Largest tribe in the state. And today marks the first stop of the new sunday series, Velshi Across America. Every sunday, i came to you live from a vital Battleground State from across the country. I learned much more from being out in the field talking to people and so were doing it again but for different reasons. The election is over. Joe biden is president elect and now we have to turn our attention away from the circus that will soon leave the Nations Capital to the most pressing Health Emergency in modern history, the covid19 pandemic. More than 13. 3 million americans have been diagnosed with the disease and nearly 267,000 of them have died. More than 2,000 americans are now consistently dying every day from covid19. While theres promising news about vaccines, while an end to this National Nightmare is in sight, were still many months away from it being safe to return to something that resembles normal. And while we can all look ahead to the seriousness with which the Incoming B
Get us into even more trouble. The Washington Post reporting, quote, as daily covid19 deaths climb to levels not seen since early in the pandemic, nine states have hit one more grim marker. More than one in every 1,000 people dead of coronavirusrelated causes. On friday south dakota became the latest state to reach that unwanted marker, including new york, new jersey, and neighboring north dakota which currently has the highest covid Mortality Rate in the world. Its Early Morning here outside the badlands region of south dakota. Were traveling to key locations across the country, areas that have been hard hit by the coronavirus, even before the arrival of covid19 Native Americans had the countrys lowest life expectancy. Now south dakota is reporting some of the highest deaths per capita. Residents are fighting for their very lives. With a Positivity Rate of 24 , south dakota and neighboring north dakota have the highest incidence of covid19 cases nationwide over the past week, a stark
Across the United States. We will speak to members of the Standing Rock sioux and Navajo Nation and go to north dakota, which has the highest covid19 death rate of any state or country in the world. Then democracy now cohost Juan Gonzalez looks at how the Corporate Media missed the real story about latinx voter turnout in the 2020 election. Juan the main story is that in an election which saw historic tnout, people of color, and especially latinos, had an unprecedented increase in voting. And they, not white voters, represented the bulk of that increase. Amy plus, we will speak to antiracist activist bree newsome bass and princeton professor eddie glaude about the election of joe biden and Kamala Harris. We have to get about the work of responding to the problems we face as a nation at scale and not returning back to some sense of normalcy, which in some ways laid the foundation for the disaster that was and is trumpism. Amy a that d more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democrac
I spent a lot of time here. It is near the taco bell, the worldfamous taco bell, where it has a beautiful view of the ocean. It goes without saying, this is going to be a different july 4. I want let you know about the beaches. The mayor says you have to wait a few days to come here, to the citys beautiful beaches, announcing the city beaches and parking lots will be closed, through the fourth of july weekend. The closures run from sunrise until sunrise on monday. The city tries to slow the spread of covid19. Physical Police Department says they will take a zero tolerance stance on fireworks for public or private property with fines into the thousands of dollars. Good morning to you, welcome to earnings on 2. Yesterday, i was feeling bummed out saying what can i do and i started thinking dont be a dope. There is plenty of things you can do out there. You can go on hikes, you can be outside. Right . Right. It is all about rediscovering your neighborhood. Ive said this 100 times. We have
Standoff over highway checkpoints native american tribes clash with the republican governor in the u. S. State of south dakota. Another snag for the largest hydroelectric dam in africa sit down rejects ethiopias plans to start filling the reservoir with water. And parts of a Chinese Rocket crashed to earth in the most significant uncontrolled descent of space junk in decades. The European Union is urging leaders to reopen borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic tourism makes up 10 percent of the blocks economy and the e. U. Says the industry is now at the risk of collapse unless urgent measures are taken natasha bottle reports from power. A glimpse of war going on a holiday in some parts of europe will look like this summer barriers separating sun loungers on the greek island of santorini not the beach experience the most holiday makers a used to but one that complies with new social distancing rules we hope these barriers wont be the future for beaches we dont want this but