Thank you. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. You just have no idea how warmi warming, how generous, your affection and im gratified by it. Im sorry we got here a little bit late and a little bit short. Earlier today i spoke to president bush and i offered him and laura our congratulations on their victory. We had a good conversation. We talked about the danger of division in our country and the ne need, desperate need finding Common Ground and coming together. Today i hope that we can begin the healing. In america it is vital that every vote count and every vote be counted. But the outcome should be decided by voters, not a protracted legal process. I would not give up this fight if there was a chance that we would prevail but it is now clear that even when all the provisional ballots are counted, which they will be, there wont be enough outstanding votes for us to be able to win ohio. Therefore, we cannot win this election. My friends,
Is above the law. Everyone is subject to the same set of laws and minister by the same system. I dont think they should. There should be any exception just because they call themselves freedom fighters, or they call themselves freedom fighters. Just trying to establish democracy, democratic rules that you didnt support the crackdown on the prodemocracy Movement Last summer. Why last summer, what happened was not a crackdown on prodemocracy movement. The protests against a controversial piece of legislation turn soon turned violent. It became very filings. There were attacks on police headquarters, siege of universities pouring, setting innocent bystander on fire, killing a cleaner with a piece of break. It was very violent, but who in signs of this violence was it, was it only to the demonstrators who incited this violence up the, the person was set on fire by one of the, the activists or one of those supporters of the activism activist movement. You know, no one is above the law, you
Some of the legal challenges that are continuing in several states to the election by the Trump Campaign. We will tell you more about those as we look for your calls and comments momentarily. Here is the reporting on the incoming Biden Administration. The headline biden plans to move fast on the pandemic and the economy. President elect joe biden and his advisers planned this week to demonstrate a far more assertive strategy against the coronavirus then President Trump. Biden may take a more proactive role in the coming weeks and congressional negotiations over an economic stimulus package. Bidens proposal, some of which were posted on his new transition website, include aiming to secure funds for ramping up coronavirus testing, requiring additional protective equipment such as masks and gowns, and investing 25 billion in vaccine and manufacturing and distribution. His aides say they recognize the United States has one president at a time, nonetheless, hope to seize on the momentum fro
Florida and texas. This is just over an hour. Todays event promises to be an engaging analysis of the 2020 president ial election and the latino vote. There is no question that 2020 for the first time in our countrys history, latinos were the largest ethnic minority, ith 32 million eligible voters and with record numbers of atinos turning out the vote. Ndeed, both president donald rump and president elect joe biden benefited from the high urnout of latino voters across the u. S. , yet the support that they received from this very diverse and complex electorate and why they are read in different parts of the country. While nationally the majority of latinos may lean democratic, when it comes to the state level, there are many constituencies that cannot be so easily counted on by either party. Todays conversation will highlight how record levels of latino turnout impacted the outcome of key races. The marquee battleground states. We are thrilled that maria selena, a trusted voice in the
President elect biden and Vice President elect harris spoke with governors concerning the coronavirus pandemic and economy. The former Vice President said takingnot ruled out legal action against the General Services not recognizing the election win, and giving his team access to information for the transition of power. Sen. Harris good afternoon. President elect biden and i met with democratic and republican governors. We talked about what we need to do to make free Testing Available to everyone, to make a free vaccine available for everyone and to get this pandemic under control. Governors are elected by their states to take action in moments of crisis. They are the ones who talk to the people who are the hardest hit and during this pandemic to have been called on to make very difficult decisions about the health and safety of the people they represent and about opening schools and opening our economy responsibly. I have served in state and local government so i understand the Critic