Top of the hour on cnn newsroom. Im victor blackwell. And im bianna golodryga. President biden is in florida to rally democrats ahead of the midterms. Meantime two major developments in the two separate investigations involving the former president the Supreme Court has just rejected senator Lindsey Grahams request to block a subpoena into the 2020 election in georgia where a District Attorney is demanding that he testify before a grand jury. The Committee Investigating the january 6th insurrection they could be one step closer to getting former President Trump to testify. The committees in discussions with President Trumps attorneys, and he has an obligation to comply and we, you know, treat this and take this very seriously we havent made determinations about the format itself but it will be done under oath, it will be done potentially over multiple days, we have significant questions based on the evidence that we developed and as i said what we know already about the extent to which
Live once it gets under way. Today the country is stuck at the sobering plateau of a thousand coronavirus deaths a day but theres encouraging news from the head of the cdc who says that the deaths could start to decline by next week. New cases have been falling. Dr. Robert redfield does have a critical warning for Middle America and well bring that you as well. Were watching this, the most important speech of his 50year political career. Joe biden last night accepting the democratic president ial nomination. Striking a tone of optimistic and hope, promising he will be in his words an ally of the light, not the darkness. Promising to overcome the season of darkness he says that the country is currently in. Biden largely avoided mentioning donald trump by name but did condemn the president and his leadership throughout. There is a lot to get to this morning and lets begin in washington with Kristin Holmes as we stand by for a consequential hearing on capitol hill. We know this is first t
Justice aledo. I would grant the motion to file the bill of complaint but would not grant to other relief and i express no view on any other issue. The last major legal challenge to the president s election defe defeat. A defeat by his own calculation of victory in 2016, a landslide lost. It came despite rebuttal of texas which makes no more sense from their original filing. So much of this played out or plausible legal argument, whats so serious is nearly twothirds of the Republican House delegation including 75 of the leadership signed onto this. A premeditated assault, the president himself signals weeks before the election. I think this will end up in the Supreme Court. I think it is important that we have nine justices. I think it is better if you go before the election because i think this scam that the democrats are pulling, it is a scam. The scam will be before the United States Supreme Court. And it wont. He wanted his court with his justices to settle this. It did but not in
The Electoral College votes which occurred today effect the fact that even in the face of a Public Health crisis unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetimes, the people voted. As for the pandemic, the United States set another record for coronavirus hospitalizations on monday. More than 110,000 people are waking up in the hospital this morning. Front Line Health Care workers are among the first who are receiving the new pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine. Millions of doses are making their way across the country, millions more will be on their way this week as the first round of vaccinations begin. Dr. Anthony fauci, though, making news this morning with his recommendation for the president elect and Vice President elect to become vaccinated as soon as possible. And the fda just released its scientific evaluation on modernas Coronavirus Vaccine, thats the second one, so we will tell you what that says. Lets talk, though, about the fact that joe biden is the president elect of the Unit
George floyd and briaeonna tayl who would have been 27 years old. They said they are going to continue marching and having their voices heard past the 8 00 curfew. 11 days of nationwide protest, anger and calls for nationwide change after floyd george was killed with an officers knee on the neck. The words black lives matter are now emblazened in yellow paint. Part of that call for change renewed scrutiny on police. In minneapolis, they banned the chokehold and vowed to work toward systematic change. All four officers involved are in jail. This as a number of Disturbing Police incidents on video are emerging. In buffalo, new york, two officers had been suspended after a 75yearold protester was pushed and left leading on the ground. An initial message from police was described as a man who tripped and fell. When i saw the video, i got sick to my stomach. 57 members of the Police Department have resigned from the Emergency Team but not from the department who say they were simply executi