Documented. So much seems to be hanging in the balance, but the gravity of Election Night changes a bit because of the covid19 pandemic. Voting is happening by mail or by early vote, and it means were starting to notice some trends coming in. Abc 7 has a complete voter guide that you can pull up while you watch with us, its on our website with the california proposition information as well and your voting questions answered. Lets get right to it. Were getting those answers on the election trends were starting to see. Joining us is paul mitchell, the Vice President of Political Data ink which analyzes californias trends and polls, among other thin things. Glad to be here. What do your numbers show . We just passed the 2 million mark, meaning 2 million voters have already returned their ballots. For a frame of reference, by this time in 2016 we were about 500,000 people had voted. So its really just an order of magnitude larger turnout so far this year. The real question is, is this a si
This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news as california is effectively back under lockdown tonight. As the surge of coronavirus cases exploding across the u. S. Is now slamming headon into the countrys largest state. Tonight Governor Newsom says is he is stopping Indoor Dining in restaurants and closing all bars, wineries and movie theaters statewide. After a weekend that saw the states beaches overflowing, the governor is also closing gyms, churches and nonessential offices in the states 30 hardest hit counties. Essentially shutting down california for 80 of People Living there. And the states two Biggest School systems said today they will only do Distance Learning in the fall. Tonight closures come as Coronavirus Infections are now growing in 40 states and at a rate nearly twice as fast as in april. In florida new cases have jumped so dramatically th
Well look at how malaria related deaths in africa could more than double this year. Just 4 days after a global tally showed 15000000. 00 Coronavirus Infections the world has now surpassed 16000000. 00 thats according to the u. S. Based Johns Hopkins university it shows the United States brazil and india are leading a surge in new cases globally almost 650000 people are known to have died the u. S. Has recorded 73000 new infections in the past 24 hours the countrys top Infectious Disease expert anthony is again urging state governments to hit pause on reopening. The states of florida texas and california remain some of the worst affected and floridas governor is being accused of easing lock down measures too soon how did you castrate reports from maryland the death toll in florida is rising as well about one person in florida is dying a covert every 10 minutes and florida certainly is not alone 18 states in the United States have broken totals and as far as cases or deaths in this past
Critics have called racist for decades. And red state shift. Our Battleground Tracker shows joe biden running strong in three states that President Trump needs for reelection. See which voters are turning against the president and why. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Education is a promise to students and their families. If schools arent going to reopen and not fulfill that promise, they shouldnt get the funds. Cases are now surging nationwide. But florida has shattered the record for new single day covid19 infections. You tweeted seriously, people, stop buying masks. Once upon a time we prescribed cigarettes and leetchs and cocaine as heroin treatment. President trump put on a mask for a visit to walter reed. I nothing against masks but i believe they have a time and a place. At least 21 people were hurt after a navy ship caught fire while under maintenance at Naval Base San diego. You could smell all the ash in the air. Controversial use of force is
Right here. I think were all pretty familiar with this new virtual setting. But because this is our First Virtual hearing of this subcommittee, i want to take a moment to provide members with a few reminders before we begin. We will proceed in the same fashion as this committee always has. We will begin with Opening Statements by the chair and Ranking Member. Followed by testimony from our witnesses and an opportunity for every member to inquire for five minutes. We will dispense with our practice of observing the gibbons rule and instead go in in order of seniority for questioning, alternating between minority and majority members. Members are advised that the clerk may mute those who are not speaking in order to limit background noise and feedback. All members are responsible for unmuting themselves. When they are recognized for their five minutes or when they otherwise seek recognition. I want to thank you all for your patience as we navigate this new technology. In order to continu