So concerned tonight. 358 new cases of covid19 were reported here in the county just yesterday. Im here to share some sobering news. Our case count in saint claire are starting to surge. Chief Health Officer sounding the alarm about the growing numb of covid19 cases and the number of hospitalizations is up in the county too. Climbing nearly 10 sunday. It could be tied to halloween and pandemic fatigue. Similar to the up tick that we saw in the summer, this is also largely younger adults. Between ages 18 and 34. A large number of new cases have been reported in gilroy. And east san jose. The surge which began in midoctober could mean a return of business restrictions or a new round of forced khloe shushes. Were trending ourselves into the red and potentially the purple tier. Which means more restrictions. Health leaders and the governor are urging everyone to keep wearing mask and remain six feet apart. Do not take your guard down. Businesses are urged to do the same. You can look for t
Focus today executive nominations, including brian miller for pandemic recovery. And the vote for mr. Miller setting for 4 30 p. M. Eastern. Take you live now to the senate floor on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Lord god, have mercy upon our nation for the winds of suffering buffett our land. We hear the cries of the voiceless and the anguish of the unheard. We see the criminal actions of those who threaten freedom. Lord, snatch this nation conceived in liberty from the precipice of its own destruction. Extricate us from traps we have set for ourselves. Remind us that you are a god of justice from whom we borrow our heartbeats. Arise, mighty god, and make those who defy your purposes tremble with reverential awe. Hear the prayers of our senators, and give them wisdom, courage, and integrity for these challenging times. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presid
House through the opposite wall. Neighbors say it final will stopped when it hit this car and a driveway. Up and down the street christmas celebrations stopped short. My kids already know that as soon as you hear that get to the ground. They hid in the bathroom. Police arrived to learn a 6 yearold boy had been shot and driven to the hospital. The bullet hit him in the back. While he was riding on his uncles motorcycle. A little kid you were supposed to wake up happy and open gifts. The boy spent christmas in the hospital with gunfire becoming all too common in this neighborhood. Some people have had enough. Its time to move. Police say the boy is in stable condition. And he is here surrounded by family. They have asked us for privacy and going to respect that. The Investigation Continues although police say the so far no one has come forward to identify the shooter. Thank you. Another shooting across the bay. San Francisco Police looking for the person who shot two people in the tender
Points at the s p. The dow up 72 points the nasdaq looking to be higher by 32 points in asia we saw a pull back from yesterdays gains off the china u. S. Trade truce hang seng is off just a fraction over in europe, european equities are mostly higher the dax is up by 0. 8 . Perhaps europe is still digesting the news that Christine Lagarde will head the ecb. The first woman to do so treasury yields fell back below 2 yesterday and remains there right now. 1. 895 the global story here, the benchmark german bund yield has fallen to a new record low, negative 0. 385 right now. It was negative 0. 4 earlier. The italian tenyear has gone from 2. 8 to 1. 7 in the space of about three weeks. Lagardes appointment seen not just in the german bund yield as not potential hawk, she will be more dovish, but someone who can operate politically and avoid a clash on the italian budget. Both appointments being European Commission president and ecb president being german and french shows the power brokers,
Today nomination hearing. This is the tenth nomination hearing the committee has held this year. I want to take a minute to thank Ranking Member and her staff for working diligently. With my staff. And this senator to process these nominees. Filling judicial vacancies, and executive appointments is an important part of committee responsibility. And i know that all members of the committee take this responsibility seriously. Today, well hear from two panels. First well hear from the nominees to the Circuit Court. Noter dame law professor. And Michigan Supreme Court justice. Our second panel will hear from eric. To be head of the Civil Rights Division. And the department of justice will also hear from two nominees to the District Court judges in tennessee. I understand that theres some concern with having two Circuit Court nominees on a hearing agenda. So i thought id explain this. Because its unusual. When the majority leader extended the Senate Schedule in to august. We scheduled a nom