A day and hundreds of thousands of jobs every single day. Ideally, we wont go to a lot. I will not go, this administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully the, the, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administrator will be, i guess time will tell, but i can tell you this administration will not go to a lockdown. The United Nations says its concerned war crimes may have been committed in ethiopias, northern to gray region where Government Troops are battling local fighters. The 10 day conflict already killed. Hundreds of people thousands already fled to sudan. A 30 year ceasefire. Americas volatile Western Sahara region could be in jeopardy as a Pro Independence group has blocked a main road to the army has moved in to stop them. The policy front says morocco has ignited war. The group wants Western Sahara to be independent, despite a longstanding ceasefire. Tensions have increased in the past few weeks. Germany has dampened hopes that a 4 week lockdown will end as planned. More than 23000, new infections were recorded friday, the highest daily surge since the outbreak began. The chancellor will meet the state leaders on monday to review the current lockdown, which was jus to be lifted the end of the month. Many of germanys renowned Christmas Markets have already been cancelled. And also by john as a force to curfew in areas that is captured in the goal of karabakh, it comes ahead of armenia is handing over of land to azerbaijan. Scores of Ethnic Armenians have been fleeing the areas that will be handed over. Some of their forward homes burned over is part of the deal between our media and us by john that ended 6 weeks ago. And 6 weeks of fighting over the disputed region. Those are the headlines, more news in half an hour here on our next, its a front to stay with us. On the counter, of course the once mighty financial capitals of the world have been reduced to ghost towns by the pandemic when they reinvent themselves. Last turkeys president fires the Central Bank Governor after his son in law steps down as finance minister, counting the cost on aljazeera. A big breakthrough this week on a coronavirus vaccine. Does this mean . All of our pandemic problems are over the top epidemiologists, but 1st us president on all trump is still refusing to concede defeat in last weeks elections, claiming without evidence that the vote was rigged. Despite this keep figures and his party are still backing him, why last former republican congressman and trump supporter turned trump critic joe walsh. Joe walsh. Thank you for joining me on up front. So joe biden has been declared the winner of the u. S. President ial election. He is set to become president and january. That is a done deal, but the current president , donald trump, is not conceding, hes still pushing baseless claims and this election was stolen from him. And in fact, if you were public and leaders are even pushing back on those claims that enables the president to continue to push his live. Some of him are pushing those lies as well. Many of them have not even congratulated by right. Weve never really been at a point quite like this before. Whats it say about the state of the Republican Party that is so beholden to one man says does tweets. Rasha great to be with you. It says that the Republican Party is a dying political party. But understand youre right, weve never been here. Weve never had a president who has literally for 45 years repeatedly attacked our democracy. So what donald trump is doing now is not at all a surprise refusing to accept the will of the people. This is who years hes a traitor, hes a traitor to this country. But to your point, we know that about the Republican Party now is even more beholden to him or a shell. And i think donald trump is, you know, dominate the party for the next 4 years. Are you surprised that so many republicans, i, prominent members of congress are still toeing the line with him. Hes lost, they dont have to do this. Well no, im not surprised because look for the last 3 years as i was out there saying things about donald trump. I would hear from my republican colleagues constantly in private. Tell me they agree with everything i say about donald trump. But they were afraid to say any of that publicly, the same thing richelle was going on. And now heres the deal. Theyre sick of trump. They cant stand, they want trump to leave, but theyre afraid of trumps voters. They dont want to lose trumps voters, so even though trump as lost, they dont want to alienate his voters because resell almost all of Donald Trumps voters right now. Believe trumps lie that this race was still run from him. Thats what the republicans are afraid of loosing. They dont want to lose. Oh, im glad you brought that up about Trump Supporters and particulars, and youre still plugged in with the, with a lot of them and a lot of what they think they really do believe he actually won joe herself. They really, really do. Its amazing because i called from that world, his supporters used to be my supporters. I literally hear from thousands of them every day. And i have from home, its in right now every single day, there are tele, exactly what trump sets this race was stolen. Millions of people voted for joe biden. Magically ballots were flopping from the sky. Richelle they believed in and understood. This is the base of the Republican Party. So if youre ted cruz or your nikki ately, you dont want to. You dont want to say that it was stolen because you want them to support you. So joe, when you were in last year, that if the Republican Party did not stand up to trump, they would be wiped out and 2020, trumpets lost, but the party actually did not do that poorly. Do you think it would have been better for the health and future of the Republican Party . Had they been wiped out at the polls . Yeah, its a great question. Its a great orator. Sell trump, joe biden. Hes our next president. Donald trump, when as well though, he got more of his people out, it was an overwhelming repudiation of trump. This im richelle. I really, donald trump made one per president. Again, 2024 no matter what hes going to keep its face on our phones and honored screens for the next 4 years. Hes going to freeze the Republican Party. So in a way it would have been much better for the Republican Party if it had been an overwhelming repudiation. But that didnt have a trump ism is alive in what you have called, trump ism, and the world around him. Youve actually called it a cult. You have work with a lot of these people, you know these people. How were you able to lead the the sinking ship or of the cult is that war and many of them have not richelle. It is a cult. Im not the only one who said that look, i voted for trump in 2016. Not because i love them or like to meet, wasnt hilary. My biggest sin was i didnt pay enough attention to dons from as soon as i started to Pay Attention to him after he won, i realized that he lies every time he opens his mouth and hes incapable of acting in the countrys interests. But rachelle, most of his supporters who are not yet it may have so far in us it, they dont understand your use of america. And i dont think thats the cheney. I really dont. I think most of his supporters are going to stay with him, which is why were not even a few minutes ago. I think the Republican Party is shaped by party. I really do believe more than 70000000. People did vote for donald trump brighton undershot this week. This is what you said. You said, im not one of these people who will say, you Trump Supporters, youre despicable your deplorable for all racist. I dont believe any of that. I believe almost all of you are really damn good people who got conned by a fraud. You got caught by a con man, joe too. Damn good people as you put it, vote for a racist. I think dem good people rachelle justify that. Theyre not voting for a racist even though you and i know donald is a racist, i believe, race resellers, part of it. Look, the Republican Party right now is basically older white people who are dying. Right. They live in small town america. Theyre older, theyre white, and theyre dying. Race for shell is part of it, but why they still cling to donald trump is because the american they believe in is disappearing. And its made him angry in confused. They dont understand why donald trump cant belong 4 years ago and said, im going to build a wall and now ill save america. And they clung to him. Race is part of it, but its also just their jobs early. There are leaving, but thats also happening for black and brown people and theyre not responding that way. Exactly. Because again, the older white people want to return to the 19th 15th sabera. Were never going to go back to that america. But the Republican Party rachelle instead of making better case that were never going to go back to you or the Republican Party ignored these people. So along came a democrat, i lie to them. So let me ask you this, then you talk about what resonated with his supporters. 40 years ago you were one of his supporters. What resonated with you . You know, what rachelle, what resonated with me once the disruption i believed. And i still believe that american politics is broken. Both of our parties are pro, in the whole thing is broken. I was in congress, i saw this struction often thing. And i think our politics is some disruption. Well, he did not need odds or cold air. He did not need to race it. We did not even a narcissist is in a bubble of putting the countrys interests ahead result. We need a puppet to. Again, richelle i was guilty and stupid. And i have photo of the show how to, how can you say that though . Because even before donald trump ran for office, hes been a public figure for decades. He has said and done racists incendiary things. Hes been dishonest for here is how can you really say he didnt know or you werent paying attention . Come on. I did. I did. I feel rachelle. I figured its just a goof is just a blowhard. Ive never watched a stupid show i dont need, but i do this about him. I know, but when i didnt Pay Attention to things he said and did back in new york city, look for show he wants you to hillary clinton. I was without it in order it blocked me and it were back then because i would criticize him. I hope was he get elected. He will play a lot of golf in maybe hed appoint a couple of people and maybe a couple things might now i was wrong. Ok. All right. Ok. And you have and you have, but this reckoning still needs to happen even though you have apologized. And im curious to know more about your evolution. So before donald trump started calling you names and blocking you on twitter, you did say things like its trump loses, im grabbing my musket in what you say, Something Like that. Because if you get it was a musket. The famous last tweet. The musket tweet was from those when im going to grab my musket and im going to fight for freedom and limited government because im still a limited government service. Im the lection rachele in 4016. I sense how the number must be. I said no redder. Hillary or trauma, im going to grab my must read, im in limited government, meaning i still this. You could email until you couldnt. You could have said that without invoking a musket or our violence or whatever you could have said that come on. I could of this so i love the idea of a mosque and what about i thought it was, but i thought it was kind of funny. Oh us. I still look, im a big gun guy. I thought it was just funny way to put it out there on twitter that im going to fight for freedom limited government. I dont walk that. Im still while. Yeah, politically. I opposed. So joe, you apologize for some of the things youve said, but when it came to black lives matter, you have said a lot of bad things about them, right. And when a Police Officer shot in dallas a few years ago, you tweeted this is now war. Watch out, obama watch out. Black lives matter punks. Real america is coming after you also said that black lives matter should be categorized as a hate group. How do you feel about those comments today . Ive walked back a lot of those because ive opened my eyes in urban, ive spent the past 2 and a half years talking to black men and women who i respect in this country. And look, im very pro. Im still very pro, but ive realized over the last of the past caught with to a pool eaters, that cops do not treat black lives the same way. They treat white lights. If you had me on your show 4 years ago, if you said joe black matter, i wouldve said strictly, shall know all life better. But now i understand how important that phrase is black lives matter and us white people need not lives that we could move in that all. d lives, matt, you have said that you do feel. d were sponsible for nudging the us along too to having donald trump as a president. So what more do you think you can and should do to rectify that . I believe those are shallow and when i hope we plead challenge down from the republican primary last year, it was a public apology tour because a lot of the personal, ugly politics that i engaged over the past 10 years helped give us the beautiful thing about trump. Is that he selp wake ice up to this ugly person all the chicks, and i dont engage it. Or i think step one is to get rid of all and weve done. Step 2 now is for people who believe what i believe it literally is sit down and appear with democrats, and you have to respect our decisions about issues to find out where we can find the ground. Do you think thats going to happen any time soon though . Its not just a matter of being polite to each other. Dont you think that this election has exposed just how deep the divide is in this country . Its not about just being polite, you know, and its not about strong either, because results well divided america. This country was divided, or troll trumps the the product of the divide, were still going to be divided next fact, were still biden. Is that recklessly unite us . I do understand that we have fun and will differences out. What are those are going to be . We need to have heart shaped shins. I want to be a part of. It was our conversations, but i think we need to try to do it respectfully. Joe walsh. Thank you sir for joining me on upfront shell. Of multiple countries across europe, announcing new curfews and lockdowns, the United States surpassing 10000000. 00 coba cases and spats between brazil and china. Over vaccine trials bro. Looks like its entering the worst and most challenging phase of the krona pandemic yet. But theres also been some good news. The us pharmaceutical company, pfizer announced this week their new vaccine is more than 90 percent effective, but who will get it 1st. And will it work over the long term when us to talk about what this means for our lives and the challenges ahead. As our feigele doing an epidemiologist and help economist who is a senior fellow at the federation of american scientists. Eric, thank you for joining me on up front before we talk about the vaccine. Lets just kind of check in on where things stand right now. With this pandemic, its been about a year since the corona virus 1st emerged. It seems that the world is entering a new phase, possibly a deadlier phase. There is fears. Also, that is when terror comes in the northern hemisphere, the numbers can get exponentially worse hospitalizations are up in the u. S. And in just the 1st, 10 days of november, the u. S. Thought 10000000 new cases in the immediate future. Eric, how much worse might this get . I think it could get much more worse before it gets better, because if you look at the trajectory, were at 10000000. 00 now, but the 8000000. 00 took 20 days. The moon took 14 days, and it 10000000. 00 only took 10 or 11 dates. And at this rate, were averaging one 120000. 00 cases a day in the u. S. Were going to hit 200000. 00 cases in the u. S. By the end of this month if this rate continues. Which means basically every less, less than a week for another 1000000 and the hospital beds are full and you can add more hospital beds. We can invent more doctors and nurses. So in terms of actual crush, were hitting their brains where people cant get treated and just feel sore, even through there. And with the winter, not even here yet. Im really worried because were going to see a real bad onslaught this winter. So lets talk about this announcement from pfizer. Pfizer announced that in this initial phase 3 clinical trial, the results indicate that this vaccine against the corona virus is more than 90 percent effective. Obviously, that sounds like amazing news, but theres a lot we still dont know. We do know that there are cases of people getting infected more than once. We know that this virus can you. So can you put this news in some sort of context for us . This is a very preliminary analysis. So this trial had over 43000 people, and this is the only had 93 events as in interaction events. And that just means that compared to the placebo that back scene was, you know, when the rate of the placebo was so great was for infection. So thats good, but its only for the 1st 7 days on average, 7 days follow after their shots. And also we do have no idea about long term efficacy. We have no idea about safety enough because we only have 93 events. We need a lot more. We need hundreds, if not thousands of infections. Truly know the full extent and how long. But this is why we invest in more than one vaccine. So one vaccine, its hopeful, we dont know how long it lasts. But i think having more or more different vaccines that adapt to the virus in different ways allows us a more robust combination of preventive treatments when next year comes to roll out. So pfizer has said that by the end of 2020, it will of an affected enough doses to immunize 15 to 20000000 people. That, that sounds like a lot thats about the size of new york city. But in perspective, there are 7800000000 people in the world. So obviously that is very, very small, that little bit of math for you. Thats about point 25 percent of the worlds population. How do you decide who gets the vaccine 1st . Thats a very good question. I think traditionally, traditionally people have prioritized Health Care Workers because theyre on the front lines treating patients. And if we have doctors and nurses getting sick that actually hurts the rest of the epidemic. And then theres essential workers and frontline workers, those who work at say, grocery stores, those who work in nursing homes. But again, we have, we have millions and millions of Health Care Workers in this country. And you know, the rest, the rest of the world also has the same supply issue. This is why at the beginning it will be very, very difficult to get your hands on it. But thats why i always think the general population has to aim for late spring at the earliest, but most likely, later this summer before it becomes widely available. How do we even decide which climb trees might get it 1st . I mean, obviously theres politics, its money is going to be the rich and the powerful people that have access to this 1st and other countries are left behind. This is a pandemic. This is not a, you know, 1st world country developing country kind of disease exclusively. As long as this virus is in any part of the world, the entire world still remains at risk. So this is why rolling out the back seem to entire world, equitably and affordably is so critical. And at the beginning, i think obviously the u. S. North american, you know, u. K. Will have access to our work speed vaccines. But again, putting all of our eggs in one basket is not necessarily the best idea. We could actually be more successful if we can actually cross share and see this vaccine could be better in this situation. This vaccine could be better in this situation. We have to see, we never really saw in the u. S. The strict lock downs that we saw in places like asia, europe and australia would never happen, even if the numbers are going up. Theres real talk of a lockdown like that. Why is that eric . Do you think is it because of that . , its been so politicized in the u. S. , the talk of individual freedoms. And is it a mistake . Do you think that if we had had this Strict Lockdown at other places, had that we would be a little farther along in this . Yeah, i think district is in the lockdown is very different because that though, what did it and what singapore and hong kong did was just, you know, leaks and bounce much more strict. You know, for anyone entering hong kong or singapore, you would get an ankle bracelet actually in terms of your quarantine rules. Meanwhile, anyone who flies the u. S. Has almost no quarantine measures. Their contact forms are actually not even checked by custom in the border control. And you have no idea where they are. No testing entry, testing is needed and a lot downs. We can, theyre not going to see it by themselves. We have to test and Contact Trace rapidly quickly. And we did not do that either. And also japan, assuming that this virus was airborne from the beginning and as well as korea, they took the precautions against an airborne virus. We did not. And we had way too many laxatives, a call exceptions. All together, u. S. Reaction to this is, has been very terrible. And i think its part of our culture. You know, freedom is as we say, but its also this trust in government where people trusted what south korean government did. Hong kong and singapore government did in taiwan government did. But in terms of solidarity and trust, we have a very fractured and when we do eric and i, lets just be honest. Part of that is because the president of the United States did not encourage people to wear masks. Multiple members of a staff have gotten coded, so really not set an example when it comes to this, right. And even a week after losing the election, he has not conceded. So thats kind of slow in the transition to the buying the ministration. Does that concern you that were in the middle of a pandemic . And theres not right now a smooth transition to the next administration that needs to deal with this. Oh, absolutely, and thats what i was trying to get. Theres been so many ways in which the pen demick is amiss and whats troubling ministration. Lack of testing like a p. P. S. Lack of defense production act, you know, like Contact Tracing mass testing or, you know, deployment. Theres so many things, and of course the downplaying of masks, of hiring scott atlas to push quack theories around occurred immunity, dismissing that almost virtually. No. You know, no one actually died. Its all these things have been terribly terribly for this response. And you know, we knew about it, but they did nothing for the most part and i would say and now write their own there in terms of the transition. They are refusing to approve any transition funds. Theyre refusing basically to accept it by anyone. And so this delays and hampers the transistor transition and ultimately hurts Public Health response hurts trust and science hurts everything. What were trying to do as epidemiologist, Public Health scientists, to stop this epidemic and spew conspiracy theories on top is just just the last thing we need right now. Ok, that will be the final word. Eric bible bank. Thank you so much for joining me. Thank you. And we will be back next week for that instead of the its mental disease because 50 percent of the deaths of children. Its sad but that its a bad childhood education that used to cease to last i cannot lock my phone with my face. 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