We will speak with independent journalist allan nairn and unit organizer Jane Mcalevey got how to stop and electoral coup and what went wrong in the 2000 flood recount. Then georgia flips blue for now, as joe biden pulls ahead of trump for the first time in extraordinarily tight race for the states 16 elecral votes. Ware patitly watchg as demoacy is mos definitely at stake in to see whether or no georgia will fp for thecratic candidate for First Time Since 1992. Amy will in the u. S. , millions of people are mesmerized by the president ial race, ipuerto ric the isld is dealg with its own race that produced very different results, including the election of afro puerto rican human rights feminist and l lgbtq activist ana irma rivera lassen. Is i am anmeans btqi and others the black woman. The discrimination some of us may face. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Democric president ial nominee joe biden ha
Fears of a humanitarian disaster after a powerful Tropical Storm smashes into Central America. Before days after america went to the pull still action remains undecided with a nation on edge democratic challenger joe biden vote is moving further ahead of President Donald Trump in the battleground states where biden has spoken in an address to the nation saying hes convinced he will win the race and heres why hes ahead in the states of pennsylvania nevada and georgia so far biden is projects its a 1264 Electoral College votes while trump is still on see hundreds and 14 the number of course of course a cup president of the United States is 270 so bison needs to win in only one of those yellow undecided states to get over the line where rob reynolds reports now from los angeles. Joe biden took the stage looking weary but full of confidence we dont have a final declaration of victory yet but the numbers tell us its clear to us a clear and convincing story were going to win this race. By no
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us more than a 1000 migrants from pakistan bangladesh and afghanistan during inning westward across the continent for better opportunities has ended up in the town of the lead in bosnia border in croatia its an entry point into the European Union and it has become a hub for these travelers and many of them do not have adequate shelter he has this report. From far away the woods on the outskirts of bosnias danika peaceful. But beneath the foliage a crisis is unfolding here hundreds of south asian refugees and migrants spend their nights in shacks made of plastic sheets. And then yes we are staying here in the cold at the time of the coronavirus pandemic lileks food and other basic needs to survive here the e. U. Should have. The already refugees living in the improvised jungle camp fear a harsh winter already the temperature is less than 2 degrees celsius in the mornings the migrants use twigs to make a fire and stay warm but th
We did not lose the principles of free and fair elections. So were working every day to defend the right of every american to participate in an election that they can trust and find legitimate. Host and youre funded by individual donors, by larger groups . Guest were a 501c3 nonprofit and we dont talk about donors. They respect their privacy, as do groups on all sides of the political spectrum. Host as you look at the president ial race, where are we now and how many legal challenges across the country has the Trump Campaign put forth . Guest well, there are a number of legal challenges that have been filed by the Trump Campaign or related entities, particularly targeting a few key states based on the results and what i presume to be a calculation about how they can get to 270 in the he leble college. Those states would be pennsylvania, michigan, arizona, nevada and georgia. Those seem to be getting the most attention. Most of these lawsuits, at least so far, focus on process questions
Now, a look at the results of the president ial election and what to expect from a fighting administration. FroMccain Institute heard david plus and rick davis. And White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman. This is one hour and 10 minutes. Good afternoon and i would like to welcome you to the second part of the Mccain Institute Straight Talk live and my clock is ringing. Im so sorry. Thank you to our eminently qualified panelists, the Campaign Managers for both the mccain and obama campaigns, rick davis and david plus, election law expert trevor potter, and New York Times White House Correspondent, Maggie Haberman. , they by alex wagoner will offer their analysis on what will surely be an insightful discussion on this National Election held just nine days ago and still counting. Which of thel us last outcomes surprise them and andh met their expectations its effect on american politics in the months and years to come. Thise many questions about wild and Unusual Campaign as i suspect a