Respond . First he said the virus was under control and would soon as appear. When he did it didnt he was on tv every day bragging about how much he was doing while scientists are waiting to give us vital information. When he did not like the advice he was given he ignored it. Only when it covid exploded in even more states did he encourage people to wear masks. By then many more were dying. When asked about the surge in depths, he said it was it is what it is, but did it have to be this way . No. We have 4 of the worlds population but 25 percent of the world covid cases. Our Unemployment Rate is more than twice as high that of south korea and three times japans. Donald trump says we are leading the world. We are the only Major Industrial economy to have its Unemployment Rate triple. At a time like this the white house should be a command center. Instead, it is a storm center. It is chaos. His determination to deny responsibility does the Buck Never Stops at they are. You have to decid
[ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im in rolling meadows, illinois. Its a suburb of chicago. Some weather, huh . Im here to meet two brothers whose strange inheritance had some serious strings attached. My name is justin snyder. And in 2006, our friend and mentor bill fosser passed away, leaving my brother and me a sort of Chicago Institution his puppet opera. Hi, justin. Im jamie. Jamie, nice to meet you. Im told that you have something that i may never see again. Here, follow me. I will. Justin leads me behind the scenes of a most unusual opera house. All these boxes here contain costumes for various, different productions. Wow this is my kind of wardrobe. If only it came in my size. The costumes are so small because the players taking the stage arent the supersized tenors and sopranos you expect to see at the opera. Theyre 16inch puppets. The maestro behind this pintsize production, justins boss, the late bill fosser. Who was bill fosser . Bill fosser taught
Who kicked off tonight with a keynote. Plus two former president s, jimmy carter and bill clinton. And one of americas most prominent republicans, general colin powell. It is also a night for some traditional Convention Business and like Everything Else this year, its being done in a brand new way. The roll call of the states from the states. Starting with alabama, in selma. Delaware will secure the nomination for favorite son joe biden at the close. Lets check in now with the state of nebraska. A lot of us dont have paid sick leave or even quality protective equipment. We are human beings, not robots, not disposable. We want to help you feed your family, but we need a president that will have our backs. Nebraska casts 33 votes for our next president , joe biden. Nevada. Working people are the backbone of our economy and the key torecovery. Joe biden knows its not enough to praise them, we have to reward them. So, lets raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, empower workerss and safer wo
Hold a News Conference today at the white house starting at 5 00 p. M. Eastern. We will have a live for you at cspan2. A live look at milwaukee right now, site of this years Democratic National convention. Last night, delegates made joe biden the nominee. Our live coverage of the Democratic National Convention Continues tonight with former secretary of state hillary clinton, democratic Vice President joel Vice President ial nominee, harris and former president Kamala Harris and former president barack obama. Watch live or listen with the free cspan radio app. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Coverage,s uninterrupted from gaveltogavel, starts at 9 00 eastern standard time. Here is the line above some of the speakers he will see. Senator Elizabeth Warren once ran for the office. Former secretary of state hillary clinton, the candidate from last election, former president barack obama, and you will hear the acceptance speech of the Vice President pick, senator Kamala Harris, democ
Protected civil rights writ large. So this is going to require a longterm bipartisan commitment. But not just from us in washington but folks in the state capitals, city halls, and Police Departments across the country. Because ultimately its the local officials that have the responsibility to hire and fire the police chief, to make sure that bad Police Officers are removed from the force. And thats where the nearterm responsibility needs to lie, because we dont have that capability here. But we do believe, i do believe there are concrete steps we can take right now to address the racial injustices that were exposed once again with the death of mr. Floyd. So i appreciate senator scott and leader mcconnell for responding to this crisis with the urgency that it deserves, and im proud to be part of this effort in the senate. Mr. President , i yield the floor. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call the presiding officer the senator from. The presiding officer the s