Opposes judge barretts nomination. Thank you. Thank you miss clarke. Professor prakash. Its an honor to be here today to discuss judge barrett, thank you chairman graham, thank you members of the committee. I have the pleasure of working for the great senator alan simpson over the summer, i remember this building. We heard the aba rate to the judge is wellqualified, i think the only reason why she wasnt rated higher if there is no higher rating by the aba, i think she is overqualified. To use a sports metaphor, she is a five tool athletes, shes an institutionalist, she is a role model and i also finally she is an originalist. I will briefly go over these points and welcome questions. With respect to her brilliance, i think her articles reflect a deep appreciation of complex issues and ability to break down those complex issues and a manner that people can understand. I would point you to her article entitled supervisory power over the Supreme Court where she discusses Supreme Courts as
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Lets start with the news that broke in the past few hours a top Us Government Advisory Panel has recommended the authorisation of the countrys first vaccine against covid 19. The committee agreed 17 4 that the known benefits of the vaccine, developed by pfizer and germanys biontech, outweigh the risks in those over 16 years of age. The formal approval from the food and Drug Administration is expected to follow very soon and the first patients in the us could receive the vaccine as early as next monday. Heres what the head of the fdas office of Vaccines Research and review said as the meeting concluded. I just wanted to thank the committee for voting on this very complex topic, i wanted to thank the committee for the discussion and their suggestion, we very much appreciate their input on this very important topic and we will take what we have heard today into consideration when deciding on, not only the eu issue here but als
Hospitalizations topped 125,000 for the very first time. Los angeles county, california is one of the hardest hit regions in the country and there they are struggling to keep up with waves of incoming patients. The last fours weeks, especially since thanksgiving, ive never seen a Health Care System pushed to the level that were at. It like treading water from a hundred feet below the surface. Youre already drowning but you just have to keep trying because thats what you can do. You just have to keep trying because thats what you can do. As of this morning, the number of people infected by covid19 has risen to 20,211,444. The death toll in the United States has climbed to 348,563. Its expected to reach 400,000 within a couple of weeks. Make it your new years reer aa resolution, wear a mask, limit indoor gatherings. Doing those things are still the best way to stop the spread of this deadly disease. As for the outgoing president , hes back from his florida vacation, beginning with just 1
My husband is going to have it today, as well. I look forward to getting the second vaccine and literally, this is about saving lives. Its literally about saving lives. I trust the scientists, and it is the scientists who created and approved this vaccine. So i urge everyone when it is your turn get vaccinated. Its about saving your life, the life of your family members and the life of your community and so thank you and lets all just do what we need to do to stay healthy and safe this Holiday Season and every day of the year. Thank youall. Vice president elect, i have two questions, taking this test, excuse me, this vaccine, with the black community, is this an effort to dispel fears and mistrust in the Minority Community with this vaccine . So im here today because first of all, we have phenomenal Health Care Providers like nurse patricia who serve the community and we have hospitals and medical centers and clinics like this all over the country who are staffed by people who understa
We have now over 2,000 to 3,000 deaths per day. We have record hospitalizations. Over 125,000 hospitalizations. Its a very difficult position to be in. Things could get really quite bad as we go into the first couple of weeks of january which will reflect what went on two weeks previously, namely where we are right now. Nbcs ron allen is in Long Island City new york and Shaq Brewster is at Bradley International airport outside hartford, connecticut. Ron, youre in queens, the onetime epicenter of this pandemic. What is the situation like on the ground right now as we head into this second calendar year fighting the virus . Reporter well, the positivity rates are going up here in new york city and in new york state as they have been in other places, in the region as well, massachusetts and connecticut. These are the states hardest hit early on in the pandemic. Now its sort of coming back again. Theres also huge problems with distribution of this vaccine which is also worrying. The number