Partnership with the new england journal of massachusetts. Here we are days away from the close of 2020 and we are at an inflection point. While the news around vaccines are promising the daytoday headlines are as grim as they have ever been. An american is dying of covid19 every 90 seconds and we have recorded 4 million new covid19 cases in november and more than 1 million cases in december just nine days into this month. Covid19 has just passed Heart Disease as the number one killer of americans. As of this morning more than 286,000 americans have died due to covid19 and in just one day, just one day yesterday, we lost 2600 of our fellow americans to covid19. To put those numbers into context we are experiencing a tragedy on the scale of pearl harbor every single day, right here at home. From an Economic Security standpoint we are facing the greatest threat to Value Creation since world war ii. If there were ever any doubt about the seriousness of this virus these facts should cast t
This was the scene in Freedom Plaza in Downtown Washington saturday as supporters of President Trump rallied here and in several other cities. Conservative activists spoke to the crowd, stop the steal organized the marches. A small rally. So turned into a massive rally. I just want to say welcome to d. C. [cheers and applause] that was not very impressive. Lets give that one more shot. With welcome to d. C. . [cheers] much better. Our team, women for american first, pulled together a feat if i say so myself, is impressivement we started this official process on monday and here we are. And this is because of all of you. Its because of all of us, americans showing support for our president , donald j. Trump. Can i get a round of applause . Thats right, yes [cheers and applause] we see whats going on and the silent majority is silent no more. Not at all. Make some noise, silent majority, let everybody know youre here [cheers] i have to go through housekeeping items. We know how things are
President s motorcade drove past cheering crowds at the Freedom Plaza. Supporters of the president were there for a rally and march to the supreme court. [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] [chanting] usa usa usa [cheering] [cheering] [chanting] four more years four more years [cheering] [cheering] [cheering] [cheering] [cheering] [cheering] [sirens] this is the scene at Freedom Plaza in downtown washington, d. C. As supporters of President Trump rallied here and in several other cities, stop the steel organized the marches. Had this crazy idea the day after the election to throw a small rally. Turned into a massive rally. D. C. T to say welcome to [applause] that was not very impressive, lets give that one more shot. Welcome to d. C. [applause]
Scene. Take a look at this video. The streets of washington, d. C. Packed with demonstrators. The march going from the Capitol Building to the white house to the Trump International hotel. As night fell, things turned violent, though. This next video appears to show counter protesters throwing fireworks in the direction of the Trump Supporters. It happened at a restaurant. At this point, though, we do not know what led up to that violent exchange. Here in california, the president s supporters came out as well. Dozens of them gathering outside the Capitol Building in sacramento. At times tensions ran high between Trump Supporters and counter protesters. Lets go now to nbcs Chris Pollone who was at the march in d. C. Today. Usa, usa reporter refusing to accept the election results, thousands of the president s supporters protested in washington saturday. Trumps motorcade drove by the crowd as he headed to his virginia golf course. Protesters waved flags bearing the president s name as t
Worthy of our great republic. We do so by advocating for the classic condition in civic design. We believe that tradition is unparalleled and its dignity, beauty and harmony, not to mention its legibility to the common man. It is no accident that the Founding Fathers chose the classical style when designing the Nations Capital and its and its core buildings of government. The founders sought to harken back to republic rome and democratic athens and knew that classical architecture was time honored and timeless. The National Civic arts Society Works to continue and expand upon the founders vision for the Nations Capital in federal design generally. I perhaps dont need to tell you that since the 19 fifties, washington d. C. Has been marred and disfigured by federal buildings and memorials that do not comport with the citys classical heritage and identity. For instance, there is the hirsch horn museum, which looks like a bunker. Then theres the bird list fbi building which i called the mi