Across Central America where storm letters left dozens dead and thousands more homeless. Welcome to the program another day has ended in the United States and still no answer on who will lead the country for the next 4 years the close of the counters to finishing the tighter the race becomes is the overall picture with just 4 battleground states left to count and any of them could get joe biden the when he wants the most likely is nevada here in the west there he has a very narrow lead its less than a percent donald trump is currently winning in the rest of the states but again the margins a razor thin over in georgia theres just a few 1000 votes that separates them and those states that are being counted are the ones that you see here in yellow now biden has 264 Electoral College votes trump has 214 that still puts both of them in the range of the magic number of 270 thats needed for the presidency lets take a close look at georgia now remember that joe biden is now just fewer than 20
The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. The presiding officer madam president , last week the Judiciary Committee held its hearing on judge Amy Coney Barretts nomination and it was easy to see why judge barrett is held in such high regard by her colleagues, students, and peers and why the American Bar Association gave her its highest rating of well qualified. We knew well before the hearing that judge barrett possesses an extraordinary intelligence and comprehensive command of the law. After three days of testimony americans got to see her qualifications for themselves. They saw why she has been described as a jurist, a formidable intellect, a brilliant and conscientious lawyer and staggering academic mind. Even the democratRanking Member on the committee couldnt hide the fact that she was impressed. Judge barrett understands the proper role of a judge in our system of government. As judge barrett made clear, she understands the job of a judge is to interpret the law, not
Her throat because Amy Coney Barrett has just been confirmed as the associate justice. Of course it is the family that influences so well, but im sure theres teachers and classmates that take a little bit of pride because it was also the school that also influenced a woman with incredible poise and grace that stood under two days of hostile aggressive questioning, answering them all with a depth of knowledge that was so impressive. But, Justice Barretts confirmation, judge, now Justice Barretts confirmation, is more than just a point of pride for family back home. Its an affirmation of the timeless values of faith and family and Community Still matter and still produce somebody who doesnt just represent those values but also the deeply rooted sense of fairness. And this is the greatest accommodation that will be felt is that Justice Barrett will be fair to all, and that is the highest compliment you can give a justice. People in louisiana are proud, but the people of the United States
Later, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer talks about the Trump Presidency and his new book leading america. Host u. S. Seventh Circuit Court of appeals judge Amy Coney Barrett yesterday completed her two days of testimony before the Senate Judiciary committee in consideration of her nomination to serve on the u. S. Supreme court. Is thursday, it october 15, 2020. This is washington journal. Outside Witnesses Today with a full Committee Vote a week from today. The full Senate Voting the week of october 26. We will spend this first hour asking you a simple question, should Amy Coney Barrett be confirmed to the Supreme Court . If you support judge barrett the 202 7488000, if you , ifse, it is 202 7488001 you are undecided 202 74880 2 2. Wj. Twitter cspan facebook. Com cspan. We will play some of the highlighted questions from some members of the Judiciary Committee in this first hour. The reporting this morning in the wall street journal on the hearing and what is ahead in th
Strong data on housing and jobs along with big beat for chicago pmi. Late breaking headlines regarding modernas vaccine. Off session highs but off the lows as we speak still wog up on the show. Coming up San Francisco fed president mary daly to talk about economic recovery, stimulus and jobs picture in america. Plus we will get a read on the consumer when we talk to the ceo of General Mills his first interview since reporting earnings last week. Cocacola entering Hard Seltzer Market with help from molson coors well talk to the ceo of molson coors exclusively about this partnership and more lets get to the big stories 59 minutes of trade. Mike santoli tracking Market Action as stocks look to close out september with a bang. Meg tirrell with headlines around moderna and leslie with the latest on palantirs review. The market, whats driving it . Sara, a lot of things blowing around in the market, quarter end, reaction to the debate, pretty good economic numbers but also in the context of a