To try to prepare and potentially record high temperatures and humidity expected to smother the midwest this week the heat so dangerous. Some schools are being forced to close just days into the new year. Im sara sider with john berman, kate bolduan is out. Cnns new central starts right now this morning. Cnn is reporting on the debate about donald trump. But Kamala Harris boils down to one simple question why, why did donald trump just tell voters once again that he may not . Show up to a debate. He already agreed to listen to trumps latest if he shouldnt say this, because if theres a debate it would be nice to surprise her with that one so is he skipping or is he bluffing because the new reporting from cnns Alayna Treene this morning as Donald Trumps team recognizes, they do need to have a debate with harris, Alayna Treene joins us. Now with the very latest you are talking to the folks around him saying, yeah we know we need to have this debate so what is happening with him sort of co
Signing of a cease fire and one of the 7 wonders of the world reopens but its under strict coronavirus measures after being closed for 8 months. So we could be looking at a turning point here in the fight against covert 19 this monday the u. S. Drugs make it pfizer says it vaccine. Candidate has proved to be more than 90 percent effective bringing hope in this pandemic that has now killed nearly 1300000 people pfizer says its on track to ask for permission to sell the vaccine before the end of the month thing is the u. S. Health regulators say theyll need some time to review it 1st the head of the World Health Organization meanwhile is calling for Scientific Solutions and solidarity to end the pandemic this was a largely Virtual Meeting of the w h os Decision Making body something does need to happen in the world is now more than 50000000 recorded covert 1000 cases and absolutely no signs of a slowdown we might be trying. But its not. As. Yes it preys on doors and we can helmets but it
Redfield, director of the center for Disease Control and prevention and we thank you for being here this morning. Doctor redfield, to discuss the cdc and ongoing response to covid19. I also want to welcome the subcommittee members, Ranking Member congressman thomas paul andour full Committee Chair. I want to thank you to subcommittee members who are here in person as well as subcommittee members who are participating by secure video teleconference. Before i moved to my Opening Statements and because this is our first labor hhs and Education Appropriations Committee hearing with some members participating remotely, i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work and in order to benefit those members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social distancing between members, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing. Which we have kept to a minimum. Some members have opted to use
Vaccine development and efforts to address disparities in minority communities. This is abouttwo hours 45 minutes. This hearing will come to order. First i would like to welcome our witness, doctor robert redfield, director of the center for Disease Control and prevention and we thank you for being here this morning. Doctor redfield, to discuss the cdc and ongoing response to covid19. I also want to welcome the subcommittee members, Ranking Member congressman thomas paul andour full Committee Chair. I want to thank you to subcommittee members who are here in person as well as subcommittee members who are participating by secure video teleconference. Before i moved to my Opening Statements and because this is our first labor hhs and Education Appropriations Committee hearing with some members participating remotely, i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work and in order to benefit those members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to main
A building makeshift facilities as the Health Care Systems struggle to. India orders the worlds biggest lock down 1300000000 people are told to stay indoors for 3 weeks in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. And the Olympic Games in tokyo have been postponed for a year because of the global spread of the disease. The new york and new york has been a major battlefront in the fight against the corona virus pandemic the largest us city now has more than 25000 confirmed cases and that number is rising rapidly medical facilities meanwhile a struggling to cope and are facing potential shortages of things like beds ventilators and even staff but the u. S. President says he hopes to have the situation under control by Easter Gabriel elizondo ripples out from new york. Sobering news for new yorkers the situation is worse than 1st start with the coronavirus rate of infection doubling every 3 days we were looking at a Freight Train coming across the country were now looking at a bullet tra