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July 16, 2024
Mentioned, wourking around the clock putting their own lives at risk hoping there are lives to save beneath the rubble. Here in Surf Side Hope is the only thing a lot of people have right now. 159 people still unaccounted for. At least four people are dead and being here on the scene you realize not just the scope of the collapse but also the factors that are going to complicate a rescue. The smoke thats still in the air from nearly incessant fires underneath this field of debris. Of course, the...
July 16, 2024
Detail. Were all on the same page, both tracks, the bipartisan track and the Budget Reconciliation Track are proceeding apace and we hope to have voted on both of them in the senate and house in july. And im completely fascinated by this, rachel, because nothing like this has ever been done before. I dont know how theyre going to do the two bills because if youre the republicans and youre negotiating with the democrats on Infrastructure Bill, normally you would be saying to them, so this is the ...
July 16, 2024
That we hope to have voted on both of them in the senate and house in july. Im completely fascinated by this, rachel, because nothing like this have ever been done before. I dont know how they are going to do the two bills, because if you are the republicans and your negotiating with the democrats on an Infrastructure Bill, normally you would be saying to them, so this is the bill, right . Theres no extra thing. You are not talking about it. Yeah, theres this other Reconciliation Bill with taxes...
July 16, 2024
Over the next couple of days and weeks. Am my first calculation of fivestate differential this of 143 was 150 3000 out 153,000 out of 143 million votes. You wonder if we would have a five state recount. Im kidding. That wouldnt occur. Battle was in hawaii. The differential between john f. 1960 between john f. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was all of 115 votes. There was a recount in hawaii, and there was a swing from nixon to kennedy in 1960. You really wonder, is that what we have in store as we st...
July 16, 2024
Reported yesterday and a top Infectious Disease expert says its about to get worse. Power lunch starts right now and welcome to power lunch everybody, the election shifting towards joe biden today. He took the lead in the counts in georgia and pennsylvania. Lets go to eamon javers to break down where we stand right now. Were stel loill looking at e same list of uncalled races. Joe bidens lead is increasing weve had more vote now coming in today from pennsylvania, moe are vote out from nevada in ...
July 16, 2024
Georgia has not been called yet. The count continues to arizona, North Carolina and pennsylvania. Liz kreutz has been following the election closely and joins us with a look of the intensifying race for the white house. As you show there, we did just hear from President Trump minutes ago. I think hes still speaking now and hes been tweeting quite a lot over the past 24 hours but this is the first time we seen him publicly since his remarks the night of the election. Once again, hes claiming hes ...
July 16, 2024
Weeks ago, he said also on twitter that it would be a big win if the Supreme Court strikes down the health law. Question, do you think we should take the president at his word when he says his nominee will do the right thing and overturn the Affordable Care act . Senatorrrett klobuchar, i cant really speak to what the president has set on twitter. He hasnt said any of that to me. What i can tell you is what i have told your colleagues earlier today is that no one has elicited for me any commitme...
July 16, 2024
All. Do you have apprehensions about mailin voting in particular i do. Plus worries over voter rights. When Voter Suppression happens, it happens foreign meddling. N minority the russians are not trying to interfere in the election of 2020, they are interfering. And a weakened Postal Service. The Postal Service is fully capable and committed to delivering the nations ballots securely and on time poll watchers, delayed results, and conspiracy theories this morning, how safe is your vote welcome t...
July 16, 2024
I do. Plus worries over voter walk me through what is how quickly can you verify mailin rights. Ballots . When Voter Suppression and can you verify them before you count them in order to speed happens, it happens up the count disproportionately in minority communities. Foreign meddling. I think North Carolina is the russians are not trying to interfere in the election of 2020, they are interfering. Uniquely positioned for this because we began sending out and a weakened Postal Service. The Posta...
July 16, 2024
Were going to clear out for a little while before that rain comes back. And in San Francisco we have some mid50s, looking at mid40s going through mid40s for the start of the day into the next few days. So well have more on this coming up in the forecast. Well also get a closer look at where and when well see the rain. Mike has been tracking the commute. Whats going on out there . Well, you know, obviously we had only the essential workers out there so a very light commute. Our concern is these p...