Known as the trail blazer in the senate and in american politics. Dianne feinstein, the longest serving female senator in our nations history has died at the age of 90. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. Senator Dianne Feinstein broke a series of glass ceilings on her journey to capitol hill. She was the first woman president of San Franciscos board of superviseors, the first woman mayor in San Francisco and the first woman elected to the senate in california. President biden and the late senator served together on the Senate Judiciary committee and he spoke on her legacy. He will speak on her legacy today. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has already spoken and shared his praises. We lost a giant in the senate. She was smart, she was strong, she was brave, she was compassionate. But maybe the trait that stood out most of all was her amazing integrity. Her integrity was a diamond. Harris senior Congressional Correspondent chad pergram is on capitol hill. Chad. Go
His ground 0 replacement, Vice President Kamala Harris, who recently has been saying over and over she is ready for his job. Military veterans families of the victims and many others are calling the president s schedule quote, one more snub to the American People. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. It is the very first time that an american president did not attend a service at one of the attack sites or host a Memorial Service at the white house. President biden was on Air Force One as ceremonies of remembrance took place at the pentagon, shanksville, pennsylvania, and at ground 0 in lower manhattan. Loved ones of the victims killed on 9 11 are reacting to his absence. Its no surprise to me he is not coming to ground 0 or any of the 9 11 sites. No shock to my system. Quite frankly, i prefer he stay away anyway. We will be spared one of his stories of how he can relate. If our leader is so willing to not show up to the Memorial Services, it is showing the message tha
they aren t starting production until monday. some are struggling with the risks of reopening. food plants, deemed essential and ordered back in the defense production act. but only after applying new safety precautions. tyson foods in maine was closed for six days, then reopened last week. but now reports 51 people have tested positive. 12% of the work force. today was this man s first day back at a pork plant in south dakota. i was one of those who got sick. today i was okay. i was happy to go back to work today. and i wish they did that way, way before. reporter: local law enforcement telling me they ve heard so many complaints from both sides. much like what we re hearing from the rest of the country. some folks saying please open up the plant, allow it to be open. others saying they feel like their health is being jeopardized here. but one man had that middle ground, saying i need this job desperately, even though i m concerned about my health.
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