so their late 1863 wisconsin started drafting a few soldiers into wisconsin regiments. few african-american men and this continued for the rest of the war. wisconsin finally did start recruiting for those colored troops in 1864 early in the year . it was believed by a lot of the army hierarchy and politicians, that black men would not make good soldiers. so the idea was they would be kept out of combat and many of the regiments of the us colored troops that was true. there were two regiments from wisconsin though that saw a lot of combat and one of those was the first one first regiment to take in then from wisconsin that was the 68th u.s colored infantry. it took some work to figure out how this happened. but there are 18 men from wisconsin in this unit who came who was a missouri unit of the united states color troops and these 18 men almost all enlisted in green bay within a month of each other march, 1864. i had to put put together their service records and their pension records to figure out that they were lumberjacks and they had just come out of the forest from c

wisconsin goes back to 1836. at that time wisconsin was part of michigan, then michigan wanted to be their own state. but to set up our own territory, we called ourselves wisconsin. it's an indian word that means the galvanizing of water. we have gathered over 15,000 lakes. we sent our paperwork to washington d.c. approved us, and the president sends ward back here that he had appointed henry dodged to be our first leader. mr. dad was a gentleman from missouri who moved to wisconsin a few years earlier he came to wisconsin to become rich. we find lead in our hills, all kind of minors come rushing to wisconsin to make a fortune. everyone quickly digs holes into the side of the hill. and if they didn't find lead in their whole day would live here. it's a look at those miners, they live like badgers. that's how we get the nickname the badger state. really nothing to do with the animal itself. we are outside the office of the government, we have a badger. this badger worked on a battleship called the uss wisconsin. w

earlier this year, our wisconsin economic development corporation released its “wisconsin tomorrow” report. it highlighted broadband as one of three priorities to begin our economic recovery saying this -- fixing broadband in wisconsin is not a moon shot; it's not insurmountable. but it is critical to economic development and recovery and must happen now. so, tonight, i'm excited to declare 2021 the year of broadband access. i'm proud that my first biennial budget invested $54 million into broadband across our statethe largest state investment in broadband in our state's history. well, not to be outdone, we're going to do it again in this budgetexcept this time we're going to nearly quadruple it. my 2021-23 biennial budget will invest nearly $200 million over the biennium into broadbandthat's five times the amount invested in the 2013, 2015, and 2017 budgets combined. it's 2021, folks. having access to high-speed internet is no longer a luxury, it's a necessity. every wisconsinite across our state should have access to reliable, high-speed internet, period. now, lack of broadband access is

of wisconsin and a couple of liberal papers. thank you, sir. when we come back, speaking of senators, senator tom cotton calling for the national guard to be sent back to their respective states. this was so imperative to slander him. he will set the record straight, next. ♪ ♪ is a musical >> sean: now senator tom cotton tonight is calling for the national guard to be sent home. "i said on the intelligence committee meanwhile, medium malpractice is as prevalent as ever. "newsweek," they felt the necessity. they went back, they were caught with self editing a 2015 report about senator cotton's military service and an apparent desperate attempt to support a recent piece from salon against senator cotton. here to react to all of this is senator cotton. it's pretty protectable. first, there is not one single good american that didn't watch in a post 9/11 world what happened at the capital without saying how could this ever happen in this country? we can't let that happen. they knew hundreds of people were coming. they knew also

of wisconsin and a couple of liberal papers. thank you, sir. when we come back, speaking of senators, senator tom cotton calling for the national guard to be sent back to their respective states. updated a story of senator cotton from 2015. this was so imperative to slander him. he will set the record straight, next. ♪ ♪ advanced non-small cell lung cancer can change everything. but your first treatment could be a chemo-free combination of two immunotherapies that works differently. it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread and that tests positive for pd-l1 and does not have an abnormal egfr or alk gene. opdivo plus yervoy is the first and only fda-approved combination of two immunotherapies opdivo plus yervoy equals... a chance for more starry nights. more sparkly days. more big notes. more small treasures. more family dinners. more private desserts. opdivo and yervoy can cause your immune system to attack healthy parts of your bod

>> it was wisconsin, i do know that. >> wait, wisconsin? not nebraska? actually, it was quite specific. the ring was sent to the town of beaverdam, wisconsin to this walmart store. this is where a girl named cori bought the ring for a boy named ryan, but it was not love always. and the ring was soon gathering dust in the cab of ryan's redpickup truck. then, the strangest thing happened. the truck was reported stolen if hear on ryan's farm. just a few days before the murders of wayne and sharmon stock in far-off nebraska. >> really nothing more than a standard missing vehicle. >> jim was back then a detective in dodge county, wisconsin. when the call came in, experience suggested, probably some local joyride, they would find it nearby. but instead, what a surprise. >> our dispatch had receive e r confirmation of the truck. and abandoned in louisiana. what did you think, that was a long way to go? >> somebody took it and needed to get back down south. it was not long before they fingered the suspected thieves. there were two of them. the guy was greg feste

ended up not actually voting against wisconsin. it was just arizona and pennsylvania, because you didn't have the senate votes. but, three trump-appointed judges actually threw out these cases because of merit. it was because of merit. there were three trump-appointed judges of all of these judges in the more than 60 cases that were tossed out, and you keep talking about wisconsin. i'm still not hearing any specific examples of fraud. if you would, just tell us, what are the specific examples you saw of fraud? because when you think of fraud, you're thinking you're slipping one past an election official, or it was stolen, somehow it didn't count. did you see that specifically? >> no, pam. >> and like i said, that's not the reason that i contested the election. >> hold on, so you wanted to throw out millions of votes without actually seeing any concrete evidence of fraud? that's what you were doing when you were contesting the election. the intent there was throwing out millions of votes. >> well, i disagree with you on that point.

>>by wisconsin government and d a and etcetera that it's happening. what has happened as perpetuating systemic racism the putting off that her water tall. >>the 90 days that banister phone about-face that has us in the winner in the first place. where was just >>the illinois teen who fatally shot 2 people and wounded a 3rd during those protests in kenosha has pleaded not guilty. 18 year-old kyle rittenhouse entered his plea yesterday prosecutors say rittenhouse left his home in antioch illinois and traveled to kenosha after learning of a call to protect businesses. during the protests rittenhouse killed joseph rosenbaum and anthony hover and wounded a 3rd person. >>here's a quick live look outside at sfo. we'll see that they're in the big wall we'll be right back with more of are we turning our cameras on for this? my smile can't compete. anyone? mmm. nope! for a smile that's always camera -ready. crest 3d white removes 95% of stains in just 3 days. [phone rings] "sore throat pain? try new vicks vapocool drops in honey lemon chill for a fast-acting ru

i want to take you to kenosha, wisconsin. this is a declaration ahead on the part of the state in response to the police shooting of jacob blake, the african american that was paralyzed in what they called an attack on the part of multiple officers. let's listen in on this and what if any findings that they can relate. >> on august 23, 2020. it's very important to me that i insist that this conversation be a complicated conversation, that it be a real conversation, not a simplistic one. and that we talk accurately and thoroughly about the law and the facts of this case. i want to thank noble ray, who is the neutral independent use of force expert in this case. found for this case by the attorney general, the state of wisconsin. i want to thank him for the report and the conclusions regarding use of force and the police training. and because he's present and he will have a chance to present the findings to you and to be part of answering questions. i expect this to conclude at 5:00 today and i expect my presentation and chief

in wisconsin. corrupt democrat run city is deployed more than 500 illegal unmanned, unsecured drop boxes, which collected a minimum of 91,000 unlawful votes. it was razor-thin, the loss. much more than we would need. but there are many things. they have these lockboxes. they pick them up, and they disappear. people say where is that box? it disappeared. nobody even knew where the hell it was. absentee votes were counted in wisconsin. without a valid absentee ballot application, so they had to do about that there is no application. and that's illegal in wisconsin, meaning those votes were blatantly done in opposition to state law, and they came 100% from democrat areas, such as milwaukee and madison. 100%. in madison, 17,000 votes away deposited in the so-called human drop boxes. you know what that is, right? thousands of unsecured ballots into duffel bags. on park benches across the city. in complete defiance of deceased anceaseand desist. they gave tens of thousands of us -- they came in and duffe

we're joined now by david bowen, a democratic state representative in wisconsin. you are in the streets protesting after jacob blake was shot by the white police officer. your response to the district attorney's decision? >> first off, thank you to the blake family being as strong as they are, folks that have been out to wesley protesting, not giving up, always focusing on the true goal and that is justice. we see a miscarriage of justice. that ist see a.d.a. able to charge an officer uses his discretion to put seven shots in the back of a black man. go to the details of how he describes why he is not charging -- the first thing he goes to his state law. the same state law that we and democrats attempted to change in the wisconsin state legislature, where the republicans blocked it and did not allow votes at all on any othe governors call for special session bills. continue to i cosponsor and leave. this falls on our state republicans who refuse to allow this change. at this point, this is what they want. this is what they are ushering in. they want this status qu

. >> that evening everyone my name is connor moran i am the director of the wisconsin book festival. it has been a pleasure to be with you over 16 events over three days. typically we do 60 events over four days. i typically have to work on sunday. but i don't have to work tomorrow but this is a final event and i cannot think of someone i would rather have closest out then terry tempest williams. terry thinkest much for being here is new book is called erosion. she is joined this evening by matt watts rothschild. the publisher of the magazine thank you matt for being here to moderate. and i will just tease everybody met has a book coming out. and when it comes out terry said she will return an interview matt about his become going to hold both of them to that promise and make it to all abuse you hold me to it it. as always i want to thank madison public library and that madison public library foundation for their incredible steadfast support of free cultural events like this to the wisconsin book festival. it has been eight years of doing this festival in seven months would be doing

there were enough house republicans have jacked to certify in wisconsin's vote but the republican senator in the senate had withdrawn that objection and that's a trend we saw following the riots in which senators republican senators reconsidered their objection making that very plain in their speeches saying that the. violence that ensued made them realize in their good conscience they could not follow through with the objections of course the greater context is that trump's claims of voter fraud that his lies that he won the presidential election are just that lies there are there is no evidence to support it and in fact in more than 60 lawsuits claiming that he won the elections those have been either dismissed or rejected out of court so hale and it seems the stage now of the process is owned by parents nancy pelosi the speaker of the house the vice president have really ended their duties as such to make sure that the next president has certainly been confirmed on paper now we have 2 weeks less than 2 weeks before the inauguration and a great deal of you might say political upset as y

the latest from wisconsin just moments away. >>in less than 24 hours congress will meet to certify the results of november's election. the drama expected to play out on the floor of the congress plus have you ever seen in lava fountain will let you know one there's >>president trump did not win the election. despite what a crowd of his supporters had to say near the white house this protest, one of a number of the nation's capital events which coincides with tomorrow's congressional vote to certify electoral college results given joe biden the presidency, however, the president continues to dispute those house republicans and even a group of republican senators say that they will refuse to certify the biden election win. >>inside bay area politics analyst michael yaki says while it won't change what happened in november. the challenge will be damaging. >>it's it's all about politics for 2020 for its cynical. it's destructive. it's undermining of our democracy and i think that part of them feel that the more they can undermine jo

how does the decision hurt your district in wisconsin. >> tough night with the packers losing in wisconsin. what really stinks, joe biden on day one killing thousands of jobs, hundreds of those from the state of wisconsin. wisconsin, we build things, we make things. men and women from the state of wisconsin were working on the keystone pipeline and on joe bidens' first day in office they got laid off because of a decision of joe biden looking to the far liberal left. we need to get this reversed and if joe biden is not willing to do it, congress is going to need to act. carley: 11,000 u.s. jobs expected to have been created by the keystone xl pipeline in 2021. what are those people going to do now? president biden says he wants to give them clean green energy jobs but those jobs won't be up and running for a few years. what will those people do in the meantime? >> i spoke to the men and women who were directly impacted by this. a job in the future is not a lot of solace for someone that received a layoff notice on joe biden's first day in office. it doesn't pay the grocery bill, doesn't co

prosecutors in the us state of wisconsin say they won't bring criminal charges against the police officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. us intelligence agencies confirm they believe russia was behind the serious cyber attack on government agencies revealed last month. los angeles struggles to cope with the latest surge of coronavirus. 0fficials warn they could see more than 1,000 deaths per day. hello to you. voting in the us state of georgia ended just an hour or two ago and with those votes the balance of power in congress for the next two years will have been decided. that will also define how much a biden presidency is able to accomplish. no confirmed results yet. joe biden won the state in november's presidential election, but the two senate seats in georgia both went to runoffs. here's a quick reminder why this race in georgia is so important. in the senate there are currently 50 republicans and 48 democrats. there are two vacant seats. ifjon 0ssoff and the reverend raphael warnock win their races, democrats would be tied for power. then the vice presid

this certificate from wisconsin is the only certificate from that state, purports to be a return from the state, and has annexed to it a certificate of authority from the state purporting to appoint or ascertain electors. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of wisconsin seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that joseph r biden jr. of the state of delaware received 10 votes for president and kamala d harris of the state of california received 10 votes for vice president. >> for what reason does the gentleman from texas rise? >> mr. president, i object to the electoral votes in the state of wisconsin because 71 house members all witnessed violence and are firmly committed to the resolution of disagreements and lawful, peaceful institutions free of violence and though not a single court is allowed an evidentiary hearing to listen to the significant body of evidence of fraud that some see as the courts failures to misrepresent that no court would listen to the evidence as saying evidence did not exist, while democrat leaders in milwa

both inside the capitol and outside on the streets >>> and no charges will be filed against kenosha, wisconsin police officers in the jacob blake shooting we'll have reaction and more >>> and on the brink of rationing oxygen and more as coronavirus cases surge to new heights. >>> and lotto fever. no winner in last night's mega millions and the powerball with both jackpots reaching a combined $400 million. >> good morning to you all eyes this morning are on the senate runoff results trickling in from georgia. one winner so far. warnock defeating kelly loeffler in a special election. that puts democrats one seat away from taking control of the senate meanwhile, jon ossoff is making a -- but race is too close to call >> they fully expect he will have won and that outstanding vote is in parts of the state where he has been dominant however, david perdue is vowing to exhaust all legal recourse. they believe in the end the senator will be victorious >> reporter: senator warnock is set to make history as the first ever black senator to represent the peach state. he vowed to represent all of georgia i

prosecutors in the us state of wisconsin say they won't bring criminal charges against the police officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. dozens of pro—democracy politicians and activists are arrested in overnight raids by police in hong kong. ambulance crews in los angeles are told not to transport hospital patients who may die — as the city struggles to cope with the latest surge of coronavirus. voting in the us state of georgia has ended with the result deciding the balance of power in congress for the next two years. it'll also define how much a biden presidency is able to accomplish. joe biden won the state in november's presidential election — but the two senate seats in georgia both went to run—offs. here's a quick reminder why this race in georgia is so important. in the senate, there are currently 50 republicans and 48 democrats. there are two vacant seats. ifjon ossoff and the reverend raphael warnock win their races, democrats would be tied for power. then the vice president—elect kamala harris, a democrat of course, would have the deciding

almost five months after being shot and left partially paralyzed by the police in kenosha, wisconsin. here's "gma" coanchor michael strahan with blake's take on what happened that day. >> because i felt like i was dying. i was counting down the breaths. i was awake the whole time. >> reporter: it was the moment jacob blake thought he was about to die. [ gunshots ] >> i was counting down my breath and blinks because i was staring at the sky, watching the clouds. i was like, god, i'm coming, i guess this is it for me. but it wasn't. >> reporter: the 29-year-old speaking out for the first time almost five months after being shot seven times by police. >> you didn't resist? >> i resisted to getting beat on. what i mean by that is not falling, not letting them put their hand on my neck, that's all i was thinking, honestly. >> reporter: blake is now partially paralyzed from the waist down. a moment captured bystanders, eventually going viral. [ gunshots ] the encounter marking the climax of a summer rocked by reckoning. >> say her name! >> breonna taylor! with calls echoing a across america

>>by wisconsin government and d a and etcetera that it's happening. what has happened as perpetuating systemic racism the putting off that her water tall. >>the 90 days that banister phone about-face that has us in a winner in the first place. where was just >>that was nichole berlie reporting for us tonight. the city of kenosha had been bracing for today's announcement. the national guard called out businesses boarded up across town in anticipation of what could have happened. tonight. meanwhile, the illinois teen who shot and killed 2 people and injured a 3rd during those protests in kenosha pleaded not guilty during a court appearance this morning. 18 year-old kyle rittenhouse facing the judge during the hearing. prosecutors say the rittenhouse left his home in illinois crossing state lines into wisconsin. after learning of a call to protect businesses in the wake of the shooting of jacob blake. >>the only the attorneys for the only woman on federal death row who is set to be executed before president-elect joe biden takes office have filed a petit

>>that's what develsping story out of wisconsin tonight. no criminal charges that is the decision from a wisconsin prosecutor, the da there regarding the police shooting of jacob blake you see video of it here a police officer shot blake in the back 7 times back in august while responding to a domestic dispute. the shooting left jacob blake paralyzed, it also led to a combative series of demonstrations in the streets of kenosha tonight city officials are urging calm following the da's decision nichole berlie brings us the latest. >>no kenosha law enforcement officer in this case will be charged with any criminal offense after months of investigating the kenosha county wisconsin district attorneys today announcing there will be no charges filed in august 2020 police involved shooting of jacob blake as a professional i am called upon to talk about how to try this case in a real jury room in a real courtroom, da michael gravely says investigators determined officers attempted to detain blake, including tazing him multiple times. blake was ulti

wisconsin constitution because of covid, was litigated by the wisconsin supreme court. they rule 4-3 that what happened was legal. al gore accepted a five-numeral or decision by the supreme word to end his litigation to be president of the united states. my job is not to overturn the wisconsin supreme court. the allegations about the descent decree in georgia, changing georgia law unconstitutionally, were litigated in federal court and the trump team lost. the people on the campaign legal team have made accusations without sufficient proof. they have been more the problem than the solution. they have claimed 66,000 people in georgia voted under 18. i have not found one person. votedlaimed 8000 felons from prison in arizona. i asked her names and received none. this needs to end. a blind eye was not turned. the outcome reached was disappointing to those of us who supported the president, but it was done through the lawful process of challenging in courts and actually having hearings with the legislative bodies of these swing states. not one judge anywhere in the land acc

wisconsin constitution because the code was litigated by the wisconsin supreme court there'll 4 to 3 that what happened was legal al gore accepted a $54.00 decision by the u.s. supreme court to end his litigation to be president. my job is not to overturn the wisconsin supreme court the allegations about the consent decree in georgia changing georgia law unconstitutionally were litigated in federal court and the trump team lost the people on the campaign legal team have made accusations without sufficient proof they have been more the problem then the solution they have claimed that 66000 people in georgia voted under 18 i have not found one person they have claimed that 8000 felons voted from prison in arizona i have asked for a list of names and received. this needs to end a blind i was not turned the outcome that was reached was disappointing to those of us who supported the president but it was done through the lawful process of challenging courts court challenges and actually having hearings with the legislative bodies. of these swing states not one judge anywhere in the land ex

prosecutors in the american state of wisconsin say a policeman investigated over the shooting of the black man jacob blake in the city of kenosha last august will face no charges in connection with the incident. mr blake was hit several times and left severely injured during a confrontation with police outside a house after a woman called the emergency services to report her boyfriend, who she said was not allowed to be on the premises. the incident sparked days of violent clashes in kenosha and elsewhere, culminating in two protestors being allegedly shot dead by an armed civilian. live now to our north america correspondent david willis in los angeles. just bring us up—to—date on this. four months after the shooting of jason blake the local prosecutor in kenosha cou nty local prosecutor in kenosha county decided there will be no criminal charges brought against the officer who fired those seven shots into mr blake's back those seven shots into mr bla ke's back and those seven shots into mr blake's back and side. the officer in question, rusten sheskey, says that he acted in sel

and elwyn, i do want to go back to what's happened in wisconsin. i understand you have some new reporting on that suspect? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tom. investigators claim that the former employee knew that those spoiled doses would be useless to the people receiving those vaccines and that they would think that they had been vaccinated against the virus when they had been not vaccinated against that virus, putting them at higher risk. tom. >> elwyn lopez on the vaccine rollout and the frustrations that are growing. elwyn, thank you. >>> covid-19 still with a tight grip on the u.s. for most of the year, and here we are now -- the country with more than 345,000 american lives lost. more than 73,000 deaths reported in december alone, a record of more than 3,700 deaths in just 24 hours. hospitalizations hitting a new record high. more than 125,000 patients. health officials now worrying about the spread of that covid-19 variant found in california and colorado that came from the uk. now more cases are out there. abc's kaylee hartung is in los

-- more rural, and wisconsin. for areas where there is a lot more foot traffic, they will need this there will need to be a lot of steps put in place to make the schools reopening safe. we are committed to doing that. that is why the president signed an executive order last week supporting the safe reopening of schools. it requires the department of education and cdc to provide guidance that will include things like testing, smaller class sizes, more ventilation, better cleaning, ppe, strong local health guidance. we want to provide that clarity from the government because there is a lot of confusion. some schools don't know how to ensure they are safe. those are all decisions that will be made locally, but we want to give them the guidance. that is in process. dr. walenzky, the cdc and our experts are working on that. reporter: america's saving rate has been up through the pandemic. i am wondering why do all americans need a $1400 check. ms. psaki: first, the proposed checks have the same criteria as the package

prosecutors in the us state of wisconsin say they won't bring criminal charges against the police officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. and as a third lockdown is introduced in england, official figures suggest covid infected 1—in—50 of the population in the last week. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. voting hasjust ended — the balance of power in the us congress for the next two years is being decided in the state of georgia. joe biden won the state in the presidential election, but the two senate seats in georgia both went to run—offs. so here's a quick reminder why this race in georgia is so important. the senate currently stands at 50 republicans and 48 democrats. there are two vacant seats. if ossoff and warnock win their races, democrats would have a tie. then the vice president—elect kamala harris would have the deciding vote. and that would give democrats control of both chambers of congress and the white house, meaning mr bi

that is illegally in wisconsin. those votes were plate late ant tantly in opposition to law and came from democrat areas like milwaukee and madison. in madison 17,000 votes were deposited in so-called human dropbox. you know what that is? operatives stuff thousands of unsecured ballots into duffle bags on park benches across the city in complete defiant of cease and desist letters from state legislature. your state legislature said don't do it. they are the only ones that can do it. they had tens of thousands of votes came in duffle bags. where the hell did they come from? according to eyewitness testimony postal service workers in wisconsin were also instructed to illegally backdate approximately 100,000 ballots. the margin of difference in wisconsin was less than 20,000 votes. each one of these things alone wins us the state. great state. we love the state. we have won the state. in georgia your secretary of state who i can't believe this guy is a republican. he loves recording telephone conversations. you know th

to the end of the alphabet there was a question whether they would challenge wisconsin's electoral votes. at the end, mike pence under the limit of the amendment will announce the photo, 306 electoral votes for joe biden and 232 for donald trump and all will be on a glide path for president-elect biden to be sworn in at the capital on the twentieth of january. this has been a very intense day after the ride in the capital. several lawmakers on the republican side said they want to challenge the electoral slates. the republican senator from indiana. he said i didn't feel comfortable with the day's events, two states were challenged. at the beginning of your remarks you talked, 45 minutes ago there was a conflict, they thought they could lower the temperature with the riot and marauders, a republican from maryland and a democrat from texas almost got into a fist fight in the rear of the chamber but cooler heads prevailed. jillian: a lot of americans look to these events and hoped the trauma of all of this might lead lawmakers to seek more unity going into the new congress but based on your

joining us now, the attorney general of wisconsin. attorney general, thank you so much for joining us. i don't know if you were listening but only moments ago the fbi director, christopher wray, said they're tracking what he described as an extensive amount of very concerning online chatter on te vicvents around t inauguration. we know extremists, white nationalists, white supremacists, are also targeting state capitols. who are you bracing for specifically where you are? >> first i'm glad that director wray has finally had an opportunity to speak to the public about what's going on. i think it's really critical that our federal and local and state law enforcement are all clear about the situation that we're facing and that we're going to be working together to make sure that any improper activity is investigated and prosecuted. this is an evolving situation and we are working with our federal partners to identify any dangerous, safety at our state capitol, or elsewhere in wisconsin. we're taking precautionary measures, as you said, t

with that i'd like to relinquish the last moment or two of my time to the senator from wisconsin. >> mr. president. >> the senator from wisconsin. >> i'd like to first thank my colleague from kentucky for his consistent over the years, consistent fighting, i use that word, fighting for the constitution. i truly appreciate and i appreciate him raising this constitutional point of order in an hour or so. the issue he raises is one of constitutionality versus unconstitutionality, and i've been reading positions on both sides and i understand there are legitimate arguments on both sides of that question, but the fact of the matter is, three weeks ago we came together in this body and we collectively decided that it was not wise, it was not smart, regardless of the constitutionality or the ability for us to do so, it was not smart for congress to overrule, overturn the wishes of voters and of states that certified the electors. we felt that was not wise. again, in a couple of hours we're going to be voting on, we won't be able to debate which is why i'm rising today or at this moment, we'

the kenosha, wisconsin, d.a. deciding no charges will be filed against the police officer who shot jacob blake in the back, leaving him paralyzed. the d.a.'s explanation tonight and the family now responding. >>> america's hospitals in crisis tonight. in california, what some ambulances, paramedics have now been told, if they're carrying patients they don't think they can save. that if they can't be revived in a certain amount of time, they should not be brought to the e.r. in arizona, the highest rate of infections in the country, patients driving up to six hours to find an icu bed. in florida tonight, waiting for vaccinations. americans, seniors waiting in lines overnight to get vaccinated. some waiting hours just to make an appointment. and tonight, this man's message, his regret and his plea as he struggles from his hospital bed. >>> in the uk tonight, we're live. the lockdown now going into effect. what they're seeing right now with this new highly transmissible variant of the virus. the same variant now see

health in baraboo, wisconsin, spotted sayde outside the building with her owner. >> and out came this little yellow ball of fire. and i said, can i bring her in the building? and he goes, sure. >> reporter: she's visited once a week for three months. how do most of the residents respond to sayde? >> they just want to pet her and talk to her and smell her puppy breath. she even brings tears to some of the residents eyes. she just makes everybody happy. who doesn't like a puppy? >> reporter: and who doesn't >> there is really important to them, isn't it? >> oh, absolutely. the residents lev her. they look forward to her coming. >> so does the staff t is just a little short visit, they do like it, it breaks up our day too. >> and who doesn't like what a rambunctious puppy can do for people who really need a friend. chip reid, cbs news. >> duncan: puppies and babies always i'm to have that affect. that is the cbs weekend news for this sunday. i'm jericka duncan in new york. we thank you for watching. >>> now it 6:00, breaking news out of sonoma county. the family trip to the beach has tak

new details on the wisconsin pharmacist who admits to deliberately spoiling hundreds of vaccine doses. the potential charges. and, what happens to dozens of patients who may have received defective vaccine? also tonight: the slow rollout. why is distribution falling so far short? x d, why big box stores could soon be vaccine centers. breaking news-- a rare rebuke. for the first time, congress overrides a veto by president trump, as the defense bill becomes law. last-ditch challenge-- the president calls on supporters tomarch on washington to protest the election, and more than 100 house republicans may try to block joe biden's certification as president. only on cbs news-- a princeton scholar who was held hostage for years by iran has an ominous warning for the incoming president about iran's intentions, and what that mean for america. could mean for america. new year, new severe weather. cars sliding off roads, and blizzard-like conditions in the plains. plus, new tornado threats tonight. caught on camera-- police rescue a mom and daughter from the chilly waters of baltimore's inner

and prosecutors in the us state of wisconsin say they won't bring criminal charges against the police officer who shot the black man, jacob blake, leaving him paralysed. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the balance of power in us congress for the next four years is being decided in the state of georgia. joe biden won the state in the presidential election, but the two senate seats in georgia both went to run—offs. so here's a quick reminder why this race in georgia is so important. the senate currently stands at 50 republicans and 48 democrats. there are two vacant seats. if ossoff and warnock win their races, democrats would have a tie, then the vice president—elect kamala harris would then have the deciding vote. and that would give democrats control of both chambers of congress and the white house, meaning mr biden‘s could get more of his agenda passed by the house and senate. he'd have more power. of the two republican senatorial candidates, mr perdue has had

arizona, nevada, georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin. those were the six that i think we were most focused on, early in the week. pennsylvania was the one that republicans felt like they had the strongest case on. that they could make the best argument about. if they were so inclined. whether they do all six now, i think is an open question. >> so, just so i can try to understand it. if, in the senate side, hawley objects but then yields his time, does that presumably end the debate on the senate side, but the two hours could -- could unfold on the house side? or would the two hours go forward on the senate side, too? >> up -- up to two hours would still go forward. hawley can only yield his five minutes. so, he can -- he can object -- and again, if a house and senate member both object, it forces this two-hour clock. he could only yield his five minutes. so, he is essentially saying i object to this but i am not going to bother to tell you anything about why. here is some other senators who may debate this. >> let's go back to the senat

officers were charged following the police shooting of jacob blake. >> this is a slap in the face by wisconsin government and the d.a. >> reporter: in august blake was shot seven times in the back by kenosha police officer ruston sheskey the kenosha district attorney says blake was armed with a knife and the officer could have successfully argued self-defense. >> remember, these are police officers who are uniformed officers they're called to the scene on a designated domestic abuse call. when they get there, they know there is an arrest warrant for jacob blake and they take actions at that time >> reporter: as protesters marched in kenosha last night, anticipating the announcement, the city council authorized an emergency declaration and the governor mobilized 500 national guard troops blake survived the shooting, but is paralyzed from the waist down his family says he'd been trying to break up an argument between two women and was walking back to his car with his three young sons >> there's only social justice if you don't look like me or my sons >> reporter: the blake shooting sparked anoth

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