Pbs newshour special. Woodruff good evening and welcome to this pbs newshour special, on the night joe biden has been declared the next president of the United States. Im judy woodruff. In just a moment, president elect biden and Vice President elt Kamala Harris will appear before cameras in their first remarks since the winn was called. Its been four days since the nation gathered at tv sets and smart phones to watch election returns, only to discover the vote count would take longer. Weve been waiting patiently nce then, and late this morning, the Associated Press called the state of pennsylvania for biden, putting biden above to become president. Tes needed his running mate Kamala Harris is breaking three glass ceilings at once becoming the firstwo n, the first black american, and the first Asian American to serve as Vice President. We expect both of them to speak shortly in wiln and to see some of the celebration to follow. Well talk with analysts and with our correspondents, inclu
That in court . That is what we will see but the evidence see but the evidence certainly appears overwhelming for what we saw in the january Six Committee and from what has been alleged in the indictment. There are tonnes of witnesses and they are all almost overwhelmingly republican, members of the trump administration, republican secretaries of state like Brad Reference Berger who of course donald trump famously told, just find me 11,780 votes. These are republicans, im sorry to even have to put it in those terms but this is what we have been reduced to, is not enough to see the Secretary Of State of georgia reported it. He is on tape saying, to this Secretary Of State who gave him money, even thought it was for close and say that there was no way he would violate his oath like that. So at some point we will be able to call ourselves out of the vicious partisanship that donald trump is injected into our country but in the meantime it is overwhelming republicans who are pointing the f
The councils proposal would cut 100 officers from the force and slash the departments budget by 3 million falling short of the 50 department reduction many black lives matter protestors wanted. Sandra chief best telling her staff in a memo im confident that the department will make it through these difficult times. You are the best Police Department in the country and please trust me when i say the vast majority of people in seattle support you and appreciate you. She is expected to make a formal announcement later this morning. Dan springer live in seattle for us. How does this immediately impact the department there . I think immediately it is another blow to the morale at seattle Police Department. Carmen best was very popular and well respected among the rank and file coming up through the ranks. More importantly she stood up for them and the rule of law through that whole chop chaz protest zone fiasco. She has done a lot for the rank and file. Opposed leaving the east precinct tha