why should vermonters choose you? >> zuckerman: thank you for tuning and i'm david letterman, farmer, small business owner and your lieutenant governor. you have a clear choice before you, two stable, help us to this covid-19 crisis. i would keep doctor levine as part of the team but only one has a track record of building for the future. it is imperative we have leadership, take care of the moment, manage efficiently and effectively as well as look toward building for a better future. as a farmer and public servant i've done that for 20 years whether it is growing food or building opportunities for vermonters we need to use the resources we have for tomorrow's needs. as governor i will ensure vermonters are taking home more pay and have affordable housing. i will support renewable energy and weatherization, create jobs and lower your bill and i will fight for every vermonter to have access to education and training they need. this is most of what election a lifetime. we must elect joe biden and kamala harris this nov

lawsuit claims that vermont should have no role in approving vermont yankee speech or after 2012 in the state of vermont i don't think it's too much to say that this is this is an anti-democratic situation you've got a large. wealthy out of state corporation trying to have its way and override the legitimate laws. a sovereign state and it's a it's a power struggle unfortunately for not being its size it's a david versus goliath power struggle but it's one we've got a lot of energy to fight. it's the 1st day of the trial corporation versus the state of vermont and there are many of us in a lot of support in the state of vermont in that legal battle we believe that corporations are businesses that operate in the state of vermont should be should be following for want long. in. this case just sort of puts a magnifying glass on where's the power in this country where is it going is it moving more towards corporate interests or is it more in the idea the idea of a traditional participatory democracy is power lie with the people. this case demonstrates that struggle in very real ways. it was

if people think that there is a radioactive problem at this plant in vermont are vermont brand is done. on a drink on milk who's going to want to lose. i don't want to use our sear who's going to want to come here and drive past that. oh no. no no yankee just has to. show. not yankees i'm saying we know. there is no source of energy in this world that doesn't have risk associated with it in nuclear it is very very low so i feel it's a very safe technology our job is to protect public health and safety and never have an accident that jeopardizes public health or safety so that's with us every day people like me come in here in the $650.00 men and women that work here that is our focus the safe operation of this plant. i live right across the street from vermont yankee and they've always been a good neighbor i have children that go to the school which is also right across the street from my yankee. you don't move to vernon and live in vernon if you're worried about the point both our girls live in town or 6 grandchildren live in town in fact my my youngest daughter lives down the road he

and faithful to the state of vermont. federal regulators now say that vermont yankee is fit to be open for another 20 years or jeanne a bowler joins us now with the latest on this gina kristin late this afternoon in a conference call that and are seen clear regulatory commission and now said they voted to extend for ma in his life since the n.r.c. says it will formally issue the yankees a new license in a matter of days but under vermont law the public service board in the legislature must also approve the latest in 6 tension. if you're going. to go. tonight unlike last nuclear emergency a massive new explosion rocks a crippled reactor plant. prompting the greatest radiation. and a new wave of a back to a ship. all out. reactor up in smoke dangerous radiation leaks can be a plant located on a seismic fault the smoldering disaster zone the latest challenge at the fukushima daiichi site a fire in the number 4 reactor that's right down here in the area just near the roofs were highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored in

this is in vermont's best interests to operate vermont yankee beyond its scheduled closing date of 2012. if you don't think that leaking tritium and cobol into the ground water and the connecticut river and the environment of the state of vermont that every single for mano cherishes and holds dear that i don't know what else you can have as an indicator that reliability is a problem with a nuclear power has a place in a future of energy in america. we can debate that to a cows come home what we should not be debating is whether we can extend the life of our e.g. nuclear power plants beyond their design life this is crazy stuff and i felt very strongly that it was the wrong thing to do for a math clicked us secretary please call the roll to start. another star he had us and the star was just under 5. stone the lifeboats no. there's a series of us here both the ears for the nice 26. was the senate voted $26.00 to $4.00 in favor of closing vermont yankee it's really a testament to all of the work that citizens did over the course of several years over the course of decades our voice as the

why should vermonters choose you? zuckerman: thank you for tuning and i'm a farmer, small business owner and you .ieutenant governor the clear choice before you. choose stable and capable i would keep doctor levine as part of the team but only one has a track record of building for the future it is imperative to have leadership to do bothd manage efficiently and effectively as well as look to building toward a better future. as a public servant and the farmer i've done that for over 20 years whether growing food or building opportunities we need to use the resources we have to address today's concerns and tomorrow's needs. i will ensure you take on more pay and affordable housing, renewable energy to create jobs and lower the bills i will fight for every vermonter to have access to training and education they need. the most important election of our lifetime we must elect thehu vice president joe biden and kamala harris. knows her chance to elect a leader to bring his help them build this forward. i'm asking for your

if people think that there is a radioactive problem at this plant in vermont are vermont brandis done. to drink our milk who's going to want to who's going to want to use our sear who's going to want to come here and drive past that. you know oh no oh no my dad has to go right now no yes no no i am not yankees as you know shut it out shout it out there are not yankees i'm saying we know right now shut down shut it down very much yankee town that's in doubt. there is no source of energy in this world that doesn't have risk associated with it in nuclear it is very very loud. so i feel it's a very safe technology our job is to protect public health and safety and never have an accident that jeopardizes public health or safety so that's with us every day people like me come in here in the 650 men and women that work here that is our focus the safe operation of this plant. i live right across the street from vermont yankee and they've always been a good neighbor i have children that go to the school which is also right across the street from my yankee. you don't move to vernon and live in

i am jeff rosen, and i am pleased to be joined today by vermont's u.s. attorney, christina nolan, new jersey's first assistant u.s. attorney, dep. atty. gen. rosen: ok, good morning. i am jeff rosen, and i am pleased to be joined today by vermont's u.s. attorney, christina nolan, new jersey's first assistant u.s. attorney, rachael honig, our acting assistant attorney general for the civil division, jeff clark, and the eastern texas u.s. attorney, steve cox. this morning, subject to court approval, the department of justice is announcing a global resolution of our criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer, purdue pharma, as well as a civil resolution with members of the sackler family, who comprise the shareholders of the company. h members of the sackler family, who comprise the shareholders of the company. before we address the specific terms, i want to provide some context of how today's announcement fits into doj's wider efforts to address the opioids crisis. the doj obviously has many longstanding and ongoing drug enforcement act

she lives in northfield, vermont, just over the bridge from my home in middlesex, vermont. in her 20s. she was diagnosed with frederick's atoxia, a rare neurological disease. my wife -- i apologize for -- i know you have this picture in the committee room -- she worked, mary worked as a nurse realizing she would soon no longer be able to pursue the career she loved, she asked the hospital to prrotate her throug different specialties to help as many people as possible. that's who she is. now she's in a wheelchair, she can no longer practice nursing. she does everything she can to take care of her two children. i actually had the pleasure of calling one of her sons on his birthday last spring. mary i know attends their soccer games, at a remote school, she even brought them to tour the vermont state house. mary can do this because her medication and in-home care is paid for by her insurance, but she's worried. even with some state protections, she's worried about the supreme court case next month, what it will mean for people with pre-existing conditions like her. for mary, i

attorney from vermont, christina nolan. good morning, everyone. want to begin by thanking my colleagues at maine justice. as well as everyone on the civil team that was involved in this case led by assistant attorney jeffrey clark. i want to thank first assistant u.s. attorney rachel hoehn a of the u.s. attorney's office in new jersey and her team. so many of them are here today. i want to thank you, deputy general. i want to thank everybody involved in this case for their partnership, support and leadership. urdue will resolve its liability with a kickback it paid to practice fusion, which is an electronic medical records vendor. my office conducted the investigation into purdue's liability and to the kickback statute. pleae's expected guilty will mark the first of its kind in the history of our country, a milestone to combat correction in the health industry and the opioid crisis in america. purdue negotiated with practice fusion to create a series of alerts designed to influence doctors to prescribe more of purdue's very addictive opioids. many

is a democrat and a candidate for the state senate in vermont she's also a social equity activist welcome to the program james let me start with you just how much has covered 19 impacted the presidential campaign now i'm thinking less here about policy than i am about the candidates themselves and how this affects them when it comes to day to day campaigning the kind of stuff you don't see on t.v. . well in a macro sense to my great surprise i think the surprise of many seemingly not much at all if you think in the last month or so the 1st presidential debate the 1st vice presidential debate the president was hospitalized he had a selection controversy for the supreme court and the economy shows further signs of slowing down and nevertheless the basic numbers of the race remain the same as they've been for many many months with biden have a seemingly rather substantial lead and the greatest concern especially among a group of voters particularly elderly voters who went for trump in 2060 is the pandemic 4 years ago really was the economy so in a larger sense it hasn't really changed much a

she lives in vermont. just over the ridge from my home in middlesex, vermont. in her 20st, she was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease. like my wife, i apologize i know you have this picture in the committee room. she worked as a nurse. realizing that she soon no longer be able to pursue the career she liked, she asked the hospital to rotate her through different specialties so that she could help more people. now she's in wheelchair, she can no longer practice nursing. she does everything she can to take care of her two children. i actually had the pleasure of calling one of her sons on his birthday last spring. and mary, i know attends their soccer games, she helps with remote school. she even brought them to a tour of vermont statehouse. she can do this because her medication is paid for by her insurance. but she's worried about the supreme court case next month will mean for people with pre-existing conditions like hers. for mary, if she lost her insurance, biggest worry she would lose her in-home support that allows her to stay home and take care of

comments made by a candidate in vermont about the difficulties that are being the challenges in a small state like burma. with with the mainland and and more importantly a last minute change in rules that are being 'd suggested and some states such as the that you have to keep in mind there is a difference we manly and universal for us this gets completely mistaken at different times states that had universal voting were very distinct minority had taken years and were met in systems of state of washington democratic vary state but it took them 5 years nevada wants a change through 6 weeks and she's right about the mail in challenges and other challenges that are being posed so i'm delighted to hear concern because it is the president's concern as well acacia how much of a how much of a challenge has president trump scope in 1000 diagnosis been to joe biden because initially the biden campaign pulled negative ads they expressed sympathy toward president trump but what happens now what happens going forward. well look so my grandmother is back in the hospital for the 5th time with covais

vermont. in her 20s mary was diagnosed with fredericks atoxia, a rare neurological disease. like my wife, and i apologize for, i know you have this picture in the committee room. she worked, mary worked as a nurse. realized she would soon no longer be able to pursue the career she loved, she asked the hospital to rotate her through different specialties to help more people, as many ways as possible. that's who she is and now she's in a wheelchair, she can no longer practice nursing and does everything she can to take care of her two children. i've had the pleasure of calling one of her sons on his birthday last spring, and mary, i know, attends their soccer games. she helps with their remote school and even brought them to a tour of the vermont state house. now, mary can do this because he medication and home care is paid for by her insurance, but she's worried. even with some state protections she's worried about the supreme court case next month will mean for people with pre-existing conditi

will be true and faithful to the state of vermont was at the. federal regulators now say that for my gang he is fit to be open for another 20 years our jeanne a bowler joins us now. at the latest on this gina kristin late this afternoon in a conference call the n.r.c. nuclear regulatory commission and they voted to extend vermont includes license the n.r.c. says it will formally issue the yankees new license and a matter of. under vermont law the public service board in the legislature must also approve the less than 60. tonight unlike a lot of nuclear emergency a massive new explosion rocks a crippled reactor plant in japan prompting the greatest fears yet radiation catastrophe and a new wave of back to a should. fall out of british reactor up in smoke how dangerous radiation leaks can be a plant located on a seismic called the smoldering disaster zone the latest challenge at the fukushima daiichi site a fire in the number 4 reactor that's right down here in the area just near the roof where highly radioactive spent fuel rods are stored this te

she works as a nanny in vermont. she relies on medicaid for her doctors' visits, blood drawings, other testing. all that to make sure her leukemia stays in remission. she tells me she stays awake at night worrying about losing medica medicaid. now, if the republicans are successful in what they're trying to do on november 10th, then alex and actually 60,600 other vermonters enrolled in medicaid expansion are going to be left behind. and you contract covid-19, that's seen as a preexisting condition. do you know approximately how many million americans have tested positive for the coronavirus and survived? >> i do not. >> it's more than 7,700,000. those are people now considered to have a preexisting condition. and one of the most common preexisting conditions is diabetes. the cdc estimated about 1 in 10 americans has diabetes. the aca's medicaid expansion is the single most important factor for expanding access to affordable insulin. leslie, a vermonter diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 25. for years she has depen

where there will be true and faithful to the state of vermont. federal regulators now say that vermont yankee is fit to be open for another 20 years or juneau bowler joins us now with the latest on this gina well kristin late this afternoon in a conference call that an r c a nuclear regulatory commission and now it's that they voted to extend from his license the n.r.c. says it will formally issue the yankees a new license in a matter of days but under vermont law the public service board and the legend.

electors as its total members of congress its house members plus 2 senators so small states like vermont wyoming have 3 well california has $55.00 texas has $38.00 new york and florida $29.00 each now there's nothing of the constitution saying that each state's electoral votes have to be winner take all but since the early 1900 that's the way the system has developed and that is why hillary clinton could win the 2016 u.s. election by 3000000 votes and donald trump became president it's also why in the year 2000 that the entire presidency came down to just a few 100 votes in florida. all right let's bring in our guests who were all in the united states in burlington vermont is a democratic electorate candidate there and she's also running for the state senate in fairfax virginia jennifer victor a professor of political science at george mason university and in riverdale maryland jim watt is a republican electorate candidate in the state he's also chairman of the republican central committee in prince george's county which is in the suburbs of washington d.c. welcome all to the program. le

be true and faithful to the state of vermont was. federal regulator. it is now say that for my gang he is fit to be open for another 20 years or jena bowler joins us now with the latest on this jena christan late this afternoon in a conference call the n.r.c. nuclear regulatory commission and now instead they voted to extend our model in his life since the n.r.c. says it will formally issue the yankees' new things in a matter of days but under vermont law the public service board in the legislature must also approve a less than 60. tonight a lot of nuclear emergency a massive new explosion rocks a crippled reactor plant in japan prompting the redistribution radiation catastrophe and a new wave of back you wish a. british reactor up in smoke how dangerous radiation leaks can be a plant located on a seismic fold the smoldering disaster zone the latest challenge at the fukushima daiichi site a fire in the number 4 riyadh.

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week than a week ago, wisconsin, alabama, vermont, california among them. one of the states that drove the summer surge. seven states this weekend reported new records for cases looking at the data. setting new records as we head up the hill, michigan, illinois, colorado, alaska, nevada setting records. this spells it out. 17,000 new infections in june, up the hill we went to the summer surge, came back down to about 40,000 sunday was 60,000 sundays are traditionally low numbers, that's the second highest, friday we set a record for new infections, 87,857. experts say we're going up, 80,000 is going to be the new normal. if you look at the positivity map understand why. use this to highlight. 25% of coronavirus tests in iowa coming back positive, 21 in nebraska, 40% in south dakota,

and let me talk to you about some of the things i've been hearing from vermonters. you have to understand in vermont, they walk up to you in the grocery store, coming out of church or whatever, and they are happy to express their views. and they're concerned about what the republican's affordable care act lawsuit on november 10th would mean for them. now, do you know how many americans have obtained insurance through the affordable care act? >> i do not. >> it's more than 20 million. and do you know how many children under the age of 26 stay on their parent's insurance because of the affordable care act? >> i do not. >> it's 2.3 million. and do you know how many americans are covered under the affordable care act's medicaid expansion? >> i do not. >> it's a little more than 15 million. i look at that, because i look at the people, i think of alex johnson, a single mother. she's a childhood cancer survivor. she works as a nanny in vermont and relies on medicaid for her doctor's visits, her allergy testing, all that to make sure her leukemia stays in remission. she te

exchange has come just in the last 20 minutes or so with patrick leahy who is a democratic senator from vermont now he asked whether or not anyone was above the law in the eyes of the judge she said no obviously that was the case and then he asked can a president self pardon no this is all about donald trump and what he might do should he lose the election given that there are a number of cases that could be pending against him some of them criminal that could mean the former president if he loses the election appearing in court. refused to answer that by saying simply that this needs a lot of legal analysis is not something she could answer it's not something to be

but i'm not gonna go -- what are we -- i think you're going to go. >> i'm not going to vermont.> no, you don't it doesn't seem like the more we talk the less it seems like you know [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i've read the books, i've seen the specials, i watch the show i've watched -- i've seen everything, the whole -- the evolution. i'm not segueing yet, but the evolution of your career i've been there. we're getting close. >> you have. >> jimmy: i have the long setup. so i say evolution, then eventually we'll get to the setup. but not yet. >> okay, should i just wait here should i just wait here? >> jimmy: yes. you should just wait there i was thinking is my grammar correct on that? you're very open about how therapy has helped you become a more patient person in some ways is that something that you have to work on all the time and still do >> well, yes i mean, for sure if i could have learned how to get a handle on my patience, anyone can and you know, you think you're doing well, like i -- you know, i'm making a lot of improvements, i'm less reactive but when i came home t

of vermont and also hospitals across the vermont border into new york state. and these are new york state hospitals, other than the ones in st. louis county that we were just talking about. so, beyond this number of hospitals that have been hit with this cyber attack thus far, nicole perloff reporting at "the new york times" that the hackers behind these attacks, believed to be based in moscow and st. petersburg in russia, these hackers, "have been trading a list of more than 400 u.s. hospitals they plan to target." and if this is causing you to get a little pit in your stomach, you are not alone. cybersecurity people are kind of freaking out about this. this is from the "associated press" -- "the offensive by a russian-speaking criminal gang coincides with the u.s. presidential election, although there is no immediate indication they were motivated by anything but profit. charles carmakal, chief technical officer of cybersecurity firm mandian, said in a statement, we are experiencing the most significant cybersecurity threat we have ever seen in the united st

host: david in vermont calling us. from toledo, ohio, and undecided caller. caller: you guys are doing a great job. i got so educated. i learned so much. i saw things on the screen about people who were asking questions. i worst me to go online rated am no longer undecided. blumenthal really showed his true colors. his lawsuit was turned down. i was so believing that this was wrong. that trump should do this. that is why it is so important that we keep doing our job every day. getting more people to do their jobs. if it means filling a seat with a seat with the woman who passed away. i think this is the time. it was the law. the right thing to say. host: how did you come to watch it on our network? caller: i heard so many times that c-span was where the message was at. where people could watch without commercials. i don't know what to watch anymore. i am so scared. the news keeps telling us the wrong thing. host: we invite you to go to our website. you can see some of the back-and-forth. caller: it is more important to focus on the pandemic. i hope someone wo

when impact vermont has sent ballots to all registered voters to make it very easy to vote by mail, which is the kind of thing that the trump campaign is opposing. ielievehat brett kavanaugh's opinion was a form of election interference. he was trying to delegitimize the counting of votes. the most disturbing part of his opinion in addition to the factual errs was when he said that votes counted after election day could lead to suspicions of impropriety. that is simply not true. every single state counts votes after election day. both are not certified until at least a week after the election in nearly every state of the country. military ballots frequently come in after election day. during the florida 2000 recount, brett kavanaugh took the position that military ballots should be counted in florida even after they arrive after election day. so kavanaugh is making a completely different article -- argument now that in 2000. there is no consistency. he is laying the groundwork to help president trump try to steal the election. it is chilling a supreme court justice would do that. wi

one of your first elections as the mayor of burlington, vermont, true story, you only won by ten votest, you know, one of the reasons that many are optimistic about former vice president biden's chances is that young voters, a lot of the voters that powered your campaign, are going to vote for joe biden. what would you say to anybody today who is still on the fence? >> well, seth, let me just say this that the younger generation in america today, and we should all be proud of that as parents, is probably the most progressive generation in the history of this country it's the generation that's anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobia, anti-religious/bigotry and it appears that they are finally, finally beginning to vote in large numbers. in texas and in georgia, young people are coming out in droves, which could have a significant impact on traditional republican states and that's true all over this country. so that, i think, is a great thing. and by the way, it will go beyond this election i think it's transformative for american society if young people get deeply involved in the poli

yesterday, a vermonter was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 25. for years she has depended on medicaid to keep her alive and out of bankruptcy. recently claimed he has made insulin as cheap as water. i wish he had told the truth on that. we all know it is not. leslie now has the insurance to pay for insulin and without this insurance, do you know how much, because unlike what the president says, insulin is not as cheap as water -- you have an idea of how much out-of-pocket expenses for leslie would increase? no, i do not. sen. leahy: i wouldn't expect you to. there is no reason why you cost would leslie's more than triple and go up by $11,215 a year. -- for in a state with a the per capita income is $33,000. that younot suggesting are callous or indifference -- indifferent to the consequences if the affordable care act is overturned. you know these are real cases, and i think you are a sympathetic person, but i do believe that the president selected you because he wanted somebody with your philosophy, and he had a reason for it. are going to prete