Tomorrow on the creation of an independent Bipartisan Commission to investigate the deadly january 6th capitol riot but gop leader Kevin Mccarthy trying to derail the commission before it gets off the ground, now saying hes opposed to it, siding with republicans who are trying to downplay the violence that day. Its important to point out that mccarthy initially blamed trump for helping to incite the insurrection. The president bears responsibility for wednesdays attack on congress by mob rioters. He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. But then two weeks later, mccarthy completely changed his tune. I dont believe he provoked if you listen to what he said at the rally. And lets not forget that mccarthy made a pilgrimage to maralago to meet with trump and beg for his blessings. So now hes trying to whitewash the january 6th attack and hoping to block the investigation altogether. And tonight the number two republican in the house, gop whip steve scali
For a hike and ended up dangerously close to a wildfire. My community in colorado was impacted by smoke for months. I am worried about our kids future, and im increasingly frustrated by gridlock on the issue of climate change. How will we meet the urgent time line for a transition to clean energy while also creating a more equitable world . Thats an excellent question. And the way we do it is we engage more moms. We have to engage more of our mothers, our fathers, the Everyday Americans who are facing the challenges that she just raised. At epa were more than just a regulatory arm. We also have education outreach and engagement. And were trying to mobilize not just mothers and fathers but all of the young people in this country who are demanding that we move expeditiously as we attack this climate crisis. The president gets that. And so were just going to continue to partner, be transparent, provide our general public with the information that they need so that they can speak to their
We begin with signs that the Coronavirus Vaccine supply in the u. S. May, soon, outstrip demand. According to the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention, more than 93 Million People have been fully vaccinated. Over the past few weeks, average daily vaccination rates have started to fall. Cnns Polo Sandoval takes a look at what might be behind the drop. Reporter as Johnson Johnsons covid19 vaccine is cleared to go into arms again, a slight but ongoing drop in overall shots being administered a day. That average number, according to the cdc, dipped below 3 million this week. The Biden Administration attributing it to vaccine hesitancy. Its a trend that the university of washingtons health institutes. Facebook runs a survey every day and we look at that day that on a daily basis. And thats shown that vaccine confidence, in the u. S. , has been slowly but steadily going down, since february. You know, not huge amounts. Like, a percentage point, a week. But that starts to add up.
Weeks left. Its been a very interesting four years, kind of a revolution in whats going on in the automobile interest. I like to please welcome david strickland. [applause] thank you so much. This is a superstar panel. I need to stay longer and learn something here. As a number of you will be aware i will be stepping down from my post as a minister in a couple of weeks. But i wanted sure a couple of perspectives are equipped. Ive been told five minutes and i will keep the five. We first began our work during my tenure on destruction, starting really in earnest in 2009, 2010. I remembered my decision to make sure that it came to cbs as part of the regular auto show tour. It has become the fourth major auto show in america. Shapiro and the team at cea and manufactures a recognize the Car Companies are no longer just Car Companies do your technology companies. It is a convergence. As possibilities, opportunities, also greater risk. As my valedictory if you will in terms of where we are an
Remarks from David Strickland the former administrator of the national highway Traffic Safety administration. Good afternoon everybody. I hope youre enjoying the first day of ces although it is the official first day. I will be the moderator for todays panel. But before we start the brief introductions and the full discussion we have some opening remarks and i want to introduce the next speaker. He has been riding shotgun over this for four years now. Its been a very interesting four years and a revolution was going on in the automobile industry. Id like you to please welcome David Strickland. [applause] thank you so much and wow this is a superstar panel. I may stay longer to learn something here. As a number of you maybe aware i will be stepping down from my post at nhtsa as administrator and a couple of weeks but i wanted to share a couple of perspectives quickly. Ive been told five minutes and i will keep 25. We first began our work during my tenure on distraction starting really i