Hello, everybody. Im allison kiddie, artistic director of the chicago humanities festival and delighted to be here welcoming you to todays program, Maria Hinojosa, once i was you. This program and many more are free and open to the public. You can learn more at chicago humanities. Org, and i encourage you to lend your support, make a donation or become a member. You can also learn more about our commitment to accessibility there thanks to support from chf audiences. All of our Digital Events have closed captioning which can be controlled through youtube. Thank you to our captioner today. And, good news, this program will have both spanish and english subtitles. In my previous life in public radio, the voice of Maria Hinojosa was a constant presence, compassionate, Ground Breaking. Im delighted shes back at chf and in conversation with another essential voice, Jose Antonio Vargas. They are two of the most compelling and urgent thinkers on civil rights in america seen especially through
And now a new projection that we could lose another 30,000 americans to the virus by labor day. One officers view. For the first time were hearing from one of the men charged in the death of george floyd. Hear what he remembers about that day, plus see his body camera footage in the moments leading up to the deadly encounter. And wild attack. A biker gets too close to a bison and her calf while riding through a state park. Details on her injuries and why park officials had to track down the animal after the incident. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 secon secon seconds. I guess harris could be bigger than you think. But in the end its not going to matters because were going to win. Reporter the democrats hit a milestone in the race for the white house. Just 80 days to go, and the Democratic National Convention Starts next week. Joe biden had the audacity to choose a black woman to be his running mate. How incredible is that . Reporter the
Officials, discusses the rising number of cases in several states. Nicole clowers discusses her ys reports of how relief funds from congress are being spent. The u. S. Supreme court is wrapping up its term this week, issuing decisions in cases heard earlier in the term. One of those decisions upholds the Electoral College, by saying electorsfaithless defy the will of the voters. Welcome to the washington journal. It is four months until election day. We will start asking you about the Electoral College. Should the Electoral College be abolished . Isyou think so, that line 202 7488000. If that answer is no, the line is 202 7488001. We welcome your comments on text. The line 202 7488003. We are on twitter. Facebook. Com cspan. Is expected to issue more decisions this week, wrapping up its term. A little Electoral College oneonone from the national archives. A little Electoral College 101 from the national archives. The number of electors is equal to the number of members in the congressi
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Seating has been spaced so we are six feet apart and we have made it possible for senators and witnesses to participate by Video Conference if they choose to do so, and several have. To maintain social distancing, we have very limited seating and dont have room formulas of the public to attend, however this hearing is available to watch a live online and a recording will be available on the committee health. Www. Senate. Gov. The hearing will be shown from gaveltogavel in its entirety, unedited by anyone from the moment that we start until the very end that we stop. Due to the limited seating, representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay observations to their colleagues and senators and staff present have been reminded about the safety guidelines put in place by the attending physician. We all wore our masks. Im not going to wear mine during the hearing, since we are six feet apart, but senators may do whatever they choose to do. I would like to thank the rules committee