A judge struck down the state s near total ban on abortion, saying north dakota s constitution gives women a fundamental right to choose abortion before foetal viability. Elisabeth smith is with the center for reproductive rights the organisation that argued on behalf of the plantiffs in north dakota. Ms smith, thanks forjoining us. What s your reaction to the ruling? what s your reaction to the rulin: ? ,. , what s your reaction to the rulin? ,. ,. , ruling? this was an incredible rulin: ruling? this was an incredible ruling and ruling? this was an incredible ruling and it s ruling? this was an incredible ruling and it s the ruling? this was an incredible ruling and it s the first ruling? this was an incredible ruling and it s the first time i ruling and it s the first time thatis ruling and it s the first time that is stayed that totally bans abortion in the us, one of those 1a states has seen abortion be reaffirmed as a right under the state constitution. So this was not a d
Pandemic rch record highs with no signs of slowing down. Researchers are now warning the u. S. Death toll may near 540,000 by april. Today we will speak to one of the worlds leading Infectious Disease doctors, paul farmer, the cofound of partne in health. All of these epidemics find their way to exploit social disparities and inequalities and take their greatest harvest among the pr anvulnerab. E qstion ware aski is does that need to be the case . And of course, the answer is, no, it does not. Amy dr. Paul farmer will talk about the pandemic, health care inequality, and his new book fevers, feuds and diamonds ebola and the ravages of history. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States has set yet another world record for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and deaths with over 216,000 infections confirmed thursday and more than 2800 deaths. Nearly 101,000 people are hospitalized with covi
Different announcer earth focus is made possible in part by a grant from anne ray foundation, a margaret a. Cargill philanthropy; the Orange County community foundation; and the farvue foundation. Conegatio. Oh, vicry in jesus, my savior forever, he sought me and he bought me with his redeeming blood. Man it was only 59 years ago that alaska was ratified as a state in the United States of america, and many people involved did not consider much what the original owners of the land already had and wanted to keep. May god continue to bless the inupiaq people, may god continue to bless this land, may god continue to bless the sea from which cometh all of our abundance. And the church said. Congregation amen. Man Arctic Slope Regional Corporation is a company thats tied to the land claims that we were able to achieve in the early days. So, lets go into our boardroom. We have our table here, which is made around the traditional skin boat that we use for whaling. Its a symbol of the principle
Shopping is low risk, as long as everyone wears a mask and stands x feet apart. His concern is when people take off their masks to snack while waiting in lines. But many shoppers say that they are not too worried. It is more of an outdoor environment,s so absolutely, i am willing to brave that. It is a very different experience at San Francisco union square. Here is how it looked this morning. Very quite compared to previous black fridays. There is the picket line outside of macys, so not too many people inside. There is a short line at louis vuitton, no lines at the other stores this morning. Some stores are still boarded up from previous protests. This is a different black friday, 2020 is a different black friday. Reporter he runs a shop half a block away from union square. He is disappointed no lines outside of his story this year but he understands the fear of covid. We are living in a Virtual World and that is how we are going to get it. It is really busy in spots, how are stores
Remarks from a 2019 shopper. Unemployment is down. More people are working and spending. Reporter this years spending. We were not allowed inside. For shoppers, in addition to looking for gifts, they are looking out. Decides looking for what youre looking for, yet to make sure you were not too close to somebody else. To it is different. You have to stand in lines and do all of this funky stuff. The funky stuff is wearing a mask, social distancing, and waiting outside of the store if it gets too crowded. There were no large crowds at bay street in emeryville, indicative of many shoppings lots in the east bay. Despite small crowds, the Holiday Shopping analysis by e marketer. Com, expects u. S. Retail sales to rise a most 1 above 2019. Theres a 4. 7 decrease in brickandmortar sales, but a 36 jump in Online Shopping. One worker sun valley mall describes foot traffic as steady. They added, do not come seeking santa claus, because he will not be here due to the pandemic. Some shoppers opted