A possible breakthrough in the fight against covert 19 u. S. Drug giant pfizer says its vaccine candidate is 90 percent effective. Also in the news there i mean to end a decade of chaos and bloodshed in libya u. N. Backed talks have begun paving the way for a political transition. And uncertainty in peru is the president faces a 2nd impeachment trial in just 2 months coming up a live update from the capital lima. And bumpy december the legal sports news 27 seen masters champion Sergio Garcia withdrawals from this weeks tournament of the testing positive for corona virus. But were starting with breaking news this hour 1 pm in washington d. C. And literally in the last 2 minutes the u. S. President donald trump has fired his secretary of state. In his words. Has been terminated straight to kimberly how could a White House Correspondent cant believe its begun. Yes thats right mark else for is the secretary of defense or at least he was until this announcement by the u. S. President on twi
Rep. Bustos we have worked to prepare for this day for nearly two years and now the polls will be closing in just a few hours. While we have all lived the uncertainty of these last few years, heres what we can say with certainty and clarity. We know this is an historic election. Weve got the updated numbers. Voters that 100 million have already cast their ballots because they are itching to make their voices heard as we set the direction for our country. But there is still time to push voters to the polls and that is what House Democrats are spending our day doing. We know that our key races in the battleground are going to come down to the wire. We know that. In many cases, we are preparing for extended counts and even potential recounts. We want to remind folks of some simple words to live by. That is we must hear every voice, we must count every vote. That is how we safeguard our democracy. Going back to the beginning of last year, the beginning of last year, 2019, Speaker Pelosi co
We are in a brother. Of this nation this is the single most important election in the history of our country where the patient is not. Barrackers. The. Law their choice. To history is to live it up one of the most difficult moments because ever faced the worst person debbie could go 100 years the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The most compelling call for Racial Justice since the 6th. I will fight to protect you. I am your president of law and order murders an Inflection Point we are. Proud to get decent science democracy theyre all on the ballot and we will. Break this is a law. Speaking of which. This will return with one more time. As you can see from the top right of your screen the countdown is on to the 1st polls closing we have our team of correspondents across the us keeping an eye on all the races that matter from the white house in washington d. C. To joe bidens home state in delaware as well as texas illinois florida and california weve got you covered sti
To Walter Reed Hospital where he is expected to be treated the next few days. It was overnight we learned he had covid19 and has mild symptoms. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dion lim. Thanks for joining us. It has been a dizzying day following the president s latenight announcement that he, along with the first lady, have tested positive for covid19. Any event he or his family members are supposed to be at are postponed. Now, as for Vice President mike pence, he has tested negative and will do Campaign Events as scheduled. Two people who were at last saturdays white house event announcing the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court have tested positive. Its not clear if there is a link. Reaction has been coming in as the situation evolved throughout the day. We begin our coverage with abc7 News Reporter chris win, who spoke to republicans and democrats about the president s diagnosis. Reporter tonight all eyes are on america as President Trump and the first lady deal
The president. Its the most serious known medical threat to a sitting president in decades. President trump walking out of the white house and into marine i on the way to national walter reed military medical center, this after testing positive for covid19. I think im doing very well, but were going to make sure that things work out. Reporter President Trump is in a highrisk category for serious complications. His doctor gave the president a dose of regeneron, an experimental treatmnt as the president is evaluated by a team of experts. If we give our antibodies, we hope that we will give his immune system enough of a boost so he can win this and make a complete recovery. Reporter when the president revealed his diagnosis early friday, he tweeted, we will get through this together. Thursday after his aide hope hicks tested positive for covid19, the president attended a private fundraiser in new jersey. Wednesday he held a new jersey rally with minimal masks or social distancing. Tuesday