Organizing this coming sunday, the nations biggest ever thank you day to mark the birthday of the nhs, Perfect Moment to thank not just the amazing nhs and care workers but also key workers who helped the National Effort throughout our fight against coronavirus and all those across the country who have gone the extra mile for local communities in these challenging times. The nhs represents the best of us and we will always be there to support it. I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house, join other meetings later today. Today is the 70 second anniversary of the nhs, appreciate the immense road the nhs in all the constituency particularly the Royal Hospital which put up with me and summer volunteers for the last we 10 years. The Prime Ministers launch of the uk new deal yesterday paves the way for exciting new project. Can i highlight for his attention the proposed Green Energy Park in gloucester which may be little of the chancellors
Or sleepier . Dana i would have gotten 10 hours of sleep if i went to bed like i felt like it. If you have any tips or tricks for the new schedule. Bill dana is here in the morning and evening and doing it all right now. Dana i went to bed earlier than most children last night and our Line Producer went to bed. Bill more caffeine. Eight hours. Dana we have a capitol hill watch with jackie heinrich. The Senate Moving Forward on covid relief without republican support . Thats right, dana. President biden reportedly told democrats to move forward with his 1. 9 trillion proposal not long after sitting down with Senate Republicans to try to hash out a bipartisan deal. 618 billion proposal was swiftly rejected. Democrats cleared a procedural hurdle to go forward with Budget Reconciliation to pass bigger bill with a simple majority. Republicans can join us but dont try to go against us. We have the majority and we arent backing down. Our members who were in the meeting felt that the president
Humanity and the dignity of every person. This town hall that we are having today as part of an ongoing my brothers Keeper Alliance town whole series in my brothers keepers will was launched by president obama in 2014 after trayvon martin. The president launched it in the east room of the white house calling on america and everybody to do whatever they could in their power to make sure young men of color knew that they mattered into reduce the systemic barriers that stand in their way and make sure every young person has every opportunity to reach their dreams. Today the work of my brothers keeper continues at the my brothers Keeper Alliance at the Obama Foundation. Where we lead a network of 250 communities and a massive call to action to mayors and other folks in communities across the country, this is to build and have clear pathways of opportunity. We are excited to have president obama sharing his viewpoints today but also gathered a panel of local and National Experts who are fig
Encouraging news on the fight against the virus. A first of its kind study kinds the vaccine developed by astrazeneca can very much cut the spread of the virus. Were talking about our medical expert about that. And call it a booster shot, the Biden Administration expanding Vaccine Distribution with plans to send doses directly to pharmacies next week. Dr. Fauci says it cant happen soon enough. Are we vaccinating right now at a pace to keep ahead of these mutant strains . Well, were Getting Better and better, but, savannah, were not. Im Hallie Jackson in washington. We start this morning with Garrett Haake on capitol hill. Garrett, that tribute for Officer Sicknick is starting in just a little bit this hour but as we come on the air there is big news youve been covering from the senate regarding what you could perhaps technically call a power sharing agreement, but if you put in in laymans terms it basically means that congress, now the senate, can function as its supposed to function w
Protests in cities all across the nation including here in the bay area this is video we received from a viewer just an hour ago this is in emeryville you can see dozens of people running towards a best buy store there. We are also hearing that there are protesters at a target store in the same area in emeryville we are working to confirm with Police Exactly what is going on there, but you can see there is a lot of Movement Activity were not seeing any looting at this point. But nonetheless were waiting to get in touch with police thank you for joining us at 9, im pam moore and im ken wayne, the protests are in this response of course to the death of george floyd. The black man who died in minneapolis after a Disturbing Police arrest was captured on video. This is the video at the center of the National Outrage and shows nowfired Police Officer Derek Shaaban with his knee on floyds neck for almost 9 minutes. Shaaban has been arrested and is now charged with 3rd degree murder. And mansl