Vote vote vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . Hearing none, the yeas are 64, the nays are 24. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Thune madam president . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Thune madam president , i have four requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have a approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Thune madam president , before i begin, i want to acknowledge the tremendous news released yesterday that early
Please welcome the Vice President elect of the United States of america, kamala harris. [honking] elect harris good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening. Thank you. Good evening. So congressman john lewis, before his passing, wrote democracy is not a stage. It is an act. He meant that americas democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. [applause] to guard it and never take it for granted, and protecting our democracy takes struggle. But there isifice, progress and there is because we, the people, have the power to build a better future. [applause] and when our very democracy was on the ballot in this election with the very soul of america at stake and the world watching, forushered in new day america. [applause] to our Campaign Staff and volunteers, this extraordinary team, thank you for bringing more people than ever before into the democratic process. [applause] and for making this victory possible, to the
Win the 2nd highest u. S. Office. Writes down barriers and highlights sacrifices made by american women the president though donald trump remains defiant showing no signs of conceding we will look at what band could mean for the transition of power. In other news as a by johns president says his military has taken the 2nd largest city in the disputed region of. And in sports tokyo is testing its ability to host a safe olympics next year the city staged its 1st International Competition at a games venue since the infix headspace i spoke to to coronavirus. It is just on 10 am on the u. S. East coast where the next president s promising to restore the soul of the nation while the current president still refusing to concede defeat joe biden has made his 1st address to the nation as president elect. Speaking of an end to an era of demonization and promising to heal americas deep political divide donald trump though threatening legal action in an attempt to overturn the election which was ca
We refused to let this journey end. That future is our destiny. Narrator the president s they would beme. , Barack Hussein obama, do solemnly swear. We have to heal the divides in our country. I am your voice. Arrator and now on frontline. That the end of this chapter ofmerican darkness began here. Narrator the choice 2020. Ntline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committe to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. The Ford Foundation working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change wodwide at fordfoundation. Org Additional Support is provided by t abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of crical issues. And by t frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and
Coast and violence with Security Forces after an election thats been rejected by the opposition. We begin with one of the most divisive u. S. Elections in recent years donald trump and joe biden have less than 48 hours to make their final pitch to the American People and theyre doing it in several important battleground states President Trump is now come painting in michigan where he won by less than one percentage point in 2016 joe biden is hoping to win that states that he made his case when he went there on friday trump is expected to hold rallies in 5 different states on sunday while biden will focus on pennsylvania another crucial states for the former former Vice President our correspondents are closely following the campaigns kimberly how could a standing by for us in philadelphia pennsylvania but 1st lets go to john hendren who is in the windy washington in michigan where President Trump is addressing his supporters right now john this is the 1st rally in a marathon day of camp