Different than the current administrations he was speaking to us network c. N. N. And described his plans he said where possible he would mandate mass for example on interstate travel on airplanes and in federal buildings but otherwise would seek to influence americans by his example and they said it was important for him and the Vice President themselves to wear a mask as an example of course mask wearing has become controversial in some parts of the United States so there could be some pushback on that front but both biden seeming to stress that there would be an end date that this was for a limited time 100. 00 days to get the virus under control he also talked about the fact that his plan was not to close the economy but to offer clear guidance not to impose strict or not to impose specific lockdown so much as guidance he talked about if restaurants and bars need to close for periods of time that they need to know that there would be assistance in what the ground rules were going t
Over optimism or fall into the naive belief that the struggle is over its not weve got to stick to our winter plan u. S. Officials say they hope to have around 40 percent of adults immunized by the end of february that seems developed by pfizer and the dirt there are expected to be approved next week the u. S. Now has a record 100000 people being treated in hospitals because at 19 as cases or across the country the head of the u. S. Centers for Disease Control has warned they could be another 200000 deaths by february. So were in that range potentially now starting to see if jeanne 100 to 2000 to 2500 deaths a day. From this far so you know the mortality concerns are real. And i do think unfortunately before we see february we could be close to foreign 50000 americans have died from this virus us President Donald Trump has released a 46 minute speech on social media outlining why he believes the election was stolen from him it continues to make baseless allegations of voter fraud which
Of the European Commission to see whether any progress has been made because in the words of a british cabinet minister on sunday we are into the last few days of possibility of striking a deal because the contentious points fisheries access to british waters and how soon that should change a level Playing Field what kind of rules britain will have to continue to follow and how any disputes will actually be solved in the future well the outcome of the brics it talks could impact the u. K. s covered 19 Vaccination Program thats juta roll up on choose day agenda holism london has more on the manufacturing process. Its already being described as the largest immunize ation program in history quantities of the vaccine vaccine have already arrived in this country were told having travelled here by the channel tunnel from belgium where theyre being manufactured and then being passed on woods to 50 hospital helps theyll be the initial vaccine sites the role for enhanced it is one of the full r
Pennsylvania and georgia is he maintained his lead in arizona and nevada bidens a razor thin margin grew is millions of mail in ballots were tallied securing him more than enough Electoral College votes to become the 46th president of the United States well the announcement has sparked celebrations across the country large crowds have gathered in washington d. C. As well as new york city and philadelphia well lets go live now to alan fischer in washington d. C. Allan you obviously have been following every twist and turn of this election it took a couple of days but joe biden is now the president elect. Exactly i came to trump in 4 years ago and it looks as if a year when were counting him but the Republican Party are seeing quite yet we are just above the white house you can see Lafayette Park behind me which has been sealed off since around the time of the george lloyd protest. In the summer behind that is the white house the oval office is just over to the right and in front of Lafa
Them in a minute. I wanted to start just by saying that we are gathering at a time where we all as country, as these leaders in particular, are leading us as we go through moments of deep pain and anguish for so Many Americans. That has come to the floor in the last few weeks. A product of t is years and decades and even really centuries of unequal and unfair treatments. E murders of george floyd, breyonea taylor, ahmed arbery and Many Americans to shed light on systemic racism that is pervasive in our country. Black people are not safe here not when they go out for a job, not when they go out to church, not even when they stay in their own home and they are too often killed at the hands of police. Right now, our country is dealing with two diseases. One of them dozens of vaccines are on trial, medical professionals are working around the clock. And it is a global effort to become a common enemy. And still so many people are suffering and dying. For the other its a disease thats riddle