Rather than his body was lying in state at the president ial palace. Some people in the crowds clashed with police when their visit to see the coffin was cut short. Ethiopias Prime Minister ive made, has ordered, a final assault on the capital of t. , great province after the expiring of a 72 hour ultimatum for local forces to surrender. Ahmed says he will open a humanitarian corridor for those who want to flee more than 40000. People have already left for eastern sudan, where aid agencies are struggling to feed, treat, and shelter them. Well have a morgan is in one of sudans poorest regions where many refugees have arrived with nothing where we are is the border and its where more than 15000 refugees have arrived over the past 3 weeks. All of them think that theyre escaping shelling that left family members behind and came here for their 50 and there they would be more than 200000. 00 refugees. And the next 6 months are going to be trying to step up so that no refugee is left in need.
His Economic Team to deal with the crisis. Item is hopeful, the nearly one trillion dollars package will pass, but says his team is focused on the next session of congress. Right now, before congress should come together and pass a robust package for relief to address the surge it needs. But any package passed in a lame duck session is likely to be at best just a start. My Transition Team is already working on what ill put forward in the next congress to address the multiple crises, refreshing, especially ergonomic, and called a crisis. Us center for Disease Control panel is recommending that frontline workers and nursing home residents should get a grant of iris vaccination fast and independent visor, a team made up of 50 medical and Public Health experts voted in favor of the guidance states and other local authorities will decide on the issue. U. S. Drug firm 5 earned its german partner, bio, and tech have said that they hoped their vaccine could be rolled out in europe within weeks
Six years. Peter scott, one of the things that john and i have discussed with many of our guests is interpretation on Civil War Battlefield parks. We have also talked about the partnerships with academics and we have seen with many of our guests, including our guest on thursday, nina Silver Silver was one of the first historians that came to the park and had conversations with the park staff about ways to broaden the interpretation of gettysburg and time and time again john and i have noticed that these connections between academics and public historians, you cannot conclude there is this a great gulf between these two sides as i think there once was. I thought we could open by having you reflect upon how battlefield interpretation, how it changed over time during your career and if you wouldnt mind, i would be interested in what you see as opportunities as we look ahead. Or iimportant observation my girlsy fun fact cameron and isabel carmichael, i have to give them a shout out today b
Flags were on the Capitol Building and at the white house are being flown at half staff in members of pearl harbor. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Great redeemer, guide our lawmakers along the best path to fulfill your purposes on earth. May they submit to your wisdom and providential leading, believing that you will supply all of their needs. Remind them that your unfailing love accompanies those who put their trust in you. Give our senators an attitude of reverential awe that will keep them from evil. Inspire them to rejoice and be glad, as they strive to live lives of purity and obedience. And lord, as we remember pearl harbor on this december 7th, thank you for your loving and prevailing providence. May we show our gratitude by facing the future without fear. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting
Pandemic to help Small Businesses just in time for christmas. And the lights turn on but everyones at home a quiet start to christmas celebrations in bethlehem as coronavirus restrictions keep the crowds away. Welcome to the program what was meant to be a rally to back to Senate Candidates has turned into an opportunity for donald trump to once again falsely claim that he won last months president ial election and hes been campaigning in georgia for 2 republicans who are up for runoffs next month this month sorry the poll will decide which Party Controls a state. Which the u. S. Senate pardon me but trump spent much of the time criticizing democrats and georgias republican governor who refused to endorse a substantiated claims of voter fraud in the president ial election. I want us correspondingly how good how small from the rally. His 1st since joe biden was declared the winner of the nov 3rd president ial election still donald trump says that he is not giving up on challenging and tr