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Now. >> the illinois president of the -- don harmon, state senator, lauren murphy, state -- martin moyland. tim -- where is tim? there you go, tim. thank you. thank you, pal. aflcio state president. jeff isaacson and don fann and robert reider, chicago federation of labor. folks, that's how we beat covid-19 -- >> neil: we're going to keep monitoring that, whether he takes questions. this comes at a time when seven days running now, we've had a steady decline in hospitalizations and deaths. the trend is our friend. we're keeping an eye on that.

Here, but their messages are overlapping and intercepting particularly about the need to get working men and women in the united states of america not only out to vote but protect the right to vote. there is no place, i think, or there are few places arguably in the united states where actually there is a literal front line in the fight and not just because of the supreme court gutting. don't forget, that audit which many people call preposterous, which will not change the outcome of the 2020 election, but has taken up a lot of oxygen and energy out here, is still ongoing to this day. so there...

Today thousands marched through streets of d.c. and other american cities like phoenix, miami, and atlanta. the protesters united against the gop's sustained attacks on voting rights. made possible by state legislatures in gop control. today new president of the aflcio, the largest federation of unions in the united states spoke to nbc news onto shrines of a rally in phoenix. >> we are concerned about what we're seeing in terms of voter suppression all across this country. and really, in my opinion, the action is out in the community and on the ground. and so that's why i wanted to be here in ...

The pastor of the church gave a fiery speech, the whole room was up and cheering. it is great that people are here connecting teach other and that's how we bring change. >> reporter: are there action items you want people to take once they come here in addition to campaigning for the people act, for the john lewis voting rights advancement act, what is happening here in arizona that necessitates this valley as being one of the big ones across the nation today? >> one, it is about everybody. it can't be about phoenix but it has to be every city, every precinct because that's where the votes are...

Plans in place for when the afghan military and afghan government went away? where were our plans and where was the diplomatic plan and where was our economic plan and where was our humanitarian plan? those are all questions that we will be asking and they need to be answered. >> congressman jimmy panetta from the central valley of california. thank you so very much. >> thank you. >> i really appreciate it. >> the nation's largest labor federation has elected the first woman president. liz shuler will lead the aflcio and she served as treasurer for richard trumka. and a shot in the arm, what i...