The harsh reality there is where we begin this morning with 33 Million People in southern california, the San Joaquin Valley and the San Francisco bay area now under new stayathome orders as icu capacity in hospitals there near the breaking point. 33 Million People. Thats more people than live in new york and pennsylvania combined. They face the closure of bars, hair salons, museums, movie theaters, playgrounds and more yeah, the number of americans hospitalized remains above 100,000, and thats before the expected surge following thanksgiving when millions of americans were traveling and gathered with family members and keep in mind, well likely see n more of that same kind of surge come hanukkah and christmas. The white house vaccine chief praised a plan by president elect biden to ask americans to wear masks in his first hundred days in office. Saying that masks are key as the country awaits the vaccine. Dr. Moncef slaoui, the head of operation warp speed expecting emergency authoriz
Because inflation is now very low, fed policy is focused on reducing slack in the labor market and raising inflation to about 2 . At some point a stronger economy may bring higher inflation rates. With the fed be willing to raise the fed funds Interest Rate above the rate of inflation if the inflation rate begins rising above 2. 5 even if there is still slack in the labor market question mark so let me emphasize that our commitment is twosided. We do not want to see inflation run persistently below our two percent target. We also do not want to see inflation run persistently above our two percent target. Agofomc about two years wanted to make very clear that we have a very strong commitment to a two percent longer run inflation goal. And we for the first time issued a clear statement that 2 as the longer run inflation goal and we remain committed to it. This continues to be the case. Although with inflation running , at this when, as i mentioned, i think the risk is greater that we sho
Weve all served in government and seen both ends of that dynamic, where the highs feel pretty high and the lows feel really low. This is the lowest it gets, and there is a question about what is putin doing . His speech, when he took the formal step in crimea, created a whole set of really serious questions about what the idea that russia is the most divided nation, the vision of ethnic identity. All these things are incredibly destabilizing, and youve seen in western european embrace of some of these ideological points by the far right. So again, this is a genie being let out of the box here. David . Until putin bailed us out on the chemical weapons issue, russias role was nothing but negative and destructive t. Wasnt blocking the resolutions, it was selling and providing arms and weapons for assad to slaughter syrians. Russia was guilty aiding and abetting that slaughter, that massacre. And so russia has, in my view, been so counter to our interests in syria, and the chemical weapons
The last inauguration. I believe it was a tailor out of chicago who designed his suit. So certainly you would think he might have another one today but we dont actually know. The fact is, he coordinated his tie to her dress, not the reverse, right . Absolutely. She probably picked the tie too, i would suspeexpect, wolf. I think its fair to say she looks great, he looks great. We are going to continue our special coverage. Were now here in the situation room. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Were continuing to watch the president of the United States, the president of the United States and the first lady, theyre now getting closer to where kate boulduan, Jeffrey Toobin and i are. Christi paul is not that far away. Christi where are you . Madison and pennsylvania avenue. This crowd has been waiting for this because you know the announcer, charlie brattman, he is an institution here. I would like to say, he is spitting enthusiasm. He doesnt have th
LANE-RETICKER, Edward Edward Lane-Reticker, 79, died at Mere Point, Brunswick, ME, on Tuesday (December 13, 2005), after a brief illness. He was born Edward Donald Reticker on March 7, 1926, in Chicago, IL, the son of Edward and Jane Abt Reticker. On August 9, 1947, he married Laura Ruth Lane in Brunswick and changed his […]