Crews have been on the scene for almost 24 hours now using extra caution tools, their hands, search dogs, microphones. Earlier today, a boy who was trapped in the debris was pulled out alive. For the very latest we are joined tonight by telephone by Charles Berke yet, the mayor of surfside, florida. Hes joining us by telephone because the weather has turned so severe we can get a tv signal out of there. Which means, think of the underground rescue effort, it will be slow down and hampered by rainfall. Mister mayor, ive been watching you on television all day, i think we are pretty close to the same age. When i woke up this morning, saw the pictures in your town, i thought of the Marine Barracks bombing them. I thought of oklahoma city, and then i seen your comment all day long, buildings dont fall down like this in america. Obviously, there is that investigation. But update us tonight on the search for living souls. Youre right about the rain, its heartbreaking now that it is slowing u
Death toll from September 11th, 3,103 people in this country died yesterday. The gut punch comes when you realize that Many Americans have almost gotten used to Reading Numbers like that. Actually, four days in the past week have ranked among the deadliest days in this countrys history, ever. The pearl harbor attacks that killed 2,400 people will forever be remembered and described as a day that will live in infamy, as proclaimed by fdr, and in the aftermath of September 11th, president george w. Bush asked for prayers for all of those who grieve for the children whose worlds were shattered that day. Yet today, 3,000 families wake up wondering what life looks like now, today, without their loved one beside them. And we wait for the president or really anyone to acknowledge the somber occasion in any way. No reference to the death toll or to the virus, for that matter, on Donald Trumps twitter field. Instead, tweet after tweet after tweet about the election he lost in the most secure el
And also Johnson Johnson, just releasing the results from its phase three trials. Saying in its announcement it is 66 Efficacy Rate overall. 85 against severe disease. Still notably lessective than the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. What does the biden team say about that . The White House Press secretary just said this morning that President Biden is encouraged by the data coming out from j j but also said that the politicians will leave it to the scientists who we should hear from any moment. While were standing by. Lets bring in Elizabeth Cohen following the latest developments. So on this announcement from Johnson Johnson, what are they saying . Basically the bottom line here, kate, is that this vaccine does work well against covid 19, this j j vaccine. Im going to jump in. Andy slavic, one of the members of the Covid Response team is beginning the briefing now. On both the successes and the hurdles we face. I hope on these calls, that the public will get a regular and consisten
Company says its phase 3 trial in the u. S. Found its 72 effective in preventing moderate to severe symptoms and says it will file for Emergency Authorization in the coming week, that could mean approval by the end of february. Heres whats key, the vaccine does not require Ultra Cold Temperatures for storage and Shelf Life Is Good for up to two years, huge win. The other breaking story were following, scientists warning the u. S. Is in a race against time with the new Coronavirus Variants popping up across the country and one of those strains, the South African Variant, is now officially here. Two cases have been confirmed in the state of south carolina. Even more concerning, the state departments Public Health warning says that two infected adults had no recent travel history and no connection to one another. And its raising concerns the strain may already be circulating within the community as new data indicates the vaccines we have may be less effective against this one. That said,
Our federal policies and institutions. All this matters to Foreign Policy because when we host the summit of democracies early in my administration, to rally the nations of the world, to defend democracy globally, to push back the authoritarianisms advance, well be much more credible partner because of these efforts to shore up our own foundations. Theres no longer a bright line between foreign and domestic policy. Every action we take and our conduct abroad, we must take with american Working Families in mind. Advancing a Foreign Policy for the middle class demands urgent focus on our economic renewal. And thats why i immediately put forth the American Rescue plan to pull us out of this economic crisis. Thats why signing an executive order, strengthening our buy american policies last week. It is also why i work with congress to make farreaching investments in research and development of transformational technolo technologies. They can create jobs, maintain americas Competitive Edge g