I have nantucket ties to here. My people have been around this area, massachusetts, for over 12,000 years. As you heard from the last speaker, right . And were still here today. Okay. Now what im going to do today is like wampanoag, right, is a culture of people. 1 out of over 1,000 indigenous cultures going across north america. What makes wampanoag different from the other thousand, it could be language, it could be diet, tkit could be the housinge lived in. But one common bond we have, how we think about life in general. We respect all forms of life, human life, plant life. We dont put ourselves above or below that. Thats one thing we have all in common. I do a lot of teaching. And i ask the people, what race do we come from . The human race, right . So we should all respect each other. And thats rule of thumb for my people, you know. Like i said, weve been here 12,000 years. Thats me up there, my lovely wife who teaches language. Right next to me holding a turkey feather mantle. Wh
Voterspecific barcode preventing anyone from voting twice. In danville, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. Thank you, thom. California state Republican Party has been served a cease and desist order over the placement of unofficial drop boxes. Facebook users grew suspicious of this post urging ballots ing drop their ballots in this box. The state gop cites a state law allowing the practice, but today california says thats wrong. Let me be clear. Unofficial, unauthorized ballot drop boxes are not permitted by state law. So far the unofficial boxes have been found in l. A. , fresno, and orange counties. The secretary of state urges voters to only use the bright yellow authorized boxes and also you can sign up for ballot tracking on the secretary of states website. Well, President Trump is back on the campaign trail tonight amid lingering questions about his health. I want to give you a live look at the president s rally in sanford, florida. It kicked off about an hour ago. Minimal social di
Her sworn in before election day. The democrats say the stakes are too high to move that fast. Most importantly, Health Care Coverage for millions of americans is at stake with this nomination. Workers rights are at stake. Consumer rights are at stake. The right to a safe and legal abortion is at stake. Abc News Reporter faith abube explains the confirmation process and the big concern raised today by democrats. Reporter senator lindsey graham, chair of the judicial committee, opened day one of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing acknowledging what democrats have feared. This is the beginning of a confirmation, not a consideration. This is probably not about persuading each other unless something really dramatic happens. All republicans will vote yes and all democrats will vote no. Reporter yet, still, senator democrats seizing the spotlight, focusing on what they say is at stake if judge Amy Coney Barrett makes it on the Supreme Court. Theyre scared, amy barrett. Theyre scared you
A number of volunteers jumped at the chance to win at a polling station on election day. We have 4,800 people who have volunteering for the 1,700 spots. Napa county is looking for pandemic prevention volunteers. Controlling the flow of the voters making sure we dont get overcrowded. Poll workers are getting trained on how to handle a voter who wants to vote in person and refuses to wear a mask. We will bring the voting to them. If a voter chooses not to wear a mask while voting and insists on voting in person, that person will be asked to wait outside of a voting location. Until staff inside can rearrange furniture and set up a booth safely wa from others. Well wipe it down and sterilize it for the next voter. Election officials can be counting votes for two weeks after election day. Ballots postmarked by election day will be counted as long as they arrive by november 20. Especially these races that are close. Well see those votes that we dount after election day will be important to t
Here potentially within the next couple of hours here at the white house, to figure out a way forward, give a final word as to what exactly will happen regarding not only the december 15 tariffs that are slated to go into effect as we stand here on december 12, but also, other china decisions and other trade deal decisions as well, whether or not there could be a potential phase i trade deal potentially a rollback of existing tariffs you get the idea that meeting taking place here soon. The president today though, did sound somewhat optimistic tone on twitter just a little while ago in which he wrote the following. He said getting very close to a big deal with china they want it and so do we, but within about the last half hour or so, the president once he went before the cameras also made a point to stay very tightlipped about what is going on between u. S. And china negotiations. President trump were working a deal with china but i wouldnt say up until now, theyve loved me. Reporter