scientists are surveyed in the waters around south georgia and in one month spotted nearly 60 of thehave ever been seen. the team says that the new count is astonishing. it is absolutely thrilling, because they are critically endangered. so just seeing this many animals in south georgia waters suggest that it is becoming an important feeding area for them again. and this is what they are eating — krill. the waters are teeming with these tiny creatures. and it's this abundance of food that has driven the recovery. scientists think there may be as many as 10,000 blue whales now. this giant of the deep is edging back from the brink. even though it has been a challenging year, the planets are at least were in perfect alignment. the orbit of mars brought it on a very close approach to earth, making it the perfect time for a mission to the red planet, or rather three missions. in 2020, a trio of spacecraft set their sights on mars. blasting off, the first of this year's martian missions, and the moment the united arab emirates made history. 51 years ago, on the 20th ofjuly, man first walke

i was just in georgia a few days ago, randolph county and south georgia.ctober. here in the united states of america, the wealthiest country in the world, in the middle of a pandemic, the hospital closed. the people of randolph county, if they he's an emergency room have to try to go to columbus or albany and it's one of nine hospitals we lost in georgia in the last ten years. send me and reverend warnock to the senate, shall deliver resources to reopen hospitals and field clinics in every corner of this state healthcare is a human rights. we will stand up to the drug companies ripping off stretcher families the pharmacy every single day, charging outrageous prices for life-saving medicine and insulin we will ensure every single american has great health insurance, no matter their ability to pay but as i have a pre-existing condition suffering from asthma or diabetes or cancer survivor because georgia healthcare is a human right and we will make it so in the united states of america. [cheering] let me give a special shout out to all the mothers out there.

georgia ok we still have to wait but it already is historic when the 1st black senator from the south georgia also went blue in the presidential elections what does this race in georgia tell us about the political landscape in the u.s. . the landscape is changing the white majority is fading predictions say that in 20 to 25 the white majority is gun and none why it. will own the majority but you know we have to have a very close look to georgia to understand what's going on the rule areas are still dominated by white americans they all went republican it's really the city areas it's the cities like atlanta where the more die worse city is kind of seen there are more african-americans more asians. more latino voters come in and this is the future of this country and this is something both parties have to be aware of if they are not able to gain the support from more die worse borders they will not be able to gain majorities in the future but it is the same time the u.s. congress is preparing to certify the outcome of the presidential race what can we expect that. yeah right so this is a huge d

georgia. they didn't forget that especially the black farmers, shannon, as you touched on. they don't have amnesia. hurricane michael devastating those forms in southovernor. you mentioned the black vote. 39% plus african americans here in georgia. they're sitting here like are we better off than we were in the previous administration? we have the highest black voter turnout under the trump policies which david purdue and senator loeffler co-signed on. they were part of that opportunity zone, prison reform. these are positive strong initiatives that senator david purdue, thank god that he was there and sonny purdue that were there that literally rescued these farms. literally rescued them. they won't forget that and they'll go in the poll and push that ballot for senator purdue and senator loeffler and bring them back in to georgia as our senators. >> shannon: karl, what is your take on the early vote, the percentages you're seeing and the turnout that the gop needs tomorrow? >> the early vote in person is 78% of what it was in the november election. two million people voted in early in-person voting. under a million people voted by mail-in ballot.

hurricane michael devastated farms in south georgia and you mentioned the black vote, 39% black african americans in georgia and they are asking are we better than we were in the previous administration, we had the highest black voter turnout under trump parties with david purdue and senator leffler cosigning on the policies they vote on was part of that opportunity for reforms is used in the farming industry, devastated the farms, these are positive strong initiatives senator david purdue, thank god he was there, sonny purdue was there, literally rescued these farms, literally rescued them. they will not forget that. the will push the ballot for senator perdue and senator leffler and bring them back as our senators. >> what is your take with the early vote? you like to crunch the numbers versus the turnout you and the gop need tomorrow. >> the early vote in person is 78% of what it was in the november election, in early in-person voting. under 1 million people voted by mail in ballot, that is 71% of voted by mail in ballot in november. altogether the early vote is 75% what it was, 3 mi

it is 60's in south georgia and 50's in north raja. republicans are heaving a sigh of relief. texts last week saying if it is snow, we are doomed. host: you can follow greg bluestein's reporting in georgia. washington journal continues. are joined by kylie jane kremer, executive director oneomen for america first, of several groups holding rallies in washington on wednesday. kremer, welcome to washington journal. guest: thank you for having me. rallytell us about your tomorrow. what is the purpose? guest: we are so excited. we are hosting the save america rally. it will be in the president's park. we are excited to move it from freedom plaza where we traditionally have the rally. millions descended on d.c. to stand up for election integrity, to demand transparency and support president trump. we will gather at 7:00 a.m.. people are encouraged to go to .com for information on how to get tickets, what do you can and cannot bring in. you need to rsvp to let us know they are coming. we are excited to see so many in d.c. tomorrow morning. out ofhat are you hoping this rally -? -- ho

where there's a lots of micropolitan, african-american towns and real diverse communities in south georgiais isn't like my home county in ohio. i'll be looking at southwest georgia down in albany and that whole region of the state. that's a really important area, savannah, where vp-elect harris was and obviously metro atlanta we'll be keeping a close eye on. >> we have slammed up against the clock. lauren, thank you very much for joining us torrent. we really appreciate it. that is tonight's "last word." "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> well, good evening once again. and happy new year. day 1,446 of the trump administration. 16 days remain until the inauguration of joe biden as our 46th president. we are less than an hour officially from the start of an election day that will not only decide the balance of power in the united states senate critically but also the political capital currently held by the outgoing president and the incoming president. trump and biden were both in georgia campaigning ahead of tomorrow's dual senate runoff. incumbent republican david perdue f

where there's a lots of micropolitan, african-american towns and real diverseal communities in south georgiaeorgia down in albany and that whole region of the state. that's a really important area, savannah where vp-elect harris was and obviously metro atlanta we'll be keeping a close eye on. >> we have slammed up against the clock. thank you very much for joining us tonight. we really appreciate it. that is tonight's "last word." "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> well, good evening once again. and happy new year. day 1,446 of the trump administration. 16 days remain until the inauguration of joe biden as our 46th president. we are less than an

[applause] i was down in casper georgia in south georgia a week ago. they lost their hospital in october. it just shut down. think about that for a moment. here in the state of georgia, in the middle of a pandemic, in the wealthiest country in the worl world, the hospital closed. and now the people have to drive all the way to columbus or albany just to get to an emergency room. we don't have to accept that, georgia. we have lost nine hospitals in this state in ten years. but if you send me the reverend to the senate we will deliver the resources to reopen those hospitals. we will deliver the resources for every community in the state because healthcare is a human right, not just a privilege for those who live in the right part of the state. health, jobs, and justice for all the people. let's talk about jobs for a moment. and for eight months the united states senate blocked the direct release that people need one - - the relief three months purdue was adamant he oppose stimulus checks for the people. and then he changes his tune six days before the ele

georgia. think of far we have come in the american south. the most competitive battleground state in the country. two runoff elections to determine control of the united states senate. think about how far we have come, georgia, that that races are the young jewish son of a immigrant na black who holds ebenezer church rates think about how far we have come georgia. and we are running against like the bonnie and clyde of corruption and american politic politics. two united states senators when they learned about the pandemic there is bearing down our shores their first called which of their stockbrokers. you all we deserve better than david perdue and kelly loeffler. in garden city will make our voices heard on tuesday retirement will be coming for david perdue and kelly loeffler. and truly have bigger and better things to discuss than david and kelly. like where we go from here as a people. georgia has the power to define the next era. we are building a movement for health, jobs, and justice for the people. health, jobs, justice for all the pe

randolph county in south georgia. their hospitalt in october.he united states of america, the wealthiest country in the world, in the middle of a pandemic, their hospital closed. and now the people of randolph county, if they need an emergency room, they have to drive 1.5 hours to to go to colr albany. it's one of nine hospitals we have lost in georgia in the last 10 years. warnock to an rev. the senate we will deliver the resources to reopen those nine hospitals and to build new clinics in every corner of the state has health care is a human right. we will stand up to the drug companies that are risk -- ripping off your to families at the pharmacy every day. charging outrageous prices for life-saving medicine and insulin. we will ensure that every single american has great health insurance nomad or their ability to pay. whether they have a pre-existing suffering from asthma, diabetes or a cancer survivor. because health care is a human right and we will make it so in the united states of america. [cheers and applause] honking] >> let me give a

much the entire state of georgia. south carolina, large parts of new york and most of new jersey and also pennsylvania. any countryside in places that were occupied by the british, ordinary people michael months or weeks without saying a british soldier. whereas in cities where people are kind of living cheek by jowl, you're interacting with the occupied course, everything will date. as things move more quickly with greater intensity. in the cities were crucial to the plan on both sides. for the british common strategy was going to take the cities and use them as a basis to conciliate the loyalty from the surrounding countryside. and if there was anywhere that would be welcoming the british army, is likely to be these port cities. much more kind of transient in the population. they were largely dependent on the trade of the british empire for their livelihoods before the evolution. in any places for example, they welcomed the british army with this kind of counsel in the higher citizens in the proclamation of when he lands.

georgia from 2016 to 2020. but this runoff is really crucial. over 100,000 south asians indians in georgia.st voted for the first time. so we connected with impact, the indian american impact fund. my partner in crime nina harris and i, our production company, has really been doing a lot of content, a lot of videos, putting indian-americans, south asians front and center and seeing record turnout in early vote because of that. >> let me just say that the api, community comprises just 4% of georgia's population but according to exit polls nearly two-thirds of these voters cast votes for biden. looking at a race that could be hair thin, come down to a hair, that voting bloc is important. referenced the niece of vice president elect kamala harris. working together on that. i do want to bring you in, mr. siemens, because the native american vote is another bloc quite frequently overlooked, and the native american vote in georgia has quite, quite an imprint if you look at it. there are over 15,000, i believe, native americans who voted in georgia. there are 150,000 in the state, but 15,000 voted

think about how far we have come in the american south. georgiaate in the united states. you did that. you did that. and now hosting two runoff elections for the united states senate to determine control of the united states senate, your standardbearers are the young jewish son of an immigrant at a black pastor who holds doctor king's pulpit at ebenezer baptist church, think about how far we have come, atlanta. think about how far we have come. and we are running against -- we are running against the bonnie and clyde of corruption in american politics, two united states senators who, when they learned about this pandemic that was bearing down on our shores, when they learned about the threat posed by a virus that has killed more than 300,000 of our fellow americans their first call was to their stockbrokers. atlanta, we deserve better and retirement is coming for david perdue and kelly loeffler, atlanta! we have bigger and better things to discuss than david and kelly. like where we go from here as a people. where we go from here as a community, a

about this and savannah, think how far we have come in the great state of georgia think of how far we have come in the american south. the most competitive battleground state in the country, to runoff elections to have control of the united states senate. think of how far we have come georgia. what is the contest a young jewish son of an immigrant and then to think about how far we have come georgia and we are running like bonnie and clyde corruption in american politics. two united states senators learning about the pandemic that was bearing down on our shores the first call was to their stockbrokers. we deserve better than do and left her in garden city when we make your voices heard on tuesday retirement is coming for you and loeffler. we have bigger and better things to discuss the and david and kelly. like where we go from here is the people. georgia has the power to define the next era and we are defining a movement for health and jobs and justice for the people all the people, garden city all those who have not had a voice left without healthcare, left to fend for themselves during this pandemic, we are build

they've gone to run up the score in the rural counties down in south georgia. north georgia, which is a big reason as to why the president is there tonight. interesting story, about one week ago the 14th congressional districts in georgia, the 14th which is located right up here in the northwest corner seem to be the congressional district that was legging the most in the vote turnout in their early voting for these two runoffs. that will very well explain and i'll pop in here for a moment, as to why the president is going to be in whitfield county in the tonetown of dalton tonight. it kind of republicans are going to try to capitalize on that this evening. in the days before the election, the president was in georgia, and an enormous crowd that night and you can see why. you're talking about 70% of the vote in the county alone. come on mr. guy here, not going to leave until i give you this, guys. this is what it's about. in the senate, if you're 50-4 need to start the night tomorrow night, what happens if republicans take both? what happens, however, if democr

diverseal communities in south georgia and metro atlanta. this is not like -- i'll be looking at southwest georgia down in albany and that whole region of the state. that's a really important area, savannah where vp-elect harris was and obviously metro atlanta we'll be keeping a close eye on. >> we have slammed up against the clock. thank you very much for joining us tonight. we really appreciate it. that is tonight's "last word." "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> well, good evening once again. and happy new year. day 1,446 of the trump administration. 16 days remain until the inauguration of joe biden as our 46th president. we are less than an hour officially from the start of an election day that will not only decide the balance of power in the united states senate critically but also the political capital currently held by the outgoing president and the incoming president. trump and biden were both in georgia campaigning ahead of tomorrow's dual senate runoff. incumbent republican david perdue facing a challenge from dem

and he sent me into south georgia to try to register voters by myself. it was an odyssey of discovery. columbus could not have been more lost when he sailed west than i was. my commission i had 20 counties where they had no connections, nobody on their rolodex. black majority counties with practically no black registered voters. i had three days that summer in each county to visit 20 counties and see if i could find somebody capable and willing to administer a voter registration drive. i went in basically looking for the black baptist church to knock on the door and hope i discovered the next martin luther king. and i got thrown out by all the ministers. they said they had things well in hand and so do the school superintendents and morticians afrin else. i had a brief period when i was trying to find the rebels like stokley carmichael so i would go out to the juke joints and get in poker games trying to win money and that only got me arrested in a place called ,■ apple. in cuthbert, georgia. and to@dí short, by the end of the summer, every time i went i

come on back to current day now, we've got a ways to go here this is rural south georgia, not a ton ofat's coming in. for republicans, the trend has been this. driving up numbers in the rule areas, following donald trump the way he's done in so many states throughout the country, but it's those metropolitan areas, the urban areas like atlanta, savannah, macon, georgia, where democrats will do well tonight. how well? we could be in for a long night here in georgia. >> bret: bill, the voter analysis we are looking at has numbers to suggest that they do not see any boycott of the election from republicans. there is the story lines here that because people were upset november 3rd that they would not come out to this runoff. we are just not seeing that in the voter analysis numbers nor in the anecdotal turn out. >> what's interesting if you listen to the reporters up here in whitfield county last night and they were at the presidents rally, they talked to dozens and dozens of people who are lining up to see the president turnout and all of them said they were going to vote, very few of them

the money in the campaigns, it tells you democrats will be showing out, especially in atlanta or south georgiaon't really see politicians come by. you are seeing that come back -- come off because to get democrats voting in atlanta. the other parts of the state might have less especially in a senate runoff, but you are seeing them show up in force. assad randolph county in southwest georgia is at almost 100% of the vember vote and they voted by democrats in a wider margin than they did for joeiden. if you add those up and pair it with the metroratlanta that is dly diversifying and shifting blue, that could be a winning coalition. judy: turn out so critical, especially in a place like what you described. gequickly, we see the yo vote , the youngest vote looking a little better. does that saynying or do they make enough difference in the overall vote? >> i think when you are looking at the margins of a race like this and atate like georgia, which is truly as purple as you vote counts.s cliche but every i think that also goes to what the democrats have done trying to mobilizthe youth vote. for da

right now today as 2 new senators from georgia will be sworn in and this is a major change in the electorate in the south of georgia was always known to be an intensely red state with a history of racial divide and violence and now there are senate indication is represented by 2 minority groups with also the jewish senator and with warnock an african-american senator he by the way is the 1st african-american senator from georgia so overall this senate has never been so dire words and there were never be there were never as many female senators as well so finally this is the 1st time that it really represents the diversity of this country almost ability thank you and it's. to suddenly now the round the world of the globe your trace is entering its final stretch but was a month is currently in 3rd place and is vying for the lead with a finish in france less than 2 days away is the 1st german to take pause in the race he's known for taking environmental activist with a tune back across the atlantic but it hasn't all been smooth sailing for how money had a dangerous run in on the high seas with a container s

worn jok of georgia released this statement saying, quote, today, my father, a veteran and son of south georgia, would have been 104 years old. today, our country's first black, woman vice president, swore in his son, georgia's first black united states senator. that it is even possible is a testament to the promise of our democracy and the covenant we share with one another as americans. he said, quote, i've got my shoes on and i'm ready to get to work. joining us live i'm pleased to say is the reverend raphael warnock, hours ago sworn in as one of two senators from the great state of georgia. thank you for taking a moment to talk to us on this enormous night. i really appreciate you being here. >> thank you so much. i'm still getting used to being called senator. what a great country we live in. >> well, senator, talk to me about how you are feeling. i mean we watched a lot of history here. you are georgia's first black senator. senator ossoff is georgia's first jewish senator. senator padilla, california's first latino senator. the first black woman, the first asian woman to serve as vice pr

more than an outsider, he was from the south. >> he was from georgia. th, was a death warrant to run for national office. >> we were coming out of the watergate era and looking to be a country of integrity again. in the black communities out of which i came, he made an immediate connection because of that. >> while jerry brown to his entourage to western maryland, jimmy carter was in baltimore. >> the main confrontation with jerry brown, they brought him in to run against me in maryland because he was looked on as mr. moonbeam back then. they figured they would get support in that particular area. >> thank you very much. >> just like a fund-raising dinner. some people go to eat the chicken and the peas and mashed potat potatoes. other people would rather listen to the eagles and chicago. >> i remember when jerry brown jumped into the race and dragged linda ronstadt in with him. >> there was no battle. i think we had it wrapped up. it was too little too late. i don't remember it having any affect. it would make me mad to see the eagles. how did we miss th

please welcome from the city of south fulton georgia fire and rescue department president of the international association of firefighters local 3920 fire captain hall for the reciting of the pledge of allegiance. >>i pledge allegiance. to the flag. of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands. one nation. under god. indivisible. with liberty in justice for all. >>what you are all about to be part of america is a historic moment of first to administer the oath to our first african-american or first asian american and our first woman vice president. it is my great privilege to welcome to the inaugural stage. the first latina to ever serve on the supreme court of the united states of america. justice sonia sotomayor. >>live musical honors. we raise your that i will support and defend the constitution of united states against all enemies foreign we can see i take this obligation freely and i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion without any mental reservation. that i will well and faithfully discharge that i will well and fait

more than an outsider, he was from the south. >> he was from georgia. oking to be a country of integrity again. and certainly in the black communities out of which i came, he made an immediate connection because of that. >> while jerry brown to his entourage to western maryland, jimmy carter concentrated on collecting endorsements from officials and black leaders in baltimore. >> the main confrontation with jerry brown, they brought him in to run against me in maryland because he was looked on as mr. moonbeam back then. they figured they would get support in that particular area. >> i think we're ready for a new stretch in washington. and that's exactly what's going to happen. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. >> just like a fund-raising dinner. some people go to eat the chicken and the peas and mashed potatoes and the gravy. other people would rather listen to the eagles and chicago. >> i remember when jerry brown jumped into the race and dragged linda ronstadt and the eidals along with him. it was battle of the bands. >> there was no

general lloyd austin grew up in south georgia where he was raised by his parents in thomasville. a graduate of west point he would go on to a career that spanned numerous units, responsibilities, and engagements. his first assignment was to the third infantry division. now stationed in my district at fort stewart. in the early 2000s he served as assistant commander for the third division duringt invasion of iraq. he would later go on to serve as division commander, chief of staff of the united states central command, kent some, the commander of the 18th airborne core, army vice chief of staff, finally the commander of centcom . he's been described as a private individual who has committed to carrying out his duties. i, like others, have my reservations about continuing down a path of waivers for former military leaders to serve in civilian positions. what first started with a waiver for general marshall in 1950 and general gwen for again mattis in 2017, we have seen several requests for what many see as once in a generation issue. however, general austin's service and assignments

now war also continued in the south, particularly in georgia and the creeks.he creeks being supplied by the spanish. alexander was one of the main leaders in this war. you can tell from his name he has scottish heritage. so by having a greek mother and father through her family, despite the name we know him by, he was a leader. this is not a picture of him. this is a leader from around the same time. but this gives you an idea of how he might have dressed. he had the ambition of building a southern confederacy. it is kind of a parallel to what we have been talking about for decades. to build it out for his people. together with the chaucktaws he wrote this. never had they v had title to or pretended to own these lands. so it is reflecting what the nations said, that britain cannot, in a treaty, give away lands that don't belong to us. he worked hard to bring in support from the spanish that agreed that the americans wanted to joer run this land and the spanish knew their biz opportunity for holding on to it in the face of the united states and the u.s. growing

applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of -- from the city of south fulton, georgias , fire captain andrea m hall for the reciting of the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] sen. klobuchar: what you are all about to be part of, america, is a historic moment of first. to administer the oath to our first african-american, first asian-american, and our first woman vice president, kamala harris, is my great privilege to welcome to the inaugural stage the first latina to serve on the supreme court of the united states of america, justice sonia sotomayor. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the oath of office followed by musical honors. justice sotomayor please raise : your right hand and repeat after me. i, kamala devi harris do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. against all enemies, foreign and domestic. that i will

florida, south carolina, south dakota georgia, went the same route. virus will go where it goes. no matter if you do a lockdown or not. so the thing with governor newsom, we the data like how many beds are used in the hospital, and icu, we understand that data. we understand that play book is tough, you have to make tough decisions, but now he faces a recall. it say push call rescue california. you know, when you see how it played out. you see the studies like for out of stanford saying lockdowns do not work in europe, they are not going to work in many countries, when you see this after the fact what are your thoughts? >> well, i of the think that. that, you know the decisions have been tough. you know, thank god for the most part many states in this country have pushed the right buttons. you know. we all respect and think of all greatness that california is and does. but, if you step back from it and look at vaccine roll out or the now the situation with recall or all stuff, stay at home, now we will do a witness g you can go out and eat but only ou

continued in the south, particularly between georgia and the creeks, the creeks being supplied by thepanish. one of the main creek leaders in this war, as you can tell from his name, add scottish heritage. creek.her was by having a creek mother and a creek family through her alexander was fully creek. he had a clan. this is a creek leader from around the same time. dressed.ow he might've alexander at the embellish and the ambition of building a southern confederacy. to build it out of his people, the creeks, and also the chickasaw, choctaw, and cherokee. together with choctaws and wellasaw's he wrote it is that from the beginning of the settlement of the english colony of carolina and georgia up to the date of that treaty, the treaty of paris, never have they had title to or pretended to own these our lands. say that britain cannot in a treaty we were not party to give away lands that do not belong to them. they belong to us. he was a very hard to bring in support from the spanish, who agreed that the americans wanted to override this land and of the spanish new that their best opport

general lloyd austin grew up in south georgia where he was raised by his parents in thomasville. a graduate of west point he would go on to a career that spanned numerous units, responsibilities, and engagements. his first assignment was to the third infantry division. now stationed in my district at fort stewart. in the early 2000s he served as assistant commander for the third division duringt invasion of iraq. he would later go on to serve as division commander, chief of staff of the united states central command, kent some, the commander of the 18th airborne core, army vice chief of staff, finally the commander of centcom . he's been described as a private individual who has committed to carrying out his duties. i, like others, have my reservations about continuing down a path of waivers for former military leaders to serve in civilian positions. what first started with a waiver for general marshall in 1950 and general gwen for again mattis in 2017, we have seen several requests for what many see as once in a generation issue. however, general austin's service and assignments

college-educated people of color who are moving down south. >> 40uhow much do you think the democratic machinery saw organizers like you in georgiahis is the year to the black voter, joe biden definitely owes his success to black voters in south carolina primary. same with georgia. do you feel as an organizer seen by the party? supported by the party? >> oh, there's no question. i think that we are super fortunate in georgia to have congresswoman elect williams to be the chair of the georgia democratic party so what was once a small, minority party, is now growing, they've had tens of thousands of volunteer shifts, there's definitely a renewed energy. in the georgia democratic party. she's not only a friend but also a organizer and a leader in this eco system democracy defender that's we build. >> may i get your reaction to washington post piece, published in response to this whole thank you black woman thing on twitter after the election. the author wrote, quote, black women did not sign up to be america's saviors and black women aren't doing this work for the benefit of twitter fans or liberal influencers, they're supporting de

but what you see in georgia is a changing of the demographics that are taking place all across the southfaster pace. you know, they have had over a million new voters this georgia since 2016. and of that million new voters, two-thirds are people of color and many are younger. and they are having a huge impact in terms of the demographics and political landscape in that state of georgia. and i think that you will see in this runoff election on tuesday. >> and to your point, there is a -- we have a graphic about the dem graphics of georgia, how they changed between 2000 and 2019. as you see there, the white population has decreased minus 11, but the black population, hispanic and asian american populations have increased. so stewart, your reaction. do you agree with jamie that the new south is truly emerging in georgia? >> i think jamie, whose campaign i supported and i wish you'd won, and i expect there will come a day when you will win, i think it is like a lot of change. it happens more slowly than a lot of people would like, than i would like. but it is definitely happening. i worked f

we're also continued in the south particular between georgia and the creeks. the creeks being supplied by the spanish. alexander -- was one of the main leaders, the creek leaders in this war. alexander mcgill or you can tell by his name, he has scottish percentage, his father was a scottish trader and merchant. but his mother was pre-. but having a creek mother and creek family through here, he had membership in creek -- is a creek leader from around the same time. this gives you some idea of how he might have dressed. he had the ambition of building a southern confederacy. to build it out of his people, the creeks and the chickasaws, choctaws and turkey's. together with choctaws and chickasaws he wrote, it is well-known that from the beginning of the settlement of the english colony is a carolina and georgia, to the d of that treaty, never had a title to or pretended to own these our lands. he's reflecting with the six nations saying that britain cannot treaty that we were not part of cannot give away lines that whenever there's. he brings in support from the

wraparound tornado watch from south carolina to georgia. we know the system has a lot of power. we have 12 hours left with it. ice warnings in place. advisories from maine to missouri. i want you to focus on the timing. as this pushes into new england tomorrow morning. vermont vermont, new hampshire, maine, into parts of upstate new york are going to be see the eyesy part. in the south, closer to 50. warmer air behind this system. >> we know you'll be watching it all. ginger, thank you. >>> next tonight, an alarming milestone in the nation's battle against coronavirus. on the first day of 2021 there are now 20 million confirmed infections in the u.s. the nation's death toll pushing past 347,000 with more than 10,000 lives lost to covid-19 in just the last three days. disturbing new pictures of americans still gathering in large numbers an new year's eve despite warnings that holiday travel could fuel yet another deadly surge. kaylee hartung is in santa monica, california. >> despite warnings to stay home overnight, this was the scene in texas on new year's eve, people lining up

south georgia, growing up as a kid playing baseball, you always compare to the great hank aaron. >> reporterappearances, 25 pretty good argument could be made that you're the greatest that's ever played baseball. what do you think? who is the greatest? >> well, i'm with you. [ laughter ] >> reporter: good answer good answer. yet, when i asked him how he wanted to be remembered, baseball wasn't the first thing he thought of. >> i've been very lucky. i've been fortunate and lucky in some ways. kids, wife, grand kids i would just like to be remembered as someone that god gave him the talent to play this game, gave him the talent to go out there and do the very best that he probably could do, and he did it. everything humanly possible to make the game the way it's supposed to be played. >> he did. wow. we will miss you, mr. aaron. he was 86. no cause of death has been given. his family has asked for privacy. of course, barry bonds, you know, broke the record in 2007 there's a lot of debate because that, of course, was during the steroid era. in my book, it's still hank aaron. >> when you rattled

we're also continued in the south, particularly between georgia and the crease being supplied by thenish. so by having a quick mother and family through her, alexander was fully creek. he had a clan and membership of the client. this is not a picture of him. this is a leader from around the same time. but this gives you some idea of how he might have dressed. alexander had the ambition of building a southern confederacy to sort of parallel the confederacy we've been talking about for decades in the ohio valley. together with choctaw's and chicken saws, alexander mcgill re-wrote it is known that from the beginning of the settlement of the english colonies of carolina and georgia up to the date of that treaty, the treaty of paris, never have they had titles to or pretended to own these lands. it is reflecting with the six nations diplomats said, that britain can not in a treaty that we were not party to, giveaway lands that don't belong to them. mcgillivray worked very hard to bring in support from the spanish, who agreed that the americans wanted to overrun this land, and the spanish

war also continued in the south, particularly between georgia and the creeks. creeks being supplied by the spanish. alexander was one of the main creek leaders in this war, as you can tell from his name, had scottish parentage. his father was a scottish trader and merchant. alexander's mother was creek. creeks are matrilineal. by having a creek mother and a creek family through her , alexander was fully creek. he had a clan. he had membership. this is not a picture of him. this is a creek leader from around the same time. we don't have a picture of alexander, but this gives you a picture of how he might have dressed. alexander had the ambition of building a southern confederacy. to parallel the confederacy we have been talking about in the ohio valley. to build it out of his people, the creeks, and also the chickasaw, choctaw, and cherokees. with choctaws and , "it isw's, he wrote well known that from the beginning of the settlement of the english colony of carolina and georgia up to the date of that treaty, the treaty of paris, never have they had title to or

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south? and georgia potentially electing its first jewish senator?ke up this morning and thought about the history that was made in my home state, this was a system that was literally designed to disenfranchise black voters. right? the runoff election system. that was the system in which this happened. i was looking at a tweet just before coming on here from who runs the new georgia project which stacey abrams founded. she tweeted, we are undoing a history of voter suppression and injustice in black and brown communities. that really is, you know, the way that they see the work that they have been doing. that is -- it's something that happened not just with black voters, but also with latino voters and asian voters and the work that these organizers did to pull together the coalition that, you know, was, was apparently responsible for pulling off both of these victories last night. >> and they knocked on people's doors in every neighborhood of every color. people had the right to vote and they helped people figure out exactly how to execute that. mic

people of color who are moving down south. >> how much of it all do you feel like the democratic party machinery really saw organizers like you and black voters in georgia? i feel like this is the year of the black voter. joe biden definitely owes his success in the white house to black voters in south carolina after congressman jim clyburn threw support behind him during the south carolina primary and, boom, everything changed. same thing with georgia. do you feel as an organizer seen by the party, supported by the party? >> there's no question. i think we are super fortunate in georgia to have congresswoman elect nikema williams be the chair of the georgia democratic party. so what was once a sort of small party, the minority party, is now growing. they've had tens of thousands of volunteer shifts. there's definitely a renewed energy in the georgia democratic party. not only is she a friend, but she's also an organizer herself and a leader in this ecosystem of democracy defenders that we've built. >> may i get your reaction to a "washington pos "washington post" opinion piece published in response to this whole thank you black women thing that happene

dagen: joining me now, georgia congressman, house oversight and reform committee member, jody hice. what might be, again, being from the south from -- who are from other parts of the country, coming in and telling what virginians need or want. what might people be missing about georgia voters from the outside, looking in? >> well, georgia voters overall are conservative and it's disturbing that we're seeing tens and tens and tens of millions of dollars coming in from other parts of the country, places like hollywood and different places, that don't represent the values and principles of georgia and georgia voters. but this election i think is obviously going to be very close but we are watching what could potentially be a total political shift in the philosophy of this country. we are looking and really this is what the election is about, freedom versus socialism. and we just cannot go down that path and i believe the people of georgia understand that and they're going to come out and we will see a victory. dagen: what pockets of support might people be overlooking? eric erickson, who lives in georgia, was writing about the

to that and the major went on a tour of camps in kentucky, missouri, georgia, south carolina, north carolinanew york and virginia to contest morale among black troops and make suggestions based on his findings. he found a culture of indifference regarding the health of black soldiers and neglect in their care. . at camp humphrey's in virginia, he wrote that the venereal's also mingle with other soldiers in the ymca tent, to the detriment of the health of the well soldiers. he also recounted a story of meeting six soldiers on a bench suffering from a advanced case of syphilis. he could barely walk. i also found this man to be sharing the tent with three other soldiers who weren't suffering from any venereal diseases. he was troubled by the overall lacks showed. he worried about the physical and ideological effects of housing sick and well soldiers together. beyond this, he found the medical treatment received by six soldiers woefully negligent, and highlighted the case of zach taylor in kentucky as prime rationale for quote the urgent necessity of colored physicians to care for colored soldie

now, war also continued in the south, particularly between georgia and the creeks, the creeks being supplied the spanish. the alexander mcgilvery was one of the creek leaders in this war. alexander mcgilvery as you can tell from his name, he had spottish parentage. his father was a scottish trader and merchant and his mother was creek and the creeks are natural lineal and by having a creek family and mother through her, alexander mcgivery, despite the name we know him by was fully creek. he was a creek leader. this is not a picture of him. this is a creek leader from around the same time. we don't have a picture of alexander mcgilvery, but this gives you some idea of how he might have dressed. alexander mcgilvery had the ambition of building a sort of southern confederacy to parallel the confederacy we've been talking about, in the ohio valley. the to build it out of his creeks, is chick twos and cherokees. today with the -- with chock that yous and chick saws he wrote that it is well known from the beginning of the settlement of the english colonies of carolina and georgia up to the date of