Largest tribe in the state. And today marks the first stop of the new sunday series, Velshi Across America. Every sunday, i came to you live from a vital Battleground State from across the country. I learned much more from being out in the field talking to people and so were doing it again but for different reasons. The election is over. Joe biden is president elect and now we have to turn our attention away from the circus that will soon leave the Nations Capital to the most pressing Health Emergency in modern history, the covid19 pandemic. More than 13. 3 million americans have been diagnosed with the disease and nearly 267,000 of them have died. More than 2,000 americans are now consistently dying every day from covid19. While theres promising news about vaccines, while an end to this National Nightmare is in sight, were still many months away from it being safe to return to something that resembles normal. And while we can all look ahead to the seriousness with which the Incoming B
Lockdown in wales will last for three more weeks at least but children could return to schools there after the february half term. Around 300,000 people are expected to leave hong kong for britain using a new visa route which opens on sunday. Investors respond with outrage after Trading Platforms halt the buying of shares in the us games firm gamestop and other companies. It follows days of frenzied trading that led to a massive increase in its value. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. A new Coronavirus Vaccine has been shown to be 89. 3 effective in large scale uk trials. The novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against both the uk and South African Variants of the virus. As you can see from this graph, the uk has secured 60 million doses of the jab, which will be made in stockton on tees. The doses are expected to be delivered in the second half of this year if approved for use by regulator. Meanwhile, the European Medicines Agency will mee
Get us into even more trouble. The Washington Post reporting, quote, as daily covid19 deaths climb to levels not seen since early in the pandemic, nine states have hit one more grim marker. More than one in every 1,000 people dead of coronavirusrelated causes. On friday south dakota became the latest state to reach that unwanted marker, including new york, new jersey, and neighboring north dakota which currently has the highest covid Mortality Rate in the world. Its Early Morning here outside the badlands region of south dakota. Were traveling to key locations across the country, areas that have been hard hit by the coronavirus, even before the arrival of covid19 Native Americans had the countrys lowest life expectancy. Now south dakota is reporting some of the highest deaths per capita. Residents are fighting for their very lives. With a Positivity Rate of 24 , south dakota and neighboring north dakota have the highest incidence of covid19 cases nationwide over the past week, a stark
Senators. Republicans now pushing a 618 billion stimulus package, thats about a third of the size of bidens proposal and with this pretty big gap the question is, how are they going to narrow it . It was a very Good Exchange of views. I wouldnt say that we came together on a package tonight, no one expected that in a twohour meeting. But what we did agree to do is to follow up and talk further at the staff level and amongst ourselves and with the and while a number of republicans have stayed quiet on the controversy surrounding congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene, last night the most powerful republican in the senate broke his silence in a very big way. Late last night Mitch Mcconnell released his statement writing this, loony lies and Conspiracy Theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country. These words, a sharp contrast to the Statement Mcconnell released this morning defending House Chairwoman liz cheney who has come under fire for voting to impeach trump. Mcconnell
National security adviser Jake Sullivan of the prospects for diplomacy and how the United States plants to fortify its role as leader of the free world in the face of challenges from china and russia. Then a comet debate on the hill over the u. S. Rule in this conflict. Is it safe to send more american troops to europe at this time . I think reinforcing our existing nato allies with troops its deafly appropriate. Were joined by senator a democrat on the Foreign Relations committee and centered jon nebraska or republican member of that committee. Then. We have a real problem with the flow of guns to the innercity pre we cannot continue to endure the level of violence we are now experiencing. Mayors call for federal help for the rising crime. President biden tries to reassure law enforcement. We will ask our sunday panel how the president walks the line between crime and policing. Plus, Elizabeth The Second marks 70 years as queen. We will discuss some milestones, the monarchy and the we