He is expected as a virus numbers continue to spike around the nation to give an update on operation warp speed and talk about new developments in the race for covid19 vaccine. At the close you look at the numbers, the vaccine helps as well with upbeat corporate profit a rally not far away from a record high, it was flirting with the record, needed to be 470 but lost a little steam in the final minutes of trading, a strong day, the s p that is a recordsetting, closing up by 48point, as it settled in what appears to be the 23rd record close of the year for the s p 500 and we want to monitor the smallcap stocks today and the russell 2000, the russell closing in record territory what is significant for the smaller stocks, the first time in more than two years we have seen a wrestled record, the s p up in the second straight week, adding more than a thousand points. We canoes and big tech brought the nasdaq into the red, those are your numbers as we come to you on a friday, im connell mcsh
And the vote is set for 11 eastern advancing nomnation for the u. S. Court of International Trade. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. Thpresiding officer the senate will come to orde the chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray holy god, continue to be our strength and shield. Extend your powerful hands to aid and deliver us. Lord, inspireur senators to bieve that you continue to work for the good of those who love you. Let your favor shine upon our lawmakers, and sustain them with your unfailing love. Lord, release to them the pleasings you have stored for those who honor you. You are our god, and our future is in yourands. Remind us al to seek first to understand before we stri to be understood. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and
Vice president mike pence and members of the white house force talk task about the development and distribution of a vaccine. Measures americans should take to protect themselves. This is an hour. Good afternoon. We just completed our second eeting this week with members of the White House Coronavirus continued. And weve weve continued to be on the sail mission weve been on hroughout the course of this year and that is to save american lives. To work every day toward that put the coronavirus in the past. m joined today, and you will hear in a few moments, from members of the White House Coronavirus task force including those leading the effort of vaccinations, under operation warp speed, and i think you will be as impressed as i was, at fema earlier today, heard the detailed plans for the virtual Immediate Distribution of vaccines when and become approved available to the American People. From very early in this pandemic president s direction weve followed an approach to this pandemic
Irs commissioner charles reg. Vice president pence and members of the White House Coronavirus task force held a briefing about the development and distribution of a Coronavirus Vaccine and measures americans could take to protect themselves before a vaccine was available. This is one hour. Good afternoon. We just completed our second eeting this week with members of the White House Coronavirus continued. And weve weve continued to be on the sail mission weve been on hroughout the course of this year and that is to save american lives. To work every day toward that put the coronavirus in the past. m joined today, and you will hear in a few moments, from members of the White House Coronavirus task force including those leading the effort of vaccinations, under operation warp speed, and i think you will be as impressed as i was, at fema earlier today, heard the detailed plans for the virtual Immediate Distribution of vaccines when and become approved available to the American People. From
David hawkings is the editor in chief. There are leadership elections. Explain how they go about the two parties electing their leaders and can we see any changes . We will see some so, they meet in caucuses, different causes. No surprise here. The things are happening a little bit differently this year because of the pandemic. The Democratic Caucus which is happening the first of the meetings is happening today. There is a virtual opportunity for members to stay home, stay in their districts and cast the votes in the upcoming leadership elections using a secure app that the democrats have come up with. We wont see any changes at the top. The republican leadership, kevin mccarthy, steve scalise, maybe, maybe not liz cheney, thats staying the same. Were not seeing any changes at the top there either. Remarkably long run of nancy pelosi as the leader and jim clyburn of South Carolina as number three, thats all continuing. Thats continuing for a into a 16th year. Its a remarkably long run