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changing senate rules to make that happen. we must stand strong and stand together to make sure january 6th marks not the end of democracy but the beginning. freedom to vote act takes on election subversion to protect nonpartisan electors, officials, who are doing their job, from intimidation and interference, it s also time to pass the john lewis voting rights act. i ve been having quiet conversations with members of congress for the last two months, i m tired of being quiet. the threat to our democracy is so grave, we must find a way to pass voting rights bill, debate them, vote, let the majority prevail. and if that bare minimum is blocked, we have no option but to change the senate rules, including getting rid of the filibuster for this. i support changing the senate rules, whichever way they need to be changed to prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights. and why has president biden made this his number one focus? according to brennan ....
center for justice, at least 19 states have passed 34 different laws, restricting access to the ballot. vice president harris offered this warning about those very efforts. there is a danger of becoming accustomed to these laws. we must not be deceived into thinking that a law that makes it more difficult for students to vote is normal. we must not be deceived into thinking that a law that makes it illegal to help a voter with a disability vote by mail is normal. there is nothing normal about a law that makes it illegal to pass a water or food to people standing in long voting lines. well back in washington, the two senate leaders both took to the floor today with strong senate about voting legislation and supporting the filibuster. schumer insists that democrats are looking to move forward. the senate is going to act, as soon as tomorrow. it is my intention to once again bring legislation to the floor, to fight back against the fight against democracy. and to pro ....
good to be with you. i m katy tur. new numbers today confirming, no, it s not just you, everything is more expensive than it was a year ago. across the board prices rose by 7% in 2021, the fastest increase we ve seen since reagan was in office. it costs more to eat. bread, meat, fish and eggs are all up a whopping 12.5%. a pound of bacon just over $5 last year. $6.50 today. it costs more to sleep. rent and mortgage is up 4%. that means if you were paying $2,000 in rent every month, you might be looking at an $80 increase going forward. almost $1,000 more for the entire year. it costs more to get around as well. used cars are up 37%, a $20,000 car is now more than $27,000. and it costs a lot more to drive it as well. gas prices are up 50%, despite a dip in those costs at the end of last year. all of this, as you well know, adds up, especially when salaries are not keeping up. take all of this inflation into account, and the average earnings by the hour, hourly earnings, ....
that s russia. also on the programme a warmer world the last seven years have been the hottest ever according to new climate data. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and ”am in melbourne where all eyes are on serbian tennis star novak djokovic. he s back in training after a court overturned the australian government s decision to revoke his visa. but his presence at the australian open is not certain yet. the country s immigration minister is still considering whether to use his personal powers to deport djokovic. shaimaa khalil reports on the latest dramatic developments. within hours of today s judgment, novak djokovic posted this picture on twitter, saying he was pleased and grateful that the judge had overturned the visa cancellation. and despite all that has happened, he wants to say and try to compete at the australian open. cheering. and this is the moment his supporters found out about his victory. ....
increasingly dilutioned with the idea of voluntarily cooperation. he told aides that the committee has taken a sharp partisan turn by openly considering the potential for criminal referrals to the justice department about mr. trump and others. the times adds he is annoyed that they have secured a greater degree of cooperation from his top aides than it actually has. something he sees as part of the pattern of democrats trying to turn him against former president trump. here is what one member of the committee said about that very report just a few hours ago. we would just like him to share with us what he knows. he knows what s right for the country. he knows what happened in the election. he knows the pressure campaign he was under. and he knows he could do a service to the country by talking about it, but he also knows that there is a political cost that will come with that. i hope he makes the right decision. the vice president has very material testimony and we ho ....