nassar. it came out while she was testifying to the senate judiciary committee. last year the justice department decided not to prosecute two agents who allegedly lied about their failure to investigate the allegations against dr. nassar. this summer a justice report found that even though the gymnasts reported the sexual allegations to the fbi, nassar continued to treat gymnasts until 2016. nassar pleaded guilty to abusing ten of the more than 265 patients who came forward saying they had been molested. he is currently serving a 175-year sentence. >>> astrazeneca is asking the fda to authorize its covid antibody treatment. the drug maker says if it gets approved, the treatment will be the longest antibody combination authorized for emergency use. the fda has already authorized three other antibody drugs. two of them are given after possible covid exposure to prevent symptoms. but the astrazeneca treatment would be given as a preventive measure. it responds to people who are vulnerable to the

one is retired the other, fired maggie nichols is one of nassar's victims. >> do you finally feel heard? >> most definitely i feel like us four, we all felt very heard when we got to speak front of the u.s. senate. >> reporter: nichols, one of four gymnasts, including simone biles who told the senate the fbi failed them >> it truly feels like the fbi turned a blind eye to us. >> what is the point of reporting abuse if our own fbi agents are going to take it upon themselves to bury that report in a drawer >> i remember sitting there with the fbi agent and him trying to convince me that it wasn't that bad. >> reporter: the justice department insists it is on it. >> you can be assured there is a sense of urgency and gravity with the work that needs to be done. >> reporter: urgency and gravity that the women say is six years and many victims too late anne thompson, nbc news. >>> up next, a big money competition making it so hard for so many americans to buy a home so maybe we're new to home improvement, but we got an insider tip on the ultimate flooring destination. we're shopping alongside

for these young women, for the larry nassar hearing. it's something that is not really good for the doj. let me ask you this, there are teachers that are making lists of parents. would you want to investigate them? >> i'd be happy to give you a copy of the one page memo. >> i think that it's important to do. because the message you are sending, to parents, to individuals is, you take everything that we say. i think that is a very dangerous place to be. especially like the nassar hearing, that's all about protecting young women and girls. and showing respect for what they have endured. and the way the fbi -- >> i agree. [inaudible] >> this memo, if you are second guessing every parent who is asking a question about what is being taught -- >> i hear you on the misconceptions. i will be happy to give you a copy of the memo. >> the memo is -- i understand it. but the fbi has no business doing this anyway. coming down on parents because they are going to question and try to make certain how their children are being taught? >> the fbi is not

nassar sexually assaulted more than 150 women and girls over the course of some two decades. he was sentenced to a maximum of 175 years >>> today matches resume for the national women's soccer league after being called off in the wake of a new investigative report by "the athletic" which details years of abuse. manna shim and sin need farley accused riley. he has since been fired. now one of those players, mana shim is speaking out. >> he's a predator. he sexually harassed me. he sexually coerced sinead and he took away our careers. >> meg leinnehan is host of the podcast full time. it's maddening i think for a lot of people to read this and to see laid out what you refer to as an institutional failure in the league which you say is now facing a reckoning. why do you think it took so long? >> i think what we have seen across the league is that the system was built, right, upon this premise that any negative story would maybe completely derail the legal itself. first of all, there was this kind of institutional protection happening, but the players also felt this as well. they

i have been seeking justice for victims of the abuse by larry nassar and i have some timely questions for doj, who refused to attend our hearing last month, about accountability for those who have -- i also worked closely with senator feinstein on legislation to impose mandatory reporting requirements on coaches and instructors who witnessed abused and working with young athletes. i also sponsored and lead this committee in improving legislation, to renew the trafficking victims act, as many victims of sexual trafficking are also victims of intimate partner violence. i worked with senator cornyn on the justice in victims of trafficking act, shepherding it through this committee and the senate and lead the committee in approving a major sponsorship by former senators to make more resources available for the victims of child pornography. we know that renewing vawa is our next priority. that's why i am concerned with this hearing today. victims before we began i want e this opportunity to mention that this is domestic violence awareness month. and that it is important that we adopt an ex

. >> to be clear, i blame larry nassar and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> biles now headlining her tour gold over america hitting the mat once again. >> joining me now is simone biles and also an investor in the company and with us cerebral's ceo and founder. we have all seen you compete, perform on the world stage and also know privately you have struggled with anxiety and adhd and part of the foster system and larry nassar's abuse. why are you doing this? >> because i want to help other people and i know everybody's mental health journeys are unique but if we can walk this road together and that feels comfortable then that's what i'm going to do. >> good and affordable mental health is almost nonexistent for so many people and not something they talk about and the family can afford. how does cerebral change that? >> cerebral is a one stop shop for online mental health care. and we're really about cutting down the barriers to accessing care whether that's cost, convenience, stigma. right? and i think what simone, you have done, to really chan

olympic and paralympic committee over its handling of the larry nassar sex abuse scandal. simone biles, alley rice man, mckayla maroney and maggie nickels claim the committee learned of nassar's abuse in 2015 but did nothing about it. >>> the usda urging packaged prepared foods to cut down on salt. the agency says 70% of salt intake comes from sodium that is added during the manufacturing process by salt consumption, can lead to cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure. >>> the rolling stones will no longer perform one of their biggest hits, "brown sugar." stone's frontman mick jagger and keith richards say it depicts the horrors of slavery. it has not played it on its current no filter tour. >>> one pushed the big lie. one stood in the way. both now of interest to the january 6 committee. house investigators have subpoenaed former d.o.j. official jeffrey clark. remember him? he's the guy who was so desperate to get in trump's good grace that he drafted a letter that no one with any sense would have signed, claiming that the justice department found voter fraud in ge

nassar as sufficiently significant for the department of justice to actually show up for the hearing. >> i'm deeply and profoundly sorry for the fact that the victims and courageous survivors, both the women who testified last month and the scores, unfortunately, scores of other survivors of larry nassar did not receive -- >> why did you nor the attorney general show up at the hearing? >> sir, i think the committee, and i thank the committee for its work, was able to hear from director wray and the attorney general. >> don't you think you disrespect these victims of sexual assault by ignoring dr. feinstein's letter or don't you think you owe them an apology for supervising the fbi, don't you think you showed disrespect by not showing? >> i meant no disrespect, and i'm here to ensure that the failures, the inexcusable failures, fundamental failures do not happen again. i welcome the committee's questions here today on that subject. >> you're about three weeks too late by my count. a lot of the initial failures of the fbi occurred in 2015. we're now in 2021. and despite the department o

new questions about the agents who failed to investigate sexual assault claims against larry nassar and what aly raisman is saying about it this morning. >>> gabby petito's family speaks out in a new interview. when her mom says she knew her daughter was gone. what happened when they reached out to brian laundrie's parents? this as brian's sister shares her last text with gabby. >>> early christmas crunch. how amazon and target are already getting in the holiday spirit. where you can get black friday-like deals right now and why some go-to gifts might be missing from the shelves. ♪ rolling in the deep ♪ >>> rolling into the playoffs. the red sox eliminating the yankees, crushing their rivals and then popping bottles. ♪ rumor has it ♪ >>> and rumor has it, she's back. ♪ rumor has it ♪ >> adele saying hello again with the huge tease about her new album. the clues popping up all over the globe. is the wait finally over after nearly six years? ♪ rumor has it ♪ >>> ooh, rumor has it. i got to say hello. this is "gma." thank you for joining us as we help you start your day. th

olympic directors in the wake of the larry nassar investigation scandal after their heart breaking testimony on capitol hill. now the athletes calling the olympic system broken and warning, quote, athletes will remain at risk unless something is done, with the winter games on the horizon. >>> the man authorities say alex murdaugh hired to stage his death. what he says happened. >>> butterball recall. 14,000 pounds of ground turkey off the table after possible plastic contamination with thanksgiving just over a month away. ♪ you've got me feeling emotion ♪ >>> and william shatner's out of this world experience. >> i'm so filled with emotion. >> the 90-year-old actor boldly making history. captain kirk himself speaking with us just moments after returning to earth about the ride of a lifetime. >> hello, we're american astronauts and we're crying. ♪ you got me feeling emotions deeper than i've ever dreamed of ♪ >> it certainly is a good morning, america. good to be here with michael and george on this thursday morning. wonderful to see the emotion. >> good morning from william shatner.

and given the fbi's gross mishandling of the nassar investigation. i believe a review of all the information related to nassar and the ospc more broadly is warranted here because there are other examples of potential misconduct that deserve a fresh look. for instance, senator and i referred the former ceo of the ospc to the department of justice for potentially purgering himself. we don't know what, if anything, the department did with that referral. we've heard virtually nothing. in addition, the u.s. attorney for the southern district of indiana, whose office of involved in the national investigation, is now representing one of the disgraced fbi agents. representing one of the fbi agents referred for prosecution. i don't know if that's a violation of ethical rules or some other department of justice policies. but the department should have an interest in them. so, i hope that we can expect more from you by way of explanation and i hope that we can count on you for a new review of the information related to the nassar investigation, u.s.a. gymnastic

the fbi is accused of failing to properly address complaints in 2015 against nassar. he was sentenced in 2017 to 60 years in federal prison. >>> and we are learning more about the man who was arrested after parking a suspicious vehicle illegally in front of the supreme court building. the suspect has been identified as dale paul melvin of michigan. authorities say that he came to the capitol complex in august and made concerning remarks. during yesterday's incident with he refused to engage with authorities. capitol police eventually moved in and removed the 55-year-old from his vehicle. >> the man refused to talk, made a entoffect time for talking ine. at that time, we backed off.ots reased. >>> this morning, there are new details about what caused california's worst oil spill in years. fresh evidence suggests a ship's anchor snagged and dragged an underwater pipeline for more than 100 feet. the pipeline spilled more than 136,000 gallons of oil into the pacific ocean. >> if you can picture the pipeline essssentially vertical, the pipeline has essentially been pulled

. >> reporter: larry nassar was convicted of abusing hundreds of gymnasts while he was the gymnastics team doctor for 20 years. >>> jeff bezos's space company blue origin is facing harsh allegations tonight. 21 current and former workers claim the workplace is toxic. among their complaints, pressure to sign nondisclosure agreements, internal feedback is stifled, safety concerns disregarded and women face sexism. and executive today pledged to investigate. >>> after winning six super bowls, the patriots are leaving for new england. a preview of the game, next. my name is on the front. but... i am more proud of the back. siggis: 40% less sugar, and more protein than the leading greek yogurt. >>> a special homecoming is set for "sunday night football" on nbc bay area. tom brady returns to the place where he became a football star. >> you know i'm from new england. >> are you a patriots fan sh >> i am. i root for both now. >> who are you rooting for sunday? >> i think the patriots. brady heads to massachusetts to play his old team, the patriots, for the first time since leaving last year.

larry nassar. >> i blame larry nassar and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> reporter: biles persevering past the headlines, now headlining her tour, gold over america, hitting the mat once again. and simone joins us. good morning to both of you. big exhale just watching that piece on this particular day, on this thursday. how are you doing? >> a lot better. getting the mental health therapy that i need has been relieving for me, especially being on the road and on tour. i'm happy to have such a great app to help out with that. >> we're going to talk to that i was just reflecting on you at that senate judiciary hearing and i saw you -- you've been carrying that around inside and pushing it down for i don't know how long but in that moment, it just all came out on the table. and it was real and raw and it was so moving. and i thought as i was watching that too, i wonder if you've had a moment to reflect on how larry nassar's horrible crimes impacted our olympic experience. have you been able to connect the dots >> that's an interestingl scene, all

as the february dragged its feet, nassar allegedly abused as many as 70 additional victims. >> because no one at fbi, usag or the usopc did what was necessary to protect us. we have been failed and we deserve answers. >> reporter: the country's top gymnasts say the fbi turned a blind eye to their reports of abuse. >> it was like serving innocent children up to a pedophile, on a silver platter. >> reporter: the inspector general's report accuses two fbi agents of mishandling evidence and making false statements. >> i was outraged by the inspector general's findings. >> reporter: one of the agents was fired over the summer. the other has retired. the justice department initially decided not to prosecute them. but now, it says new information has come to light. it's not revealing what that information is. but amid the public outcry, and pressure from the victims and their families, those agents now appear to be in greater jeopardy than ever before. dan lieberman, abc news, new york. >>> today, democrats say they will try for a third time to raise the u.s. debt ceiling. but they face solid

you look at epstein and nassar, you have got to wonder. one of the things that's very interesting. and i will get to you dr. baden in just a second. the parents. what do you know about the parents? you get the sense they are involved at least after the fact in working to hide him from law enforcement? lenny? >> i'm sorry, judge? judge jeanine: what you know about the parents, you get the sense the parents are working to hide him from law enforcement after the fact. >> i believe so, judge. look at the timeline and the way they have been dancing throughout this investigation. the first thing i do when i q and a a parent, i will say if you knew where your mom was would you tell me? nine times out of 10 they will say no. one they know where the son is. but he had plenty of time coming across country. when he left in that white van going back to florida, how was he communicating? the fugitive investigators, they are tearing that world upside down. jenna: -- dr. baden we heard coming into this segment described brian laundrie cut her face. she said her cheek burned. anyone who has been s

the larry nassar girls olympics case highlighting the fbi. maybe they were too busy on political prosecution. they know all the characters and the proclivities to handle these cases. i guess i forgot. you washington times wants to defunds the police. you want to get rid of them not because you don't like police, but because you want a federal police force, you and your political friends can control. this action by an attorney general no less is federal overreach designed to silence parents, accept an ideology, foreign and unacceptable to them and call them and categorize them as domestic terrorists. and worst it's designed terrorize parents and stop them from voicing their concerns. folks, its many all part of the marxist agenda. separate children from their parents, family is not the most important unit, the government is. they imposed political correctness on our free speech with the consequence of being canceled. if it's not acceptable speech to them, the next step is south looking our speech just as they do in europe. here his an example.

maggie nichols is one of nassar's victims. >> do you finally feel heard? >> most definitely. us four all felt heard when we got to speak in front of the u.s. senate. >> reporter: nichols one of four gymnasts including simone biles saying the fbi failed them. >> feeled like the fbi turned a blind eye to us. >> what is the point of reporting abuse if our own fbi agents are going to take it upon themselves to bury that report in a drawer? >> i remember sitting there with the fbi agent and him trying to convince mean it wasn't that bad. >> reporter: the justice department insists it is on it. >> you can be assured there is a sense of urgency and gravity with the work that needs to be done. >> reporter: urgency and gravity that the women say is six years and many victims too late. >> nbc's anne thompson with that report. >>> some other developments now with the coronavirus. the city of los angeles approved one of the strictest covid-19 mandates in the nation. the new measure requires the shot for anyone age 12 and older before entering bars, gyms, restaurants or other indoor facil

she says being a victim of disgraced team doctor larry nassar has an impact. >> over the years after suppressing so many emotions, i think all of that came to light and my body and my mind allowed me to suppress all of that stuff for so many years for as long as it could take. as soon as we stepped onto the olympic scene, it decided it couldn't do it anymore and it cracked. >> hear more on "today" right after "today in the bay." >>> research suggests there is a sweet spot if you want sweet dreams. >> the school of medicine in tlus says short and long sleepers experience greater cognitive decline than people who slept a moderate amount. overall cognitive scores declined for the group that slept less than 4 1/2 hours or more than 6 1/2 hours per night. experts say the study helped untangle the relationship between sleep, alzheimer's and cognitive function. >> i walk into rooms all the time and go why did i come in here? >> they say rain helps you sleep, the sound of rain, the cool weather, the cloudiness. if you don't have blackout curtains, i recommend getting some. san jose right now

this morning she says being a victim of disgraced team usa doctor larry nassar had an impact on her olympic experience. >> over the years, after suppressing so many emotions and putting up a front on a global scene, i think really all of that came to light and my body and my mind allowed me to suppress all of that stuff for so many years, for as long as it could cake. as soon as we stepped onto the olympic scene, it just decided it couldn't do it anymore and it cracked. >> such a role model in so many ways. hear more of that exclusive interview on "today" right after "today in the bay." >>> this is a sleep story. new research suggests there is a sweet spot for sweet dreams. >> the washington university school of medicine in st. louis says both short and long sleepers experience greater cognitive decline than people who slept a moderate amount. cognitive scores declined for groups that slept less than 4 1/2 hours or more than 6 1/2 hours per night. score stayed stable for those in that middle range there. experts say the study helped untangle the relationship between sleep, alzheimer's and c

person you want to call is the fbi, because we know how they botched this, whether it is the larry nassar case from the olympics, or what would be the parkland school shootings. i could go on and on: the epstein case, on and on. they have no role in this. the fbi likes to get involved with a get a lot of headlines. let's focus more on the issue: what is important here? what is important as parents have a fundamental right to decide what's going to be in their child's education. these are not people who don't have a say. it's their children, not the state's children. what's incredible about this is that we saw johnny, who is coming home from school, and johnny says he's getting yelled at in class. he's six years old, he wears glasses. when he pulled down his mask and his glasses fogged up, a teacher yelled at him to put his mask back on. we have kids like this all over the country, who are spending more time cleaning their desk than learning anything. then, we have the issue of other kids who are being put in advanced algebra, while last year, she didn't even learn fundamental algebra, bec

. >> the wake of larry nassar's conviction, now his former boss has been charged with criminal sexual conduct. >> r. kelly is facing decades behind bars. the singer found guilty on nine federal counts of racketeering and sex trafficking. >> an advocacy law and politics, there are measurable games. yet it almost goes without saying if you're watching the news, your familiar with some of how america works today that 27 years after the testimony, we saw an echo that didn't feel like much had changed when christine ford came forward accusing then judge and supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. she went through that grueling ordeal with testimony about the incident in public. both men sit together on the supreme court ever. hill writes about all this in the new book believing a bit of memoir and oonl sis. she discussing some of those parallels in 1991 and 2018 were political theaters part of a deeply flawed mo sesz that remains kwiets damaging to victim of gerunds violence. thank you for coming on the beat. >> thank you. >> there's so much of the history here. i want to

of justice is reviewing its decision to not charge the fbi agent's who failed to investigate larry nassar. simone biles, mckayla maroney and aly raisman were some of the big names who testified last month. the senate was looking into claims that the fbi failed to investigate hundreds of sex abuse allegations. the former dr. has been in prison since 2017. kumasi: there have been several developments in the gabby petito case as the fbi searches for brian laundrie. megan: a new twist in in in in n for brian laundrie, a person of interest in the murder of his fiancee. the attorney for his parents telling abc news that brian left home to go for a hike at the carlton reserve on september 13. that was one day earlier than his parents told investigators. the attorney said the clarification came after further communication. he confirms that he flew home to florida for five days in august during the middle of his road term -- road trip, flying from utah august 17 and then back to utah august 23. the family attorney said that brian flew home to obtain an empty and close the storage unit. his flight

address threats to school boards, there is bipartisan outrage over the doj's handling of the larry nassar probe, and all eyes on the justice department whether they weigh to prosecute steve bannon for contempt of congress. joining me to break all of this down is our legal analyst elliot williams. you have your work cut out for you. >> let's do it. >> garland took a ton of heat for the memo in the wake of rising violence at school board meetings acrosses country. take a listen to the exchange between ted cruz, aj garland, and tom cotton. >> you did no independent research on what was happening, did you? >> the memo has nothing to do with -- >> did crow do independent research? >>. >> the memo has nothing to do with partisan politics. >> i'm asking you a question now, who brought this to you. >> you asked me a question. may i answer the question. why speed, the answer is when we get reports of violence and threats of violence we need to act swiftly. i would have hated to have gotten the letter and acts of violence occur in the interim. assesses the circumstances, that's all there is here, a

you cited the example of thes in aar example, which, unto -- nassar example, unfortunately, which i'm all too familiar with being from michigan. how will testimonial senior authority improve the work of the inspectorren? mr. horowitz: extremely important change and helpful to us in a wide range of our work. it's easy for me. i can cite example after example in our high profile cases, but it happens very frequently in our not so high profile cases where individuals simply refuse to appear. or we have had occasions where people have resigned a few hours before a compelled interview. precisely because they want to avoid speaking to us. two examples like that in the last couple years. whistleblower cases, we have had it both within f.b.i., where a former senior official wouldn't speak to us about alleged retaliation, and we had it with a contractor where a contractor claimed that their employee -- employer, had ripped off the marshal service. we tried to speak to their supervisor, who had left the contractor. we couldn't. those are the problems we face. chair peters: ms. lerner you testif

there is bipartisan outrage over the doj's handling of the larry nassar probe and all eyes on the justice department as they weigh whether to prosecute steve bannon for contempt of congress. so joining me now to break all of this down -- that's a lot to -- our legal analyst elliott williams. you have your work cut out for you. >> bring it on. >> garland took a ton of heat for the mem he issued in the wake of rising violence at school board meetings across the country. take a listen between this exchange between senator ted cruz, a.g. garland and senator tom cotton. >> department of justice, you did no independent research on what was happening, did you? >> the memo has nothing to do with -- >> did you do independent research? >> the memo has -- >> did you do independent research? you're not answering that question. >> you asked the question. may i answer question? the question is why speed. the answer is when we get reports of violence and threats of violence we need to act very swiftly. i would have hated it to have gotten this letter and then acts of violence occurred in the interim bef

about the fbi's mishandling of a sexual assault investigation of former usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar. the justice department is looking at new information that could lead to charges against former agents who handled the case. christine? >> all right, thank you so much for that, evan perez. >>> all right, the houston astros showing the world exactly why they've been to three world series in five years. bleacher report is next. ruck. but it's not like that's my only interest. i also love cooking with heheart-healthy, idaho potatoe. always look for the grown in idaho seal. ♪ we believe everyone deserves to live better. and just being sustainable isn't enough. our future depends on regeneration. that's why we're working to not only protect our planet, but restore, renew, and replenish it. so we can all live better tomorrow. ♪ so, should all our it move to the cloud? the cloud would give us more flexibility, but we lose control. ♪ ♪ ♪ should i stay or should i go? ♪ and we need insights across our data silos, but how? ♪ if i go there will be trouble ♪ ♪ ♪ wait, we can

mental health issues amplified not just by the pandemic but the abuse of team doctor nassar. the backlash she's faced is not her problem especially coming to team usa. as a writer writes, the person they bet their gold on had been left alone to suffer abuse. it felt violently familiar. black women and girls talented, genius, used up by institutions, forgotten about when we are the ones in need of protection. no wonder her body resisted. the pandemic affect on everyone's mental health and especially for black women and girls who are most likely to have lost a parent or family member to covid-19. and also phased the largest increase in unemployment in the pandemic. joining me is simone felix and also with us monique morris. president of the national black women's justice institution. great to see you both. do we have them? we do not have cam. i'll start with you, dr. morris. part of the reason that this profile of simone biles is so interesting to me is what we see about biles, the way the culture and the society treats a black woman or black girl who is at the top of the game

josh nassar, legislator for the international union united automobiles aerospace and [ indiscernible ] of america uab. next [ indiscernible ], founder and president of francis energy. following will be dr. michelle mitchell who has a ph.d. in energy and minerals, institute for public policy and university and lastly mr. a. james samcarney, president of the metropolis energy and cohort [ indiscernible ] on behalf of a national association of convenience store nacs, the national association of truck stop operators [ indiscernible ] and society of independent manufacturers of america, sima. i thank each and every of the witnesses for joining us today and we look to your testimony. you are now recognized for five minutes for the purposes of an opening statement. >> all right, thank you. i just want to pull up my testimony for a second. all right, good morning, everybody. chairman poll lone, ranking member, chairman rush, ranking member and distinguished members of the committee. thank you for holding this important hearing and for inviting me to testify. i'm a staff scientist and deputy

allegations against larry nassar seriously. several jimmists told lawmakers gymnasts turned a blind eye to the abruise. sister of brian laundrie says he should come forward and get his family out of what she calls this horrible mess. kathy laundrie tells nbc if his parents are involved in her disappearance they should come clean. brian lawn industry considered a pepper of interest in the girlfriend gabby petino. also wanted on a federal bank fraud charge. ♪ breaking tonight. president biden says tax and spend greand is not vs. left politics. he says it's all about opportunity vs. da kay. the president was in michigan a short time ago trying to sell his agenda to union engineers. but, he has yet to sell it to enough members of his own party to get approval. white house correspondent peter doocy has details. >> 81 million americans voted for me. >> now the president is seeing how much clout he has still got, hoping to pass physical and human infrastructure bills. >> we're going to pass both of these bills. >> even though he vis

merrick garland before the senate judiciary committee face ag -- facing a wide variety of issues, on the nassar probe, and on the violence among school officials and parents. >> those who argue that school board meetings across america is not more dangerous or more violent than in the past are ignoring reality. >> mothers and fathers have a vested interest in how schools educate their children. they are not, as the biden justice department apparently believes them to be, national security threats. >> let's go straight to cnn's jessica snyder. you heard them there. how did the a.g. respond? >> the a.g. is defending them more forcefully than we've seen him do when he was questioned by the house committee. they've falsely been portraying it as parents who speak out at board meetings, and this is a memo to discuss strategies to stop threats. we've seen throughout this hearing that started at 10:00 a a.m., merrick garland has repeated that this is not targtarget ing parents, and in fact, parents are protected by the first amendment to have these vigorous debates. he said as long as there are no thre

so as you might expect garland faced questions on a number of topics from democrats, including larry nassar investigation and home confinement and republicans, though, have focused almost exclusively on a department of justice memo aimed at combatting violence against school board members. garland faced only a few questions on whether the justice department plans to prosecute bannon. he signed an executive privilege in his refusal to cooperate with the january 6th committee and despite the fact that he hasn't worked for the white house for a couple years before claiming executive privilege. meanwhile, "washington post" is reporting that the committee is expected to subpoena. the conservative legal scholar who advised then president trump on how to overturn the election. >>> up next county to county. we're heading to one of the last few remaining counties in america. you're watching "meet the press daily." ♪ have a good time 'cause it's all right ♪ ♪ now listen to the beat ♪ ♪ kinda pat your feet ♪ ♪ it's all right ♪ ♪ have a good time 'cause it's all right ♪ ♪ oh, it's