Line between Civil Service and the military. If confirmed he will be the first black american to lead the pentagon. Getting there will require a special congressional waiver since he hasnt been out of active service for the requisite seven years. Some are hesitant to sign off. Biden wrote an article in the atlantic explaining his choice and urging a swift confirmation. Austin led the u. S. Central command under president barack obama when biden said he pved he could react well under pressure. Biden wrote his many strengths and knowledge in the department of defense and our government are uniquely matched to the challenges and crises we face. He is the person we need in this moment. The required congressional waiver has been granted only twice in the past, most recently when Congress Approved president Donald Trumps nomination of jim mattis in 2017. Biden says he aims to vaccinate 100 million americans for covid19 during the first 100 days in his administration. My first 100 days wont e
The resume or via cspan who has asked to broadcast the keynote today. We are absolutely thrilled to reach so many colleagues wherever you might be. It took a whole team to get us here, team of colleagues with more than 17 campuses in broad expanse of our metropolitan region. They and others are volunteering their time and energy during those two days to ensure it goes smthly. We would normally ask them to stand and be recognized but that is not possible this year and if as you see them helping in various capacities please take a moment to thank them for their work. I would also like to take a moment to recognize the enormous effort taken by our assistant director jennifer and office of elearning director of instructional design henry for leading this years conference. These amazing women are so talented and creative im overcome with pride and i know them and get to work with them. Its incredible to see the creative [inaudible] we would like to personally thank the support of the univer
Our guests are the author, a leading human rights lawyer and National Security scholar, litigate in one many highprofile cases including several of the landmark guantanamo cases and several others. Hes been working for the military Commission Defense organization. Michel paradis lectured at columbia law school, fellow at the center on National Security and hes a fordham law grad. Carol rosenberg will be talking to him about his book. She is an reporter for than york times working in collaboration with the polish privileges in. Shes been reporting in the u. S. , in the u. S. And at Guantanamo Bay since the day it opened on january 11, 2002. She started with the miami herald where before that she really reporting from middle east. She moved to the new york times. She has won many awards including the robert f. Kennedy journalism award, the aba silver gavel award and part of the miami herald team that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news and 2001. Let me tell you the format. Michel an
Recordbreaking rally after we head into a long weekend while it has been a number to remember, the best month in 33 years, the recent leaders and laggards have been turned upside down chevron leading the way and apple up only 7 power lunch starts right now hi, everybody, im kelly evans. Stocks are pulling back after this huge november rally lets go to dominic chu. A huge november rally thats put the dow at least in some catchup territory as you can see in the 2020 over the last year plus, weve seen the dow industrials just up 6. 5 in that span the s p, meanwhile, is up 16 , nasdaq up 40 . That catchup play in play right now. Watching whats happening with the rotation element weve been talking so much about, as tyler mentioned, look at the way energy has played out just over the course of the last month 38 monthtodate gains for the energy etf financials up 19 . Industrials up 17 the value and economically sensitive sectors are the ones leading the way higher in the month of november. As
Overall goal is to urge everyone to stay home as rates rise right now in the beginning of seeing the cases from the folks gathering in the thanksgiving holiday. According to what weve red they will look like at the beginning of the pandemic. Three today, five tomorrow. Alameda, marin, san francisco, contra costa and santa clara county. Some of the biggest changes are from the restaurants. No more indoor or Outdoor Dining. They are limited to carryout and delivery only. Retailers are allowed to have indoor business but they must offer it at no more than 20 capacity. What has been a roller coaster ride or slowly regaining a lead. Many are once again closing up shop. Take a listen. A bummer for all of us here getting in stride of picking back up and reengaging with our regulars and seeing familiar faces. The next shutdown is a shame. Many may be wondering about inperson learning. If your district has already implemented inperson learning students are allowed to continue doing that. No sch