The committee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have a stake to ensure a safe and secure election in november. This hearing comes one week after we lay to rest a giant in Voting Rights. Before he died congressman lewis reminded us the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent in a Democratic Society and use it because its not guaranteed we must vigorously defend our right to vote with access to the ballot box and in less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in history that pandemic for state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand votes by mail and early voting and other policies so no voter has to choose between their life and their health. With the states primary election seemingly administrative decisions related to the number and location have dozens of impacts of peoples right to vote those that are predominantly black and brown neighborhoods an
To do here. I have always been reluctant to say this truly could be one of the most important things we as members of this committee do. The world is experiencing today and what the american and as is americas face is one of the most significant challenges that a lot of us will face in our lifetime. The bad news, the really bad news is that its entirely possible that it will happen again. I say this of course because the experts tell us that this virus that made the leap from one species to another can very easily happen again and if there are 2000 of these viruses out there you have no idea what they can do when they get into a human being. Thats what experts and scientists tell us have identified within their branch about 2000 different viruses. Having said that we need to look forward and i want to stress what im trying to do with this and what about all of us are trying to do, to look forward. There are a lot of hearings going on and a lot of hyperbowl going on and a lot of blame a
Jokes and the two previous books is dreamland which is a bestseller and the king and queen of malibu. So with msnbc with the golden gate the race to save america so please join me to welcome david randall. [applause] thank you all for coming especially given the weather outside. It is nice to be where its dry. So then i realize many people come to the talks because they have their own sleep disorders and wanted to talk with somebody about them. This book so if you thank you have the plague this is not the place for you. There is a hospital three blocks that way thats we should go instead. So people say how did you get interested in this book . The last book i wrote was about malibu, a family that used to own aloe one all of malibu how they lost it and then debate comes up to San Francisco. So then i get stuck by the words rumors because one of those things to know about the outbreak. And then to learn there is a conspiracy and then to put millions of peoples lives at risk. And then i r
A trade treats. All change in russia the entire government resigns falling flat to be a putins drastic new plans that could keep him in power beyond his current. And years a work up in flames counting the Economic Cost of this train is unprecedented bushfire season. The u. S. House of representatives has delivered the articles of impeachment against donald trump to the Senate Making him the 3rd leader to face such proceedings in American History it follows a vote in the democratic controlled house with 7 members have been assigned as managers of the trial i did jocasta has more from capitol hill. Inside the locus are the articles of impeachment documents accusing President Donald Trump of abusing his power in obstructing congress the 7 newly ordained impeachment prosecutors follow democratic members of the house who will argue that trump should be removed from office the president is not above the law he will be held accountable he has been held accountable he has been in huge the sena
And russian jets return to the skies above it live despite the cease fire agreement. That made it official now the u. S. House of representatives delivering the articles of impeachment against donald trump to the senate it makes him only the 3rd american leader to face such proceedings this is after a vote in the democrat controlled house where 7 members have been assigned as managers of the trial the support from the castro capitol hill. Inside the locus are the articles of impeachment documents accusing President Donald Trump of abusing his power and obstructing congress the 7 newly ordained impeachment prosecutors follow democratic members of the house who will argue that trump should be removed from office the president is not above the law he will be held accountable he has been held accountable he has been in huge the senates reception of the articles marks the beginning of the trial phase of the crimes impeachment the 100. 00 u. S. Senators will soon be sworn in as jurors with a