Destructive and likely to increase tensions even further. Also coming up, a taste of life beyond the pandemic, the u. K and denmark, the lifting corona virus restrictions, in spite of my case number ah, im rebecca rit. Welcome to the program. German chancellor. Ola shult says he plans to mate with russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss tensions over ukraine. Shalt has been facing pressured to take a tougher stance on russia with critics accusing germany of being out of step with its allies in tackling the crisis. Hes now trying to reassure people, the germany is pulling its white. The to dish. Publish ultimate, of course, i have also spoken with the russian president , and of course we are carefully preparing everything that needs to be done all fun. I will now be going to the us and i will be continuing the conversation on the necessary issues in moscow soon as get turned on. Its important that the policies of the European Union and nato are coordinated. But its also important th
They risen by an average of 1. 00 centimeters around the globe. Dot see him all the up the arctic ocean especially is warming up on dust. Thats led to this dramatic melting of ice. The ice sheet at the top of greenland is actually continuing to grow. But the ice low it down is melting away, much quicker than whats going on topic. This is free, if you me, i thought omagh called this nasa model shows just how rapidly its happening. Since 2002, 4700000000 tons of ice have melted away from greenland coasts. Thats enough to put the whole of the United States under half a meter of water. Rising sea levels are a threat to us all here and the insulin that sci fi, the islands of the pacific countries like bangladesh, but also here in germany, it also plays a role for the german coastline guy where already strengthening our defenses. It all costs a lot of money and so were also affected by the rise in sea levels. Often climate researches a warning that time is running out the urging politicians
Good evening, everyone the effort to offer Covid Vaccinations to virtually all americans, including the youngest among us, is close tonight pfizer confirming late today it has started down the road of seeking Emergency Use Authorization for its vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years who are currently ineligible child cases stood last week at over 800,000. Thats less than the previous week but still extremely high pfizer for now calling for two lowerdose shots for the youngest group. If approved, the first injections could begin within weeks but the news comes with a nagging dose of reality, reluctance of among many parents to have their kids vaccinated tom costello now with late details reporter with 3. 5 million new Pediatric Covid cases, january alone, the potential that shots could be going into very young arms within a month is welcome news for millions of parents. Every day im worried about them contracting covid. I would say that were very cautious. Reporter in maryland, the cr
Good evening, everyone the effort to offer Covid Vaccinations to virtually all americans, including the youngest among us, is close tonight pfizer confirming late today it has started down the road of seeking Emergency Use Authorization for its vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years who are currently ineligible child cases stood last week at over 800,000. Thats less than the previous week but still extremely high pfizer for now calling for two lowerdose shots for the youngest group. If approved, the first injections could begin within weeks but the news comes with a nagging dose of reality, reluctance of among many parents to have their kids vaccinated tom costello now with late details reporter with 3. 5 million new Pediatric Covid cases, january alone, the potential that shots could be going into very young arms within a month is welcome news for millions of parents. Every day im worried about them contracting covid. I would say that were very cautious. Reporter in maryland, the cr
House transportation and infrastructure subcommittee. I ask unanimous consent the chair be authorized to declare recess at any time during todays hearing. Without objection so ordered. I ask unanimous consent of members not on the committee be permitted to sit with the subcommittee and ask questions without objection. If members wish to insert documents into the record please also email documents ti mail. Gov. Several other senators and a press release from senator kramer into the record without objection so ordered. I now recognize myself for the purpose of an Opening Statement for five minutes. Good morning and thank you for being here today. The undersecretary and the administrators before us represents the full scope of the jurisdiction in the subcommittee on highway and transit. However despite the long record of bipartisan oversight efforts, weve not had any administrators before us since 2019. Todays witnesses can help provide clarity on issues related to the Infrastructure Inve