Cargill philanthropy; the Orange County community foundation; and the farvue foundation. [surf crashing] [distant chatter] man it was a big thing. It was a big tradition for generations, you know, just, for me, as 3 generations. I know some locals that are 4th generation of really kind of rockpicking and then evolving into diving and harvesting the abalone. And its justits an incredible opportunity. Itsthe oceans free to go into. Theres education, theres science, theres a physical workout. Its really just sort of a magical. Opportunity, really a rich part of a lot of thlocals lives he. Abalonbrought a t of people here thatit was their big vacation of the year. Come over with, you know, mom, dad, and the grandkids and camp out and relive the memories that they had when they were children. Man abalone is a hot topic across california because the harvest of abalone is deeply embedded in the culture of californians, going back to indigenous communities that lived here before our colonizati
Senator david perdue refused to take part, so democratic challenger jon ossoff stood on stage alongside an empty podium. It is a strange situation to be asking a question of a sitting United States senator who is not here to debate as he asks for the votes of the people to be reelected. Amy the debates came a day after President Trump held a rally in georgia and called on georgias republican Governor Brian Kemp to overturn the election but kemp refused to do so. We will go to georgia for the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Is heading towards 15 million confirmed cases of covid19 as daily cases are averaging close to 200,000. The reported death toll has topped 282,000 with hospitalizations now over 100,000. Experts warn the grim figures do not yet account for spikes related to thanksgiving travel. Hospitals and the 911 emergency call system are being stretched to the breaking point as Fr
As secretary of state, i have worked to secure the vote for all georgians. On day one, we outlawed ballot harvesting. We strengthened signature match through the g. B. I. Train and moved toward an audible paper ballot system. I am the first secretary of state to implement a drivers license requirement for online absentee ballot applications, which strengthen the security of our absentee ballot process. Whether it is the president of the United States or a failed gubernatorial candidate, disinformation regarding election administrations should be condemned and rejected. Integrity matters, truth matters. Today the secretary of States Office will be recertifying our States Election results. Then the states harbor under the United States code to name electors is tomorrow and then they will meet on december 14 to officially elect the next president. While we will continue our investigations to their conclusions, and where prosecution is necessary, we will work with the state election board
Human Rights Groups are pressuring macron to take a hard line on human rights abuses. Hello and thank you for joining us. It is crunch time for a post brexit trade deal. At this point the prospects are looking tenuous at best. A transition period ends december 31. Boris johnson says he will travel to brussels this week after a phe call tonight with the European Commission chief ursula v der leyen failed to produce a breakthrough. Main Sticking Points on fishing rights and business rules remain. Meantime the British Parliament is voting on a market built tonight that could allow britain to allow certain requirements on Northern Ireland and other issues. For more we are joined by our correspondent in london. As we mentioned, johnson is headed to brussels this week. What does this indicate . Yes. Interestingly we have learned after this 90 minute phone call, the second in 48 hours between the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Eu Commission president ursula von der leyen, that t
Progressives once at that, pushing people to go ahead to vote in georgia, become temporary residents and then leech. That is against the law. You cant do that there. Well find out how widespread that is. The read from the secretary of state says it is more widespread as you know, but none of this was going on in the big election a month ago. Jackie deangelis following all the biotech news and remedy news and vaccine news and how soon do we see it news. Jackie. Reporter good afternoon, neil. Things are moving quickly indeed. Pfizer biontech filing for covid19 vaccine approval in europe. Boris johnson is talking about administering the vaccine in the uk in a matter of days. This morning the fdas stephen hahn at the white house, the white house is concerned that the fda might not be moving fast enough. President trump tweeting yesterday, moderna now applying for emergency vaccine approval. Usfda must act quickly. The next steps are these. Fda outside advisors will meet on december 10th, n