Joe Biden has signed a hate crimes bill into law that designates a Justice Department employee to expedite a review of hate crimes reported to police during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams, 5/5/21
Guests: Jen Golbeck, David Jolly, Nahid Bhadelia
May 6, 2021, 3:00 AM UTC
Liz Cheney warns GOP about Trump and threat to democracy. Cheney is on brink of being ousted from GOP leadership. Former President Donald Trump allies blast Facebook for banning him. Trump and top Republicans back Elise Stefanik to replace Cheney. Republicans are salivating over the prospect of reversing that dynamic and erasing the Democrats` six-seat advantage. India records deadliest day with 3,780 more COVID fatalities. Biden supports lifting patent protections for COVID vaccine.
ALI VELSHI, MSNBC HOST: Good evening once again. I`m Ali Velshi in fro Brian Williams. Day 106 of the Biden administration. We now have a major escalation in the battle for control of the Republican Party. Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney has gone beyond just publicly challenging former President Trump over his false claims of a stolen 2020 election.
(Photo : Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) President Biden Signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Into Law
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden smiles after signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law, as (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) look on in the East Room of the White House on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The legislation, drafted in response to the increased violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community during the Coronavirus pandemic, will create a new position in the Department of Justice to focus on the rise in hate crimes and provide resources to federal, state, and local jurisdictions to better report cases.
Today is: Endangered Species Day
Staff reports
The United States Congress created Endangered Species Day in 2006 with the adoption of Senate Resolution 431. The resolution encouraged the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.
It also encouraged schools to spend at least 30 minutes teaching students about the day; encouraged groups such as businesses, organizations, private landowners and agencies to collaborate on educational information for the schools.
In short, the day is for learning why it s important to protect endangered species, for learning how to take part in protection efforts, and for celebrating species that have recovered.
/PRNewswire/ Physician-Scientist Dr. Steven C. Quay, M.D., Ph.D., CEO of Atossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ATOS) has been asked to brief the elected members and.