Second coronavirus death in the United States. Bay Area Health Officials report 5 new cases of coronavirus with one county in the east bay now seeing its first case we begin with 2 hospital workers one from Alameda County and another one from Solano County both testing positive. After coming in contact with a known patient. Both healthcare workers are employed by north bay vaca valley hospital. A woman from Solano County was being treated there last week before positive for coronavirus in response to their first case Alameda County Health Officials have declared a Public Health emergency. Cutting concerned that we want we again the idea is to begin planning. Alameda county Public Health officer doctor eric upon says they are expecting more cases to pop up are currently in isolation at home and will not return to work until they are cleared. Health Officials Say they have identified people in close contact with both of them and those people have self quarantine now to Santa Clara County
Congress. This is just over 20 minutes. Welcome to action yoas. James scott senior politics reporter and coming to you today from washington, d. C. Welcome to our audiences on facebook, u tube, facebook. And join the conversation on x. For our final 2023 news shaper and speak with the newsmakers driving the news and policy priorities that are top of mind heading into 2024. 2024. Our first our first guest is the congressman from new jerseys 3rd congressional district, andy kim. Congressman, thanks for joining us today. Thanks for having me today. What have you been working on as you are looking to tie up loose ends in washington . Rep. Kim will be able to bar forward in a bipartisan way, we have some any challenges we are facing globally right now, and was important for us, with some of the big challenges we face. We are going to do it in a bipartisan way. A lot of other things are happening in congress, the things that are deeply frustrating at the end of the year, not accomplishing th
Mr. Speaker, we are very confident the and Health Care Act with their help will be on the president s desk and we will start over with a new future for health care in america. Maria the latest development this morning coming up. Another legal challenge for president tried to report why hawaii is filing a lawsuit overpriced executive order and immigration. Deadly wildfires in the middle of the country to report at least five People Killed in texas and oklahoma. The governor declared a state of emergency. Latest developments coming up. Snap shares on a wild ride. Donate 10 yesterday on top of a 12 of the day before. The action on heavy volume as well. What does that mean . Writer markers this morning. Futures indicate a mixed market at the open of trading. Nasdaq up a fraction. S p 500 down a fraction. We wait on the adp report due at about 8 15 a. M. In two hours. The first look at the labor market ahead of the important government jobs report this friday. Rated action ahead of the Euro
To have profound implications today around the world we see that every were around the world it comes from the stakes policy errors is that they can be corrected that is why we wrote the book and refocus on three big reforms obviously other things have to be done but you have to have priorities so we Prioritize Health care and a new tax code and getting the Monetary System back on track for the first time in half a century. In your new book who are the donors that you talk about . Talks about the voters of seven key counties in key states the republicans won in 2004 the where they lost in 2012 so places like florida or virginia or ohio or North Carolina and New Hampshire colorado the republicans actually have it yet but because some of those changes they had a pretty Good Opportunity but to find out who they are because that key theory is the reason why republicans win more state elections win more state elections cannot president ial elections they have lost touch of the voters at the
There are books for sale. I recommend you pick one up and perhaps get a signature on it. With that, i will turn over the introduction of our speaker today. Thank you. Good to be here. Welcome to the seminar. It is wonderful to have them back. He is an alumnus. Spent part of the work on his book here. We are delighted to have them come back with the final product. Let me just say by way of introduction, he is entering director of the East Asia Program at syracuse university, and the former Vice President of the foundation. In that capacity he has done a lot of good work and research and is also a trustee, us china relations. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College concert with the u. S. Army in vietnam, holds ma and phd degrees from stanford. His book is already been reviewed, and we are very much looking forward to his presentation today. Thank you very much. It is a special privilege to be here. This is where the project started. I wanti want to take this opportunity to not