A nominee whoever that person is who is deeply unpopular with the American People 60 percent of americans including nearly half of republicans hope want the next president not this president but the next president to be the one who gets decide who will replace roof on the Supreme Court and so its a deeply unpopular thing in this because doing it fundamentally the stakes here are so high because any vote cast for Donald Trumps nominee is a vote to overturn the Affordable Care act and its a vote women protections for preexisting conditions at a time when were in the endemic and weve got over 200000 americans who have lost their lives in the states just couldnt be higher. The thought in some circles that ok biden wins the election the democrats take control of the sand and they increase the Supreme Court to 12. I mean ive seen ive seen those arguments ive seen a number of policy proposals about about what we might do to reform the coordinate get more equitable and ensure that it is truly
That ok biden wins election the democrats take control of the sand and they increase the Supreme Court to 12. I mean ive seen ive seen those arguments ive seen a number of policy proposals about about what we might do to reform the coordinate get more equitable and ensure that it is truly representative of of the american electorate in terms not of its decisions necessarily or rather of of the composition of who serves on the court but you know i think thats counted thats table stakes down the road right now what matters are the policy issues that are at stake and we talked about the Affordable Care act but thats thats one of many issues on the docket larry youve got to consider your rights and gay and lesbian americans bisexual Transgender Americans who are fearful that a far right court will roll back protections you have Consumer Rights your Voting Rights youve got labor rights youve got the 2nd amendment republicans have already signaled that concern is a signal that they want to b
They can make a package that would be acceptable, that is to the treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and nancy pelosi. There is just one problem, whatever they come up would presumably not be acceptable to the Republican Senate or Mitch Mcconnell has said, whatever theyre contemplate something way too expensive no matter what the president says. Chad pergram with the very latest hey, chad. Reporter hey there. This is a monumental challenge. Keep in mind that House Speaker nancy pelosi and secretary of treasury Steve Mnuchin have been talking more than 90 days trying to get the next round of Coronavirus Relief done. The problem they cannot come up with the right cocktail to get something across the finish line, the right vote cocktail that has the proper number of votes in both the house and the United States senate. This is why Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell has cobbled together a slim 500 bill dollar bill. It will probably be filibustered by democrats tomorrow. Keep in mind the p
Of the moon. Thank you for joining us the World Health Organization is warning that europe needs to seriously accelerate its response to the coronavirus pandemic it says a lack of effective Contact Tracing is making it even more difficult to stamp out the virus cases in europe are rising shoppy with several countries reporting record numbers of infections on sunday france amounts more than 50000 new cases for the 1st time italy and spain are struggling with a 2nd wave while hopes for a vaccine are growing in the u. K. The British Health secretary says a government this repairing for a mass rollout in the 1st half of next year but in the United States the Trump Administration has been accused of giving up the fight against covert 19 white house chief of staff mark meadows has conceded the u. S. Is not going to control the pandemic lets get more from our White House Correspondent Kimberly Hockett who joins us now President Trump has been making the argument kimberly that you know this wa
A 3rd trump nominated Supreme Court justice looks virtually certain the impact on the 2020 election is a highly politicized question mark and well get one on one perspective from 2 men who come from very different partisan camps but who share experience working in the senate will begin with david brown democratic strategist former majority counsel to democratic senator patty murray on 2 congressional committees and he is in washington ok it is get right to it David Mcconnell said hell have a vote on the nominee well we havent before election day. I think hes going to do everything he can to push it through before election day because i think the stakes larry are incredibly high and fraught for the republicans if they went after the election when you know if that only speak believe doll trouble be a losing president and Senate Republicans will have lost their majority in the senate but the reality is this is a this is a dangerous political calculus for the majority leader because what h