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will russia actually invade ukraine? or is vladimir putin saber-rattling to get western concessions? we made it clear it cannot move on ukraine. and what will china do in 2022? what are the implications for its neighbors and for america? also the global economy, will there be more inflation, less productivity, fewer babies? i will talk to experts about it all. usa! and i will bring you a preview of my latest cnn special about the threat to american democracy. one year after the january 6th attack on the capitol, is the republic really at risk? i believe it is. stay tuned for a clip of the fight to save american democracy, which airs in full tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern. first, here s my take. in just the last ten days almost a dozen people i know have tested positive for covid-19. two of them had a rough time with it, saying it was comparable to a full-blown case of the flu. the others had a day of chills or nothing at all. when asked about symptoms, one of ....
it is very hard to imagine anything but 2024 being a step change of more broken and more illegitimate and more likely to be a constitutional crisis than anything we have experienced, frankly, since 1876. wow. all right, ian, thanks for that. or not. but we appreciate your honesty, candor and analysis. ian bremmer, the host of gzero world on pbs. we re just getting started. straight ahead, senator alex padilla joins me to discuss the future of president biden s big agenda and defending america s democracy. another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning. sunday, 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. i m ali velshi. the january 6th insurrection was the starkest reminder of the deep divide in contemporary america. in the year since that day has left an unreconciled feeling across the country. a recent usa today poll finally found something that an overwhelming majority of americans agree on. turns out 83% of the country is somewhat or very worried about the future o ....
the looming and existential threat to our democracy. new laws are being written, not to protect the vote, but to deny it. not only to suppress the vote, but to subvert it. not to strengthen and protect our democracy, but because the former president lost instead of looking at election results from 2020 and saying they need new ideas or better ideas to win more votes, the former president and his supporters decided the only way for them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections. it is wrong. it is undemocratic. and frankly, it s un-american. and he s taking his voting rights push on the road. the president and vice president harris are heading to georgia on tuesday, to specifically speak about the need for federal voting rights legislation. but several georgia-based voting rights groups are saying the duo should stay home. issuing a statement that reads in part, quote, such an empty gesture, without concrete action, without signs of real tangible work ....
spreads. all of this is fueling more debate on how school districts can best keep kids and teachers safe. meantime, hospital staffing shortages and dwindling testing supplies are becoming more common. in california the national guard is being activated to help assist hospitals where needed. in colorado the state activated its crisis standards of care to keep up with the rise in patients. cnn s nadia romero is in atlanta where students are returning to classes in school, right, on monday, so what are people saying about the plans? reporter: yeah, fred, that is the plan so far, right, but the original plan was for them to return to in-person learning once they returned from holiday break, but then we had this rise in covid-19 cases, so they went back to remote learning. monday is the day. and on that day as well starts mandatory testing for teachers at the atlanta public school district, twice a week, and students can get tested as well with parental consent. that s h ....
sheldon adelson, the late casino magnate that was one of the former supporters of former president donald trump. he passed away about a year ago, but there are people attending the service today who worked alongside sheldon adelson because they were friends with harry reid. he s a bit of a throwback. his relationships crossed the aisle and he has a long list of legislative achievements. president obama is likely to say in his eulogy to give credit to harry reid for encouraging him to run for president back in 2006. i was covering young senator obama at the time and remember those conversations. it seemed fool hearty at the time because hillary clinton was running, chris dodd was running, john edwards as well. but it was the young barack obama from illinois who harry reid saw something in and encouraged him to run for president, and the rest is history. fredricka, certainly a poignant memorial service here, words from two american presidents and many other democratic lea ....