Senator david perdue refused to take part, so democratic challenger jon ossoff stood on stage alongside an empty podium. It is a strange situation to be asking a question of a sitting United States senator who is not here to debate as he asks for the votes of the people to be reelected. Amy the debates came a day after President Trump held a rally in georgia and called on georgias republican Governor Brian Kemp to overturn the election but kemp refused to do so. We will go to georgia for the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Is heading towards 15 million confirmed cases of covid19 as daily cases are averaging close to 200,000. The reported death toll has topped 282,000 with hospitalizations now over 100,000. Experts warn the grim figures do not yet account for spikes related to thanksgiving travel. Hospitals and the 911 emergency call system are being stretched to the breaking point as Fr
The debate was hosted by the Atlanta Press club and georgia public broadcasting. Good evening and welcome. I am russ spencer. And you are watching the Atlanta Press club debate series. We are broadcasting from the studio of the georgia public broadcasting in atlanta, and we welcome viewers from across the state and the country. This is the runoff debate for u. S. Senate to fill the seat held by georgia senator Kelly Loeffler. Lets meet the candidates. In alphabetical order, republican candidate Kelly Loeffler, appointed to the senate in january 2020 to replace retiring georgia senator johnny isakson. She is part owner of the atlanta dream. Candidate Raphael Warnock is the Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist church in atlanta. The church where Martin Luther king jr. Was pastor. Lets meet our panel. Greg bluestein is a political reporter with the atlanta journalconstitution. Rayam the debate will be divided into three rounds and candidates will have 60 seconds to answer question and 30 sec
Already watching those winds. The peak of our wind event happening this morning. We are looking at a wind advisory for most of the bay area in effect. Record high temperatures as we head to the afternoon. Low 70s around the bay and low to mid 70s inland this afternoon. We will talk more and show you about the winds as we take you through the day. Low relative humidity values coming up. It is definitely a windy start. If you are taking the bay bridge this morning, heads up. Would advisory was issued by chp. Be extra careful especially if youre traveling in a high profile vehicle. As far as delays go, everything moving at the limit for the most part. No brake lights at the toll plaza just yet. We did have an earlier troubles bonior Treasure Island. That is not completely cleared out. Overall, a pretty seamless friday. Take a look at traffic on westmount 580 as you work your way into the altamont pass. We have delays extending all the way to 580 itself as you work your way at least to nor
Average of almost 22,000. 8. 4 of tests statewide are now coming back positive and it is people and businesses that are feeling the pain. It breaks my heart to see videos. It breaks my heart to see reports of peoples lives being torn apart because of this pandemic. We are trying to do our best. 2. 16 million doses of Coronavirus Vaccine are headed to california by the end of the month. They are both from pfizer and moderna since both of those vaccines require two shots, the supply will cover 1. 08 million people. The governor also Just Announced a case positive notification app cell phone users can opt in. If two users spend 15 minutes closely together and one ends up testing positive for the virus, the other will get a notification and information on what they should do next. The app uses bluetooth to use an anonymous key and does not track a users location. We value privacy. California has long been a leader in terms of advancing the cause. We dont want to do anything to set that cau
Jimmy li will join me this hour in this exclusive interview. Markets on the upswing to begin futures. Take a look at dow industrials 344 points. Nasdaq up 109. Thats almost 1 . S p higher by 9 points. The dow posting best month since 1987 with gain of almost 12 , other averages also higher by 12 and 11 all this as we await key testimony from federal jay powell and jimmy mnuchin today and unused covid relief funding. Return to high seas, we are taking you on a port on how they are getting ready. Another missing monolith moved. Making a buzz this morning. Mornings with maria live right now. Maria all right, european markets meanwhile look like this as rally is underway on wall street. European markets higher across the board. Ftse up 123 points. Almost 2 , cac quarante up 62 and dax index up 135. British factories reporting fastest growth in 3 years. Purchasing Managers Index rising to 55. 6 in the month of november. In asia overnight green across the board. Chinas manufacturing pmi54. 9