todd: i was promised merrick garland was a moderate. what happened? >> this is nothing -- this is like something you might read about that i read about when i was in school in germany or russia. you know, we had all these riots in 2020 with looting and burning and threats and no investigation. actual violence. here we have parents that just care about what's being taught in their schools whether it's critical race theory or whether it's these mandates that are forcing kids to wear masks. and they are being threatened with if they are angry or want to express their concern. i don't know. i'm shocked. i don't think -- i haven't seen anything like this ever. carley: yeah, that's the main point. i think that the biden administration really made an unforced political error. i mean, attorney general, how many political ads do you think are going to run in the midterm elections where they are about concerned parents being called domestic terrorists? >> look, i have heard so much about this from parents all over my state. they are concerned about this threat

garland won't prosecute the former president. speak of the justice department taking a position that you can't prosecute a sitting president which i also disagree with to say now that is a practical matter, you can't prosecute a former president. doesn't make him against the law? that is a dangerous proposition in the abstract given that trump is already running for president again, it's a more dangerous prospect for the future. spell like that famous line from "breck broke back mountain" just can't quit. but chuck todd is surprised that people are not more outraged by this. it's because this might be a little bit disturbing to the folks in d.c. that are alarmed about january 26 -- january 6, 40% want to hear more, 56% of folks told quinnipiac they know enough already, and boy, i would argue that we have not gotten much at all, right? it has been technically no new information in quite some time. >> will: we know, but that has not stopped you from covering it every single day for the last nine months, so here to react, the host o

we start on capitol hill where merrick garland was on the hot seat, the attorney general was grilled over his doj memo targeting concerned parents at school board meetings, it all started last month when the national school board association sent a letter to joe biden demanding action over what they call violence and intimidation at board meetings across the country but listen to this. new reporting reveals that the ns b.a. had "collaborated with the biden white house before sending a controversial letter calling on the fbi to investigate parents as potential domestic terrorist. "was the biden administration colluding, with the national school board administration, with the white house weaponize the doj to label parents all across this great nation as domestic terrorists? the answers to those questions seem to be unequivocally yes. the justice department and then quickly followed the ns b.a.'s lead a memo saying they would identify and prosecute these domestic threats. but how did the doj reach that conclusion? did they do some type of in-depth research? did they conduct a nationwide

garland would be so silly as to write the memo that merrick garland did indeed write. that i think seem to be on board with the national school board's association. and that really dismayed us. so we thought it was important to write a letter that would point out that these parents are doing what parents are supposed to do. they are caring about their children's education. ainsley: peter, isn't it well within a parent's first amendment right. >> absolutely h this fund mental right to address the government for the redress of grievances it has a chilling effect on the right of these parents to do it. when you have the attorney general inadvocate justice department and including the fbi's national security division to investigate individuals simply expressing concern about ideology and campuses and academia today. some of the violence occurred in loudoun county this is some of the stuff that the progressives understood they touched a third wral critical race theory and some of the other lunacies pervading education. they wanted to suppress that. this is something have yo

>> we are in a dead heat in virginia and education because people like merrick garland and the biden administration have come after and put a target on the backs of the parents and said we and of course terry mcauliffe said we don't have a place in our children's education and i think parents across the virginia, not just fairfax or loudoun county have had enough. we want a say in our children's education. we are the primary stakeholders and our children's education unlike u.s. secretary said we are just important, no, we are not important, we are the primary and it's not the place of the government to put themselves between us and our children. reporter: we have been hearing that from parents all over the state. i want to talk to william who used to be in public school and your mom took you out. what is the climate like on campus? >> we wore masks for longtime. we were out of school and i had some teachers showing me woke videos and it was horrible. reporter: what were those videos like? >> it was degrading to watch. reporter: did you feel attacked and those videos? >> in some sense

and how i thought merrick garland did not dom play yesterday. america dodged a bullet when he did not come a supreme court justice. he had no answer with it. did you ever consult with ethics official about the fact that your son-in-law and possibly your daughter is on panorama as investor or creator making millions of dollars on crt? didn't come up. i'm just investigating parents. excuse me, how could that not come up? he had a nonanswer. how could he be unprepared as the attorney general of the country to answer that? ainsley: 6:12 on the east coast. brian laundrie found dead as the fbi confirms his remains were found in a florida swamp. next a live support with his family's response to rumors they planted evidence at the site. brian: president biden claims he has been on the border despite there is no record he has been on the border. is this a town hall tale? da'da da. ♪ ♪ [narrator] this is steve. he used to have gum problems. now, he uses therabreath healthy gums oral rinse with clinically-proven ingredients and his gum problems have va

merrick garland has done, the department leadership and fbi following through on this is un-american. this is tantamount to sedition. this is not the intended use of the muscle of the american public. you don't feel outrage. i tell you what, dimis is a loudon county parent ground sear of this issue. >> these people are part of the woke nation. they want bruni points from the people. they don't care about the parents or children at all. the fifth-grader just starting to learn how to multiply and divide, that is a bad sign that should be done in third grade. we spoke up. the entire nation is speaking up, tell it to the parents. do not give up. be involved in your parents curriculum. be involved in your school. do not give up. pete: they had an impact. a member of that school board had to resign. the superintendent is under fire for covering up a sexual assault happened because it was a gender bathroom policies. parents standing up, what they're meeting is, not equal justice to your point. you talked a lot about this what happens in countries when they lose the idea of equality under the

garland to issue a memo this past week asking for a task force over this. we'll get to that in a second. what's your reaction to what the administration is doing? >> i think that what they've done is a huge mistake. there is no evidence anywhere that state and local law enforcement have been overwhelmed because of threats of violence or violence against school board officials or educators. obviously, threats of violence and violence, those are already against the law, so there's absolutely no justification for them and they should be handled. the problem is when the department of justice involves itself at the behest of the biden administration, and uses terms like domestic terrorism to describe parents, it is going to have an impact, it's going to intimidate a lot of parents into silence because, again, most people are not hardwired to show up at a public meeting and speak about their concerns at a microphone. that is something that takes courage for a lot of people to do. if you're on the fence about doing it and now you're hearing that you may be labeled

garland, the federal formal judge leading that process which what transparency looks like if we want government to uphold the rules of law. >> shannon: sound like they're trying to stay hands off and let it proceed. >> if we want to uphold the rule of law we need to start at the border where we have hundreds of thousands of illegals coming at the border but the reality -- hunter biden is the greatest example of liberal provision the history of america and this is just another example. >> shannon: leave it there. we appreciate your time. have to leave it there and we will watch that investigation and have faith that we will be handled independently. and tw mention this, the border crisis fox news has of exclusively obtained leaked border patrol documents that show the biden administration has leaked more than 70,000 immigrants into the u.s. in the last two months alone. that includes granting parole to nearly 32,000 migrants since august 6th. a move under federal law that is only to be granted for noncitizens on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant publi

garland of trying to criminalize free speech. dueling demonstrations outside netflix headquarters on the streets of los angeles wednesday as a large group of the streaming giants employees staged a walkout in protest of a controversial comedy special from dave chapelle. end of the company's handling of complaints related to it, that's where we begin tonight's lightning round with the author of oak inc., great to see you. the ceo had been defending dave chapelle at least in the respect that we are about free speech, we aren't going to muzzle people and shut things down. that has changed a bit, here is what he said more recently. him "when i should've led within those emails and the internal discussions with humanity. he said in an interview tuesday evening, i should have recognized the fact that a group of our employees was really hurting. "he was about free speech and now he said he didn't want to hurt anybody, he has heard their requests and their concerns, where does this debate go? i haven't seen it and i think you have. >> ba

merrick garland in the hot seat on capitol hill thursday. republicans on the house judiciary committee peppering the ag over his recent memo focusing on parents and students over their conduct and comments at school board meetings and beyond. the attorney general said he defends the right to free speech and that the parents are not domestic terrorists but that issue and others made for heated moments in that hearing. rick has a story for us. speak out and two and a half weeks after warning of an increase in threats of violence against school administrators, attorney general merrick garland appeared before the house judiciary committee defending department of justice against criticism that the government is unfairly targeting parents. >> when did you first review the data showing the soap called disturbing uptake? >> i read the letter and we've been seeing over time -- >> i didn't asked -- you read the letter. that is your source? >> that letter is a september 30th plea from the national school boards association to president biden. to "inves

here's what merrick garland had to say when he was asked about this by the judiciary committee earlier today. >> the house of representatives votes for referral of a contempt charge, the department of justice will do what it always does in such circumstances. we'll apply the facts in the law and make a decision consistent with the principles of prosecution. >> so, pete, how will they make that decision? because as you've been reporting, it's not exactly straightforward. >> no, it's not. i think there are factors to weigh on both sides. on the one hand the committee has a clearly demonstrable need for this. the administration has endorsed that need, saying this was the worst attack on the u.s. since the civil war. the president's claim of executive privilege here is relatively weak because biden has said it should be waived for documents and testimony, specifically on steve bannon as well. this executive privilege anyway applies only to official comp communications. and that presumably what the committee wants to know about was not the president's official business. those are reasons we

merrick garland was unaware of it. how is he unaware of it? they pushed through, they injured a police officer, nobody gives a damn. when the portland courthouse, a federal courthouse was attacked night after night with fire and all kinds of stuff, when the police were under attack, who nancy pelosi called stormtroopers, merrick garland says "well, that is not domestic terrorism because nobody there, it was happening at night." meanwhile, they got your parents. liz cheney concerned about that? not in the least. now we have a big problem in this country, ladies and gentlemen, we have a rogue presidency, we have a rogue department of justice, we have an out-of-control democrat-controlled house. by three votes. the democrat-controlled senate. 50/50. by the luck of the constitution, the vice president breaks the tie, and what do they want to do? what do they say they want to do? fundamentally transform our economic system. well, you have a choice. free-market economic system that you have in free countries, that respects individuals, creates growt

on c-span3, attorney general merrick garland testifies before the house judiciary committee. you can watch on www.c-span.org or with their new c-span app, c-span now. the white house covid 19 responds team held a briefing on the biden administration's plan to rollout vaccines for children ages 5-11. they anticipate approval from federal regulators in the coming weeks. the team spoke with reporters for about 20 minutes. mr. zeints: good morning, and thanks for joining us. today i'll first turn to doctors walensky and fauci to cover the state of the pandemic and the importance of vaccinations. then dr. murthy and i will provide an update on the work we're doing to prepare for potential vaccinations for kids ages five through 11. over to you, dr. walensky. dr. walensky: thank you, jack. good morning, everyone. let's begin with an overview of the data. as of yesterday, the seven-day

so congress doesn't actually have a ton of power, and we don't know what merrick garland is going to do. he wants to aid the investigation. but at the same time the administration wants to show that the doj is independent. so we don't know, and even if they do decide to pursue criminal charges, it's going to wind up in a lengthy court battle. so it could take years to resolve. the truth is the committee doesn't have that type of time. the house could flip to republicans next year, and then this whole select committee would go away. >> having lived through the two impeachment investigations, specifically the first investigation where i feel like the former president's lawyers figured out that you could basically destroy the investigation by just saying no to absolutely everything. is this going to be the same situation where everybody's waiting for three years to see anything about anything? and by that point everybody's moved on. >> i think it very well could be, which is not only, it's a shame mostly because the american people deserve to sfaknow what happened on january 6th, the fu

garland is very methodical. so the question is just because this is biden's white house, biden's doj, does doj move very fast on this and the democrats don't know the answer. >> this is the question of a power of a person who was president versus the power of the presidency and that's ultimately what's at stake here. the privilege is meant to protect the institution so there can be democratic governance, not to protect individuals so that they can, you know, work around government. >> and the question do both the political and legal systems get the urgency of this, the urgency that have day and the urgency of the truth, the don mcgawn subpoena in the impeachment inquiry, the case ultimately settled in may 2021 so in the past, rear view mirror, this can take too long. the question is what is it like out the windshield. meetings, signs of progress. lawmaker meetings and key players in the biden agenda. they are all getting together, too, but are they cole vinagre anything? oh! are you using liberty mutual's covera

it's important for folks to remember that no matter what ends up happening, if merrick garland makes the decision to go after steve bannon and we go through the process and he's found guilty, that doesn't mean that he is compelled to testify, right. they're still unlikely to get any information out of steve bannon, so this process is going to go through. and what the house wanted to make sure, especially, those republicans, some of the usual suspects that we've seen voting on bipartisan things, they want to make sure that congressional subpoenas hold weight and power. and that is something that democrats have talked about, like, they have concerns about. you have kevin mccarthy at some point, possibly the speaker of the house, whoever has voted against this, and what does that mean for when he wants an investigation and someone doesn't want to come and talk to some committee or panel that he's created? and that is where these folks are right now. >> eugene daniels and cal perry, thank you for being with me this morning. >>> coming up, we're following several developments in haiti rig

garland back in 2016 would set a tone for the polarizations we are talking about, some are acting in what they believe the constituents want. >> would have to ask them the question. i think senators follow with their constituents want won't be there very long but that's my own opinion. i stress this when i am talking to the students, because i saw senator kennedy do it all the time. and the staff to put listen you may be persuaded many times you won't. you might try to persuade them but most likely won't. they talked long enough you'll find something actually agree. you may hear the other person say something the actually agree you say hey maybe we can work with that. let's see if we can. and that we tried to work with them and americans are pretty good at working together. find something and then, by the way, you make it somewhere. if you get 30% it's better to have 30% to be a hero of nothing, right? and i promise you that was his attitude but he said look, don't worry about the credit. if you get a positive result out of the outcome working with that other person listening, if you

garland said not only have officers had to fight threats from criminals, but also a pandemic through it all. >> and despite the increased risks to your health and your safety. you have continued to protect the communities you serve. >> to honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty. president biden has ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff reporting in washington. rashad hudson, back to you. >> and will not be a work strike in hollywood. >> there will not be a work strike in hollywood today. the union representing the crews that bring the film and tv shows to life agreed to a new contract with major studios. sources say the international alliance of theatrical stage employees and the alliance of motion picture and television producers concluded an agreement on a 3 year deal that cover 60,000 workers. the deal of odes avoids a strike that would have been the biggest since world war 2. now. tonight there's more fallout from the latest. dave chappelle netflix special called the closer netflix says it has fired one of its workers for leaking the confidential price, the com

garland said not only have officers had to fight threats from criminals, but also a pandemic through it >> and despite the increased risks to your health and your safety. you have continued to protect the communities you serve. >> to honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty. president biden has ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff reporting in washington. rashad hudson, back to you. >> a spokesman for former president bill clinton says that the 42nd president is expected to be discharged from a southern california hospital tomorrow. the 75 year-old was admitted to use eve irvine medical center tuesday for an infection that spread to his blood stream. officials say the infection is unrelated to covid-19. a spokesman says that president clinton has continue to make excellent progress in the past. 24 hours. >> more fallout from the controversial dave chappelle netflix series. another netflix employee now out of a job. we'll explain why after the break. >> and the show will go on. a deal has been reached to avoid a strike of film and television crews will have more on

garland said not only have officers had to fight threats from criminals but also a pandemic through it all. >> and despite the increased risks to your health and your safety. >> you have continued to protect the communities you serve. >> to honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty. president biden has ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff reporting in washington. rashad hudson, back to you. also paying their respects to fallen officers in washington, dc today. >> members of the la county sheriff's department. they ran for miles in america's capital in honor of law enforcement officers and military veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the country along the way they made stops said washington's iconic monuments. an update tonight on former president bill clinton tonight. he is expected to be released from you see irvine medical center tomorrow. a spokesperson says that the 42nd president has made excellent progress in the past. 24 hours as he continues to receive antibiotics before he's discharged. president clinton has been in the hospital since tuesday for

merrick garland mentioned this in his statement yesterday. this is basically a way they deduce whether or not they're going to move forward with prosecution. there's four questions they need to answer. walk us through that and what you expect to happen here, what you expect the answers to be. >> sure. this is just the bible for prosecutors, different questions apply in different situations. but first prosecutors have to be sure that they have sufficient admissible evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction. that question looks like one that they can answer in the affirmative here. betsey references the executive privilege aspect of that question, and if bannon really wanted to assert that in a serious way he would have to appear in front of the committee and assert it question by question that he hasn't done that really influences the calculus here. along with the fact there's an old olc memo that addresses the fact executive privilege could extend to people outside the white house, in a situation like this where the president has already ma

youne know, garland, merrick garland wouldn't fess up at his hearing, he was completely duplicitous. but basically, it was the white house driving this story. parents, domestic terrorists. >> it's shocking, larry s and hi organization has called for an inspector jenin dependent investigation -- general independent investigation into the collusion between the department of justice, the white house and outside groups that are in favor of critical race theory in order to brand these parents as domestic terrorists and to use the awesome powers of federal law enforcement against everyday families. it really is something you never thought you would see in this country, and i hope everyone joins me in calling for a thorough, independent investigation. larry: that's good. that's terrific. i hope you get a lot of support on that. got another one for you. president biden doesn't have time to look at the southern border. we're going to play this sound, hang on a second. >> do you have plans to visit the southern border? >> i've been there before. i haven't had a whole hell of a lot of time to g

eastern live on c-span 3, attorney general merrick garland will make his first appearance before the house judiciary committee on issues facing the justice department. and live at 10:00 a.m. on c-span.org and on the new c-span now app, alexander mayorkas will appear before the judiciary committee. watch on our c-span networks or on our new c-span now app. watch live or on-demand anytime. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. now, president biden gives remarks not -- remarks at the 40th annual national police

it is a memo that is signed by merrick garland. it is a memo that's gone to the criminal division of the justice department, the national security division, the civil rights division, the executive office of u.s. attorneys, the federal bureau of investigation, as if this is kind of in east german [inaudible]. parents in this country, they are going to spy on you, gather intelligence on you, they are going to track you, and the organizations you belong to, and a special phone number is set up so a teacher or a bureaucrat or union or whomever thinks if you're threatening or harassing them, they will set loose the fbi to come to your home and to interview you. among other things in this memo, loose language, like they are going to look at efforts to intimidate individuals based on their views. they're going to be committing to using their authority and their resources. they have a dedicated line of communication for threat reporting. there's a problem here. the federal government has absolutely no authority whatsoever in the classroom

it's a sign of how deeply and troubled our democracy is. >>> attorney merrick garland helps to contain protesters violent. republicans criticized garland for an october 4th em memo issued. they're asking the biden administration to make action. >> the sometimes over school rules surrounding the pandemic and sometimes over what conservative charged are history that's two lessons -- >> the charge the attorney general repeatedly denied adding of any effect on the curriculum talking or the ability of parents to complain. what we have seen is undeniable and we have seen aggressive behavior by some parent and that goes down to mandates and about masks and critical race theory and the question that comes up to the governor's race that's disposed a lot on education, there is no denying that's ham ng the school board, what about this memo from the justice department set off republicans? >> yeah, it's the republican feeling clearly as we have seen around the country that the parents have the right to protect these man days and have much more influence, why is education has become the number one

garland who is sicing the fbi on parents who want to have a say in their children's education. whether you vote republican or democrat, you're not going to be happy about that. i think in the midterms this is going to come back to bite democrats and a even earlier it will bite terry mcauliffe. dagen: let me leave you with the exact quote from terry mcauliffe. i don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach. i do appreciate a politician screwing up and telling you what he really thinks. [laughter] >> exactly. that's what a scandal is. dagen: charlie, by the way, i'm going to share with the viewers a photo of you and my dad and the math teacher who changed my life later in the show. so we didn't have time to get it up. but charlie sent me a photo of him and my father and barbara bass, my high school math teacher. so it's one for the books. i'll leave it at that. >> we heard some stories that night. dagen: i am sure you did. about me. [laughter] dagen: god help us all. charlie, great to see you this morning. charlie hurt. >> great to see you. dagen: coming u

attorney general merrick garland facing backlash for his behavior, recent memory instructs fbi take lead on task force to address threats against school officials because parents want to be involved in kids' learning facing first testimony oversight hearing before the house judiciary committee this week what do you want to hear? the curriculum decisions involved toxic racist ideology known as critical race theory, and we learned his son-in-law is among those pushing this, and selling producing extremely expensive surveys about critical race theory. should he recuse himselfsts from? step down with conflicts with son-in-law to wife in terms of involvement on some of the things he is pushing. >> i think fbi is, obviously, the premier law enforcement agency in the united states, they have important priorities whether violent crime international terrorism, human trafficking all kind of things that they have to deal with, and the suggestion that somehow now they are going to peel off resources, to focus on school board protests by parents, who disagree with what local school board is doing, is

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maria: i think you are right no comment whatsoever the washington examiner said merrick garland should resign or at minimum recuse himself from this issue kitchen conflict of interest around his son-in-law soar an important point that you bring up we are going to take a break then talk more about merrick garland's hearings with congressman greg steube here and with us. . where does the stress go when you're driving a lincoln? does it get tangled up in knots? you might have your own theory. but maybe it's better to just let it go. you have the best pizza in town and the worst wait times. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now. it helps keep you effortlessly comfortable by sensing your movements and matching your job description. automatically responding to both of you. and, it's temperature balancing to help you stay comfortable all night. it even tracks your circadian rhythm, so you know when you're at your best. in other

earlier today attorney general merrick garland pledged to apply the facts and the law when making his decision. >>> frantic work is under way in washington tonight with just ten days until democrats' self-imposed deadline to pass two giant spending bills. as nbc's alice barr shows us, negotiations between progressives and moderates have kicked into high gear. >> to state the obvious -- >> reporter: president biden today marking the tenth anniversary of the martin luther king jr. memorial and issuing an urgent call to continue the civil rights icon's legacy with policies that lift up struggling americans. >> for the first time in a couple generations we're going to be investing in working families, putting them first and helping them get ahead rather than the wealthy and most powerful people. >> reporter: but it's divisions within the president's own party holding up his top priorities. a trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill and a longerer social policy and climate package. moderate democrats have forced the larger bill's price tag down from $3.5 to below $2 trillion. >> we'v

if they do that, the big decision will come down to merrick garland. adam schiff, by the way, has been putting pressure on merrick garland. a lot of pressure on him. now, if you look at the history, will merrick garland charge, on the one hand. yes, it is a federal crime, punishing by up to one year. minimum of one month. however, if we look at the history, it's been over 50 years since doj has criminally charged anyone for this. in the last decade or so, we have seen both parties get contempt referrals. barr and wilbur ross under the trump administration. learner and holder under the obama then station. we will see if merrick garland recognizes we are in new territory here >> there is also a civil track. >> absolutely. they could go to court and try to compel the witnesses to testify and compel documents. we will have a battle in the courts over executive privilege. joe biden has said, i'm not asserting executive privilege. meaning those documents can go over to the committee. unless donald trump objects, he has made noises that he will object, but no

garland could intervene if he wants to. historically, most people don't actually go to trial after their cases are referred to doj. even if steve bannon is ultimately charged here, any prosecution could take a while and he could obviously appeal. so there is a long road ahead here. >> laura, separate from this, very connected, former president trump sued the january 6th committee and national archives to try to keep the records from his presidency a secret. these records that they have specifically requested. what is going on here? >> right. this fight is all about what the former president was doing and saying leading up to the riot on january 6th. the problem for him is he isn't president anymore and doesn't have the records he wants to keep secret. they live in the national archives. the man who is president, president biden, is standing by his decision not to assert executive privilege over these materials. in a new statement late last night, more forceful in tone, trump's actions are called a unique and existential thr

garland will appoint a special counsel to look at this. because the evidence is so clear for a massive watergate style attempt to destroy the process of electing a president. >> a massive watergate style attempt to destroy the process of electing a president. how deep does it go? because one of the things liz cheney suggested yesterday was that the president's assertion of executive privilege in and of itself was some kind of an indication that he had either knowledge of or was involved in the planning of the insurrection itself. >> well, when you string it all out, and you just look at his tweets, i mean, he says, you know, in his tweet on december 30th, january 6th, see you in d.c. he is actually talking about january 6th. and then he tweets in a -- there is no ambiguity in this, he says in a tweet, just hours before. i mean, this is 1:00 a.m. on january 6th, the day of the insurrection, if vice president mike pence comes through for us, we will win the presidency. many states want to direct -- believe they want to decertify the mistake

garland's hearing in front of the house judiciary committee was polarized topics. he was grilled on abortion gun control, the antitrust laws base book, the january 6th riots at the capital. were any of those people who broke glass and did damage to those doors working for the f b i or other federal law enforcement entities. i and this is an ongoing criminal investigation, and i'm really not at liberty to discuss other questions surrounding the chaos seen at school board meetings across the country. not in a 1000000 years. did we dream that one day? we'd see the justice department treat american parents as domestic terror. some getting so out of hand. harry retinue, board members over mass and critical race theory. the attorney general sending out a memo at the department of justice would assist in helping schools cracked down. it also concerns us that your actions may have been motivated by your family's financial stake in this issue publish reports. so that show that your son in law co founded a company called panorama education. we now know that that company publ

the nnon issue now goes to the justice department, headed by attorney general merrick garland. before today's vote, garland opted not to tip his hand to whether the department will ultimately prosecute him. >> the department of justice will do what it always does in such circumstances; it will apply the facts and the law and make a decision consistent with the principles of prosecution. >> woodruff: the department is already in the middle of prosecuting hundreds of defendants facing criminal charges of their own, stemming from january's riot. now, for a deeper look, i am joined by josh gerstein, senior legal affairs reporter for "politico." josh gerstein, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, tell us again how ordinary is it for the congress to say that someone is in contempt of a committee? >> well, that's happened i think increasingly frequently in recent years, judy. we've seen a number of citations, former attorney general eric holder was cited. former attorney general bill barr was cited. what's really unusual here is to have a criminal referral that the justice

the bannon issue now goes to the justice department, headed by attorney general merrick garland. before today's vote, garland opted not to tip his hand to whether the department will ultimately prosecute him. >> we will apply the facts and the law and make a decision consistent with the principles of prosecution. judy: the department is already in the middle of prosecuting hundreds of defendants facing criminal charges of their own, stemming from january striate. -- stemming from january's riot. now, for a deeper look, i am joined by josh gerstein, senior legal affairs reporter for politico. thank you so much for joining us. tell us, how ordinary is it for someone to say that -- for congress to say that someone is contempt of committee. >> we seen a number of citations, former attorney general eric holder was cited, what is really unusual here is to have a criminal referral that the justice department may seriously look at. it has been about 40-45 years since the justice department has brought a case under this particular criminal contempt of congress statute. judy: so remind us,

attorney general merrick garland said the focus will be on mortgage lending, and patterns of racist policies. it's the first such crackdown since the obama administration. and on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 74 points to close at 35,677. the nasdaq fell 125 points. the s&p 500 slipped five. still to come on the newshour: on the border. crossings into the u.s. from mexico reach an all-time high, as an alarming new report details claims of abe by immigration officials. david brooks and jonathan capehart break down the state of play over president biden's spending bill. a cuban lens. one of the country's most celebrated avant-garde painters gets his due in the united states. and much more. >> nawaz: as we reported, beginning today, covid-19 booster shots for both moderna and johnson & johnson are available to eligible populations. the c.d.c. issued that guidance after an advisory committee unanimously approved it yesterday. the f.d.a. also authorized mixing and matching vaccines and boosters. to help viewers understand more about what they should consider, i'm join

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eastern live on c-span 3, attorney general merrick garland will make his first appearance before the house judiciary committee on issues facing the justice department. and live at 10:00 a.m. on c-span.org and on the new c-span now app, alexander mayorkas will appear before the judiciary committee. watch on our c-span networks or on our new c-span now app. watch live or on-demand anytime. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. now, president biden gives remarks not -- remarks at the 40th annual national police officers memorial service. his remarks are just over half an hour. our. [applause] >> good afternoon. my name is james smallwood, a sergeant and national fraternal order of police treasurer. i would think you all for taking the time to be here with us on this 40th anniversary of the national police officer memorial service. as we come together on this national police officer memorial date we must reflect on the past two years and recognized the grief and fear that has accompanied the challenging and ever-changing times we have faced as a nation during the covid-19 pandemic.

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on thursday, attorney general merrick garland will make his first appearance before the house judiciary committee on issues facing the justice department. at 10 a.m. eastern, live on c-span.org and the new c-span now app, homeland security secretary will appear before the senate judiciary committee. watch next week on the c-span networks or watch coverage on c-span now, are you video app. also head on over to c-span.org for scheduling information or to stream video live run demand anytime. c-span, giving you a front row seat to democracy. -- c-span, your unfiltered view to government. >> download c-span's video app from live streams of the house and senate floor and key congressional hearings to white house events and supreme court oral arguments. even alive interactive morning program, washington journal were we hear your voices every day. download the app for free today. >> next, nasa officials testify on the future of low-earth orbit space front -- spaceflight before a house committee with the international space station nearing the end of its operational life. they talk about the ne

. >> attorney general merrick garland was on cap full hill -- capitol hill, he testified on certain actions taken by the justice department, and answers questions about other topics including a memo he issued concerning threats and the prosecution of defendants convicted in the january

police week continues into police weekend this weekend attorney general merrick garland will honor the fallen, president joe biden will do the same saturday at the u.s. capitol. bret. >> bret: david spunt at the doj. thanks. up next, the treacherous journey through central america on the way to the u.s. southern border. we will take you there and we will hear from some migrants who survived it. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 2 in separate cisco, where it's the first day for the city's first responders to be fully vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. the san francisco police association says 120 officers there will be on paid administrative leave. the fire department confirms 41 firefighters are in the same situation. fox 46 in charlotte as south carolina attorney alex marlow is arrested in connection to insurance settlements obtained after the death of his housekeeper in 2018. he's charged with two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. lawyers say the housekeeper's heirs never received money after the fatal

garland, he has launched this partisan lawsuit against georgia and its voting rights. he has this letter out about parents going to school boards. now up the president making this comment. all it does is undermine what little bit of trust had been rebuilt but perhaps this department is going to operate separate and above politics and with its eye, instead, on justice and the law. >> bret: yeah. brit, a little bit of an audible here just in the past few minutes a meeting on capitol hill between senators sanders and manchin and over the weekend. senator sanders wrote an op-ed in west virginia newspaper going after senator manchin for failing to support what he called the human infrastructure bill. what was originally billed as 3.5 trillion and now obviously is getting scaled back. they had a good talk. both of the gentlemen say. but it doesn't seem like this is moving forward, brit. >> it does not. so far, but one has to believe that in the end after all manchin has said he would favor a spending bill a social spending bill just not one as big as the staggering 3.5 trill

expect lawmakers to ask attorney general merrick garland if he will prosecute bannon at a hearing tomorrow. fox has told some gop members will vote yes for bannon because they don't like people ignoring congressional subpoenas. bret? >> bret: chat -- chad pergram. up next, how russia is dealing with afghanistan now that the u.s. gone. >> the american people lost, the afghan people lost. the winners are russia, china and iran. ♪♪ we believe everyone deserves to live better. and just being sustainable isn't enough. our future depends on regeneration. that's why we're working to not only protect our planet, but restore, renew, and replenish it. so we can all live better tomorrow. ♪♪ this isn't just freight. these aren't just shipments. they're promises. big promises. small promises. cuddly shaped promises. each with a time and a place they've been promised to be. and the people of old dominion never turn away a promise. or over promise. or make an empty promise. we keep them. a promise is everything to old dominion, because it means everything to you. >> bret: welcome back to the port

attorney general merrick garland in the hot seat answering multiple questions from republicans about his october 4th memo that directs the federal bureau of investigation working with each united states attorney to convene meetings in each federal judicial district within 30 days of the issuance of this memorandum. >> i think your memo was the last straw. i think it was the catalyst for a great awakening that is just getting started. >> the memo issued five days after the national school board association wrote to president biden about the rise of threats by parents to school board officials writing these heinous actions could be the equivalent of a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes. >> not in a million years did we dream that one day we would see the justice department treat american parents as domestic terrorists. >> but garland said his memo doesn't use the words domestic terrorism or patriot act. >> i can't imagine any circumstance in which the patriot act would be used in the circumstances of parents complaining about their children, nor can i imagine a circumstance whe