Afternoon of the president very simple question would foreignpolicy figure prominently or at all in the election and are three panelists and myself included knew the answer to the question before he began. Not so today. The question we posed will american democracy survive november 3 and beyond is unanswerable. Maybe overly dramatically rendered but they are simply too many unknowns in too many uncertainties and fears about the consequences of this election. F however there also hopes. Rachel kleinfeld is written and i would put myself in agreement on this reflecting the fact that for many its hard to imagine that the u. S. Will find a way to muddle through and argued on sunday that well definitely muddle through and then some. Let me quote what he said. Meanwhile the scenarios that have been spun out in reputable publications where trump induces republican state legislatures te overrule the clear outcome in their states or militia violence intimidate the Supreme Court into vacating a
Coney barrett. Plus i definitely thought i was going to get hurt. The terrifying runin a jogger had with this Mountain Lion we speak with the man live tonight. Announcer live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. And good evening three weeks to the election now. Early voting happening at this moment in 46 states. Voter turnout continues to be record shattering and in some cases overwhelming take a look at these long lines in texas where early inperson voting kicked off just today. And some people report they had to wait for hours to cast their ballot joe biden spent the day in florida with a focus on Senior Citizens and black voters. Right now President Trump is set to speak at a Campaign Rally in johnstown, pennsylvania. Its one of his airport rallies where he flies in, speaks, and flies out on air force one nearly 12 million americans have already voted. Weve never seen numbers like this take texas early voting comes on the heels of a feder
Microphones muted. Members will need to unmute to be recognized for five minutes. Witnesses will need to unmute themselves when recognized for their five minutes or when asking a question. Members and witnesses, please keep your camera on at all times. Even if you need to step away for a moment, do not leave the meeting. At this time, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise thatmend the remarks and any written statements be part of the record. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Today, we are examining new misinformation in the 2020 election. How the spread of false information harms voters and what can be done to combat this and ensure that americans can go to the polls armed with Accurate Information. This year, we cannot discuss election misinformation without also recognizing the persistent misinformation being spread about the ongoing covid19 pandemic. Americans need Accurate Information about how to cast their ballots about the pandemic, and i
Anything and everything that happens is noticed. Almost every single occurrence in the world has a repercussion in washington. [typewriter keys clattering] as a Foreign Correspondent, you are really the eyes of foreign leaders. If you can forewarn your readers to things that are important because they are the prelude of a similar phenomenon in their respective countries, you are doing a good service. I have a priority express call to to rome, italy, 65041 connect to the switchboard from mr. De medici. I dont think there is a country in the world where there is so much access to information as in the united it is a matter of conduct in the government to try to respond to legitimate press queries as much as possible. [speaking italian] marino in washington, something is happening all the time. Technology, art, individual achievement, politics. All of these things attract my attention because in one way or the other, they have a relationship with italy and with the italian readers. Narrat
And then the secretary 1864. Of war set aside 200 acres to become a national cemetery. By the end of the civil war there were 15,000 union and confederate soldiers buried here and general john logan. Established Decoration Day, she which he declared may 30 of every year. The idea that was throughout the country people would visit the graves and place flowers. Decoration day became a more memorial day. It became so popular that in 1873, quartermaster general Montgomery Meigs designed Decoration Day ceremonies. In time that became such a small venue, because every year thousands of people would show up to arlington. One year we found that 25,000 showed up to decorate the graves. 1913 congress authorized this moria memorial we are standing in. In 1950 as part of the laying of the cornerstone, this memorabilia box was placed by woodrow wilson. He laid the first stone which now brings us to the memorabilia box and its history. Ms. Smith when the memorial amphitheater began construction in 1