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Different countries are welcoming in the 2021. While the new years eve countdown is still hours away in europe, many countries have already brought in 2021. Have a look at this from australia. Sydney fireworks were spectacular as ever this year, but were shortened to just a few minutes, due to coronavirus restrictions. The center of the city was closed to most people, and only those with restaurant and hotel bookings, were allowed in to limit the spread of covid 19. And taipei in taiwan saw in t...

Countries are welcoming in the 2021. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk, on pbs in the us, or around the world. And stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Lets stick with those fireworks in dubai, to celebrate the new year. Fireworks and a laser show on the burj khalifa the worlds tallest building in downtown dubai. I could tell you about the 1371 kg of fireworks they are using, i could probably tell you what the technicians had for lunch. But w...

Low taxes making for this incredible stock market run for this year for the second year in a row. You see how the major averages performed. Your looking at it on the screen. While many of us stuck at home. Heres how those stayathome stocks performed. Zoom communication, yeah, how we stayed in touch, up nearly 400 . Peleton, how we worked out, up more nan 400 . The absolute winner, sandra, tesla. An alltime high gaining more than 700 on the year. In all, 2020 seeing total stock market gains of ev...

Counting down the final hours of 2020. John berman is off. Jim sciutto joins me. Happy new years. We made it to december 31st. Yes only how many more hours . 18 more hours. Youll be on the air a lot today. But in the meantime, we do start with breaking news for you. Because the u. S. Again breaks its record for coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations. 3,744 american deaths reported just yesterday. And the outlook for the start of this new year is even more grim. The cdc now projects another 81,0...

David with the latest, but first, peter doocy, 50 miles northeast of atlanta. Lee democratic candidates, we asked him, why he waited until after the democratic primary to amend a disclosure, to show a payment from a chinese length company to his business. He denied any wrongdoing and he denied that this was part of the broader issue. We saw the Chinese Government try to make it with us. Young democratic lawmaker, eric swalwell, are you concerned, its a wellknown, young democrat, somebody linked ...

Washington and when republican lawmakers will take the extraordinary step of trying to overturn the will of the voters. We begin in georgia where voters are hitting the polls in two runoff races. Democrats jon ossoff and reverend Rafael Warnock they pi gain control of the senate. Vice president elect Kamala Harris would be able to break any tie. If Kelly Loeffler or david perdue win either of the races the republicans keep control by a slim margin. The amount of money has been thrown in, more th...

Learning how to deal with those individual congressmen and senators, i think theres no better person than lbj. And just think, after that inaugural oath that he took, he we want to a joint session of congress and he made very clear that his absolute First Priority was the passage of the civil rights bill that kennedy had introduced that summer. It was totally stuck. Nobody thought it was ever begog to get out of the house and senate. He made a pledge this will be my First Priority. His adviserin...

With a mass street party but across the world celebrations are being scaled down due to the pandemic. Well find out how Different Countries hello and welcome to bbc news. Lets stick with those fireworks in thailand to celebrate the new year. The bells are ringing out for all those lost in the pandemic. Due to the coronavirus. And of course sweden, such a fascinating history as they took a very different approach to most European Countries initially in terms of the levels of restrictions and then...

Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com very good good evening to you. Jim sciutto in tonight for anderson. A faster moving covid virus meets a slowmoving vaccination effort. In other words, the race to immunize enough people to stop the virus, one were already behind in could be getting a whole lot tougher. Late today in a facebook video chat, dr. Anthony fauci and californias governor said the new more easily transmitted covid strain has now been in his state. Just an hour or so ago we were informed...

Guiding the administrations decisions. When they all logon and turn on their audio and picture, we will listen in. President biden will be taking executive action to address climate change. What the president calls one of americas four great crises. At the same time, right now President Bidens pick to lead the Energy Department answering questions from senators at her confirmation hearing. Theres a senator right there. Live look. Later this hour, we will see newly confirmed second of state tony ...