that is when they arrest joyce beatty. she was the first one arrested, as her hands are being put in zip ties, she started one more chant, fight for justice. congresswoman baby and eight others arrested today at the capitol. and the arrest gave us this stunning image today, and others like it. the chair of the congressional black caucus, hands zip tied behind their back, a police officer with her, belongings in a plastic bag, part of her processing for arrest. congresswoman joyce beatty, has been processed and has been released from police custody. she released the statement this evening saying i stand in solidarity with black women and allies across the country and of our constitutional right to vote. we have come too far and fought too hard to see everything systematically dismantled and restricted by those who wish to silence us. be assured, this is just the beginning. that was today, direct action and washington d.c.. there has been a lot of talk, a lot of speech on voting rights, including that barn burner of a speech

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congresswoman joyce beatty of ohio, chair of the black caucus. she and her group started marching through the lobby, the atrium of the senate office building, singing songs. you might recognize on the right there, in the black voters matter voter, latosha brown who has been a guest on our show a number of times. turns out she has amazing pipes, just a beautiful voice. they made their way to the center of the building. they kept singing. clapped. they asked the senate to act to protect voting rights. capitol police officers started warning them over a megaphone that they were all about to be arrested if they didn't stop. as you can tell, their voices droned them out. that's right about the time the singing turned into chanting. you can hear them saying, end the filibuster. end the filibuster. there's all those police officers waiting in the wings. you know what's coming. congresswoman beatty started a chant of pass the for the people act. pass the for the people act, and you see that police officer off to the side readying the zip ties. that is wh

joyce vance, former u.s. attorney for the northern district of alabama, professor at the university of alabama school of law. joyce, great to see you here on a friday night. thank you so much for being here. >> good to be with you, rachel. >> i have gotten very shy about the word "unprecedented" but i was surprised when we started poking around and realized that this might be the largest bond ever put up in a u.s. criminal case ever. what do you make of the size of that bond and the fact that barrack, in fact, was released? >> i was surprised that barrack was released. as a prosecutor i think i would have gone to the mat to try to keep him in custody just because he is such a flight risk, and that's one of the two bases federal prosecutors have for keeping a defendant in custody until trial, either that they're a flight risk on a danger to the community. barrack is pretty much the poster child for a flight risk, dual citizenship, access to a lot of money and private travel. so he's really someone that it is d

joining us now is joyce vance, district attorney for the you alabama, professor at university of alabama law school. good to be with you. >> good to be with you rachel. >> i have gotten very shy about the word unprecedented but i was surprised when we started poking around that this might be what do you make of the size of the bond and the fact that it was released. >> i was surprised i was that surprised that barrack was barrack was released as released i think i would have released. as a prosecutor i would've gone to the mat, gone through the mat to just because he keep them in is such a flight risk custody. and that's one of. that's the one of the bases federal two bases prosecutors that federal custody -- barrack is pretty much the poster child for a flight risk, dual citizenship, access to a lot of money and private travel, so he's really someone that it is difficult to believe that even a large sum of money could be sufficient to secure his presence. he 74. he undoubtedly doesn't want to spend ten years in prison, that this state statute was could ultimately result in. probably the

lawrence, i have to tell you, watching the arrests of joyce beatty and the other representatives who are threatened with arrest and likely will be arrested when they return home to texas and on the eve of the anniversary of the passing of john lewis, i think to

>>> two weeks ago it was the chair of the congressional black caucus, joyce beatty, arrested for protesting voting rights in the senate hart building. a week ago it was georgia congressman hank johnson. and today it was texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee, arrested in the same place for the same reason. you can see her here being handcuffed in white zip ties. she was later placed inside a police van. she later tweeted this photo of herself in handcuffs. her caption, quote, i will never stop fighting for voting rights. the time is now to move the voting rights bill in the u.s. senate forward. enough is enough. #goodtrouble. the protests and resulting arrests are part of a summer of action on voting rights. and the list of reasons to fight just keeps on growing. today this was the headline in the "atlanta journal-constitution." quote, georgia republicans take first step to fulton elections takeover. fulton county is the largest county in the state, 1/10 of all georgians live there. it's where atlanta is. it voted overwhelmingly for joe biden. it also contains a sizable proportion of the st

last week you'll remember our coverage it was ohio congresswoman joyce batie arrested in the lobby of that same senate office building. today's protest was organized by the group black voters matter. you notice it was black women leading the protest last week, black men today. it's the latest of what has been a string of nonviolent civil disobedience to try to push congress, to try to change the game, to try to make something new possible to protect voting rights. civil rights leaders tell us this is just the start of what they've planned for the rest of the summer, to do what they can to stop the stripping of voting rights in this country in state after state after state. one of the members of grs who was at today's protest is going to join us live next. stay with us. protest is going to join usiv le next stay with us gillette proglide. five blades and a pivoting flexball designed to get virtually every hair on the first stroke. so you're ready for the day with a fresh face for a fresh start. for a limited time get a 5th cartridge free. [♪♪] looking to repair dry, damaged hair wi

last week you'll remember our coverage it was ohio congresswoman joyce beatty, arrested in the lobby of that same senate office building. today's protest was organized by the group black voters matter. you notice it was black women leading the protest last week, black men today. it's the latest of what has been a string of non-violent civil disobedience to try to push congress, to try to change the game, to try to make something new possible to protect voting rights. civil rights leaders tell us that this is just the start of what they've planned for the rest of the summer, do what they can to stop the stripping of voting rights in this country in state after state after state. one of the members of congress who was at today's protest is going to join us live next. stay with us. a combines 5 key nutrients that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. the brand i trust is qunol. every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get th