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These things threaten the foundation upon which not only our own democracy rests, but democracies around the world rest. >> joining me now, annette barragon. youve been vocal on how these changes to the post office can hurt people. what can congress do about this? we know there was money in a heros act which is still mccon. does this pressure democrats to come to a compromise on covid relief negotiations? >> well, democrats have been at the table. speaker pelosi had been clear, but we cant leave...

The postal service now says it will stop removing the boxes in western states until after the election. democratic lawmakers, as you might imagine, are furious, and again, demanding answers from the head of the postal service louis dejoy. weve now learned the agencys inspector general has begun a review of dejoys policy changes and ethics concepts. for more about this, abby phillip is in washington. >> reporter: after months of railing against mail-in ballots that they claims will hurt republica...

The agency told nbc news in a statement, these are part of normal business adjustments. we also learned that dejoy has written a memo to post office staff admitting that recent cutbacks and restructuring has resulted in, quote, unintended consequences that impacted our overall service levels. although he has said the agency will be able to handle the demand of the ballots and the election. the postal service inspector general is, quote, now reviewing dejoys policies as well as whether he violate...

Postmaster general louis dejoy apparently is trying to retro fit the post office. nbc news has obtained an internal us postal service document revealing plans nothing short of removing 671 high volume mail processing machines from postal facilities around our country. the agency told nbc news in a statement, these are part of normal business adjustments. we also learned that dejoy has written a memo to post office staff admitting that recent cutbacks and restructuring has resulted in, quote, uni...

Legislation that would put 25 billion toward the post office which is critically needed. now, republicans are not taking this seriously enough, and frankly one of the things we have to do, continue to shine a light on this, but congress needs to have hearings on this, they continue to shine a lot on what is going on, and we need to continue to press on the negotiating table to get this done. one of the things that would be helpful is, many people across the country, especially in red parts of th...

The election and democrats are more likely to vote by mail. this is very much of concern for people staying home and sending their ballots may not get them in on time. officials tell me the most important thing you can do is if you know who youre going to vote for, put that ballot in the mail as quickly as possible. do not wait. >> now i want you to put your hart on hat on as the capitol hill reporter. how much was funding the sticking point and where, overall, garrett, do they stand at this poi...

To make sure theyre prioritized. the influx causing some states financially unstable to balance being after the cost. now democrats are asking for a new usps inspector general investigation. this time to look at louis dujoys investments. he didnt divest his companies. he holds stock in amazon. he has followed all of the ethics requirements. just to recap here, we have a president who is now openly undermining the system. you have not only democratic and republican lawmakers raising concern, but ...

The president complained again tonight about mail-in voting as hes done most days in the last couple weeks. in the past, hes claimed fraud and ballot harvesting, as you named it. as weve explained, theres no evidence of widespread voter fraud in this country. colorado has been othdoing it f years. lucy kafanov has the story. >> this machine produces 20,000 ballots an hour, its really loud. we could not be able to talking next to. >> george stern is an elections administrator for jefferson,

Blinding light, then hearing the thundering sound of the blast. authorities are still searching for additional survivors. investigators have yet to pinpoint the cause of the explosion but say there were no known gas leaks. president trump continues to falsely claim that mail-in voting cant be trusted because of fraud. one colorado official, though, says that is not the case. in fact, his state has a track record to prove it. cnns lucy cav move to hkavanau story. >> reporter: this machine proce...

Lucy kafanov has the story. >> this machine produces 20,000 blal otts an hour, its really loud. >> george stern is an elections administrator for jefferson, colorados fourth largest county. >> everything here is out in the open? >> everything here is out in the open. >> hes invited the president and cnn to tour the countys mail ballot processing facility. >> theres no massive fraud. our elections are secure as much as they are aaccessible. >> all registered colorado voters automatically receive ...