that image, in turn, was recently adopted by artist bria goeller, who painted kamala harris -- the firstrican american woman elected as vice president -- casting the shadow of six-year-old ruby bridges. on her instagram account, lucille's daughter ruby bridges, now 66 years old, said -- "today our country lost a hero. brave, progressive, a champion for change. she helped alter the course of so many lives by setting me out on my path as a six year old little girl. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. when we come back, we will be joined by reporter jane mayer, who just wrote the piece "why trump can't afford to lose." stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. the number of americans hospitalized due to covid-19 has more than a doubled over the past week as infections so to record numbers across the country. on thursday, a staggering 163,000 new cases were reported -- a new world shattering record. the u.s. death toll has topped 242,00