Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters cast a ballot. And also there was no uniform drubbing of one party by the other. It was not a blowout. It was a competitive election. Yes, joe biden won by a healthy margin. 7 million votes. 70 plus Electoral College votes. But remember republicans gained seats in the house. They want some key senate rates right . Now rather than looking at that outcome and thinking wow, we can be a Competitive Party even in high turnout elections which would have been a totally rational conclusion. Republican
Effect in the mountains we could see easily a quarter eufrpbl to a half inch. Santa cruz mountains could see an inch and a half same with jenner. Winds will be a little bit of wind in the higher peaks. This thing is not one and done. Its got a little bit to it. Here we are tomorrow morning. 9 00 a. M. There it is. Pushing through. Thats at 10 00 a. M. And then you see it moving into san jose about 1 00 in the afternoon. Look up in the mountains there. See that yellow. Thats significant stuff. Thats going to be a winter storm warning with big snowfall, high elevations its a warm storm. And then here comes the back up the secondary wave and that is on wednesday. Scattered showers continue. Good time winter stuff. Nothing out of control on a scale of 110 this is about a 6 for a winter storm. Boy we need it were going to get it. Wet day tomorrow. Ill time it out tomorrow for your commute and your wednesday. Bill, thanks. Reminder you can track in coming storms with the ktvu weather app. Yo
Policy will this latest plan be more equitable more humane and more likely to succeed and here in berlin the kremlin critic alexina vault has been released from the hospital after treatment for poison in his case triggered a diplomatic crisis between russia and the west what will mr what will he do next and americans lining up at the Supreme Court to pay their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg among them bill and Hillary Clinton on friday ginsburg will lie in state in the us count. Im off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome it was a display of cowardice or can. Its hard to tell the difference but president Alexander Lukashenko of bella ruse has been sworn in to another term of office in a ceremony that was kept secret from his people when they heard about it today protesters once again took to the streets of these used water cannon in tear gas against protesters look you see go assume today his 6th consecutive term with hundreds of fishel pres
Another emergency funding bill, the need to address the covid crisis. It is clear that theres something we actually could have done in july if we had been willing to actually do our job and vote on the Appropriations Bills after the house of representatives had had already shown the way. But four weeks ago, the Trump Administration and the Senate Republican leadership walked away from the negotiating table. Democrats had offered compromise. Republicans said my way or the highway and left town. Just walked away from the capitol when we had all of these things that needed to be done. And here we are, were back four weeks later, the situation better . Of course not. Across the country families are sending their children back to School Without the necessary resources to ensure theyre safe. And some are learning from home, but often without reliable access to the internet. Evictions are rising. Families are struggling to find child care. Unemployment is at the highest level i can remember a
U. S. Senate is about to gaveling to get the week started lawmakers considered a a judicl nomination with a limited vote set for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. And now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our hope for the years to come, empower our lawmakers to live with integrity. Inspire them to permit their words to be matched by their deeds. As they strive for this ethical congruence, strengthen them to examine their hearts with the goal of seeking to glorify you. Living by your precepts, may they aspire to be faithful to the noble calling of serving you and country. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and ju