First, at this hour, Vice President Kamala Harris finally visiting the southern border. 93 days after she became the point person on the crisis. Her trip comes during a record surge in illegal crossings in the United States. Hello. Im john roberts in washington, this is america reports. Good to be back with you again today. Seems like we have a busy news day every day. Today is. Im Gillian Turner in for sandra smith. Vice president harris is on the ground in el paso. Thats where youll recall that we saw one of the most heart breaking videos from this Currents Iteration of the border crisis. You can see Border Patrol footage from april. Shows smugglers scaling a 14 foot fence and dropping two girls on the other side. The smugglers completely abandon the girls leaving them defenseless, alone in the desert outside el paso. John critics point out the epicenter of the border crisis is hundreds of miles away in rio grande. The white house says el paso was a perfect case study. The Vice Presi
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
Regard, but at the same time, they also understand this is coming, the trump arras coming somehow to an end. There was probably more a sigh of relief as well because the palestinian leadership has a cause of all diplomatic ties with the trump administration. But that also leaves, of course, the question why denouncement of such a policy change is now this is an outgoing administration, and it would actually leave more obstacles for the incoming biden administration. Lets talk about the coming ministration. Because Benyamin Netanyahu had developed a close relationship with president trump. What is the feeling there about the president s . Well, i think to have to look at it from a different angle because president elect joe biden is very well known in israel. He has described himself as a friend of israel. He has said he has known every Prime Minister since the 1970 s. Also, he knows where the current israeli Prime Minister binyamin netanyahu, but at the same time it will not be the sam
Death toll from the coronavirus topping a quarter of a 1000000 and the numbers there are still rising rapidly. And germanys top scientific advisor warning the coded infection rate here is still too high, as the daily number of new cases remains of bugs 20000 and European Union countries awaiting billions of euros in Emergency Funding to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. But hungary and poland are blocking the monies release in the row over due respects the rule of wall im bring our viewers on p. B. S. , in the United States and to all of you around the world. Welcome u. S. , secretary of state, mike pompei. It was in the middle east on a trip that is breaking with established u. S. Foreign policy starters. He became the 1st u. S. Secretary of state to visit a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank today. An occupation still not recognized by much of the international community. Later in the day he stopped in the israeli held go on high. Its a disputed area that israel annexed f
Rising rapidly. Germanys top scientific advisor warning the code infection rate here is still too high as the daily number of new cases remains above 20,000. And European Union countries awaiting millions of euros in Emergency Funding to help write the coronavirus pandemic, that hungary and poland are blocking the moneys release in a row over who respect the rule of law. Brent our viewers and 12 you around the world, welcome, u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo is in the middle east on eight trip that is breaking with established u. S. Foreign policy. For starters, he became the first u. S. Secretary of state to visit a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank today, and occupation still not recognized by much of the international community. Later in the day he stopped in the is really held go run heights, it is good area that israel annexed back in 1967. Syria has condemned todays visit calling it a provocative act. It is a first for israeli American Relations and a parting gift f