Its ranks. More on the investigation and why a multimilliondollar program created to help survivors is not working. And dancing through pain. Sam smith on how they turned heartbreak into hope and found a way to express their true self on their new album. Cant wait to hear from sam. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Too many people still seem to think covid19 is a hoax. There is no way to sugarcoat any of these numbers. We need to redouble our efforts. More than a quarter million americans have died from the coronavirus. We are in an absolutely dangerous situation. This is not crying wolf. This is the worst rate of rise in cases that weve seen in the pandemic. Joe biden met virtually with Frontline Health care workers as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. As many as another 200,000 dead by the time we get sworn in. Its skyrocketing. It is skyrocketing. The u. S. Army is responding to an exclusive cbs news investigation into Sexual Assault in the military. It
News with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news. Tonight, the c. D. C. Says the spread of coronavirus is now so out of control, americans should cancel their thanksgiving plans and not travel at all for the holiday. In a blunt and ominous warning, the governments top Health Protection agency now says ignoring those warnings and Holding Gatherings could lead directly to family members dying from covid19. Californias governor says things are so dire there, starting saturday, hes issuing a mandatory order requiring nearly everyone in his state to stay in their homes overnight. At the same time as we come on the air tonight, there is breaking news from the white house. Coronavirus task force and it is very hopeful. Moments another Vice President pence told reporters the Drug Company Pfizer will apply for emergency authorization for its vaccine tomorrow morning. And the army general in
This minibus combines six appreciate appropriation bills, defense, commerce, justice, science, energy, Water Development, Financial Services and general government, labor, hhs, and education, transportation, housing and urban development. Than 200s more billion in emergency funding to rebuild our nations transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure, to expand broadband to unserved and underserved areas and to rebuild age, Public Health, and support state and local Health Agencies and Global Health activities. The bill prioritizes public 47 and safety with billion for lifesaving medical research at the National Institutes of health, and 50 million, an increase of 25 million above f. Y. 2020, for firearm injury and Mortality Prevention Research at the n. I. H. And c. D. C. , and it includes strong funding for Numerous Public Health efforts, including initiatives to reduce h. I. V. Infections, address tobacco and ecigarette use, and ensure food safety. As we confront the twin crises
And today we are going to have a hearing entitled hashtag me tood moment, a examination of Sexual Assault and perceived retaliation in the department of defense and at ft. Hood. The hearing will now come to order. That we are here to discuss a pernicious military culture that time and time again sap ora sea report after sapl ora report, exposed an environment that is d for Sexual Harassment. Where women are stigma, afraid t the harassers because of a stigma, fear of retaliation and oft rasism and worse, fear they wont bee believed. And the harassers wont be helds accountable. By declaring hashtag i am aken t Vanessa Guillen, thousands of Service Members and veterans have taken to the streets and social media demanding safety and respect. Demanding that the rules of the, quote, old boys club, and the quote, locker room talk, are no longer the price of admission. Lo demanding that the sexually explicit language in the motor pool, in the field, or in the l office stop. Demanding that the
Live on capitol hill, the House Appropriations committee working on 2021 spending levels today. One of the measures they are working on his defense spending. 694. 6 billion, an increase of 1. 2 billion from 2020. Congressman a nita lowey chairs the committee. I will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee of appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to submit in writing. That email address has been provided to your staff. Our first order of business is consideration of the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal. Ear 2021 thank you madam chairwoman. Remarks, igin my reluctantly have to acknowledge this will be my final Opening Statement before the House Appropriations committee. I have no new revelations to make but for those of you who will remain on this committee, there are a few things i would like to say. He saved the conditiona