Work and no relief in sight. Speaking of relief, the top democrat in the Senate Chuck Schumer has republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell agreed the rekindle talks about a stimulus package the senate is on recess through next week. We will speak with Colorado Governor Jared Polis who just moved 15 counties including denver into level red restrictions he is also part of a group of governors speaking with president elect biden this weekend. Plus we will talk with the ceo of the National Association of manufacturers who is working with bidens team to help fight the pandemic today we have with us mike santoli, steer liesman mike, the broader markets are well off the lows as we speak. They are. Kind of a little bit of an aimless back and forth type day. Absorbed a little bit of a morning selloff. Didnt do any real damage it has been firmly bid, especially with son of the bigger nasdaq stocks coming back. Holding the indexes together relatively well. As we speak, the s p around 3,580. Tha
A warning from one of the Top Health Officials in the u. S. After reporting the highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began also this hour and crisis in syria the cold of winter is putting millions of people at risk. To their schools to n. B. A. Players get back to training as the Houston Rockets trade on store point god Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in hong kong where the proDemocracy Movement has suffered a huge setback another prominent activist is facing time in prison media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jamie law is the latest to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year jimmy law is accused of. Fraud and this comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced Joshua Wong Agnes cha and ivan lamb will serve 1310 and 7 months in jail respectively the Hong Kong Government says all those activists broke the law protesters say that trumped up charges t
U. N. This on the day trump almost conceded defeat, but vows to in his words, carry on the good fight. The situation in paris with police under increasing scrutiny. This incident, a demonstration by migrants broken up as a controversial new security bill was voted through. This is life in paris. Thank you very much for being with us. Emmanuel macron told france the covid19 lockdown will be relax from saturday. More shops will be allowed to open for longer hours. Up to 30 people will be able to gather in one place. In a speech, the french president detailed how france would leave lockdown at setpoints, december 15 is earmarked as the lockdown, but a curfew will take its place. Christmas eve and new years eve, traditional celebratory nights in france, will be open for visiting. January could see ski stations open for business. Restaurants and gyms could reopen, too. All with no deterioration of the covid figures. 1955 new cases of covid19 in france. 1005 new deaths over the past 20 fire
About covert 19 vaccines. Fears for reading the refugees who are being moved to an island that aid groups say is dangerous. And people in indian administered kashmir accuse soldiers of widescale abuse which the army turn on is. A National Sport as a bron james signs an 85000000. 00 deal with the l. A. Lakers and finally one driver raymond version or a chance in the bahrain sakit scene of his horrifying crash just 4 days ago. But we begin with the corona virus pandemic now in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture as you can see is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches and since the start of the pandemic there. The more than 64000000 confirmed cases coming quite close to 65000000 there and nearly one and a half 1000000 people have died from the fire as well the United Nations is currently holding a special session of the General Assembly on covert 19 in his Opening Statements the secretary general antonio caet
University. Just six days ago, the u. S. Crossed 12 million. Thats one million new cases in less than a week. Experts warn data may be spotty due to the thanksgiving holiday. In fact, scientists at the cdc predict the amount of cases in the u. S. Is about eight times higher than what the states are reporting. Experts say roughly 84 of the u. S. Population has not yet been infected and still remain at risk. The race is on to get a vaccine to the public quickly, perhaps as early as the next few weeks, but there have been setbacks. Cornell has the latest. Cornell. The cdc holding a meeting next week to discuss who will get the vaccines first. Meantime, fda approval of one vaccine could happen in weeks. The fda could be authorizing a Coronavirus Vaccine in a few weeks. The federal Drug Administration is holding an emergency use authorization meeting about pfizers vaccine on december 10th. The fdas center for buy logisticsist and research, he says within weeks, possibly days. But the covid