Shot and killed by two Philadelphia Police officers in front of his mother while he was having a Mental Health crisis. The National Guard has been ordered into the streets. We will go to philadelphia to speak with professor Marc Lamont Hill about the Police Killing and President Trumps call to four poll watchers to pennsylvania. Is the president sanctioning voter intimidation . Then we go to chile, where voters have overwhelming approved rewriting chiles pinochet dictatorshipera constitution following a year of mass protests. This is the beginning and the end. We are giving birth to a new constitution and leaving behind the constitution of pinochet and his entourage. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 75,000 coronavirus cases on tuesday as the confirmed death toll from covid19 neared 227,000. The u. S. Has recorded over a halfmillion new coronavirus cases over just the
Enormous president ial election. You want drama baby, i will give you 2020 prescription strength drama. Here at the very latest is Foxbusiness White house correspondents, the one and only blake burman. Like break it down, what just have embraced back either kennedy good to be with you. It was exactly one month ago september 26 when President Trump announced that he would be tapping Amy Coney Barrett to head to the Supreme Court of course to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Now that is all beneficial at this hour. Here in washington. As the proceedings are underway. The white house is not yet said what will happen later this evening. However there is expected to be some sort of formal celebration over at the white house later this evening. Once everything has become official. As for President Trump, he was out on the campaign trail earlier today. Three different stops in pennsylvania. This is how he was celebrating his third Supreme Court nominee. Watch price to back that w
Enormous president ial election. You want drama baby, i will give you 2020 prescription strength drama. Here at the very latest is Foxbusiness White house correspondents, the one and only blake burman. Like break it down, what just have embraced back either kennedy good to be with you. It was exactly one month ago september 26 when President Trump announced that he would be tapping Amy Coney Barrett to head to the Supreme Court of course to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Now that is all beneficial at this hour. Here in washington. As the proceedings are underway. The white house is not yet said what will happen later this evening. However there is expected to be some sort of formal celebration over at the white house later this evening. Once everything has become official. As for President Trump, he was out on the campaign trail earlier today. Three different stops in pennsylvania. This is how he was celebrating his third Supreme Court nominee. Watch price to back that w
Over the counting of mailin ballots continues. The Supreme Court is allowing pennsylvania and North Carolina for now to count ballots received after election day, but the high court could still hear the pennsylvania case after the election and it could decide who wins the presidey. Nc we will speak to mother jones ari berman. Then we look at big techs role in the election as Senate Republicans accuse social Media Companies of favoring democrats. But is that true . If anything,e see ma sorts of thnology platforms throughout the past four years supporting the trump agenda and a conservative agenda. Millions plunged into pandemic poverty, the senate has adjourned before passing another stimulus bill. We will look at the spike in hunger across United States. These families are basically living like on a ticking time bomb when this starts up again, how theyre going to pay their rent. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im am
Quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer well, mr. President , for more than a year and a half, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans have refused to take action on the housepassed for the people act. At a time when our democracy is under siege in so many ways, the for the people act is a bold proposal that will restore Peoples Trust in our democratic system, a trust that is fading. It is under it is for the people. In order to make a more perfect union. It would shore up our elections from threats from abroad. Thats something we have just recently read more and more about. Why arent we doing more on that . In fact, when senator van hollen a few days ago put on the floor the an act u. C. Of an act that would say russia should have sanctions imposed on it if they interfere with our elections, the other side blocked it. I hope theyre not following Donald Trumps obeisance to russia and his view that putins just okay. It would also dismantle systemat