sentences commuted to life without parole. they will spend the eternity of their natural lives behind bars. they got life without parole, but theirth sentences were commuted from death to life.bu that s because virginia this year became the 23rd state in the country to formally abolish the death penalty. 23rd state in the country. the first state in the south to do so. virginia has a singular history when it comes to killing s prisoners. virginia s history goes way, way back. the first execution was in the colonies in jamestown, virginia, in 1608, virginia as a colony and then as a state, and then as a commonwealth, state, virginia has killed more of its prisoners than any other state in the country. but just this year they decided they would never do that again. abolished the death penalty. virginia also passed new legal protections for voting rights, leading the nation in some ways in terms of voting rights.s the past couple of years virginia also raised teachers pz salarie
[noise] that of course, was the so-called tomahawk chat. a fan tradition that has been criticize, as racist. along with the team nickname, for years. keep in mind it s 2021. we are living in the age of the cleveland guardians, in the washington football team. no one can claim ignorance about this stuff anymore. mlb commissioner rob mann friend has voiced his support, saying native american community in georgia or in the region is only supportive of the braves program, including the chop. but this is a national pastime, not a regional one. so the statement that was released on wednesday, the national congress of american indians, writes in our discussion with the atlanta, braves we have repeatedly and unequivocal, we made our position clear. native people are not mascots, and degrading rituals like the time hawk chop, that dehumanize in harm us, have no place in american society. with the controversy over this swirling all week, it s no accident that former president trump, de
$1.75 trillion social spending bill on tuesday, but over on the senate side, it hardly appears to be a done deal. we want to move both bills in tandem, and the second bill, the bill that deals with the needs of the working class of this country in terms of pre-k, that deals with the existential threat of climate, that bill is still being worked on literally today. it will be worked on tomorrow. and this comes as president biden desperately needs a win. new polling out today from nbc news shows his approval rating is at its lowest point so far, down 7 points since august with 71% of americans saying this country is moving in the wrong direction. plus, a travel note. american airlines canceled more than 600 flight today. that is 12% of its total operations. it happened due to severe weather and staffing shortages. the airline has now canceled more than 1,500 flights since friday. for events unfolding in washington and overseas, welcome to you both. michael, you first he
the president is in the first kind of planning session with a bunch of other countries right now. we did see the family photo that was taken a little bit before our 6:00 a.m. hour. all the world leaders gathered next to one another, posing for the cameras and we have a team of reporters and analysts breaking everything down for us from capitol hill. to rome. let s go ahead and start in rome, president biden sitting down with the other most powerful leaders in the world. a lot of big items on his agenda. right now they re all meeting, as i mentioned, the next event is after that, it s a discussion about women-owned businesses. that will be taking place around 9:00 a.m. eastern time. so the president s agenda includes two of the biggest issues for americans here at home. the shipping supply crisis as well as high energy prices. now part of a big trip for the administration including the g20 summit this weekend in rome and the climate summit that is starting tomorrow in scotla
immigration reform funding. that is all transformation al. especially when it comes to the funds for clean energy and climate investment. this will be the largest clean energy investment in u.s. history. with billions going to tax credits and resilient investment and incentives for businesses to consume fewer fossil fuels. the $400 billion for child care. that would come out to $24,000 for the 1.6 million preschool age kids in america. democrats actually imagine to get the bill passed and that can put us on par with other countries. let s give you a comparison with how much other countries spend. norway at the top with $30,000 per child. iceland, finland, denmark. $20,000 per child. then the united states. which, until now, spends $500 per child before the new bill. there are, however, a lot of important and popular programs that didn t make it in. they include increase in paid family leave. free community college. expanded medicare for dental and vision and prescription drug