To fight covid so we can open our businesses safely resume our lives and put this pandemic behind us biden and Vice President elect Kamala Harris met virtually with ceos and president s of Top Companies like gm microsoft target and various labor unions biden said those Business Leaders agree we need a National Covid strategy to help the economy recover biden and harris also laid out the incoming administrations broader Economic Strategy were going to buy american. No government contract will be given to companies that dont make their products here in america bidens plans include raising the federal minimum wage to 15 an hour and creating jobs by investing in Clean Energy Infrastructure and high Speed Broadband access. The Biden Administration also wants to invest in historically black colleges and universities and communities of color hit especially hard by the pandemic now is when the real work begins. The necessary work. The good work. Of getting this virus under control biden said o
The top of joe bidens agenda. His relations with beijing may differ in tone from the president but perhaps not in substance. The best the dollar extends its decline. Over the future of the u. S. Administration. Rise inie and the kiwi early asia trading. We are seeing those commodities and currencies benefit. Asia is waking up and getting the for the first reaction to president elect joe biden. The nikkei 225 to the upside by 0. 3 . These watching some of clean energy as well as infrastructure related stocks here in australia and new zealand. Joe biden preparing to take office as the 46 president of the United States. He is moving forward as president elect launching his transition ever and preparing a plan to tackle the coronavirus however, President Trump still refusing to concede while weighing more legal challenges. Mr. Biden the people of this nation have spoken. They are delivered as a clear and convincing victory. We the people. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide
The president needs to do is frankly put his big boy pants on he needs to acknowledge the fact that he lost and he needs to congratulate the winner. And on resolved election the nation on edge 3 days after one of americas most divisive and knife edge president ial votes it appears that the democratic challenger joe biden is moving further ahead of President Donald Trump and battleground states which will decide the final outcome biden leads in pennsylvania nevada and in georgia so far is projected to have 164. 00 Electoral College votes trump has 214. 00 and of course the number required is 270 the needs to win in only one of those undecided states to get across that finish line. His magic White House Correspondent can you help it who is in washington for us. In wilmington delaware joe bidens home state we have passed culhane standing by for us in philadelphia and then theres Andy Gallagher who bring us the latest on the state of georgia and heidi castro is among protest as the House W
State of georgia has announced that it will be recounting all votes by hand, which were requested by the truck campaign. President elect joe biden secured the election without georgia, but hes also leading the by just over 14000 votes. The current margin, stan said 13001 of them between the president and senator biden, Vice President biden. My office will continue to invest the group in every instance of illegal voting. That will bring their own rolling over to, you know, if you play it, we were investigated. Every illegal vote will count. So well be counting every single piece of paper every single ballot, every single, lawfully cast legal ballot. Libya is expected to hold elections within the next 18 months. The deal was agreed. Joining us back political talks in tunisia, talks will now focus on a new Transitional Government to oversee the run up to the elections. A military operation in northern ethiopia is threatening to spill over the countrys borders. Prime minister ahmed ordered
Latest nonfiction books and authors. Cspan2 created by americas Television Company as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. As far as i can tell, we probably have i know leonard has readers from all over the world, he has readers until the united states, canada, mexico, haiti, jamaica, peru, caribbean, puerto rico, venezuela, guatemala, argentina and brazil, costa rica bermuda, san juan and probably even pasadena. [laughter] thank you rob. Take you everyone for joining us for this evenings event my name is kim and im the host of tonights event. Before we begin i want to encourage you all to check out our lineup of upcoming Virtual Events by visiting the website one of our Upcoming Events is tiffany and conversation with ellie about the new book say it louder, black voters, white narrative and saving our democracy. That is next friday the 18th. As well please remember to follow us on twitter, facebook, and instagram, tonight we are honored to welcome Leo