in connecticut we don't have counties, so either the state of connecticut applying or a municipality that may only have 20 or 20,000 individuals and in fact, on the shoreline, where you know, you've got some really important national assets like the northeast corridor radio, line, interstate 95. some of those communities, again, only may have 50,000 people in them and they worry about their ability to compete for brick allocations, especially with these bigger jurisdictions and putting together much larger applications. coming from region nine, you've got big jurisdictions, small jurisdictions, do you share that concern, is there a way to make sure that small municipalities get to compete fairly alongside big counties for brick dollars? >> yeah, so within the brick program, there are some set asides within there to ensure that there is opportunity, a couple of them are -- they put aside 20 million dollars just for tribes so that they are able to compete, as i understand, a little bit over 60 tribes of already submitted applications for this brick program. also for small communities u

i had a interesting meeting with some ofnl my emergency managemet personnel in stratford, connecticut during the break and one ofpr the concerns they raisd was -- concerns regarding the competitiveness of smaller jurisdictions, applications -- for funds when you have, you know, this much interest. and particularly interest we don't have counties so it's either the state of connecticut applying or a municipality that may only have, you know, ten or 20,000 individuals and nfts on the shoreline, where, you know, you've got some really important national assets like the northeast corridor railline, interstate 95 some of those communities again may only have 15,000 people in them. and they've worried about their ability to compete for brick allocations especially with these bigger juries jurisdictions putting together much larger applications you share coming from region nine you've got big jurisdiction small jurisdiction do you share that concern is there a way to make sure that small municipalities get to compete fairly alongside big counties for dollars? >> yeah so within the brick prog

the bill or the law because his own state of delaware is much worse on voting laws in the state of connecticut is much worse. what we need to counter this narrative which is totally false to 30 states overnight redo dotheir voting laws along the lines that georgia has set out in georgia's laws, don't forget were meant to correct some of the problems and obstacles and confusion that came about in the last election because covid changes that were made in many states at the last m minute. there is nothing racist about this and all the charges that you're not allowed to give people water and they will faint in line, that is not true, they have ample early voting and no excuse, mailng and balloting, is kind of absurd. when i think of the bigger story corporations as you say c taking sides and very divided political arguments, that is not in the best interest of their customers or their employees were obviously theiro shareholders. i think they need to take a step back and realize that. larry: they should stick to economic issues that would protect stakeholders in the workforce and the shareholders.

as the cases start to rise again here in connecticut, health officials are frustrated that, you know, we have this pause coming up. they're worried about what this might mean. locally, i'm told that folks are still very, very adamant about getting the vaccine, pfizer or moderna, and they are going to make up the -- the governor says they're going to make up for the pause with more doses of pfizer and moderna. but in the meantime, statewide, there are some vaccine sites, not including the one behind us, which has been very busy all day. there are some vaccine sites that have seen canceled appointments and have had to adjust and change what they're doing strategy-wise. so we have seen a decline and that's really not what you want to see right as we hit a potential fourth wave here in the state of connecticut, one of the first states to go ahead and do that pause of johnson & johnson. i spoke to some of the folks getting vaccinated out here today. does the recent news make you feel hesitant? have you heard anybody who feels that way? listen to what one high school senior who's getting va

a federal judge throwing out a lawsuit by celina soul and three other connecticut student athletes. >> no matter how hard we try and how hard we train, three beat us. >> seeking to bar transgender females like andre a yearwood and terry miller from competing in girls sports. >> you don't want to go with boys and other girls, are we not human like everybody else. >> the judge not ruling on the merits of the case but because the girls at the heart of it have graduated regardless, it set off a firestorm in state capitals across the country transgender athlete bans introduced in 31 states signed into law so far in alabama, arkansas, tennessee and mississippi. >> this important piece of legislation will ensure that young girls in mississippi have a fair, level playing field. >> opponents say the laws have no basis in science. transgender females have no inherent physical advantage especially since rules require hormone suppression therapy to qualify. >> our policy should be driven by facts and science not by fear. >> they're hoping economic pressure might turn the tide soon after the ncaa

even after connecticut hit its highest hospitalizations in months, the governor announced nearly every restriction will soon be lifted our nation, eager to move forward, while the future of covid cases and one vaccine remains unclear. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> stunning video shows the aftermath of a car accident that ended up in the ocean. officials say a car went flying off a coastal road in carlsbad and into the water dozens of feet below rescue workers work to pull that person from the vehicle. life guards are seen giving aid to that person before bringing them up the cliff. first responders said the fact that he survived was nothing more than amazing. >>> janessa, some of us have april showers but freezing temperatures, too. good morning, janessa. >> yeah, good morning. i hope you have found your winter coat because you need it across the south, the plains, most of the east coast for this morning into tomorrow morning where we're seeing record lows unfortunately for this time of year 79 million people will be impacted by some kind of freeze alert for the next two days. so some

when you were speaker, there were 20 first graders killed in newtown, connecticut. looking back, do you regret not passing laws then and do you to see republicans come to the table now at least to pass something? >> well back when newtown happened, we couldn't find common ground with the other side and i heard the earlier segment. hopefully, there is some some common ground to be found. i know that senator pat toomey has been working on this across the aisle trying to come to some agreement. hopefully, they'll find some common ground. this is -- frankly, it's heart breaking. i think it's embarrassing, our country to the rest of the world, and we've got to find a way to deal with this problem. >> so, this would be a top priority for you if you were still speaker of the house? >> well if, but i'm not. so, those in power now are going to have to figure out what can be done. it's not about what everybody wants. it's a matter of what can be accomplished in a bipartisan way. >> you really don't hold back in this book about where you see your party, the republican party to

scott gottlieb, who sits on the board of pfizer, and joins us from connecticut. good morning to you. >> doctor: good morning. >> brennan: doctor, we're vaccinating four million people a day, but when you look at the infection levels, do you see a fourth wave? >> doctor: i don't think it is going to be a true fourth wave. i think we probably delayed the point at which we can get this behind us for the summer. i think with the rate of vaccination that we're having right now, we're vaccinating, as you said, four million people a day, and it will probably reach five million people a day. the level of immunity we have in the population, we vaccinated 150 million americans, but you have somewhere around 200 million americans who have some level of immunity among them already. what we're seeing a pockets of infection around the country, particularly in younger people who haven't been vaccinated. if you look at what is happening in michigan and minnesota and massachusetts, you're seeing outbreaks in schools and infections in social cohorts who haven't been exposed to the

. >> patty, north branford, connecticut. >> i want to make a comment. they talk about making laws about the police. why don't they pass a law about resisting arrest, give ten years in jail, automatic, and a high fine. >> patty, there are laws about resisting arrest on the books. >> no, they're not strict enough. this is why they're getting killed. i obey the law, i put my hands up, on the steering wheel, why can't they? another thing. keith ellison. who is he is pass judgment? he was charged with raping two women, nothing ever came of that. >> that's patty in connecticut. this is terry in bellwood, illinois. good morning. >> good morning. sorry about that. hey, i think we need to recruit more young police officers regardless of their race, because they understand the culture. a lot of the officers, they got embedded in their mind -- can you hear me? >> i can hear you, terry. a lot of officers what? >> a lot of the officers had, you know, from the old school, have embedded in their mind, was this -- i hate to say this racist mentality, but that's the way

two of our leaders on this from connecticut, senators murthy and blumenthal are reaching out to colleagues to see if we will have a vote. >> reporter: schumer's goal is to hold a vote so that both democrats and republicans can go on where they stand on the issue of gun control. christi, boris. >> daniella diaz, thank you. >>> if it seems like we're talking about mass shootings in america, it's because they're happening. take a look at this list scrolling on your screen. cnn defines a mass shooting, by the way, as a shooting that results in four or more injuries of death, including the shooter. by definition, there's been more than 40 mass shootings in this country just since mid-march. that includes the shooting at soopers supermarket. >>> and one of the biggest blunders that has altered the course of national decisioned in the united states. how a decision made by john f. kennedy in 1961 still impacts u.s. politics. >>> and we're going live with you to windsor, as hundreds of military personnel gather, for a final salute to the duke of edinburgh. ♪ ♪ we made usaa insurance for veteran

connecticut senator chris murphy will be at the white house event today. he has been tasked by chuck schumer on a goldilocks to check on background. i am told he has been working on this through the recess although there is no indication when such a compromise might come forward. >> gary, as you were reporting, we started to see some of the folks take their seats. former congresswoman gifford is there. i believe i saw dr. jill bide en take her seat. we expect the president to come out at any moment. i apologize if i have to cut you off. senator manchin walking this op-ed seemingly trying to walk back reporting from the week before that he might be open to some sort of refirmation of the filibuster. >> he had appeared to waffle a little bit on this suggesting he might be willing to weaken it, but now locked in again. here is the vice president. >> vice president harris, president biden and the attorney general. >> over the course of my career i have seen gun violence up close. i have looked at autopsy photographs. i have seen with my own two eyes what a bul

he put together a advisory group and he requested connecticut's 2020 teacher of the year. to explain his choice, cardona wrote in an email fox news obtained through the freedom of information act saying "we need teachers behind this wave of our curriculum becoming more woke." cardona went on to know that megan hatch gary "studying black and latino studies for her master's, created programming incorporating social justice for race and gender inequalities, volunteer teaching in ghana and ecuador." the teacher presents herself on twitter as antiracist and says "there is no such thing as an apolitical classroom. quick with the teacher was approved and the curriculum is mandated through the fall of 2022. this revelation comes as parents and teachers across the country are pushing back against the so-called critical race theory that they claim is doing exactly what dr. martin luther king jr. and the civil rights movement fought against. judging people solely by the color of their skin. parents are also going after what they say is educators minimizing student simply because they

host: christian, woodbridge, connecticut, democratic caller, you are up first. caller: thank you for taking my call. i wanted to talk about some issues related to funding some of these plans, which sound wonderful. i think everybody can acknowledge that the united states is broke. the federal reserve is currently responsible for monetizing this debt, and i think that has a perverse effect on income inequality, because 9 out of 10 economists now all agree the federal reserve is probably one of the biggest contributors to income inequality since the money it creates flows through wall street. i want to also point out that interest rates are not fixed. these are ruling interest rates that could change at any time. so when janet yellen comes on -- and janet yellen, make no mistake about it, is an agent of the big banks. she was chairman of the federal reserve 8 years and probably did more to increase income inequality in this country with the policies of the federal reserve than any other entity that we can discuss. these interest rates are not fixed. this is like g

this is a year and a month into it, paymon j johns hopkins states connecticut, nearly 9 0% of the state's kids are in school what have we learned about schools and covid? what would you do? >> as you mentioned, you have to put the safety of teachers and students at the top of the list. we know masking and proper ventilation and testing do you those three things and you can mitigate the risk of covid in schools even with community spread that's the thing we had the list. we have known that basically since this past summer there hasn't been a solution or a plan in most districts and most progressive as i argue in most progressive states and cities >> paymon, this is a personal issue. i'm a product of the los angeles public school district my bromother dropped out of high school she got her g.e.d. mom, i'm proud of what you've done i'm a product of the los angeles public schools it was a long time ago a different time when you think about the educational loss -- we always talk in the media. i'll blame the media cases. cases. cases. you know what we don't know? we don't know how many of the m

i visited old greenwich, connecticut, yesterday, where a church erected a memorial. small white flags to honor all of the lives lost in the state for holy week. the yale new haven health system is reporting an alarming rise in cases among young people, in particular, including a 40% increase among patients between the ages of 35 and 44. and i asked connecticut senator richard blumenthal at the memorial whether these new numbers alarmed him. >> my message is, we have no cause for complacency. the numbers are rising again, and the physical impact of this scene should lead us to be all the more responsible. in what we do. we cannot, in any way, be complacent or satisfied with what we've done so far. everybody has to be vaccinated. people should continue to wear masks. and we should be sure that we care for each other. >> cases are also climbing in nearby new jersey, impacting the ability for some districts to return to the classroom. as promised, let's bring in dr. kavita patel, msnbc medical contributor and physician and fellow at the brookings institution. dr. patel,

we were contacted recently by the connecticut historical society about borrowing the hat because the american school for the deaf in connecticut was founded during monroe's tour in 1817 and he visited there. and they did not have a sign in american sign language yet for president. so the stories related to us is the sign was created that day and this is still today the asl sign for president. it's this. and the story is it's because of the hat he was wearing. i wish we could claim we made that up. we didn't. the story was brought to us. we're about to loan the hat for that purpose for that school. i think it's a wonderful visual image that has helped influence something that has endured here for 200 years. even if it's not true, it's a great story. i love it. [ inaudible ] >> packed with real stuff. [ inaudible ] >> thank you. unsolicited endorsement there from my friend tracy. we have brochures and our program schedule out in the hallway. i encourage you to take those if you haven't already. and i thank you. [ applause ]. he talks about ho glorified the lost cause, and he argues whi

initial actions we are taking to address the maternal health crisis in the united states including connecticut funding to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates and improve equity and race ace disparity nationwide. the approval of the 1115 waiver in illinois to ensure access to vital health care services, promote better health outcomes and reduce the rate of maternal mortality and obviously this is issued we will continue to work hard on red i wanted to highlight we are also posting today a virtual small business breathing on the american jobs plan, business administrator newly confirmed isabella dezmon will join with thousands of small business owners to highlight how can jobs plan supports smallbusiness . plans the president has proposed provide direct support to small businesses by increasing access to federal contracts and investing $110 billion in financing and technical assistance programs. as you know the president also attended a congressional tribute for us capital officer william evans this morning . he paid his respects for those of you who didn't see you officer evans met wi

chris murphy the senator from connecticut is working hard to find a compromise. i do think that the white house is spending most of its political capital on the infrastructure plan, that is the biggest thing in front of them right now and i think joe biden has a sense, a realistic sense of what is doable here. >> yeah, gloria, david talked about chris murphy, the lead sponsor of the background bill in the senate. he's open to compromise on this. he says he's been talking to republicans for several weeks but swaying enough republicans to get a version of his bill passed is, you know, not easy. >> it's difficult. it's difficult. and, you know, the problem is that republicans over these years have become more and more dug in. as david points out, guns have become a cultural issue. if you say you want to do universal background checks and 90% of the public says yeah, we think that's a great idea, you have a large group of republicans who see that as somehow taking away their second amendment rights, taking away their freedom, which is the keyword here. we hear it use

let's go to my colleague cori coughman joining me from stanford, connecticut. welcome to you on this saturday. is there any indication on timing as to when the j&j, shots can resume? >> at this point there are so many questions. we don't have any official word from the white house or from johnson & johnson themselves about what they have heard from researchers about timing, but we have heard dr. fauci say that he believes it will be a matter of days to get some of these questions answered, not weeks or months. we'll see if it plays out like that. the other big thing is scientists are trying to find the cause and the implications of what this means for the national strategy for vaccinations. the white house is insisting that even though we have the national pause for the third vaccine, the other two vaccines are on target and this will not affect the actual federal rollout of the vaccine. dr. fauci was with joy reid last night talking to her about why this should instill more confidence in the vaccine overall, not less, because so many people have so many questi

connecticut congressman rosa delorio, thank you so much. i'm sorry we're out of time. >>> next up, jen psaki speaks to me about congress. >>> and breaking news out of north carolina where a judge has ruled whether the public will be able to see the body cam footage of the shooting of andrew brown jr. stay with us. stay with us our past for power, we can harness the energy of the tiny electron. we can create new ways to connect. rethinking how we communicate to be more inclusive than ever. with app, cloud and anywhere workspace solutions, vmware helps companies navigate change. faster. vmware. welcome change. if you wanna be a winner then get a turkey footlong from subway®. that's oven roasted turkey. piled high with crisp veggies. on freshly baked bread! so, let's get out there and get those footlongs. now at subway®, buy one footlong in the app, and get one 50% off. subway®. eat fresh. >>> today a judge in north carolina ruled against showing the public the body cam of the death of andrew brown jr., and it will be redacted for the famil

some minor upholstery damage 11,000 bear sightings in connecticut in 2020. and a record of 45 home break-ins. so far only one grand theft auto attempt. >>> 30 seconds left on a race to the finish at least 45 people are dead and more than 150,000 hurt after a stampede in a religious festival in israel. a u.s. official tells nbc news, multiple americans were among the victims. >>> and the tsa extending the mask mandate on planes, buses and traends. it was set to expire in a couple weeks. people had refuse to wear masks will be fimed. now you know the news of this friday, april 30, 2021 see you back here friday have a fantastic weekend ♪ ("don't stop me now" by queen) ♪ ♪ don't stop me ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm having a good time, ♪ ♪ having a good time ♪ ♪ i'm a shooting star leaping through the sky ♪ ♪ like a tiger defying the laws of gravity ♪ are you managing your diabetes... ...using fingersticks? with the new freestyle libre 2 system, a continuous glucose monitor, you can check your glucose with a painless, one-second scan. and now with optio

a small porcelain bowl that was purchased at a connecticut yard sale for $35 was recently revealed to be a rare 15th century chinese artifact worth up to $500,000 said the connecticut homeowner, "which is a lot? [ light laughter ] and finally a man in california is facing a fine after he allegedly used a mannequin for at least a year and a half to drive in the carpool lane. he probably could have got out of it but his lawyer didn't say a word still beats rudy and that was the monologue, you guys we got a great show for you tonight. he's host of cnn's "the lead with jake tapper." he's a good friend of this show. we're so happy he's gonna be back jake tapper will be here and this guy is just an incredible actor he makes everything he's in better he just reser -- received, excuse me, a critics choice nomination for his role in "fargo." glynn turman will be joining us. but before we get to all that, texas and mississippi announced that they're lifting their covid restrictions, including mask mandates, against the strong warnings of public health officials. and the same republicans putting

connecticut allowed transgender high school athletes beginning in 2017. last year, four female track team members sued, saying that just two transgender runners had won titles that had been held by nine different female athletes. >> i was forced to compete against biological males. girls across connecticut and new england all knew the outcome of our races long before the start, and it was extremely demoralizing. reporter: most medical experts, including the american academy of pediatrics say there is no scientific or medical evidence that transgeder female athletes inherently have an edge. >> we are not legislating sports participation based on the size of your shoe or based upon your height or other immutable characteristics. reporter: in fact, hecox says she noticed a difference the moment she transistioned. -- transition. >> minutes are now gone from what i would be able to do in a 5k. i will feel like i can't go as longer, so stamina, my muscles will give up. i need to stop quicker. reporter: doctor garofalo says excluding transgender youth from athle

. >> but almost a year later, republicans and democrats like connecticut senator chris murphy remain at an impasse over just how far a national police reform bill should go. it just makes sense for there to be no federal prohibition on choke holds for to be more support for the department of justice when are going after police departments that search histories of systemic racism. >> last month. democrats passed their police reform bill in the u.s. house, but that bill faces an uncertain future in the u.s. senate reporting live in washington. alexandra limon, thank you for that report. alexandra. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news why police in oakland think the deaths, a father and his daughter are part of a disturbing trend targeting. merchants across the country. we're going to have that coming up after the break. >> out foundation recently launched its bay area chapter in the mission is to remove barriers that block lgbtq plus communities from accessing and participating in fitness health and wellness programs. organizers say they plan to house events to get their message o

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four shot and wounded in waterbury, connecticut. one killed, three others wounded at a convenience store in missouri. one killed and three wounded in memphis. in seattle, april 11th, a toddler and three others hit by gunfire in a parking lot. in the following-four days, ten-more people would be killed and at least 25 wounded in six more mass shootings, including the latest one overnight. barring drastic changes or a miracle, it will not be the last. and as little as a few days, perhaps it won't even be the latest but it's where we begin with cnn's mig miguel marquez. >> reporter: eight more lives lost in america's latest mass shooting. >> he was firing in the open. and i, immediately, ducked down and got scared. and my friend's mother. he came -- she came in and told us to get inside the car. >> we heard three more shots. and then, my buddy levi saw somebody running out of the building. and then, more shots went off. >> reporter: the suspect, officers say, has been identified as a 19-year-old man who was a former employee at this fe

as connecticut works to expand vaccinations one site doubling as a food pantry. governor ned lamont was on hand in east windsor. no appointments needed there, first come first served for the shots and food being distributed. more than 50 of connecticut's vaccination sites are now allowing walk-ups. >> reporter: i'm bianna golodryga in new york. undergraduate enrollment in colleges and universities for the 2021 spring semester saw the steepest decline since the start of the pandemic. according to the national student clearinghouse research center, overall enrollment fell by 5.9% compared to last spring. with community college enrollment down over 11%. native americans experienced the largest drop in enrollment at 13%, followed by declines among black, white and latinx students. one potential bright spot, grad rat enrollment rose by 4% for those seeking masters degrees and 8% for those seeking doctoral degrees. >> reporter: i'm jean sass ras in new york city. mayor bill de blasio is announcing he plans to fully reopen this city july 1st. he says the goal is to open

i wouldn't travel and i wouldn't lecture to little groups in connecticut. i wouldn't spend all this time on civil society if i didn't think that it mattered and it could make a difference. and the things that worked out for us in early 2021, they have to do... the things that worked out, they had to do with people setting other things aside and working really hard on election turnout, on other issues. so, i mean, not really. i mean, as a historian, i have a sense of how badly things can go and that guides me. but as a citizen, i also realise that the horizon of possibility can be better than we can imagine. i mean, history teaches both lessons — that things can be worse than we can imagine, but also that things can be better than we can imagine. and as far as my own work goes, i'm always working for the better because i believe that that matters. professor tim snyder, it's been a pleasure to talk to you. thank you for being on hardtalk. pleasure was mine. remember last week? it was nice, warm, and sunny — almost a dose of summer for some of us. a comple

nbc's lindsey reiser is on the ground in connecticut. lindsey, what's going on? >> hey, stephanie, it's good to see you. we didn't need a reminder of the coast covid has taken right now but here's a memorial in old greenwich, connecticut. all of these small white flags represent a life lost in this state. even though vaccinations right now are open to everybody 16 and older in this state, there's a spike going on in this entire region, and the major health system in this state, yale's new haven medical system, said it's really happening in younger people, people 55 and younger and there's a 40% pike in people ages 35 to 44. they're blaming the spread of the variants and also the fact a lot of younger people have not been vaccinated yet. in nearby new jersey, the governor there is saying with spring break travel and variant spread, they're expecting right now another peak at the end of april. that's the moderate projection. the severe projection is we won't flatline until may and it is affecting schools reopening. i spoke to the superintendent of the patterson new

that's alaska, new mexico, maine, rhode island, connecticut are the top five in terms of getting everybody fully vaccinated. those numbers moving up. who's at the bottom of that list. these five states, mostly in the south, tennessee, arkansas, alabama, georgia and utah all states with republican governors, that's where the hesitancy is a lot in republican communities and rural communities with the lowest vaccination rates as we go through. let's take a look at the world from a global perspective the united states is doing quite well at the head of the pack, or at least the head of the pack among larger countries. again, 23.5% fully vaccinated. look to the north and canada, 2.3%. mexico, 2.3%. the uk is at 12.5%. south africa, fewer than 1% of the population fully vaccinated. you have heard calls from around the world that the united states should do more to help this global effort. the head of the cdc says it will in time. >> i think we have a responsibility to vaccinate the rest of the world, both from a humanitarian standpoint as well as from a global health security standpoint to ensur

betty from connecticut, you are on with our guest. caller: good morning. i used to be from virginia, but i am originally from connecticut and i moved back here. but about the opioids. three weeks ago i had a replacement on my right knee. and i would never get addicted to the opioids, but i couldn't even take the opioids that prescribed. but then the itching was so bad that i gave up, i let them know and i went back on iv pros and and i checked with -- ibuprofen and i checked with my doctor and sure, i understand there is a big epidemic and it was pointed out to me very clearly at the george floyd trial, and i understand it is a big problem. for me, i had the opposite problem. in other words, my body seems to reject a lot of pain medicine and i can take it for a while but then i start itching. host: there is a viewer also off of twitter who adds this, saying the current crisis occurs through legally prescribed drugs. with that and the previous caller, go ahead. guest: to some extent, but not entirely. many people get addicted through legally prescribed opio

former connecticut senator joe lieberman is with me now. nice to see you. good morning and welcome back to our program. >> good morning, bill. great to be back with you. >> bill: i want to share a few of the moderates. sheehan said i haven't studied the bill enough to know whether i'll sponsor it or not. king, i'm not signed on yet. joe manchin, we're still discussing it. senator mark kelly, arizona, like a lot of things i want to see the details. i guess you would have to run a ramrod through the filibuster in order to get this done. >> yeah, probably. unless there is a breakthrough. look, i respect but disagree with my friend ted cruz on this one. to me it's a matter of justice and equity. you have 700,000 people living in the district of columbia. they pay more taxes to the federal government per capita than any other state in the country. they serve in the military, they have lost a lot of their own defending our freedom and security. and yet they have no voting representation in the congress and i understand why they are worried. they think if we do ju

he most recently has served as the fire chief in hartford, connecticut. for the last five years. freeman will take over for deputy chief melinda drayton, who has held the position as an interim role since last april, oakland's city administrator says she, freeman brings a high level of professional experience as a leader, he will take over the department effective may 17th. with very little rain. so far, there are concerns that this year's fire season will be especially brutal. napa county is now making a big investment in fire preparedness to help communities in danger zones are report tonight from cristina rendon, preparing for fire season in april. absolutely gets a monumental project and tasked to make us all safer here in circle logs, the danger always top of mind in the circle looks community of rural napa can money, roughly 200 homes sit behind atlas peak surrounded by overgrown vegetation. wildfires prompted evacuations in 2017, and during last year's ellen new complex fire. i've been here for four years didn't know what i was getting into when i first moved out here. i d

windsor locks, connecticut. good morning. >> how are you today? >> fine, thanks. >> the origins of any democratic society, we look back to max weber and it was a monopoly of use and force over a particular citizenship. this is the origin of our democratic society. this is how we order society. police are doctors. that is not even -- police are an extension of law enforcement. that law enforcement can go all the way up to and has been considered part of military enforcement. the military are authorized through congress and the declaration of war, license to kill. they have an obligation to enforce the law. does that mean it is a perfect scenario? no. are there people that violate policy? quite possible. a monopoly of force upon the population is how government exists. and a lot of these places, benevolent anarchy is not anything that people preach. >> a couple comments on social media and by text. patrick in new jersey. what is the difference between criminals and a few bad cops protected? in california, yes, and qualified immunity. when people com

i was recently in connecticut. senators murphy and blumenthal and the governor there, so many people, the families of sandy hook. i honestly thought -- i honestly thought, when those babies, 26 7-year-old children were slotted, and i thought that would be the thing and it didn't happen p happen. >> wow, what an interview. thank you for sharing it with us. >> thanks, pamela. >>> and up next, president biden gives an address to a joint session of congress. join us for cnn's special live coverage starting wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. >>> up next, why some republicans are pushing legislation that protects drivers who hit protesters. you did hear that right. for the record is up next. we look up to our heroes. idolizing them. mimicking their every move. and if she counts on the advanced hydration of pedialyte when it matters most... ...so do we. hydrate like our heroes. re-entering data that employees could enter themselves? that's why i get up in the morning! i have a secret method for remembering all my hr passwords.

october 2014 there was a woman who drove from her residence in connecticut and ended up at a checkpoint. she was shot. a similar situation, somebody unbalanced and bringing those concerns to the symbols of government. i think what's different here is you're seeing the playing out of not just a mental illness, but a grievance against the government. i would suggest that is one of the results of what we saw on january 6th. the capitol has taken on a new role as a primary target for anyone really with a grievance or anger towards the seat of government. >> we are getting some encouraging news. the second police officer, andrew, who has not been identified, he's now described as being in stable condition in a non-threatening condition, which is encouraging indeed. he's in a d.c. hospital. charles ramsey, i think we've reconnected with you, chief ramsey. give us your reaction to what we're learning from the social postings from this individual, this killer. >> i was going to say and i unfortunately had myself muted, that i was checking on the second officer. he had multiple injuries, broken

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just to say one word and the chairman notes about the city of new haven connecticut. i've resided there for a while but that that's where i grew up and it's in the northeast corridor and i take the train twice a week. coming back-and-forth to washington. but it's that rail line, a portion of it was 170 years ago. it goes to our economy and local transit system. and again, we have some of the oldest infrastructure in the nation and the state of connecticut and what we need to deal with this revitalization and repair. i've mentioned one other item because we talked about this when we had a chance to have a conversation and i spoke to you about an infrastructure bank and the opportunity that might afford us in terms of looking at robust investment in infrastructure and mister secretary, who spoke a moment ago about the transcontinental railroad where lincoln did that. eisenhower did the roads. and others have you know, as we bump through electrification and all those efforts so big concepts which i hope that you are up to as well. i believe you are really my question is

ever his sons took his own life and another one lost his life to cancer and his wife disappeared in connecticut. he is gone now at the age of 82. you remember there were famous people involved. kevin bacon and his wife and spielberg and a lot of celebrities lost money with him. some got some money back over time. >> john: 150 years in prison. it was a big deal. you have not aged a day. >> sandra: thank you. i will take it. to go back to those moments, we chased him for quite sometime. i sat outside of his apartment. it was so cold we cut out cardboard to put under our shoes. we didn't know why he was going to leave. biden's border crisis vice-president kamala harris will travel to guatemala and mexico. the arizona state attorney general is urging the governor to issue a state of emergency. thousands of migrants are surrendering to border patrolls agency in texas hoping to get in the country. other are evaing law enforcement on the arizona border. fox news got a look at the daily challenges they face. this is in arizona. hi. >> it's different from texas. the border patrol always concentrates or

we are hearing biden's secretary pushed for hiring, quote, woke teachers when he was in charge of connecticut. i want the new teacher of the year on it for several reasons. we need teachers becoming more woke which how concerned should all-americans be about what they just heard. this individual is in charge of education for the entire country. >> americans should be very concerned. one of the main tenets of american exceptionalism is individuals are individuals, responsible for how they conduct their lives. what critical race theory does, individuals aren't responsible, they act according to the race or class they belong to and want to give their responsibility to the leaders of critical race. order to change things. the basic tenets of the system. todd: julian young, state representative, what is going on in education these days, wrap it up in a 30-second soundbite. >> the nondiscrimination act to ensure that it is not the standard in the state of idaho. the discrimination is the remedy, that is discrimination. to criticize, canceling, and we want to make sure our children -- todd: a little

i am in connecticut. as you know, a very liberal state where it is almost wholly democratically run on the local level and statewide, but yet, we do not have early voting. i don't know if you see the hypocrisy in all of this. before trump was in office, these things could have been changed, and they were not. so that is a little suspect right there. campaigns are never allowed to approach people online. at that point, the campaigning is over. you can donate water for the georgia voters. it just has to be given to the poll workers to be put out for general use. that is something that you guys always leave out. so it is a little just ingenuous. as far as early voting, i am for that. i think three months is an advance is a little too much. a lot can happen in three weeks, much less three months. when there are two strong candidates and i am undecided, debates are important. i don't think voting should take place before there are debates. i don't know why people are afraid of debates but they seem to be these

its spread is unbelievable from connecticut, southern new york, southern ontario, northern ohio. all the way down to louisiana and florida. it's a massive-growth area. this particular tudor place tulip poplar is significant due to its association with georgetown. tudor place was designed by the same architect that designed the large structure across the street, the u.s. capitol. but occupies an extremely prominent location on the south lawn. certainly, among one of the oldest tulip poplars in washington, d.c. and interestingly, tudor place is the only-private property protected by a national park service. here is a local boy or girl. this is union square -- the zelkova. zelkova located just at the bottom of the hill here and union square. the botanic garden elm is an absolutely incredible ornamental shade tree unlike any other tree in the mall. it's significant because its rarity, its longevity. and its association with the original united states botanic garden. it is also significant due to its preservation, recognizing its uniqueness in the world and certainly in washington, d.