[applause] president of the society and delighted to welcome the memorial election. This memorial elector started shortly after 9 11. Just like it started, after 9 1 . [applause] the inaugural lecture reminded us of what it means to be an american and have the legal tradition is a critical part of our identity of americans. That reminder is more crucial today and they understood this connection. We want the series to remind lawyers of it so they foster legal principles that advance individual liberty and personal responsibility and the rule of law. Other lectures have included justice scalia, chief justice roberts, Vice President cheney, judges can star, robert, ray randolph, edith jones, doug ginsberg, jeff sodded in judge neil gorsuchs. Also former attorney general and white house counsel, and senators tom and ben. That brings us to todays lecture. It is my privilege to introduce for this years the honorable william barr attorney general of the United States. People serve in governme
Also tonight we are learning more about his plans for his first 100 days in office including economic stimulus push and various executive actions. We are awaiting a vote any moment now by a cdc Advisory Panel that will recommend which groups should be the first to get one of the Coronavirus Vaccines now in the pipeline. The need for them is growing more urgently by the day. More than 269,000 americans have now lost their lives to covid19. The country is facing more than 13. 6 million cases and almost 100,000 people are hospitalized in the u. S. Right now and that is a new record. Lets get straight to the white house. Our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta is joining us right now. The attorney general bill barr is one of the most loyal members of the Trump Administration but now he is publicly breaking with the president on the president s baseless claims that the election was stolen from him. Reporter thats right. This may be the most significant official contradiction of Presi
Persons most faaffected by this pandemic. Seems pretty clear the cop Group Health Care providers. Today we will continue to look at that data, make that recommendation if appropriate, that the vaccine should be delivered to Health Care Providers and to those individuals living in longterm care facilities. Two vaccine makers are having the fda for use of their vaccines. That decision is still a week away. On monday the United States reported more than 150,000 cases to close out of november. Nearly onethird of the u. S. Cases since the pandemic came just in the last month and the United States set a new record for hospitalizations. More than 96,000. The numbers doubles since beginning of november, tripling since beginning of october. And elizabeth cohen, take us through what theyre haconsiderg now and does the Panel Decision become the mandate from the cdc . Brianna, we just heard from the head of the cdc Advisory Panel these are the two groups we think will be first in line. Thats going
Cases. Those numbers will get worse and worse in the coming weeks, sadly. Dr. Anthony fauci warning that we still havent seen the full brunt of the thanksgiving surge adding, and im quoting him now, the middle of january could be a really dark time for us. But this week could also mark a turning point in the pandemic thats claimed a million and a half lives around the world. On thursday, the fda will hold a crucial meeting to review pfizers Coronavirus Vaccine. Immediate distribution of the vaccine is expected to begin very soon after this emergency authorization. Were also following the president ial transition and the announcement of key members of president elect bidens health team. They include his picks for health and Human Services secretary and the cdc director. He has also named dr. Fauci as a chief medical adviser on covid. Lets get some more on the breaking pandemic news right now. Cnns nick watt has more from los angeles for us. Nick, two of the greatest attacks in american
Information has been pouring out almost daily. House democrats detailed more. You know, parnas of the 11 egor wing of the crukraine conspirac who trump claims not to know but hes pictured with every member of trump world. He sure gets close to the family for someone trump supposedly doesnt know. First, Rachel Maddows sitdown interview with parnas was the interview of the week. Coming up ill talk with rachel herself about that interview but here is a preview of what he told rachel. He was somehow both employed by and employing Rudy Giuliani who helped carry out the scheme to get the president of ukraine to announce an investigation into joe bidens son. Parnas has been indicted on Campaign Finance violations for allegedly funneling russian money into political campaigns. He turned over documents to the House Committee still investigating donald trump. Those documents will make it a lot harder for Senate Republican to refuse to admit new evidence or call witnesses in the impeachment trial