My name is Spencer Chretien and im the director of programs here at freedomworks. Were really excited to have you all here today for this party which promotes america in perspective written by david sokol and on president adam brandon. And special thanks also to those who are joining us online on the live stream. This book covers a lot of ground and were excited to be having this discussion tonight. Adam and david have both been pounding the pavement to spread the message of america in perspective but tonight we get to you from both of them both on the same stage. Before introduce you to our colleague steve moore a lot of much all that you have pins and papers on your chairs which you can use for questions for the q a portion of the program tonight. I also want to help set the stage for this discussion by sharing some polling that weve done this month, polling that weve commission on the American Dream because that really is fundamentally what the book is about. We worked with our frie
Drilling. Now we will go live to the house floor here and cspan. Guest pleased to be here. Host you are here to talk about the Electoral College. The election wrapped up over a month ago. Why are we talking about the Electoral College and what happens today . Guest this is the next step in the election. The Electoral College is not a place but a process. Today is the process where the electors get together in each state, and they go through a complex process. But it is generally managed by the secretary of state or some other officials, and they give their votes for the electors in that state for a particular president. President obama has 332 Electoral College votes and romney has 206. So in the states where romney won, those electors will vote for him. And in the next step is for them to send it to six different places in washington, d. C. , but the main thing is they send a record of this to the senate. The senate than tallies them, puts them in two mahogany boxes. One box and they
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and Louise Minchin. This mornings top stories no comment from Buckingham Palace after Prince Andrew was accused of zero cooperation about an enquiry into sex offender Geoffrey Epstein. And whether huawei can help build the uks ig network. An ice glazier is melting weaker than previously feared. The scientists behind the biggest project in antarctic history willjoin us on the sofa. Supermarkets are responding to the climate crisis. Sainsbury is is pledging 1 billion to make the Company Carbon neutral. Roger federer is facing a real test at the Australian Open right now. Hes starting to his cool against Tennys Sandgren, they will pay for a place in the semifinals. The northwest are waking up to snow in the morning, but it wont last, it will be a hill future throughout the day and the hmmfi future throughout the day and the forecast is one of sunshine and showers, some heavy and thundery and feeling cold in the wind. Ill have more later
Good wednesday morning, everybody. Its june 3rd. Im yasmin vossoughian. A lot to cover in the last 24 hours. Were going to begin with the nations protests that show no signs of letting up. Curfews are keeping protesters from taking to the streets well into the night. Including Lafayette Square right near the white house where force was used the day before to clear the president s way to st. Johns church for that now infamous photo op. Protesters defied curfews all throughout the country. This is video from los angeles last night where at least 100 protesters who appeared to be peaceful were arrested for violating the 6 00 p. M. Curfew. There are also protests of looting but nothing like the previous days. This shows looters breaking into a pharmacy, while Peaceful Protesters were gathering just around the corner. And were also seeing tense protests outside of Eric Garcettis home as well overnight. More than 1,000 people gather there. Garcetti appeared at a protest in Downtown Los Angel
Liberty terrorism. Weve learned that more than a dozen groups of special t. S. A. Agents are fanning out at major transportation hubs, and counterterrorism teams have several individual suspects under surveillance. The government has already issued a warning of an increased terror threat, and for a time today, there was fear that it was happening at the scene of a 2013 massacre the Washington Navy yard. Heres jeff pegues. Es reporter the allhandson deck response at the navy yard was an example of the heightened concern about terrorist attacks. Reporter it was a false alarm, but Law Enforcement is not taking any chances ahead of the Holiday Weekend. Metropolitan police chief cathy lanier we take every event here in washington very serious and our posture remains extremely high for all special events and it will continue for the fourth. Ov reporter last weeks department of Homeland Security bulletin warned of an increased threat of isisinspired violence over july four. One official said