We have a ton of developments today in the Coronavirus Vaccine situation. What we do know is encouraging in many waysramping up vaccine production. What we dont know about the effectiveness is terrifying. It makes you wonder if the u. S. Needs to dramatically rethink the current Vaccine Distribution strategy. Lets start with the good news. Today johnson and johnson leased some promising data from its phase three clinical trials. The vaccine is 72 effective in the u. S. At preventing moderate to severe illness. Experts consider that a strong level of protection. Here is the potential worrying news. The company disclosed the data suggests the vaccine was less effective against the South Africa Covid Variant we have been dropping. Effectiveness dropped from 72 to 57 . Its called that because it was south africa was the first place it was found which is more contagious and resistant to the vaccines we have. Its already in the United States and appears to be spreading. The more contagious u
Ohio sends a signal to the nation. Voters there decide on a Ballot Measure with big implications for women and 2024 as brand new poll numbers show a second straight summer of Deep Discontent with the Supreme Courts decision to wipe out roe. Plus the reset ripples all the way the to the top. Ron desantis replaces his Campaign Manager. Will the shird shakeup in less that be a month be a charm. And tell it to the heart. Republicans say an Impeachment Inquiry is the only one and the only way to move forward versus joe biden. New cnn reporting pins down when House Republicans plan to do this. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. First, a Special Election that will tell us a lot about 2024 and just how much Abortion Rights will motivate voters. Today ohio goes to the polls. It may seem like a mundane question about constitutional math, but you read between the lines, it is very clearly about abortion. Republicans want to make it harder to rewrite the states constit
A monumental Super Tuesday, donald trump dominated and so did joe biden in 2024 matchup is all but set now and it is a rerun of the 2020 election that nearly cleaved this country in half. Im Abby Phillip In Washington, and im laura coats and new york for november matchup. Isnt white set, but you know what it might as well being nikki haley got when as in singular, as in vermont. But there are plenty of checkmarks to count up with. Former president california, oklahoma virginia colorado, North Carolina, tennessee, texas, arkansas meant god, just like a third rate again, alabama my minnesota, and massachusetts. You added all up and from delegate advantage is to borrow from him huge almost 900 trial Trump Delegates to 60 and change haley delegates. There is arent just crystallized, just how dominant front has been. He is one, a whopping 90 plus percent of all available delegates. He is. It appears inevitable and his march the nomination comes welcome it got nader for the Biden Campaign ev
60 and change haley delegates. Theres arent just crystallized, just how dominant trump has been. He has won a whopping 90 plus percent of all available delegate. It appears inevitable. And his march to the Biden Campaign even as the president picked up a win after win tonight, look at all the states he is historically weak for an incumbent. Looking at the polls, the Biden Campaign clearly wants to make a General Election pivot tonight, painting the choice between him and the former president as one, between moving forward or moving backward into Chaos Division and darkness but achievements. Some of it, much of it inaccurate. Trump diagnosed also what he sees as bodies glaring weaknesses without any prescriptions to actually fix what he believes is broken and no no mentioned from the stage of the woman who trump is beating tonight. And that is nikki haley lets go straight now to harry enten at this magic wall. So glad were here today, so show us some of the winds across these Super Tues
Welcome back to the weekend, folks. Were here, and House Speaker mike johnson is proving he is actually really good at one thing. Kicking that can down the road. Congress now has another week to avoid a partial government shutdown. But none of this is normal, and we cannot say that enough. If congress was actually functioning like it should, this would have been a done deal back in september. So, joining us have to discuss this and all other things happening with the governments Transportation Secretary pete buttigieg. Secretary buttigieg, welcome to the program. You are still in washington, d. C. Your colleagues on capitol hill, most of them, have gone home. Theres a chance that were gonna be here this weekend, figuring out if they can continue to fund the government. They kick the can down the road. They bought themselves about a week. Can you just give us a sense form your Vantage Point of what is at stake with the government operating in this way, with Congressional Republicans con