And there is billions of dollars communities will be able to use for policing. And the frustrations of being the negotiator in chief, Infrastructure Talks between that Bipartisan Group of senators and the white house havent just hit a pothole, they are at the edge of a chasm over some big Sticking Points. The latest on that this just moments. Were following Breaking News as well out of the Supreme Court. A big decision on students free speech. It is an 81 ruling that former cheerleaders online profanity about her school is protected under the first amendment. Pete williams has read over the decision. What stands out to you . What stands out to me is who things. What the Supreme Court is saying here is that it is wiping out a Lower Court Ruling that said that schools can never punish students for what they say off campus. The court doesnt go that far. But it is the next best thing to that far as far as free speech advocates are concerned. Because the Court Suggests that the circumstance
We will get your thoughts on what grade you would give your governor on this pandemic, but lets begin with south dakotas governor. Take a look at the state. This is from nbc news. A 19 increase over the past two weeks. Here is republican south dakota governor kristi noem defending her approach. [video clip] across the country and around the globe, cases are increasing. Over the past week, cases are on the rise in 48 states. Some have said that my refusal to mandate masks is the reason why our cases are rising here in the state of south dakota. That is not true. Others have said that my refusal to advance harsh restrictions like lockdowns is another one of the reasons why our cases are rising, and that is also not true. There are 41 states that have some kind of a mask mandate. Cases are on the rise in 39 of those 41 states. Some in the media are saying that south dakota is the worst in the world right now. That is absolutely false. I would encourage you to look at the Johns Hopkins cor
Its interesting. In 2010, it provided that there acts and it was majorndidates organizing transitions. It starts as early as april, certainly by may because theres , organizingh to do , so itsnal government quite a sophisticated operation, and large. Host what do they do . Thet they have to appoint positions. Getting that cleared is important. Then theres the first 100, 200 days of the administration to fulfill Campaign Promises that campaign represented to the public. That gets down to riding executive orders. The third is to organize , and lastly, it is what we are seeing with the president elect today where he is supported by his transition. Ory dont have the trappings the normal organization that would go through. How much money has been involved in this . We just read for our viewers the headline the president elect is crowdfunding his transition costs, raising 10 million already. Guest the transition begins in the spring and it is funded through private sources. Its regulated, if
Moment ago. Rosemary orosco is here to talk to us about the dramatic shift in weather. Yeah, from yesterday into today. And today is likely to be the wettest storm on the season so far, which is good news for the bay area and more sierra snow. Giving you a live look here. We showed you the Golden Gate Bridge and now lets look at the pacific satellite view. Were, again, beginning to see more widespread rain early on. It took awhile to get here. The north bay was covered in the green by 10 00, 11 00. Now the central bay and along the peninsula into the santa cruz mountains, you can see if we move in closer and look at what is going on. Widespread over the north bay. Creeping into the east bay from San Francisco down through about, it looks like redwood city and Mountain View area. For the coastline, its covering pacifica and Half Moon Bay. For the north bay, it started earlier. We can see as it is pretty much over the entire bay area from the coast for inland valley locations and over ou
Affected areas. This is not a decision that has been taking lightly but it is and this is very precaution whats worrying scientists is that the new strain showing decreased sensitivity against antibodies meaning vaccines currently under development to treat covert 19 might not be able to stop it the World Health Organizations praised the decision saying denmark showed determination and courage despite the huge Economic Impact on mink farmers the move is likely to devastate the countrys pelt industry the w. H. O. Urged other countries to be vigilant especially where large numbers of animals are packed together but stress that coronavirus mutations occur often and dont always pose an increased risk to humans mutations are normal these types of changes in the virus are something that we have been tracking since the beginning and youve heard me say many times that w. H. O. Has a Global Laboratory network and we have a specific working group that is looking at the virus evolution and lookin