All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. It was a big day for the future of american democracy. We will get to that significant action in a moment, but before we do, just give me a second to go back to the context of what happened in the last election. I think it has been obscured by the sabotage and disinformation and violent insurrection unlike anything weve seen in the history of the country stoked by the former president. Remember this, last november, right, once in a cent ray pandemic, we got a glimpse of what a full or fuller participation version of our democracy would look like because due to the pandemic, state after state, jurisdiction after jurisdiction, and i should note this is both democratic and republican there were fights over this. But across the board, more or less on the whole in the aggregate, all these places did something praise worthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mail
Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters cast a ballot. And also there was no uniform drubbing of one party by the other. It was not a blowout. It was a competitive election. Yes, joe biden won by a healthy margin. 7 million votes. 70 plus Electoral College votes. But remember republicans gained seats in the house. They want some key senate rates right . Now rather than looking at that outcome and thinking wow, we can be a Competitive Party even in high turnout elections which would have been a totally rational conclusion. Republican
Thfreeman foundation. By judy and peter blum kovr foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. Viewers like you. Thank you. Anchor im katty kay in washington and this is bbc world news america. A u. S. Court has chaed to members of isis with murder for killing american hostages in syria. Like many other terrorists before thehey have underestimated american resolve to obtain justice for our fellow citizens who are harmed or killed by terrorists anywhere in the world. Katty the vice pridential debate doesnt usually get much attention, but with concerns about the health and age of both president ialll candidates, eyes are on utah tonight. Facebook bans ads fm the Conspiracy Theory group qanon, but will that help or hurt the organization that has won among Trump Supporters . Welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. Two former british Islamic State prisoners arrived at a federal court in virginia. They face charges in connection with the killing of hostages
Our wildfire coverage continues tonight with the deadly north complex fire burning in butte yuba and plumas counties that fire has killed at least 10 people including a 16 yearold boy. Kay recede joins us now from oroville in butte county was the latest k. Its smoking out here but search and rescue crews often face tougher conditions conditions. They train for. As the smoke and flames from the north complex continue to make their way through butte lewis and yuba counties, driving more and more families out the search and rescue team of the Butte County Sheriffs Office are heading in and the hopes of finding the many who remain missing and theyre theyre literally putting themselves in extreme has some of the areas that they were evacuating. Were just minutes away from being overrun by fire. Dennis schmidt is a member of the all volunteer organization. He says theyre all volunteer staff have faced some of the most challenging terrain in this wildfire. The biggest challenge is it just hap
Doing something in person and a different topic but im thrilled to be kicking off the festival. Its my honor to introduce three people to you. First is roger whose work has been published in 14 languages. The author of five New York Times notable books of the year and three times bestsellers including the memoirs the boy detective and making toast which was originally an essay in the new yorker. The story im, a collection on the writing life came out in april on life, love and responsibility will be out in october. Rogers also written seven offbroadway plays notably in the oneperson free speech in america but he performed at the american place theatre and which was named one of the times ten best plays of 91. Last spring he performed and played piano which will go to the center for the arts at stony brook in new york next year. He also wrote the screenplay for his bestselling novel that will star doctor channing and currently is in production. Roger is distinguished professor of englis