Organization, talks about the biotech industry and how it is helping to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Also the fulcrum editorinchief David Hawkings joins us to discuss how the results of the november election will influence the next congress. Host good morning, everyone. As coronavirus cases spike across the country, governors are putting in place new restrictions on businesses and gatherings. As decisions, president elect biden yesterday called on congress to act on more Economic Relief for americans. They have 14 days. Do you agree or disagree . If you are unemployed, dial in at 202 7488000. If you are a Small Business owner or employee, 202 7488001. If you are an essential worker, 202 7488002. All others, call us at 202 7488003. You can also text us at that same number or go to twitter cspanwj and post your comments on facebook. Com cspan. The Associated Press headline this morning pandemic politics lead bc in gridlock. D. C. In gridlock as the virus searches. Wants nancy pelosi
Pandemic. The Biden Administration is deploying 1,110 active duty service members, including teams from army, air force, navy, and marines to support five fema covid19 Vaccination Centers across the country. The first team set to arrive in california in ten days. The Biden White House also says it will soon utilize Defense Production Act in several ways to procure equipment and supplies for pfizer to make additional vaccine, to tap Six Companies to make 61 million at home covid19 tests by end of summer, and built factories to produce Raw Materials needed for nitrile surgical gloves. A billion pairs a month. All of that means jobs. All of that should have been done a year ago. The Biden Administration also isnt ruling out using Defense Production Act to aid in production of Johnson Johnsons one shot vaccine which is currently awaiting Emergency Use Authorization from the fda. That should come any day now. The federal government is set to ship 10. 5 million vaccine doses a week for the n
Comptroller of the currency, the Senate Banking Committee Received a 6month update on the state of Banking Systems, the impact of covid19 and support for Small Business owners in communities of color. This runs an hour and 45 minutes. Today we welcome to this virtually hearing the federal prudential regulators, Federal Reserve vice chairman Randal Quaries, office of the comptroller, brian brooks, chairman of yellen and mcwilliams, chairman of the National Credit administration rodney hood. We will receive testimony from each agency on efforts, activities, objectives and plans since we last testified before the committee. As well as an update on covid19 related actions. Since the passage of the coronavirus a relief and Economic Security act or cares act your agencies have taken many meaningful steps to ameliorate the Economic Impact of the pandemic as you provide conditions that will lead to a forceful recovery. On october 30th the Federal Reserve announced changes to its facility inclu
Motivated by race and how police are responding. And staying on track. Lewis hamilton, the only black driver in formula 1 will talk to us about what it takes to win. Both as a driver and an advocate of social change. Hes a champion on a mission. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. We have a covid storm thats hitting. Our rates of infection and our rates of death are worse than any place in the world. Its eating us alive. President elect joe biden had a dire warning for the Trump Administration. You spoke about the need to access the outgoing administrations Covid Vaccine distribution plans. More people may die if we dont coordinate. The president s own National Security adviser is now recognizing that joe biden will be the next commander in chief. Obviously, things look that way now. Well have a very professional transition. Georgia secretary of state accusing South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham of attempting to manipulate the low count in georgia. Just an i
Of the coronavirus speaking to parliament machall settle floridians have no choice but to reduce social contacts as 3 quarters of infections now could not be traced and the far right alternative for Germany Party condemned the measures as excessive and inappropriate. Israelis have marked the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 25000 candles were lit in the central tel aviv square that bears his name and where he was shot by a jewish extremist further attempts to pursue peace with the palestinians. This is d w news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at d w news or visit our website w dot com. For. The little. Today a man with a knife entered a church in nice france he killed 3 people almost decapitating one of the police say this is the 3rd attack in 2 months carried out by muslim extremists frances security alert is now at its highest level and it comes as the country enters its 2nd coronavirus lockdown tonight france is on guard against 2