Day. Nicole will be back on monday. Right now its time for the beef with The One And Only ari melber. Welcome to The Beat. Vice president harris has won the nomination for president. It is through the early virtual votes that began today. She clinched it. It will be fully official on monday because they will complete this virtual roll call vote. Just as 2020s vote shifted more virtual during the pandemic, this Cycles Shift for the Democratic Convention and the assorted procedures has begun earlier. And like early voting, this is a step democrats have taken. And now its become somewhat normal. In this case, they wanted to be proactively normalized and stave off any possible republican legal challenges over state deadlines. So even before harris jumped in this race, as you may have heard people mention, they were already planning to go forward with there delegate vote. They are doing it today. Her swift ascendance caps this well known tradition. We cast 11 votes for our next president of
January. Does he feel that way now, with just two days to go for the mayoral primary. Im going to ask a member of congress why Theres Moment actual to veto that measure now, and how exactly should it be replaced. Also this there are many things that are open to debate in america, but the right of all eligible citizens to vote is not one of them. Attorney general Merrick Garland making it clear on the right to vote, and the senate set to vote on legislation to uphold that principle, yet states are extending their power over election. What One Organization is doing to combat the assault on Voting Rights. Also, the growing interests over the supreme Court Voting on obamacar, allowing the aca to be the law of the land. Why this ultimately leads back to Donald Trump and the curious legacy he leaves in washington, d. C. The intriguing way connecticut residents make their way into adulthood and whether it can be scaled at the national level. We are following Breaking News in southcentral alab
And making history, carl nassibs powerful message to the nfl and the world. Thanks for being here at this hour. Senate democrats are bracing for defeat on what they say is one of their top priorities. The voe the voting Rights Bil that will go nowhere in the senate today. The republicans are expected to block the bill in a key Test Vote this evening. It is coming at a critical time for democracy in this country. More than a dozen States Led by republican major legislatures have enacted laws imposing stricter limits on voting access. So now back to the senate. If democrats know this bill is going to fail, why are they taking this vote. Manu raju joins me now on Capitol Hill. Manu, what are you hearing . Reporter yeah, there is still a question about whether or not one democratic senator will vote for this. And that is Joe Manchin of west virginia. The rest of it we know, we know theyre not getting the 60 votes to over come a republican filibuster for debate. That will not happen. In fac
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Following the Shooting And Killing of Daunte Wright. Out here in front of the Brooklyn Center Police department, debris is everywhere, including bags of medical supplies. This case is moving swift. Thats something some of the protesters are pleased with. We could learn later today if the officer who fired that shot that killed the 20yearold Father will be charged. Yesterday she submitted her Resignation Letter to the city of Brooklyn Center, but the mayor told me hes not accepting her resignation and protesters said a resignation is not enough. Thats part of the reason they took the street well beyond the curfew yesterday. At least 60 people were arrested. And prior to the demonstration we saw here Last Night, we heard from wrights family, including his aunt who was still trying to get her mind around everything thats happened. Listen in. My nephew was 20 did you all not see my little greatnephew . Did you all not see that beautiful baby . He is fatherless. Not a mistake. Thats a murde