dismantling every system in place to address this with humanity and compassion. and new warnings from health officials as more states look to ease covid restrictions. this morning, dr. anthony fauci is saying, not so fast. even though the decline was steep, we absolutely need to avoid the urge to say, oh, everything is going great, which it is going in the right direction, but once you declare victory, that metaphor that people say, if you re going for a touchdown, don t spike the ball on the five-yard lane, wait until you get into the end zone. it all comes as u.s. vaccine efforts are picking up steam. yesterday the weekly average was brought to 2.5 million vaccines per day. joining me right now is white house principal deputy press secretary, karine jean-pierre, which is the most beautiful name in the world, we ll take it from there. the president is hitting the road to promote the details of the american rescue plan. does he feel he need to sell this more than he d
President francoirancois hall h. Reporter fans president went ton say the 129 people who died here were from 19 Different Countries. He claims legislation will extend the state of emergency here for another three months. In paris, Marci Gonzalez channel6 action news. Marcy thank you. Today again president barack obama addressing the u. S. Response to the islamic state, a group he calls the face of evil. Speaking at that News Conference in turkey at the close of the g20 summit he said america will work to ultimately destroy the militant group but he says that will not include putting a large number of u. S. Troops on the ground. The president today saying the strategy in response to this mass tragedy in paris is based on airstrikes working with allies on intelligence gathering and training local military forces but not, he says, sending more Ground Troops to the front lines. We have the finest military in the world and we have the finest military minds in the world and ive been meeting
Abdeslam. French fighter jets conducted massive retaliatory bombing raids last night on the syrian city of raqqa, the self declared capitol of the islamic state. Meanwhile isis released a video today in which a fighter declares that washington, d. C. Is the next target. The exact quote was this. As we struck france on its ground if paris, we will strike america on its ground in washington so what about the security situation in philadelphia . Action News Reporter john rawlins is live tonight at independence mall. Reporter we spoke with the head of the Homeland Security unit here in philadelphia. He says the city has taken appropriate measures in reaction to what happened. Among the things he could say was within minutes of the attack he was in that contact with the fbi and that the state police also came to the aid of philadelphia this weekend by giving some tracks support here particularly for the largest gathering, public gathering for the weekend, the eagles game. Were certainly goi
Discretionary funding for our nations highest duty, and that is the security of the country. And the sustainment of our military operations. And the wellbeing of the brave men and women of our armed forces. The bill before you today, mr. Chairman, will help meet the most pressing needs of our military as we address current and arising threats to the safety of our nation in an everchanging global landscape. It also takes into account the ongoing challenges of our current fiscal situation. Finding ways to trim excess spending and reduce lowerpriority programs without negatively affecting our troops or the success of our military missions. Providing our military with the highest standard of readiness is a top priority in this bill. This includes procuring important equipment and resources, supporting troop training and flight time and maintaining our bases and facilities. The bill marks investments in important Defense Technology r d, to help advance the safety and success of our military
More than 1. 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases here in the United States, and that more than 67,000 americans have died. And we can all agree that the economic toll is staggering with more than 30 million americans filing for unemployment. But what americans and Public Officials cant seem to agree on is how and when to reopen the country. By tomorrow, 33 states will have begun the process of at least partially reopening. A recent gallup poll found that 44 of republicans and just 4 of democrats said that theyre ready to return to normal activities. And this week we watched as protests broke out in states like michigan where a statewide stayathome order remains in effect. Of course, it was just two weeks ago when the president called for the liberation of certain states, michigan included. And this week the president tweeted his support for those protesters calling them, quote, very good people, and urging Governor Gretchen Whitmer to give a little. The disagreements and the divides