President elect biden good afternoon. Today, im very proud to be announcing our health care and covid team at a critical time, as we near the end of one of the toughest years weve faced as a nation. More than 285,000 dead americans because of covid19, and counting. Last week, covid19 was the number one cause of death in america. Of covid19 and counting. Last week, covid19 was the number one cause of death in america. For black, latino and native americans, were nearly three times as likely to die from it, covid19 is a mass causality. For families and friends left behind, its a gaping hole in your heart that never will be fully healed. As a country, weve been living with this pandemic for so long, were at risk of becoming numb to its toll on all of us. Were resigned to feel that theres nothing we can do. And we cant trust one another. That we must accept death, pain and sorrow. Were in the midst of this deadly pandemic that has infected almost 15 million americans. 1 out of every 22 peo
Debate. Phones on silent. Everybody have their phones on silent all right. Let me welcome all of you. Thank you for being here. This has been a group that has been in labor of intense ever intense. Bicameralbipartisan, group of people working diligently for the last 30 days trying to get to a conclusion and a framework. This is covid emergency relief. That is exactly what it is. You cannot hear me . Ok. Back off. Let me say that this is intense amount of work that the staffs has been doing for quite some time. Every senator, every congressperson here has been an enormous amount of time on this fund. This is a covid emergency relief framework. We have worked more on the best interest of what we believe is great for our country, our state and we can go home knowing that we have worked diligently to make sure that the unemployed, the Small Businesses, the state and local findings, student loan forbearance, everything is going to come to a halt in december because of the timing, that is no
Listen live with the radio app. Lawmakers held a News Conference to unveil a bipartisan covid19 emergency relief will. Ae measure would provide liability provision. This is about 40 minutes. Phones off. [laughter] you might want to put your phones on silent. Phones on silent. Everybody have their phones on silent . Let me welcome all of you, thank you for being here. Intense effortn and we want to thank staff for doing this work. As you see, we have with us a Bipartisan Group of people working diligently for the last 30 days or more to try to get to a conclusion. This is covid emergency relief framework. This is exactly what it is. Can you hear me . Ok. Back off. Let me just say that this is an intense amount of work the staff has been doing for quite some time. Every senator, every congressperson here has put an enormous amount of time on this inperson and on the phone. This is a covid emergency relief framework. We have worked in the best interest of what we believe is great for our
Since winning the election youre playing jeopardy with your life. Plus, an extraordinary journey of love and covid from a patient who was put in a medically induced coma hear her urgent warning. Live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. Dow 30,000, First Time Ever, its been a great cnbc day and a historic milestone on wall street stocks surging even as america enters its darkest chapter yet of this pandemic the pain on main street cannot be ignored many families are broke, hungry, burying loved ones or saying goodbye on a cell phone screen, and relief from washington is not coming, not yet. But experimental vaccines are fueling hopes of an economic recovery, and a return to some sort of normalcy i want to show you a look at the dow. Were obviously here now, but what a road to get there, along the path, thousands and thousands with a roller coaster. You can see the middle of february right there they have shattered the gains, and all the way
The fight. Plus, the popular Pressure Cooker being recalled because of safety concerns. The growing backlash over the grammy nominations, the big snubs and why one singer claims the awards are corrupt. And a big update on the little owl named rocky found hiding in the Rockefeller Christmas tree. Good wednesday morning, everyone. We begin with a new number overnight, 2,000. Thats how many deaths we saw yesterday in this country from the coronavirus. Thats the highest number since early may, and for the 15th consecutive day, the number of people in the hospital with covid has set a record. Were seeing even longer lines for testing. People are waiting longer than five hours in their cars or on the street. Many of them are hoping to see family for thanksgiving tomorrow. This morning, the Holiday Travel rush in full swing despite doctors pleading with americans to stay home as covid infections soar. We are going to see the Health Care System overwhelmed. Reporter 47 million americans are ex