Along the border with sudan is worsening, and u. S. President elect joe biden is set to announce his 1st cabinet appointments and tony blinken, a former Obama Administration official, is expected to be named secretary of state. An unschooled, the head of african football has been handed a 5 year ban a by the sports world governing body fifa. Ahmed ahmed was found guilty of financial misconduct following an investigation. Thank you very much for joining us. We begin this news hour with a promising breakthrough in the global race to find a vaccine for corona virus. Raising hopes of an end to the pandemic could be within reach the u. K. Pharmaceutical company, astra zeneca and the university of oxford have said they have caught a vaccine for the world. They say that on average have seen is 70 percent effective, but that may increase to 90 percent depending on the dosage at 2. 50 is the cheapest potential vaccine so far with no serious side effects. This is the 3rd Major Company to report
And surrounding counties are playing a large role in this National Drama as the votes are being counted. Right now, as expected, joe biden has taken the lead. I think that we will continue to build. I dont think there is any drama about that. Most of us who have been in politics know exactly what those mailin ballots will yield. Right now, it looks like joe biden will broaden his lead in pennsylvania. David we want to count all the ballots, we all agree with that, but we heard joe say it is pointing in one direction. We spoke with ed rendell yesterday, and he said he things it will be an 80,000 margin for joe biden. As a political scientist, does that sound plausible . Jeanne i think it does. Joe biden could win with an even larger margin than donald trump won pennsylvania in 2016. The number he gave you yesterday sounds about right. We know the ballots being counted now, absentee mailin ballots, are going in the 70, 80 range for joe biden. Those are lifting his numbers. That is why we
The situation for refugees worsens. And another record high for Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere is still growing in spite provirus shutdowns. And i suppose the president s of african football ahmed ahmed has been banned for 5 years. Governing body is found guilty of breaching its code of ethics. Those behind a major covert 19 experimental vaccine could be up to 90 percent effective and cheaper than the other 2. Its being developed by also university and manufactured by astra zeneca. The drug company has pledged not to make a profit from the vaccine. During the pandemic fellow pharmaceutical firms find and one berner have reported about 95 percent efficacy from the late stage trials of their experimental vaccines. The Oxford Astra Zeneca announcement is the latest dose of hope for a world waiting for a breakthrough against covert 19. The virus has killed most 1400000 people so far. Jonah, how reports now from london. Its being hailed as a vaccine for the World Pharmaceuticals firm as
House of representatives. And im a historian, has going. And we want to talk today about the history of African American representation in the 20th century. And we have a lot of artifacts, from house collection, they have to do with that in a lot of history to cover. In the last African American sort of to be elected in the 19th century leaves a 1901, george white of North Carolina. And then its a long time before another African American comes into the house, and that is oscar to priest from illinois. And we have a couple of really rare artifacts from this man, from the 19 twenties and thirties. But before a legit because i love them so much, matt, tell us a little bit about oscar, and how he got into congress . So theres a long period, almost three decades after George Henry White leaves congress, where there is no African Americans who served in either house or the senate. And that has everything to do with a gym crow laws that go in the books in the south. In the way that changes o
State, tax politics, and the limits of american liberalism. Professor michael more looks at tax policy and American Attitudes towards taxes from the end of the new deal, to the 1986 tax reform act. This top is warning the series with scholars who used records in the National Archives center for legislative archives for the research. The center senate hosted this amendment right of the video. Thank you for attending todays researcher top historian at the center for a legislative archive sponsor of the series. Weve had a very full program this year, showcasing some of the Significant Research that is still being, done in the house records. Todays top is the eighth of this calendar, near and we have one more november, then we will hear from Charles Stewart Political Science professor at mit, longtime friend and supporter. Of the center. Who is talk about his coauthor book electing the senate, in direct democracy before the 17th amendment. By the prince in your city press, it will be a pre