The debate was hosted by the Atlanta Press club and georgia public broadcasting. Good evening and welcome. I am russ spencer. And you are watching the Atlanta Press club debate series. We are broadcasting from the studio of the georgia public broadcasting in atlanta, and we welcome viewers from across the state and the country. This is the runoff debate for u. S. Senate to fill the seat held by georgia senator Kelly Loeffler. Lets meet the candidates. In alphabetical order, republican candidate Kelly Loeffler, appointed to the senate in january 2020 to replace retiring georgia senator johnny isakson. She is part owner of the atlanta dream. Candidate Raphael Warnock is the Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist church in atlanta. The church where Martin Luther king jr. Was pastor. Lets meet our panel. Greg bluestein is a political reporter with the atlanta journalconstitution. Rayam the debate will be divided into three rounds and candidates will have 60 seconds to answer question and 30 sec
The past two weeks, and the average test Positivity Rate now stands at 8. 4 . This is across the state. We have Live Team Coverage for you. As for more orders that will go into orders soon, bob riddell, a lot of people talking about that now and it will an app that wil on thursday. Good morning to you, marcus. Governor newsom Just Announced that california notify will be available thursday for download on your apple and android smartphones. This will allow users to anonymously alert other people if they tested positive for the coronavirus. Take a look at your tv screen. This would be something that would be voluntary. You must opt in for it. It would be private, secure, it would not be tracking your location. Imaginary people have downloaded california notify as examples. The phones were also being used by phones with bluetooth. Alice received a text from the California Department of Public Health so she can alert other users on that app that they might have been exposed. If alice cons
Average of almost 22,000. 8. 4 of tests statewide are now coming back positive and it is people and businesses that are feeling the pain. It breaks my heart to see videos. It breaks my heart to see reports of peoples lives being torn apart because of this pandemic. We are trying to do our best. 2. 16 million doses of Coronavirus Vaccine are headed to california by the end of the month. They are both from pfizer and moderna since both of those vaccines require two shots, the supply will cover 1. 08 million people. The governor also Just Announced a case positive notification app cell phone users can opt in. If two users spend 15 minutes closely together and one ends up testing positive for the virus, the other will get a notification and information on what they should do next. The app uses bluetooth to use an anonymous key and does not track a users location. We value privacy. California has long been a leader in terms of advancing the cause. We dont want to do anything to set that cau
Plus, later on in the program, 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 cas
Be secretary of state and john kerry as the new president ial envoy for climate. Following his remarks, Vice President elect Kamala Harris close doubt the event with brief comments. This runs about 30 minutes. Gooddentelect biden afternoon, everyone. Today, i am pleased to announce nominations for staff for critical Foreign Policy and National Security positions in my administration. It is a team that will keep our country and people safe and secure, and it is a team that reflects the fact that americas back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it, once again sit at the head of the table. Ready to confront our adversaries and not reject our allies. Ready to stand up for our values. In fact, in calls from World Leaders that i have had 18 to 20 of them so far, im not sure the exact number in the weeks since we won the election, im struck by how they look forward to the United States reasserting its historic role as a global leader, both in the pacific, as well as the atlantic, all