Resolution to expel second TN Democrat for gun protest fails

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🗓️ 7 April 2023

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Outrage in Tennessee after Republicans expel a Democrat from the House legislature for protesting gun violence on the House floor. More Democratic lawmakers are also vulnerable to expulsion votes. Plus, Israel strikes Gaza after facing a barrage of rocket attacks from Lebanon. The Israeli ambassador to the United States joins to discuss the escalating violence in the Middle East. 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	Happening now we are following two breaking stories. First outrage in
0:07.1	Tennessee after Republicans expel a Democrat from the House Legislature for
0:11.5	protesting gun violence on the House floor right now.
0:15.0	Two more Democratic lawmakers are also staring down expulsion votes.
0:20.0	Also breaking escalating violence in the Middle East, Israel, striking Gaza tonight after facing a barrage of rocket attacks.
0:26.7	The Israeli ambassador to the United States is standing by to join me this hour.
0:31.4	Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world.
0:34.4	Wolf Blitzer is off today. I'm Alex Markard and you're in the situation room. This is CNN breaking news.
0:49.0	We begin our coverage tonight in Nashville, Tennessee,
0:51.5	where a Democratic lawmaker, a Democratic lawmaker was just
0:55.6	expelled from the state legislature after protesting gun violence on the House floor.
1:01.1	CNN's Ryan Young has been on the scene all day for us. Ryan, there are two
1:05.4	more Democrats who are also in jeopardy of being ousted tonight. What is the latest in
1:10.4	Nashville?
1:11.4	Alex, people are exasperated by what's going on here.
1:15.6	We've seen thousands of protesters show up to the State House all day long and if you look
1:19.8	behind me you can see how tense the situation is especially with troopers and
1:23.9	capital police still remaining in the hallways here but today really has been
1:27.8	about the voice of the people they surrounded this building they've been
1:31.1	loud chanting but inside the conversation
1:34.2	that so many people didn't think was actually going to happen. The fact that these
1:37.7	three members could be expelled. Justin Jones of course as you've already
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