on all corporations, no matter their locations to oppose the voting restrictions. let's make clear why all of this is happening. this is happening because of activist

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steve harrigan is live from atlanta. hi, steve. >> the pushback against major league baseball's decision to move the all-star game set for july out of the state of georgia is really spiraling. more and more senators jumping on board. as hunter marco rubio from florida an open letter asking how can major league baseball sign a streaming deal with communist china which persecutes the uighur minority in china and yet they can't do business here in the state of georgia. rubio got personal with the mlb commissioner, rob manfred, in his open letter writing "i am under no illusion you intend to resign as a member from augusta national golf club. to do so would require a personal sacrifice as opposed to woke corporate virtue signaling of moving the all-star game from atlanta." agusta here in georgia. not just the mlb coming under fire, its major corporations whose ceos have spoken out against the law, like delta and coke. here's senator mitch mcconnell. >> with regard to what's been done in georgia, there's a big lie underway th

just imagine taking a high-speed train chicago to atlanta. most americans wouldn't imagine doing that trip by rail and that's less than beijing and shanghai and they built the most popular high-speed rail line in the world. but just not chicago and atlanta but nashville, indianapolis, all these cities in between that have been left out of this next generation economy. that's why high-speed rail is so significant. yes, i'll be fighting for more but we'll take what we can get and be a start. >> i got to say having traveled orr in europe that's a wonderful high-speed rail from city to city and see the country that way so i applaud those efforts. let's talk about what senator mcconnell is saying about the plan generally. >> as much as we would like to address infrastructure, it is not going to get sun port from our side because i think what the economy -- the last thing the economy needs right now is a big whopping tax increase on all the productive sections of our economy. >> with that no support approach from republicans is this plan going to h

the asian-american community in georgia, following the mass shooting here in atlanta. it was a raw and powerful meeting in a very emotional moment and some criticized me for speaking out nationally about that hate crime. some criticized me for saying how ugly and sinister it was. since then, because of the two senators you sent, among others, the united states senate passed the covid-19 hate crimes act to protect asian americans and pacific islanders from the vicious hate crimes we have seen too often and too long. it passed 94-to-1. don't tell me we can't make progress. it's the first step, and we have a lot more to do. that's right. if we are to truly heal the soul of america, we need to project that sacred right and protect it to vote. in this state of dr. king and john lewis, you know how precious and precarious the right to vote is. in november and again in january, your vote changed the world. instead of celebrating that, it is being attacked. more people voted for president in 2020 than any time in american history ever. and they did it in the middle of a pandem

and obviously the murders in atlanta. so what we are saying over the past year in terms of where we are is organizations that are wanting to stop the hate in america and investing justice who are about more than 4500 reports. voluntary reports of anti- asian attacks of this past year. since february of 2020. to be clear, of the 4500, about 90 percent about was not really filed as a hate crime, might involve bullying, involving spinning and source and things of that nature. so one thing that i would ask all of you to remember is that there's potentially a law enforcement element to it but a lot of winter communities looking at, is necessarily missouri law enforcement response but how do we protect her company make sure that our communities feel safer during this time. in terms of how we got here, i thought we started outlining how we got here. in a moment, it. covid-19. economic fears and people are more fearful, the will fought hard. when the fish respect with the prior president in certain policymakers people with media

charlotte, atlanta, raleigh, all of those cities having at some point pretty heavy rain today. we have tornado watches in effect across the southeast. some of the counties on the far west side will drop off after 3:00 p.m. eastern time. some of the eastern counties will not expire until 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. there will be ongoing threats of hail especially in the origange areas here. you will notice what we call back building, storms piling up in some of the same places they already had them this morning. not only is that a concern for the strongest, severe thunderstorms but also potential for flooding. a lot of these areas, if you just keep getting rain over and over again, it's going to start to pond. the areas of biggest concerns are going to be southern alabama as well as southern georgia, where we could pick up widespread 2 to 4 inches, some spots 6 inches of rain. >> wow, that's a lot. allison chinchar, thank you very much. >>> a new report this week is raising serious concerns about the response to hurricane maria and how that impacted puerto rico. an investigation

was ibm, atlanta. and literally i got a response from them while i was a caisson and we found the letter. i don't know. 15 20 years ago and i kept it and i kept the letter it was folded up in my pocket got caisson spots of caisson mud on it, you know red mud, but i kept that letter. you know, i'm thinking this is my ticket. when i get back and sure enough this was would have been say octoberish. of 67 when i communicated with them september october they answered in october from not mistaken. actually the letter a dates like two days before this. c-130 crash that i talked about where the crew was killed. i have no memory. they see 130 crash i do have and i have the letter as evidence of the memory of the of of with ibm. so i'm trying to. i guess rationalize. what the heck is happening here because i've been essentially out of the primary society during a period of it. biggest change if you will and out of the country. a 1965 voting rights act all of this so i'm trying to fit all of this into my head mea

on friday the league announced it would move the all-star game out of atlanta. costing the state tens of millions of dollars in revenue including a lot of black business owners in the city of atlanta. which the media is, of course, ecstatic about. >> major league baseball took the necessary step and action. >> the right thing is for major league baseball to protect their brand. for them to back away. >> brian kemp said he'll not bow to pressure from major league baseball or anyone else. for georgians of good faith, of all races, try to purge trumpism from their midst. [laughter] >> nothing but good faith coming from the reverend. and as laura said last week it's time for republicans to draw a line in the sand. >> any business that bows down to boy cutters better be prepared to run into the buzz saw of tens of millions of patriotic americans who will vote as well with their wallets. i'm talking moms and dads who are sick of being lectured to by spoiled brat activists who produce zero that is useful to america. what we're seeing in georgia is just the latest of th