Welcome to the lead. I'm Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper and we begin with breaking news

in our politics lead. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are voting now over a cinch-your-resolution

for Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona. After he posted a violent anime video on

a social media appearing to depict him killing Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Portez and

attacking President Biden, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez spoke before the vote and pleaded with

members to call out Gosar's behavior as unacceptable.

What is so hard about saying that this is wrong? It's pretty cut and dry. Do you find

does anyone in this chamber find this behavior acceptable?

When Gosar took the floor moments later saying he didn't mean to offend anyone and the

video is actually a nuanced commentary on the Biden administration's immigration policies.

I do not espouse violence towards anyone. I never have. It was not my purpose to make anyone

upset. I voluntarily took the cartoon down, not because it was itself a threat, but because

some thought it was out of compassion for those who generally felt offense, I self-sensored.

There is no threat in the cartoon other than the threat to immigration poses to our country.

And no threat was intended by my staff or me.

CNN Congressional correspondent Jessica Dean joins me live on Capitol Hill, so Jessica

this vote is ongoing, but it is likely to pass, right?

That's right, Pamela. We are expecting this to pass. At this point, it's just a numbers

game, just starting a few moments ago. And right now, it is strictly down party lines.

We do expect congressman Adam Kinzinger and congresswoman Liz Cheney to join the Democrats,

but it remains to be unseen. If other Republicans will cross party lines here, we spoke with

congresswoman Nancy Mace earlier today. She was still undecided. She was sorting through

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