Southern senators in the sixties who defended states rights. This vote, im ashamed to say, is further evidence that Voter Suppression has become part of the official platform of the republican party. In an unusual move, Vice President harris presided over the senate during tonights vote afterward chief vowed democrats will continue pushing for federal Voting Rights legislation. When were talking about the right to vote, it is not a republican concern or a democratic concern it isnt an american concern. This is about the american peoples right to vote. Unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way, because nobody is debating i dont believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. The bottom line is that the president and i are very clear to support as one, to support the john lewis Voting Rights act and the fight is not over. Since january of this year, just since january at least 14 states have a net did 22 new laws that restrict access to voting.
Dday was a pivotal Turning Point in world war ii. Dday was the beginning of the end and thats where we are today. Make no mistake, it was not the end. Months and months of hardfought battles occurred and it took diligence, courage, and strength to eventually achieve victory. Trace the North Korea Post has another word for it vday. Team fox coverage with analysis from dr. Marc siegel. John roberts at the white house. We begin with mike tobin live in portage, michigan. Good morning to you. What is happening at the pfizer plant today . You can see the trucks are back in place. After yesterdays historic days with the first boxes of vaccine leaving the docks the followup today is more boxes of vaccine when leaving the docks. Yesterday 189 boxes were shipped out of pfizer plant here in portage, michigan. That worked out to more than 920,000 shots in the arm. Today 400 boxes or 1. 9 million doses of vaccine are scheduled to be shipped out of here. Within hours of the first Shipment Leaving Up
Steadfast dedication and loyalty. He went on to say she has been harassed and threatens and threatened and he does not want this for her or anyone at gsa. He won on to say our case strongly continues wanting to keep up the good fight and believing he will prevail, nevertheless that he is recommending emily and her team do what needs to be done, with regard to initial protocols, and that he has told his team to do the same. Joe bidens Transition Team welcome to the move. In a statement his team says, todays decision is a needed step to begin challenging tackling challenges facing our nation. Campaign officials will be with federal officials to discuss the campaign sponsor and our National Security interest and gain complete understanding of the trump administrations efforts to hollow out government agencies. We have two correspondents covering the story. One in wilmington and another in washington, d. C. Remind our viewers how significant this all is . It is significant because what we
Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
Than one million new cases. Now new restrictions going into effect in some cities and states. But do they come too late to stem the tide . Well talk to the former head of the cdc in a moment. Meanwhile, overnight there were nearly two dozen arrests as supporters of President Trump and counterprotesters clashed violently in the streets of washington. The president tweeting to d. C. Police to crack down. Well have more in a live report and talk to chuck todd in a moment. Then our sunday focus on a president ial election. The department of Homeland Security this week called it the most secure in American History even as the president continues to cast doubt on the results. We have an inside look at how the vote counters did their jobs during a pandemic no less. Plus, in our sunday spotlight this veterans week, harry smith sits down with marine jake wood who rounded up his fellow vets and created a new global force for good, rushing into disaster zones to bring help and hope. And later, a