that's true for nebraska and true for everybody else. if we were acting outside of our prerogatives, i would hope before some other state brings it up that somebody in nebraska would be saying you have to follow the law. reporter: [inaudible] gov. ricketts: he saying why is this not just a political move for republicans? i think the separation of powers is a profoundly held belief and is important to our very republic and the foundation of our country that we follow the rule of law and have the separation of powers. that's not a political stunt. [inaudible] i can't talk: about hypotheticals. andrew asked if joe biden had lost and trim had one, would the attorney general be filing an amicus brief? it would depend on the facts and circumstances at the time, so there's no way to answer that. can't answer hypothetical questions. reporter: if the supreme court were to take this and say we agree -- gov. ricketts: the question is if the supreme court were to take this and the supreme court would agree, what would be the public reaction? there w

that's true for nebraska and true for everybody else. if we were acting outside of our prerogatives, i would hope before some other state brings it up that somebody in nebraska would be saying you have to follow the law. reporter: [inaudible] gov. ricketts: andrew is saying -- why is this not just a political move for republicans? i think the separation of powers is a profoundly held belief and -- in this country and it is important to our very republic and the foundation of our country that we follow the rule of law and have the separation of powers. that's not a political stunt. that is the foundation of our republic. reporter: [inaudible] i can't talk: about hypotheticals. andrew asked if joe biden had wouldnd trump had won, the attorney general be filing an amicus brief? it would depend on the facts and circumstances at the time, so there's no way to answer that. reporter: [indiscernible] gov. ricketts: [laughter] i just said i can't answer hypothetical questions. reporter: if the supreme court were to take this and say we agree, wha

thank you for advocating and bolstering nebraska's ag industry. thank you for your friendship and counsel. best wishes on your retirement from the bureau. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, madam chair. madam chair, i rise today to recognize a friend and colleague that will be retiring from congress as the 116th congress comes to a close. i served with dr. phil roe since we came into congress together as classmates in 2009. phil represents the first congressional district of tennessee. his pathway to congress includes being an eagle scout, veteran, mayor, and medical physician delivering more than 5,000 of his future constituents. phil and i have sat next to each other on the house education committee for 12 years. we started the very end of the seniority seating and now sit prominently as senior members. congressman roe has left his ma

♪ >> bri and andy hoffman settled in atkinson, nebraska. so their three kids would know the joys of rural life. >> jack, where you going to go? we go to play outside. >> carefree fun. >> operation ava? [laughs] >> [laughs] >> here we go. >> the great outdoors. >> go to the barn. her >> and as he told us seven years ago, andy hoffman had something he wanted his son jack to have too, a love for corn husker football. >> his first birthday party was -- i will never forget it was nebraska playing usc, and we kind of turned it into a corn husker party. when he was three, he could tell you the quarterback for nebraska was. his first game would have been shortly after he turned five. he wore a rex burkhead jersey. >> you want to be a receiver? what do you want to play if you become a husker? >> i am either a running back or the kicking person. >> why would you like to be a running back? >> because that's what rex is. >> but for jack hoffman and his family, everything would change on april 22nd, 2011. >> i woke him up, and he said something, but it

we have plans for that in nebraska, but we are not at that point right now. i want to make that very clear. it is a very challenging time for all of health care. >> brennan: and you have suspended elective surgeries. would you advice other hospitals to do that now? >> doctor: what we have done is postponed those procedures that could safely be postponed for, say, four to 12 weeks. the term "elective surgery" is too broad a blanket. because if you have a tumor, you could maybe postpone the removal of that for a short period of time, but mentally that patient wants the operation to remove that tumor. so the covid pandemic is affecting all aspects of health care. >> brennan: nebraska's governor said that he expects to get about 100,000 doses of the vaccine during the month of december. do you know when you will receive it at your hospitals, and what is your plan to distribute it to your employees? how do you decide who qualifies? >> doctor: well, we have begun the process of assuring which health care workers want to take the vaccine, and our policy would be to

why should people from nebraska and iowa fund the new york city subway system? >> one answer to that question is, you mentioned nebraska. so, let's start there. a company called you ka sa ed - kawasaki builds the subway cars. we have production products in florida, iowa, texas, obviously new york state, it's now on pause, it touches literally every state in the nation. including nebraska had. >> in just the new york area, one study estimated 450,000 nontransit jobs are depending on public transportation services. first generation american born to irish immigrants grew up six subway stops from the building was appointed by a fellow queens native, democratic governor cuomo to lead the nta in 2019. >> should people feel safe riding public transport right now? >> the answer is absolutely. the research around the world in the united states, and abroad is that public transit as ridership has increased has not been a vector of the virus. >>> to get more people on board, the mta is pioneering new ways to keep people safe. both now and post pandemic. that includes ultra

back in nebraska even though they're worth more than $60000000.00 david and erica haven't forgotten their roots. not long ago the family of 6 was crammed into this modest sized home on the working class side of town in gretna. where. the. neighbors. this was or family home for about 16 years the kids were raised here you know we're not here anymore the memories are still here. as well his daughter amanda. amanda and her 2 children are now living in the house a present from mom and dad. through perfect gift. really the most humble people i got. david and erica gave each of their children a house in order to avoid sibling rivalry. this is the home of over taylor. to $24225000.00. their other son corey's house cost the same price. their youngest still lives with them in this huge mansion it was the 1st thing they bought with their $62000000.00 check. it boasts around $600.00 square metres of floor space and huge lavishly decorated rooms. plus the kitchen kitted out in wood and black granite the nouveau riche couple aren't fond of gold leaf or marble columns. after winning the lottery former

, the second congressional district in nebraska. that was a victory for biden despite the fact that donald trump late in the campaign made a play for that electoral vote in nebraska. wolf, as you watch the process state by state by state, and you see the tally accrue, again, there is no mystery here as to how this is going to turn out, but what is actually happening is the constitutionally mandated process of how the president gets elected. these votes are the ones that determine who the 46th president of the united states is, in this case, joe biden. when they are all tallied up across these 50 states and district of columbia, they get sent off to congress and then they will be read aloud in a joint session, and the final moment of the process is when that tally happens in congress to make it all official. what i am watching for now, as we see this play out, are republicans on capitol hill who have yet to call joe biden president-elect. are they going to start calling him president-elect once it's clear he has more than 270 elector

a modest nebraska teacher? a prisoner behind bars? yet, they like queens and prime ministers may have business in this marble temple, a business born the day that troubles strikes them. these birds started their journey under a safe conduct, . they are useful friends of man, good for food, enemies of insects that they strike down. but then threatened them with extinction. the united states and canada made a treaty for their protection. congress implemented it with the migratory bird act. from march to september, it is illegal to kill, capture, or sell the wild mallard. but on this day, flying over the sovereign state of missouri, a federal game warden will try to arrest this hunter. but the state of missouri will a rest the game warden instead. he will be tried and convicted on the ground that the wild mallards within its borders belong to the state of missouri, and that the game warden is unlawfully interfering with the rights of the hunter. this man, too, is breaking the law. in lutheran school he was teaching his student a story fr

a modest nebraska teacher? a prisoner behind bars? yet, they, like queens and prime ministers, may have business in this marble temple, a business born the day that trouble strikes them. these birds started their journey under a safe conduct. they are useful friends of man, good for food, enemies of insects that destroy crops. but then threatened them with extinction. the united states and canada made a treaty for their protection. and congress implemented it with the migratory bird act. from march to september, it is illegal to kill, capture, or sell the wild mallard. but on this day, flying over the sovereign state of missouri, a federal game warden will try to arrest this hunter. but the state of missouri will a rest the game warden instead. he will be tried and convicted on the ground that the wild mallards within its borders belong to the state of missouri and that the game warden is unlawfully interfering with the rights of the hunter. this man, too, is breaking the law. here in zion lutheran school, he was teaching his student

a modest nebraska teacher? a prisoner behind bars? yet, they like queens and prime minister may have business in this marble temple, a business born the day that troubles strikes them. these birds started their journey under a safe conduct, they are useful friends of man, good for food, enemies of insects that they strike down. -- threatened them with extinction. the united states and canada made a treaty for their protection. congress implemented it, with the migratory bird act. ism march to september, it illegal to kill capture or sell the wild mallard. but on this day, flying over the southern state of missouri, a federal game warden will try to arrest this hunter. but the state of missouri will a rest the game warden instead. he will be tried and convicted, on the ground that the wild mallards within its borders belong to the state of missouri, and that the game warden is unlawfully interfering with the rights of the hunter. this man, too, is breaking the law. -- lutheran school he was teaching his student a story from history. he

more limited but still a pleasant do, america from a school room window in nebraska. the view of a country, any country, is harmed through ironed bars. i am joseph wells. i am a lawyer. a flight of birds, some americans in trouble, and a white temple on a hill. this is the story i want to tell you. it is the story of the supreme court of the united states quickly. ♪ ♪ you feel very small when you stand in the supreme court building in washington. the current ian columns rise three stories high, marble in the mountain state of vermont. ♪ ♪ inside, green marble from alabama is all around you. in palace, wells, columns under a copper ceiling. in this room, historic meetings take place with [inaudible] . i a staircase of marble spirals out word. in the huawei, an open pedestal bears the one word " silence ". indeed you walked softly here but the feeling is one of reverence. the root of this reverence, a document held dear to us. the american constitution. article three, the judicial power of the united states shall be vested in one supreme court. the judicial powe

a modest nebraska teacher? a prisoner in behind bars? yet, they like queens and prime minister may have business in this modern temple. a business born the day that troubles strikes them. these birds started their journey under a safe -- they are useful friends. good for food, enemies of insects that they strike down. -- threatened them with extinction. the united states and canada made a treaty for their protection. congress implemented it, with the migratory board bird act. march the september, it is illegal to kill capture or sell the wild mallard. but on this day, flying over the southern state of missouri, a federal game warden will try to arrest this man. but the state of missouri will a rest the game warden instead. he will be tried and convicted, on the ground that the wild meddlers within its borders belong to the state of missouri, and that the game warden is unlawfully interfering with the rights of the hunter. a this man to, is breaking the law. -- lutheran school he was teaching his student a story from history. he teaches i

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from nebraska, mr. bacon, for five minutes. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to pay tribute to retired lieutenant general robert c. henson, u.s. air force. the founding executive director of the national strategic research institute at the university of nebraska who recently announced his retirement at the end of this year. he retires after more than a half century of highly distinguished service, supporting the missions of the department of defense, commercial industry, and university of nebraska. his leadership and dedication to the principles of freedom have an been indispensable for america's national security interest. he began his career by enlisting in the united states air force, serving one year as an administrative specialist, took a commission from officer training school in 1971. he retired after 33 years of exemplary service active duty military service. over the course of his career, he distinguished himself as an outstanding military leader commanding many units. including

, on his retirement as president of the nebraska farm bureau. the farm bureau is a leading voice for farmworkers because of leaders like steve who made the third district of nebraska the top producing ag district in america. steve served as president through the completion of two farm bills, ensuring the needs of nebraska producers are reflected and met throughout the process. no small task. i have appreciate steaved's persistence in the face of many channels we have faced in nebraska recently especially the historic floods, storms, the irrigation tunnel collapse and certainly other uncertainties. those affected, though, were always able to turn to the nebraska farm bureau. i would like to thank steve for his great work an wish him well as he continues as a farm brouse -- producer at home an advocating for our state's farmers and ranchers. thank you, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute

a school room window in nebraska. ♪ the view of a country, any country is harsh through iron bars. i'm joseph welsh. i'm a lawyer. a flight of birds in trouble and a white temple on a hill. this is the story i want to tell you. it's the story of the supreme court of the united states. you feel very small when you stand in the supreme court building in washington. the columns rise three stories high, great shafts of marble in the mountain state of vermont. inside, premium marble is afoot and all around you, in polished walls and columns under a coffered ceiling. in this room, historic meetings take place. with tourists of other days observing. a staircase of marble spirals upward. in the hallway, an open pedestal with the word silence. the feeling here is one of reverence. the route of it is a document head deer to us. the american constitution. article three. the judicial power of the united states shall be vested in one supreme court. the ju dish power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under this constitution. the laws of the united states and treaties made under

nebraska state senator mike groene said, quote, "i finally got my wish and contracted the covid-19 virus. "okay, well, two left," said a baffled genie. [ laughter ] organizers announced yesterday they'd selected the 2020 rockefeller center christmas tree, a 75-foot tall, 11-ton norway spruce from oneonta, new york. of course, because of covid, it's going to work from home [ laughter ] it's got to lean into the shot a company in japan recently began producing rubber masks that resemble president-elect joe biden. and at this point, trump's not above trying it. "hello, i'm president sleepy joe. i'm in charge now. time for my nap. bye-bye. and finally, researchers have recently developed facial recognition for bears, so now they can finally figure out who ate all the marmalade in the kitchen. karen wrote that joke. once again, proving our most

to how leagues in nebraska have so far managed to avoid these traps that more naive winners fall victim to they were quick to learn how to manage their $62000000.00 driving their beefy pickup truck with golf cart in tow the couple are headed out to their latest major investment. and our away from their mansion they've bought 400 hectares of land forests and ponds right in the middle of nebraska farming country. the herrick's are effectively the new lords of otoh county. the i although it is as such more davids a state. and when asked if she likes the farm erica says. to gird it's too dirty. david has gotten into farming. ready. to rent some of the land out to local farmers and cash in on a percentage of their profits. the rest is for him a $300.00 hectare private estate for hunting and fishing a dream come true for david even if not so much for erica. that's pretty serious. this all the land altogether was 2 and a half $1000000.00 so you know you can't go wrong owning land to take care of and that's the biggest thing but the last erica doesn't really see the point of this huge investmen

. >> senator ben sasse, another republican from nebraska, he's called it dangerous like you. i'm quoting from a facebook post he put up last night he said when we talk in private -- talking about speaking to his republican colleagues -- i haven't heard a single republican allege the election results were fraudulent, not juan. he goes on to say it's basically fear of the base here. do you hear similar things from your republican colleagues? >> i think fear drives it, no question. i think there's some in congress on the republican side it's more than fear. they seem to have -- it's an ideology of this guy it's disturbing. at least on the republican side in the senate, i think it's fear. i hope that no one else would join senator hawley in this big fraud. but there's a lot of fear. and that's -- there's no question about it. they have to choose here. it's real simple, two choices, you choose democracy and the

from nebraska to minnesota, police have been responding to hundreds of accidents as drivers navigate through blinding whiteout conditions. more details now from abc's megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning, millions of americans bracing themselves for a cold and blustery christmas eve. a major winter storm is sweeping across the midwest heading east from the dakotas to nebraska to minnesota. ferocious winds causing power lines to spark. in some areas the visibility so bad creating whiteout conditions like this making it nearly impossible for drivers to see the car ahead of them. state troopers responding to hundreds of crashes throughout the day as minnesota's governor called out the national guard to rescue stranded drivers. by nightfall officials were shutting down major highways. the roads simply too dangerous. >> it was pretty bad going 30 miles an hour on the freeway. >> reporter: a similar scene in colorado. on wednesday this so-called snow squall swallowing an entire neighborhood. the blizzard-like storm packing winds up to 95 miles per hour. megan tevrizian, abc news. >>

america from a school room window in nebraska. the view of a country, any country is harsh through iron bars. i'm joseph and i'm a lawyer. a flight of birds in trouble and a white temple on a mill. this is what i want to tell you, it is the story of the supreme court of the united states. you feel very small when you stand in the supreme court building in washington. the columns rise three stories high, brought from the mountain state of vermont. inside it is all around you in polished walls and columns under a coffered ceiling. in this room historic meetings take place. with tourists of other days observing. a staircase of marble spirals upwa upward. in the hall way, an open pedestal with the word silence. the feeling here is one of reveren reverence. the route of it is a document head deer to us. the american constitution. article three. the judicial power of the united states shall be vested in one supreme court. the ju dish power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under this constitution. the laws of the unite

nebraska a rural state in the heart of america's great plains. gretna is a sleepy little town home to just 5000 residents. just off the highway this small gas station is a popular meeting place for local workers. 53 year old david harrich comes here every day for his morning cup of coffee. or interest. it's been part of his daily routine for almost 20 years. he comes here every morning before starting work at 730 to meet up with 2 friends randy and jerry are both local farmers. these guys are always here radomir we solve the world's problems every morning. we're here. they regularly discuss ways of saving the world but for the past 5 years david has had far fewer worries on his mind yet they all remember the day his life changed forever. it was here that more and where he would come in the door with a lottery ticket and he walked through right down on the table each. side of the guard i don't know why the lottery ticket after you won it i was my best friend is . it ok on that day david won the big bucks big time this year 62000000 dollars in just

why should people from nebraska and iowa fund the new york city subway system? >> one answer to that question is, you mentioned nebraska. so, let's start there. a company called you ka sa ed - kawasaki builds the subway cars. we have production products in florida, iowa, texas, obviously new york state, it's now on pause, it touches literally every state in the nation. including nebraska had. >> in just the new york area, one study estimated 450,000 nontransit jobs are depending on public transportation services. first generation america

but then the family moved to omaha nebraska. but the thing is there are still remnants but then i will read on - - with a little bit from. but then hanging to the window his mother went to the press but then rode up to the frame it with the evening breeze and then to declare it was the night of the kkk. so now a young housewife set her family didn't cause trouble so what about the neighbors to mind their own business? that excitement of course has died down and she faulted at least momentarily may have given the white vigilantes the thick hair flowing to her waist but then with the average man of her day at more than 5-foot 8 inches in pregnant, she was big. she was pregnant with malcolm. get on out of town to explain that it was troublemakers is shot by the trigger housing and against a man of the house and the unfolding drama i didn't know what to make it wilson recalled my mother was angry so i'm angry mother is challenging him and never used any profanity but still several of the men were towards the door and my mother kept

>> >> okay, margaret, the snow you just showed us in nebraska, that video is from earlier in the day because right now, chicago is being impacted by snow. this will end up being chicago's first significant snowfall of the season. the question becomes, what happens tomorrow? tomorrow night around this time, where is it going? well, it becomes mostly rain going through the midwest. but follow that trail of precipitation all the way down into texas, and texas will be dealing with some snow! and then, by the time you get to new year's eve, portions of texas still having some snow. everybody else, for the most part, it's rain. and around portions of louisiana, mississippi, alabama, wherever you see that flashy yellow, there could be some severe weather. and that severe weather chance pushes into the carolinas on new year's day. and for the carolinas, again, it's a risk for tornadoes, believe it or not. it's very wet up throughout the northeast. and as you push well north, that's where you're going to find some icy snow. i do want to recap how we see this working out for new year's eve. th

>> wolf, nebraska is one of only two states that splits its electoral votes. four of nebraska's votes went to president trump. one went to president-elect biden. and that biden vote was cast by precious mcckissen who joins me now. thank you for joining me. take us inside the room. what was it like to cast this vote? >> thank you so much for having me. it was so monumental to be in a room with so many of my close friends and family and supporters, and when i walked in the room, they start cheering and it just felt so good. so i'm just -- it was an honor to do it today. >> you, obviously, cast a vote for joe biden for president and for kamala harris for vice president. what did it mean to you to vote for the first woman and the first black vice president? >> oh, man. i became really emotional after i did my check mark and after the secretary of state announced who i voted for. it meant so much. it meant so much for many women who, every day, fight this good fight to make sure that our democracy is not taken for granted and so to be able to cast that vote for kam

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ali khan, he's the scene of nebraska medical center's college for public health. thank you so much for being with us this morning. that hospitalization figure, as it hits new records every day, almost now at 120,000, why is it still going up? how is it that it continues to go up? new cases, there is some sign that it's leveling off a pibit, but the fact that we keep filling up our hospitals at new unprecedented and levels, it just keeps happening. >> good morning, john. and it's very disturbing. and i'll contrast your numbers with the fact that about 1.7 billion people are going to wake up on christmas morning with near zero cases in new zealand, china, thailand, et cetera, et cetera. it's actually quite disturbing. the snu canew cases are predict. maybe about 20% of americans have currently been infected, which leaves about 80% of americans left to be infected. so, it's not surprising given how many people are susceptible to infection and the lack of public health measures to prevent them and prevent the deaths. i have two thoughts about the traveling. the first

he is the nebraska commissioner of education and the president of the council of chief state school officers. so nice to have you, sir. thanks for talking with me. many people have called this the lost year for students overall, but i think maybe particularly for kids who have special needs. what exactly literally is being lost, do you think? >> for me, it's really the opportunity that's lost. and that time in school and that that time with even other students is the challenge that we're going to have to overcome. hopefully as we enter the spring and use the summer, to really be able to compensate for the lost the lost opportunities for our students. soledad: the law requires, as you well know, that students in public schools, that their needs be met. is it feasible, really? because a lot of the parents i talk to feel like their kid is just not being educated and certainly not to the level they're supposed to be. >> in special ed law, there is compensatory education so that the opportunities that are lost for all students also have to be regained in some fashion for special ed students. and

we prioritized the 18,000 employees and students between nebraska medicine and university of nebraska medical center to first address the front line workers and about 15% have been vaccinated by the end of this week and look to getting more vaccine so we can continue that. probably the supply chain is the most challenging not knowing when we'll get vaccine >> and what about a state like nebraska overall, a rural state. is it more difficult in some way to get to certain pockets as you roll it out more broadly >> it's clearly more difficult but i give immense credit to the individuals who run the critical access hospitals in nebraska and the state health department. they worked diligently to make sure the vaccine would be delivered to those citizens and with the availability of vaccines that require less cold conditions that should be handled in the early part of 2021 >> dr. linder in terms of the vaccines administered so far, what have you seen in terms of side effects in your employees and those that have received, have people been calling out the next day, for example? >> we've had v

i also live in the state of nebraska. we have governor pete rickets who refused to extend free federal pandemic assistance food stamps, snap benefits. that left people like myself having to stand in line in food banks where often i was given rotten food that i couldn't cook with. $154 a week obviously doesn't go a long way, and i had to reach out for help from different agencies, churches, nonprofit organizations. i've just been holding out, waiting for congress to be able to make some decisions that would be in the best interest of so many americans like myself. >> how do you prioritize your expenses? are you talking about roof over the head, food, when you go to spend obviously not enough money to survive with the kids, what is it, what's the priority? >> the priority is gas and things we need to get through the week. i go to a discount grocery store and spend maybe $50 for the week for three people. there's not a lot extra to be able to pay rent and utilities. so i've had to depend on other people's help with that and

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to how leagues in nebraska have so far managed to avoid these traps that more naive winners fall victim to they were quick to learn how to manage their $62000000.00 driving their beefy pickup truck with golf cart in tow the couple are headed out to their latest major investment. and our away from their mansion they've bought 400 hectares of land forests and ponds right in the middle of nebraska farming country. the herrick's are effectively the new lords of oto county. although it is as such more davids a state. and when asked if she likes the farm erica says no to gird that's too dirty. david has gotten into farming. ready. to rent some of the land out to local farmers and cash in on a percentage of their profits. the rest is for him a $300.00 hectare private estate for hunting and fishing a dream come true for david even if not so much for erica. that's pretty serious. this all the land altogether was 2 and a half $1000000.00 so you know you can't go wrong anywhere and take care of it so that's the biggest thing but the last erica doesn't really see the point of this huge investment d

lonnie. >> okay, margaret, the snow you just showed us in nebraska, that video is from earlier in the day because right now, chicago is being impacted by snow. this will end up being chicago's first significant snowfall of the season. the question becomes, what happens tomorrow? tomorrow night around this time, where is it going? well, it becomes mostly rain going through the midwest. but follow that trail of precipitation all the way down into texas, and texas will be dealing with some snow! and then, by the time you get to new year's eve, portions of texas still having some snow. everybody else, for the most part, it's rain. and around portions of louisiana, mississippi, alabama, wherever you see that flashy yellow, there could be some severe weather. and that severe weather chance olinas into the carolinas on new on new yea year's day. and for the carolinas, again, it's a risk for tornadoes, believe it or not. it's very wet up throughout the northeast. and as you push well north, that's where you're going to find some icy snow. i do want to recap how we see this working out for new

we'll talk to the head of nebraska medicine, james linder, and we'll take a look at the massive undertaking of vaccinating hundreds of millions of americans with the head of "operation warpe"operation warp" dr. moncef slaoui. and finally, chris krebs was head of the agency taived witagenttaskforce. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." the numbers of new covid-19 infections, into deaths, and new hospitalizations in the u.s. continue to spiral out of control. the coronavirus was the number one cause of death in the u.s. for the first time last week, surpassing both cancer and heart disease. and he staggering task of deciding who gets the vaccine first, how it will be distributed, as well as when, is underway. we begin this morning with cbs national correspondent mark strassmann in atlanta. >> reporter: saturday night in georgia, president trump twisted a senate runoff rally into a festival of falsehoods. >> president trump: the swing states that we're all fighting over now, i won them all by a lot. >> reporter: he claims dark fo

four inches in nebraska heading to mad son. a low over to the louis now. indianapolis, detroit, you're going get rain. it falls apart as it hits the appalachians. this sets up an active pattern next week where we could see the potential for snow around the new york metro area. >> thank you. >>> there is new video tonight showing the search warrant executed at the home of a florida sicientist who was the coronavirus tracker for the state of florida. she said she was fire in the retaliation over public comments about covid-19. tonight here, what authorities, including florida's governor, are saying about the raid. here's rachel scott. >>> police! search warrant! open the door. >> reporter: tonight new police body camera video released of that raid at the home of a florida scientist. >> outside! >> reporter: rebekah jones, a former state coronavirus data tracker, recording the encounter, too, making it public earlier this week. >> do not point that gun at my children! >> reporter: you can hear her claim police pointed guns at her children who were upstairs. y

within hours of the pardon list being released there was outrage from lawmakers including nebraska gop senator ben sass who in one sentence statement wrote, quote, this is rotten to the core. we are still waiting to see if the president may issue more pardons. as for congress on monday the house is working to override the president's veto of the national defense authorization act. the house speaker says the house will be working on whether to increase stimulants payments with a roll call vote with payments the president says he wants. mike: mark meredith starting is often west palm beach, many thanks. stocks were up today, the dow gained 70, the s&p rose 13, nasdaq jumped 34. a massive russian cyber attack allowing hackers to spend months mining federal government networks and private company systems across the globe is proving to have larger than expected implications and a new warning from the federal government. >> reporter: a christmas eve warning for local governments across the country, not even a week after cybersecurity officials announced a widespread digital intrusion into se

we're having a sinks lesson today, learning about the quirks with maine and nebraska. most of all, we're watching this process play out. sometimes they sign a piece of paper, because they get sent to different locations. by the end of the day, that math there, 306 for joe biden, 232 for donald trump. again, this is a celebration of democracy, affirmation of the election. does it get as much attention most four years? because the president has recklessly attacked the system, again today, it's refreshing to see the system hold up. >> no faithless electors. sometimes there are, one, two or three, not a big deal, but so far everything is smooth. >> that is the count on your wall here. you with caulk in with us. 156-106 is where we have now. we have no doubt what will be the end. might it be one or two off? it could be. donald trump had 306 back in 2016, he with 304, because a couple electors decided, forget it. we're not expecting that this year. some states prohibit it, but it is possible one of the biden otrump electors will decide, gets some attention, make a statement,

sending help to tribal lands from south dakota to nebraska. how does she describe the challenge today? it has been just... ..kind of overwhelming emotionally and very difficult to watch people that you love and are part of your family to become sick, to have people that you care about die. more native americans are going to become sick with covid and more native americans will die. they make up 9% of the south dakota population, the native americans do, and they are 19% of the death rate. jo, tell us more about what your network is doing to get some of the basics out there. we absolutely depend on our partnerships, our collaborations with the native peoples. they are our moccasins on the ground. without them, there would be no distribution, especially to those that are in more need. the ones that are more remote, the ones that don't have transportation. they are bringing food and face shields and right now, our sewing expansion is sewing a request for great plains, which covers all the tribes in south dakota, north dakota and nebraska and one

sending help to tribal lands from south dakota to nebraska. how does she describe the challenge today? it has been just... ..kind of overwhelming emotionally and very difficult to watch people that you love and are part of your family to become sick, to have people that you care about diet. —— to — — to have —— to have people that you care about die. —— to have people that you care about die. more native americans are going to become sick with covid and more native americans will die. they make up 9% of the south dakota population, the native americans do, and they are 19% of the death rate. jo, tell us more about what your network is doing to get some of the basics out there. we absolutely depend on our partnerships, our collaborations with the native peoples. they are our moccasins on the ground. without them, there would be no distribution, especially to those that are in more need. the ones that are more remote, the ones that don't have transportation. they are bringing food and face shields and right now, our sewing expans

nebraska unemployment rate 3%, nationally 6.9%. how much of that is due to the fact that you've allowed businesses to continue to stay open and make their own decisions? >> well, i think a lot of it, credit goes to nebraskans who are working hard and that's part of who we are, we have a great work ethic here. our key industries are agriculture and manufacturing and those haven't been as impacted by the pandemic as much as say the service or entertainment economy. and slowing down the spread of the virus and letting people live a normal life. leland: i remember we had you on at the beginning of the pandemic and worried about the supply chains and we know that numbers are spiking in nebraska and around the country. are we going back to the situation where we might have a supply issue for meat and other products produced in nebraska? >> no, know the at all. we took steps in the spring to work with our food processing plants to change the way they operate. we've published a covid-19 meat processors handbook, for example, handling and m

two states, maine and nebraska, do it by the election. there is a varying variety in each state. in the first presidential election, five state legislators in connecticut, delaware, new jersey and south carolina designated presidential electors without having any popular vote at all. the voters elected all electors in virginia, which had 10 congressional districts. they divided the commonwealth into 12 districts and conducted a popular election. there are statewide elections, elections from a single-member district, elections for multi-member districts, and so forth. even from the beginning, there of a wide variety in a way electors were chosen. and our current system of single-member districts in every state, except for two was not present at the founding. host: is the term electoral college in the constitution? guest: let's check out the text. article two section one, each state shall appoint, in such manner, at the -- as the legislators may direct a number of electors equal to representatives to which the state may be entitled in the but, no senator or representative or person

they were in nebraska and his father, recruiter -- >> organizer. >> and this moment, this night when reverend earl little is not at home in the clan arrives outside the house where they were living and it was an all-white neighborhood. there weren't a lot of black folks, i take that back. there were more black people in omaha than in any other area of the plane states. that means a bunch of folks. >> it was growing and he would look for places for the family to go where they were not organized. his energy, his know-how, and particularly helping black people with marcus garvey's philosophy. he was very good at that. the first place to open up the book and louise is pregnant with malcolm. i will read that part. >> one of the dynamics that was at play all over the country is formerly enslaved people or the second generation, developing communities, waste people took that as a threat to their economic well-being and their ability to be at the bottom of the pay scale and that was another attention. >> at the end of world war i when there are issues with jobs, black veterans coming back af

how do you get from omaha, nebraska to north beach? >> i visited here once. >> reporter: if there was one small business like this in the city, there must be hundreds or thousands of them all doing the same thing. staying open. against the odds. doing so partly to keep the spirits of their neighborhoods alive. >> should i be closed? probably. probably. but i don't want to be closed. >> reporter: that from a woman who with her employees started their own gofundme page. they have received some contributions. >> i miss most of the people, seeing different people all the time. >> reporter: because in a neighborhood restaurant the quality of company is just as important as that of the food. >> have a great day. thank you. >> reporter: it is possible to have one without the other but not preferable. >> i've been through several hard times, actually. and i've always survived. and i'm going to survive this as well. >> okay. i'll see you later, then. >> reporter: and with that pat walked off to buy more groceries. ever the optimist. in north be