in 1943, she joined the machemer chapter of the naacp -- montgomery chapter of the naacp after she was attempting to vote and denied. it was her third attempt to register to vote in her third denial. she was furious. she decided she would join the montgomery naacp and they immediately asked her to be secretary. we think of her secretarial role as paperwork or filing or taking notes, but rosa parks was a field secretary. what that meant was that she was the detective for that chapter. they sent her throughout alabama, investigating crimes, getting testimony from people who have been attacked or assaulted, in bringing that information back to the montgomery chapter where they would decide how they wanted to respond. one of the biggest cases she worked on right away in her was the assault reesi taylor. she was walking home from church when a group of white men kidnapped and raped her. park scott taylor's testimony and carried it back to montgomery where she and the most militant black activists for reesie taylor.si theas second only to scottsboro cases. rosa parks did that kind of work th

we're also going to be speaking with sherrilyn ifill, head of the naacp legal defense fund. among all of the other things they're doing right now to protect the election, to protect voting rights, they have also today in their court fight against the trump administration, messing with the post office. today they turned up jaw-dropping, new information about just how badly the trump administration has made sure to screw up the mail, right in time for this election. thanks to sherrilyn ifill and this court case that her organization is fighting, we now know that in the all-important swing state of pennsylvania, where the most democratic votes in the state are going to come, obviously from philadelphia, the trump administration has now made it so that less than 43% of first-class mail is being delivered on time, 42.95%. in detroit, which happens to be the democratic voter stronghold of the all-important swing state of michigan, mail is being delivered in detroit on time less than 53% now. less than 53% of the time now is the mail getting there on time. northern ohio. hello, cle

but i have to tell you that naacp case has done more than reveal the extent of the problem.udge emmet sullivan, who has been overseeing that case, has also now ordered the trump administration to reverse all the postal service changes they implemented that screwed up the mail so bad. and he's being really specific about it. look at this from his order. quote, the guidelines regarding the use of late and extra trips are rescinded. usps personnel are instructed to perform late and extra trips to the maximum extent necessary to increase on-time mail deliveries, particularly for election mail. to be clear, late and extra trips should be performed to the same or greater degree than they were performed prior to the summer of 2020, when doing so would increase on-time mail deliveries. any prior communication that is inconsistent with this instruction should be disregarded. he is rescinding the changes at the postal service that screwed up the mail and ordering the postal service to give new directives to all postal workers, telling postal workers that they now need to do whatever i

the letter opposing judge barrett's nomination from the naacp. a statement opposing her nomination from the planned parenthood federation of america and planned parenthood action fund. and, a report opposing judge barrett's nomination from the naacp legal defense and educational fund. sen. graham: without objection. sen. harris: thank you, mr. chairman. sen. graham: are you tired, judge? judge barrett: i'm looking forward to the end of the hearing today, i must admit. >> me too. i'm still going to ask you questions. a lot of my colleagues have talked about the old that you willtake -- both that you take if you are sworn in as a justice of the united states supreme court. what is in growth? what does it say? judge barrett: that both requires a judge -- taking the oaths of the judge -- to do equal justice to all, without fear of favor and regardless of wealth. whatirly apply the law, is oils down to. to not give preferential treatment and express bias. sen. kennedy: it says you will administer the law in an impartial manner, doesn't it? judge barre

the letter opposing judge barrett's nomination from the naacp. a statement opposing her nomination from the planned parenthood federation of america and planned parenthood action fund. and, a report opposing judge barrett's nomination from the naacp legal defense and educational fund. sen. graham: without objection. sen. harris: thank you, mr. chairman. sen. graham: are you tired, judge? judge barrett: i'm looking forward to the end of the hearing today, i must admit. >> me too. i'm still going to ask you questions.

when they contribute to hate speech, they are complicit. 1981, president ronald reagan spoke to the naacpand they stand in sharp contrast to what we have seen on the national and state level from his own beloved party in 2020. he said a few isolated groups in the backwater of american life still hold the notion of what america is all about. recently in some places in the nation there's been a disturbing recurrence of bigotry and violence. then reagan sent a message to those that still adhere to the senseless racism and religious prejudice. you are the ones with our society, he said. you are the ones that violate the meaning of the dream that is america. in this country because of what it stands for will not stand for your conduct. so let me say this loud and clear. hatred, bigotry and violence have no place in the great state of michigan. if you break the law or conspire to commit heinous acts of violence against anyone, we will find you. we will hold you accountable, and we will bring you to justice. for the past seven months, i have made tough choices to keep the states safe. these have

she's sent to labor institute on a scholarship, which is funded in part by the naacp. they realize it's important for black folks to become part of the industrial work force and to join interracial unions. the campaign staff in september of 1929, well, they one month after you enter the depression era. it's very interesting and alice and i have an interesting take on that. definitely the depression matters in that i think that -- i think that the conditions caused by the depression those conditions itself i don't think that is what gets them to join the union. but the nra -- it's not that. it's not the national recovery act that does it either. but i think a response by the unions to the nire that said we have to organize. this sort of protected labor legislation is not all that it is made out to be. and it energizes the union and by then black women are ready. the foundations, i think, were laid in the early 1930s. the big moment, the water shed moment is august 16th, 1933 when the press makers called a strike overnight. the black membership in the union goes from 400

the senate and to the white house and we're also working with forward justice, a legal body and the naacpthese legal challenges. listen, voter suppression has to be met one way, with voter aggression, voter participation and voter determination. that's the only way you beat it back and that's what we have to do. >> you mentioned voter determination. we've seen for several days people waiting in very long lines trying to get the early vote in. you've been on the ground in some of these states. i'm curious what you've seen and how concerned you are about how long people have had to wait in line, especially in a pandemic. >> well, it shouldn't be this way, you know, but many of these places, they intentionally did not plan. they could have expanded the number of polling places. they could have made sure the lines were longer, but, you know, there comes a time when you push people down too far and you push them back too far that you actually make them stronger so people are deciding to stay, not -- i come from a state in north carolina where right after the shelby decision in 2013 republicans

the naacp has never had a problem with the fireworks on new year's eve in the past but i noticed this year that they make me feel a bit i wouldn't say they make me nervous but i really don't feel comfortable i sociate them with the attack. for me does a month. when they attack or fail to enter the synagogue he shot a woman walking by who had spoken to him he then storm to a snack bar and opened fire killing a customer the gunmen filmed everything on his own helmet camera streaming the attack live on the internet a sign in the window commemorates the 2 people who were killed. 9 months later the trial of the alleged perpetrator began. the 28 year old confessed expressing his extreme right wing views he showed no remorse max play the hard ski has twice found paper swastikas left in front of the jewish community office once he saw a police officer surreptitiously removing a swastika he finds this unsettling. i can't feel completely sure the police or security authorities are safe. and that's bad. politicians in holland and throughout germany stress that combat ing anti semitism is their h

derrick johnson is joining us right now, the president and ceo of the naacp. derrick, donald trump and joe biden aren't the only ones campaigning this week. as you know, barack obama is becoming a fixture on the campaign trail as well campaigning for biden. democrats are certainly hopeful that the former president can energize especially black men, latinos, younger voters in those battleground states. can joe biden really win without the support of those voters, many of whom decided not to necessarily go out to vote? you need that base, though, to show up and vote, right? >> the ingredients for the democratic party to win at the top of the ticket to the bottom of the ticket is the black vote. african-american women is the strongest voting bloc within the party. african-american men are the second strongest voting bloc so it's crucial that that base is fired up and see themselves in the outcome of this election. most importantly, it is crucial for the black community to show up and save this nation and re-establish some level of civility in our public discourse

i was marching peacefully with the naacp late spring and they said they invited you to come and address the people to describe how we can heal the wounds and rebuild trust with law enforcement in the community and not only did you not show up you did not even respond to the invitation so instead of trying to politicize thisnd with the need for reform of criminal justice into a political wedge, step forward a proposal to rebuild trust between communities and law enforcement. perdue: we actually passed a law john. we did something and that something you could of done 26 years with your party did not do a thing d. your billionaire buddies want you to defend the police and you have been to rallies where the signs they abolish the police and you said he will beat them down to where they cannot raise their hand. so what i'm talking about these fraternal order policeman know you will not have their back that's what they endorsed me. host: moving on john you have final question in this segment for mr. hazel. ossoff: grateful for your presence here and in the race in your consistent principles.

america and planned parenthood action fund, and a report opposing judge barrett's nomination from the naacp legal defense and educational fund. >> without objection. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. mr. kennedy. >> mr. chairman, i have -- >> martha: not a lot of question and answer back and forth between senator harris and judge barrett. i want to bring in scholar and fox news contributor and harold ford jr., former democratic congressman and chairman, good to have both of you with us. let me get a brief take from both of you. you first. >> it's pretty clear that they are not going to be able to stop barrett's nomination. they know that going after her religion the way they went after brett kavanaugh for false charges of sexual assault would backfire. so they are trying to make this about health care and they are trying to make this about all these rulings and alleging that she is going to overturn all these laws and the reality is they have no idea what she's going to do because they are exposing their flawed judicial philosophies. they appoint activist judges who start

. >> the naacp is not supporting it, spoken out in favor of bail reform, is opposing this measure. so you think about what would make sheriffs from the naacp unite in opposing a measure, well, they've managed to draft it and that's prop 25, so -- >> we have some of the most progressive voices, californians for safety and justice. anti-recidivism coalition. in very strong support. we have the chief justice in the judicial counsel. >> as you might imagine, most of the money coming in to defeat prop 25 is from the bail bonds industry. money coming in favor of 25 is from a billion-dollar pack and a number of affiliated philanthropic organizations. >> thanks so much, terry. well, our website is a great resource. we have a complete voter guide on the state propositions and ballot issues every country. you can also find information about voting by mail and where you can drop off your ballots. just go to nbcbayarea.com/electionguide. >>> today a crackdown on foreign students accused of staying in the united states illegally by working for fake companies after they graduated. the federal op

the naacp president jethro moore this morning is heading to pennsylvania. >> i'm letting people know around the nation, around the country, around the world, we care what's happening in georgia. >> the state assembly member recently returned from canvassing in arizona and nevada asking voters there to support biden. >>> and, laura, early voting is already in full swing. this weekend massive bay area voting centers are opening where you can actually go vote, drop off those ballots and much more. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us in san mateo to guide us through the week openings. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning. it is, in fact, a very big weekend for many counties here in the bay area, san francisco county has had early voting for a while. today and tomorrow voting starts in several other counties. it's not only where you can early vote but drop off ballots as well. we'll break everything down. early voting kicks off this morning at 18 locations throughout the county. specifics times. you're going to want to pay close attention to those hours. a quick check wil

incumbent dev davis denounced the ad and donated the money she received from the group to the local naacp. stream us 27/7 using the new kpix5 app. >>> the san jose mayor was joined by vice mayor and other officials to celebrate unveiling of black lives matter banners at city hall. they display the colors of the pan african flag. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk with the latest for arguments for and against prop 15 on the california ballot. that's a tax for industrial and commercial properties and would be an amendment to the california constitution. the large properties would be taxed based on their market value instead of their purchase price. that means property taxes on commercial properties worth more than $3 million would go up. that would generate between 6.5 billion and 11.5 billion in revenue per year. 60% would go to cities and counties. 40% would go to california schools. >> we have been 39th in the nation in per pupil spending for too long even though california has the 5th wealthiest economy in the world. we have to be sure we have this measure passed to support cal

i should say that every person who votes today, the naacp is giving out tickets. they'll be able to get barbecue meals to go. it won't be the typical buses rolling up with folks after church and eating and staying here to con agree gait but folks are going to get that meal as they head out today as a thanks. >> i want to go to one of the nation's hot spots for spiking coronavirus cases, north dakota. according to the state's department of health, there are only 16 icu open beds in the state and one in the capitol city of bismark. that is where we find gary grumback. gary, good to talk to you. talk us through the surge there. they're having a rough time. >> reporter: they are, yasmin. folks in the spring and summer thought they were out of the woods. there weren't that many cases and the hospitals were able to handle the cases that were positive. now, there's 7 to 800 new cases every day. and 4% of the population of north dakota has tested positive for coronavirus. most of them in the last few weeks. that's causing a huge mask mandate debate here within the state.

that's also the message from the former president of the naacp.how certain groups are trying to keep certain groups from casting a ballot and how his organization is fighting that. >>> first, though, voters in washington, d.c. braving the rain at nationals park to cast a ballot today. >> i see the sun through all this rain, sunshine. the day is shining. this is a very important day for all of us to get out and cast our vote. ♪ [sfx: typing sound] ♪ [sfx: typing sound] ♪ [sfx: typing sound] ♪ who's sujoe biden.rop 15? biden says, "every kid deserves a quality education and every family deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. that's why i support prop. 15." vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the contents of this ad. who's supkamala harris.5? harris says, "a corporate tax loophole has allowed billions to be drained from our public schools and local communities. no more. i'm proud to support prop 15." vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> 89%. that is the share of black am

and so as the naacp, we are done dying. we are instead going to vote, and there are challenges that are being placed in front of us. we are going to do what they are afraid that we're going to do. and that is we're going to vote, we're going to vote, we're going to vote. >> but it is going to look a little differently this year. there aren't going to be necessarily those big buses of folks in their sunday best leaving straight from church to come here to vote. talk to me about how you are doing things differently in the age of covid. >> we are in the midst of a pandemic. we are going to be voting in a safe manner. people are going to be coming and they're going to remain in their cars as we move people into the vote center so that they can still socially distance, so that they can still wear their masks. in times past, we've had a sit-down dinner right after the voting, and we've had a big parking lot party. any year we are going to be providing sacked barbecue lunches that people will pick up and go with after they have vo

. >> the silicon valley naacp called for the dismissal of the president. the entire staff page has been removed. the executive committee has issued an apology. we are horrified by the images. during an afternoon event at city hall, they called on candidates two received campaign contributions to donate the funds. >> we are going to take this money and get things for the homeless community here. >> tonight the san jose mayor issued a tweet denouncing the latest anniversary and specifically mentioning the ceo. in san jose sergio quintana. >>> thank you sergio. six days until election day. the candidates ramping up visits to key battleground states. after the rally he will head to the battleground state of north carolina. earlier he was in arizona trying to shore up support in the critical swing state. the president announced a plan to bring jobs and opportunities to hispanic communities and praised arizona's governor for opening up the state during the pandemic. jill and joe biden cast their ballots today in wilmington, delaware. biden will be in florida cam

i was out marching peacefully with the naacp eight spring after ahmaud arbery was killed, and bishopkson of the ame church said they had invited you to come and address the people and describe how we could heal these world and rebuild trust between communities and law enforcement. not only didn't you sure you did it respond to the invitation. instead of trying to politicize this and turn the need for reform of criminal justice into a political wedge, why don't you put forward a proposal that will actually help rebuild trust between communities and law enforcement? >> senator perdue. >> we not only put a proposal we passed a law, jon. we actually did something about criminal justice reform, something you could've done for for 26 you scope your party and he did not do a thing. your billionaire buddies want you to defund the police. you have been in valleys with a sensitive think about you are abolished the police. you tell people you are beaten down to where they can't raise their head in public preaching -- what i'm talking about here is that these sheriffs know you not have the back.

i was out marching peacefully with the naacp after ahmaud arbery was killed in bishop jackson of thehurch said they had invited you to calm and address the people and describe how we could heal these wounds and rebuild trust between communities and law enforcement and not only did you not show up he didn't even respond to the invitation senators so instead of trying to politicize this in turn the need for reform of policing and reform of political justice into a political wedge why you put forward a proposal that will read old trust between communities and law enforcement? >> senator perdue. >> we passed a law of jon. we actually did something about criminal justice reform something you could have done for 26 years, your party and he did not do a thing. your billionaire buddies what you to defund the police. you've been in rallies where the signs and everything around you are abolished the police. you want to beat them down where they can't raise their head in public. what i'm talking about here is the sheriff know you will not have their back. these fraternal order of the liesman kn

but we got a call from the naacp today telling us they had just finished this, and they are planningreleasing it for just these last few days of the election, and would we please like to show it to the country for the first time? my answer was yes, please. it's really good. this is a stressful time, i know. but it is an inspiring time too, which is why this is exactly what i needed to see tonight. watch this. >> this is morgan freeman. i know that many of you were wondering how soon you'll be able to hug your friends again or visit your parents and grandparents without fear. i know that many of you are angered by ongoing racism in our nation and worried about having a job to repay your student loans and afford the basic needs of life. it wasn't long ago that people were beaten and even killed to obtain the sacred power each of you have today, the power to vote. and right now your vote is more critical than ever. this election is about you and me, your family and my family, our planet, and our democracy in its entirety. with our votes, we, the people, can begin to overwhelm the unjust

incumbent deb davis who since renounced the organize zwags's endorsement, even writing a check to the naacpn the amount of contributions she's received from the business group. >> i think it should be very clear to people that neither candidate in this race is racist or will tolerate any kind of racist behavior. >> in a release, the svo announced its president and ceo has been placed on administrative leave. it's hired a third party investigator to look into the incident and has suspended all campaign activity. civil rights and religious leaders gather wednesday. they say after a pattern of racist behavior by the svo, more needs to be done. >> we're going to continue calling on other executives to step away. >> by wednesday, at least two prominent svo board members resigned both with california apartment association. valley water's ceo also rescinded the company's 44 year membership with the group. in san jose, i'm amanda dell castillo, abc 7 news. >>> now to your voice your vote. batches and ballots are flooding election offices nationwide as a record number of people vote early. election

incumbent deb davis who since renounced the organize zwags's endorsement, even writing a check to the naacpn the amount of contributions she's received from the business group. >> i think it should be very clear to people that neither candidate in this race is racist or will tolerate any kind of racist behavior. >> in a release, the svo announced its president and ceo has been placed on administrative leave. it's hired a third party investigator to look into the incident and has suspended all campaign activity. civil rights and religious leaders gather wednesday. they say after a pattern of racist behavior by the svo, more needs to be done. >> we're going to continue calling on other executives to step away. >> by wednesday, at least two prominent svo board members resigned both with california apartment association. valley water's ceo also rescinded the company's 44 year membership with the group. in san jose, i'm amanda dell castillo, abc 7 news. >>> now to your voice your vote. batches and ballots are flooding election offices nationwide as a record number of people vote early. election

she denounced the ad and donated the money from the group to the local naacp. >> our country is in a tumultuous time right now. unfortunately, the tone from the federal government and national elections has seeped into the more local elections. i don't think it is a positive development. >> he said the ad was unacceptable and is apologizing. "there is no excuse. the board of directors is moving quickly and effectively to understand how this could have occurred and to ensure it never happens again ." sbo will hold a news conference this morning in san jose. >>> looking live at the white house where the presidential election is five days away. both candidates are making final pitches to voters. >> reporter: joe biden and wife jill voted in wilmington, delaware, yesterday, joining the more than 75 million americans who have cast their ballots. >> stay strong. >> biden took part in a pair of online events wednesday. one was a virtual town hall hosted by oprah winfrey. >> i am not running a false promise of being able to end the pandemic by flipping a switch. what i can promise you is thi

silicon valley naacp, mayor san licardo and other powerful voices have said that they don't agree with what the svo is doing. those counter protesters are just down the street. we understand they belong to some organization that might pull out of the silicon valley organization. our colleague robert handa will have that part of the story at 5:00 and 6:00. >> we will be watching for that. thank you, kris. >>> just in, city of san jose is standing with the black lives matter movement. city leaders came together, unveiling several banners around city hall in a way to show support for the movement and lift the voices within the black community. and within the city of san jose. the founder of the youth hype says those banners represent more than just public art. >> it's really about our community coming together and saying hey, we're taking a stand and saying black lives matter here in san jose, that our black community members matter and that we're going to do everything we can to protect and empower and uplift them. >> san jose mayor also spoke, saying now is the time to move forward as a

the naacp is among many groups outraged calling the ad racist because it shows a group of black south african men rioting. today councilmembers will be in a conference at 11:00 a.m. >>> do you have questions about this election. we have resources on everything from what's on your ballot to how to make sure your ballot stays secure and counted on our website. head to nbcbayarea.com/election guide. >>> today is all about the lemur and really those lemurs at the san francisco zoo could use a day especially the one that recently had the tough week when someone stole it and it wound up in a daly city parking lot. today is world lemur day. san francisco zoo has some events on tap today to celebrate including a visit to the zoo from the police officers who helped rescue the lemur. >> perfect timing there. >>> will the weather hold up? >> yeah, absolutely, it's going to be a nice weekend and i know they have events for halloween, but make sure you check ahead of time before you head out. a nice morning commute. it's pretty cool as you get out the door in the east bay with temperatures in the

the associate director counsel at the naacp legal defense and education fund. and a leading practitioner of civil rights. litigation in the country. prior to that, she was a professor at st. john's law school and is a noted scholar of both constitutional and civil rights issues. don was the 46th solicitor general of the united states. he is also a member of our national task force, as wendy noted. currently he is a partner at a renowned law firm and prior to partner whereso a i had the privilege of working under him briefly. last but not least, christine todd whitman was the 50th governor of new jersey and also the ninth administrator of the united states environmental protection agency serving under president george w. bush. she is currently the president of whitman strategies and as wendy noted the cochair of our national task force. so with that, i would like to jump in with the first question. and i'm going to address that to our cochairs of our task force , and both of you have been speaking and writing about the issues that are on the front page from the

meeting with the leaders, owing, walking through that it freddie gray's neighborhood, meeting with naacp faith-based leaders and i think it's really important for us to strike that balance of addressing some of the systemic problems and listening to the concerns of people. but also, not allowing our cities to be and protecting the right to protest. while not letting violence letake over our cities for months on end and i have several chapters in my book about that. i joked that when i went to a new governors school when i wasfirst elected they didn't say anything about what you do . it's something like this breaks out in your city and after dealing with baltimore i do teach a course at the national governors association and have advised other governors new incoming governors about how to deal with a crisislike this . and i think looking at what's happening now, a number of mayors and governors in america today should probably take a look at and read some of the things we've been through because i think they could learn some lessons . i'm very proud because of the way we handle that situa

. >> san francisco naacp reverend amus brown says their arguments are misguided and run counter to the teachings of jesus christ. >> we must demonstrate common sense, reason, and care for others. if you open the floodgate for these congregations to go back to the usual, the regular styles of worship, it will be a death camp. >> strong words. reverend brown says no congregation, including his 3rd baptist church, should be open unless it's a modified opening with masks and social distancing. he says the messaging from president trump and others when it comes to reopening has been irresponsible. saying it's putting american lives at risk. >>> turning, now, to the coronavirus where california's numbers continue to go up. there were more than 4,000 new, diagnosed cases, reported today. you can see the trend in daily averages, here. the seven-day is just under 4,300. the 14-day average was a little more than 3,900 cases and we are, also, seeing the positivity rate rise. the 14-day is at 3%. now, san francisco is hitting pause, today, on its reopening. there are just some of the affected busi

that but trump and his campaign they do not do this however but there is still manis events planned naacp with donald trump and of course the problem is he is the main magnet for the big crowds right but there will be dog jump june donald trump jr and other surrogates going to those events even mike pence perhaps and try to keep that steam rolling this campaign going this will be difficult for them definitely because again the commander in chief the president of the united states and donald trump the core the main act of the trump campaign is in the hospital with covert 19 and he's sick. so more people surrounding the president have tested positive other theories where they could have been infected you know there's a couple of theories we were focused 24 hours ago very much on the whole picks of course the top advisor to the president as being the so to speak super spreader for covert but this is all to be taken with a grain of salt and a little bit of doubt but it seems to be the case that on saturday when donald trump nominated ms barrett as the future justice at the supreme court in th

we cannot sleep at night when they stop shelling for an hour or so we can close our eyes naacp and we get woken up again it's the same thing over and over. still ahead donald trump claims his recovery from coburg 19 gives him immunity but a new study suggests otherwise the details on nots on world. the world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person or those with. no dares thinks. we dare to ask. anyone else to show small seemed wrong all wrong just don't call. me. yet to shape out these days become educated and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. hello again the director of the world health organization has urged countries not to pursue a herd immunity strategy against the coronavirus he said deliberately allowing the virus to spread among populations is dangerous and on earth. how do you mean. by protecting people from a virus not by exposing them to eat. never in the history of probably killed has heard immediately been used as just tried to e.g. for responding to an outbreak. a pandemic it's scientifically and

in the early hours of thursday when a man wielding a knife attacked and killed 3 churchgoers at the naacp. it came just 2 weeks after the beheading of a teacher in paris who was showing his class carcass of the prophet muhammad we spoke with a priest who was inside the church in nice when the horror there unfolded was that i was in that church of the time of the attack it was almost 90 m. i get a call from the police and was told the deterrent tac has been committed in the not numbers in close down your church they set a few minutes later they called again saying that 2 people had been killed and fortunately later it was revealed that another person had died it all happened so quickly. i regret to say this but 1st and foremost i feel anger it is not very holy only the security forces issued a warning and tuesday by the threat of terror attacks being high so we all knew about that before the attack but no checks have been make the intelligence services haven't done enough people have died that's why i am angry. i feel confused it's in fear because christians and their feet they have nothin

america and planned parenthood action fund, and a report opposing judge barrett's nomination from the naacpn. thank you very much, senator. senator kennedy. mr chairman... very strong criticism of amy coney barrett by kamala harris, the vice presidential candidate for the democratic party, pointing out ina democratic party, pointing out in a series of questions and state m e nts in a series of questions and statements comments by ruth bader ginsburg, the predecessor on the supreme court, the supreme courtjudge who died recently who donald trump is keen to replace as quickly as possible with amy kony barrett —— amy coney barrett. kamala harris taking judge barrett through the affordable care act, 0bamacare as it's known, then to roe v wade. in terms of then to roe v wade. in terms of the questioning, fewer questions and perhaps other senators, more statements, i thought? yes, it was quite something. at some points it was so testy. it was one of a couple exchanges over the course of the day that has basically been the senatorjust setting out their point of view. there were moments where she w

groups opposing the nomination included the alliance for justice, naacp, national council ofli jewish women, national organization for women, people for the american way, united we lidream, policy center at the lt goes on and on. october 15, 2020 the leadership conference reiterated its opposition to the nomination with a letter from over 400 state and local officials asking the senate not to confirm a new justice until after inauguration day. the leadership conference in does the letter by saying it's shameful that instead the senate is rushing through a nominee likely to eviscerate the affordable care act and deprive millions of people access to healthcare, destroy reproductive freedom and suppressed the right to vote making it harder for americans to have their voices heard in our democracy. i'm gravely concerned that the process the senate is using will undermine thein public's faith d independence and legitimacy of the court as a fair and impartial body. as a group of former judges wrote to the senate it's polarized for thecy health of ay democracy the judicial confirmation proce

janai nelson is the associate director counsel at the naacp legal defense and education fund, and a leading practitioner of civil rights litigation in the country. prior to that she was a professor at st. john's law school and is a noted scholar of both constitutional and civil rights issues. don verrilli was the 46th solicitor general ofci the unitd states turkey is also a member of our national task force, as we noted. currently, he is a partner at every now to law firm, prior to that is also a partner at jenner and block where i had the privilege of working under him briefly. and finally last but definitely not least christine todd whitman with a 50 is dash that was of new50th governor of jersey and also the night administrator of the united states environmental protection agency serving under president george w. bush. she skirted the president of whitman w strategies and as we d noted the culture of our national task force. so with that i would like to jump in with the first question. i'm going to address that you are cochairs of our task force preet and governor whitman. both the given

i mean they the politicians out there are a list there is a can care right away i mean what is the naacp what is the age of the county roads all with the one percent i mean these create new knowledge stations or assembly you know representatives i mean that's what they were or ok i mean well i think i think actually that's smop not i understood that but then again i get a lot of bankers that are very smart ok only trying to get to the top of a system lack of morals gets to the top of the system out of your market my uncle and i have too much in the way of morals to get to the top well you know it is greed that out of sure. if they've all swallowed a fish or economics textbook or my favorite answer this is actually the previous president obama because if you read his speech in 2009 when he came to power it was under bush's watch that of course the process began back in september of 2008 before the election but it when a bomb of power in february he gave a speech which said that people lost it's a pickle obama speaks people ask where's my bailout and he says the truth is it's the dollars g

him met with the king from a constitutional perspective what would be the steps taken by the more naacp to find out whether and what about him generally has enough number of of parliamentarians to become prime minister there's an indian an interesting day manager on the. next steps for the constitution of the constitution actually does not recognize the role of political party for its day all the agong it to do is to be convinced means no we are a certain person holding the majority within parliament and in recent times what the members of parliament have that is that they produce that history declaration and present at the to the agel and this is what happens all the way back in february when there was a dispute and some who are helped the idea of the confidence of the parliament and the are going well now as we have that problem what europeans press conference today will be meeting with party leaders over the next few days and this is precisely what i write here has asked people to wait for the king to give the patient the give give at the patience to give the king the time to do this

jennifer serves as assistant counsel with the naacp legal defense fund, where she works on cases that advance racial justice in the areas of educational equity, economic justice, and voting rights. jennifer received her ged from stanford law school and ba from yale university, with distinction in political science. ms. holmes, can you tell us about some of the civil rights and other legal issues that you are currently addressing or that may be developing in the near future? >> yes. first, let me thank you, the ava and actisection, you, jamie, fo inviting me and hosting this wonderful panel. i'm proud to be in this esteemed panel. i feel out of my league to be with such great academics as well as elected officials. before i dive into some of the litigation that ldf, my organization, has been doing around absentee voting and vote by mail and expanding options for voters during the panpandem i'd like to make a historical note about what voting rights litigation looks like pre-pandemic, that we're still trying to do, as justin eluded to. many of you are probably familiar with the voting r