President elect biden good afternoon. Today, im very proud to be announcing our health care and covid team at a critical time, as we near the end of one of the toughest years weve faced as a nation. More than 285,000 dead americans because of covid19, and counting. Last week, covid19 was the number one cause of death in america. Of covid19 and counting. Last week, covid19 was the number one cause of death in america. For black, latino and native americans, were nearly three times as likely to die from it, covid19 is a mass causality. For families and friends left behind, its a gaping hole in your heart that never will be fully healed. As a country, weve been living with this pandemic for so long, were at risk of becoming numb to its toll on all of us. Were resigned to feel that theres nothing we can do. And we cant trust one another. That we must accept death, pain and sorrow. Were in the midst of this deadly pandemic that has infected almost 15 million americans. 1 out of every 22 peo
Speaker who we aree so honored o have with us, senator tammy duckworth. Senator duckworth probably needs no introduction to most of you watching. She is an iraq war veteran, a purple heart recipient, former assistant secretary of the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and napa yes, senator for the state of illinois. For both of us working in our security, certainly for those of us who are women in National Security, when you think about people who are breaking down barriers ahead of you, store duckworth is the top of the list when the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom cup first u. S. Senator to give birth while in office, and particularly relevant to todays event the firsts member of congress was born in thailand and the first asianamerican who was elected to congress from the state of illinois. In addition to the work shes done of defense and Veterans Affairs, senator duckworth spent a lot of time thinking about the military cha
And we are pleased to have with us senator tammy duckworth. Needs nouckworth introduction. She is an iraq war veteran, former assistant secretary at the department of Veterans Affairs and now u. S. Senator for the state of illinois. Illinois. And i think for those of us working and National Security, certainly for those of us who are women and National Security. We think about people are breaking down barriers, et cetera duckworth is at the top of the list. One of the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom. First u. S. Energy given birth while in office. And particularly in todays event the first member of congress he was born in thailand in the first asianamerican he was elected to congress and the state of illinois. So in addition to the work shes done on defense and Veterans Affairs, et cetera duckworths spent a lot of time thinking about the military challenges we face in the pacific. She has really been an advocate for the alliance
The french leader among your micron unveils a plan to counter islam is separatism veyron neutral or defending secular values critics have been quick to condemn. The morning welcome youre watching r. T. International. We start with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan on europes southern border with asian in the latest development a hospital thats been hit by their strike in need disputed province of Nagorno Karabakh and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties the hospital was treating soldiers they have now been evacuated from the area from near the explosion site is r. T. If you start off. Today we witnessed one of the worst bombings of the planet the city which is the capital of nagornokarabakh the disputed region here. At the hospital it was bombed literally just minutes before we arrived here we actually had to had to hide in a bomb shelter and right after that were right here this is the epicenter of one of the explosions that has battered stomach area this beaut
Wild about the implications of his infection for the 2020 president ial race. Plans to counter islamist separatism with a new law defending secularism critics slam it as a desperate bid to mask is failing steering the pandemic. This is r. T. Start with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan on europes southern border with asia in the latest development armine is reporting 3 azerbaijani warplanes have been shot down in the no go and i care about conflict. Hospital in the regions capital was hit by it as strike and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties the hospital was treating soldiers they have now since been evacuated from the area. Reports from the city. Today we witnessed one of the worst bombings of the planet the city which is the capital of nagornokarabakh the disputed region here. At the hospital it was bombed literally just minutes before we arrived here we actually had to had to hide in a bomb shelter and right after that we were right this is the epicenter o