Hopkins vaccine initiative. Also joining us is dr. Mike levine. He is at the university of Maryland School of medicine and the founder for the center of Vaccine Development. Dr. Powell off it, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Childrens Hospital of philadelphia and professor of pediatrics at the university of Pennsylvania School of medicine. And Wilson Rooney the managing director of tr gp investment partners. You can ask our panelist questions using the q a feature and i am excited to get things started. Esther, i will turn it over to you. Thank you so much. Welcome and good afternoon to everyone. We have a terrific panel today. With leading experts to discuss the challenges related to Vaccine Development and the implication of the race to develop a covid19 vaccine or multiple vaccines. As of this morning, there were over 27 million confirmed cases of 2019 and ate her thousand deaths. In the u. S. , we have six point 3 million confirmed cases. We are approaching 190,000
Postmaster general, who was appointed by President Trump, president defended his could mean problems with mailin postmaster general, louis dejoy. Ballots. On saturday the president , without evidence, claimed louis is working very hard. Mailin voting to be, quote, reporter dejoy is under fire catastrophic. For an overhaul that led to mail all of it coming as we learn of a loss in the president s family. His brother, robert, passing delays, cut backs on worker away overnight. Overtime and removal of mail well have more in a live report just ahead. To discourage nt and mailboxes. Well also preview the Democratic National convention and talk about some interesting new poll numbers with chuck todd. Then our sunday focus. With more than 150 coronavirus mailin voting . Are you trying to discourage no, not at all. Vaccines being developed right the steps that hes taking are now, how soon, if ever, will we trying to stop the tremendous actually see one that can get losses that have taken place
The break in the cold case murder of a music legend, after 18 years the arrest just announ announced. Early today starts right now good Tuesday Morning im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. The Democratic National convention has begun with much of the first night focused on Racial Justice in america. Now more than ever we need a president who will unite this country. We need a president who in George Floyds memory, instead of using the bible as a prop, will heed its words, to act justly george should be alive today. It is up to us to carry on the fight for justice. He was always finding ourselves in what john louis called good trouble. Together we must build a nation that is more equitable, more compassionate, and more inclusive. I know that joe biden will begin that fight. The major theme for the evening seemed to be unity our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us withmore of the nights big moments for a democratic event, we heard from a whole lot of republicans. Reporter yes
Piggy bank to fund the president s unemployment plan. He said it would cost the state roughly 700 million per week. Heres Melanie Woodrow with more. Reporter for unemployed california residents, an additional 600 per week of Unemployment Benefits expired at the end of july. President trump signed an executive order that would give 400 a week in enhanced federal Unemployment Benefits through the end of december. Now the governor says california wont be able to contribute the states required 25 . Stlz is no money sitting in the piggy bank of the previous c. A. R. E. S. Act to be reprioritized or reconstituted for this purpose. Simply does not exist. Reporter he said ste as lge as califorurn gove to fron those eporte goverr d whealifornians who need that money will get it. Meantime, 3 4 of renters have fallen behind on their rent, with the majority being in the latin x community. Dr. Mark elly provided an update on the failure. 295,000 backlogged records were processed over the weekend. T
A giant bird cage above the old bailey can actually see that there was in the run up to the referendum a preponderance of until you pull breaks it pieces on to and sputnik what the report does not do is make any criticism of any individual program a cold commentator present or thats not what this is of no mention of going underground in britains finally released no redacted russia reports oliseh more coming up in todays going underground but 1st as more and more people go back to a life precode with 19 or hopes for a vaccine obscuring the imminent threat posed by a socalled winter spike that could cause another 120000 coronavirus deaths in the u. K. Where the worlds most respected virologist dr robert gallo who is pivotal in discovering the link that hiv has to aids suggests that a much cheaper option a polio vaccine could be used as a stopgap until a grown a virus vaccine. Found he joins me now via skype from baltimore in the United States thanks so much robert coming on before we eve