Murders. Those are events in which four or more people are killed. And nearly 9500 Gun Violence Deaths already this year. The president is using this moment to announce new Executive Action to tamp down, to try to tamp down gun crime. Hes also once again calling on congress to act on gun legislation. Lets begin this hour at the white house. Our Jeremy Diamond joins us. What is to come from biden today . Reporter listen, were going to see the president Layout A Comprehensive Gun Prevention Violence Strategy to address the surge in Violent Crime that happened over 2020 and appears to be continuing into 2021, with experts warning of a potentially dangerous and violent summer. Were going to hear the president sign some new Executive Actions on gun reforms. Hes also going to Push Congress once again to enact gun control laws. Press for the confirmation of his atf director. This will all follow a meeting between the president , his attorney general, and several mayors and chiefs of police as
Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters cast a ballot. And also there was no uniform drubbing of one party by the other. It was not a blowout. It was a competitive election. Yes, joe biden won by a healthy margin. 7 million votes. 70 plus Electoral College votes. But remember republicans gained seats in the house. They want some key senate rates right . Now rather than looking at that outcome and thinking wow, we can be a Competitive Party even in high turnout elections which would have been a totally rational conclusion. Republican
Should be seeing the authorization of this first vaccine. We will work with pfizer to get that shipped out, and so we could be seeing people getting vaccinated monday, tuesday of next week. Its an historic moment, no doubt, and an important scientific victory for millions of suffering americans, and it collides once again today with Donald Trumps desperation, it would appear, for political victory. A crush of new reporting out just this afternoon, including from axios and the Washington Post say that donald trump and his Chief Of Staff have signaled to fda chief stephen hahn that his job is on the line if he doesnt get the vaccine approved by the end of the day today. A rush that is unlikely to make a meaningful difference in when the vaccine makes it to everyday americans. The Washington Post adds this. Quote, the warning led the fda to accelerate its timetable for clearing americas first vaccine from saturday morning to later friday. Dr. Hahn denied the report in a statement to nbc n
Should be seeing the authorization of this first vaccine. We will work with pfizer to get that shipped out, and so we could be seeing people getting vaccinated monday, tuesday of next week. Its an historic moment, no doubt, and an important scientific victory for millions of suffering americans, and it collides once again today with Donald Trumps desperation, it would appear, for political victory. A crush of new reporting out just this afternoon, including from axios and the Washington Post say that donald trump and his Chief Of Staff have signaled to fda chief stephen hahn that his job is on the line if he doesnt get the vaccine approved by the end of the day today. A rush that is unlikely to make a meaningful difference in when the vaccine makes it to everyday americans. The Washington Post adds this. Quote, the warning led the fda to accelerate its timetable for clearing americas first vaccine from saturday morning to later friday. Dr. Hahn denied the report in a statement to nbc n
Should be seeing the authorization of this first vaccine. We will work with pfizer to get that shipped out, and so we could be seeing people getting vaccinated monday, tuesday of next week. Its an historic moment, no doubt, and an important scientific victory for millions of suffering americans, and it collides once again today with Donald Trumps desperation, it would appear, for political victory. A crush of new reporting out just this afternoon, including from axios and the Washington Post say that donald trump and his Chief Of Staff have signaled to fda chief stephen hahn that his job is on the line if he doesnt get the vaccine approved by the end of the day today. A rush that is unlikely to make a meaningful difference in when the vaccine makes it to everyday americans. The Washington Post adds this. Quote, the warning led the fda to accelerate its timetable for clearing americas first vaccine from saturday morning to later friday. Dr. Hahn denied the report in a statement to nbc n