Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We run our cities with a balanced budget which we are required to do by law. So what does that mean . How do we possibly do that in the face of this tremendous crisis . It means the cut jobs. It means eliminating services and staff at the same time. Our First Responders have been on the job since day one of this pandemic transporting those with covid to hospitals with Public Health initiatives keeping social and family order
I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We r
Services, many without thanksgiving dinner because a local Delivery Company didnt drop them off. Its a mess. The customers took to twitter and the head of the company is apologizing. Heres nbc bay areas melissa colorado. Reporter for nikki, the plan was to rely on good eggs, the San Franciscobased Grocery Delivery Service that shes relied on since the pandemic started. I havent been inside the store because some of our family have medical issues. Her order was supposed to arrive yesterday, which included her 40 organic turkey. Around 10 00 p. M. , i got a text from them saying my order would be delivered between 2 50 a. M. And 3 00 a. M. Which i thought was a little bizarre because thats an incredibly narrow window. Reporter she stayed up. 3 00 a. M. Came and went. Still, no groceries. Good eggs had done such a terrible job of communicating. Especially leaving people hanging. Reporter king wasnt the only one. Many customers took to twitter to complain that their thanksgiving deliveries
But many queions remain. The news came on the same day thtotal number of u. S. Infections tped 10 million. We will speak toulitzer ize winning journalist laurie gaett. Weill look at the death of palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat who has died from covid. Then fears are growing that the Trump Administration is moving to overturn the election of joe biden. On monday, attorney general william barr authorized new probes into voter fraud as republican lawmakers are backing trumps decision not to concede to the president elect. President trump is 100 within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and wait his legal options. Amy we will speak to kristen clarke, president of the Lawyers Committee for civil rights under law. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Attorney general william barr upended Longstanding Justice Department policy on monday by announcing federal prosecutors could investigate
Covid19 vaccine, and we have a potential new day for when americans could get advantage su nateed. This as warnings grow from top officials that you are responsible politicization and political attacks will slow down and interfere with when life could return to normal. Also tonight more on a brand new republican squad of newcomers in the house who counteract the democrats progressive squad. Whew their message is now resonating with americans as their own families have firsthand experience fleeing persecution under socialist regimes. Also this new and growing republican debate, should the biden family fully e divest out of its former business dealings including with china to insure the public space and diplomacy . Just as joe biden did promise on the campaign trail they would. And were finding it looks like the family may not have done that so far. So what problems can arise, what pressure could be i put on bidens family members here . And well get you updated on the growing anticovid l