Company Purdue Pharma appears before congress to answer for its role of the buick crisis. We begin in the u. S. Where covered 19 cases have now passed 50000000 with no slowdown in size the rollout of the 1st Pfizer Vaccine across the atlantic and the u. K. Offers hope but relief in the states is still a long way off on tuesday president elect joe biden and his plan to bring an end to the pandemic mike hanna has a story. President tran convened what was billed as a proxy summit just days before the f. D. A. Is q. To decide on whether to grant an emergency use authorization for the 1st of 2 vaccines and it appears the president is intent on claiming credit for the unprecedented keeps up the fact seems development were just days away from authorization from the f. D. A. And were pushing on the heart that which point we will immediately begin mass distribution before operation warp speed the typical time frame for development that approval has you know. Could be infinity and we were very v
Scientific accomplishments in history. Brennan the challenge of convincing the roughly 75 of americans who need to take the vaccine in order to actually beat the virus will fall to his successo successor. I want to make it clear to the public, we should have confidence in this. Brennan and it will be months before the supply can fill the demand, months that tens of thousands of americans may not have unless they follow the plea to wear masks, social distance, and follow c. D. C. Guidance. Were about to walk into the hanukkah surge and the christmas surge and the christmas week surge and the kwanzaa surge and new years eve and new years day. Brennan the number of covid19 deaths, hospitalizations, and new infections continue to break records daily. Medical providers are stretched to their limit, and hospitals are at our near capacity. This crisis that we have right now, the vaccine is not going to save us. Brennan well talk with health and Human Services secretary alex azar, plus dr. Sco
Is a good set of local elections. What is the best Case Scenario as we go into this General Election for the green party . We go into this General Election for the green party . Go into this General Election for the green party . Go into this General Election for the green pa . ~. ,. ,. , the green party . We are planning to stand in every the green party . We are planning to stand in every constituency the green party . We are planning to stand in every constituency possible | stand in every constituency possible so thats stand in every constituency possible so thats going to be the first time we have so thats going to be the first time we have done that. Of course the prizes we have done that. Of course the prizes winning some seats so as well as holding prizes winning some seats so as well as holding onto the seat in Brighton Paviiion as holding onto the seat in Brighton Pavilion there are three other target pavilion there are three other target seats we have in bristol, headed targ
Decline and chaos under the governing conservatives or rebuilding the country under his party. The Liberal Democrats and the snp have also been setting out their stall. Our Political Editor chris mason has been tracking them all day. You applause. Placards and cheers and a baby is getting attention from politicians. Keir starmer is quite a fan of visiting Lower League Football grounds and places he hopes labour can win. He was in gillingham in kent this morning, his deputy with him too. Thank you. Whatever Service People try and access these days, they find its like wading through treacle. Red cards arent usually welcome for folk on a Football Pitch but expect to see plenty of these in the next month or so, spelling out labours core message. We have had 14 years of going around and round in circles, getting absolutely nowhere. Chaos and division, Feeding Chaos and division. If you want to change you have to vote for it, and if you vote labour its a vote to stop the chaos, a vote to tur
When the conservative mayor of the West Midlands accused the government of cancelling the future if the leg between birmingham and manchester isnt built. Speaking outside the conservative Party Conference in manchester, andy street said the government must not give up on h52 and the Prime Minister must rethink radically how the project is delivered. But Downing Street is still insisting that no final decision has been made. With the latest, heres our political editor, chris mason, in manchester. Party conferences are always a cauldron of whispers and gossip. 0k, good evening, everybody. Denials and announcements. At half five tonight, enter the conservative mayor of the West Midlands. Gripping this situation means reexamining it. It does not mean giving up, admitting defeat, you could say, or even, you could say, cancelling the future. Mr street, have you considered resigning over the cancellation of the northern leg of hs2 . Were not talking about that. The issue is were working hard