History of Supreme Court nominations. The panel approved barrett by a 120 vote as democrats did not show up. Instead, their chairs were filled with posters of americans who they say could lose their health care coverage. There had been concerns that barretts previous rulings would side with the conservative majority and strike it down. Our democratic colleagues informed me last night they will not participate in the hearing. That was their choice. It will be my choice to vote the nominee out of committee. The republicans skirted rules that require members of he minority to be present for official business. The entire senate is expected to vote monday to confirm barrett to a lifetime seat on the countrys top court. The vote will likely pass, as republicans hold a majority. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process i have ever witnessed in the senate, and her potential confirmation will have dire, dire consequences for the senate, for the Supreme Court, and our
The road well traveled, visiting states he won four years ago. President trump returned to michigan, one of several battleground states he needs to win. He framed the election as a balance between what he would do for the economy and how his opponent would manage the pandemic. Its a choice between a trump boom or a biden lockdown. But youre already locked down. Biden is trying to flip states President Trump took in the last election. He headed to georgia, which hasnt been won by a democrat since 1992. He addressed the divisions in the country, with a question for americans as the heart of this nation turned to stone . I dont think so. I refuse to believe it. I know this country. I know our people. And i know we can unite and heal this nation. More than 67 million americans have already cast their ballots. Thats almost half the total number of votes counted four years ago. Aggregated polls from real clear politics suggest biden leads nationwide by more than seven percentage points. For
Virus to threaten to cause more pain and more heartache in our country. And one of britains most acclaimed film directors sir alan parker has died at the age of 76. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Im nancy kacungira. The head of the World Health Organisation has said the effects of the global coronavirus outbreak will be felt for decades to come. Tedros ghebreyesus was speaking to the whos Emergency Committee meeting to assess the covid nineteen pandemic six months after first declaring a Global Public health emergency. The Emergency Committee is discussing what more can be done to control the virus. The pandemic is worse than a Century Health crisis the effects of which will be felt for decades to come. Many scientific questions have been resolved. Many remain to be answered. Have been resolved. And the results from virologist studies are painting a consistent picture. M
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Latest headlinesthor viewers in u. K. And around the world. The u. K. Halts any furtherf easingckdown restrictions due to common force in england. Bowling alleys, ice rings, and casinos will stay shut. Even small wedding receptions will not be allowed. Boris johnson says it is necessary to deal with the rise in infections. Il inot stand by and allow this value worse to cause more virus to cause more pain and heartache our country. The top disease Infectious Disease pert in the u. S. Says the u. S. Lockdowns have been less strict and less effective than those in europe. In vietnam, after three month , without any new infectioe country now reports its first o debts from covid19. Th dfrom covid19. Thalan parker has died ae age of 76. Hello and welcome. If youre watching here in u. K. And around the wor
Current research, which, as camille said, is how the u. S. Army as an institution was trying to manage a crisis that its leaders perceived during the war in vietnam, a crisis around race. As i imagined almost all of you know, the u. S. War in vietnam was the first major conflict that the United States thoughts from the beginning was a a racially integrated armed force. Through much of the war, the process was treated as a great success. In combat, it almost without exception was. But by the end of the 1960s, army leaders were talking about the war within the war and trying to figure out how to manage a racial crisis that they saw as starting to tear the army apart. My research right now is trying to think about how this massive institution tried to manage a racial crisis. I look at the theories of series of actions the army took, a whole variety of actions that range from the predictable actions of education and training, to an emphasis on cultural sensitivity, to visible leadership an