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crashed in a house that's out of sight here. also we can tell you this evening that the u. s park police will not confirm the current status of the officer who shot delanoe martin, the u. s park police union. the head of that union, though, has defended that officer telling the washington post that the use of force was justified in the union stands behind the actions that the officers took alex brian todd here in washington d c tonight with that report, brian. thank you. now just ahead. liberals celebrating big wins in key elections in wisconsin and chicago. why those races could be important bellwethers for the 2024 election that's next. your business will save over 1000 bucks. what are you going to do with it? i c could use a newew n . with t m mobile for business save more than 1000. bucks versus verizon and with our price lock guaranteed will never raise your rate planver. why it is so bad. if i woulhave
former obama education secretary arne duncan more of the moderate democrats. so both democrats? yes so why, then is the democratic party looking at this as a sort of signed for the future? well it's really sort of a test of two democratic ideologies here. we've actually seen this dynamic play out in some key mayoral races and the other two biggest cities in the country. in los angeles, the more progressive congresswoman karen bass defeated her moderate opponent, rick caruso, to take the mayorship in l. a. and then in new york, the more moderate eric adams, former police officer beat out a progressive field in the primary to take the mayorship here. so we've seen mixed results there. and while we don't know just yet what will happen here? that's why this race is being watched so closely to see what sort of dynamics are resonating with people, and that , of course, politically could have implications down the line as well. we talked about possible bellwethers. if you can look just the other direction
look at these live pictures coming in from brasilia, we have seen what happened in the us, we have seen what happened in brazil, is this kind of potential violence or insurrection, call it what you will, going to continue to spread? will others be looking at these examples and think we can do this in our country as well? it’s and think we can do this in our country as well?— and think we can do this in our country as well? it's a good point, and in fact — country as well? it's a good point, and in fact a _ country as well? it's a good point, and in fact a conservative - country as well? it's a good point, and in fact a conservative friend . country as well? it's a good point, | and in fact a conservative friend of mine just and in fact a conservative friend of minejust said we and in fact a conservative friend of mine just said we used to fear and in fact a conservative friend of minejust said we used to fear in the 1960s fidel castro spreading revolution, now we feared donald trump spreading revolution. that's precisely it, this is very much based on the trump model, very much based on the trump model, very much based on the trump model, very much based on building hatred and stoking people's fears. i think we will very much see this. in many ways, oddly enough, the united states and brazil are somewhat bellwethers of the very modern challenges democracy faces globally. and it also indicates, given bolsonaro lost by around 2% of the vote in the second round in october, his base is going to remain active and it is a deeply divided,
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become a minister under bolsonaro. lula would serve 580 days in prison until his conviction was annulled. he was released. he could once again stand for election — something that still infuriates his opponents. most of the more radical bolsonaro supporters, they believe that lula is a communist and he will install a communist dictatorship. but bolsonaro is some way from power. on new year's eve in florida, ttis photo emerged of him eating at kfc. on new year's day in brasilia, lula was sworn. an da week after that, we saw this — the storming of congress. tensions years in the making had burst into full view, just as they did in different ways at the us capitol two years ago. i think in many ways, oddly enough, the united states and now brazil are somewhat bellwethers of the very modern challenges
infuriates his opponents. most of the more radical bolsonaro supporters, they believe that lula is a communist and he will install a communist dictatorship. but bolsonaro is some way from power. on new year's eve, this photo emerged of him eating a kfc in florida. he'd left brazil the day before, on new year's day, in brasilia, while lula was sworn in as president. which brings us to sunday's riots. tensions years in the making had burst into full view. just as they did in quite different ways at the us capitol two years ago. i think, in many ways, oddly enough, the united states and now brazil are somewhat bellwethers of the very modern challenges democracy faces globally. and so, while this is a story specific to brazil, there is a broader truth here. that if politicians repeatedly tell their supporters that the electoral system is broken, in the end, some are going to believe them — and act on it.
general mills, what are we expecting to see? what will that tell us about the economy? >> these are key readings on the consumer economic bellwethers. we know people are still snacking and eating cereal, even though prices have increased. it's a high inflation environment. where are they cutting? that's what makes nike and fedex reports so important. with nike, people, are they continuing to cut their spending on sneakers and apparel? which has been happening all year. in the case of fedex, are people buying as many things for the holidays? they reported results last quarter that disappointed. they talked about waning demand in a slowing macroeconomic environment. nike discounting merchandise and
that close but as a theirett cal idea, that's possible. >> scarily, i don't want to put that into the universe but sure, it's possible. >> we've had election week in america before. >> many times. >> you were talking about, it is the magic of counting the votes, the gift of democracy that we get to count the votes. i know you view it that way. as someone who knows the state so well, when you have something like this, surprisingly high turnout. is there a county or two that you use as your own? i look at every state. there is a swing county here, a swing county there, quirky counties in some states. do you have a county or two that you watch as your own bellwethers? >> i probably look at fayette right now. the thing about most of our counties, they are pretty red or pretty blue. there is very few that are kind of a mixed bag. but you have what i call the
diode counties. augusta, richmond, pretty democratic but has a suburban republican. you look at how they turn out together. that can give you some pretty good bellwethers to look at. you were talking to kaitlan earlier. you said she had strong feelings about the university of georgia bulldogs. i do, too. >> i kept it neutral. i didn't say how she felt about the university of georgia. i think viewers are familiar with her alabama tides. we really appreciate everything you do. the fate for voter integrity and to defeat the lies and conspiracies. >> if i can say one more thing on that front. whoever loses needs to concede. whoever wins needs to realize they represent everybody. that's how you restore faith in the american system. >> amen to that. the race could tighten at any moment as more votes come