Have want to heal with less time. Amy the u. S. Death toll from covid19 has topped 250,000 as the number of infections soar across the country. Nearly 2000 deaths in one day. But President Trump is all but missing in action. He has not attended a Coronavirus Task force meeting in five months. He continues to have no Public Meetings on his schedule. We will speak with the atlantics ed yong. Then to iran. As President Trump installs loyalists in a shakeup at the pentagon, is the president laying the groundwork to attack iran . Plus, we will look at why climate activists and progressive democrats are protesting president elect joe bidens decision to tap congressman Cedric Richmond to a Top White House post. He is the leading democrat recipient of fossil el money in congress. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The official u. S. Death toll from covid19 has passed a quarter of a Million People as the virus rages
In the u. S. State of georgia raje to announce the outcome of a recount of the votes. President elect joe biden is the projected winner with 306 electoral votes. While trump has 232, has become the 1st u. S. Secretary of state to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied west bank and to step forward in the occupied golan heights. Earlier he said settlements cumbia, we quote, lawful and proper in israel as part of a 10 day tour of the middle east. And europe also said that the us would be stepping about action against an anti israel boycott. Movement. We will regard the global any israel b. D. S. Campaign is anti sematic. You know, the sensible to you, mr. Prime minister. See this. It seems like a statement of fact, but i want you to know that we will immediately take steps to identify organizations that engage in hateful b. D. s got or can withdraw our u. S. Government support for such groups. Ethiopias military says its neighboring to graze the main city of mikalah, unwanted calls
Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
Christopher bedford, senator James Lankford, dr. Alveda king on the breaking headlines today. Big tech gone bad. Headlines, do they have the power to change elections, even stop probes of politicians in any way . Were finding out more what power they do have. Republican senator mike lee taking it neck level. The left is mad that twitter and facebook dont have more power to censor those they disagree with. Conservatives like senator josh hawley claiming that the two plus google are coordinating to do just that. Plus we bring you jack dorsey on the ropes, forced to confess that yes, twitter did censor that bombshell New York Post story on Hunter Bidens laptop without any substantial justification. Plus weve got more on top gop senators now vowing to continue probing the bidens business dealings. We have a new development there. Also tonight, democrat politicians and officials, they have got a new message for americans this holiday season. It is lockdowns for thee, hawaii for me. Ordering
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