Surpassed 200,000 according to new projections when you compare number of deaths we may be undercounting. The covid related deaths. The cdc chief is saying this would be the worst fall from a public held perspective that weve ever had. You remember the last time he said this, he had to walk those comments back. Today we dont think he will do that. Making matters worse is realities will see no more relief from the federal government before election day. Now with the casm between negotiators on capitol hill and the white house. Its no wonder we have a vast difference because this administration and the republicans in congress have never understood the gravity of the situation. They called it a hoax. By miracle it would go away. They are the hoax. Do you feel that even a half a loaf in this situation, something to stem the crisis is would be better than perhaps you dont understand nothing, 250. This is not half a loaf. This is not even being in the same room. I appreciate the goodness tha
Letter collection boxes off the streets. These photos were taken at a Bronx Post Office facility, although its unclear whether all these boxes were removed recently. Now, today there are protesters gathering outside the home of the postmaster general, accusing him of trying to sabotage the mail system to benefit the president , who continued his relentless and baseless attacks on mailin voting. He tweeted that the election will be a fraudulent mess and that we may never know who won. Kristen hole ma Kristen Holmes joins us from bridgewater, new jersey. Hes claimed that dogs have ballots and that it is rife with fraud. Bring us the facts. Reporter ana, there is no evidence that shows that there is any sort of widespread fraud with mailin voting. Has there ever been fraud with mailin voting . Yes, but the cases are exceedingly rare. And we have to be focused on this as we move forward because President Trump keeps saying this is going to shift the entire election and there is no evidence
In Phil Mattingly on capitol hill. So, phil, what is happening in the House Chamber right now and how is this expected to play out today . I think the thing thats happening that you should Pay Attention to is the chamber is in session at all right now. Taking a couple of procedural votes. In the middle of august when lawmakers are back in their district in between the two national conventions, the democratic one and republican one that starts on monday, lawmakers are back on capitol hill. For democrats, they say this conoats the urgency of the matter theyre dealing with. Obviously across the country, lawmakers in both parties have heard reports of significant delays about delivery and democrats taking the president s own words have tied that to the potential of problems in the election balloting in november. Particularly with mailin ballots at the pandemic sweeps across the country. Theres an assumption mailin ballots willing going up more than they have in the past. The vote the democ