Joe biden has a big lead. You know, its interesting, the republicans are saying dont Pay Attention to the polls, we are going to win and democrats are saying, dont Pay Attention to the polls, theres a good chance well lose so, finally, something we agree on. I guess. The republican reelection strategy seems to be centered around making it as difficult as possible for us to vote. In texas, the governor, even though we are in the middle of a pandemic, banned additional mailin dropoff boxes. There is only one ballot drop box per county in texas, the biggest county in texas has almost 5 Million People one box. The governor, greg abbott, is apparently worried that if each county has more than one ballot box, people might put their ballots in them and have those ballots counted, which could lead to democracy. Then who knows what. And, of course, trump, because he needs an excuse if he loses, keeps screaming that the earlyvoting effort is fixed by the government, that he runs. Meanwhile, gues
Why the coronavirus protection has become a symbol of political tribalism. And pandemic checkup. What you need to know before you see a doctor or a dentist. And how hotels are trying to keep guests safe. Be listening with both ears. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. There really isnt any guiding principle that i was able to discern other than whats good for Donald Trumps reelection. A new book by President Trumps former National Security adviser paints a damning portrait of a president who puts his own interests ahead of the countrys. He broke the law. Very simple. This is highly classified. Thats the highest stage. Its highly classified information. And he did not have approval. The Atlanta Police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder. We want you to stay focused. This is not the finish line. This is the starting point. President trump is Going Forward with his planned rally in tulsa despite a surge in new covid19 cases. Were not r
Took two months for police in georgia to arrest a father and son in the death of ahmaud arbery. And remembering Jerry Stiller. A look at the comedy legends iconic career on sitcoms, the Ed Sullivan Show and beyond. So sorry to hear that. But first, heres todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. It is scary to go to work to think id be a lot safer if i was sitting at home than if i was going to the west wing. The white house is dealing with two confirmed coronavirus cases. Prompting several officials to selfquarantine. Easing lockdown restrictions this week. If there are outbreaks, if there are problems, we will not hesitate to put on the brakes. Georgias attorney general asked the u. S. Justice department to investigate the killing of ahmaud arbery. This was a lynching of an africanamerican man. Happy mothers day to you, mom. I miss you. I love you so, so much. I wish i could be with you. Governor cuomo took some time in his daily news briefing to wish his mom a happy mothers day.
Truckers, essential to our daily lives, are finding their lives harder and more dangerous than ever before. And streets of silence. As new york continues its unprecedented shutdown, well take a ride high above the city to see the shocking changes before and after the restrictions. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Weve already built sufficient Testing Capacity nationwide for states to begin their reopenings. Reporter the white house and states are clashing over whether theres enough tests to go around. The emphasis that weve been hearing is essentially testing is everything, and it isnt. Its the kinds of things weve been doing, the mitigation strategies. Reporter President Trump fired off several tweets taking aim at new yorks response to the virus. For him to say to anyone, well, you relied on projections and the projections were wrong, your projections, mr. President. Reporter the u. S. Stock market continues to bounce back after
But dont take it from me. Take it from this jingle announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight, bleach bum plus, stephen welcomes john mulaney. And musical guest john fogerty, featuring jon batiste and stay y homin. And now, live on tape from a safe distance, its Stephen Colbert stephen hey, everybody. Welcome to a late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. Just hearing the band do the theme song is strangely moving. I forgot how much i missed hearing those guys its how many days . How many days have we been doing this . 40 days. This is the 40th day that i have been quarantined with my wife and kids. I feel like noah, but i only have one dog, and hes only interested in my leg. We all want haircuts at this point. I did something drastic tonight, i combed my hair in the other direction just for a change of pace and that was a bad idea. First of all, im getting a very p atrician flop over here. This the very mid70s jackson brown. Over here, theres a lot of empty real estate i