For those not voting this year you can call us at 202 . 488003 we begin with a story from the Associated Press this morning about early voting. A record avalanche of early votes has transformed the 2020 election. You can see pictures of folks voting in durham, North Carolina for the beginning goes like this. More than 22 million americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election. A record shattering avalanche of early votes. The pandemic has transformed the way the nation votes. 22. 2 million, thats as a friday night, ballots submitted, representing 15 of all votes cast in the 2016 election. Even as eight states are not yet reporting their totals and voters still have more than two weeks to cast ballots. Americans rushed to vote, leading that a record of 150 million votes may be cast and turnout rates could be higher than any president ial election since 1908. The story goes on to say that so far, the turnout has been lopsided with democrats out in 42 republicans by 21 states. Re
Senior counsel at omalley and myers. He serves as a National Security advisor for obama and also headed the obama biden transition of he is a veteran of many democratic campaigns and of course serves on multiple. [inaudible] steve hadley served as the National Security advisor for resident george w. Bush from 2005 to 2009. Hes a deputy from 2001 to 2000 vibrant he is now a partner in a great little Consulting Firm called. [inaudible] also the chairman of the u. S. Ip and involved in just about as many bipartisan causes as one can be in washington d. C. So thank you steve for all the bipartisan work that you are doing. And here to interview both of them we have jim shoot a which is achieved National Security correspondent, we all see him on tv throughout the middle east and the arctic. He has a book out coming out next week with his virtual book tour called the mad man theory which i just looked at online jim and it looks fascinating although not a very relaxing beach read. But we all l
Be part of the National Conversation through washington journal. Cash washington journal. Announcer cspan, brought to you today by your television provider. Next, former National Security advisors Tom Donnellan and steve hadley speak at the aspen security forum. They outlined the main threats to National Security and discuss coronavirus. And, u. S. Policy towards china and russia. This event was held virtually and is about 45 minutes. I will start with a quick introduction. There is tom, hello. Thank you. There is steve. How are you . Introduction, he is currently chairman of Blackrock Investment institute and senior counsel at he served as National Security advisor to barack obama and headed the obamabiden transition. He is a veteran of many democratic campaigns. He of course serves on multiple served as the National Security advisor for george w. Bush from 20052009. Deputy from 20012005. He is now partner at a Great Consulting firm called the chairman of usa ip and involved in just a
What police have just revealed noel. Thats right ken and pam officials just wrapped up a press conference where they say 26 yearold mason lear of the suspect in back to back. Active shooter situations was killed in a shootout with police this evening, the family this po Sheriffs Office says over the last 2 days lira shot for Law Enforcement officers and killed a transit man now todays active shooter situation happened around 02 00pm as officials work holding a perimeter searching for police got a call of an officer shot in the area of ramada drive and volpi isabel road. Now after that we were ran and hid in the salinas riverbed investigators say as they were searching for him. He was spotted trying to run away officers opened fire and so did lira during this shooting 2 more officers were injured and lira was killed on scene now police say were a shot an officer in the face yesterday at the Paso Robles Police station he later shot a transit man in the head killing him. The attacks set o
Into civil unrest and eventually violence and rioting. This morning in minnesota, the sun came to came up as it does this time of year, bright. Trees are butted out. Flowers are up. The promise of summer after a long winter is there. I want to say thank you to all of the people of and a soda who protected their neighbors, who took an unprecedented step last that an unprecedented force of our neighbors and Public Servants were able to come together, execute the most operationblic safety in the states history. They did so in professional manner. They did so without a single lossoflife and minimal property damage. I am grateful to those folks. I am grateful for their protection of minnesota. Again to make note once that the Operational Plan and the decision to operate falls with me. When the order to do so, the actions that happen after that are my responsibility. I want to once again extend my deepest apologies to the journalists who were once again in the middle of this situation, were