if you look at the race between stacey abrams and brian kemp, even though both of them were known for their stances on voting rights -- brian kemp being the secretary of state at the time in charge of georgia election policy, d.c. abrams as a national -- stacey abrams as a national voting rights advocate. it turned out to be that way in part because democrats realized, in talking about voting rights, they were concerned it could hamper turnout. it could also energize turnout from voters like we just heard. it is the foundational cornerstone right of democracy. if you tell people that there are no obstacles to vote, they will find other ways to make sure that they are heard. that is why you heard so much in 2020 about a plan to vote, multiple avenues to vote. if you have issues voting by mail, make sure you vote early. if you have issues voting early, make sure you vote on election day. those types of issues will end up energizing democrats. but remember, republicans are rallying around this as well. governor kemp has repeatedly been under fire from donald trump and his allies, and his

and as you just noted with governor brian kemp's cancel culture. that's been perhaps the most reoccurring theme from republican this year. something we saw a lot fomenting at cpac, and now, perhaps, one of the only viable responses to some of the voting restrictions that we're seeing play out in, you know, dozens of states around the country right now. but, look, this is a law that governor brian kemp actually signed behind closed doors with no cameras there to show what he was doing. it is already shown that it is deeply unpopular. dozens of companies are having a hard time remaining neutral when it comes to -- refraining from commenting on these laws that we're seeing and these restrictions shrinking, early absentee voting, requiring voter i.d.s. so i think republicans are struggling other than to explain this posture of cancel culture. >> jackie, i guess as we talk about that as a potential initial the midterms. i'm thinking about the other news we have this morning that people are getting vaccinated at a pretty solid clip. here, the country is

brian kemp called it a knee jerk response to cancel culture. i'm pretty sure you just did the same thing with the legislation you just signed that is a knee jerk reaction to your voters. stacey abrams issued her own statement saying i'm disappointed that the mlb is relocating the all-star game but i commend them for speaking out. i urge others in positions of tloip do so as well. they reprimanded. this is a trend that has been repeated in legislatures across the country. they passed legislation that would impose adductional restrictions and allowingllow activist poll watchers to be able to film voters getting assistance. some are making the same mission takes that delta did. they were out quick i will be statements publicly opposing the bill. joining me now is tiffany bill. one of our favorite duos on the television. i have to start with you, tiffany. i'm struck by major league baseball's strong statement here being like we're yanking the game, but also the corporate reaction so quick in texas. you didn't have american airlines waiting around t

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breaking tonight, brian kemp says he is not backing down. major league baseball moving the all-star game out of atlanta over a new georgia law intended to ensure the integrity of elections after the unprecedented circumstances around last year's pandemic election. major-league baseball supports voting rights for all americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box. there access to voting continues to have our game's unwavering support. the wall street journal coming out with another scathing review. the league has cleared the majority is racist and anti-democratic. we suppose he will have a new friend in the white house. mister biden is the order and mister manfred salutes. welcome to the democratic baseball league, so much for healing and uniting the country. donald trump adding his voice, quote, boycott baseball and all of the woke companies that are interfering with free and fair elections. are you listening, koch, delta and all? more on that straightahead. investigating uso sparking a lockdown after officials, controversial perimeter

. >>> also new today, georgia cover brian kemp blasting the mlb for pulling the 2021 all-star game out of atlanta due to georgia's new restrictive voting law. >> yesterday, major league baseball caved to fear and lies from liberal activists. they ignored the facts of our new election integrity law, and they ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. in the middle of a pandemic, major league baseball put the wishes of stacey abrams and joe biden ahead of the economic wellbeing of hard-working georgians. >>> and after a week of emotional testimony in the derek chauvin trial last hour, george floyd's cousin telling me what it's like sitting in that courtroom as those firsthand wbs witnesses relive the tragedy. >> many times, while i was watching their testimonies, i was brought to tears. i mean, i can see that -- the impact of having been there to witness what they had to witness was going to have a lifelong effect on most of them. and knowing the pain that i feel, i mean, my heart just breaks for them. >> we're going to be talking about the trial in just a little

former president trump and governor brian kemp blasting the move and blaming cancel culture. pete: are searching for a deadly attack on capitol hill. police have identified the suspect as 25-year-old know a green who was shot dead after ramming his car into two capitol hill police officers. one was killed while another is in stable

we heard georgia governor brian kemp here essentially doubling down on this piece of legislation that he signed into law just a little over a week ago at this point. that putts a lot of these restrictive voting measures in place, limits the number of ballot boxes available in the state and decreases the time to request absentee ballots and what you heard in that presser is that this republican talking point that they're trying to argue that this bill actually expands voting rights and protects voting rights. it is something that he repeated again and again saying that the move by major league baseball to move the all-star out of the atlanta area in reaction to the bill he says is them basically just cushing to the radical left, to leaders like stacey abrams and president biden. take a listen. >> today major league baseball caved to fear and lies from the liberal activists. they ignored the facts of our new integrity law and the consequences on our local community. georgians and all americans should know what this decision means. it means cancel culture and partisan activists are comin

governor brian kemp there, former president donald trump. we also heard from florida senator mark erubio talking out. a lot of the common lines is the term cancel culture, is what these republican lawmakers are kind of referring to when they are talk about this action from mlb. if you want to get a little bit of a preview, i think, of what we might hear from georgia governor brian kemp a little bit later today, he was on fox news yesterday speaking about this motion from mlb. take a listen to what he said yesterday. >> unfortunate today. obviously, that major league baseball has folded up and caved to the cancel culture and a bunch of liberal lies, quite honestly. what is more sad, the president of the united states, joe biden, people like stacey abrams labeling the election integrity act jim crow. this is what happens. this is message across this country, they are coming after you next. >> reporter: you hear there governor kemp attacking leaders in the state like stacey abrams. you have heard they are attacking joe biden as well, who had su

we're waiting for the governor of georgia and brian kemp to speak more about major league baseball's decision to move the all-star game from atlanta in response to the new voting law. the decision is reverberating across the sports world, and the political spectrum. cnn's natasha chen is at the georgia state capitol for us. natasha, what are we expecting to hear from the governor? >> yes, fred, we're expecting the governor any moment here to step behind the podium. you see a lot of people behind the podium on those steps, including some state legislators hereby to support him. i want to mention i did get a statement within the last hour or so from cobb county travel and tourism talking about the 100-plus million dollars they could potentially lose here. i'm going to step aside now because it looks like governor kemp is starting his press conference. >> good afternoon, everyone. let me thank all of you for being with us today, and i really want to thank so many grass-roots conservatives and great elected leaders who are here with us. yesterday major league baseball caved to fear and l

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brian kemp knew people were unhappy about this. brian kemp knew that this was going to be a problem. and contextually, remember, this is the same guy who got into a fight with delta three years ago, about abortion laws. about guns. they seem to want to keep picking fights with the largest employers in the state. as far as major league baseball goes, look, if they thought it was a bad idea to go to the state because of the politics around it, that's perfectly fine. we've seen that in north carolina. we saw that about gay marriage, ncaa in illinois. we saw that with major league baseball in arizona several years ago with immigration law. what these governors have to recognize is that playing politics with human annoys and offends sports leagues. that's the consequence that they're facing. this is not an argument about some simple partisan issue. this is a fundamental element of democracy. the national leagues decided they will be good citizens. the braves are dumb for criticizing this decision. they should have been quiet. this is be

brian kemp actually commented on this. actually, we have a clip. so let's play it. >> this is unbelievable, i mean, unfortunate today, obviously that major league baseball has folded up and caved to the cancel culture and a bunch of liberal lies quite honestly and what's even more sad is the president of the united states, joe biden, and people like stacey abrams labeling the election integrity act, jim crow. this is what happens. you know, now you have a lot of small business owners, a lot of great baseball fans, including myself or getting deprived of having the all-star game in atlanta because of the cancel culture. i think it's a message to all of us all across this country that at home tonight, they are coming after you next. they are going to come after your ballgame. they are going to boycott your business. will: by the way brian kemp the governor of georgia will be on "fox & friends" 8:00 a.m. eastern time. rachel, i think you are probably right to some extent that it has to do with corporate elite bubble that many of them find themselves i

. >> that's brian kemp, pushing the lie that georgia's law is to make it easier to vote and anybody who says otherwise is trying to cancel georgia, i guess. republican party as we said is radicalizing against democracy, lost an election with highest turnout in recent memories and set themselves to doing everything to make it harder to vote, in the hopes, possibly misguided, it will help them win. this isn't happening in back room. we've all watched it, watched them propagate the toxic big lie that the election was rigged, leading to violent insurrection that killed a police officer. that was built on decades of lies from the right about prevalence of voter fraud. now republicans in state after state are using that to change the rules of voting. they'll feeling the backlash because the power grab is so transparent. caught in the act attempting trumpian gas lighting but they know what they're doing and we do too. the georgia bill not determining outcomes, guaranteeing that republicans will win or turnout will go down, there's all sorts of dynamics involved, but it is true that state is ru

. >> a new law signed by georgia's governor brian kemp imposes a series of new restrictions on elections in the state. >> let's remind folks about what the law does. it shrinks the window for sending absentee ballots, severely limits the number of ballot dropboxes and gives more control to state lawmakers who are majority republican. it also makes it a crime to give water or food to people waiting in line to vote. >> president biden slammed the republican-backed law as sick. >> what i'm worried about is how un-american this initiative is. this makes jim crow look like jim eagle. >> trevor: you tell 'em. then explain it because i have no idea what you're talking about. is he saying eagles are worse than crows? are we all supposed to share his personal bird rankings? this is the most joe biden ever. he's trying to make a point about america's history of racist voter restrictions and, instead, he's got us arguing about birds. look, man, i agree eagles should go but you can't disrespect the crow. you show me another bird that can use tools to obtain food! after losing in november, georgia re

short time ago, brian kemp did his best to call out major league baseball and other companies for their criticism of their new restrictive voting law. but we'll explain the reality facing millions of americans who will potentially lose access to the ballot box. >>> right now on capitol hill, flags flying half staff in honor of a capitol police officer who lost his life defending the heart of america's democracy. the new details we're learning today. >>> and did security procedures hold up after scrutiny in the aftermath of the january 6th riots? it's my question to retired lieutenant general russell honore, who led the security review. >>> also, we'll show you the text messages that could end a congressman's career. matt gaetz is known for his devoted fan base, but at the moment, he has few friends in washington. i'll ask the investigative journalist who has those texts what light they shed on the allegations. >>> plus, a highway deemed racist by the president himself. i'll talk to the woman who single-handedly brought this eyesore to the national spotlight and. >>> and how the $2 trill

and governor brian kemp remains defiant, vowing not to back down. >> i want to be clear. i will not be backing down from this fight. major-league baseball, coca-cola, and delta, may be scared of stacey abrams, joe biden, and the left, but i am not. >> so does this corporate backlash, including major league baseball pulling their all-star game out of atlanta serve as a warning to other states right now that are considering their own, restrictive voting bills? we are joined now by greg to discuss, he is a political reporter for the atlanta journal constitution. and eric mitchell, sports analyst and president of life foot media. greg, we will start with you. and you write the georgia house speaker recently admitted what no georgian would ever conceive of. he cracked open a pepsi. you also write georgia house republicans voted to strip delta of its tax break. of course, that later stalled in the senate. but is it enough to cause them to backtrack, or maybe scare others from speaking out? >> that's the goal for -- for these republican supporters of this law is to send, kind of

now we are suffering the consequences because brian kemp and his republican party is still uplifting trump's big lie. >> former president trump still sounds like a sore loser. he issued thi d this statement. -- boycott baseball and all of the woke companies interferes with free and fair elections. are you listening? and this was from former governor mike huckabee. this is almost too stupid, but we'll read it. this is an indication for how crazy it is. i've decided to identify as chinese. coke will like me, delta will agree with my values and i'll probably get shoes from nike and tickets to mlb games. ain't america great? what is your reaction to some of those responses that we're seeing? >> you know what, jim, they're trying to make a joke out of this and minimize the issue at hand. what i look at that is happening right now, this is our civil rights moment. if you ever wondered as a corporation, as a person, which side of the civil rights movement you would have been on, this is your chance to find out. there are no two sides of this issue. you are either on the side of democracy, o

gaat, brian kemp just a few moments ago. he was calling out these companies, major corporations, which are critical of georgia's new voting law. i believe you're calling this kind of politicization progressive fascism. that is strong stuff. you want to make your case, congressman? >> yeah. i think that is the right term to use in this case. some people call it cancel culture. cancel culture is a tool, but it's a tool of the facial independents. what is fascism? fascism regimentation of the economy, of society. suppression of the opposition and it often he will have its race above the individual as well. so what does that sound like to you? it sounds like these woke progressives in every respect. you see antifa roaming the streets calling themselves anti-fascist while they act as facial its. what is happening now the progressives have been able to conscript the institutions in their camp and make them do their buildings bidding for them, whether corporations and get them to spread the lies and propaganda for them. anybody who

brian kemp's number down and that's the sub text of what's going on here. >> thank you both. i appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> next, partisan battle line is being drawn when it comes to vaccine passports and congressman matt gaetz is now fund raising? and an investigation of having sex with an under age girl. (man) i'm phoning it in and just saved twenty percent. (burke) get your policy perks by calling 1-800-farmers. go ahead, phone it in. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ open talenti and raise the jar. to gelato made from scratch. raise the jar to all five layers. raise the jar to the best gelato... you've ever tasted. talenti. raise the jar. you know when your dog is itching for a treat. itching for an outing... or itching for some cuddle time. but you may not know when he's itching for help... licking for help... or rubbing for help. if your dog does these frequently. they may be signs of an allergic skin condition that needs treatment. don't wait. talk to your veterinarian and learn more at itchingforhelp.com. cal: our confident forever plan is possible

it sounded like brian kemp wrote that statement for them, to be honest. but a question people have asked me on twitter and dms about voter suppression is saying, look, if we want to stop this then have college athletes say i won't play for colleges and state where is there's voter suppression. have professional athletes say we won't come to states where voter suppression is enacted. is that a realistic solution? should we be laying the failure of democracy at these young people's feet? or applying pressure until we bring this racist policy to a stop? >> it's unfair to ask unpaid labor being the amateur athletes to kind of stop what is the natural transition into their college careers. and some of them, of course, have pro aspirations. it's unfair to ask them to put that burden on them. even though we understand that we want it talk about a measure pressure point, yes, their decision to stop going to the university of georgia and others in the state. that would be to choose and nonetheless, there's strategic pressure. we have seen this blueprint for what m

the georgia governor brian kemp says while there was no fraud in the last election the law is needed to keep future ones secure. >> they ignored facts of our new election integrity law and ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. >> reporter: the atlanta mayor told cbs this morning she respects major league baseball's decision. >> i don't like the fact that we have been put in this position by our state legislature and our governor because the people of georgia will suffer. >> reporter: a number of companies including delta, georgia's largest employer, criticized the law prompting former president trump to call for a boycott of the companies. >>> cobb county georgia estimates it will lose up to $100 million in revenue as a result of mlb's decision. >>> looking live at the big board on wall street, dow up in the green more than 360, stocks rising as economy shows more signs of recovery. >>> time for a check of weather with meteorologist mary lee. >>> we are looking at high pressure building in, so we are going to see afternoon sunshine as we head through the

up breaking tonight, republican governor brian kemp says he is not backing down. a major league baseball moving the all-star game, and 21 draft out of atlanta over a new georgia law intended to ensure the integrity of elections after the unprecedented circumstances surrounding last year's pandemic collection. major league baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all americans, and imposes restrictions to the ballot box, robert man

just a short time ago, georgia governor brian kemp said he will not bow to pressure from major league baseball or anyone else. but georgians of good faith of all races tried to purge trumpism from their midst. president biden is counting proposals to reclaim republican hearts and minds, unveiling his $2 trillion infrastructure package this week amid immediate pushback from republicans who take issue with these tax hikes on corporations to improve conditions for america's poor and working class. later in the show, i'll talk to the point person for the president's plan, newly appointed and confirmed housing and urban development secretary marcia fudge. but first, georgia is on the nation's mind. and joining me now is democratic georgia state representative park cannon, who was arrested for attempting to observe georgia's voting suppression law being signed by the state governor, brian kemp. and with her is her attorney, gerald griggs, who is also a civil rights leader, vice president of the atlanta chapter of the naacp. now, first, state representative cannon, i want to say i'm glad to

kemp. brian: she has not acknowledged it. truly appreciate it, like the fact that you are at the tip of the spear with these controversial topics. just days ago president biden offered his full throated support for the mlb boycott of the georgia all-star game but the poll numbers are out and he changed his tune. >> the pastors golf ornaments be moved out of georgia? >> that is up to the masters. 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. brian: jim crow laws, he knows better but is peddling the same defamatory smear the georgia is resurrecting jim crow is shameful. joining us is newt gingrich, former house speaker, fox news contributor, the guy knows georgia, your reaction to president biden's reversal and calling this jim crow dating back to 1870. how could he equate this? >> because he lies, not complicated. i got so incensed. i've done two podcasts laying out this whole story. st

. >> georgia republican governor brian kemp signed the voting bill into law last week. after the gop led state legislature passed it. the law which strengthens voter id requirements among other things is prompting wave of criticism from the left. democratsdemocrats are pressuria based corporations to pick sides but the governor says he will not cave. >> major league baseball cave to fear and lies from liberal activist. they ignored the facts of our new election integrity law. and they ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. i want to be clear, i will not be backing down from this fight. and neither are the people who are here with me today. we will not be intimidated. steve harrigan is live in atlanta. steve. >> jon summer classic supposed to be behind me on july 13th that is not going to happen now. the commissioner of major league baseball said he made his decision after talking to ball clubs as well as players after georgia passed its new voting law. the commissioner said that law restringts access to ballot box. georgia republican governor

. >> 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 the left's broader campaign of intimidation and distortion. >> laura, amen. joining me now is the man in the middle of all of this right now, georgia governor brian kemp. thank you for joining us. just moments ago, literally 15 seconds ago, breaking news, we want to get your reaction, the all-star game has now been officially relocated according to sources close to the associate press to denver. so from your sta

you're monitoring this but in general what are you hearing about what brian kemp is saying? >> reporter: we just heard kemp give remarks minutes ago and not different than what he's been saying since mlb decided to move this all-star game out of atlanta. they haven't decided a new location but comes in a backlash after the georgia republicans and governor brian kerp there signed into law in the last week an extremely restrictive voting measure that really does tamp down on access to the ballot, to the voting booth and will have very detrimental impacts for folks to cast the ballot in the future and right now we have seen big companies like delta, like coca-cola now mlb speaking out and saying that they don't support this law that has just been passed and what we have seen from republicans in the aftermath is attacking mlb, these corporations saying that they have been corrupted by stacey abrams and joe biden and the radical left, the term that's tossed around that we have heard from republicans a lot later is cancel culture. they feel like they're being canceled, the views a

tonight georgia's governor brian kemp crying foul, calling it a cave to cancel culture. >> they're coming to your game or event in your hometown and they're coming to cancel everything from sports to how you make a living >> reporter: the mlb's decision a reaction to the state's controversial new voting laws which among other restrictions limits access to drop boxes, absentee voting and critics say, targets black voters with heavy new requirements in atlanta today, praise over the move -- >> the mlb is right in pulling the all-star game from atlanta. >> reporter: former president barack obama tweeting today, congratulations to the mlb for taking a stand on behalf of voting rights while former president trump fired, boycott baseball and all the woke companies that are interfering with free and fair elections. that stance is decidedly social assistance is risky for the league and a major blow to the economy already upended by the pandemic >> we were expecting a high rise in people here now we're not expecting that anymore. >> reporter: voting rights activist stacey abrams commended the leag

eric: that's georgia's governor brian kemp criticizing the mlb criticizing the misguided decision. he defends the election law saying it's been misconstrued, corporations taking public political positions. so is this a new trend? for this, former arkansas governor mike huckabee, fox news contributor. governor, always good to see you. do you think -- the border now, i mean, it's affecting baseball and policy. is this something that corporations are going to be taking public positions on all sorts of issues? >> it's one thing to take a public position, but they ought to be informed. they're going to still support things in new york. new yorks has less ballot access than georgia disease. i think don't have -- does. they don't have as many options for weekend voting as does georgia. so i don't understand the high horse that some of these executives live off of and the way that they seem to make generalizations. i'm wanting a real journalist to pin them down and say specifically what is it in the georgia law that you find so objectionable. because when joe biden tried to criticize it, "

. >> you know, amy, it was interesting to watch governor brian kemp yesterday. he seemed he was relieved not having to deal with donald trump anymore and bracing this aspect that he can court his base again. at the same time, you know, it does feel georgia is in a good state. do you think these boycotts will have an effect? >> i don't know that they will. i think what they do the reenforce the sense as you pointed out, chuck, that there are two georgias as there are in so many of these states, where you have the economic engines of those states, which are becoming bluer and bluer, including the suburbs around those major areas and more rural and small town that are becoming more republican. and the other issue, i think, that is really important to appreciate is that voters also are seeing this really through the lens of politics, that they believe and i've said in a couple focus groups and i heard from conservative leaning voters, sort of the mild of the road to liberal swing voters is they all think this is being done by both parties in order to win. one voter

and georgia's governor brian kemp is slamming major league baseball over its decision to move the all-star game out of atlanta last week in mlb announced that it was moving the game out of atlanta in response to georgia's new controversial voting law. >> while the law does expand some voting access. it is already already facing civil rights lawsuits over restrictions, absentee voting and drop off boxes. the bill also gives the legislator greater control over the election process. critics argue that it will disproportionately impact communities of color. but governor brian kemp says that major league baseball's decision to move the game is yet another example of cancel culture. despite the game not being canceled. >> major league baseball cave to fear and. >> last from liberal activists, they ignored the facts of our new election integrity law. and they ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. >> major league baseball commissioner rob manfred said that he made the decision after talking to individual players along with the players alliance which is an organization

we're waiting for the governor of georgia and brian kemp to speak more about major league baseball's decision to move the all-star game from atlanta in response to the new voting law. the decision is reverberating across the sports world, and the political spectrum. cnn's natasha chen is at the georgia state capitol for us. natasha, what are we expecting to hear from the governor? >> yes, fred, we're expecting the governor any moment here to step behind the podium. you see a lot of people behind the podium on those steps, including some state legislators hereby to support him. i want to mention i did get a statement within the last hour or so from cobb county travel and tourism talking about the 100-plus million dollars they coul

georgia governor brian kemp correcting the record after major companies like delta and coca cola denounced the law facing calls for boycotts over voter suppression. microsoft also joined in, despite noting that some recent criticisms of georgia's legislation have proven inaccurate. >> i mean, i have done over 20 interviews in the last 24, 36 hours, pushing the truth out. we are not going to back down. >> other criticisms are based in fact. the law empowers the republican legislature to suspend and replace election officials, prompting concerns about conflicts of interest. another provision makes handing out water and food to voter in line or very close to polling places a crime, punishable by up to a year in jail and $1,000 fine. the text does not specifically target political groups aiming to influence voters as some have claimed. the law also shortens the time to request absentee ballots and the time before runoff elections. it scraps signature matching on absentee ballots for voter i.d. and while drop boxes are now permanent, it limits their use. >> georgia governor brian kemp accused p

maria: georgia governor brian kemp. crisis at the border. forcing the trump administration mia culpa rethink construction of the border wall. former acting secretary with us. you're watching mornings with maria live on fox business. maria: welcome back. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas reportedly now considering restarting construction of the southern border wall in order to fill in the gaps they say amid the growing migrant influx. white house press secretary jen psaki spoke yesterday on the current state of the border wall construction. here is what she said. >> the wall construction remains paused to the extent permitted by laws. when the measures took into office, funds had been diverted from congressional appropriated military construction projects and other appropriated purposes toward building the wall. and while construction was being challenged in multiple lawsuits, under those circumstances, federal agencies are continuing to review plan to submit to the president if there's some limited construction that has been fun

that's brian kemp. he's standing by. we'll be with him in just a minute. his state stands to lose $100 million now that the mlb yanked the all-star game out of atlanta. rand paul joins us as well. he wants to know how coke and delta and microsoft can get around uighur concentration camps in china. they do big business there every year but want to cancel a voter law in passed in georgia by the house and the senate but duly elected representatives in the state of georgia. later today, an arizona school is proposing an equity plan as an essential part of the elementary school curriculum for all the little kids in their school system. that's facing a wrath of some parents and they're standing up to classroom craziness. >> i'm hispanic. never once have they come home and said that they felt victimized or discriminated against because of their race or ethnicity. >> martha: that's the voice of a mom of five children in that district. she joins us exclusively this hour. we begin in georgia with governor brian kemp. great to have you here. first all, i want to ask

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today georgia's republican governor brian kemp told fox news it's ridiculous that president biden is in his word focused on pulling the game out of georgia a reminder, the new law adds i.d. requirements to absentee voting, limits ballot drop boxes and makes it illegal to offer food or water to voters in line. nbc's blayne alexander on that part of the story. >> what we saw today from a group of religious leaders is essentially a countdown to a boycott. they're targeting three very large georgia-based companies. they're looking at coca-cola, delta airlines and the home depot, and essentially they're giving them until next week to fulfill a very specific list of demands. here's what they want to see from these businesses. one, they want to see them publicly oppose georgia's newly minted voting law, and they also want to see them -- the other thing is they want to see them oppose similar legislation that's making its way through other states right now that critics say would restrict the right to vote in those states as well, and they also want to see those businesses put a lot of vocal

republican governor brian kemp calling the decision an attack on his state, saying the league caved to fear, political opportunism and liberal lies he said it's part of cancel culture. he adds, georgia will not be bullied. a reminder, this law gives voters less time to request absentee ballots, it adds new strict i.d. requirements, it limits ballot box dropboxes and it makes it illegal to offer food or water to people voting in line. kevin blackstone now, "the washington post" sports columnist, professional journalism at the university of maryland kevin, thank you major league baseball making a big statement here were you surprised they took it? >> no, i wasn't surprise shep, if we just look at recent history, we can look at your state, your university ole miss, which last january they were told by the ncaa and other states like them that they would no longer be able to host ncaa events as long as the confederate banner was flying. by september, after 126 years in mississippi, that banner came down and now mississippi is back in the fold to host the ncaa events and baseball can look to

and georgia governor brian kemp, he is responding saying major league baseball, quote: caved to fear, political opportunism and liberal lies. major league baseball making the move after president biden signaled his support. take a look. >> i think today's professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly. i would strongly support them doing that. >> this is jim crow on steroids what they are doing in georgia and 40 other states. >> juan: other companies have been critical of the new law including coca cola and delta airlines. accusing those companies of hypocrisy especially when it comes to doing business with china dispute that country's human abuses. watch. this these ceos of full of crap. they're running scared. georgia is trying to make sure that everybody can vote legally. >> delta airlines are business partners with the chinese communist party. the same chinese communist party. >> juan: with baseball values that they he want people to have the right to vote. meanwhile you hear all this talk about china, is that dodge. >> he is an idiot. plain and simple no one is being dis

georgia governor brian kemp joins us now. great to have you here today. seem to be the man of the hour, a busy one. do you believe major league baseball will live to regret that decision? >> i think they will. it's almost comical, all of these that keep falling and moving the all-star game from the cities and at 60% african-american to an metro area that is less than 10%, they have less of early voting days. they have a photo i.d. requirement, for in person voting. it's insane. we compared to where major league baseball is headquartered in new york, and i've talked to that issue at nausea them really about the discrepancies and how they are boycotting and pulling games out of the state like ours. yet they are headquartered in the state that's more restrictive than they are. it doesn't add up. and, there's a couple of provisions in this bill that are, with this i.d. if we can't hand out food or water and if you do it then you can't announce who you are and can't have any labeling. then on the ballot request, what was wrong with 180 days, why reduce that to

georgia's governor brian kemp cried fall, calling it a cave to cancel culture. >> they're coming for your game or event in your hometown, and they're coming to cancel everything from sports to how you make a living. >> reporter: the mlb's decision a reaction to the access to dr, absentee voting, and critics say targets black voters with heavy new requirements in atlanta, praise over the move >> the mlb is right in pulling the all-star game from atlanta >> reporter: former president barack obama tweeting congratulations to the mlb for taking a stand on behalf of voting rights while former president trump fired boycott baseball and all of the woke companies that are interfering with free and fair elections but that decidedly social stance is both risky for the league and a major blow to the state's economy, already upended by the pandemic >> we were expecting a high-rise in people here during that time. unfortunately we are not expecting that anymore. >> reporter: voting rights activist stacey abrams commended the league i respect boycotts, although i don't want to see georgia families

this is what brian kemp said yesterday, listen to this. >> baseball caved to fear and lies from liberal activists. >> he has done a variation on that line a couple of times now. how costly could the backlash to the corporate backlash against this could be? >> i think it will depend on the issue they're fighting against. i think it will be unlikely that there is a backlash against companies like kococa-cola and delta. especially when you look at the overwhelming support that they have in this country not just from corporate america, but for most citizens. i just don't think there is much of a threat. when you take a stand you're sticking your neck out. today if you want to get the right employees to work for you, they are saying they want their companies to do this, this is the way they will be for now. >> yeah, i mean still yet to be decided. we'll wait and see, but thank you so much for your take on all of this, paul, we appreciate it. >> it is worth noting that they are tracking measures across the country and they're finding that 47 states have restrictions. texas, georgia, and arizo

. >> reporter: georgia governor brian kemp said saturday m.l.b. and other companies caved to what we called liberal pressure. >> they ignored the facts of our new election integrity law and they ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. >> reporter: over the weekend, former president obama praised the companies for taking action, while former president trump encouraged a boycott. late today the white house tells cbs news president biden supports moving the all-star game out of atlanta. he is away celebrating easter with family at camp david this weekend. >> christina ruffini at the white house, thank you. >> duncan: week two of derek chauvin's murder trial begins tomorrow in minneapolis. the former police officer is accused in the death of george floyd, witnesses expected to include the city's police chief who condemned chauvin's actions in the past. on friday the longest serving officer said it was totally unnecessary for chauvin to keep his knee on floyd's neck and called it deadly. chauvin has pleaded not guilty. in the

who does what brian kemp did? that is my point on it and i think c-span does a good job. i want you all every morning. and have been watching you since 1979. host: wow. thank you, keep watching. chris, calling from huntingburg, indiana. he things it is a bad idea. tell us more, chris. caller: hello to everybody in the country. first, i want to say i love you all. the god i believe in does not give me a choice of who to love and not love. there is a lot of opinions, i think that is part of the problem. the motions of what somebody said -- emotions of what some but he said earlier plays a huge part in this. if we could love one another, things would be a lot better. as for the politics, i call myself a hard-core conservative but i'm not a racist, i am not a bigot. i am not any of those things though a lot of people are claiming that all republicans or conservatives are that. i want to get that out of the way. i think that needs to be brought to light if possible that there are racists and bigots on both sides and if we do not recognize that, we are very, very -- we are in a