By mail, theyoted sold handle 450 million, there is no question if everybody voted by mail, they would be fine with that. The real question isnt the Postal Service, it will go to the Elections Office or the people voting, are the ballots accurate. Of them getne third thrown out so i think the post office is getting caught up in the political debate and that is the last place the post office should be because there are no problems there. Dan i think one of the reasons that so many of our members are concerned is because just as this debate was beginning to get more visibility, the president said last week he thought additional money for the post office in the covid relief package should be withheld, because it would prevent mailin voting from taking place on the scale that many have called for. Now, you and a senator Mitch Mcconnell have made it clear that you both believe it should be in the budget, so help us some or establish clarity on what the president was trying to say. Rep. Mcca
In the center of lot of 70s rather and the Santa Clara Valley got that and were also check the tropics quite busy including down around texas with a new Tropical Storm. All right dave thanks a lot. We begin in the east bay this morning more accountability for the Oakland Police department thats the change. The City Councils putting. In the hands of the voters. The City Council Unanimously approved a ballot measure to make the Citizens Police commission more independent in its decisionmaking kron fours dan thorn reports. In an effort to strengthen oaklands citizen Police Commission City Council Members vote to eliminate what oversight advocates called a poison pill now that weve excluded wording of exigent circumstances. Well give the Police Commission more authority and more independents exigent circumstance would have allowed the open police chief to change policies without the commissions consent in relation to Public Safety mariano contrasts with the coalition and Police Accountabil
Also in the news anger in sudan over the governments sweeping legal reforms that include allowing non muslims to drink alcohol. And the u. S. Defense secretary effectively banned the divisive Confederate Flag at military sites a move expected to increase tension with president on interim. Transport for the World Champion Lewis Hamilton is able to set a time in 2nd practice out of the hunger. Heavy rain frustrating hamilton in budapest as Ferraris Sebastian Vettel goes quickest. More than 6 months now since the 1st cases were reported but the resurgence of corona virus is now such a real threat with some nations seeing their worst spikes yet india for example has become the 3rd country to record more than a 1000000 cases infections spreading in the smaller rural areas where Health Systems are far weaker and some states are now re imposing their restrictions after the nationwide lockdown was lifted last month in brazil the hospitals are struggling to cope with what is the worlds 2nd bigg
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Deployment in germany comes at a tremendous cost also coming up a stunning legal victory for the community in the United States the mostly conservative Supreme Court rules that the 964 civil rights law protects gay and transgender people from discrimination at work. And funding the Coronavirus Vaccine the German Government buys a 23 percent stake in the german fire take firm the same company that the u. S. Government reportedly tried to acquire back in march. Im jarred raid in berlin welcome to the show or u. S. President donald trump has announced a large cut to american troop numbers here in germany trump said he would reduce those station here to 25000 thats down from a figure that fluctuates between 3452000 troops now trump says hes responding to germanys failure to meet its defense funding commitments to nato the north atlantic treaty organization. One of the only countries that hasnt agreed to pay what this supposed to pay is germany so i said until they pay were removing our sol