Warp speed, the governments plan to distribute a Covid Vaccine to some 300 million americans. Will you be able to bang your fist on the table and say what happened to that shipment that was going to Good Samaritan hospital in baltimore . Yes, and not only that, ill know after it gets there how fast theyre administering the doses that they were given. ticking that may be our shot. Ken burns has made nearly 40 films, finding the american paradox in the wars we fight and the games we play. I told people that baseball was the sequel to the civil war, and i meant it. I meant it. How we play games, and the nature of immigration, and the exclusion of women, and popular culture, and advertising, and heroes, and villains, and our imagination, and race, and race, and race. ticking im lesley stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im anderson cooper. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticking joint pain, swelling, tenderness. Much better. My psoriasis, clearer. Cosentyx works on all of this
The Senate Armed Services committee met to consider the nominations of the Lieutenant General to be chief of the National Guard bureau and an army general to lead operation warp speed which is tasked with developing a coronavirus vaccine. In his testimony, he told lawmakers it was likely the u. S. Will have a vaccine by the end of the year. Their confirmation hearing is almost 2. 5 hours. Good morning. The Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of Lieutenant General David Hokanson to be chief of the National Guard bureau, and general Gustave Perna to be chief operating officer of the project warp speed. I think both of you for being here today particularly under the current circumstances of what we are facing now, we are doing things differently. I know you are down there but i can barely see you. Anyway, we enjoyed meeting the families and all of that. We were not going to be able to do with the same way. When you do your Opening Statement, you may want to introduce family
The Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of Lieutenant General David Hawkinson to be chief of the National Guard bureau, and general Gustave Perna to be chief operating officer of the project warp speed. I think both of you for being here today particularly under the current circumstances of what we are facing now, we are doing things differently. I know you are down there but i can barely see you. Anyway, we enjoyed meeting the families and all of that. We were not going to be able to do with the same way. When you do your opening statement, you may want to family that may be looking on. You have both been nominated for positions in the current challenge and as we consider your nominations, would be looking to ensure you can provide the expertise and Solutions Needed or the circumstances. , as our nationon demands more from our National Guard, your expertise is extensive in the National Guard as a general, will be essential. Across the country, tens of thousands of guards
If approved the first doses from the Drugmaker Pfizer could ship days after. We expect to have 20 million this year, 50 million total by the end of january, and at least 100 million total by the end of the first quarter. We will have enough doses for any american who wants a vaccine by the end of the Second Quarter of 2021. Just a headsup, later in this hour well show you and tell you how all of that vaccine is going to get to all of us when the time comes. Amid all of this, the current president who still has six weeks left in his term is intensifying his campaign to overthrow the results of the election and somehow stay in Office Despite being voted out. The Trump Campaign and 17 of our 50 states have filed motions backing the Texas Attorney general and his effort to get the Supreme Court to overturn the results in four states that helped biden win the presidency. But wait, theres more. According to the New York Times, trump has asked ted cruz to argue the case on his behalf in the u
Sweaters. Today is the day those living in Nursing Homes and assisted living will start getting Covid Vaccines. The first resident got a vaccine just a few minutes ago. That comes days after Health Care Workers began getting their vaccines. History has now been made here in connecticut. The very first resident of a nursing home has received the Covid Vaccine, and this starts the launch of the Vaccine Program here in connecticut. Now, we want to show you some pictures taken inside this facility. The first, very first patient here in connecticut to get the Covid Vaccine is 95 years old. Her name is jeannie peters. We are told that she wanted to get her hair done for this historic occasion. She also wanted to make sure that her sweater matched her face mask. Wait for it. Streamers. There you go. Congratulations, jeannie. Today the pharmacy chains, walgreens and cvs began the long important work of vaccinating nursing home residents across this country. The first shots were given today in