Line between Civil Service and the military. If confirmed he will be the first black american to lead the pentagon. Getting there will require a special congressional waiver since he hasnt been out of active service for the requisite seven years. Some are hesitant to sign off. Biden wrote an article in the atlantic explaining his choice and urging a swift confirmation. Austin led the u. S. Central command under president barack obama when biden said he pved he could react well under pressure. Biden wrote his many strengths and knowledge in the department of defense and our government are uniquely matched to the challenges and crises we face. He is the person we need in this moment. The required congressional waiver has been granted only twice in the past, most recently when Congress Approved president Donald Trumps nomination of jim mattis in 2017. Biden says he aims to vaccinate 100 million americans for covid19 during the first 100 days in his administration. My first 100 days wont e
Hello im terry martin good to have you with us lawmakers in the u. S. Congress have moved to block president all trumps order to withdraw all u. S. Troops from germany its a rare instance of the democratic and republican parties working together to pass legislation the final version of the annual defense bill which still needs to be voted on voices support for the continued presence of u. S. Forces in germany and it would require an Impact Assessment before any troops are removed in july the pentagon announced it would withdraw about a 3rd of the 36000 u. S. Troops based here. While Stefan Simmons is standing by for us in washington how likely is it that u. S. Troops will not be drop withdrawn from germany no. I think the likelihood just increased actually it is very likely that there wont be any with you all at least not under the reigns of this administration of the triumvirate ministration as you pointed out the budget defense budget. Which is 4500 pages that is a double whopper the
In the next 30 minutes a low turnout as polls close in venezuelas general election which the opposition has dismissed as a fraud and crunch time for brett sick talks the e. U. And the u. K. Push for a trade deal to prevent chaos at the borders next year. Welcome to the program millions of people across the u. S. State of california harbor pairing for harsh new lockdown rules to come into place in the next few hours the stay at home borders places restrictions on the opening of restaurants salads and stalls while also limiting gatherings the measures come in as the state reported its highest ever number of infections more than 30000 in a single day the recent surge in infections and prompting fears some hospitals could run out of i. C. U. Beds while covert 19 is now killing more than 2000 people a day in the u. S. Health officials are hoping the approval of a new vaccine will happen quickly the food and Drug Administration is set to meet on thursday to review it how did you castro how s
Under control a new poll ways if the public is satisfied with the governments response. And the buddhist think of the bragging rights on the line on friday. Face capital city rivals in the bundesliga take a look ahead at the local dog. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us lawmakers in the u. S. Congress have moved to block president Donald Trumps order to withdraw all u. S. Troops from germany its a rare instance of the democratic and republican parties working together these days to pass legislation a final version of the annual defense bill which still needs to be voted on by. Support for the continued presence of u. S. Forces in germany and it would require an Impact Assessment before any troops are pulled out in july the pentagon announced it would withdraw about a 3rd of the 36000. 00 u. S. Troops based here in germany. Well Stefan Siemens is standing by for us in washington how likely is it that u. S. Troops will not be droll withdrawing from germany no. I think the lik
An isolated island despite concerns from the un and the Rights Groups and a major shift in hollywood want to brothers announces all of its films next year will be released at the same time online and in cinemas. Thank you for joining us more than one and a half 1000000 people have now died from covert 19 worldwide a 3rd of those s. Have happened in just the last 2 months several countries have been reporting record numbers of deaths among them where nearly a 1000 people died on thursday the highest daily toll since the beginning of the pandemic you knock down measures are being imposed to curb the outbreak and the worlds worst affected country the u. S. Continues to experience a surgeon infections with hospital admissions and fatah if hes reaching new highs president elect joe biden says hell make masks calm for sorry sorry during the his for a story months in office. In the 1st day im annoyed to say im going to ask the public for 100 days to mask this 100 days to mask now for over 100