Day. Challengers in elections, oversight and regulation. For those who didnt see me at the top of the day, im alex gibbons and run law policy at the law school and happy to be hosting you today. Many key areas of challenges, somebody was just saying that theyre feeling a little depressed and we need to try to get the energy up on this final panel of the day. Issues from the fragmenttation from political discourse and new pathways for misinformation, Voter Suppression to election security. This panel is going to add another challenge, the significant challenge that we face in election oversight and preparedness. But also, talk about the Solutions Space as well, which is quite simply what do we do . We have another phenomenal lineup to help answer these questions today. Sitting immediately to my left is the honorable ellen weintraub, the chair of the federal Elections Commission are, right, indeed. Well talk about that a little over the course of the panel, too. She has served as commiss
Badly injured. Questions are being asked about whether his company could have done more to prevent the accident. This balloon three days ago, it was flying. Not shiping, it did well. Three tourists from the u. K. Were among those shipped to the hospital. There was one other passengers who survived. One from scotland was visited by britains ambassador to egypt. He is said to be in stable condition. But his wife, yvonne, who was accompanying him, was killed. Neighbors at home reacted to the news. They were a really nice couple. There have been concerned about the safety on board these balloon rides in the past. They were suspended for a time in 2009 following a string of accidents. Recent passengers have also expressed concerns. Alex gibbons was on a balloon ride with the same company in 2011 when his balloon just missed the top of a highrise motel and then crashed into the nile. We were lucky not to have been killed. It was a miracle that we were not killed. They were suspended for a ti
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These are the final moments of a flight along the nile, captured by a passenger on another balloon, watching on in horror. Than 20 were on board when it caught fire. The heat only driving the balloon higher into the sky. Before it plummets to the ground. Mohamed yousef had been the pilot of a different balloon and saw how the tragedy began. I saw a lot of fire. And i saw the pilot. Then he jumped. He was on fire on his arms. The customers job. Ambulances were quickly at the scene. Most of the passengers had already died. Survived, but was badly injured. Questions are being asked about whether his company could have done more to prevent the accident. This balloon three days ago, it was flying. Not shiping, it did well. Three tourists from the u. K. Were among those shipped to the hospital. There was one other passengers who survived. One from scotland was visited by britains ambassador to egypt. He is said to be in stable condition. But his wife, yvonne, who was accompanying him, was ki