Watching us here in the United States, canada, and Around The World. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is Cnn Newsroom okay, Campaign Trail is about to heat back up in states likely to decide the next us president the top of the republican ticket is digging in on antiimmigrant rhetoric voters are getting a flood of Campaign Ads in this final stretch to the election will explore where the Trump And Harris teams are spending the money and whether tv is the best approach and the Polaris Dawn Crew are back on earth, will look at the historic Journey Home for these trailblazing astronauts from atlanta this is cnn news its true with Kim Brunhuber we begin here in the u. S. With Election Day approaching fast down just a little more than seven weeks away. Vice president Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are ramping up efforts in the election battlegrounds in the coming days, harris will campaign in the Blue Wall states of pencil well, vga, michigan, and wisconsin, winning those three Rust B
Get to questions want to share a few updates with you President Biden signed two executive actions to restore and strengthen americas access to quality affordable healthcare specifically he directed agencies to reexamine rules and other policies that limit americans access to healthcare and consider additional actions for the Affordable Care act taking continue to provide access to lifesaving care for millions of americans as a result department of hhs will open healthcare. Gov for special enrollment. Every 15 to may 15 the administration only had ever six weeks this is double the length of time. Those without Health Insurance can sign up with Health Coverage too little or no cost the president rescinded the gag rule that prevents outputs of International Funding to provide abortion counseling referrals to receive your spending and directed hhs whether to resend under Title X Family Planning Program also built on the actions he has taken at the heart of the response to covid19. Second
Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
Have want to heal with less time. Amy the u. S. Death toll from covid19 has topped 250,000 as the number of infections soar across the country. Nearly 2000 deaths in one day. But President Trump is all but missing in action. He has not attended a Coronavirus Task force meeting in five months. He continues to have no Public Meetings on his schedule. We will speak with the atlantics ed yong. Then to iran. As President Trump installs loyalists in a shakeup at the pentagon, is the president laying the groundwork to attack iran . Plus, we will look at why climate activists and progressive democrats are protesting president elect joe bidens decision to tap congressman Cedric Richmond to a Top White House post. He is the leading democrat recipient of fossil el money in congress. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The official u. S. Death toll from covid19 has passed a quarter of a Million People as the virus rages
Work and no relief in sight. Speaking of relief, the top democrat in the Senate Chuck Schumer has republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell agreed the rekindle talks about a stimulus package the senate is on recess through next week. We will speak with Colorado Governor Jared Polis who just moved 15 counties including denver into level red restrictions he is also part of a group of governors speaking with president elect biden this weekend. Plus we will talk with the ceo of the National Association of manufacturers who is working with bidens team to help fight the pandemic today we have with us mike santoli, steer liesman mike, the broader markets are well off the lows as we speak. They are. Kind of a little bit of an aimless back and forth type day. Absorbed a little bit of a morning selloff. Didnt do any real damage it has been firmly bid, especially with son of the bigger nasdaq stocks coming back. Holding the indexes together relatively well. As we speak, the s p around 3,580. Tha