Will make. No, not the president ial, senate or congressional races, but more than 150 measures in 35 states, more thahan in any electction ie last decade. They are Ballot Initiatives. Onone closely watched race is colorados citizeninitiated amendment 69, which would finance universal health care , other states are set to vote on marijuana legalization, guns, Public Education, taxes, and the Death Penalty. Then to the Battle Ground state of ohio, w where investigative repoporter greg palast. Today on n election day, they are not going to use white sheets to keep away black voters. Today, they are using amy Media Coverage for who will be president that is, who will win the Electoral College. We will speak with rob richie, director of fairvote, who wants to establish a National Popular vote so all states count. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today is election day. And across the United States voters are
Will make. No, not the president ial, senate or congressional races, but more than 150 measures in 35 states, more thahan in any electction ie last decade. They are Ballot Initiatives. Onone closely watched race is colorados citizeninitiated amendment 69, which would finance universal health care , other states are set to vote on marijuana legalization, guns, Public Education, taxes, and the Death Penalty. Then to the Battle Ground state of ohio, w where investigative repoporter greg palast. Today on n election day, they are not going to use white sheets to keep away black voters. Today, they are using amy Media Coverage for who will be president that is, who will win the Electoral College. We will speak with rob richie, director of fairvote, who wants to establish a National Popular vote so all states count. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today is election day. And across the United States voters are
And im jen epstein. Lets start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. dave Pinellas County deputies have released a name this morning. Of the man they say shot and killed in lealman last night. They say. 43yearold arrived at a home on mallory drive. After deputies told him to put it down. They say he yelled back your going to have to kill me. Both deputies tyler green, and brandon wede repeated the commands. Before deputy green opened fire several times. Beavers died minutes later. Neighbors say he was a veteran. And had previous issues with alcohol. Deputy green will be placed on routine paid administrative leave as the investigation continues. In st pete. An argument between friends led to one of them losing his life. Pete police were called to a home on 40th avenue north for reports of a gunshot. They found 58yearold Randal Wright with a gunshot wound in his chest. He later died at hospital. Wrights friend johnny alan moore, had been living on the property. Tampa Police Spotte
Graffiti from the electrical box. You can see the candles and flowers that have grown overnight. The suspect has been on the radar of the pd for some time. He is a rival to the gang that jackson used to belong to years ago. He faced Assault Charges on an irs agent in 2010. Again, jackson had not been affiliated with a gang for years. Police say that he had turned his life around, completed the Antiviolence Program and became an apprentice for the publics works department. He was a good father who provided for his two young children. We spoke with a coworker who was with him just 20 minutes before he was killed. I left and i heard crazy stuff on the radio about shots fired. I had no idea they were talking about my little buddy. You mentored him. I tried hard. I didnt do good enough. Reporter now, vincent webster, that gentleman who just spoke, he was actually out here yesterday and kneeling in the rain right before the electrical box. Today he brought an outfit for his friend. He said h
23, we appreciate your company this morning, i am daniel miller. Julie good morning, i am julie grauert. A cool, quick start to the morning and no tornadoes. Daniel the difference the day makes julie. Julie shiri has not been on air like she was yesterday at 3 a. M. Shiri cooler temperatures. In norwood all the way down to 43 degrees. The spot where you i cant be the spot where grab a jacket. Boston 62 degrees. Pretty warm in the at this. 55 in hyannis and the vineyard. Temperatures are still dropping but until the sun comes up, we are getting cooler. Much of metro west waking up in the lower 50s. By 6 a. M. , 62 degrees. Lower 70s by 10 00. By lunchtime, mid70s and should get up to 80 degrees for a bunch of inland towns and cities and think a little coast and the boston area and the cape today about 77. I have got a townbytown look at the temperatures coming up in just a few. Julie for live drivetime traffic. This time yesterday morning rain coming down ot pike eastbound through brigh