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Thank you forjoining me. We have been getting lines that we expect gdp to come in at around 5 . What is your reaction to that . , 5 . What is your reaction to that . ,. , that . That is the same number china was that . That is the same number china was targeting that . That is the same number china was targeting last that . That is the same number china was targeting last year i china was targeting last year so i think what beijing is trying to signal than is that despite the short term turbulen...

zeldin. he was released just hours later. >> there is only one option. [shouting] >> the suspect climbs on the stage, rushes toward is zeldin and tries to hold him off. he was quickly tackled by others on stage. a witness describes the terrifying scene. >> went behind the stage and saw him as he began to approach congressman zeldin and so i stepped up onto the stage, saw the attacker try to get into zeldins face and swing. i could see what looked like a razor, knife of some sort at the...

2020 director of press communications and the former campaign surrogate president biden. >> sandra: new york republican gubernatorial candidate zelden hitting the trail one day after he was attacked on stage by a man trying to stab him. quite something to see that video. >> john: the video no question is shocking. well get reaction as well. lawmaker talking to reporters last hour about the shocking experience, and the need to reform bail laws. put the suspect back on the streets shortl...

am martha maccallum in new york this is the story. monitoring the white house briefing after reports president biden is set to announce a massive relief program for undocumented immigrants. it would be the largest such program in over a decade and would offer hundreds of thousands legal status if they had been married to an american citizen for at least 10 years. the move would come less than 5 months from the presidential election and days before the very consequential upcoming jun. a...

Coronavirus vaccine to enter indoor dining facilities, fitness centers, and indoor entertainment venues. in new york city, 66.2% of people 18 years or older are fully vaccinated. in louisiana, 47.1% of people 18 years or older are fully vaccinated. louisiana has the sixth lowest vaccination rate in the united states. louisiana has the highest rate in the country of covid cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days. dr. mark klein is the physician in chief at childrens hospital new orleans. >...

Republicans may want to suppress their own efforts. well, well see how these numbers look out. in 2012, a year ago, for the first time in that election, black voter turnout passed that of white, 66.2% of eligible black voters cast ballots. 64.1 non-hispanic whites cast ballots. the percentage of turnout was better. the old days of doing registration so blacks could catch up to whites because of past history has succeeded to a point. the only person who did a better point of black voter registrat...

Take a look at the 2012 election turnout numbers, which really is inspiring. this is the first time this has ever happened in a census. you see. here is the reason why the republicans may want to suppress their own efforts. well, well see how these numbers look out. in 2012, a year ago, for the first time in that election, black voter turnout passed that of white, 66.2% of eligible black voters cast ballots. 64.1 non-hispanic whites cast ballots. the percentage of turnout was better. the old day...

Innovation of allowing registration during the early voting period. all of those mechanisms were used more heavily by african-american voters. and in fact, president obama carried north carolina in 2008. not on election day, but during the early voting period. >> well, let me look at this, gene. the only good news here is in the 2012 election for the first time in census history, black voters turned out over whites. 66.2% cast ballots this past year. 64.1% of eligible non-hvrpz whites cast ballo...

And north carolinas tremendous innovation of allowing registration during the early voting period. all of those mechanisms were used more heavily by african-american voters and in fact president obama carried north carolina in 2008 not on election day, but during the early voting period. >> well, let me look at this, jean, the only good news here, is in the 2012 election, for the first time in census history, black voters passed on whites -- 66.2 of eligible black voters cast ballots, up from 64...