More than 100 Million People early inperson or absentee, shattering old records. Thats nearly three quarters of the total vote in the 2016 election. Today we look at how latinx voters could play a key role in the battleground states of florida, texas, arizona, and pennsylvania. We will speak to former Bernie Sanders advisor chuck rocha and the Award Winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Than Racial Justice, reproductive rights, immigrant rights, rank Choice Voting just some of the issues on this years ballot thrgh citizen being voted on today. Measures and in candidate races. Americans will decide how we will risk on to this moment of racial reckoning. Amy we will speak to Ronald Newman of the American Civil Liberties union. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Today is election day. Over 100 Million People have already voted a recordshattering number that is more than two thirds of the total votes cast in 2016s
Video. Good morning. Thank you for joining us what promises to be a promising round table discussion. Looking back on the 50th anniversary on the struggle to elect kenneth a. Gibson. Elected in june of 1970, it marked a turning buoyant for the black Freedom Movement that was part of a National Wave of black political organizing that couple nated in the election of black m mayors in cities like cleveland, gary, atlanta, and detroit from 1967 to 1974. The histories feel particularly vital now as blackled struggles against Police Violence and attempted murder of jacob black have sounded the clarity call for black liberation while raising familiar questions about the rules of electoral clicks in black freedom struggles. 50 years ago, gibsons landmark election came on the heels of the 1967 rebellion when the Police Beating of an unarmed black man named john smith marked an uprising. Smiths beating recalled countless Police Killing of black men in the city that had gone unpunished over the y
Any fears but faith. In that i will do sound independent of both the political branches and of my own. Tony harris is sworn into the u. S. Supreme court of course conservatives pejorative a political victory for president. Im going to take a look at whats being called a Game Changing discovery that could transform space travel also scientists confirm this more water on the moon than anyone thought. As well come to the program italy has been hit by a wave of protests against a new round of government restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus clashes broke out in milan serene and several other cities monday evening the unrest comes after italian authorities ordered. Bars and restaurants to shop at 6 pm and close theaters cinemas and gyms for months promises that the concert is now promising new Financial Aid to try and calm the tensions. Here. It began as an angry protest they chanted for freedom in turin. But it quickly descended into a violent game of cat and mouse local media r
Emanuel micros comments on islam thousands of people are protesting. A new law science begin as european governments try to slow the rate of corona virus infections. And far as well have all the days sport including paris and her man president nasser alcohol easy has been cleared of a corrupt in charge at a court in switzerland its. What we begin with breaking news a strong earthquake in the gene sea has shaken turkey and greece rescuers are searching for survivors after the magnitude 7 quake caused a Building Collapse there is no information at this time on casualties lets cross to istanbul now where we can speak with cinema cinema this earthquake we understand struck just 60 minutes ago or so what information do you have for us at this time. Well according to the official information we have according for interior ministry that in the say they have reports of 6 buildings that have collapsed after this 1st quake and according to is measures mayor who has a full mayor is they have rece
Ground and as weve already done in the past. The peaceful gathering in sharp contrast to seems elsewhere but as italy tightens restrictions the sense of anxiety here every bit is strong. Shes a journalist in milan so there can you give us an idea of the scope of these protests and why they got so violent. Well 1st of all we have to understand that these protests have been going on for a few days now. In naples especially they have been the head of the region the government region and its been regions they look at been very strict with measure and thats where the protests started and then they spread around easily from rome to palermo and now milan and sure hundreds of people ive been going to the streets to demonstrate against this new measures that are very strict and some of them stricter in europe to be honest and. At the same time we have Peaceful Demonstrations demonstrators who are talking to taking a 3 to demonstrate against the fact that it they have to close at 6 pm from for e