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Remanning open for a single day, closing for good at night. And, oh, by the way, the more than 900,000 workers will be woefully underpaid. That is election day in america. David litt who once wrote speeches for president barack obama wrote that assessment in his latest book democracy in one book or less. Sounds scary, right . And litt published his analysis before coronavirus. The presence of the pandemic has only compounded our problems. Pew Research Points out in the 2018 Midterm Election nearly 60 of american poll workers were 61 or older. If they dont show up, its a problem. Any shortage of election workers could extend lines and delay the counting of mailin ballots. My first guest who youll meet in a moment had to study the impact of election lines since 20, an election in which he concluded that 750,000 americans left the polls without voting due to delays. In 2016, ....
Hospitalizations topped 125,000 for the very first time. Los angeles county, california is one of the hardest hit regions in the country and there they are struggling to keep up with waves of incoming patients. The last fours weeks, especially since thanksgiving, ive never seen a Health Care System pushed to the level that were at. It like treading water from a hundred feet below the surface. Youre already drowning but you just have to keep trying because thats what you can do. You just have to keep trying because thats what you can do. As of this morning, the number of people infected by covid19 has risen to 20,211,444. The death toll in the United States has climbed to 348,563. Its expected to reach 400,000 within a couple of weeks. Make it your new years reer aa resolution, wear a mask, limit indoor gatherings. Doing those things are still the best way to stop the sprea ....
From their man, donald trump. It was not. Tonight more than 200 members of congress say its time to impeach the president , and the first step in doing so could come monday. The goal, not entirely about removing him, but preventing him from running again. More on that in a moment. Because as america grapples with this weeks insurrection, it was all but surprising to those who watched history unfold these past four years. This weeks attack happening just days before the most Diverse Administration ever takes office. President elect joe biden announced this week that in addition to nominating Merrick Garland for attorney general, his Justice Department will be run by three women, lisa monaco serving as Deputy Attorney general, anita gumpta, kristen clark ....
Ill be joined by great minds to d discuss the issue, last weeks attack and the threat of other ones and what can all americans do to try to restore robust democracy to their nation. Plus, mike pompeos parting gifts for the Biden Administration on china, cuba, yemen and more. Why is the secretary of state making a flurry of lastminute changes . But first heres my take. The most remarkable about the last few weeks in american politics has been the behavior not of donald trump but of the Republican Party. Trump acted just as he said he would, disputing the election result, refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and encouraging extremism and even violence. Even after the attack on the United States congress, only ten House Republicans voted to impe ....
These bundles of joy. Its a crazy time in the world but best new kid ddos in the wod today. Life in the time of coronavirus hosted by dr. Zeke emanuel and ali. Rachel, its these things i seek out, these little great messages, these babies born. These people celebrating and doing what they can for graduations and marking this change in this time of coronavirus. We do need these things. We have to stay on the news and we have to hold power to account but we have to celebrate life will go on. We have to check this stuff. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thanks, friend. The staggering tragedy of the coronavirus has in fact made us numb to some numbers. 1. 2 million cases so far, nearly 78,000 americans dead in this short time. 78,000 lives lost. Think of how many families, friends, communities have been affected. The number itself doesnt tell that story. The loss of 78,000 people whose lives were claimed by a virus that i bet most of them didnt hear three months ago. We can add another number to ....