Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
A Tropical Storm slams into southern florida the state already water logged from 2 weeks of heavy rain now residents could soon be in even deeper trouble. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States into all of you around the world welcome we start tonight with the most Promising Development yet in efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic today the u. S. Drugmaker pfizer and its german partner by on tech announced that they are experimental vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing. Clinical trials have not shown any bad side effects either of these hopes are being tempered by. The vaccine if all goes well will not be available until sometime early. Next year. The hope for an effective vaccine against the corona virus could be growing German Company biotech says test results are more promising than expected. As our results are showing that after the interim evaluation the vaccine is able to prevent infections with over 90 percent probability. So. This is how the socal
President trump speaking publicly for the first time in more than a week touting progress in the production of a vaccine. This is five times faster than the fastest prior Vaccine Development in history. But threatening to withhold it from the state of new york because of governor Andrew Cuomos concerns. The president also refusing to concede the election, shutting out president elect joe bidens Transition Team. How will it affect the next administrations handling of the pandemic . Well talk live to a member of bidens covid advisory board. Was she tricked . New questions swirling this morning about Princess Dianas blockbuster interview 25 years ago where she spoke candidly about her troubled marriage and the challenges of the crown. Those stories, plus tis the season. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is making its grand arrival, wrapping up the 170mile journey with an nypd escort to its new home in the heart of new york city. Something joyful to celebrate today, november 14, 2020.
Good morning. Welcome to the hudson institute. We are honored and privileged to be hosting this event and conversation with Robert Obrien assistant to the president on the National Security affairs otherwise known as National Security advisor. Of youto welcome all here that are able to join us and the audience watching live stream from the website but also a very special welcome to the cspan audience who will be following this event on cspan2 today we are delighted to have you here if only virtually and delighted to have everyone that has been able to participate in this discussion. This is going to be one of the most interesting and significant events that weve done here at hudson given the fact we are less than a week away from the election. The question of what america is going to do and where america is going to go from here those are going toil be decided very soon and so what happens in our discussion here i think will help us to w understand what tas place regardless of who it i
Making these conversations possible and welcome to our audiences on facebook, youtube , twitter and of course axios. Com. We hope youll follow all using that hashtag axios events on twitter. Over the next 30 minutes ill be joined by mike allen and talk about voter turnout and how National Security will play a key role in the november elections. Now id like to welcome our firstguest , shes the ceo and president of vote latino, maria kumar joins us from newark newjersey. Hello. How are you doing . Im tired, but im so excited, thank you for having me. But were not on the road, but the biggest thing about t all this. Were not on the road but i dont know about you, also there is an end to the day on the road. Theres no end to the day when zoom and your office is also your dining room table which isalso next to the kitchen. I think thats right read i think the challenge is that by november 3 youre just, you dont want to seeanything. Im just very cool to be healthy. But we are like we set a w