\[music break] amy: i'm amy goodman. this is democracy now! we've just landed in laayoune, the capital of western sahara, africa's last colony, hoping to report from here, occupied by morocco for more than 40 years. we're at the airport now. we'll see what happens. amy: i'm speaking quietly on the plane because journalists, even western journalists, are rarely allowed into western sahara. we don't know if this is the moment we'll be turned back, as so many others have been. maybe it's the u.n. press badges around our necks. maybe it's our u.s. passports. or maybe it's just that our arrival was so unexpected. but after a check of our documents and a few questions, we're waved through customs. outside the airport, we climb into a car driven by jamal, our translator and guide. >> it's very nice to meet you. amy: so, who are the plainclothes officers at the airport? >> those are security officers. some of them belong to different departments. amy: jamal says we've been observed by local police, the moroccan secret service and intelligence agents.

i'm amy goodman. one day ahead of election day, over 94 million people have already cast their ballots -- more than two thirds of the total number of ballots cast in 2016. in graham, north carolina, police arrested eight people and unleashed pepper spray on a peaceful get out the vote rally in march which plan to end at an early voting site. the participant started at a black church and stopped at a confederate monument opposite the county courthouse to honor george floyd and black lives before law-enforcement officers in riot gear attempted to clear them out. officers then started deploying pepper spray on a crowd that included young children and elderly people. north carolina governor roy cooper and rights groups condemned the police action. we'll have more on this after headlines with the event's organizer reverend greg drumwright. the texas supreme court on sunday denied a republican request to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru votes cast in harris county. harris county set up 10 drive-thru pol

i'm amy goodman. the united states has topped 11 casesn confirmed covid-19 thus than a -- less than a week after it passed the 10 million cases milestone. a record 70,000 people are now hospitalized. with the surge affecting every part of the country, michael osterholm, a top adviser on president-elect joe biden's coronavirus taskforce, said the u.s. is having "many mini-epidemics." ates are rolling out new measures to combat the surge. wisconsin and chicago have issued new stay-at-home orders. vermont has barred all gatherings outside of members of the same household. washington state has also set strictules on gatherings outside of household members, limited capacity at restaurants and prohibited indoor service at gyms, museums, and movie theaters. utah and north dakota are the latest states to mandate mask wearing. meanwhile, in south dakota, where the covid-19 death rate is among the worst in the world, governor kristi noem, a close trump ally, has said she would not enforce a mask mandate even if

amy: thank you. miles, could you talk about when you first -- how did you get taken in by this confident man? what sources lead you to finding him? prof. harvey: so, i got lucky with this. the source that led me to this was an editor at little brown. i got a call from my agent one day and he said, guy from little brown once to talk to you about a book. it was a wonderful editor ben george, and he said, i have been reading your work and i think you might be right for writing this book. i don't know, amy, my career was not exactly flying then, so, course, i wanted to hear him out. no i had opportunities like that in the past. it was stuffed i would just be bored with and i would not do, and i would get in trouble for, and i would have to give back my advance and stuff like that. this one instantly hit me like as a book i really loved and the character, and strang is so amazingly complex. they were so much information about him, including from his journals during his years as a young man. i was struck b

i'm amy goodman. the united states is once again shuttering its own world record for daily coronavirus infections, reporting a staggering 163,000 cases thursday. nearly 1200 people died of covid-19 in the last 24 hours. public health officials are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe as the virus continues to spread exponentially and hospitals are pushed the on capacity. california has become the second u.s. state with more than a million confirmed infections, joining texas. in chicago, mayor lori lightfoot has issued a 30-day stay-at-home advisory and will cap social gatherings at 10 people. in pennsylvania, prison officials are warning of a deadly full-blown resurgence of coronavirus. 17 incarcerated people have died of covid 19 in pennsylvania during the pandemic, six of them since mid-october. meanwhile, when a president-elect biden stop hasnavirus advisors proposed congress pass a relief package to allow u.s. residents to remain at home for four to six week lockdown to flatten the curve of trans

amy: as the u.s. covid-19 death toll nears 250,000, a second major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. we will speak to dr. saad omer, the director of the yale institute for global health. then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. we will talk to jean ross, co-president of national nurses united. >> we have been calling for this protection for health care workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. and sad to say, we are still very lacking. amy: plus, central america has been devastated by back-to-back climate change-fueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. the united states recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. the official u.s. death toll, already the highe

i'm amy goodman. the united states recorded more than 80,000 new coronavirus infections wednesday and over 1000 new deaths as the white house coronavirus task force warned in an internal report of unrelenting broad community spread in the midwest, upper midwest, and west. every state in the union is either holding steady or seeing an increase in new cases, with the u.s. headed for a third surge that is set to rival two previous peaks. on the campaign trail, president trump continues to rally his supporters at packed campaign events where few people wear masks. on wednesday, trp umtraveled to arizona where he mocked a statewide mask mandate ordered by california's governor gavin newsom. pres. trump: in california you have a special mask. you cannot under any circumstances take it out. you have to eat through them. amy: trump's remarks came as a new study by vanderbilt university researchers found coronavirus hospitalizations rose dramatically in places without a local mask mandate compared to places wh

i'm amy goodman.democric presidential nominee joe biden has taken a roughly 900-vote lead in georgia as mail-in ballots continue to be counted in key battleground states. according to the associated press, biden has secured 264 electoral votes and needs to win just one of the undecided battleground states to top the needed 270. biden is also expanding his leading in nevada and gaining ground in pennsylvania, where trump's lead is down to 18,000 votes with over 160,000 absentee ballots still uncounted. biden's lead in the popular vote is now approaching 4 million and is expected to keep growing significantly. on thursday, joe biden called for all votes to be counted. mr. biden: in america, the vote is sacred. it is how people in this nation express their wealth. it is the will of the voters, no one, not anything else, that chooses the president of the united states of america. must be counted and that is what we're going to see going through now and that is how it should be. amy: president trump addres

i'm 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 trump's 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 trump's 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 continu

i'm amy goodman. the u.s. soared past 12 million confirmed covid-19 cases this weekend as the number of new cases quickly approaches 200,000 a day. over a quarter of a million people in the u.s. have died from the coronavirus. despite warnings from public health experts, including that centers for disease control and prevention, who are urging people to skip travel and indoor gatherings, a surge in holiday travel has already started ahead of thanksgiving. the department of health and human services warned over 1000 hospitals across the country are critically short of staff and the number is expected to rise. north dakota is the worst hit with over 50% of hospitals facing shortages. in washington state, the housing rights group "tacoma housing now" has turned a former middle school building into emergency pandemic accommodations for unhoused people and is demanding the formation of a community land trust in response to the housing crisis. leaders from the g20 nations pledged sunday to distribute corona

i'm amy goodman. the united states recorded nearly 75,000 coronavirus cases on tuesday as the confirmed death toll from covid-19 neared 227,000. the u.s. has recorded over a half-million new coronavirus cases over just the last week. more than half of states are at or near record levels of infections and no state in the union is seeing a decline in new cases. despite the grim news, the trump administration declared victory over the coronavirus on tuesday. in a news release accompanying the release of a 62 page report, the white house office of science and technology policy cited "ending the covid-19 pandemic" as one of president trump's first term accomplishments. in wisconsin, health officials reported 64 coronavirus deaths and nearly 5300 new daily cases tuesday -- shattering previous records. just hours after that announcement, president trump rallied his supporters in western wisconsin, where thousands packed shoulder-to-shoulder at a campaign event where few people wore masks. president trump sai

i'm amy goodman. iran's top nuclear scientist was assassinated while driving on a highway outside of tehran on friday. iran accused israel of orchestrating the killing of mohsen fakhrizadeh, who reportedly led iran's nuclear program. a state funeral was held today in tehran where photographs of him were displayed next to iranian commander qassim suleimani who was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad 10 months ago. the iranian defense minister, amir hatami spoke at the funeral. that nonemy knows crime, no terror and no stupid act will remain unanswered by the iranian people, and we will severely pursue the criminals. they must know that they will be punished for their actions. statesminal united has thousands of nuclear weapons and the criminal zionist regime has hundreds of nuclear weapons. what are these weapons for? are they are used as decor in your home? amy: iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif has described the killing of the top nuclear scientist as an act of state terror. con

amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> we have wo with the most votes evern cast in the history of the nation. 74 million. amy: the trump presidency is coming to an end. former vice president joe biden is projected to have won the election after winning the state of pennsylvania. biden's running mate kamala harris makes history as the nation's first woman vice president as well as the first african-american, indian-american, and asian-american elected to the vice presidency. ms. harris: while, be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. [cheers] because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. amy: we will hear x or of the victory speeches and get response from princeton university professor eddie glaude, and anti-racist activist bree newsome bass. and congress member ro khanna on the new attack on progressives in congress stop all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. joe den has been elected

i'm amy goodman. the presidential race remains too close to call, but democratic presidential nominee joe biden is closing in on securing enough electoral votes to win after news outlets projected him winning two key states in the midwest -- wisconsin and michigan. according to the associated press, biden has now secured 264 electoral votes. he will reach the needed 270 if he wins any of the four undecided races -- nevada, where he has a slim lead of less than 8000 votes, georgia, where trump is winning by 18,000 votes, but many tens of thousands have yet to be counted. north carolina, where trump is leading by 77,000 votes, or pennsylvania, where trump is up by 165,000 but many absentee ballots have still not been counted. biden briefly spoke on wednesday. mr. biden: i am not here to declare we won, but i am here to report when the account is finished, we believe we will be the winners. amy: president trump made multiple false claims on wednesday suggesting democrats are stealing the election. at one

amy: the u.s. death toll from covid-19 has topped 250,000 as the number of infections soar across the country. nearly 2000 deaths in one day. but president trump is all but missing in action. he has not attended a coronavirus task force meeting in five months. he continues to have no public meetings on his schedule. we will speak with "the atlantic's" ed yong. then to iran. as president trump installs loyalists in a shakeup at the pentagon, is the president laying the groundwork to attack iran? plus, we will look at why climate activists and progressive democrats are protesting president-elect joe biden's decision to tap congressman cedric richmond to a top white house post. he is the leading democrat recipient of fossil el money in congress. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. the official u.s. death toll from covid-19 has passed a quarter of a million people as the virus rages out of control from coast-to-coast in the

i'm amy goodman. the presidential race between donald trump and joe biden remains too close to call with ballots still being counted in the undecided races of michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, georgia, nevada, and north carolina. early this morning, biden spoke in wilmington, delaware, and called for patience as votes are being counted. mr. biden: i am here to tell you tonight we believe we are on track to win this election. we knew because of the unprecedented early vote and the mailing vote it was going -- mail-in voting was going to take a while. we have to be patient until the hard work of tallying the votes is finished. it ain't over until every ballot is counted. amy: shortly before 1:00 a.m., trump took to twitter to accuse democrats of trying to steal the election without offering any proof at all. then just after 2:20 a.m., trump addressed the nation. pres. trump: this is a major fraud in our nation. we want the law to be used in a proper manner, so we will be going to the u.s. supreme court

i'm amy goodman. conservative judge amy coney barrett has been sworn in to replace justice ruth bader ginsburg on the supreme court after the republican-led senate voted 52-48 to confirm her. for the first time in 151 years, a supreme court nominee was confirmed without a single vote from the minority pay. on monday night, supreme court justice clarence thomaswore barrett in to her lifetime seat. >> the oath i have solemnly taken tonight means at its core i will do my job without any fear or favor and that i will do so independently of both the political branches and of my own preferences. amy: hundreds attended the white house ceremony despite a new covid-19 outbreak that has infected at least five of vice president mike pence's aides. justice coney barrett is president trump's ird appointee to the supreme court and gives the court a 6-3 conservative majority. democrats slammed republicans for ramming through the confirmation at a time when tens of millions of votes have already been cast in the elec

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that is cher ami. you get a few more pages of her, and then you get to chapter two, and that is the start of the major's story. monuments matter most to pigeons and soldiers, some more than others. none matter more to me than the soldier monuments on the upper west side. it is not a monument from my war, the great war, the war that has caused me to be known these past three years as go to hell whittelsly, instead, it is for the union army which won the civil war almost 60 years ago. the soldier and sailors monument has personal significance, one that has nothing to do with war. it is where i, fresh from harvard law school, naive and lonesome, met the man who would be my entree into the double life i lived until i left the war uninterrupted. i will stop there. prof. tyson: thank you. miles, would you introduce your book and then read a bit? prof. harvey: my book is about a guy by the name of james j strang. he declared himself king of the universe, him and his sector of mormons took over beaver island i

amy: dr.lio gonzalez ayala, thank you for being with us, leading pulmonary disease and critical care specialist. go from ele back, we paso, which is one of the hotspots at this country, to north dakota, which currently has the highest covid-19 death rate in the world. we will talk with a member of the standing rock sioux tribe and we will go to navajo nation in zona, which is now going through yet another lockdown. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. report.the quarantine we go now to north dakota, which currently has the highest covid-19 death rate of any state or country in the world -- with one in every 1000 residents dead from the virus. south dakota's death rate is nearly as bad after both state governments spent months downplaying the crisis and republican governors refusing to mandate, until recently in north dakota. over the weekend, facing rapidly spiking numbers north dakota's republican governor doug burgum finally declared a

i'm amy goodman. president trump continues to contest the results of last week's election after counts showed joe biden won the electoral college and the popular vote by more than five million ballots. on tuesday, the office of management and budget said it was proceeding with president trump's budget request for next fiscal year and trump's top cabinet member secretary of state mike pompeo said he was preparing for a second trump term. pompeo was questioned by reporters at the state department. . >> at what point does a delay camera smooth transition pose a risk to national security? >> there will be a smooth transition to second trump administration. we are ready. amy: an official with joe biden's transition team told cbs news the congratulatory phone calls president-elect joe biden is receiving from world leaders are happening without the help of the state department. secretary of state pompeo was asked to compare the trump administration's response to biden's victory with overseas elections where

i'm amy goodman. the united states repoed over 170,000 new covid-19 cases and 2100 deaths in tuesday alone, the deadliest day in more than six months. hospitalizations are at an all-time high at nearly 90,000. the s. deatholl is now approaching 26000. in california, covid-19 hospitalizations have gone up over 80% in the past two weeks, with icu hospitalizations increasing by over 50%. much of california imposed a curfew over the weekend in hopes of slowing a surge that health officials fear will only get worse due to thanksgiving travel and gatherings. 11 states, many in the midwest, have recorded more deaths in the past week than in any other week since the pandemic began. the white house coronavirus task force said tuesday 6.4 million doses of pfizer's vaccine wi be dtribut across the country by mid-december with frontline healthcareorkers receiving the first doses. the vaccine wafound to be 95% effective inrials, though it mu still undergo a final authorizion before widespread usage. an internation

i'm amy goodman. today in this special broadcast, we look at this year's historic election and the devastating covid-19 pandemic. begin in north dakota, which has the highest covid-19 death rate of any state or country in the world, with one in every thousand residents dead from the virus. south dakota's death rate is nearly as bad, after both republican governors spent months downplaying the crisis. as covid-19 ravages the dakotas, we turn to look at how thrapid spread of covid-19 is affecting native american communities. we begin with two guests, jodi archambault is a citizen of the standing rock sioux tribe and the former special assistant to president obama for native american affairs for the white house domestic policy council. she is ibismarck, the capital of north dakota. and in farmington, new mexico, we're joined by allie young, a citizen of navajo nation, founder of protect the sacred. she lives in arizona. i began by asking jodi archambault to talk about the pandemic's devastating effect on

i'm amy goodman. the united states confirmed 187,000 new coronavirus infections on thursday -- the highest one-day total of any nation since the start of the pandemic. more than 2000 people died across the united states thursday, the highest one-day death toll since may. disease modelers at the university of washington school of medicine now predict over 470,000 u.s. coronavirus deaths by march 1 unless face masks are widely adopted, something they say would save 65,000 lives. the centers for disease control and prevention is calling on americans to avoid travel over the thanksgiving holiday, warning family get-togethers could lead to a spike in new infections and deaths. on thursday, the white house coronavirus task force held its first news briefing since august, led by vice president mike pence. vice pres. pence: this administration and our president does not support another national lockdown and we do not support closing schools. amy: president trump was notably absent from thursday's white house

i'm amy goodman. the united states has set another world record for coronavirus cases, confirming more than 140,000 infections on wednesday and over 1400 deaths. more than 65,000 people are hospitalized with covid-19 around the u.s. -- also a record -- and doctors are warning they may have to begin rationing care as intensive care units fill to capacity. every state in t union is seeing covid cases rise. here in new york, governor andrew cuomo has ordered new limits on social gatherings in private homes and is ordering bars, restaurants, and gyms to close by 10:00 p.m. in ohio, republican governor ron dewine told residents they can no longer congregate at weddings, funerals, and banquets. he ordered tougher enforcement measures for his state-wide mask mandate. >> when you're going t rhough hell, keep going. what you do in your private lives affects everyone. amy: across the u.s., hospitals and nursing homes are warning of an alarming shortage of masks, surgical gowns, and other personal protective equ

i'm amy goodman. the trump administration has cleared the way for president-elect joe biden's transition after 16 days of delay that threatened to derail the incoming administration's preparations for reviving the economy and battling the coronavirus pandemic. emily murphy, the trump-appointed head of the general services administration, had refused to declare joe biden the apparent victor of the november 3 election despite overwhelming evidence. murphy finally made that determination on monday as house democrats demanded she appear on capitol hill and as president trump tweeted his support for her. trump did not concede his election loss but tweeted that he would allow the transition to begin "in the best interest of our country." the move will free up more than $7 million in funding for biden's transition team, which will now receive office space and government briefings. on monday, michigan's board of state canvassers certified joe biden's win by a margin of more than 154,000 votes. also monday, mo

amy: bite not so i. in ohio monday. trump campaigned in north carolina, pennsylvania, wisconsin, and michigan, where he attacked democrats and reiterated many of his racist attacks against immigrants. pres. trump: the open border lobbyist that killed our fellow citizens with illegal drugs and gangs and crimes, they support biden. the far-left democrats that ruined our public schools depleted our inner cities, divided our police and demeaned your sacred faith and values. they support biden. the anti-american radicals defending our noble history heritage and euros, they support sleepy joe biden. amy: meanwhile, non--scalable fencing was installed around the white house monday in anticipation of possible election day protests. many businesses in new york city, washington, d.c., and other cities have boarded up their windows while the government center in minneapolis was also boarded up. a federal judge has thwarted an attempt by texas republicans to throw out nearly 127,000 drive-thru votes already cast in harris county. t

and the neighbor said amy was home all afternoon. so was amy so nervous she blew the polygraph? else going on? detective avis went to see liz at the hospital, his recorder rolling. >> i feel like it's just written on the wall, what it is. it's amy shot you with dave's gun, isn't it? >> pretty much, that's what i'm thinking. dave still doesn't think so. >> you seemed like the friendly cop. >> or the dumb one, i'll be whatever she wanted, as long as she kept telling us information. >> wait what? avis was playing dumb, he said, to pump liz for information because he and his partner had a strong suspicion about who really shot her, a truly shocking idea, something beyond devious. >> she shot herself is what i thought. >> liz shot herself? that sounded crazy. or maybe, a certain kind of crazy. remember to help catch cari farver, liz had given the police her cell phone. and here's what detectives doty and avis found on that phone. a photo of cari farver's suv, which didn't make any sense at all because -- >> we looked at the date that was taken. it was taken on christmas eve of 2012.

amy: we have to pause here for the top of amy: this is democracy now!. democracynow org.he democracy now! three-hour election night special. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. we're also going to be joined by carlos as we bring you this round-up of the latest news at this moment. polls have been closed for over two hours in several key battleground states, including florida, ohio, georgia, pennsylvania, and texas. but the races are still too close to call. in florida, "the new york times" reports it looks likely trump will win after joe biden underperformed in some key areas like miami dade county. in ohio, biden and trump are running nearly neck and neck with a little over half the precincts reporting. last hour the associated press called colorado for joe biden with its nine electoral college votes. in pennsylvania, joe biden is out to an early lead but the state only ganl counting a record number of mail-inballots today and it could be a few days before a winner is declared. in texas, an historically deep recommend state, trump is leading biden but biden is out-perfor

amy: it is extremely likely. the president has already said that he plans to contest the outcome in pennsylvania. he has his lawyers geared up and ready to go. as we just heard, he is actively encouraging people to protest, to cause violence, to wreak some havoc. then many ways, really, president is stoking anxiety rather than calming people and giving people a sense of the democratic process and the importance of a smooth election. francine: overall, amy, if joe biden wins by a significant margin, can president trump still contest the election? : he could. it depends on a couple of things. if it is one state that has enough electoral votes, that could really make a difference, that will be a key play for the president to bring litigation. a couple of states, there is another strategy he might take. i think it is unwise. if joe biden were to win by a landslide, his path forward is pretty limited. you have to have courts that would say it is worth pursuing the claim. there is a lot on the line here. i expect the p

[laughter] amy: there you go. there are a couple of things we look for in terms of stats from options. skew.at is really key is essentially the imbalance that we see between the put aside versus the call side. the reason this matters so much is this was one of the primary drivers we saw that really kept tech going, in particular in august. the options market itself was actually driving the market, but also for sentimental reasons. if we see this starting to company recovery name, which we haven't really yet, that is a very strong line that you are going to get an even stronger inflection to this value side. keenehe only skew in the house is should we wet brine or dry brine the turkey. moneymaking, big decisions, do they get in the way of a rational reassessment year? amy: those trades which have been in the market have obviously, a lot of them have been rolled off, and others have not come in the money. there's always a possibility for getting reloaded because that is a very large look money. avenue no idea, obvio

amy: absolutely.aring at my bloomberg screen right now, and i see between november 4 and november reesese two option expert s, whichn expirie tells me we will get some solution by november 4 instead of november sixth. i think in flexion happened a couple of weeks ago, and this election will have a pretty speedy decision. guy: if we do get that tonight, how much does vol come off? how much does the vix selloff? amy: i think if we get a very clear winner tonight, that front of the term structure gets sucked in a lot. i don't know if it flattens all the way through to where the term structure is, but it comes and what i tomorrow, think will be a little bit more interesting to see is what happens to the remaining options expiries. term structure has been sloping downward this entire time, and i guess what will be interesting to watch is whether or not investors will roll forward any plays to the impact of either a trump or biden victory, or if they move on to the results of the vaccine as the next thing t

with amy walter." and tamara keith of npr. she also co-hosts the "npr politics podcast." welcome to you both. great to see you. now that you've had a momento breathe and hopefully get sleep, i want briefly yr biggest takeaways from the election. >> what stood out for me is president trump did not do as well in the suburbs and joe biden really did do better in the suburbs than hillary clinton had. it was like revenge of the suburbs part two. also a little surprising was as the trump campaign was saying they would do better with latino and black voters and there was a lot of skepticism. well, they did better in areas like cities like south florida. amna: amy, what is your biggest take away as you are reflected? amy: both parties had a theory of the case. the trump theory was despite the fact that he didn't win the popular vote in 2016, that he failed to get a majority of the vote in key battleground states, he won those with a plurality, he still counted on winning by division rather than addition, by fo