Summit. Hello, everyone and welcome. I am the anchor of cnn newsroom weekend. Welcome to this closing plenary, reimagining the future. Schools have started in much of the nation and today of course we have had a full day of this valuable virtual summit, and so many questions remain. How should schools fully reopen . Who should remote learn . Who should teach Remote Learning . Is this the school year that is lost, and can kids really learn and benefit as best they can from such a variety of issues . And is the gap between the haves and havenots, is at widening . What needs to change right now to promote and protect the greatest potential for every child in every neighborhood in every Apartment Building in every shelter . Because times are that tough. We have good number of our kids now operating and living in shelters. We are going to try her best to tackle all of these questions. Iveot an incredible panel with me now. You have seen some of them. That you can see them. Paul kerger, pres
Cofounder of the black voter matters organization, and shes here with us today to talk about the black voter and the 2020 elections. Louisiana dash shah latasha, good morning. Guest thank you for having me. Vo host first, tell us what the black Voters Matter Fund is. Guest the organization started in 2016 because we wanted to shift the dynamics around how we were hearing the National Media talk about black voters. More importantly, we wanted to build more power in our communities so we could have more influence on policies impacting us. So we started the back Voters Matter Fund because what we felt is that in order to really have a robust democracy, you have to have an edge gauged electorate. And engaged electorate. And we would do work to engage voters on the ground level, on the local level so that they should shape policies and representation for their communities. Host so wt did your organizing approach look like this year . What didin you do out on t ground to get mor black voters
Asking why is a president ial or successful president ial transition so important . Guest its about our safety is the ultimate answer here. When you think about it our democratic system envisions transfers of power when you have elections so you have accountable government. That means and you can ask to figure out how to take charge immediately on january 20 in an effective way. Its a big task. Think about our government come youre looking at 5 trillion and come 4 Million People come to me for those think uniform and reservists. Youve hundreds of operating units and historically president s have pointed about 4000 political appointees. Its a massive undertaking and nothing else quite like it. The transition is all about getting ready to do that successfully. The issue is really the world is such a dangerous place that theres not a lot of time on the other end posted january 20 to do your learning curve. You have to be at the top of it right away. You need your people in place, have you
Applause rs and louder cheers and applause] thats better. Women for America First has managed to put forward a feat that if i do say so myself, was pretty impressive. This is because of all of you. It is because of all of us, americans, showing support for our president , donald j. Trump. Can i get a round of applause . Thats right. Yes. And thehat is going on silent majority is silent no more. Not at all. Make some noise, silent majority. Let them know you are here. So i just have to go over a few housekeeping items because we all know how things are. Covid. So. Just hear me out. Wear a mask unless you are medically exempt. Mask, are not wearing a we will assume you are medically exempt. Wear a mask and social distance unless you are with family. Hello, family. Sanitize hands and often, that is basic hygiene. Thats it. Obviously this goes without saying because our groups are very clean. Pick up after yourselves because we dont want to get stuck with a huge bill. That is pretty much i
President elect harris. The election sent a clear message. Its time to stop relitigating issues mr. Mccabe . Can you hear me now . Hello . Yes. Are you with us . Yes, sir. Thank you. I apologize. Any time you feel like you need a break, you just let me know. I apologize, its been over two hours, i apologize for not remembering that. So senator hirono . Thank you, mr. Chairman. Id like to associate myself with the comments made by colleague senator durbin and others on the democratic side on why we are here for the fourth time to go over ground covered especially by the Inspector Generals 440 page report. The witness was asked questions about Text Messages between peter strzok and lisa page when its clear they did not impact the validity of the russian investigation. Yet when we have real facts about National Security concerns such as President Trump calling the president of ukraine to shake him down to help his Reelection Campaign, my republican colleagues dont think thats a big deal.