voting rights restrictions enacted over the course of this year in republican-controlled states, all these laws coast to coast making it harder to vote, easier for republicans to control elections and their outcomes. one of the most insidious such laws was passed by republicans in georgia. there s a reason there was a big national controversy this year over the voting rights restrictions passed in georgia. in that big new package of restrictive voting laws that they passed in that state, republicans included a new mechanism that allows republicans to take over all the local elections boards that actually control how elections are run in georgia. and how election results are counted. this is something we ve been covering as it has happened, as it has rolled out across that state. and the effect thus far is stark. because when republicans take for themselves the power to remake all the county election boards in a state, what that looks like in practice, democrats, particularly
to control elections and their outcomes. one of the most insidious such laws was passed by republicans in georgia. there s a reason there was a big national controversy this year over the voting rights restrictions passed in georgia. in that big new package of restrictive voting laws that they passed in that state, republicans included a new mechanism that allows republicans to take over all the local elections boards that actually control how elections are run in georgia. and how election results are counted. this is something we ve been covering as it has happened, as it has rolled out across that state. and the effect thus far is stark. because when republicans take for themselves the power to remake all the county election boards in a state, what that looks like in practice, democrats, particularly black democrats, getting thrown out, getting purged off of county elections boards, and them getting replaced with white republicans. what does that look like in terms of the e
factory with people inside. i work at the candle factory. we got hit by a tornado and we are trapped. jackie: the corridors has it would be a miracle if anyone else found alive in the rubble. in illinois, a tornado hit an amazon warehouse killing at least two people. police chief confirmed 30 people made it to safety but local officials still trying to determine how many workers were inside. amazon ceo tweeting this, as the situation continues to evolve, i want our edwardsville community to know we are working closely with first responders and local officials to support them. the sympathies are with the amazon community and all impacted. in arkansas, at least one person died at a nursing home in a suburb of monette after a tornado collapsed. at the ritz. president biden pushes federal support. is likely to be one of the largest tornado in our history. it is a tragedy and we still don t know how many lives are lost to the full extent of the damage. i want to emphasize what
hello and thank you for being with us. i m ana cabrera in new york. hurricane ian is taking aim and florida is bracing. the powerful storm is expected to get stronger over the next few hours. a cat 4 before the end of the day. the track is shifting a bit, but it is still expected to be a major hurricane when it slams into florida tomorrow night. tampa s mayor says that area is expecting a, quote, devastating amount of water. evacuations are under way. people are boarding up homes and businesses. schools are closing, flights canceled. let s begin our coverage with john cangelosi from the national hurricane center in miami. thanks so much for joining us. update us on where the storm is right now and the latest forecast? sure, ana, here is the latest. hurricane ian starting to pull away from western cuba, max mim winds 115 miles an hour. the storm is wobbling around but generally moving to the north-northeast at about 10 miles an hour. let me show you the latest forecast. as y
In this case, because the time is so short and because it s linked to testing as other things so quickly after testing or symptom onset, we need to make sure as we increase testing access, that we link that testing access to potential for those taking it are those who can access testing and those who have established medical care because they can call up their doctor and get a per prescription and these who don t have access can do that. we want to tell them more about the drug and linking sites that are testing to refer patients to where they can get treatment. so ideally, if somebody comes into a testing site or accesses testing somehow and gets a positive result, that person is also at the start of having symptoms. if they ve got the kind of risk factors that they are high risk to proceed to potentially be