Good evening, everyone the effort to offer Covid Vaccinations to virtually all americans, including the youngest among us, is close tonight pfizer confirming late today it has started down the road of seeking Emergency Use Authorization for its vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years who are currently ineligible child cases stood last week at over 800,000. Thats less than the previous week but still extremely high pfizer for now calling for two lowerdose shots for the youngest group. If approved, the first injections could begin within weeks but the news comes with a nagging dose of reality, reluctance of among many parents to have their kids vaccinated tom costello now with late details reporter with 3. 5 million new Pediatric Covid cases, january alone, the potential that shots could be going into very young arms within a month is welcome news for millions of parents. Every day im worried about them contracting covid. I would say that were very cautious. Reporter in maryland, the cr
Our children. When you see our kids, and i truly believe they are the children of our country. I will not let parents come into schools and actually make their own decision. I dont think parents should be telling schools what they should teach. No place is this fight more evident than in virginia where parents have found the vessel to fight for their rights. Governor glenn youngkin. In july youngkins Department Of Education released new School Guidelines to keep parents in charge of their kids. Under these new rules, School Personnel will have to call children by the pronouns listed in their official school record. Not whatever they feel like identifying as that day. Kids will also have to use the bathroom that corresponds with their sex, not their chosen gender. No, these seem like common sense guidelines to keep our children safe. But the states Largest School district doesnt think so. Fairfax county, virginia is defying youngkins orders and parents are petrified of what that means f
Increase wont come. Lets not forget that yesterday we heard that average uk wages were rising at their fastest pace in 20 years. Joining me now is Neil Shearing group Chief Economist at capital economics. Thanks very much for being with us today. Clearly it is pretty good news, but is it happening fast enough, oras news, but is it happening fast enough, or as fast as we had hoped . The fall in the Headline Rate of inflation, as you say, thats going to be welcomed by the Bank Of England. It takes a bit of pressure off them. But when you start to dig into the details of this report, i think perhaps there is still some uncomfortable reading there for the policymakers of the bank. As you mentioned, a lot of the fall in the Headline Rate, that is driven by what has happened to food and Energy Prices and that is out of the banks control. Interest rates dont tend to affect the price of our energy or food. Those are set in global markets. What they do affect his conditions in the real economy,
To be inseparable oh, no the Associated Press picked up the nyu story. Thats going to be in every paper. Ive been out. It wasnt even everyones going to think okay, not that theres anything wrong with that not that theres anything wrong with it. I michelson were counted in philadelphia with a question, how many among us are accurately described as lgbtq plus, according to gallup, the number is on the rise and reached an alltime high in 2023 gallops analysis was based on a survey of 12,000 adults 18 and older, and founded 7. 6 identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer . The data illustrates both agender, end, generational divide. Women are nearly twice as likely as menn do identify as lgbtq plus 8. 5 of women, 4. 7 of men, and nearly 30 of gen z women, those aged 18 to 26, identify as such most of them as bisexual. Each Younger Generation is about twice as likely as the generation that preceded it is selfidentify this way, only 1 of the Silent Generation the youngest of w
Thousands of cats have died. Now, veterinarians are dispensing Human Anti Covid pills to stop the spread. And blast off sir richard branson s Virgin Galactic launches from new mexico with the first mother and daughter to head into space on board. First, the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been made more likely by Climate Change. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have been killed. The popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burned to the ground. Us President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster, triggering the release of federal funding for the people in maui county. Us soldiers have joined search and Recovery Efforts. Lets take a listen to what President Biden has had to say in the last few minutes. I want to say a word about the devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 36 lives in maui in hawaii. We havejust approved claimed at least 36 lives in maui in