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LINKTV Democracy Now July 11, 2024

But many queions remain. The news came on the same day thtotal number of u. S. Infections tped 10 million. We will speak toulitzer ize winning journalist laurie gaett. Weill look at the death of palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat who has died from covid. Then fears are growing that the Trump Administration is moving to overturn the election of joe biden. On monday, attorney general william barr authorized new probes into voter fraud as republican lawmakers are backing trumps decision not to concede to the president elect. President trump is 100 within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and wait his legal options. Amy we will speak to kristen clarke, president of the Lawyers Committee for civil rights under law. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Attorney general william barr upended Longstanding Justice Department policy on monday by announcing federal prosecutors could investigate specific allegations of voter fraud. In a response the justice election crimes Richard Pilger, resigned in protest. Former Justice Department official vanita gupta criticized barr saying this is about disruption, disinformation, and sowing chaos. This comes as Top Republicans are backing President Trumps refusal to concede the election, claiming, without providing any evidence, that the vote was marred by fraud. Has secured 290 votes in the according to the associated press, biden has secured 290 votes in the Electoral College and his lead in the popular vote is approaching 5 million and counting. On monday, Senate Majority mcconnell defended trumps decision not to concede to biden. President trump is 100 within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options. Amy the Trump Campaign is also continuing to file numerous lawsuits in battleground states despite no evidence emerging of voter fraud. Voting rights expert and author ari berman responded to the news by writing there were no irregularities. This is an attempted coup every major figure in America Needs to denounce it. U. S. Attorneys need to resign in protest. They are trying to overturn the election and subvert the will of the people. Well have more on this story later in the broadcast. Georgias republican secretary of state Brad Raffensperger is rejecting calls to step down after the states two sitting republican senators Kelly Loeffler and david perdue called for his resignation, claiming he had failed to deliver honest and transparent elections. Senators loeffler and perdue made the stunning request after both of their races went to runoffs against democratic challengers and with president elect joe biden on the verge of becoming the first democratic president ial candidate to win georgia since 1992. The republican secretary of state raffensperger dismissed part of loeffler and perdues claims as laughable. As the number of u. S. Covid 19 cases tops 10 million, president elect joe biden gave a nationally televised address warning of a dark winter ahead, pleading for the use of face masks. Mr. Biden i implore you, wear a mask. Do it for yourself. Do it for your neighbor. A mask is not a political statement, but it is a good way to start pulling the country together. I want to be very clear. The goal of mass wearing is not to make your life less comfortable, it is to take something or take something away from you. It is to give Something Back to all of us. A normal life. Amy this comes as two more Close Associates to President Trump have tested positive for the virus housing secretary ben carson and the attorney david bossie, who is leading trumps postelection legal challenges. Meanwhile, global stocks soared on monday following news from pfizer that early data from a large Clinical Trial shows its Coronavirus Vaccine cut symptomatic covid19 cases by more than 90 . We will speak with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Laurie Garrett after headlines. In news from the middle east, saeb erekat, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, has died at 65 after he became infected with covid19. Erekat was a key palestinian negotiator involved in peace talks for over three decades. He famously showed up at the 1991 madrid conference proudly aring a keffiyeh, a symbol of palestinian nationalism. He stood in staunch opposition to trumps middle east plan, which he called the fraud of the century and condemned recent agreements normalizing relations between israel and gulf nations. This is saeb erekat speaking in 2018. Have palestinians, we defined their interest as no one benefits from achieving more than as an nobody stands to lose more. Amy erekat is survived by his wife, four children, and eight grandchildren. Back in washington, d. C. , President Trump has fired defense secretary mark esper. This comes months after esper clashed with trump by opposing the deployment of active duty troops to respond to the nationwide protests sparked by the Police Killing of george floyd. On monday, trump announced christopher miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism center, would serve as acting defense secretary. Senator ron wyden responded on twitter by writing donald trump fired someone who wouldnt order u. S. Troops to attack Peaceful Protesters and is replacing him with someone he may think will carry out those orders. During an interview last week with the military times, esper suggested that he would soon be fired because he stood up to trump. He said whos going to come in behind me . Its going to be a real yes man. and then god help us. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case seeking to overturn the Affordable Care act. The republican effort seeks to could strip away the healthcare of over 20 Million People and deny protections for preexisting conditions, as well as preventive care, amid a devastating pandemic that has caused millions to lose their employerbased health insurance. The court now has a 63 conservative majority. During last months Senate Confirmation hearing, Justice Amy Coney barrett refused to recuse herself from cases on the Affordable Care act even though she has been critical of obamas signature legislation in the past. President elect joe biden is delivering a speech today defending the aca, which he vowed to expand during his campaign, though progressive democrats and Public Opinion favors a universal Healthcare System or medicare for all. In bolivia, former president evo morales has returned to his country after one year of exile following a rightwing military coup that overthrew morales last november. Thousands of supporters celebrated moraless triumphant return as the longtime leader crossed into bolivia by foot through the border with argentina, where hed been living since last year. This is morales spking to the throngs of supporters yesterday. While fight continues imperialism and capitalism exists from the struggle of the people will continue. Im convinced of that, brothers and sisters. Amy evo morales return follows the swearing in of luis arce as the new president , and the return of morales mas party to power. Peru has been thrown into Political Uncertainty after lawmakers ousted president Martin Vizcarra monday in his impeachment trial. The vote to remove him, on charges of corruption, came two months after a failed impeachment in september on an unrelated accusation of obstruction of justice. Some lawmakers and protesters decried the vote as a political ploy ahead of elections in 2021, and said the political chaos could further hamper the response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated peru. In armenia, protesters stormed a government building in the capital yerevan monday night following the announcement of an agreement to end the raging sixweek conflict in nagornokarabakh. Protesters say the deal, which was signed by the president , does not represent the will of the armenian people and the armenian pme minister said military actions in the region are not over yet. The deal came ter azerbaijan seized control of thsecond largest city in nagornokarabakh and after the shooting down of russian helicopter which they claimed was an accident. Russian president Vladimir Putin said tuesday russian peacekeepers will be deployed along the front line. It is estimated the conflict has killed at least 1000 people and splaced over 100,000, thgh some say theeath toll is much higher. In georgia, protests continued monday, one day after police fired Water Cannons on crowds in the capital tbilisi as they called for a rerun of recent parliament reelections they and the countrys main opposition parties say were rigged. The election saw the ruling Georgian Dream party, which was founded by georgias wealthiest man, declaring victory. Meanwhile, protests continue in belarus, where hundreds were again arrested over the weekend as people call for president Alexander Lukashenko to resign following august elections they say were rigged. At least nine journalists were believed to be among those arrested sunday. On friday, the eu imposed sanctions on lukashenko for his violent crackdown on protests. Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad zarif called on regional powers to engage in peaceful talks following reports trump is planning to slap a series of new sanctions on iran in the coming weeks in coordination with israel and several gulf state foreign minister zarif tweeted a sincere message to our neighbors trumps gone in 70 days. But well remain here forever. Betting on outsiders to provide security is never a good gamble. We extend our hand to our neighbors for dialog to resolve differences. Only together can we build a Better Future for all. Axios, which reported the possible sanctions, said the Trump Administration hopes the move will make it harder for Joe Bidens Administration to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, which trump unilaterally withdrew from. In cancun, mexico, at leastwo local reporters were wounded after police opened fire against a crowd of people protesting femicides and violence against women. Protests erupted across the state of quintana roo monday after the body of 20yearold Bianca Alejandrina lorenzana, known as alexis, was found earlier in the day. She had been missing all weekend after leaving her home to work. At least a dozen other femicides have been reported in the state of quintana roo this year. On average, 10 women are murdered in mexico every day according to mexican officials. In immigration news, the guardian reports nearly 50 cameroonian Asylum Seekers are scheduled to be deported today. Some of them are activists who face arrest warrants in cameroon and political persecution from Government Forces known for conducting extrajudicial killings. The guardian ice come immigration and customs enforcement, agents have tortured them into signing their deportation papers, and have forcibly taken their fingerprints. Last month, dozens of cameroonian Asylum Seekers were deported. Many of them are now missing. Advocates say black Asylum Seekers are being disproportionately targeted with mass deportations. In other immigration news, lawyers working on reuniting children who were separated from their families at the southern border say they still cannot find the parents of 666 children over 100 more children than previously reported. The children were taken away from their families between april and june 2018 at the height of trumps zerotolerance family separation policy. And a federal court has temporarily blocked the construction of the Mountain Valley pipeline pending an ongoing appeal from environmental groups. The 300mile pipeline would cross through wetlands and streams in virginia and west virginia. Activists have long argued a permit allowing its construction violates environmental laws and could pose catastrophic threats to vital waterways. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman in new york joined by my cohost Juan Gonzalez in new brunswick, new jersey. Hi, juan. Juan hi, amy. Welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. Amy as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide tops more than 51 million, the u. S. Pharmaceutical Company Pfizer announced monday that a phase 3, latestage study found their potential covid19 vaccine showed more than 90 effectiveness. This is pfizer Ceo Albert Bourla on cnn. 90 is a game changer. To have aoure hoping tool iyour war against this pandemic that could be significantly effective. How long this protection will last is something we dont know right now. In a good we are situation to have of to for the lien doses this year 50 million doses this year globally. I believe we are in a good situation have 1. 3 billion doses globally. Amy the twodose vaccine still faces several challenges, including how to store and transport it since it must be refrigerated at subzero temperatures. In response to the news, Vice President mike pence tweeted huge news thanks to the Publicprivate Partnership forged by president realdonaldtrump, pfizer announced its Coronavirus Vaccine trial is effective, preventing infection in 90 of its volunteers. Pfizer immediately debunked the claim, which referenced operation warp speed, the federaeffort to rush vaccine to market. Senior vice presidenand head of vaccine research, kathrin jansen, told the New York Times we were never part of the warp speed. We have never taken any money from the u. S. Government, or from anyone. Meanwhile, president elect joe biden said monday the Coronavirus Vaccine approval process must be guided by science and warned a vaccine likely wont be available for months. He spoke after meeting with the 12member Coronavirus Task force that he has just appointed to advise him during the transition before his january 20 inauguration. It includes rick bright, the whistleblower from the Trump Administration who said his early warnings about the pandemic were ignored. Mr. Biden this group will advise on detail plans, built on a bedrock of science. Keep compassion, empathy, and care for every american at its core, making Rapid Testing widely available more widely available, much more widely available. Building a core of contact tracers that will track and curb this disease while we prioritize getting vaccines first to the most at risk populations. Amy president elect biden has also said he plans to repair the u. S. Relationship with the world health organization. This comes as the u. S. Passed 10 million total covid cases on monday, with the most recent 1 million infections happening faster than any previous million in just 10 days. Well, for more, we are joined by Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize winning Science Writer, former senior fellow for Global Health at the council on foreign relations. She is the author of number books, including ebola story of an outbreak and the coming plague newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance. Thank you for joining us. If you can First Respond to the pfizer announcement yesterday. Front and come after say it is great news. It is always encouraging to see positive results in vaccine trial, especially at this stage in an epidemic. Very quickly. You know, it is hopeful. But it is only a press release. There has been no scientific release. There is no published data. We dont have anything to go with except with the lawyers at pfizer massaged carefully into a single page press release. So we have to take that with a big caviar. The other thing that has to be considered carefully is that this precedent is in the process of carrying out retributions commitment did for firings all across his government, getting rid of people who have stood up i him in various agencies mean, the most astounding yesterday, firing the secretary of defense. In stephen hahn, the head of fda, has been consistently on trumps hit list. He stood up to the president regarding hydroxychloroquine, regarding plasma therapy, and other things that the president claims would treat work here or elimine cure or eliminate covid, but they wouldnt. We could have

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