texas governor greg abbott just issued an order limiting drop-off sites to one per location.or voters that you follow as i follow young voters, what does it mean for them? >> absolutely. texas is one of the youngest states in the nation. its average age of voters is 34 years old compared to 38 national. i think access to voting and access to polls is definitely something that's very important. what we know to be very true is that it's comical to think that greg abbott cares about covid and how it affects the voters because he's also the governor that opened up texas early without protocol to create one of the greatest health risks so people in texas history. it is transparent that he is taking the lead on the president who right now the trump campaign has also divulged $54 million into what they call voter protection. and so greg abbott is one of his puppets and someone who's trying to intimidate voters on the ground. just to give you an idea of what's happening, tarrant county alone has 2 million voters, 2 million voters who only have one place to drop off early vote mail ba

governor greg abbott, the tes state board of social work thexaminers changed part or code of conducta unanimous vote. the code prohibited so workers from turning away clients on the basis of osability, gender identit sexual orientation. critics are urging lawmakers to reverse the decision. newsho weekend's ivette feliciano spoke with ricardo martinez, c.e.o. of equality texas, about what the change means for members of those communities.in >> you know, p, this is a very damning message that is folks with disabilities.riand t, as a marginalized community, i think we get this and this is a continued utdegradation of very pros, marginalized community that is really suffering at the moment. right. and to do this during a pandemic when people need access to mental health services and social workers i think it sends the wrong message, and it adds some additional barriers and challenges that we really don't needis time to get folks the medical care that they need. unanimously to remove thesed discrimination protections based on a recommendation by texas governor greg abbott. how does this d

this county building is one of the 11 drop sites that was shut down by governor greg abbott.took us about 31 minutes to get here. it's where we met peaches sullivan, who was dropping off voter registration forms for nursing home residents. >> people are still worried. why would you risk having people come out even more when they don't have to? especially with the pre-existing conditions that they have. >> reporter: this is a driver you're going to see, almost like a slice of america. you'll see a little bit of everything on this drive from northeast harris county into energy stadium where this drop box location is. of course, critics of the governor say this is really just a masquerade way of suppressing voter turnout, making it more difficult for voting populations in highly democratic towns like houston and austin to be able to safely submit their votes in the age of this covid pandemic. the texas governor says his decision will increase ballot security and help stop illegal voting, though there are no widespread problems with voter fraud. so this is the one drop box ballot

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represent governor greg abbott has limit ready places to drop off ballots to one per county.hat has prompted unexpected challenges and prompted lawsuit. at this point, the governor's order stands. >> reporter: richard and may inside this red pickup truck just drove 35 miles to vote. >> really does not make sense. it's totally inconvenient. >> but we had to do it. >> reporter: they used to drive just a few minutes to an absentee drop-off location near their home outside of houston in harris county. which has almost will 5 million residents. there were 12 drop boxes in this largity democratic county, but the other 11 were forced to close under republican governor greg abbott's executive order, limiting every county to a single collection site. is there a legitimate reason to closes the satellite drop-off locations? >> i don't see a legitimate reason. i think it's completely ill logical. >> reporter: harris county judge has joined civic leaders across texas in criticizing the governor's order. >> i think we can all see transparently it's about voter suppression. >> reporter: thi

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reporter: governor greg abbott was in dallas saturday making campaign calls for candidates.it absentee voting locations to one per county. >> to be clear about the facts, i expanded voting in the state of texas. do not contract it. reporter: they staffed 12 new drop-off locations for ballads in travis county that's about six paid governor abbott says most mail-in ballots are mailed in and he sees no need for extra drop-off locations. >> what my order did is maintain the law so that if you want to cast a mail-in ballot you can cast it by mail or turn it in on election day to that one location but i also gave them every single day during early voting to turn in that ballot so unlike the law before where i expanded the time during which people could turn in a mail-in ballot. reporter: the back-and-forth core debate has no influence on how mail-in voting is done in denton, dallas and counting counties. mail-in ballots can only be dropped off at the election office or mailed in texas. saturday texas attorney general ken paxton says they will appeal the decision. ag said in a stat

. >> in texas, governor greg abbott is facing two separate lawsuits after he restricted ballot drop boxesper county because he feels they will be more secure. officials say this is no less than voter suppression. >> to make it that our voters, elderly voters, have as to travel over an hour, more than 50 miles in some cases to drop off their mail ballot. it's unfair, it's prejudicial and dangerous. >> reporter: millions of voters have hours left to vote for the 2020 general election, including competitive states like arizona, florida, georgia and texas. voting rights groups in florida are scrambling to help ex-felons get registered to vote by paying off court fees and fines owed before they can register. already some 2.6 million election ballots have been cast according to cnn, a re-election survey of 24 states reporting voting data. in six where party data is available. registered democrats make up more than half of the ballots returned. in pennsylvania, ongoing disputes over the changing ballot rules, poll watchers, voting machines are adding to the challenges ahead of november. some fro

let's go to the lone star state where the texas supreme court temporarily reinstates governor greg abbott'sadding more mail-in dropoff boxes, this means voters will remain he restricted to a single dropoff location per county, for now. abbott issued an order banning multiple drop boxes per county earlier this month in an effort he says to curb voter fraud. a number of activist groups are challenging that move, texas high court is giving both sides until monday afternoon to file their responses as it considers whether to take up the case. stand by for that one. a live look now at the senate floor where a rare sunday meeting continues as lawmakers will soon hold an initial vote on the nomination of judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. the vote will decide if the debate over judge barrett should end. democrats have tried to slow of down the nomination but it's expected a final senate vote that will take place tomorrow night. eric. eric: well, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is weighing in on joe biden's cabinet, if the former vice president does win the presidency. coming up, h

. ♪ ♪ arthel: the state of texas winning a temporary stay to continue governor greg abbott's order thatl have only one dropoff location for absentee ballots. the state's attorney general plans to appeal friday night's ruling against the order. a federal judge said it puts a travel hardship on older and disabled voters. steven dial from our dallas affiliate fox 4 has more. >> i want to take this opportunity to thank all of the men and women who are going to be out joining with all of us today. >> reporter: governor greg abbott was in dallas saturday making campaign calls for local and statewide candidates. a federal judge ruled against his plan to limit absentee voting locations to one per county. >> to be clear about the facts, i expanded voting in the state of texas. did not contract it. >> reporter: harris county has 12 new dropoff locations, in the travis county it's about 6. governor abbott says most mail-in ballots are mailed in, and he sees no need for extra dropoff locations. >> what my order did, it maintained the law. if you want to cast a mail-in ballot, cast it by mail or tur

. >> a casi un mes de las elecciones el gobernador de texas greg abbott emitiÓ una orden desde hoy vaor demÓcratas como silvester, alcalde de houston. >> vamos a una pausa, al regresar en noticias telemundo mediodÍa, un filme guatemalteco llevÓ su herencia hispa a la un hombre de bien es aquel que viaja 4 horas en tren todos los días para desayunar con su familia. es quien dedica su vida a servir y no a servirse de los demás. un hombre de bien es aquel que no sostiene sus valores en una mano, sino que los demuestra con acciones. preocupándose por el bienestar de los más vulnerables. ese es joe biden. un hombre de bien. i'm joe biden and i approve this message. unmute tus oportunidades unmute lo que representas unmute tus sueños tu futuro unmute your voice, register to vote. visita rockthevote.org/pepsi unmute your voice, register to vote. ah...es 100% leche de verdad, fáciles sin lactosa...aid®... y por eso es tan fácil de digerir. deja que tus mañanas suenen como una canción. prueba lactaid®. 100% leche de verdad, sin lactosa. acércate. trae una silla. porque cuando crees que "mientr

. >> reporter: in texas governor greg abbott is facing at least two separate federal lawsuits after heboxes to one per county because he feels they'll be more secure. opponents say this is no less than voter suppression. >> to make it so that our voters who have disabilities, our elderly voters have to drive over an hour, more than 50 miles in some cases to drop off their mail ballot, it's unfair. it's prejudicial. and it's dangerous. >> reporter: millions of voters have just hours left to register to vote for the 2020 general election, including competitive states like arizona, florida, georgia and texas. voting rights groups in florida are scrambling to help some ex-felons get registered to vote before today's deadline by paying off their court fees and fines owed before they can register. already some 2.6 million general election ballots have been cast according to cnn and edison research's survey of election officials in 24 states reporting voting data. and in six of those states where party data is available registered democrats make up more than half of the ballots returned. in p

democrats say that governor greg abbott's move is voter suppression. ed lavendera has the very latest from houston. >> welcome to harris county, texas. there are 2.4 million registered voters in this county. and if you're one of those voters who is skeptical of voting in person because of the coronavirus pandemic or your concern that the postal service won't get your blot to tallot t elections office in time, county officials here had set up 12 satellite drop boxes, where people could drive their mail-in ballots and drop them off at these 12 locations across the county. but the governor of texas has ordered all counties across the state to close all of those down and that they can only have one of those satellite drop boxes open in the weeks leading up to the election. so this is the story of what it will take to get to that ballot box in harris county. it's just after 9:00 in the morning. we are in the far northeast corner of harris county. the only drop box now available in this county is at energy football stadium, which is 45 miles away. but one of

you know, greg abbott, who is a political colossus in that state, polling upside down on favorability tells me something about the status of that right there, particularly with the handles of the pandemic, which is part of it, too. wendy davis, thank you for making some time for us tonight. >> chris, thank you. please tell your viewers to go to wendydavisforcongress.com and see how they can help us out in the coming days. >>> coming up, how the trump campaign went from pretending covid doesn't exist to how it can't really hurt you. u. everyone remembers the moment they heard... ..."you have cancer." how their world stopped and when they found a way to face it. for some, this is where their keytruda story begins. keytruda- a breakthrough immunotherapy that may treat certain cancers. one of those cancers is advanced nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer where keytruda is approved to be used with certain chemotherapies as your first treatment if you do not have an abnormal "egfr" or "alk" gene. keytruda helps your immune system fight cancer, but can also cause your immune system to att

. >> fiana, you invited governor greg abbott to your mom's funeral.e also part of the group marked by covid. how do you hold leaders accountable when it comes to this virus, especially when you have the president of the united states saying the things he is saying? >> there are a number of ways. in fact, with our honest obituaries we help sponsor marked by covid we make sure we hold leadership accountable in those obituaries so they can see them. we will invite them to our funerals. my mom's funeral, i veited governor abbott to my mom's funeral so he could see firsthand what it was like for a family to mourn over the loss of a loved one, so he could see firsthand the pain that we're going through. there is a lot of emotion missing from our leadership right now. they're not listening to us. they're not hearing us. we are trying out for help. so with marked by covid, we are making sure we are putting pressure on leadership so that they can institute a regulated and systematic approach followed by the recommendations of health experts, and that's by hold

citing fraud concerns, governor greg abbott ordered one location per county, forcing more than 2 million registered voters to share. >> you have to let your voice be heard for sure especially this time around we've seen enough chaos. >> i want trump to come in but i'm worried it's going to be very close. >> reporter: the socially distanced line stretching for blocks not unique to just here in dallas. potentially record-breaking numbers are being reported in nearly every corner of the lone star state. in city after city the vote-casting crowds showcasing a snapshot of incredible growth of the nearly 17 million voters in texas, more than a quarter million registered since september. in travis county, home of the state capital, voter registration hitting an all-time high 97%. >> this is our time to get it right >> reporter: doing her part, dr. jill biden on a whirlwind texas tour today joining other big names to get out the vote >> i just want to confirm this is oprah? >> this is oprah winfrey. >> holy smokes >> reporter: voters taking the message to heart. >> it's always bigger than just m

>> reporter: governor greg abbott is limiting dropoff locations to one per county voting rights advocates warn it could suppress thousands of votes, requirin long drives to deliver ballots. polling shows the presidential race within single digits in texas, and democrats say that's why the governor is now changing the rules. lester >> all right, geoff, and this program note, i'll be hosting a town hall with joe biden in miami kicking off our across america week where i'll visit key battleground states to talk to voters. >>> tonight furloughs have begun for tens of thousands of airline workers. as negotiations on a new pandemic relief package drag on. blayne alexander tells us more. >> reporter: the waiting game has been unbearable for tiana davenport. >> the anxiety then turned into disappointment, turned into dread, turned into worry as to what am i to do now? >> reporter: she is among at least 32,000 airline workers now out of work as democrats and the white house struggle to reach a deal on covid relief after two major surgeries tiana fears losing her health insurance all together set t

he cites texas governor greg abbott's october decision that voters will have one place to return their mail-in ballots in each county. the governor says it will enhance ballot security lawson says it will hamper minority voting as some of the counties with huge minority populations are as big as eastern states. >> it's absolute suppression, regression it follows the plantation owners of the 1870s who used bullets and guns to stop the voting. he's using the technique of voting to stop the voting. >> reporter: governor abbott's order was struck down by a texas state court but three federal judges in the 5th circuit all appointed by president trump approved the governor's plan as did the texas supreme court earlier this week ruling it doesn't disenfranchise anyone. >> democracy like ours is dependent upon the character and the courage of the people. >> reporter: and yet, with the anger in the air this year, on both sides, reverend lawson offers this reminder to each of us. >> eye for an eye increases blindness. it doesn't, therefore, increase sight and vision evil for evil escalates and i

democrats are accusing republican governor greg abbott of voter suppression after he announced the state will limit the number of drop-off locations to one per county. this includes harris county with a population of 4.7 million people and nearly 200,000 square miles. an area larger than rhode island. the governor says the change will improve ballot security. critics claim it's voter suppression. >> it's going to discourage those who are going to vote by mail. it's going to make -- to make it inconvenient for our seniors, for our voters with disabilities. >> reporter: democrats there have not said whether they'll take their fight to the court but president trump's campaign is following through on his threat to philadelphia. now suing the city where election officials have opened satellite offices to help voters complete mail-in ballots. campaign representatives are banned from those offices because the offices are not considered polling places. a lawsuit filed by the trump campaign accuses the city of undermining election integrity. meanwhile the white house is being pressed to provide e

governor greg abbott's order means each county can only have one drop-off location starting today. it shutters dozens of sites including some of the largest cities. abbott says that he did it to ensure election security. democrats say it's an effort to suppress the vote. the order also allows poll watchers to observe ballot deliveries. >>> "the tallahassee democrat" says florida state university canceled next year's spring break due to the coronavirus. officials say they're scrubbing the week-long holiday in an effort to protect against the spread of the virus. it comes after police broke up a party outside a nearby student apartment complex just last weekend. there were more than 1,000 people there. last week, florida governor desantis proposed a bill of rights for college students in response to schools punishing students for having parties. >>> and "the detroit news" reports dna evidence helped clear a man after he spent 26 years in prison for murder. 45-year-old lacino hamilton was greeted by hugs after being released from prison wednesday. he was convicted of second-degree murd

charles: and in texas next week texas governor greg abbott will allow bars to reopen at 50% capacityar harris county and dallas two counties, dallas and houston say they will not open their bars. officials there citing coronavirus increases. eric. eric: all right, charles in atlanta, thanks so much. arthel. arthel: health experts warn as the weather gets colder the coronavirus pandemic is expect expected to get worse and more deadly, this is because people will be spending more time indoors coupled with the seasonal cold and flu outbreaks both of which are also driven by viruses, for more on this let's bring in dr. amir, doctor in san diego, thanks for joining us. what can people do to stay healthy at the start of the cold weather season as indoor mingling will also increase? doctor: yeah, with covid-19, it's a big mystery right now how it's going to behave in the winter months. there's a couple of encouraging factors and a couple of discouraging factors. the encouraging factors is that we've had several months to prepare for the winter months and we have increased testing and increa

the other 11 forced to close after republican governor greg abbott citing election security limited every county to a single collection site. is there a legitimate reason to close these satellite drop-off locations? >> i don't see a legitimate reason. i think it's completely illogical. >> reporter: harris county judge lina hidalgo joined civil rights groups across texas, calling it a blatant attempt at voter suppression. this tent a couple hundred dollars yards from houston's football stadium is the only place to drop off a ballot in all of harris county, one of the most populous in the nation spanning more than 1,700 square miles and geographically larger than the state of rhode island. the nickersons had time and transportation to make the trip but worry about those who don't. >> the bus ain't going to bring you here. you can't walk across this parking lot. they're not going to let you. so you have to have some type of vehicle to get you into this location. >> reporter: for some, what could be a new barrier to the ballot box. janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. >> the supreme court has r

the other 11 forced to close after republican governor greg abbott, citing election security, limited every county to a single collection site. >site. is there a legitimate reason to close these satellite drop-off locations? >> you know, i don't see a legitimate reason. i think it's completely illogical. >> reporter: harris county judge lena hidalgo has joined civil rights groups in calling is a blatant attempt at voter suppression. this tent, is now the only place to drop off a ballot in all of harris county. a county that is one of the most populous in the nation, spanning more than 1700 square miles and geographically, larger than the state of rhode island. the nickersons had time and transportation to make the trip. but they worry about those who don't. >> the bus ain't going to bring you here. you can't walk across this parking lot. they're not going to let you. so you have to have some type of vehicle to get you into this location. >> reporter: for some, what could be a new barrier to the ballot box. janet shamlian, cbs news, houston. >> o'donnell: we're going to continue coveri

october 1, governor greg abbott ordered that each county in texas would have only one ballot drop off box. the friday ruling against thate order said sinop off boxes would create voter confusion. texas attorney general ken paxton then filed an emergency motion which was granted. appeals are expected, but the governor's order will stay in place until a higher court can rule on the matter.a ivate security guard is being held as a suspect in a fatal shooting during protestsy yesterin denver. thguard was working for a local television station as its crews covered a so-called" patriot rally" organized by right-wing protesters and ate counr-protest event called" black ves matter antifa soup drive." the shooting reportedly occurred as the events were ending and a patriot rally demonstrator sprayed ce in the direction of the guard, who then fired his handgun. therprotester died shortly a being taken to the hospital. as of this afternoon, no charges had been filed against the tcurity guardwho was no affiliated with eier protest. to worsen in several countriess today, and in the united states o

last night, a federal judge blocked texas governor greg abbott's order to limit theer nuf drop-off locations mail-in ballots in the state. earlier this mon, abbott issued a proclamation that would allow only one ballot drop-off location per county. e judge wrote that the move would limit voters by "creating voter confusion," and dismissed the governor's claim that the measure would reduce fraud. texas has strict limitations for mail-in voting, only allowing voters who are either 65 and older, sick, disabled, oor will be away from their home county during the voting period to apply for mail-in ballots. in another ruling on ballot drop boxes, a federal judge in campaign lawsuit seeking to ban the boxes in that state today. the judge said the campaign did not meet the burden of proof that the drop-f boxes would create ballot fraud. toross the u.s., new cases of covid-19 continuise. according to the "new york times," cases are nearing record highs in the upper midwest and rocky mountain states. th"times" database shows an average of 47,759 cases per day st week, a 12% increase in cases from two

." >> reporter: texas governor greg abbott today signed an order allowing poll watchers at mail ballotp-off sites. this comes just two days after the president said this at the debate: >> i'm urging my supporters to go into the polls and watch very carefully, because that's what has to happen. >> reporter: what he meant is unclear. poll watchers are a recognized, legitimate part of elections in most states. typically one from each party ensures rules are being followed at polling places and reports any election day irregularities. if the president was suggesting his supporters crash polling locations like the one you see behind me here in arlington, virginia, that is simply not permitted, not now or on election day. >> that was an advocacy for voter intimidation, and we will not allow that to nap my state. >> reporter: and you will prosecute it if you see it? >> absolutely. >> they were thrown out. they weren't allowed to watch. you know why? because bad things happen in philadelphia. >> reporter: mr. trump was likely referring to this video. m iplease leave. >> why am i leaving? >> pl

but republican governor greg abbott has limited the locations to drop off ballots to one per county.has created unexpected challenges and prompted some lawsuits. so far the governor's order stands. here is janet shamlian. >> reporter: richard and mae joyce nickerson inside this red ilesup truck just drove 35 miles to vote. to vote. >> it really does not make sense. it's totally inconvenient. >> but we had to do it. ivereporter: they used to just a few minutes to a dropoff location near their home just outside of houston in harris county which has almost 5 county which has almost 5 mill there were 12 dropoffs in this largely democratic county but the other 11 were forced to close under republican governor greg abbot's executive order limiting every county to a single collection site. >> is there a legitimate reason to close these satellite dropoff locations? >> i don't see a legitimate reason. i think it's completely illogical. >> reporter: harris county judge lina hidalgo has joined civic leaders across texas in criticizing the governor's order. >> i think we can all see a very trans

i defy greg abbott to explain a good logical reason why you would have one drop box in harris county,ne drop box. all the other reasons they put forward, they're trying to steal this election. >> attorney general holder, i appreciate your time. probably being seeing you before election day. thank you so much for joining me. >> vote in person. >> joe biden is making thinks case in the battleground states. can he flip them blue? i am going to speak with his campaign, next. when we started carvana, they told us that selling cars 100% online wouldn't work. but we went to work. building an experience that lets you shop over 17,000 cars from home. creating a coast to coast network to deliver your car as soon as tomorrow. recruiting an army of customer advocates to make your experience incredible. and putting you in control of the whole thing with powerful technology. that's why we've become the nation's fastest growing retailer. because our customers love it. see for yourself, at carvana.com. they all endorse yes on prop 25. to end unfair, unjust, discriminatory money bail. governor gavin n

. >> it was a short-lived victory, a federal appeals court is allowing greg abbott's drop off boxes remain in place. on friday, a federal district judge ruled against republican governor abbott, limiting texas ballot boxes to one perplexing he said. it could the elderly or ill could feel unsafe to cast the ballots, amid a pandemic, the state filed an appeal and stayed the ruling, allowing the ballot box restrictions to stay in effect, until a higher court rules. with 23 days to go a new abc poll. wearing a mask, reduce the chances of contracting the virus, quote, a great deal or a good amount. among those who is said the practices make a great deal of difference, biden leads 75 to 20%. battle ground state, trump won by less than 1% back in 2016. that got to win pennsylvania that is why biden was there yesterday. talk us through this now. how are folks feeling, trump voters, about the president a latest diagnosis? there is a lot of nuanced issues when it comes to trump supporters, what theyment, what their priorities are not. this one is simple. ultimately, they do not feel that his diagnos

this county building is one of the 11 drop sites that was shut down by governor greg abbott.t took us about 31 minutes to get here. it's where we met peaches sullivan, who was dropping off voter registration forms for nursing home residents. >> people are still worried. why would you risk being -- having people come out even more when they don't have to, especially with the preexisting conditions that they have. >> reporter: this is a drive where you're going to see almost a slice of america, a little bit of everything on this drive from northeast harris county to nrg stadium where this drop box location is. critics of the governor say say this is really just a masquerade way of suppressing voter turnout, making it more difficult for voting populations in highly democratic towns like houston and austin to be able to safely submit their votes in the age of this covid pandemic. the texas governor says his decision will increase ballot security and help stop illegal voting, though there are no widespread problems with voter fraud. so, this is the one drop box ballot site in harr

some voting machines were not working, and greg abbott's directive for one ballot drop box per countyrs can spend more than an hour voting just to cast their vote. >> more than 50 miles in some cases to drop off their mail ballot. it's unfair. >> reporter: it comes after georgia voters waited an hour to vote. in one county, some waited up to eight hours. >> i want to share my voice. >> reporter: georgia setting an early voting record. some of the more than 10 1/2 mill cast, and today, no different. more voters and more long lines. >> so people have sack fized before us f you don't take the time as early as possible. but voting rights advocates say it's not okay to make people wait like this. >> there have been 3r0bs with poll pads, with ballot access cards, with social distancing and taking longer to process. >> in virginia, the last day of voter registration saw that the system was down for several hours due to an i.t. cable that was severed. in california, unofficial ballot drop boxes as the department of justice are sending a cease and desist order to remove them in three counties.

today greg abbott ordered it today. he changed his mind and forget what texas county is already doing. as of tomorrow texas counties have to remove all their drop box locations for people to drop off their ballots. in travis county and austin, there are four different places to drop off your ballots and harris county, more than 4.6 million people live in that county. all these texas counties have been advertising all their remote drop off locations for weeks. they have these remote drop off locations up and running for weeks. there are even poll observers to make all size comfortable and everything is kosher and all these places you can drop off your ballots. it is all up and running in texas. governor abbott with no warning saying all of those sites must be shut down tomorrow. one day's notice. he proclaimed a proclamation that there could only be one drop-off location per county as of tomorrow. like harris county which includes houston, pick one, you have to close 11 of your voting sites. to be clear, harris county ge

republicans from josh hawley and sarah huckabee sanders and greg abbott of texas jumped on that moment, democrats are working quickly to limit any possible damage to their nominee, highlighting that he aims to accomplish the goal by 2050 and that the oil industry futures have long looked grim. we will see where those arguments will work for democrats especially those in tight races in districts where oil is big business, like alaska, texas, colorado, and kansas, it's almost certain that the moment will be replayed over and over. and republicans are jumping on that moment on twitter as well, we mentioned josh hawley, this is the senator from missouri saying what we learned from tonight's presidential debate, biden is going to end usa energy independence and destroy remaining blue-collar jobs so that we can go back to being dependent on foreign oil and embroiled in endless wars. great plan. but i'm sure the bidens will find a way to make money out of it. and this from senator john barrasso saying, joe biden just admitted that he would end the oil industry which would kill good jobs and t

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residents to stay home for two weeks in an effort to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, governor greg abbott has also just announced that the u.s. health department is deploying two 35-person disaster medical assistance teams to help mitigate the spread of the virus in el paso, do you feel it's addressing the emergency, or do you worry there's a political influence here the next who weeks? staying home, that would also mean people in el paso are being told to stay at home, but also not to vote. >> voting should be safe whether it's in person or by mail. we know there's been a lot of efforts to put good guidance forward a how to vote safe. we need enough ppe, so election day does not become a super-spreader, but i think voting can be done correctly. politicizing this is a nightmare. we all want the coronavirus to go in a different direction. so, yeah, anytime politics have entered, we have seen things happen. anytime i see something like that, i worry because again, it's not an academic exercise. real lives are on the line. >> dr. jeremy faust, thank you so much. this programming note, perhap

we are going to see if governor greg abbott appeals that decision. president trump's ramping up his attempts to undermine it. clearly, he has seen the polls that show him losing to joe biden. especially, in key, battleground states, like pennsylvania and florida. more, tonight, from cnn's pamela brown. >> reporter: president trump is continuing to undermine the integrity of the election. >> they're sending out millions and millions of ballots. are they sending them to all democrats? this is going to be the second biggest political scandal in history. >> reporter: trump is spreading disinformation. vote-by-mail states send ballots to all active voters, and there are no signs of a looming scandal. and he went on. >> you're never going to know who won the election. it's going to be two weeks later. >> but election night results are always unofficial. the very real chance there won't be a winner on election night is even something trump's security team said is not a problem. >> that's okay. but we are going to need your patience, until official results a

alsonor greg abbott has transformed part of the cities civic center into a makeshift hospital and isearly 1000 medical personnel from across texas to the region. americans are rushing to pharmacies in record numbers for seasonal flu shots as the pandemic brings new urgency to this year's flu season. cvs says it has already surpassed the 9 million flu shots it gave during the entire previous season and expects to double the number by the end of the season. walgreens has given 60% more doses in its u.s. stores that at this point last year. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david: thanks so much. coming up, we hear from republican senator of south dakota kevin cramer about stimulus prospects and energy policy. this is "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. ♪ david: this is "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. i'm david westin. election comes out eight days from now, it looks increasingly likely any stimulus bill

after waking up to news of a late night ruling upholding republican governor greg abbott's directivedrop box per county in the state. a major issue for densely populated counties where voters could spend more than hour driving just to cast the vote. >> more than 50 miles in some cases to drop off the mail ballot. it's unfair, and it's prejudice and it's dangerous. >> it comes after a similar start in georgia, where voters waited hours to vote. some voters waited in line for up to eight hours. >> i want to be out here to be able to share my voice. >> in georgia, setting an early voting record with nearly 127,000 ballots cast. some of the more than 10.5 million cast nationwide. today, no different, more voters more long lines. >> so many people have sacrif e sacrificed before us, so, it's almost a spit in their face if we don't take the time to show our i had cans that they have this right, and it's best used as early as possible. >> but voting rights advocates say it not okay to make people wait like this. >> there have been problems with poll pads, with ballot access cards, with obvi

. >>> the supreme court has sided with governor greg abbott in a dispute over ballot drop boxes. abbott issued an order limiting drop boxes to one per county. that forces voters in larger counties to travel further to cast their ballot. the court ruling says abbott's order doesn't disenfranchise anyone. >>> turnout in the u.s. election is on track to be record setting. already more than 68 million people have voted early. 46 million of those votes are mail-in ballots. that's been president trump's focus when he questions the election's integrity. we have the report. >> reporter: as of tonight, for many voters it's too late to use the post office to return absentee ballots. the postal service says today was the last day where you could send them and have them guaranteed to arrive on election day. for those states with strict deadlines, it's now better to use a ballot box or bring the ballot to an election office. >> we are keeping an especially close watch on states where ballots cannot be counted until election day. >> reporter: while many states allow mail-in ballots to be count

in texas, two lawsuits are now challenging governor greg abbott's move to restrict the number of ballot drop boxes to one per county across the state. the governor made the last minute change in an executive order last week. if it happens, it would significantly affect the democratic stronghold of harris county. under abbot's order, the county must reduce its 12 dropoff locations to just one starting on friday. the governor claims his order enhances ballot security, but critics say it could sharply limit access for many voters during this pandemic. >>> police in atlanta investigating the fatal shooting of actor thomas jefferson bird, known for his roles in spike lee films. he died early saturday from multil gunshot wounds to the back. spike lee paying tribute to the actor and friend in an instagram post sending condolences to byrd's family saying tom is guy. >>> markets in china were closed for a holiday. markets elsewhere higher on the idea that president trump could go home this week. that was what his doctors were saying this weekend on wall street. futures are higher here right now,

while in texas a federal appeals court ruled in favor of republican governor greg abbott's directive one location per county for ballot drop boxes. after a lower court reversed abbott's decision last week. in georgia early voting started today at one location with a little hiccup. delays of an hour due to a technical glitch that caused voters' cards to be rejected. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> thanks, pamela. >>> okay. i have a lot of questions tonight about the investigations into those fake drop boxes. we'll speak with one of the people leading them. okay? orange county district attorney is going to bring us the latest, next. never run dry of... killer attitude. or hydration. neutrogena® hydro boost. the #1 hyaluronic acid moisturizer delivers 2x the hydration for supple, bouncy skin. neutrogena®. a livcustomizeper iquickbooks for me. okay, you're all set up. thanks! that was my business gi, this one's casual. get set up right with a live bookkeeper with intuit quickbooks. ♪ ♪ heart monitors that let your doctor watch over you, just like you watch over your best friend. anothe

to texas for a federal judge has blocked the republican governor greg abbott border reducing ballot dropoffto over one per county in ohio, back and forth rulings have just swung to republican secretary of state and his request to limit the number of ballot drop boxes to one per county. officials also acknowledged nearly 50,000 vote terse there just received incorrect absentee ballots they say they're now mailing the correct one. a stanford mit law election problght says it is tracking more than 300 cases across 44 states of rising from the covid-19 pandemic. in washington, rich edson fox news. jon: still ahead only the "fox report" north korea complexings military might threatening to mobilize nuclear forces. what message is kim jong-un sending to washington? ♪ the men and woman of the united states postal service. we are here to deliver your cards, packages and prescriptions. and also deliver the peace of mind knowing that what's important to you-like your ballot-is on its way. every day, all across america, we deliver for you. and we always will. keeping your oysters growing while keeping

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