Amy in philadelphia, a black mother who was attacked with her family in october by a horde of Police Officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia young was driving an suv with her twoyearold son and teenage nephew when officers descended on the vehicle, broke all its windows, assaulted and arrested young, pulled her 16yearold nephew frothe car, and grabbed her child. We will he rickia her own wordand speato her aorney. Then we look at how the ridehailing Companies Uber and lyft scored a major victory against Worker Rights with the passage of proposition 22 in california. Theyre now pushing similar measures in other states. With this passage, this will basicivers like me from protections afforded to most in the state. These companies are promising to roll out this model tionwide. It foretells a grim future for gig workers across the country. Amy we will look at other Ballot Initiatives around the country. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democr
More than 100 Million People early inperson or absentee, shattering old records. Thats nearly three quarters of the total vote in the 2016 election. Today we look at how latinx voters could play a key role in the battleground states of florida, texas, arizona, and pennsylvania. We will speak to former Bernie Sanders advisor chuck rocha and the Award Winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Than Racial Justice, reproductive rights, immigrant rights, rank Choice Voting just some of the issues on this years ballot thrgh citizen being voted on today. Measures and in candidate races. Americans will decide how we will risk on to this moment of racial reckoning. Amy we will speak to Ronald Newman of the American Civil Liberties union. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Today is election day. Over 100 Million People have already voted a recordshattering number that is more than two thirds of the total votes cast in 2016s
Potential nominees. He says and hell do that this week for Washington Bureau reporter Raquel Martin talk with leaders on both sides of the aisle about whats to come next. Every week is got to be tense is probably heightens. Blood pressure a little bit in the Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs death on friday these are a republican senator ripley blunt expects a battle to fill her now vacant seat we will get to it. Before this Congress Ends as President Trump has a constitutional duty to nominate ginsburgs replacement and unlike in 2016, he sees no reason for delay, the senate and the white house are now under the control of the same party it would it would be almost political and governmental malpractice if republicans decide were going to unilaterally disarm here so far only 2 republicans say the winner of the next election should pick the next Supreme Court justice but democrats will need to ward to block the nomination. The hope is that cooler heads will prevail democrats like congressman
Thats like churches across the bay area united in San Francisco on sunday as much as the closure of churches and places of hundreds join the procession making stops at several churches in city hall were here because we need to we need to worship this is a part the summer tina says a member at Saint Anthonys in San Franciscos Mission District plan here to show my support to the church that many of these churches are holding mass a resume like the internet demonstrators say its important for them to be packed inside the church its morning hard for me than we can do the rules and theres so we will need when he over the single with having mass outside we need the 3 the mass walk into that saint marys cathedral where multiple masses took place outdoors in San Francisco Taylor Bisacky kron 4 news. Now to our coronavirus coverage as the United States is inching closer to nearly 200,000 covid19 deaths, heres a look now at the latest numbers worldwide there are nearly 31 million cases, the Unit
To start off this workweek 50s and 60s for current temperatures, a nice cool start to what will be a pretty pleasant finish to the day. Ill tell you more about that. Still ahead michelle. Robin time to pack up roll out to head to work and hit the roads and freeways were checking in on the bridges which are getting a little kids busy depending on where youre heading this morning. Like if you take 92 and you need to make that trip from the east bay over to the peninsula we already have some crowding here on the san mateo bridge. No problems its just off to a sluggish start as usual that actually started an hour ago, and its still busy to the peninsula. Were checking in on the bay bridge were hot spot free into San Francisco, no delays or issues across the upper deck right through downtown San Francisco. So under 10 minutes for your drive and they were just speaking at some drive times around the bay area they all look good rain the green for highway for west through contra costa county,