Her sworn in before election day. The democrats say the stakes are too high to move that fast. Most importantly, Health Care Coverage for millions of americans is at stake with this nomination. Workers rights are at stake. Consumer rights are at stake. The right to a safe and legal abortion is at stake. Abc News Reporter faith abube explains the confirmation process and the big concern raised today by democrats. Reporter senator lindsey graham, chair of the judicial committee, opened day one of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing acknowledging what democrats have feared. This is the beginning of a confirmation, not a consideration. This is probably not about persuading each other unless something really dramatic happens. All republicans will vote yes and all democrats will vote no. Reporter yet, still, senator democrats seizing the spotlight, focusing on what they say is at stake if judge Amy Coney Barrett makes it on the Supreme Court. Theyre scared, amy barrett. Theyre scared you
His Supreme Court nominee. No more stimulus talks, according to the president. The dow had been up more than 200 points and now you can see, it has swung to the downside, now lower by 267. Weve got the s p down 33. Nasdaq has lost all of its gains and more, down 128 points. But what are we to make on top of all of that . Of a trade deficit that expanded to its widest margin in 14 years, despite President Trumps buy american drum beating, the countrys taste for foreign goods, yes, thats you, remains firmly in place but a slight shrinkage in demand for chinese products. Is team trumps china trade war working or are we seeing squishy numbers in the middle of a Global Pandemic . Trumps biggest china hawk, adviser Peter Navarro, joins us live. And could it be the most intensely watched Vice President ial debate in history, as the vp candidates get set to battle it out on a utah debate stage tonight. Democratic nominee joe biden is just hours away, about one hour away, actually, of his own v
Us. Thank you for joining us. Doctor, tell us why your Group Tell Us believe that the lockdown approach is completely utterly wrong . Well, i think theres some parts of it that makes sense. There are we have to some people are vul 234esh8 and we have to protect them. Scientific fact is that there are a wide range of responses to covid19 infection and some groups are vulnerable to mortality where others are less vulnerable. A risk that a child faces, something on the order of one in a hundred,000 of mortality to someone over 70, which may be as high as four or five in a hundred mortality, so the idea of the policy is it should take that into account. That the other idea thats really important and this is something that gets really little play. The harms from these lockdowns are absolutely devastating. Not just in economics but also in health. For instance, youre in a lockdown. Weve seen people who skipped cancer treatments, who skipped diabetes management treatments that they skipped th
Election day. Thats cutting it close. And while Mitch Mcconnell is confident he has the votes to confirm the president s choice for the high court, the radical dems are acting like agents of a foreign power rather than members of the loyal opposition. The democrats have already attacked judge barretts role as a working mother of seven. Thats right, attacking her as a mother of seven. They have implied she is racist, they have further implied she is a religious fanatic. President trump calls the attacks of the left on her straightforwardly anticatholic prejudice. I thought we settled this 60 years ago with the election of john f. Kennedy, but seriously theyre going after her catholicism. I will stand with her, fight with her, and we will make sure that these attacks stop, because they really its unprecedented. Theyre basically fighting a major religion in our country. This is incredible. Lou at least four of the radical dem senators say they wont even meet with judge barrett, they refus
Election day. Thats cutting it close. And while Mitch Mcconnell is confident he has the votes to confirm the president s choice for the high court, the radical dems are acting like agents of a foreign power rather than members of the loyal opposition. The democrats have already attacked judge barretts role as a working mother of seven. Thats right, attacking her as a mother of seven. They have implied she is racist, they have further implied she is a religious fanatic. President trump calls the attacks of the left on her straightforwardly anticatholic prejudice. I thought we settled this 60 years ago with the election of john f. Kennedy, but seriously theyre going after her catholicism. I will stand with her, fight with her, and we will make sure that these attacks stop, because they really its unprecedented. Theyre basically fighting a major religion in our country. This is incredible. Lou at least four of the radical dem senators say they wont even meet with judge barrett, they refus