More than 25 million confirmed cases of covid19 and more than 430,000 deaths across this country. Accounting for 25 of of the confirmed cases and 20 of deaths worldwide. While cases hospitalizations and deaths at have slightly decrd in the last few weeks, the numbers continued to be staggering. Now there is great concern of varied and more transmissible strains of the virus may become dominant over the coming weeks leading to a further worsening of the pandemic. Todays report comes as president Bidens Administration launches an aggressive effort to combat the pandemic and Congress Considers additional aid to bolster the Public Health response and jumpstart the economy. The future of Health Care Initiative released its first report of bipartisan prescription for Americas Health care in february 2020 Offering Practical Solutions designed to make healthcare coverage more affordable without adding a growing Systemwide Health expenditures. Todays report was led by a Bipartisan Group of heal
Centers event on the nations response to the coronavirus pandemic. I serve as the chief medical advisor. Today the Bipartisan Policy Centers future is releasing a new report. You can find this report at bipartisanpolicy. Org. That is bipartisanpolicy. Org. Since the beginning of the pandemic a year ago, there has been more than 25 million confirmed cases of covid19 and more than 430 cases deaths across the country, accounting for 25 of deaths worldwide. While cases, hospitalizations and deaths have slightly decreased, the numbers continue to be staggering and there is great concern variants, more transmissible strains of the virus, may become dominant over the coming weeks leading to a further worsening of the pandemic. Todays report comes as president Bidens Administration launches an effort to combat the pandemic in Congress Considers additional aid to bolster the response and jumpstart the economy. The initiative released its first report, bipartisan subscription for health care in
Progress is being made on a coronavirus relief. So this has for a shorter period of time. Thats okay now because we have a new president. He takes in for a touchdown. Fall in love with me this Christmas Steve well, they officially lit the Christmas Tree last night on tv. You are looking at it live on 48th and sixth avenue it. Is freezing outside. 32 degrees here in New York City on this december 7th 2020, 70 years ago today the attack on pearl harbor. Ainsley yes, it was. Thank you to all of you who served our you great country. This weekend Saturday Night was the rally. President trump was in georgia and then last night was the debate. So lots of politics over the weekend, brian. Brian i taped it all and, again, length me his vcr. Steve its a beta max. Brian my bad. I feel really prepared for the show for a incorporate challenge. Jillian mele is live in atlanta as the Georgia Senate candidates take the stage ahead of georgias run off elections. Jillian, you dont look cold. Jillian im
About the blockbuster revelations about hunter biden, biden got a pass, the network fix was in, beat up trump, give biden a pass. We do have news on the stimulus. A little give on the part of the white house, Speaker Pelosi and secretary mnuchin have agreed on the democrats Virus Testing strategy. It is not much, a strong report on retail sales just came out, a halfhour ago, big loss for the stocks yesterday but a rebound today in part on the back of the retail sales report. The dow is up triple digits 130 points, the nasdaq, 93 94 points higher. Censorship are very much in the news, social media may be in trouble after blocking coverage of the bombshell allegations against hunter biden, the authorities are taking a close look at facebook, twitter and other social media liability immunity after four years of obvious media biased in social media censorships and is there any doubt that you are blocked so frequently from seeing or hearing conservative opinion. We will get more on that com
Person and others may appear remotely via webex. Since some of the members will be in person, me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance in the house, all individuals in attendance and searing in person must wear a Face Covering. Those who are not wearing a Face Covering are not permitted to remain in the hearing room and will not be recognized for intent to speak. Let me also make a few reminders about other hearings. For those members who appear in prison, he will be able to see members appearing remotely on the two monitors in front of you. And one monitor you will see all members appearing remotely at once. And what is known in webex as a special mode. On the other monitor you will see each person speaking during the hearing when they are speaking. Including members who are appearing remotely. For those members of repairing remotely can also see each person speaking during the hearing whether they are in person or remote if you have your webex set to an active sp