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Democrats worry about calls to completely defund the police. Good thursday morning everyone, im sandra smith. Hello john. Good morning sandra and good morning to you, im jon scott. The Presumptive Democratic nominee has said before that he does not believe in defending the police. Surplus for Law Enforcement, they dont need that. The last thing you need is an up armored humvee coming into a neighborhood like the military invading. They dont know anybody. We agreed that we can redirect some of the funding . Yes, absolutely. Meanwhile Bernie Sanders is saying biden could be the most progressive ...

Of this week. But as the vaccines are coming online, the virus continues to spread at an alarming rate. Now one in 20 americans have contracted this virus. And more than 301,000 americans have died. Joining me now, nbcs Yasmin Vossoughian is at Yale New Haven Hospital in connecticut where theyll begin to administer vaccines to Health Care Workers today. Nbcs Valerie Castro is in el paso, texas, where officials Just Announced curfews on christmas and new years. Yasmin, i know there are high spirits there among the Health Workers waiting to get the vaccine. What are they saying to you . Reporter...

This is a plan that trump now supports. And Senate Democrats are ready to make it law but today, Mitch Mcconnell is blocking holding a vote on just that. Now, this part is a familiar story. Mcconnell obstructing a bill. Hes proud of that kind of thing but some democrats say they have more leverage this time, this time could be different and the reason its the calendar. It the end of the year. Congress wants to go home like everyone else around the holidays and senator Bernie Sanders is invoking that leverage warning hell use the rules to force senators to be stuck in d. C. With the senate open...

And david perdue in a state where they have not they will flip the senate blue and gain control of congress. A republican victory by contrast will impede president elect joe bidens ability to make headway on his agenda. All this Political Drama reaching a climax as a joint session of congress meets later today for the final count of Electoral College votes, the last step in officially confirming joe biden as an expresident of the United States. But Many Republican lawmakers are planning to block his certification while outside the capital Trump Supporters rally in protest, calling for an urgen...

Quorum call the presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 563. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. Ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk carolyn b. Mccue of utah to be United States circuit judge for the tenth circuit i. Mr. Reid i is send a cloture motion to the clesks....