we were just looking at a life house on the north shore of the detroit. river i am on an island in the middle of the. river that is detroit, believe it or not to my north. that is canada believe it or not to myself. when you are in detroit and you look at canada you re actually looking south to word windsor but i love being here partly because i can swim to my home country. it is saturday october the 22nd. that is the renaissance center, the home to general motors. from electability you re just looking at a detroit it is 9 am in the east, 6 am in the west. i m ali velshi. today 17 days before election day i am here in belle isle to state park in detroit michigan, in this crucial swing state to bring you a very special edition of velshi across america 2022. yesterday i had a fascinating and important conversation with a group of michigan but voters from across the political spectrum as election day approaches. we are going to share more of it with you in the coming hours even
addition to velshi. i m coming to you live from belle island which is michigan. detroit six months, ago republicans took offense to the school curriculum across the. say i bet you can guess the educational content that they were angry about. any thing that had to do with slavery, racism, or lgbtq tea q issues. the media republican lawmakers propose their own version of florida s so-called don t say gay bill. state senator mueller met moral, and democrat, joined two of her colleagues and walking out in protest. in response, a republican state senator lena tyson released a statement saying democrats weren t protecting children from the quote, danger of regressive indoctrination. but theis wasn t done just yet. soon after state second senator tie sent out a campaign fundraising email calling out mueller a by name. the email said, quote, these are the people we are up against. progressive social media trolls
general of michigan. you are watching it a very special edition of velshi across america from belle island. detroit later between based and key lawmakers right here. brenda lawrence and natalie mcmichael, you might know by the way from her viral speech standing up for lgbtq+ kids. plus, inflation is on everyone s mind. but you could be pointing fingers and casting blame in the wrong direction. many republicans certainly. are we are going to tackle the big inflation with after this. just weeks by the way until the midterm elections, we are going to hear from some voters right here in michigan. right one thing is, pressure for michigan in montana out one thing is crucial to the very future our country. future our country future our country what will you do? what will you change? will you make something better?
favorite cities in america it is just stunning to see this beautiful city as the sun rises. we are looking at it from belle isle, by the, way which is in the detroit river. this is the river that divides canada and the united states. michigan on the north, said ontario on the south side. right across the road, and you can get from one to the other either through a tunnel or a bridge. the mass bridge is one of the most important trading bridges on the entire continent. more vehicles and trade goes over that bridge than virtually anywhere else on the continent. as we have been talking, we are 17 days away from an election that will decide the fate of american democracy. i am standing one of the most crucial seats in that battle. coming to you as we can from michigan, a key presidential swing state that voted for donald trump in 2016, and for joe biden in 2020. and the question of whether michigan voters ballots will be fairly counted in the next election, is at stake right now. michigan