police officer, a father of seven children, the youngest just 7 years old. he was the first police officer to arrive at the scene. 21-year-old ahmad alissa is in custody, one week to the day a different gunman shot people in atlanta. the nation hadn t yet begun to heal from that tracks din before being hit with the second. our collective grief addressed in remarks by president biden earlier today, who called for immediately action, including a ban on assault weapons. less than a week after the or risks murders of eight people and the assault on the aapi community in georgia, while a flag was still flying half-staff for the tragedy, another american city has been scarred by gun violence and the resulting trauma. i hate to even say it, because we re saying it so off, but my heart goes out. i don t want to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common-step steps that would save lives in the future, and urge my colleagues in the house and senate to act. the senate shou
this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. because we won the state, and flipping the state is a great testament to our country. this new law takes that secretary of state, who thwarted trump s efforts out of the election process entirely, and it would allow republican appointees to overturn results from local election boards. the law drew heated reaction from president joe biden. take a look. what i m worried about is how un-american this whole initiative is. it s sick. it s an atrocity. the idea you want any indication that it has nothing to do with fairness, nothing to do with decency, they passed a law saying you can t provide water for people standing in line? while they re waiting to vote? you don t need anything else to know that this is nothing but punitive, designed to keep people from voting. but at the same time, the details on what he can actually do to stop all this, that s a little bit more vague at the moment. is there any
understanding of the distant planet. whatever the ultimate outcome, it represents an achievement of man. that s what s behind curtain number one at this very hour. behind curtain number two, the catastrophic failures of man to plan and prepare and embrace science, to guide policy making and disaster response. the crisis in texas enters the third day with at least 37 lives lost and untold others in danger of going hungry, cold and without safe drinking water for days. the texas tribune describes the crisis this way, kwoelt, as millions of texans continue struggling through a dayslong winter storm without power or water. governor greg abbott provided few details wednesday when they can expect the situations to improve. as of wednesday 2.7 million households didn t have power. the nearly 12 million texans are facing water strupgss as after multiple days of freezing temperatures. texans running low on food are finding empty grocery store shelves. food pantries running out of sp
that is an n a state where some voters waited up the eight hours the ballot last year and the law allows the legislature to appoint the chair of the state election board, previously the board chaired by the secretary of state. that s a chief opponent guy s efforts. in a statement georgia democrat and voting rights activist stacey abrams responded. quote when georgia ranks as the worst state for covid vaccination rates, georgia republicans are focused on reviving georgia s dank past and as the fbi continued to round up seditionists who spilled blood to defend a lie about the elections republicans state leaders undermine democracy by giving themselves authority to overturn results they do not like. now more than ever americans must demand federal action to protect rights as we continue to fight against the unconstitutional efforts. president biden also weighing in this afternoon blasting the new law. an atrocity. the idea if you want any indication that it has nothing to do
months of work in congress to deliver a desperately needed $900 billion coronavirus relief bill, calling for $2,000 per-person direct payment checks. more than three times what was agreed to in the bill. this, of course, after he sat out negotiations on the bill, and declined to make his demand throughout the months that the aid was being negotiated. it is worth pointing out the bill he s blowing up was so universally embraced by both houses of congress that it passed with an overwhelming veto-proof margin. the washington post reports on the consequences of trump s 11th hour standoff with the legislative branch, quote, the video landed like a sonic boom in washington. his own aides were stunned. congressional aides were stunned. stock market futures quickly slumped on the prospect that the economic aid could be in doubt. and the implications for what happens next could be severe. if he refuses to sign the bill, the government will shut down on december 29th. the $900 billio