catalyst to push congress to take action on federal voting protection legislation. now, we continue the fight on the house floor. it is time to move past these partisan legislative calls and to come together to help our state mitigate the effects of the current covid-19 surge. about last night s development, the ap writes this. quote, it leaves democrats much in the same position as when the holdout started, unable to permanently stop the gop-controlled legislature from putting new limits and rules over how more than 16 million registered voters can cast a ballot. and federal voting rights protections that texas democrats lobbied for while in washington still face long odds of getting around gop opposition in congress. despite those long odds, calls for the passage of federal legislation persist. last night former texas congressman beto o rourke tweeted this. i m proud of the texas house democrats. they ve done more than we ever could avenue asked to stop voter suppression and give con
weather today were two very positive developments in the search. and they have allowed the search and rescue effort to move forward without some of the previous challenges that we have faced. so we continue to sweep the mound with our canines using all the technology available to us and machinery to lift the debris. the mayor also confirmed, families of those killed and unaccounted for were in fact for the first time today able to visit the site and see for themselves this search and rescue operation. that s what they wanted to see. they wanted to see the rubble, the efforts first hand. a really painful experience for them, pamela, but something they really wanted to do. thanks. so, wolf. we ll be checking back in with you soon at surfside, florida. in the meantime, we have other news to get to in washington and elsewhere. last night former president
because whom ever gets the opportunity to serve as president has to pay attention to everyone everywhere and not just the folks to support us or poll for us. part of unifying the country i think is understanding that after you win, your job is to represent and care about everybody. that is an important point indeed. according to our new cnn poll, governor, 76% of the american people now say the economy is somewhat or very good. but last night former vice president joe biden made the case that voters aren t really happy with the economy right now. but in light of our polling, is that a losing argument? well, listen, i think the economic indicators are cheery. i think if you re economic indicator is the stock market, you feel pretty good. inflation is low as long as you don t count the cost of education, housing, health care, the very things that enable you to lift yourself and your family. unemployment is low. so long as you do count both or
who wish she would run. but i think she also knows this is a very hard stage of the game to get in the race for anybody. that ranges from deval patrick to hillary clinton especially in terms of the fact there are states that now have closed the deadline to qualify for the ballot. starting to get to that critical stage here where for anybody in the race, jumping in, anybody new, will have a hard time qualifying to some of these ballots. no question people want be hillary clinton to run but at this point a field is likely set. the deadline in new hampshire was just yesterday. last night former president barack obama told an influential group of donors to essentially calm down saying, democratic voters and certainly persuadable independents or even moderate republicans are not driven by the same views that are reflected on certain, you know, left-leaning twitter feeds or the activist wing of our party. what do you think he s aiming at in that message? well, i m glad he made these
it was the largest group of candidates on one stage in the history of televised debates. heading into the debate last night former vice president joe biden, his advisors were saying he did not want to get into conversations related to attacks from the president. they were adamant the focus should stay on what they see as president trump s corruption and bigger issues like what is happening in syria. syria came up in a big way. no one on stage approved of how president trump handled the situation with the kurds. some differ how they would handle it if president. led to a back and forth between the two veterans on stage. a number of stand-out moments with one of those veterans, mayor pete buttigieg. he debated gabbard in northern syria. he went after senator elizabeth warren for not having a price tag or comprehensive plan on medicare for all and he also sparred with former texas congressman beto o rourke on guns. someone does not turn in an