Counting, and that is a good thing. That is because of the increase of paper records and increased coordination among the states and federal government. There are a lot of reasons to feel good that the security of this election will be better. Announcer mail in alexion ballots, son mailin and alexion security, sunday, on cspans q a. Week, washington journal has been focusing on battleground states. We examined what has changed since 2016, what Public Policy issues or motivating voters and try to get some clues as what to expect in just a few days. Few days. Today we will look at the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Joining us is julian routh, covering the campaign for the u. S. Postgazette. Lets start with the Supreme Court decision. What did they decide about ballots in pennsylvania . Shut to Supreme Court three day extension to mailin ballots. They failed once and they failed again last night, but Justice Alito left the door open to potentially reexamine this case when the time comes. T
My honorable friend is right about the need to support local business particularly in the hospitality sector. In addition to the 3000 pound grant, another grant of 2100 pounds among businesses in the hospitality and accommodation sector on top of the support we have given by for low and Business Rates and in dat which support the hospitality sector. Im aware how difficult it is in hotels that face a tough time, we would to our level best to support and give 1. 1 billion to local countries to help them support businesses facing difficulties. But one thing to the house as we come out of the lockdown, the way forward is not just through the vaccine that we hope we will start rolling out in the course of the next few weeks and months but it is the prospect of Mass Communication and i pay tribute to the people of liverpool who really stepped up, hundreds of thousands in liverpool have been tested and that seems to have helped to drive the virus down in liverpool and we want to see that type
Wash your hands. Reporter he flew out of sfo and headed to the east coast to celebrate thanksgiving with family. He considered the travel warnings because of covid19 but was willing to take the risk. The lighterthanusual crowds put him at ease. Less people on the plane. Its a big difference for the middle seats usually empty and most of the airlines. Everybody has been doing their thing and respecting space and hopefully if everyone practices that, we should be okay. Reporter the centers for Disease Control and prevention is urging americans to avoid flying this thanksgiving holiday. Travelling may increase the chance of getting the virus and spreading it. At sfo, the spokesman said, they are down 75 from what they usually see at this type. What makes this year different is not only the pandemic but the Current Health warnings and travel advisories, recommending against travel. Reporter he told people who decided to fly to expect a different sfo than you might remember. Only twothird o
Prime minister Abbas Johnson has defended his decision to impose a National Lockdown in england critics including some from his own party say the measures go too far while others say johnson has been too slow to act or something the Prime Minister has denied. I believe it was right to try every possible option to get these barriers under control at a local level with strong local action and strong local readership and i reject any suggestion that we are somehow slower in taking measures in our european friends and partners in fact were moving to National Measures when the rate both of deaths and infections for instance is lower than they were in france we are engaged as a country in a constant struggle to protect lives and livelihoods and we must balance the restrictions we introduce against the long term scars they lead with businesses and jobs for our physical and Mental Health germanys chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the end of the coronavirus pandemic is some way health sh
They look at Climate Change, covid19 Vaccine Development and science policy priorities for the Biden Administration. Kira thank you everyone for coming. Were going to get started. Thank you for coming to this summit, the future of science in america summit. Now that election day is behind us, we are eager to discuss the highstakes ahead for science and policy as we conclude a devastating year and as we approached 2021. Next slide, please. Chief ofeditor in leapsmag. Its an awardwinning magazine about science and the future of humanity. Our ambition is to critically impact how the public views scientific innovation. We are published by good and up worthy and were grateful for Program Support from leaps by bear. We are thrilled to partner with the Aspen Institute Science Society program for this event. Aaron i am aaron mertz. I am the founding director of the Aspen Institute Science Society program. Science society was established in 2019 with a mission to elevate public trust in science