how about the governor of virginia, ralph northam? ralph northam loves masks.ph northam has been wearing masks long before they were fashionable. 30 years ago when almost nobody thought to wear a face covering, ralph northam was concerned enough about public health that he put on a hood. that's all concerned it was. of course he's a doctor, a man of science. i'm your mask isn't enough. he wore a hood with little eyes cut out of it. as governor, northam made it a crime in the commonwealth of virginia not to wear a mask. in may, he demanded that everyone wear a face covering in public. >> and wear a face covering in public. we know that when most people wear masks, that goes a long way towards reducing the spread of the disease. as i have said before, wearing a mask could literally save someone else's life. >> tucker: caught wearing a clan hood -- he got to say he leaned into it though. now everyone has to. amazingly -- and maybe it's not so amazing -- a day after saying that, he appeared in public in virginia beach, virginia, with, guess what, no mask. guess wha

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. >> reporter: virginia governor ralph northam emphasized he and his wife were safe. while the targeting of northam never went beyond the talking stage, the alleged operation to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer was advanced. the six suspects allegedly trained at this wooded site in michigan, where investigators found shotgun shells, bullet holes, and spray painted targets. the suspects are accused of planning to kidnap whitmer from her vacation home, then escape by boat and leave the governor stranded in lake michigan. but the defense attorneys argued their client just talked a big game and didn't plan on going through with it. the men were allegedly angry over the state's trickett covid policies. and both whitmer and northam blamed trump for singling out their states when he tweeted in april to liberate michigan and virginia. >> this rhetoric is not coming from another country. it's coming from washington. and that i regret. and it needs to stop. >> reporter: in a statement, white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany wrote, "governor whitmer and now govern

of the anti-government paramilitary groups also considered abducting the governor of virginia, ralph northam. an fbi agent testified today that the suspects discussed taking the governors because of their coronavirus lockdown orders as we reported here, investigators say the men planned to snatch michigan's governor from her vacation home, put her on trial for treason and incite a civil war some of the suspects were there at lockdown protests in michigan back in april when heavily armed demonstrators stormed the state capitol building before those lockdown protests president trump tweeted "liberate michigan" and "liberate virginia." today governor northam said lik rhetoric like that needs to stop >> when language is used such as liberate virginia people find meaning in those words and thus these things happen and that's regreltable. >> let's get more. nbc news investigative correspondent tom winter now >> reporter: shep, that plot to kidnap the governor of virginia, ralph northam, certainly grabbed a lot of the attention at today's hearing, and it's a detention hearing basically to figure ou

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>>governor gretchen whitmer and of duck virginia's governor ralph northam. >>well northam is now blaming rhetoric from the white house for inspiring extremist groups to take action felicia bolton reports. >>during a court hearing in michigan fbi agent richard trask says members of anti-government militia groups, matt and dublin ohio back in june and he says that's where they talked about kidnapping governor gretchen whitmer and leaving her in a boat alone and the middle of lake michigan trask says the plans cross state lines is a discussed quote taking out virginia governor ralph northam as and a media briefing tuesday democratic governor dorgan says he will not live in fear. i will not work under a cloud of intimidation. >>that's not who i am i was elected to serve the commonwealth of virginia in and that's what i plan to do and you know there have been threats. i know you all are well aware that happened back in january northam says he believes rhetoric from the white house has inspired stream us group's top lot illegal action in this rhetoric is not comin

governor ralph northam supports an extension but says it's out of his control. >> we have been exploring all of our options to extend the voter registration deadline. that deadline is set in our code and it does not appear that i have the authority to change it. that is up to the courts. >> the site was running again by around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. while it was down, voters were directed to fill out and print a paper application. >>> with 20 days left until the election, millions of people nationwide have already cast a ballot. texas has traditionally been a red state but according to our cbs battleground tracker poll, it's a virtual tie between president trump and joe biden, with both polling at 49%. yesterday voters in the lone star state waited hours in lines on the first day of early voting, in-person voting as janet shamlian reports, some people may have a hard time casting a ballot because of the limited number of drop-off ballot boxes. >> in their red pickup, richard and mae joyce nickerson both in their 70s just drove 35 miles to vote. >> it really does not make sense. it's t

agent testified the men also talked about kidnapping virginia governor ralph northam. it's not clear if it went beyond the discussion stage. the agent also testified that the men also considered leaving governor whitmer in a boat in the middle of lake michigan. more than a dozen suspects are under arrest in connection with the plot against whitmer. now to a cbs news exclusive: the only broadcast interview with breonnbreonna taylor's boyfrien, kenneth walker. he and taylor were together when police burst into her louisville apartment in march. walker fired a shot, believing they were intruders. officers returned fire, killing taylor. none of those officers is charged in her death. walker told "cbs this morning's"" gayle king how he wants want world to remember taylor. >> to the world, just hash tag a picture and all of that. but to me, it was much more. >.>> reporter: yeah. >> more than a girlfriend, too. i think that's what i want the world to know the most. that was my best friend. >> reporter: that was your best friend? >> easily. the most important person to me, pre

charged with plotting to kidnap michigan's governor also discussed kidnapping virginia's governor ralph northam. >>that's according to fbi agent richard task testimony. now task says the group discussed taking out the governor's due to coronavirus related lockdown orders trask was part of the investigation that led to the arrest of 6 men, plotting to abduct michigan's governor gretchen whitmer. so supreme court has ruled that the trump administration can and census field count operations early. the trump administration argued that the headcount needed to end immediately. so the u.s. bureau had enough time to crunch the numbers before congressionally mandated year-end deadline. those numbers within be used to decide how many congressional seats each state gets. a coalition of local governments and civil rights groups have sued the trump administration, arguing that minorities and others and hard to count communities would be missed if the county ended early. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, how you can celebrate halloween without the usual trick or treating in u.s. state health care le

to hospitals after the incident and two others treated on the scene for minor injuries governor ralph northam said it was a gas explosion, but investigators say the cause is still under investigation. >>> the los angeles dodgers are headed to the world series the dodgers and braves traded the lead throughout the game but cody bellinger's home run in the seventh gave los angeles a lead that they would not give up. they were done 3-1 in this series, but the dodgers came back to win the game and the series, 4-3. this is l.a.'s third time in the world series in the last four years. they're still looking for that first championship since 1988. and they will meet the tampa bay rays tampa avoided blowing a 3-0 series lead by beating the houston astros in game seven on saturday this is the franchise's second world series appearance. first pitch for the fall classic is tomorrow in arlington, texas. >>> now to some football the 49ers and rams capped off a hard-hitting day in the nfl. san francisco shook off their blowout loss last week coming out of the gates with a touchdown run from deebo samuel. jim

michigan also consider the ducting virginia's governor the group of 5 men spoke about targeting ralph northamduring coronavirus lockdowns the revelation came as a federal court reviewing evidence presented by the f.b.i. over the group to be held until trial. the portuguese footballer christian or now though has tested positive for cope with 19 countries football federation says he is well and showing no symptoms but ronaldo is now in corinth scene and will miss portugal's match against sweden in lisbon on wednesday the rest of the portuguese squad have been given the all clear after tests now last ditch talks are taking place between u.k. and european negotiators in an effort to avoid a no deal briggs it the main sticking point is fishing rights france's leading resistance to any move that would reduce access to british waters by its fisherman andrew symonds reports now from peterhead in scotland the u.k.'s most productive fishing port. fishermen in scotland say they found the going to tough for too long on shore the scots may have voted to remain in the e.u. but out at sea they're looking at

michigan also considered abducting virginia's governor a group of 5 men spoke about targeting ralph northamover coronavirus lockdowns revelation came as a federal court reviewing evidence presented by the f.b.i. or the group to be held until trial. colombia's defense minister has survived a no confidence motion holmes 3 your has been criticized for police brutality and massacres carried out by armed groups the supreme court has ordered him to apologize for police excesses during last year's demonstrations. controversial defense minister catalyst to survive the motion of censoring columbia's lower house on tuesday. as the government coalition closed ranks around one of the most visible politicians in the administration and the probable right wing candidate for the 2022 presidential elections in the end the vote was 136 against to $24.00 in favor but the pressure is mounting against an administration the growing sectors of society see as less than democratic. the government security forces with the doctrine of the internal enemy would say that everybody who think differently is an enemy the y

governor has it including ralph northam and they are both recovering and as their wives. the british people went through a scare with their prime minister, boris johnson, he tested positive. ten days after the test, he was hospitalized. the day he went in the hospital, he was in intensive care. downing street announced he was not on a ventilator but did not help with breathing support. before he was released to recover slowly and for a long time at home but he's recovered. the british people went through this already with their prime minister. expect that our president is likely to survive, too. i mean boris johnson is almost 20 years younger than the president. no offense by this. he's just as unhealthy generally speaking as our current president is, he's out of the woods. president trump will likely recover too. this is a serious thing we'll go through. as you know the president has been hospitalized tonight at walter reed. given the track record of this white house even specifically about the president's health, it is hard to trust at all what they tell us now about th

remember ralph northam not wearing a mask at virginia beach? it's all political theater.k governor andrew cuomo also whose estate lost more lives to covid than any other, actually had the gall to say this yesterday. >> i put my head on the pillow at night saying i saved lives. that's how i sleep at night. and i know we have. >> laura: what a stand-up guy. the thousands of new yorkers who lost loved ones in nursing homes, i think they have a little different opinion. cardiologist extraordinaire and ceo. doctor, i want to start with governor wolf. he quite literally let his mask slip, did he not? political theater. >> let's be candid, he obviously knows, as we do, the literature on masks. since 1981 we know that masks really don't stop transmission. they show that the university of edinburgh, subsequently, in the may of this year the cdc published their guidance on nonpharmacological measures for influenza-like measures. they quoted 14 randomized, controlled studies, all of which show that masks do nothing to limit that transition. they sound like they know the literature a

plotting to kidnap michigan's governor, gretchen whitmer also discussed kidnapping virginia governor ralph northamthe fbi testified in a hearing today that the groups were on unhappy with the looked on orders of the governors issued to contain the coronavirus pandemic. six men have been charged. seven others face state terrorism charges. governments across europe are ratcheting up restrictions in an attempt to contain the virus. the world health organization says there were more than 700,000 new covid-19 cases reported in europe last week, a jump of 34% compared to the previous week. soccer star cristiano ronaldo has tested positive for the virus. ronaldo will not be allowed to play for portugal's team in a match against sweden tomorrow. the country's soccer federation says he has no symptoms and is in isolation. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and @quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david? david: thank you so much, mark. presidential candidate joe biden has made no secret of his plans to

plotting to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer also discussed kidnapping bridge governor ralph northamand fbi special agent testified in michigan today that the groups were unhappy with the lockdown orders the governors issue to contain the coronavirus pandemic. six men have been charged with plotting to kidnap. seven others face charges. remits across europe are matching up restrictions in an effort to contain the coronavirus. the continent has recorded its highest number of weekly infections since the start of the pandemic. the world health organization says there were more than 700,000 new covid-19 cases reported in europe last week. that is a jump of 34% compared to the previous week. 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. live from toronto, i'm amanda lang. vonnie: i'm vonnie quinn in new york. we are joined by our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. confirmation hearings unde

. >> governor of virginia, ralph northam targeted with an extremist plot against him, as was the michiganovernor. northam said the president's tweet, lib rat virginia and other comments have caused this. do you agree with that? >> i do. the day of that tweet, liberate virginia, michigan and i think a third state, might have been minnesota, just coincidentally, the democratic senators had a call with vice president mike pence to talk about covid relief. and i said to him, why is the president, in the midst of this pandemic that already has everybody so worried sending out these messages they could be an incitement to violence when you see a group of militia members have a meeting in ohio and they decide to target the michigan and virginia governors that strikes me as odd. th the messages the president is sending don't incite everyone, most people are reasonable and they're going to discount that talk but there are a lot of dangerous people out there, sadly. you don't have to incite a lot of people, you can incite a few, and it can do grave, grave harm. we need a uniter not a divider. >> ha

charged with plotting to kidnap michigan's governor also allegedly plans to kidnap virginia governor ralph northamestified in michigan today that paramilitary group discussed kidnapping northam, who is democratic in a meeting back in june. members who are reportedly unhappy with the governor's pandemic restrictions. 13 men face state and federal charges in michigan plot. >>> coming up, trials of a coronavirus antibody treatment put on hold. the safety concerns that led to the temporary stoppage. >>> the largest drop in the nation, a look at how much san francisco rental prices came down from pete pre-pandemic levels and how they compare to the rest of the bay area. >>> i'm ktvu political reporter greg leigh. if you have mailed in your ballot for the november 3 election, election officials did say do not show up in person to cast a second vote. california casting two votes could land you in county jail for a month. if you are worried about your ballot getting lost or discarded, you can use the states ballot tracking tool. for that link and more information on the 20/20 election you can go to ktvu.c

. >>> virginia governor ralph northam thanked people who testified.rtham and governor whitmer closed gyms, bars, restaurants because of the pandemic. president trump targeted both states calling them to be, quote, liberated. >> when language is used such as to liberate virginia, people -- they find meaning in those words and thus these things happen and that's rekbretable. >> last night the acting secretary of homeland security praised state and federal law enforcement to stop the plots. not a word from william barr. >>> here's something you do not hear nothing. tuesday night football and the bills could not get out of nashville soon enough. you're going to want to watch these highlights. bleacher report when we come back. with this seal, this restaurant is committing to higher levels of cleanliness. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the expertise that helps keep hospitals clean, is helping keep businesses clean too. look for the ecolab science certified seal. how can i make change in my cacommunity?he planet be my job? how can i become a congresswoman? what do i need to study

. >>> tom winter now >> shep, that plot to kidnap the governor of virginia, ralph northam, was there at the hearing. there at the if they can somehow keep them in jail, in custody pending this trial. we got n we got new details about how this investigation started to unravel, specifically the june 6th meeting, which is one of these key meetings that the fbi, northwest of columbus, a nice community there, where says they were able to surveil, that happened in dublin, ohio, northwest of columbus, a nice community there, where people, according to the fbi agent who testified today, from four or five different states. came together to talk about these plots, talk about covid-1 really their restrictions, their concerns and really their anger they had toward the decisions made by governors in several states. they talked about the plot, about encryption apps, using code names, change different apps, thinking they would outsmart the fbi, which according to the testimony, had a confidential informant in their discussions. >> tom, thanks >>> movement today on the relief billnt to get something

governor whitmer said that, ralph northam, part of this alleged terror plot, said the same thing. this morning on "state of the union," jake tapper pressed lara trump, a chief spokesperson about how the president is responding to all of it. this is what she had to say. >> look, he wasn't doing anything, i don't think, to provoke people to threaten this woman at all. he was having fun at a trump rally. look, the president was at a rally. it's a fun, light atmosphere. of course, he wasn't encouraging people to threaten this woman. that's ridiculous. >> i don't think lock her up is fun. >> reporter: i should point out, having been to a lot of these trump rallies. i've len there for lots of lock him up or lock her up, if the president is joking about it, you certainly don't get the sense that those in the crowd are joking about it. they seem very serious about it. the fact the president fires them up in that respect is a big part of the reason why many of them show up at these rallies and are supporting him in the fall. >> as we look at these images, it's hard to believe nevada is see

special agent richard trask did not specifically name virginia democrat ralph northam. he was part of the investigation that led to six men being arrested and charged last week with plotting to kidnap michigan's democratic governor gretchen whitmer. seven other men face state terrorism charges. up next, new information about the fbi's effort to verify allegations in the steele dossier used to obtain surveillance against the 2016 trump campaign. bring you that. first, here's what our fox affiliates around the country are facing tonight. fox 4 and dallas clement jeff bezos 'a company launches any rocket for the seventh time from a remote corner of texas. a task that the new lunar landing technology for nasa could help put astronauts back on the moon by 2024. fox 2 in san francisco as apple rolls out its latest iphone for use with new 5g wireless networks. the long-awaited iphone 12 comes and four models ranging from about $700 to almost $1,100. and this is a live look at seattle from q13 fox. a big story tonight, washington state officials say they were again unsuccessful

governor whitmer, ralph northam in new york say the president's rhetoric is what led to this threat. he shows no sign of backing down from that and we'll see if that continues today in nevada. >> we'll check back. with us is us the former republican governor of michigan, rick snyder, who has endorsed joe biden in the 2020 race. i want to get your reaction to the comments about governor whitm whitmer, lock her up" chants and lara trump saying the president was just having fun. >> it's great to be with you. it's just flat out wrong. it's inappropriate to help drive comments like that from a crowd, to encourage people to do that. that's not how america should be. he's not learned anything from the time he was running in 2016. he's doubling down now on dividing our country. that's one of my huge issues. why i don't support him and i support joe biden. he's been our divider in chief in this country and we need to get back to civility in our nation. >> why aren't we hearing more of that from leaders of your party, current republican lawmakers? why aren't they telling the president to knock

michigan's to kidnap and kill michigan's governor also discussed kidnapping the governor of virginia ralph northam. >>that's according to the fbi agent who testified in court today, the agent says the group talked about taking out the 2 governors because of coronavirus related lockdown orders a federal judge ordered 3 of the man accused of plotting to kidnap governor gretchen whitmer to be held without bond before trial. the decision on whether to keep 2 other suspects in custody was delayed a 6th defendant was separately order to be transferred to michigan from his home state of delaware still ahead at 8 o'clock the battle over another round of coronavirus relief continues on capitol hill with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has planned for next week carved pumpkins and admired decoration from a distance the cdc releasing covid say following tips for families. >>showcasing its latest model you know the saying, 'life is uncertain...have dessert first?' must be the thinking behind... ...the new atkins dessert bars. four rich, amazing recipes... and one gram of sugar!?!? anyone for dessert? t

governors have it, including right now the democratic governor of virginia, ralph northam, and the republican governor of missouri, mike parson. they are both recovering as we speak as are their wives. you might remember the british people went through a similar scare with their elected leader, prime minister boris johnson. back in april. ten days after his positive test he ended up hospitalized in london. the day after he went to the hospital, they put him in intensive care. he had three days in the icu. downing street took care to announce he wasn't on a ventilator but did need external breathing support. he spent three days in intensive care, then three more days back in the regular hospital ward before he was finally released to recover very slowly over a very long time at home. but he has recovered. the british people went through this already with their prime minister. expect that our president is likely to survive too. i mean prime minister boris johnson is almost 20 years younger than the president, but i don't mean any offense by this. he's just as unhealthy generally speaking as our

kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer also planned to target virginia's democratic governor ralph northam. members of the so-called wolverine watchmen were reportedly angered by governor northam's lockdown measures aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus. in richmond, virginia, northam blamed president trump's rhetoric for inciting far-right violence. >> these threats are not coming in this rhetoric is not coming from another country. it is coming from washington. and that i regret. and it needs to stop. amy: as coronavirus lockdownss remained in effect last april, president trump tweeted -- "liberate virginia, and save your great 2nd amendment. it is under siege!" trump tweeted "liberate michigan" that same day. in w washington state, m more eyewitnesses have stepped forward to corroborate claims that police made no attempt to arrest the antifascist activist michael rangel on september 3 before they killed him in a hail of gunfire. all but one of 22 eyewitnesses interviewed by "the new york times" report police did not identify themselves or give them any commands before opening fire.

with plotting to kidnap michigan's governor also discussed kidnapping the governor of virginia ralph northam that is according to the fbi agent who testified in court today, the agent says the group discussed taking out the governors. due to coronavirus related lockdown orders. a federal judge ordered 3 of the men accused of plotting to kidnap governor gretchen whitmer to be held without bond before trial. a decision on whether to keep 2 other suspects in custody was delayed. a 6th defendant was separately order to be transferred to michigan from his home state of delaware in menus rapper tory lanes was ordered to stay far away from artist megan the stallion and any firearms during his first court hearing today lanes. >>has already been charged with shooting meghan's feet that was back in july. the judge granted a request from the prosecutors that his bail be range from $35,000 to $190,000. the judge says lanes must stay at least 100 yards away from megan at all times and quote have no personal electronic telephonic no written contact with her lanes is scheduled to be arraigned on november,

our governor, ralph northam, was also reportedly targeted by those alleged terrorists. not playing around. and i saw a spokesperson for his campaign say, oh, he was just having fun at a rally. it's not fun. he is -- he is feeding terrorists. he is encouraging terrorists. and i just, it's certainly reprehensible as a president. i have to say, it's pretty stupid as a political strategy. there are not a lot of pro-terrorist voters in the republican party or the democratic party. it's a terrible political strategy, but even worse than that, he's endangering his fellow americans, which is violating the first principle of being president >> scott, what do you think of it as a closing message? >> well, i wanted to pick up on paul's political strategy point. everything donald trump says that is not casting his future plans versus those of joe biden's, i'll cut your taxes, joe biden will raise them. i'll do this, joe biden will do that. every time he's focused on anything other than that, he's losing. he needs to frame and cast this race as a choice about the future and who can

virginia governor ralph northam has ordered an independent instigation and, the republican running for u.s. senate in minnesota-- jason lewis-- had emergency surgery today. his campaign said it was a severe internal hernia, and that the surgery was successful. lewis is challenging tina smh, the incumbent democratic senator. still to come on the "newshour," the senate votes to eleve judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court; hospitals nationwide struggle to handle a major influx of covid patients; the race for sene in south carolina remains surprisingly competitive and much more. >> woodruff: amy coney barrett is pto become the third supreme court justice picked by president trump, a legacy that will be felt for years no matter the outcome of the election. as john yang reports, she willui ckly have a chance to make her imprint on some big issues. >> mr. president... >> reporter:e senate apped up debate on amy coney barrett's nomination to the supreme court today, there were bold predonicabout what she would do as a justice. >> almost 50 years of precewont upholding n's right to contr

you mentioned ralph northam getting the virus even though he always wears a mask. do you think there's too much press attention to the mask. >> i think the press takes too much of a side on the issue on whether the response is to shut down the country, ban children from school, keep people from going to church, have people be masked constantly versus the idea that you want to respond with appropriate concern to the pandemic without destroying your life. the media are clearly on the same side of this issue as joe biden, just as they are on the same side of every issue with joe biden and that comes through loud and clear. there's a fundamental debate of how to respond to something like this, whether you put the entire country on hold, were whether you stay in your house and you don't campaign, how you respond to these things and we have not seen in any way a good debate on that touchic within the media. -- topic within the media. they have all agreed that drastic lockdowns, serious measures are the right thing to do even though there is not a lot of scientific eviden

says anti-government groups from several states discussed kidnapping virginia governor ralph northam, last summer. an f.b.i. agent says they opposed northam's pandemic lockdown orders. the disclosure came today at a federal court hearing in michigan, where six men are accused of plotting to kidnap that governor, gretchen whitmer. in europe, the world health organization repor a second wave of covid-19 is accelerating, with 700,000 cases last week. that is up 34% from a week earlier. britain, france, russia and spain are hardest hit, and they and other countries are imposing fresh controls. in italy today, there was grim acceptance by many. >> ( translated ): it must be done. that is what we have to do, because the infection is flying and that is the only thing we can do to protect ourselves as elderly, and children as well. there is not much to discuss about freedom, the fact is that we are in the middle of a pandemic, full stop. >> woodruff: meanwhile, johnson & johnson halted a late-stage vaccine trial ter one participant developed an unexplained illness. and, eli lly paused a sty t

spread of covid like governor gretchen whitmer of michigan and the democratic governor of virginia, ralph northam. that idea that these restrictions aren't about the virus at all, it's just out to get trump and just out to get conservatives, that can be deadly stuff, and the president is playing with fire there by promoting that conspiracy theory, particularly after it was just exposed as having led to a complex militia plot involving the potential kidnapping of two sitting u.s. governors. on qanon, savannah guthrie pressing the president on why he has not denounced qanon and why he has -- she didn't press him on this, but why he has in fact promoted qanon adherents and re-tweeted them. this one's going to sting, i think. the president kept saying, i know nothing about qanon. i know nothing about qanon. but then he decided he did want to say something about what qanon is. he said, i know nothing about qanon. i don't know. i don't know, i don't know. i just don't know about qanon then he said, let me tell you what i do hear about it. they are very strongly against pedophilia. i do agree with that,

virginia governor ralph northam has signed a bill banning the police use of no-knock warrants, joining florida and oregon as the third state to bar unannounced rates by police. virginia house bill 5099 was nicknamed "breonna's law" after breonna taylor, the 26-year-old black woman shot to death in her own home last march by louisville, kentucky, police officers serving a no-knock warrant. in philadelphia, federal agents arrested prominent civil rights activist anthony smith at his home wednesday over unspecified charges related to protests against police brutality that erupted in may. smith's lawyers are questioning the timing of the arrest, which came as protests erupted against -- continued against the police killing of walter wallace jr., a 27-year-old black man who was shot and killed by two philadelphia officers during a mental health crisis. philadelphia's mayor ordered a curfew overnight following incidents of arson and looting on the sidelines of mostly-peaceful protests on monday and tuesday. meanwhile, philadelphia's police department says it has launched an investigation int

to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer were also discussing kidnapping virginia governor ralph northam because of his coronavirus restrictions. this is what governor northam told us just a few moments ago. >> i don't govern under a cloud of intimidation, that's not who i am. and this is not about me, it's not about the governor of michigan, this is about this country and it's about a president that is emboldening these individuals, these white supremacists. >> joining us now cnn contributor miles taylor, a former chief of staff at the department of homeland security. myles, thanks for being with us. it was interesting to hear from governor northam and i will not get over the headline here that there were people arrested for plotting to kidnap two sitting u.s. governors. that's just something that shouldn't wash over you. governor northam makes the point that president trump called on his followers last spring to, quote, liberate michigan and also liberate virginia and now we see these allegations of plots to kidnap both of those governors. what's your take away? >> well, look, john, i

virginia governor ralph northam has ordered an independent investigation.epublican running for u.s. senate in minnesota, jason les, had emergency surgery today. his campaign said it was a severe iernal hernia, and that the surgery was successful. lewis is challenging tina smith. the incumbent democratic senator. still to come on the newshour, the senate votes to elevate judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. hospitals nationwide struggle to handle a major influx of covid-19 patients. the race for senate in south carolina remains a competiti much more. ♪ from w epa studios in washington. stephanie: with amy coney barrett's confirmation, she is the third supreme court justice nominated by president trump. a legacy that will be felt for yef s. judy woodrll have a conversation with dick durbin in a moment but first, john yang reports on the big cases ahead that barrett may have a chance sjohn: as tenate wrapped up etdebate on amy coney bar's nomination to the supreme court today, there have been bold predictions about what she woulo s a justice. >>lmost

governor of michigan also considered abducting virginia's governor the man spoke about targeting ralph northam over coronavirus lockdowns revelation came as a federal court reviewed evidence presented by the f.b.i. and ordered the group to be held until trial investigators say their months long investigation involving secret recordings uncovered a more detailed prompt to kidnap michigan's governor christian witness coming up on this news hour from london why many iranians are respecting new coronavirus rules despite another 254 people dying. and china and russia are elected to the un's human rights council but saudi arabia fails in its bid. and al-jazeera exposé has forced the government of cyprus to scrap its nutritive passports for investment scheme the president of the parliament is also stepping down our investigative unit found senior politicians willing to help a foreign criminal by a cypriot passport and access to e.u. citizenship are investigative reporter david harrison reports from nicosia. an emergency meeting of the cypriot cabinet was held at the presidential palace following the

groups from several states discussed abducting governor whitmer or virginia's democratic governor ralph northam. russian president putin is trying to save the last existing nuclear arms control pact between his country and the united states. proposing to extend it at least for one year. president putin said today it would be, quote, extremely sad if the new start treaty ends. the agreement was signed in 2010 by president obama and then russian president med have i denver. it limits the number of nuclear weapons each nation has. is due to expire in february. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quick take powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg, david. david: thank you so much. tony ressler is the co-founder, chairman, and c.e.o. of aires management. but also an active member of the atlantaa community. and someone involved in the revitalization of doubttown of atlantaa. welcome back to bloomberg. thank you for joining us. one of the things i know you're doing you are using your arena as a voting mechanism. tell

. >> reporter: and governor ralph northam is criticizing president trump for his heated rhetoric suggesting the militia members may have been responding to trump's tweet, liberate virginia from covid-19 restrictions. >> this rhetoric is not coming from another country. it's coming from washington, and that i regret, and it needs to stop. >> reporter: with 5 of the 13 suspects in federal court tuesday, prosecutors revealing chilling new details about the alleged plot against michigan's governor. they say the suspects held training exercises allegedly practicing breaking down a door, extracting a hostage and reloading weapons quickly. >> that's the kind of thing that you would expect to hear from a group like isis, and that's why when people refer to these groups casually as militias we have to call it for what it is. >> reporter: authorities suspect the group contemplated using a tactic from this summer's tragic execution of a federal judge's son in new jersey. having someone pose as a deliveryman in an attack against michigan's governor. one suspect allegedly saying during an encrypted grou

the feds also say the suspects discussed abducting virginia governor ralph northam.could come this friday. well, facebook is launching a global policy that bans ads which discourage people from getting vaccines, part of the effort to combat misinformation about the coronavirus. there are some exceptions. facebook will allow ads advocating for or against legislation, a government policy around vaccines. those can still appear. taking a look at facebook as you can see, unchanged right now. business insider, insider, inc. is in talks to buy a control stake in the morning brew. it would value morning brew at $75 million or more. this newsletter on pace to meet its revenue target of $20 million this year after being founded just five years ago with less than a million dollars in start-up capital. the deal has let t yet to be finalized. it could still apart. back to you. maria: thank you so much. one of the lead stories of the morning, halting covid vaccine trials, u.s. health regulators shutting down a trial for eli lilly's covid-19 antibody treatment, this comes a day af

governor ralph northam is calling it a gas explosion.investigation. it happened near james madison university. the school's rotc program was hosting a run. the finish line was close to where the explosion went off. three students are hurt. >>> a union slams joe biden for lying about an endorsement. the former vice president claimed he received support from boilermaker's union during the abc town hall. the state boilermaker local 154 is disputing that claim, saying we had a moment of disbelief, when the members started blowing our phone up because we flip-flopped on the endorsement. nobody, nobody from his staff, nobody has ever spoken with us. local 154 endorsed president trump last month. the international boilermakers have not endorsed either candidate. >>> this bud's for nelly. ♪ jedediah: love that song. budweiser rolling out a special edition can this month in honor of the 20 year anniversary of the rapper's debut album. nelly is from st. louis where bud wiser is made. nelly commented on the tribute saying it was overwhelming. the c