Strank avantage of it while they can. The previous record was 14 days and that was in 2018 during the camp fire. Of course well continue to monitor the air quality as the potential for unhealthy air returns for us this weekend. Mike will have updates for you right here. You can always see the levels at abc7news. Com on our air quality tracker. President trump is once again challenging the nations top health officials, this time at odds with the head of the cdc. And they are disagreeing here on the time line for releasing a covid19 vaccine. While testifying under oath, dr. Robert red field told lawmakers no to distribution to the general public until late spring or summer of next year. Hours later President Trump said redfield was wrong, he claims that the government can start giving the vaccine as early as next month. The president also suggested that redfield misspoke when he said wearing a mask is the most effective way to fight the virus. It is not more effective by any means than a
Fox Business Team coverage with berm blake burman in washington and Edward Lawrence on the latest visit to north carolina. Reporter he have went to the fuji film biosciences plant in north carolina. The health and Human Services department, 265 million deal, side deal with fuji film for another plant in texas to ramp up production of the vaccine there. Fuji film has done a deal with novavax, specifically for the phase three trial. Theyre going to provide all of the clinical needs for that trial, it is part of the 1. 6 billion that federal government gave novavax for this. The federal government saying, vaccine production are taking place at the same time, and that is saving time. Not only is operation warp speed accelerating the development of a vaccine, were also directing a colossal industrial mobilization to insure its rapid delivery. Nothing has happened like this since the end of world war ii. Reporter novavax never delivered a vaccine to the market but showed enough promise to be
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change their vote or to vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 87, the nays are 13. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Ms. Ernst mr. President , the coronavirus doesnt come with a label saying made in china, but perhaps it should. This pandemic which began in wuhan, china, has flooded the world just like so many products from china that we all now rely upon to protect ourselves against the spread of contagion. The situation underscores the conundrum our nation faces balancing the need to work with the Chinese Government and the challenges of holding the communist Party Accountable for its devious deeds. Plain and simple, the Chinese Communist party attempted to cover up the outbreak of covid19 from the very beginning and continues to do so today. Rather than containing the
Force them to raise prices and cut jobs. If you earn minimum wage, whether you are in the 21 states that are raising the minimum wage or not, we want to hear from you at 202 7488000. If you are a business owner, we want to know what you think about the minimum wage going up. Your number, 202 7488001. If you do not fit into either one of those categories but still have something to say, we still want to hear from you at 202 7488002. Keep in mind, you can always text us your opinion at 202 7488003, and we are always reading on social media. On twitter at cspanwj, and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Lets start this conversation bit oftting a basic information about what is going on. A Record Numbers of states, cities, and counties are boosting their minimum wage in 2020. On or around january 1, the minimum weight will increase in 21 states, while another 26 cities and counties are also boosting their baseline pay at your start. Year, an additional four states and 23 cities and counties w
Soledad i am soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Students in this country over more than 1. 5 trillion in loans. And a political bat sl raging over whether to forgive and forget or increase the pressure on students who fail to pay. A senior official in charge of Student Loans for the Trump Administration resigned and called for sweeping Debt Forgiveness in his announcement. His proposals contradicts the position of the education secretary, who has called student loan forgives propose alts crazy. Some have offered to send some students to school free. But an analysis by the hekinger report found in many states poor students who are eligible for aid never get it. Here is a look at why that is happening at one louisiana university. I think we get this on top. Movein day at Nichols State University in thibodeau, louisiana. Sophomore rodney woods is excited to get back to his studies. When i walked in the art department, i fell in love. I see cameras and art, and i think yes, this is