Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says hospitals wont be able to handle the coming surge, urges people to stay home; Senator Mitch McConnell refuses to allow $2,000 stimulus to come for a vote; Senator Bernie Sanders calls Senator McConnells bluff and urges votes on both McConnells measure and the $2,000 stimulus

Published: Jan. 1, 2021, 6 p.m.

Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\nLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says hospitals won\u2019t be able to handle the coming surge, urges people to stay home\nSenator Mitch McConnell refuses to allow $2,000 stimulus to come for a vote\nSenator Bernie Sanders calls Senator McConnell\u2019s bluff and urges votes on both McConnell\u2019s measure and the $2,000 stimulus\nA group of House Republicans and Senator Josh Hawley say they plan to challenge the Electoral College votes from key battleground states\nKentucky considers passage of Breonna\u2019s Law which would end no-knock search warrants\nMassachusetts is set to pass a law that would create civilian-led commissions in charge of decertifying police officers who violate conduct standards\nStudent groups set to rally outside President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s Philadelphia headquarters Monday to demand he cancel all federal student debt\n\nThe post Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says hospitals won\u2019t be able to handle the coming surge, urges people to stay home; Senator Mitch McConnell refuses to allow $2,000 stimulus to come for a vote; Senator Bernie Sanders calls Senator McConnell\u2019s bluff and urges votes on both McConnell\u2019s measure and the $2,000 stimulus appeared first on KPFA.