Of covid 19. Joe biden has made tackling the pandemic is first priority. 50 that tackling the pandemic is first priority. So that we can reopen our business is safely and sustainably. Resume our lives and put this pandemic behind us. Donald trump meanwhile is still refusing to concede the election for seven said he has announced the sacking of the defence secretary mark esper, we will talk to Anthony Zurcher about that. Its nice to bring you some good news. A Covid Vaccine has been announced. Pfizer and biontech say first results from their final vaccine trials show theirjab is highly effective in preventing people catching covid 19. Heres pfizers chief scientific officer. There are more steps that need to happen, but we feel that we are on the cusp of one of the biggest medical advances for society and mankind in the 100 years that have passed here. Plenty of caution is needed, but the preliminary results of the vaccines trial are highly promising. Here are the details. Pfizer is a Us
Life, so some closure but i am certainly not celebrating. Senior us officials have described last weeks election as the most secure in American History. It comes as former president barack obama accuses Senior Republicans of undermining democracy. Boris johnsons closest adviser, Dominic Cummings, is to leave downing street by christmas after 16 stormy months at the heart of government. Mr cummings helped drive through brexit last year, and has been at the forefront of the governments push to shake up the civil service. So, who is Dominic Cummings . In 2015, the former advisor to michael gove ran the pro Brexit Vote Leave Campaign in the Eu Referendum and was behind the groups take back control slogan. After becoming the Prime Ministers Senior Adviser in 2019, the get brexit done Campaign Message helped the conservatives win a large majority in the general election. But he made enemies. There were many disparaging comments. He described some tory brexiteer mps as useful idiots. Sajid ja
Yes, you heard me right deputy dog. Hello, im katty kay in washington. Christian fraser is in london. Its been snowing here today in americas capital. A bit blustery. You can feel winter in the air, and perhaps just a hint of a shift in the political winds. Thats because for a second day running, the repulblican leader in the senate has signalled a willingness to find Common Ground with his staunch rivals on the democratic side of the aisle. On tuesday, Mitch Mcconnell acknowleged joe biden as the official president elect. No big deal, you may say, biden won. Sure, except donald trump has not conceded that fact. Nor have many other republicans. And today, mcconnelljoined democrats in striking a conciliatory, perhaps hopeful tone on a massive covid relief measure, that would help millions of americans. We made major headway towards hammering outa we made major headway towards hammering out a targeted pandemic relief package that would be able to pass all chambers with bipartisan majorit
That has to be worked out today, but a real sense of a vacuum here inside sanaa, thats vital for the u. S. Because any sense of chaos simply makes life easier for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. Theres a sense of fear about the u. S. Diplomats, one of their cars shot up two days ago. They are still here but the u. S. Military on standby to pull them out of here. And the real question of course being how does the rest of the country react . Were hearing rumblings from the pro government south that they feel theyre deeply concerned by the houthis power grab inside the capital. Where it leads in the hours ahead will affect the future of one of americas key counterterror allies. More breaking news now. Police in israel investigating a terror attack in tel aviv this morning. Authorities say a palestinian man stabbed several people on a bus, many of them suffering serious injuries. Global Affairs Correspondent elise lavin joins us with the latest. It happened just as rush hour was startin
Middle class, the middle class starts to enjoy the fruits of this economic recovery. Senior White House Correspondent jim acosta has the details. Reporter john and christine, this was not a speech from a president who sees himself as a lame duck. In his state of the Union Address, president obama came out and declared the nations economy as on the rise but he also offered up his prescription for lifting up the middle class raising taxes and fees on the wealthy and big banks in exchange for new tax breaks for middleincome earners. Now, as part of the president s middle class economics theme, the president also talked about his plan for Free Community college, but he also covered other subjects. He asked lawmakers to give him a vote to authorize force on isis. He called on congress to lift the embargo on cuba slammed the Keystone Pipeline vowed to Iran Legislation and vowed to turn politics away from 9 11 and the financial crisis and toward the future. Heres what the president had to say