Meeting closely as we see the horrifying toll from this virus. A record 3,103 new covidrelated deaths on wednesday alone and a record 225,000 positive cases in a 24hour period. Joining me now, nbcs Morgan Radford outside fda headquarters in maryland. Nbcs Steve Patterson in phoenix. Dr. Kavita patel, former Health Policy director in the obama administration. And our own nbc senior medical correspondent dr. John torres. Morgan, first to you, i think you may have said theres a lunch break or theyve taken a lunch break. What have we heard so far from the panel today . Reporter andrea, that panel just came back from their lunch break moments ago and theyve been meeting since 9 00 a. M. Virtually. Basically what theyve been doing is going over all of the data that pfizer has provided them about the efficacy of their vaccine. And today, between 3 15 and 5 15 when that Virtual Meeting ends, thats when we expect them to make their vote, to vote whether or not to recommend emergency use of the
Welcome to inside politics. It was hard to imagine when this pandemic started some ten months ago that we would be ending 2020 still so deep in crisis. But that is where we are. Thousands of americans are dying every single day of covid19. Two deaths every minute. Just yesterday 213,875 new cases. 101,190 in the hospital. 2,254 more confirmed deaths and yes, this is the Global Pandemic, but things in the u. S. Are a lot worse than elsewhere in the world. One example, there were more than 440,000 new confirmed covid19 cases in the past two days here in the u. S. Thats more cases than canada has had ever. The numbers on that graphic are not a typo. According to the cdc, at least 25,000 more americans are likely to die of covid19 by christmas. December and january and february are going to be rough times. I actually believe theyre going to be the most difficult time in the Public Health history of this nation. Despite how grim things are now, there is good news on the horizon. Vaccines ar
Remembers in a photo of mirror lake in mt. Hood, part of the mt. Hood wilderness within the mt. Hood National Forest in my home state of oregon. And mt. Hood, madam president , is an oregon icon. Ahave a and William Wyden are twins, pictures vaibl pictures y iphone after this discussion. They ski this and theyve already recognized at a very young age that mt. Hood is an icon. And wilderness, there and across america, has been called the Gold Standard of conservation. Keeping areas under the strongest level of protection the law provides ensures that they remain wild for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. And by identifying what places deserve wilderness protection in an open, inclusive fashion, the country ensures full public debate, opportunities to bring people together, to build a consensus, sensitivity to rural traditions and local economic needs, with an end product being wilderness areas that all americans can be proud of. Creating wilderness, madam president and perhaps
Smart about the stuff. Fox is a pox. We have so many resources, i would not leave this on a down note. People to people and organizing in our schools is crucially important. Thank you. Youre such a great audience. Thanks to tom udall who couldnt be here. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] http twitter. Com cspanwj [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] coming up next, a former hewlettpackard ceo, carly furey not on innovation in business. Then Elizabeth Rosenthal on the cost of childbirth in the u. S. After that, steny hoyer of maryland discusses student Loan Interest rates with students at a local college. Washington journal the role religion lays in american politics and culture today. The executive director of moveon. Org outlines the goals and agendas grade and the director of the george mason Masters Program for policy talks about the interstate highway system and the trust fund. Thats on washington journal at 7 00 eastern on cspan
The baran and burns nominations. If there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. The presiding officer the the presiding officer the earlier today the senate voted down a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that would grant congress the ability to place limits on Campaign Contributions in federal elections. That vote 5442, 60 votes were needed. The chamber uprooting of other president s executive nominations and work continues today and will on monday and the paycheck fairness act with votes over 5 30 p. M. That would measure equal pay for similar work for men and women. Watch live Senate Coverage on cspan2. We take you live to iowa for a debate in the states third Congressional District between democrats, courtesy of our publipublic tv. That gets underway at 8 p. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Both candidates have been releasing a number of tv ads over the past several weeks. Heres a look. When Republican Tea Party bro