equivalent to the largest genocide in history is completely not helpful in our effort to try to reach as many people and stop the spread of the virus. a new restrictive voting bill will be before texas state lawmakers. republicans made a last minute move to add the bill to the agenda after democrats blocked similar legislation in may. the new bill makes it a felony for an election official to send unsolicited mail-in ballot applications, bans drive-thru and 24 hour voting an adding new requirements to voting by mail. republicans in 17 other states have passed restrictive voting bills since losing the presidential race. new warnings are in effect for north carolina and the mid-atlantic states as tropical storm elsa moves up the u.s. east coast. high winds caused a tree to fall on two cars in jacksonville, florida killing one person.