back with a huge campaign with the former vice president biden. he has raised $48 million in 48 hours since announcing his running mate. senator harris is making history as the first black and asian american woman on a ticket. it s bringing her family in to the spotlight. here s abc s rachel scott. i could not be prouder to be by his side. reporter: as kamala harris and biden team up for a historic run, they are not the only ones in the spotlight. her husband is breaking new ground. you will have to learn what it means to be a barrier breaker yourself in the job you are about to take on. america s first second gentleman. reporter: imhoff, posing with dr. jill biden at the first eventing herwe go. dr. biden and imhoff joined their supposes on zoom earlier this week. yes, let me get him, look, dougie? we are going to have fun. we are ready to go to work. reporter: harris now stepping in to her most high-profile role yet, becoming the first black woman and asi
teleworking from home defense contractors have been by and large required to stay open meaning most of the industry s 2500000 employees have continued to work. why well according to the united states undersecretary depends ellen lord those businesses are considered critical infrastructure because while we may be in desperate need for face masks ventilators another life saving medical supplies and equipment we can t stop working on the f. 35 fighter jets or the predator drones or all the other wildly expensive implements of death that our wonderful merchants of death provide merchants of war provide for us this comes despite the united nations secretary general antonio good therapists calling on all governments of the world to put down their guns stating the theory of the virus illustrates the folly of war that is why today i m calling for an immediate global cease fire in all corners of the world. somehow tragically i don t believe we are going to heed that message because he
citizens and thousands of industries are facing massive economic turmoil and hardship there is of course one industry that appears to be immune to the economic followed to the covert 19 pandemic i am talking of course about our good friends in the military industrial complex yes the washington post is reporting that while stores and factories around the country are shutting down and millions are teleworking from home defense contractors have been by and large required to stay open meaning most of the industry s 2500000 employees have continued to work. why well according to the united states undersecretary depends elen lord those businesses are considered critical infrastructure because while we may be in desperate need for face masks ventilators another life saving medical supplies and equipment we can t stop working on the f. 35 fighter jets or the predator drones or all the other wildly expensive implements of death that our wonderful merchants of death provide merchants o
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