Today, this is terrific. I certainly enjoy spending time with you and the students of the iop. You are right, i came by it naturally. My father was a world war ii Fighter Pilot. Flew spitfires, actually, which was a british airplane, because at the time when we entered the war, americans did not have planes to take on the german messerschmit, so the british loaned us spitfires. But my grandfather also served in world war i and in world war ii. He was an army surgeon. My dad, later in life as i was getting ready to join the service, he said, i remember what got me in the service. It was when i was a young boy, i saw the soldiers heading off to france in world war i board the trains in his small town. He said, there was such a sense of pride, there was such a sense of duty and patriotism that it was infectious. That is in addition to obviously watching his father, that really spurred him to join the military and then i grew up as an air force brat and loved my time in the military famili
Also continue the count in the handful of states with more results to to be announced in the coming hours. Plus a 2nd coronavirus knockdown in line with other European Countries has come into force in england. Welcome to the program its 500. 00 g. M. T. Midnight in the United States and georgia is one of several battleground states where the result of choose days president ial election remains in the balance these are live pictures now from Atlanta Georgia capital city where the vote counting continues its the extremely close race in the traditionally republican state trance initial lead has been steadily falling. Now its about 28000. 00 votes and thousands of absentee ballots are still to be counted now were expecting more data in the coming hours but what might help joe biden most of all is the remaining votes that are from atlanta and its suburbs which normally lean towards the democrats but winning georgia could be crucial for by news extended his lead in the race for the white hou
A recount in wisconsin and files lawsuits another key state says his path to victory now is. Trying to supporters converge on Voting Centers in michigan and in arizona calling for the counting of postal ballots to be suspended. 900 g. M. T. 34 am i should say in the United States state of georgia one of several battleground states where the result of choose days president ial election remains in the balance now to get these live pictures from atlanta thats a georgias capital city vote counters hard at work counting still ongoing its an extremely close race in the traditionally republican state Donald Trumps initial lead has been steadily dwindling the u. S. President has repeated unsubstantiated claims that there were major problems with voting and ballot county georgia is one of several states where republicans are fighting legal challenges over the election. County goes on lets look at the map the electoral map and see how things are balance at the moment and biden remember remember
Hearing. Shana broussard, sean cooksey and Alan Dickerson are the president s nominees to be members of the federal elections commission, as our witnesses are joining us remotely, i also understand that their families and friends are watching today and so i welcome them as well. This is a big responsibility, is significant president ial nomination and significant to the work of this committee and i know youre proud, your Family Member as they have moved forward to this opportunity. Let me say a little bit about the nominees and then ill turn to another Committee Member senator cruz to talk about the third nominee, Alan Dickerson is not the nominee to be a member of the federal Election Commission for a term expiring on april the 30th 2025 and he has been practicing law for 20 years primarily in the areas of First Amendment and campaignfinance since 2011 mr. Dickerson has been the legal director of the institute for free speech, a Nonprofit Organization that litigates First Amendment an
Counting continues in a handful of states with more results to to be announced in the coming hours. In other news the u. N. Calls for an immediate deescalation intentions as ethiopias Prime Minister sends troops into the to gray region. Its over 600 g. M. T. Which is 1 oclock in the morning in the United States and in georgia one of several battleground states where the results of tuesdays president ial election remains in the balance now these are the latest pictures from atlanta georgias capital city where a vote counting still ongoing is the extremely close race in the traditionally republican states and all troops initial lead has been steadily falling now hes about 28000 votes ahead with thousands of absentee ballots still to be counted now we are expecting more data in the coming hours what might help joe biden though most of all is that the remaining votes from atlanta are from the suburbs which lean more towards the democrats what winning georgia could be crucial for biden this