And also Johnson Johnson, just releasing the results from its phase three trials. Saying in its announcement it is 66 Efficacy Rate overall. 85 against severe disease. Still notably lessective than the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. What does the biden team say about that . The White House Press secretary just said this morning that President Biden is encouraged by the data coming out from j j but also said that the politicians will leave it to the scientists who we should hear from any moment. While were standing by. Lets bring in Elizabeth Cohen following the latest developments. So on this announcement from Johnson Johnson, what are they saying . Basically the bottom line here, kate, is that this vaccine does work well against covid 19, this j j vaccine. Im going to jump in. Andy slavic, one of the members of the Covid Response team is beginning the briefing now. On both the successes and the hurdles we face. I hope on these calls, that the public will get a regular and consisten
A live look there. We will take you there live just as soon as it starts. Right now though, the word of the moment is vaccine. Im at a Football Stadium thats part of the Charleston County School District. Its the second largest in this state. They are ready to give their teachers the vaccine just as soon as the state gives the green light. Already some people in the state getting their vaccines at drivethru sites which presents its own set of challenges. We will talk about that and learn about an ingenious solution from Mount Pleasants mayor. It includes an unlikely ally, chickfila. More on that in a moment. We will start in Charleston County. The School District is ready to roll out vaccines to its teachers. First, they need the green light from the state. I want to bring in jeff buroey. He is the Chief Operating Officer in the School District. 50,000 students. Jeff, first of all, i will put my mask on. We might be within the six feet here. Lets just start with the teachers. Again, So
And tonight, a new chapter in bidens illegal immigration s crisis. People from haiti. They are now appearing off the Coas Gration M Haitt of florida, Incg One Group on a Boat Stockede Gr with firearmous drugs. Governor ron desantis will join us to respond. But we begin with our top story out of Fulton County, georgia, ourtonight where disgraced antitrump District Attorney Fani Willisti Trum Haw turned the Atlanta Court system into nothing but a jokthe. Onigt now, today, the Superior Courtin judge in this case, scott mcafee, all but Accused Willis of lying, corruption and frankly, gross o this conduct. He slammed the, quote, financial of impropriety surrounding her illicit affair and comingling of finances with the outside counsel counse that she hired with hundreds of thousands of dollare hires of Taxpayer Funds to help prosecute. Of course, donals tod trump. And now he called her bizarre outburst during testimonyssiona unprofessional. He accused both willis and her lover, nathal n wad
Good evening. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, the judge in former President Trumps Election Interference Trial said this morning either the District Attorney or the special prosecutor must step aside. The decision, out of Fulton County georgia, comes amid allegations of an improper relationship between the two. This afternoon the special prosecutor nathan wade resigned. Correspondent Jonathan Serrie is in atlanta tonight to tell us where things go from here. Good evening, jonathan. Good evening to you, bret. Facing pressure from the judges order, special prosecutor nathan wade stepped down from the case leaving District Attorney fani willis perhaps wounded but not disqualified as the defense initially wanted. The Fulton County District Attorneys office faced an unpleasant but not difficult decision. Had nathan wade remained a special prosecutor in the Georgia Election interference case, d. A. Fani willis and her entire office would have had to step aside. Instead, wade resigned, expla
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