100,000 people by the end of this year. Ethiopia says a u. N. Team is shot at after not stopping at two checkpoints. In the United States, covid19 cases have passed 15 million with no slowdown in sight. Even with the Pfizer Vaccine rollout beginning across the atlantic in the u. K. , the countrys leaders are promising a way out. Starting with president elect joe biden, he says he is going to get a grip on the pandemic once he is sworn in. Has a plan for the first 100 days. This team will help get at the last 100 million covid19 vaccine at least 100 million Covid Vaccine shots into the arms of the American People in the first 100 days. 100 million shots in the first 100 days. The u. S. Has secured enough doses of the pfizer shot for 50 Million People but the drugmakers say the Trump Administration had the opportunity to double that order after Clinical Trials had proved it was effective. The president promised to make sure americans get vaccinated before aid goes to other countries. We
Covert 19 but in mexico theres a mammoth task as authorities outlined a strategy to immunize over 100000 people by the end of this year and in other news ethiopia says a u. N. Team visiting particularly the region is shocked that after not stopping to check its. In the United States code 1000 cases have now passed 15000000 with no slowdown in sight even with the Pfizer Vaccine rollout beginning across the atlantic in the u. K. Any response in america is a long way off however the countrys leaders current and future are promising a way out starting with president elect joe biden he says hes going to get a grip on the pandemic once he is sworn in on january 20th he has announced a medical team to tackle it and hes got a plan for the 1st 100 days of the. This team this team will help get at the latest at the last 100000000 covert 19 vaccine at least 100000000 covert vaccine shots into the arms of the American People in the 1st 100 days 100000000 shots in the 1st 100 days now the u. S. Has
Have want to heal with less time. Amy the u. S. Death toll from covid19 has topped 250,000 as the number of infections soar across the country. Nearly 2000 deaths in one day. But President Trump is all but missing in action. He has not attended a Coronavirus Task force meeting in five months. He continues to have no Public Meetings on his schedule. We will speak with the atlantics ed yong. Then to iran. As President Trump installs loyalists in a shakeup at the pentagon, is the president laying the groundwork to attack iran . Plus, we will look at why climate activists and progressive democrats are protesting president elect joe bidens decision to tap congressman Cedric Richmond to a Top White House post. He is the leading democrat recipient of fossil el money in congress. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The official u. S. Death toll from covid19 has passed a quarter of a Million People as the virus rages
Nigeria, in borno state, in particular. And one surprising thing is that the attackers, according to sources, came on motorcycles, and there has been a ban on the use of motorcycles in that region for at least 6 years now. So its surprising how Security Forces couldnt identify or discover some people illegally using motorcycles. They carried out their tax when these farm workers were busy harvesting rice in the fields in the course of it, as well as a bit of money where we saw today a funeral for 43 of the victims where was held u. S. President elect. Joe biden is being treated for a fractured foot a day before he set to receive his 1st president ial briefing. This was the 78 year old at the clinic where he underwent an x. Ray and a c. T. Scan. It comes as his victory in the state of wisconsin has been confirmed after a recount of the 2 biggest counties, their white house, senior adviser, jared questionable, reportedly travel to saudi arabia and cats are in the coming days aiming to he
Raid the home and office of the doctor. As part of an investigation into a football legend, well, the day after ethiopias Prime Minister claimed victory in the take the region leaders of the forces say theyve shot down a military plane and captured the pilot. The t. V. Left told reuters the pilot was on a mission to bomb the area. When the plane was shot down. Theyve been fighting the Government Troops for 3 weeks there and say theyve retaken the northern town of. Meanwhile, state media says at least 70 graves have been found in the ticket in town of welcome web. Following the story for us from nairobi, Ethiopian Government soldiers took the city of the regional capital of the great, without much fighting their enemy. Its a gray and Peoples Liberation front appeared to have decided not to put up much resistance after taking full control of them a clearly our forces are now pursuing and hunting and to peace or laments hidden in holes. The government says its forces now control of the re