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2020/12/15 09:07 Democrat Sophia Danenberg, a member of Washington's Electoral College, fills in her ballot for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the state Capitol... Democrat Sophia Danenberg, a member of Washington's Electoral College, fills in her ballot for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilming... ...

2020/12/15 19:05 Jackie Cisneros, center, waves an American flag as she and other members of California's Electoral College celebrate the election of President-Elect J... Jackie Cisneros, center, waves an American flag as she and other members of California's Electoral College celebrate the election of President-Elect John Biden as President in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool) President-elect Joe Biden walks offstage with his wife Jill Biden after speaking after the Electoral College formally elected him a...

leaders see it as a setback for voters of color. >> reporter: prince william county added 122,000 residents over the past decade and perhaps more significantly, it's become a majority minority community, people of color outnumber white. local leaders were hopeful newly drawn legislative maps would reward that growth with more influence and more representation in richmond. instead, the redistricting plan just approved by the state senate split prince william county among six senate districts and only one district is entirely in prince william. the others stretch into neighboring count...

voters of color. >> reporter: prince william county added 122,000 residents over the past decade and perhaps more significantly, it's become a majority minority community, people of color outnumber white. local leaders were hopeful newly drawn legislative maps would reward that growth with more influence and more representation in richmond. instead, the redistricting plan just approved by the state senate split prince william county among six senate districts and only one district is entirely in prince william. the others stretch into neighboring counties, many of them rural areas. >...

d.c. rights and voting rights is very important. i'm glad the mayor has taken the leadership to send the message to congress that this is the right thing do to do. at 6:00, we'll hear from the white house. it said the president had to make some tough choices. >> thanks, tom. we're also hear are from ward 6 chairman tommy wells. he described the protest as a powerful moment but didn't expect 41 people to be arrested. he was also critical of the capitol police department's ability to get them out of the system quickly. >> it was pretty surprising. they were not prepared to handle 4...