Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Overnight, tens of thousands of people in california were placed under new lockdown orders. Across the u. S. Yesterday, there were 175,000 coronavirus cases according to Johns Hopkins university. Since the start of december, there have been more than a million cases in this country. There are currently a record 100,000 patients 100,000 patients hospitalized. A new round of lockdowns in most populated states. Debra, we are talking about california. What are some of the new restrictions that are going into effect there . It is a stayathome order, annemarie green. That means people need to stay at home as much as possible. If you do leave, they are asking you to wear a mask 100 of the time. There are restrictions on businesses and all until after christmas. Much of california is under a stayathome order for the next three weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. These patients are not going to just stop coming. The measure closes
The head of pizza hut will tell us about business in a covid world today. A check on the Restaurant Industry. Hell reveal the companys latest menu expansion and the brand new product that has hold out in a matter of hours. But first, lets take a look back at some of the weeks big movements in this e moments in this weeks edition of the talkers. Watch. Tell us about your experience this morning on the pfizer drug. I had two doses in august, one in early august, one in late. Minimal side effects, but im feeling great, and im feeling very confident. Maria how do we control Health Care Costs . Thats one of the most important issues, i agree with you. Its a critical issue, and Neither Party has a brilliant answer. Its the hardest issue, ironically given the 12 years of battle over the Affordable Care act, ironically, that was the easy part. Maria and what are you finding so far . What do you think went on here . The core of the case, called the meat of the case, one thats common really in t
Host what is your response to him saying that he has received death threats, that he has received pressure from those in the Republican Party . How do you respond to those accusations . Guest certainly that is out of line. No one should be getting death threats. A deepneed to take breath here and step back. Lets get it right. Lets get it right. Found 2600 votes in one county. That is 2600 people who have not been heard. Their voices deserve to be heard. We found balance in dekalb county. , the ones ballots that were not counted, favored donald trump. He is the one who has benefited from this recount. You have to wonder why we are missing all these votes from one candidate. We all need, again, to take a step back, take a deep breath, lets get it right. And if there were problems, then we need to get them corrected and we need to make sure they do not happen again. Everyone in this country, democrat, republican, independent, we all want the same thing fair, transparent elections. Host i
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Senator david perdue refused to take part, so democratic challenger jon ossoff stood on stage alongside an empty podium. It is a strange situation to be asking a question of a sitting United States senator who is not here to debate as he asks for the votes of the people to be reelected. Amy the debates came a day after President Trump held a rally in georgia and called on georgias republican Governor Brian Kemp to overturn the election but kemp refused to do so. We will go to georgia for the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Is heading towards 15 million confirmed cases of covid19 as daily cases are averaging close to 200,000. The reported death toll has topped 282,000 with hospitalizations now over 100,000. Experts warn the grim figures do not yet account for spikes related to thanksgiving travel. Hospitals and the 911 emergency call system are being stretched to the breaking point as Fr