Seen across the country. We will speak to raj patel, author stuffed and starved the hidden battle for the worlds food system. Then a betting pool . That is what managers at a tyson pork slaughterhouse set up a to bet on how many workers would get covid. Six workers died at the iowa plant. More than 1000 were infected. Finally, 2020 has become the deadliest year on record for transgender and gender nonconforming people. We will speak to tori cooper of human Rights Campaign. Vionce iibly toxic and all of these Different Things that make trans lives being devalued. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The Trump Administration has cleared the way for president elect joe bidens transition after 16 days of delay that threatened to derail the incoming administrations preparations for reviving the economy and battling the coronavirus pandemic. Emily murphy, the trumpappointed head of the General Services administ
Stuff in the news right now. But before we get to that, lets kick it off with a fun crime story thats out of this world. And now that i hear that, it probably sounded like it has something to do with outer space, which it doesnt. No, its not out of this world. Its pretty cool, though. A wild chase worthy of the big screen. The suspect in a multimillion dollar ponzi scheme tried to escape the feds under the water of lake shasta. The u. S. Attorneys office says mathew percy took off in his truck when the f. B. I. Showed up at his home and eventually jumped on a sea scooter, a device that propels people up to 100 feet under water. Well, agents eventually spotted his bubbles and waited him out. When he finally came out, they cuffed him. Trevor man, there is so much i love about this story. First of all, i love how the guy had the sea scooter ready, like, he knew he was going to have to outrun the feds at some point. Thats going to be a hard one to explain to the judge. Not guilty, your hon
Lines stretching for miles are seen across the country. We will speak to raj patel, author stuffed and starved the hidden battle for the worlds food system. Then a betting pool . That is what managers at a tyson pork slaughterhouse set up a to bet on how many workers would get covid. Six workers died at the iowa plant. More than 1000 were infected. Finally, 2020 has become the deadliest year on record for transgender and gender nonconforming people. We will speak to tori cooper of human Rights Campaign. Vionce iibly toxic and all of these Different Things that make trans lives being devalued. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The Trump Administration has cleared the way for president elect joe bidens transition after 16 days of delay that threatened to derail the incoming administrations preparations for reviving the economy and battling the coronavirus pandemic. Emily murphy, the trumpappointed head o
Nostrils arent virgins any more. Today the world hit a major milestone as great britan became the first country to officially approve a fully tested vaccine. So big congratulations britan, it is amazing how much you can get done when you dont waste time combing your hair. And you know this is really, really great news for the world. Unless britain decides to use this opportunity to get revenge. So it turns out weve gotten the vaccine and well be handing it out to all of our colonies, oh, oh, thats right, you dont want to be colonies any more, i guess more vaccine for me, oh, aah, how do you like that now, ind india, so safety and precaution is fantastic but there is one country who might be taking their precautions a little too far. Belt gum is putting a four person lit limit on holiday parties deurd the pandemic pandemic. Officials say all gatherings must be held outdoor in a yard or garden and only one guest will be able to enter the house during the entire party. If you really have
Steve from 30 Rockefeller Plaza here in new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. And now, here he is, jimmy fallon tonight, join jimmy and his guests, jamie dornan, Lisa Robinson, musical guest, phoebe bridgers and featuring the legendary roots crew and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause jimmy hey, thanks very much oh, my goodness. Thank you, very much jimmy thank you, very much and welcome, welcome, welcome to the tonight show, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for watching thank you for being here lets get to the news and jokes. Well, guys, we have some good news from overseas in the fight against covid. Watch this the u. K. Approved the Pfizer Vaccine. It makes the u. K. The First Western country to give a vaccine to the public, outside of trials. Jimmy wow, everyone there will be have access to the Pfizer Vaccine apparently the u. K. Is apparently now five hours and five months ahead of us. Americans heard and were like, i watch the crown, does that