Murders. Those are events in which four or more people are killed. And nearly 9500 Gun Violence Deaths already this year. The president is using this moment to announce new Executive Action to tamp down, to try to tamp down gun crime. Hes also once again calling on congress to act on gun legislation. Lets begin this hour at the white house. Our Jeremy Diamond joins us. What is to come from biden today . Reporter listen, were going to see the president Layout A Comprehensive Gun Prevention Violence Strategy to address the surge in Violent Crime that happened over 2020 and appears to be continuing into 2021, with experts warning of a potentially dangerous and violent summer. Were going to hear the president sign some new Executive Actions on gun reforms. Hes also going to Push Congress once again to enact gun control laws. Press for the confirmation of his atf director. This will all follow a meeting between the president , his attorney general, and several mayors and chiefs of police as
And when will all be. Transmitted through the tax and weekly radio show its called spectrum if you would like. Information on the chrono larysa or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at dot com slash science. This is the place. This is the place in gold mining give north a lot of heavy reading. The white house finally has its own plan for distributing vaccines. 100000000 doses in a 100 days. The new president also wants 100 you bats a nation centers. And when live scores of for a time dont has trained nurses and medical students. We will get through this we will defeat is pandemic into a nation waiting for action let me be the clearest on this point help is on the way. The crow virus has infected and killed more people in the us than anywhere else in the world. Or by better get cracking close to half a 1000000 people have died in the United States officials are converting sports stadiums and G
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The u. N. His bio is Available Online so let me be very brief in introducing him. Mark has more than 30 years of experience in both humanitarian and development context. Most of it spent with the u. K. s department for international development, which he eventually led as permanent secretary. He had led their humanitarian responses to such context as iraq, syria, nepal, several cases in africa, and haiti. He was also their directorgeneral for policy and corporate performance and finance. An extraordinary wealth of experience both in the context working where operations occur and on the infrastructure that helps to manage them. So were delighted to have sir mark with us today. Mark, there are innumerable humanitarian crises under way right now and at large scale. I know you Just Launched the u. N. s consolidated humanitarian appeal for the funding to support that effort. But today we want to focus on covid. And what the pandemic has meant for the crises that you helped to manage and for
57 days have passed since judge sullivans last hearing to block general flynns exoneration. Well have much more on this development later in the broadcast. The good news again, general flynn has been pardoned by President Trump. And more good news for the president in pennsylvania where a major victory for a free and Fair Election has been won. Today pennsylvania judge Patricia Mccullough ordered that the state certification of the vote be halted temporarily are. She scheduled a hearing for friday morning in the case brought by congressman mike kelly and congressional candidate sean parnell. They allege in that suit the states mailin ballot law is unconstitutional. The Trump Campaign not directly involved in the litigation but would stand to benefit, of course, if, in fact, that law is held to be unconstitutional. Pennsylvanias radical dem, radical dem attorney general josh shapiro said he is appealing to the astronaut Supreme Court. State Supreme Court. Shapiro is a radical by any def