In the way of the transition, the General Services administration, says it needs another week before briefing top lawmakers on this delay. Well get reaction from the chair of the subcommittee that oversees the gsa, mike quigley. All of this as the coronavirus dri drives nearly two straight weeks of record hospitalizations. And former president obama is warning the Current Administration might hamper vaccine distribution. Look, it has not been made easier by the fact that weve had a incoherent federal communications strategy, to say the least, when it comes to science and the whole science around covid. Lets begin on this monday with the latest on the transfer of power. Joining us now, nbc news political reporter, ali vitali whos with the biden team in wilmington, delaware. Nbc news political reporter monica alba whos near the white house. Politico Senior Writer and playbook coauthor, jake sherman. Great to have all of you here. So, monica, republicans like ohio start rob portman starte
Big news from our closest ally, the uk is days away from distributing a vaccine. This pandemic has claimed the lives of more than one Million People worldwide. The United Kingdom is the first to approve the vaccine. Seniors will get the first of two shots. After the county will use a tiered approach to fax nating everyone else starting with the holdest residents and moving down. The decision puts enormous pressure on the fda to approve the vak seccine here in the uni states. The fda takes longer here because it goes through all of the raw data behind the findings. Still the chief sunshicience ad for warp speed hopes the approval will make americans feel comfortable that the vaccine is safe. I hope this will be evidence for the American Population that the data with these vaccines are clear. Are transparent, and they demonstrate theyre effective and safe for use in the general population. Always steven hann was summoned to the white house today and yesterday, the agency says they will c
Cooker bombs exploded killing three ft hs some tricky thing hasnt athletes get ready to compete. This is the one hundred and eighteen. Once you are all fantastic. We begin in Eastern Ukraine tensions remained high as pro brushing groups continue to occupy government buildings and the separatist leader call some doubt in your permission to send in russian troops. The key for protection from the self acclaimed narrow that the answer comes as the parties in kiev. Thanks to investigate a Fatal Shooting of the city on sunday that left at least three people dead a short time ago. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov described the killings the crimes which is unique yet did not want to stop extremists. A couple of speakers mounted on a car to announce the new curfew following the attack on a checkpoint near cooper russian authorities of stabbings a city under siege and pleaded for russian president that the new routine to intervene. We were looking for we beg you to help his believing what
Back in washington we are hearing from bill barr this morning, his first appearance since that breaking story overnight. What we know about his threat to quit because of the press tweets. While we monitor the fallout from the pardonpalooza, handing out get out of jail free cards to everyone, and nearly a dozen white collar criminals including Rod Blagojevich we are ready to do here in d. C. An on the campaign trail. But lets start with tonights high stake debate. And five things to watch out for. First, the bloomberg factor. All eyes will be on him and how hell do under what will likely be withering attacks from his rivals. A new frontrunner in Bernie Sanders who cemented his status in recent polls. Then you have pete and amy. Can they widen their base after iowa and New Hampshire . And then of course you have the question about joe biden and Elizabeth Warren and whether the two of them can actually recover. And fifth, who will seize on local issues that matter to nevada voters ahead o
S. We rush to defend or condemn before processing whats seen and race always takes first place. Each day were greeted with a news or broader film. Ugly tape that invites outrage. A fight in the store. A cop pepper spraying someone. No one records the good stuff because you cant sell that to a restless, jaded public. And thats what we are. Imagine if you were doing your job a salesman a banker a plumber, and somee you 24 7. As you work he just stares and hums. And when you screw up he posts that on facebook. Congratulations. Youre now a cop. Dont get me wrong. Im for outing the bad ones. But in a world of tattle talesngec if i were a good cop idyyl5uaju the cameras at us. I want to throw to this down on tape of the attorney for the eric casebolt. Lets go to that shall we . Eric regrets that his conduct portrayed him and his department in a negative light. He never intended to mistreat anyone, but was only reacting to a situation and the challenges that it presented. He apologizes to all