Biden criticizes Texas and Mississippi for lifting restrictions

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🗓️ 4 March 2021

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Pres. Joe Biden criticized Texas and Mississippi for lifting their Covid-19 restrictions and called it “neanderthal thinking.” Biden said “I think it's a big mistake” and that he hopes “everybody's realized by now, these masks make a difference.” Beto O’Rourke is a former U.S. Congressman who represented El Paso and the surrounding area in Texas. He says the governor’s decision was a “death warrant for Texans” and tells Anderson Cooper that Abbott has given the green light to anybody who doesn’t want to wear a mask. Plus, security around the U.S. Capitol has increased after the Department of Homeland Security and FBI alerted lawmakers to a potential threat. The House changed its voting schedule after U.S. officials warned of increased chatter among extremist groups discussing a possible plot against the Capitol on March 4. Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security Juliette Kayyem joins AC360 to discuss the potential threat and how some members of the GOP have contributed. Airdate: March 3, 2021 Guests: Beto O’Rourke Juliette Kayyem To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And good evening.
0:01.4	Here we are again, the Capitol under threat once more.
0:04.2	Capitol Police today saying they have obtained intelligence of a, quote, possible plot to
0:07.8	breach the Capitol by an identified militia group tomorrow.
0:11.6	House members worried enough that they're likely canceling going to work tomorrow.
0:15.0	At Senate hearings this morning, a senior Homeland Security official was asked about the
0:18.3	intelligence.
0:19.3	She responded by confirming that her department and the FBI have also raised the alarm.
0:26.3	Where we issued a bulletin last night co-authored with the FBI about extremists discussing March
0:36.0	4th and March 6th.
0:38.4	Is that, is that re-referring to us?
0:39.9	A joint intelligence bulletin.
0:41.8	We released last night around, it was very late midnight, I think.
0:46.4	So with concerns about a new attack front and center, you would think that understanding
0:50.2	the last one would be a priority, especially to the senator she was actually replying
0:54.6	to, Republican Ron Johnson.
0:56.5	After all, he was interested enough in what might happen tomorrow to make it his very first
1:00.2	question.
1:01.2	When it comes to what already has happened though, not so much, except it seems and continuing
1:06.0	to downplay it and deflect responsibility for it.
1:09.8	Now we should say right here that some of his Republican colleagues truly are taking a
1:13.7	serious interest, especially in why with the Capitol under siege, it took more than three
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