We need to go big. And if we waste some money now, we waste some money. Absolutely we have too many people hurting and the economy is going to sputter and weve got to get ourselves out of this mess. And this is the way we need to go right now. Let me tell you something, that man has a future in Northwest Florida politics. I like him. Or West Virginia. Mika, thats interesting. Thats from the republican governor of a state that donald trump got 69 in. Jim justice, governor of West Virginia, urging congress to go big on covid19 relief. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, february 2nd. We have columnist and Associate Editor for the Washington Post, david ignatius. Back with us, capitol hill correspondent and host of way too early, kasie hunt. And it seems more and more likely that democrats will push through the Biden Administrations nearly 2 trillion Economic Relief package with or without republicans. The president met with a group of Senate Republicans for about two hou
Reporter much excitement here. The Health Secretary saying the dawn appearing on the horizon. Very well respected, has not only said this vaccine from pfizer is effective, its also safe. The government following up saying inoculations will start next week in hospitals. The first challenge is getting the first batch of doses over from belgium to the u. K. They do think they can get that done by next week but theres this challenge that it has to be transported minus 70 degrees celsius. So as a result of that, theyre having to use the special boxes with dry ice in them. Thats a big test. Once the doses are in the hospital, it will be a case of prioritizing who gets it first and theyre saying that people in care homes and their workers there will be top of the list. Then it will be over 80s and those front line health and social workers as well. So much excitement here. Lots of people are looking ahead to next year hoping this will become a mass vaccination of the general public as well. T
The christmas getaway begins for University Students but they are encouraged to get themselves tested and reduce social contact before they start travelling. There have been multiple casualties after a large explosion in a warehouse at avonmouth near bristol, the fire service says. And coming up. The couple who applied to live on a remote scottish island even though theyd never been there. Hello good afternoon. The first doses of the Pfizer Biontech covid 19 will arrive in britain very soon. A Mass Vaccination Programme will Begin Next Week after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the jab yesterday. Data released last month shows this vaccine offers 95 protection against covid 19 across all age groups, and any side effects are mild. The uk has a0 million doses on order thats enough for 20 Million People. 800,000 of those are already on their way here. It will be given as two injections three weeks apart. Immunity begins after the first dose, but reaches maximum pro
Hello, everyone. Happy tuesday now. The new round of stimulus checks is set to go out this week for millions of americans. This after u. S. President donald trump took a break from playing golf at his club over the weekend, as you can see there, to sign the bipartisan relief bill from congress. Mr. Trump was back on the golf course by monday. While he was practicing his swing, the democratcontrolled house of representatives passed a measure to increase stimulus checks from 600 to 2,000. The house also voted to override the president s veto of a sweeping defense spending bill. Now both the stimulus as well as the defense bills now head to the republicanled senate, and thats putting the party in a tough spot with the president. Cnns Phil Mattingly explains now from capitol hill. Reporter well, it was just two votes on the house floor, but it was also two specific demonstrations of where donald trump sits right now in the republican party. Now you dont obviously want to read too much into
Democrats formally believed in the process of trying to impeach President Trump for a second time. It interrupts you without even knowing. And living with a stammer believed to affect 3 of the world population, including the next president of the united states. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news. The government has set out its vaccine delivery plan, our way out of this pandemic. The Health Secretary pledged that by the end of this month, the places offering vaccines will be dramatically expanded so that everyone in england will live within 10 miles of one. Matt hancock said a quarter of older care home residents have been vaccinated already and, so far, 2. 3 Million People across the uk have been given a first dose of Coronavirus Vaccine. That averages out at just over 140,000 a day over the last week. More than 300,000 people need to be vaccinated daily in order to protect the 15 Million People most at risk by mid february, but the rate of vaccinations is increasing and the Heal