But many queions remain. The news came on the same day thtotal number of u. S. Infections tped 10 million. We will speak toulitzer ize winning journalist laurie gaett. We will look at the death of palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat who has died from covid. Then fears are growing that the Trump Administration is moving to overturn the election of joe biden. On monday, attorney general william barr authorized new probes into voter fraud as republican lawmakers are backing trumps decision not to concede to the president elect. President trump is 100 within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and wait his legal options. Amy we will speak to kristen clarke, president of the Lawyers Committee for civil rights under law. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Attorney general william barr upended Longstanding Justice Department policy on monday by announcing federal prosecutors could investigat
Mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going to happen is we will be denied the ability to operate as normal. That senator schumer said everything is on the table. We have given this nominee a chance to be questioned. Fairly, firmly. I want to congratulate my democratic colleagues for setting a disposition i think will help us all. I know what awaits us. I will now make a motion to report the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. A motion to vote on the motion
I want to finish and i will restate the question. Are you there . Yes, i am. Clark, i will restate the question more singly. Uccictly. They want to substitute their own judgments for the legislature. My concern about judge barrett is that her candor indicates an approach, an active one to the Second Movement that would possibly strike down common. Ense gun violence measures other measures that are designed to stop gun violence. Of janeterned because rice, who is still grieving her son. Barton, whoman, was mourning for her brother. Sons who have a hole forr heart further their son ethan. We are a safer state because of the victims and survivors of gun violence whether newtown or Downtown Hartford and all across the state, often in communities of color. Every neighborhood, every family, every community is vulnerable to the scourge an epidemic of gun violence. Thate ask you about regionalismlosophy, originalism has applied to the second mimic. Could that lead to striking down those laws t
Takes a look at the intelligence communitys role in predicting covid19. We will have that at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. Today, the Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to move forward with the nomination of judge barrett to be a judge in the Supreme Court. Wasstponement motion proposed but it was sent down. Thank you all. We have business before the hearing. The legislation will be held over. Johnson, taylor mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going t
The s p 500 below its 100 Day Moving Average, suggesting it could follow that the german dax below the 200 Day Moving Average. There is a bright spot. That is the fact we have bonds basically come at this point they are slightly lower. We have a haven bid. The dollar at the highs. The dollar had been appointed percent. 8 since june. Bonds have been higher, the best week since august. This week is shaping up risk off. Aix the public was david couple of questions. What is going on with volume and volatility . Abigail i am so glad youre asking about volume. I was looking at the apap function on the bloomberg terminal and we are above the average volume. Sellers mean business. Upfor volatility, the vix is , the nasdaq 100 fix up above 40 the nasdaq 100 vix headed toward 45, heading for its biggest spike since july. The selling pressure is serious. Because we have signs of weakness in europe along with the s p 500 being below its moving average, the near and medium term buyers are holding o