thompson's report says he hit lewis's car, forcing it into a ditch. in his incident report, thompson claims he shot lewis because he was afraid he was going to run him over. the attorney for lewis' family says the justice department approved a request for a civil rights probe due to other allegations against the former trooper. >> not this case. >> absolutely. >> not this one. it will not be swept under the rug, not this one. >> reporter: thompson's attorney says the former trooper has an excellent character and at the end of the day, he believes thompson will be exonerated. tom? >> stephanie, thank you. >>> from overseas tonight, a sea of protesters taking to the streets in belarus for a seventh straight day after the country's strongman president alexander lukashenko claimed a landslide election victory and a sixth term in office. protesters claim the election was rigged. lukashenko is reaching out to vladimir putin for support. >> reporter: after 26 years in power, the people want the man known at europe's last dictator out. thousands of peaceful p

that's what she did with florence thompson. there are a series of pictures showing the teenage girl sitting on it to -- sitting on her chair , the mother and her children behind her, and gradually she gets closer and closer and makes the famous photograph. as shed she knew as soon had made it that is what she needed to accomplish and went back home. . that roy stryker had began as part of the resettlement administration. those words did not sit well with the american public. americans have wanted to have their own property in their own houses, their own piece of ground, they want you to decide what you're going to do for themselves. this resettlement administration was intended to help people in dire straits. unpopular.tically they were accused of being socialists, communists. that wasn't part of the american dream. they had to change directions. they had to stop moving people around. they needed to change the name of the organization, and they went from resettlement which implies certain things to farm security administration

thompson: when they talk about developing the 1002, who's gonna benefit?there other oil available that's more easily accessible, and should we look intoto alternative clean energy? rexford: life is a lot easier nowadays than it was before any of the development occurred. we have some folks still alive who have gone through starvation. they do not want to see that ever occur again in our communities. these gravel roads, the power lines, the houses that are built. pretty much every infrastructure that you see here has come from taxing the oil industry. patkota: we're being asked to keep the oil in the ground in our backyard, sacrifice our economic opportunity, to save their world? never mind what it takes to run the schools, the power plants, the basic ininfrastructuture that we need. thompson: ultimately, it'llll probably be the e investors that look at it and say, "can n we me money on it, or we make more money doing clean energy?" patkota: the environmentalists have tried to use local people, to split us apart. burns: the folks that are against developmen

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. >> my name is john thompson. i inherited a place of unique natural beauty.thing i knew, it threatened to come crashing down on me. >> i'm jamie. >> welcome to the trees of mystery. >> john leads me past a giant statue of paul bunyan and into a stunning rainforest, which looks like something out of a tall tale. it's filled with sky-high coast redwoods, spruces and firs some 20 feet wide and 300 feet tall. >> nearly as tall as the statue of liberty. >> like a skyscraper. redwoods like these are among the oldest living things on earth. >> as much as 3,000 years old. >> it takes my breath away. but take a closer look. there's something bizarre about these ancient giants. on the base of this one is a mangled mess the size of a bus. what's going on here? >> the spruce trees are growing over a log that fell 1,000 years >> s ago.us in the tangled tree. whatever it is, it's weird. >> and if we stand here too long, they will grow on us, too, so we need to keep moving. >> [ laughs ] further down is another contorted oddity -- the elephant tree, and then the upside-down

mark thompson, one of nigh favorites will be here for an inclusive interview. "power lunch" starts right now >>> vaccine hopes and more stimulus on the way is helping investor sentiment loes that we've seen, the moves today, the s&p 500 roughly there abouts is now, get this, roughly just 2% away so it may not be at records just yet one other place that was giving that stock a big boost off the session highs. and capri holding, the company formerly nose an michael kors are reporting sales that may be getting back to normal biff, both of those stocks well off the highs of the year. the gdx ticker there that tracks is up far more than prices, so, yes, gold continuing that run. back over to you let's take a check of is the bond market. the cme, hi, rick. we had some powerful data and what did that do it gave us one of he rare bounces. but it's all about foreign exchange asdom pointed out and they you aro seems to be king they seems to have gotten their issues in rough order. look at the dollar versus the offshore yuan. the dollar is suffering a bit here, lowest lev

ewing and len iverson both on and off the court. >> coach thompson saved my life. no other schools were recruiting me anymore. my mom went to georgetown d begged him to give me a chance and he did. ( applause ) >> reporter: thompson saw his own role as going beyo basketball. >> i could use it as something to open a doorway for myself or other people. it was an educational instrument for me. >> reporter: thompson made a point of recruiting black athletes to the predominantly white campus, and spoke out about injustices he saw. in 1989, he famously walked off the court before a game to protest an n.c.a.a.rs schop rule he felt would hurt disadvantaged students. >> because of the success we were having as a basketball coach and me being an african- american, i had an obligation ta y something about it. >> reporter: the n.a. ultimately modified the rule. john thompson coached at georgetown for 27 seasons and won almost 6 games. he was 78. i'm jeffreey brown. begin casting ballots in this fall's general elections in just a couple of weeks, and election day itself ijust a

thompson. mr. thompson, you're now recogniz recognized. >> good morning, chairwoman maloney, ranking member comer and members. committee. thank you for this opportunity to testify before your committee regarding the july 21st, 2020 memorandum for the secretary of commerce on excluding illegal aliens from the apportionment base following the 2020 census. i am extremely concerned that this action will adversely affect the quality and accuracy of the 2020 census. the remainder of my testimony will focus on five areas i believe are critical for your committee and the leadership at the department of commerce and the census bureau to consider. first, affects of the directive on the 2020 response for the hard to count populations. i believe that the memorandum has a high potential to reduce the likelihood of census participation for the harder to count populations, including non-citizens and immigrants. a significant component ever the census bureau plan to get a complete count of these populations, i

that is what she did with florence thompson. there is a series of pictures showing the teenage girl out in front of their tent sitting on a chair. the mother on the younger children behind her. then gradually, she gets closer and closer and makes the famous photograph. she knew the sooner she made it, that that is what she needed to accomplish and went back home. this program that roy striker headed began as part of the resettlement administration, but those words resettlement administration did not sit well with the public. americans have always wanted to have their own property, their own houses, their own piece of ground. and they do not want to be moved. they want to decide what to do for themselves. so, this resettlement administration was intended to help people who were in dire straits, but it was politically unpopular. they were accused of being socialist, communist, moving people around. that was not part of the american dream. so, they had to change direction. they had to stop moving people around. they needed to chang

thompson had been suffering from heart problems. he was 84 years old. for the latest national and international news, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: the trump administration announced this week that it had finalized the rollback of an obama-era climate rule on methane emissions. for more on what that means, i spoke with tim puko, who reports on energy policy for the "wall street journal." tim, tell me, what are the regulations that either we're passing or rolling back? what's the change? >> there were rules that the obama administration had approved back in 2016 that required oil and gas producers to specifically monitor for leaks of methane, and fix those leaks. that requirement is going away. the rules still do include other requirements that are-- are likely to get oil and gas companies to still capture a lot of those emissions, but they don't have to look for methane anymore. >> sreenivasan: what was the rationale in rolling these regulations back? >> the trump administration wanted to help smaller and mid-sized oil companies. they were

thompson, we want to be clear about this, is not some french candidate.has won the endorsement of the governor of the state, tim walsh. as well as ilhan omar. he isn't simply a democratic candidate. he is also a violent thug. here is thompson the other day threatening a family, women, and children at their home. >> i'm a black man being terrorized! don't run now! don't run now, racist white people! i'm here! [bleep] [bleep] >> tucker: a normal political party would expel somebody like that immediately. he's a lunatic screaming at women on the front lawn obscenities, threats. a normal country would arrest him. the democrats allowed him on a cynical apology tour when he said that the it was not helpful. he was allowed to do that because democratic leaders agreed with what he said. here's kamala harris explaining that people like thompson are the good guys and everyone like you, you are the bigots and deserve what you get. >> you have one who can say the phrase "black lives matter" and another who has been full time selling and division in our country. >> tu

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all right amy thompson thank you very much really really interesting to get your thoughts on this story but i think the astronauts just about to come out saying they've landed in the gulf of mexico as amy was just explaining to us we already have some reports that they are in good health this is bob behnken and doug hurley they've been aboard the international space station for $63.00 days that's over 2 months and of course they will emerge from the capsule now and they will go through medical checks and obviously they're going to be surrounded by a number of different teams there and then hopefully get a chance to meet their families but they will be eager of course to actually amy i think you're still you're still with us i am yes they're opening the hatch right now it seems to be quite a process doesn't it i mean to get the the hatch on board the ship and then i mean this is all it's something that has to be done very carefully it's very very delicate sequencing to it yes and this is still a test flight so they're always being overly cautious you know even when they have a normal mis

anne thompson has her story. >> the weekend was a glorious one it was filled with love and laughter and smiles >> reporter: painfully, angrily esther salas describes the weekend she and her husband mark celebrated their son's 20th birthday and lost him. >> and daniel said, mom, let's keep talking. i love talking to you, mom. and it was at that exact moment that the doorbell rang. and daniel looked at me and said, who is that and before i could say a word he sprinted upstairs within seconds i heard the sound of bullets and someone screaming no but daniel being daniel protected his father and he took the shooter's first bullet directly to the chest. the monster then turned his attention to my husband and began to shoot at my husband. one shot after another. mark was shot three times. >> reporter: salas reveals the shooter, attorney roy den hollander who appeared in her court had a dossier on her family from where they live to where they worship, personal information about judges that she says should be private. >> while my husband is still in the hospital recovering from his multiple surg

families safe from covid some say it's just not worth it, while others are taking the risk nbc's anne thompson has their stories. >> reporter: in the age of covid, the school nurse has never been more important. >> i've had some sore throats and headaches today. >> reporter: jen bueller is at an elementary school in orlando. >> so the mask is included under there. >> reporter: if students present with just one covid symptom, that go home >> if i send this child back, i could expos an entire class. >> reporter: to say nothing of bringing it home to her own family in iowa, heather weber has dual challenges of covid and geography. >> people trust me with something that they hold so d r dear, their children >> reporter: she's the nurse for 750 students, and each afternoon adds 300 high school students across town. >> they called on me to come over there, i would have to make sure that the kiddos on this side of town had what they needed >> reporter: school nurses are stretched thin the national association of school nurses says most oversee 920 to 1200 students and 25% of the nation's schools don'

anne thompson has the latest. >> reporter: pummelled by criticism the cdc clarifying the new covid testing guidelines all close contacts of confirmed or probable covid-19 patients, walking back yesterday's recommendation, still on the cdc website, that people exposed to covid, but without symptoms, do not necessarily need a test. >> i think this is the black eye for the cdc. >> reporter: dr. tom frieden led the cdc under president obama. can we control covid by doing less testing? >> testing is bedrock. it's essential to finding the virus and stopping chains of transmission. >> reporter: in new york city dr. jake deutsche says currently three quarters of those who test positive here don't have symptoms. >> i actually recommend that everybody who thinks they need to get rested gets tested. >> reporter: it's peace of mind for erin robinson before she travels. >> i wanted to make sure that i didn't have anything, i wouldn't be bringing anything with me, i guess, basically. >> reporter: some states are going their own way too. >> i don't agree with the new cdc guidance, period, full stop. >> r

scandal, his relationship with falwell's wife he spoke with our anne thompson late today. >> reporter: the man behind the fall of jerry falwell jr. today defending himself, giancarlo granda not trying to -- >> no, i'm not and that allegation is completely false i just want to move on with my life. >> reporter: granda shafs 20 years old when as a miami hotel pool attendant he began an affair with becky falwell and jerry falwell watched when his wife and granda were together. >> there was two beds. he was laying on one bed, drunk, ask just, you know, giggling and i told him, hey, if at any point you feel, you know, jealous or upset or anything, just let me know and i'll walk out of here. >> reporter: falwell, then president of liberty university and one of the nation's most prominent evangelicals this week acknowledged the affair to the washington examiner but said he knew nothing about it at the time and had no involvement. how long was jerry falwell jr. involved in this affair >> since day one, march 2012. >> reporter: to back up his claims granda released a tape of a phone call with

york city, is starting with an in-person option as teachers insist safety is nonnegotiable anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> in 60 seconds, the deepenin mystery as a long-time critic of vladimir putin fights for his life, was he poisoned? >>> a huge settlement of the tainted water crisis in flint, michigan, who's getting the money. >>> back now with a mystery unfolding in russia, was a prominent critic of vladimir putin poisoned before he boarded a flight richard engel with the latest on his condition and the disturbing video from inside that airplane. >> reporter: alexei navalny, the president's most outspoken critic, and anti-corruption name and shame drank tea before boarding a flight from siberia to moscow. in mid-air he was suddenly very ill, moaning in agony the plane made an emergency landing, navalny wheeled to an ambulance and taken to a hospital, his spokeswoman said she suspected the tea was poisoned by an unknown toxin. it's unclear if this image shows the poisoning. a doctor confirmed he was stable in a coma on a ventilator. navalny according to his lawyer was already p

anne thompson explains. >> reporter: ask teachers what they did on their summer vacation and many will say worry. >> i understand parents need care, but turning my school into a covid laboratory is not the answer. >> you could be the person that brings i home to your family and affects your whole family. >> it's just not -- it's not safe. >> reporter: that fear driving detroit teachers to overwhelmingly approve a potential safety strike in new york city where public schools are set to open their doors in three weeks teachers are threatening to strike as well. >> we have promised the teachers and the parents of new york city that we would stand and fight if we felt a school was unsafe and that is a promise we are going to keep. >> reporter: the union representing about 120,000 school employees issuing a three-page checklist, including no-contact they a thermometers, sanitizing sprayers, exit and entry protocols for students and staff and upgraded ventilation systems. that's what's key for elementary teacher christine joseph. >> most of the windows do not open for more than a few inches.

i'm joined by mark thompson, good to see you again. i want to get right to it.r analysis of what we heard from donald trump jr. we all watch this stuff. anyone watching us right now has probably seen some of it on tv or online. in 2020, the president's son felt the need to speak about the police killing of george floyd. take a look. >> what happened to george floyd is a disgrace. if you know a police officer, you know they agree with that, too. but we can't lose sight of the fact that our police are american heroes. they deserve our deepest appreciation. no matter what the democrats say, you and i both know, when you dial 911, we don't want it going to voice mail. defunding the police is not an option. >> mark, your reaction to both a political world where this individual, trump junior, was pushed to say something about the floyd killing. and then whatever else he said. >> i think everyone knows how horrible that killing was. but when they speak that way, when donald trump jr. says those types of things, who i believe earlier in the day, i think if i'm not mista

what is glenn thompson, the moderate republican, telling his republicans?hat is conor lamb, the moderate democrat, telling speaker pelosi? kevin: he is saying he is going to be able to deliver to the type of economic relief that many higher education institutions are needing right now. he is a moderate republican, but also in the backyard of penn state university. he's one of those lawmakers who is heavily influenced by the battles of higher education in rural communities. tom: this is absolutely critical. what is the urgency of glenn thompson now to go over to legal mcconnell and say -- to leader mcconnell and say, grow up and get this done? kevin: it is incredibly urgent because for rank-and-file members, for conor lamb specifically, who at one point was hailed as the future of the democratic party, and by all accounts, has a bright political future ahead of him, he has to be able to go back to these battleground districts and say that they are providing economic relief not for big businesses, not for wall street, but for the small businesses in their bac

the fda believes the tainted onions came from thompson international, a supplier down in bakersfield. the company is recalling all varieties of their onions. denied the cdc says if you cannot rule out that your onions came from thompson international, then toss them. >> on the storm watch, a hurricane strengthens as it tracks the bahamas into the weekend and then will move near florida. denied a hurricane warning is in effect for part of florida's eastern coast and central bahamas. >> and people are stocking up as the hurricane inches closer. officials have closed beaches and parks in miami-dade county, 20 evacuation centers have been set up with covid-19 safety measures. brian has been following the storm's path for us. >> let's get the latest on where it is now. >> it will be over florida or at least offshore from southeastern florida by tomorrow night at this time. the wind in this, at least it's just minimal hurricane strength. it is category one. while it skirts the shoreline it pre- much draws a line on where the shoreline is. it goes just up to the coastline. the strongest wind

postal service, which mississippi democrat bennie thompson noted is also under attack from the trump administration area a tampering with the current system. what's the process it at risk. the agency recently cut overtime for mail carriers and clerks, thompson worries that could jeopardize millions of votes in 34 states completed ballots are invalidated if they are not received by election day house democrats included 25 billion dollars in emergency funding for the postal service and their coronavirus relief bill. >>but republicans are blocking it instead new york republican john katko wants money focused on election security specifically grants for state and local governments to hire cybersecurity experts ensuring their election process on compromise. >>during the upcoming election must remain a top priority. are both sides of the aisle, leaving lawmakers with more to debate ahead of their next vote on coronavirus relief. >>with just 3 months until the general election in washington. i'm jessi turnure. >>oh my god. oh my. >>more than 4,000 people injured in that explosion, you just

john thompson, the lebasketball the age of 78. in 1984, he became the first african-american head coach to win a major collegiate championship, well known for building georgia's program into a powerhouse nationally taking them to three final fours in the 1980s. he helped develop several players who are now in the hall of fame including patrick ewing and alan iversen. i was a big fan of john thompson. incredible man. john thompson dead at the age of 78. >> definitely left his mark. >>> if you can't pay your rent, help maybe on the way. a legislative proposal introduced last week would protect tenants from eviction through january as long as they paid 25% of their rent during that period. california's legislators will vote today as the state moratorium on evictions expires tomorrow. >>> the state assembly will vote on a bill that would require the california department of justice to investigate police officers to use deadly force. the bill cleared the state senate yesterday. right now the use of deadly force by police is investigate

john thompson jr.gue baseball trade deadline and the oakland as are expected to be buyers. the san francisco giants could be buyers or sellers. a lot of teams might be calling the giants to see if they're willing to trade pitcher johnny cueto. he has pitched pretty good thisx strikeouts in the giants' 4-1 win against the diamondbacks. the trade deadline comes at 1:00 this afternoon. that is pacific standard time. >>> firefighters are busy cleaning up the remains of a two-alarm early morning fire in hayward. what investigators say caused flames to break out in a pool hall in the east bay. >>> also, people across the bay area suffering for more than a week now with poor air quality due to multiple wildfires all burning at the same time in our region. what's ahead in the forecast and how that will impact air conditions going forward. >>> cities across the country rocked by demonstrations and response to racial injustice. how president trump is responding to the outbreak in violence between protesters and

john thompson was 78.lobal 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 am karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. china tensions are rising over tiktok. the options for its assets to a halt over this weekend, saying any sale will now need government approval. for more, let's welcome anna ashton, director of government affairs at the u.s. china business council. sources tell bloomberg this new role on ai tech transfers is not necessarily in out light ban. it is more a delaying tactic. does it make sense for china to wait out the election in november, and what parts of china policy could change if joe biden gets elected? i do not know i agree it is simply a delaying tactic, actually. i think china is looking at a united states policy that is increasingly restrictive when it comes to commercial engagement, especially on the tech front. the reality is china already had all sorts of restrictions in place for dealing with sens

postal service, which mississippi democrat bennie thompson noted is also under attack from the trump administration area a tampering with the current system. what's the process. it risks the agency recently cut overtime for mail carriers and clerks, thompson worries that could jeopardize millions of votes in 34 states completed ballots are invalidated if they are not received by election day house democrats included 25 billion dollars in emergency funding for the postal service and their coronavirus relief bill. >>but republicans are blocking it instead new york republican john katko wants money focused on election security specifically grants for state and local governments to hire cybersecurity experts ensuring their election process is on compromise. >>during the upcoming election must remain a top priority. for both sides of the aisle, leaving lawmakers with more to debate ahead of their next vote on coronavirus relief. >>with just 3 months until the general election in washington. i'm jessi turnure. >>well still ahead on the kron 4 morning news teachers in mill valley say they w

comes as the cdc is sparking controversy by suddenly changing its testing guidelines here's anne thompsonrter: despite a 37% drop in cases nationwide since late july, furious pushback on the cdc's new recommendation, that people exposed to covid and have no symptoms no longer need to get tested the change igniting confusion among public health experts. >> that's an essential component of case-based interventions, doing effective tracking and tracing. >> reporter: new york's governor calling the move indefensible. >> you cannot justify that on any public health basis that's politics. >> reporter: president trump in june suggested less testing. >> so i said to my people, slow the testing down, please >> reporter: today the department of health and human services, which oversees the cdc, says there was no direction from the president or vice president on the new guidelines defending the change when pressed by reporters, saying tests should now be focused and strategically done, not for the sake of being tested. >> if we're not testing these people they will infect others and the viral transm

georgetown men's basketball team standing 6'10", thompson was known simply as big john.he first black coach to lead a team to the ncaa men's basketball championships. was more than a legend, we will miss him but are grounded in the assurance that we carry his faith and determination inside us. john thompson was 78. the dash and we'll replace your windshield with safe, no-contact service. >> tech: schedule at safelite.com. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ it's an important time to save. with priceline, you can get up to 60% off amazing hotels. and when you get a big deal, you feel like a big deal. ( ♪ ) priceline. every trip is a big deal. woi felt completely helpless.hed online. ( ♪ ) my entire career and business were in jeopardy. i called reputation defender. vo: take control of your online reputation. get your free reputation report card at reputationdefender.com. find out your online reputation today and let the experts help you repair it. woman: they were able to restore my good name. vo: visit reputationdefender.com or call 1-877-866-8555. >> bret

so let's bring in nbc news correspondent anne thompson. i'm confused by this.n in new york is well less than 1%. it's a place that's really gotten the virus under control. why is the teachers union saying it's not safe to reopen? >> because from their point of view, katy, this is about more than the positivity rate. the union has issued a three-page list of safety demands that they say they want enacted before anyone steps foot into a classroom on september 10th. that list includes well stocked cleaning supplies, ppe and proper ventilation for every school. a clear plan of action and a covid response team for each school. and testing for every single student and adult before they enter a school building. that's some 750,000 people, a huge number. now, like many officials, new york's mayor bill de blasio said he will not open schools if it is not safe, but here and elsewhere around the country, there are a lot of parents, students, and teachers who just don't buy it. >> anne, what is the city saying about the ability to make sure that the schools are safe to mee

the supplier, thompson international is recalling all onions. unless you can rule out thompson international, toss them. >>> we still don't have a name but we may finally have a date of when joe biden will announce the winner of the -- . could be the tunnel on this covid killing robot. >>> for weeks, the question has been who will joe biden pick as a running mate? we will find out the week of august 10. one week before the national convention. the presumptive nominee has made it clear that he will choose a woman. many are betting on the california senator,, harris. another californian, karen bass. senator warren and susan rice are also considered top contenders. >>> russian officials are hoping to get it approved by august 10 at the latest. so far, russia has not released any scientific data on a vaccine testing but it does say it plans to in the coming days. >>> millions of muslims are celebrating the islamic holiday. it was a different kind of celebration this year. in moscow, the biggest house of worship for muslims which can house 10,000 peo

john thompson jr. was 78 years old. >>> this year's mtv video music awards honored actor chadwick boseman who died on friday. the vmas celebrated boseman as he accepted the best superhero award for his starring role in the film "black panther" in 2018. at that time boseman thanked the audience and took time to honor another hero, james shaw jr. who attacked the gunman in tennessee, saving several lives. boseman died after a years-long battle with colon cancer. >>> south carolina is also honoring chadwick boseman. the governor ordered flags at the top of the state house to fly at half staff. the actor was born in anderson, south carolina. the flags will be presented to boseman's family after they're taken down. and ryan kugler, director of "black panther" and a native of oakland, also wrote a tribute to chadwick boseman. kugler said he didn't know boseman had cancer before he died. kugler's tribute read in part, quote, because he was a caretaker, a leader, and a man of faith, dignity, and pride, he shie

thompson for an opening statement. maybe we don't. do we have mr. thompson here? we will go onto the ranking member of the full committee and then we'll come back to the chairman. so now the chair recognizes the ranking member of the full committee, the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers, for opening statement. and mr. rogers is not here. so let's do this. let's go straight to our amazing witnesses. so i will now welcome our panel of witnesses. first i would like to welcome david levene, an elections integrity fellow. mr. levene previously served in a range of positions administering and observing elections and advocating for election reform including as the idaho elections director and as the director of elections for the city of richmond, virginia. next, the director of voting and elections and common cause. she brings more than a decade of professional experience in public interest law and public policy campaigns expanding ballot access, reducing barriers to participation and combating voter intimidation among historically disenfranchised communities. next we'l

thompson? and out to the ranking member of the full committee then will come back to the chairman now we recognize the chairman of the full committee the gentle man from alabama now is go straight to our amazing witnesses. we will welcome our panels witnesses the elections integrity fellow previously served in a range of positions and observing elections to advocate for election reform including the idaho elections director and next the director of voting and elections and with public interest law and public policy campaigns and reducing barriers to participation to combat the historically disenfranchised communities next we will hear from the ceo of the national vote at home is a to and coalition. and to serve on the national election task force was stay in universal vote by mail i look forward to hearing her unique perspective on that topic. finally made of the president and ceo of the center for internet security with information sharing and analysis to provide many resources for the cyberse

dance classes to learn the steps but also to get to know each other they mustn't overstep the mark thompson has to be contactless with 3 metres of social distancing. so how can that work. she has to memorize a lot more so that she can follow me. you have to work on the technique yourself because you haven't got a partner to show you how to do things or tell you what to do you know. these solo dances and making the best of the situation even though to an outsider it can seem a bit soulless. i much prefer dancing with a partner it's easier to chat and you get to know each other so much better than even not my can. teach you how to convince that even dancing in the distance to form like this is worth it for the moment. the cans if you like from their friends they share a joke together. each other only i am with them when something goes wrong i laugh about it it's all part of the fantasy and if they can get close enough and in any case this is not a long term solution we all know that most get through it with a snap. the next class is for 27. feet but there's no flashing of the rules. these cou

thompson here? the chair will now -- we will go on to the ranking member of the full committee, and then we will come back to the chairman. the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers is not here. amazing straight to our witnesses. i knelt welcome our panel of witnesses. first, i would like to welcome david, and elections integrity fellow at the alliance for securing democracy. previously served in a range of positions of administering and serving elections and advocating for election reform, including as the ada county idaho corrections director and director for elections of the city of richmond, virginia. -- miss albert brings more than a decade of professional experience in public interest law and public policy campaigns, expanding valid -- ballot access, reducing barriers to participation and combating voter intimidation among historically disenfranchised communities. next, we will hear from miss amber mcreynolds. of is the former director elections for denver, colorado and serves on the national ele

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