Saying china is the greatest threat to democracy worldwide. The u. S. The bloomberg u. S. Dollar index. Crude getting a lift after an opec agreement that came through. Theyre going to be keeping curbs in place in terms of production but we could see on a month by month basis some of those curbs being removed. Agrees to ease cuts more gradually. Gold about 1 10 of 1 lower. Bitcoin using some of its sheen and declinings extensive 1 . With all that in mind, lets find out what is happening in new york. Karina we start with the news on pfizer. It slumped on reported may ship only half of the vaccines it planned to this year. Issues supply chain will cut it to 50 million. Anthony found she is taking the u. K. For rushing to clear the pfizer vaccine. Moderna claims it shows what it claims is durability. Republican Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is calling for a smaller more focused stimulus package for the u. S. Economy as democrats scale back demands to find a route forward. The base
Together with other leaders. You know, the president talked about his thoughts on climate. The hosts the talking climate. What chance is there though, of any Real Movement toward Climate Action here . Well, Climate Change is a very important topic was on top of the agenda today. And its of course, very important from the european perspective. The leaders today talked about how important it is to reduce emissions, to use green energy and to choose economic models that are not only standing for growth, but also are sustainable is so great a word. So we can say, however, in the past, it was always difficult to find in the agreement here, and this was because of the lack of leadership. So now i think many leaders hope that it can change when, when they will Work Together with president elect joe biden. The other big topic was, of course, the same pandemic, particularly distribution of a vaccine. Have any agreements, any decisions been might well, we expect expect their leaders to sign a jo
Set to become the bundesliga is youngest player of all time. A math anyhow. Bookham u. S. Drug giant pfizer and its german patent a biotech have applied for emergency authorized they Coronavirus Vaccine in the United States. The vaccine has performed well in initial safety trials. And based on that, the u. S. Food and Drug Administration could grant permission before testing is complete. If it does the 1st does, this could be administered as soon as next month. That means hope for many people for whom the vaccine cant come fast enough. A small pub with a big history, 60 years of the albatross pub in california, once hosted intellectuals of the Free Speech Movement in the sixtys. Today, its shutting down for good jude to the coronavirus pandemic. Where people, everybody hang out is a community. Its, a familiar story, not just in the u. S. , but all across the world. The lives of many have been up ended by the pandemic. But on friday, some good news. German drug developer biotech and its
Distributed, how will be it done. All of this at a time were hearing about four 45 minutes from now president elect biden and Kamala Harris will detail their own economic plan. What theyre calling their Building Back better plan. I dont know what that means but they have got a lot of union heads there as well as the chairman of gm, the chairman of microsoft, the head of target. Again, virtually, if not in person. So well be monitoring that. When that comes up about an hour 45 minutes from now. Meantime more on this excitement around moderna and what it poses to offer right here. Jackie deangelis own that. Jackie. Reporter good afternoon to you, neil. The vaccine news certainly fueling the markets today. 94. 5 efficacy. That is what moderna is saying. We had excitement from pfizer and biontech last week. The market is saying we would expected or less efficacy. This is a really important number. People are wondering what happens next. How do i actually get the virus, excuse me, the vacci
And im a citizen of the world thats certainly because of my own biography. Well, i fled from breslau during the bombardment, including i grew up in a small town. And libraries were how i got to know the world. I visited north africa as a schoolboy. I was 17 or 18 and we drove folks who are going to band through all the north african countries. I was always drawn to Foreign Countries because i had this curiosity about how other people live, think and work. And it was always worth it. Yes, im a citizen of the world, and this is the story of a the story of the final year in the korea of detail a man. He has shaped the german Cultural Landscape of the last decades like few others with his incredible ability to grasp the right moment. Hes been head of the gemma National Library, the driving force behind the lens Famous Museum island, and president of germanys cultural powerhouse. The good to institute, but his last 12 months didnt go as planned. A final official trip to the african continen