Latest / BIN News This Hour / BIN News This Hour

Transcript

BIN News This Hour · BIN News This Hour

• 0:02
  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour. I'm Doug Davis. Coming up, now
• 0:04
  Speaker 1: that Democrats have won back the House and Senate, New
• 0:07
  Speaker 1: Jersey Senator African-American Cory Booker speaks on what the party
• 0:10
  Speaker 1: must deliver ahead of 2028.
• 0:11
  Speaker 2: One is obviously affordability, but the second one related to
• 0:16
  Speaker 2: affordability is corruption.
• 0:18
  Speaker 1: Plus, as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass's reelection hangs in the
• 0:21
  Speaker 1: balance thousands of miles away.
• 0:22
  Speaker 3: Tonight, the people of D.C.
• 0:25
  Speaker 1: Elected the mayor of D.C. And yes, she's black. And
• 0:28
  Speaker 1: Stacey Abrams reacts to Keisha Lance Bottoms' historic win. These
• 0:32
  Speaker 1: stories and more news affecting Black America are on the
• 0:35
  Speaker 1: way this hour, but first, here's BIN News Now.
• 0:38
  Speaker 3: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is highlighting Republican victories in his
• 0:41
  Speaker 3: state despite Democrats' nationwide midterm gains.
• 0:45
  Speaker 2: To call it a wave, I don't think would be
• 0:47
  Speaker 2: fully accurate.
• 0:48
  Speaker 1: It's the political equivalent of a meteor strike that went
• 0:51
  Speaker 1: all around the United States.
• 0:53
  Speaker 3: He credits property tax reform for boosting Republican turnout. DeSantis
• 0:57
  Speaker 3: says the national political shift could have lasting effects. Illinois
• 1:00
  Speaker 3: Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is making history after defeating Republican
• 1:04
  Speaker 3: Don Tracy for the U.S. Senate. She'll replace retiring Senator
• 1:08
  Speaker 3: Dick Durbin and join Tammy Duckworth, making Illinois the first
• 1:11
  Speaker 3: state represented by two women of color in the Senate.
• 1:14
  Speaker 3: Stratton is also the state's second black woman elected to
• 1:16
  Speaker 3: the chamber. And black California Congresswoman Maxine Waters is projected
• 1:20
  Speaker 3: to win re-election. At 88, Waters becomes the oldest serving
• 1:24
  Speaker 3: member of Congress. The longtime Democratic lawmaker is also expected
• 1:27
  Speaker 3: to lead the House Financial Services Committee. overseeing banking, housing,
• 1:31
  Speaker 3: and financial markets. I'm Amber Payton with BIN News Now.
• 1:35
  Speaker 3: Back to you, Doug.
• 1:36
  Speaker 1: All right, thanks a lot. Democrats will leave both chambers
• 1:38
  Speaker 1: of Congress after Tuesday's midterm election. So what's next for
• 1:42
  Speaker 1: the party? New Jersey Senator African-American Cory Booker told CNN
• 1:46
  Speaker 1: Democrats should focus on lowering the cost of living in
• 1:49
  Speaker 1: work to end president trump's war on iran.
• 1:51
  Speaker 2: And put the real pressure on him to obey the
• 1:54
  Speaker 2: constitution remember war powers lie with article one branch of
• 1:58
  Speaker 2: government put these things to a vote and use the
• 2:01
  Speaker 2: strength of the article one branch of government this is
• 2:04
  Speaker 2: a time for courage and not cowardice it's time for
• 2:06
  Speaker 2: us to stand up what's right and end all the
• 2:09
  Speaker 2: things donald trump is doing that are wrong booker is also.
• 2:11
  Speaker 1: Urging democrats to make the trump administration accountable for its
• 2:15
  Speaker 1: actions over the past two years without making it seem
• 2:17
  Speaker 1: like political revenge. Booker also says strategists continue to overlook
• 2:21
  Speaker 1: the power of the black vote when it comes to
• 2:23
  Speaker 1: deciding elections. Black voter turnout this time around was said
• 2:26
  Speaker 1: to be of epic proportions. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, as
• 2:30
  Speaker 1: Mayor African-American Karen Bass fights for another term during a
• 2:33
  Speaker 1: tight mayoral race with city council member Nithya Raman, the
• 2:36
  Speaker 1: nation's capital has a new mayor.
• 2:38
  Speaker 3: Washington, D.C., thank you for trusting this daughter of the district.
• 2:45
  Speaker 3: to lead us it's a new day for dc to
• 2:52
  Speaker 3: mayor bowser thank you for your service to the city.
• 2:56
  Speaker 1: We love democratic council member janiece lewis george she was
• 3:00
  Speaker 1: black beat out two candidates after mayor african-american mural bowser
• 3:03
  Speaker 1: bowed out since serving over a decade in office lewis
• 3:06
  Speaker 1: george takes over in the new year emphasizing more affordable
• 3:09
  Speaker 1: homes lower child care costs, and free bus rides for
• 3:12
  Speaker 1: Washingtonians receiving SNAP benefits. But there will be some difficult
• 3:16
  Speaker 1: times for Louis George. She faces a revenue decline following
• 3:20
  Speaker 1: federal job cuts, and she also has to navigate President
• 3:22
  Speaker 1: Trump and Congress with authority when it comes to making
• 3:25
  Speaker 1: decisions for residents of D.C. Louis George says she's not
• 3:29
  Speaker 1: intimidated by Trump and will work with his administration. And finally,
• 3:32
  Speaker 1: Georgia Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history as the
• 3:36
  Speaker 1: country's first black woman to lead a state. She defeated
• 3:39
  Speaker 1: Rick Jackson. Bottoms used her victory speech to remember the
• 3:42
  Speaker 1: people who came before her, including family members born into slavery.
• 3:46
  Speaker 1: Stacey Abrams, who ran for Georgia governor twice and lost,
• 3:49
  Speaker 1: congratulated Bottoms on social media, writing, quote, Georgians spoke clearly
• 3:53
  Speaker 1: for a brighter direction for a state. She went on
• 3:56
  Speaker 1: to thank organizers and volunteers who made sure voices were heard.
• 3:59
  Speaker 1: and ended her post writing, Let's get to work. Bottoms
• 4:02
  Speaker 1: promises to serve all Georgians, including, of course, those who
• 4:06
  Speaker 1: supported Rick Jackson. Stay connected and subscribe and follow BIN
• 4:10
  Speaker 1: News this hour wherever you get your podcasts. And I'm
• 4:12
  Speaker 1: Doug Davis for the Black Information Network. Have a great
• 4:15
  Speaker 1: Wednesday and, of course, stay safe out there.