Good morning. Im jane pauley and this is sunday morning. Its hard to believe its been four years since the first case of covid was confirmed here in the United States, back in january 2020. We all remember the uncertainty, panic, lockdowns, and the more than 1 million lives lost in this nation alone. But what also worth remembering is the scientific miracle that quickly followed. A vaccine developed and released later that very year, saving countless lives. This morning our Kelefa Sanneh introduces us to two scientists truly Unsung Heroes who made the Covid Vaccine possible. So. Reporter he is immunologist. She is a biochemist. In 1998, they met by chance. 22 years later, their research led to the Covid Vaccine of 2020. And the nobel prize in medicine last year. Did you take a moment to celebrate . I just probably went back to work. Famously, i ate the whole bag of chocolate covered peanuts. On a day like that you, earned it. Reporter coming up on sunday morning, how it all happened. H
From the morning to the midafternoon. And a lot of sunshine, great day today. Very summerlike. Not like midoctober whatsoever. Akron, 84. Pueblo, 87. 60s and 70s in the central moun. Heres your first alert that its almost just as warm through the weekend. Saturday into sunday, theres a slight chance were going to get more cloud cover. Well talk about that. Plus your race day for the rock and roll Half Marathon forecast coming up in a little bi 80s thanks lisa. As you mentioned, you want to sunglasses as you head out the door. Bright conditions. I25, santa fe moving along fing at the map, a lot of green. No major accidents or incidents to report as of right now. If youre heading west this weekend, maybe checking out not Rocky Mountain national park, trail ridge road, this is closed due to weather conditions. Rangers have a possibility of reopening that road weather permitting and the rock and roll Half Marathon is we will be seeing road closures saturday and sunday. Mainly around civic
Public. Nancy said this. The white house by bringing all of those people there, no masks and the distancing. He slaps science right in the face and what a bad example that was. What a bad example. She should know. And the philadelphia mayor caught eating inside a restaurant while his city danned indoor dining. Banned. Why do people seek political power . Its to increase their quality of life to allow them immunity from the laws they enforce. Its the special pass for the best seat in the house and to be able to run red lights to get the gym across town. If you talk the talk, there is no need to walk the walk. Ask joe biden. Politics gets you perks and fame. Look at the clinton brood who expected and got millions after languishing in taxpayer funded property. And the Obamas Netflix cat fats. What is trump in this did the media ask that . No they were trying to score tickets to hamilton. We have a tape of nancy pelosi responding to hairgate. That sounds like a product we would sell at 2 a
100 are somewhere between 66 is the average age. No disrespect but this is a long day. The camera work here is being done by the Supreme Court. It is the first time by the senate. It is the first time ive been envious of the shooting skills of cspan. Because we dont get to see the senators in their seats that often. It is hard to know how theyre had doing the process. There is a chance that he have day may go as long as this one. Maybe not into the wee hours but 10, 12 hours of this. The role of fatigue is something that many will dismiss. Is there significance . Absolutely. You hit the nail on the head. Especially across the first six days of the Opening Statements which will go at eighthour lengths for three days on the house side and then three days on the president s side. Anyone who has sat in a series of classes and really tried to pay attention. You can only main feign level of paying attention, that clearly for a limited period of time. You have a large group of people who are
United states. Now arrives the hour of action. First one is withdrawal of the United States from the transpacific partnership. President trump weve been talking about this for a long time. Keystone pipeline. Beginning today, the United States of america gets back control of its borders and this is the protection of the nation from foreign terrorist entrance into the United States. President trump today i am keeping another promise to the American People by nominating judge neil gorsuch of the United States supreme court. Mike flynn is a fine person. And i asked for his resignation. There was a certain amount of information given to vicepresident and i was not happy with the way that information was given. The president United States President Trump so i am calling on all democrats and republicans in congress to work with us to save us from this imploding disaster known as obamacare. Do you still have confidence in the attorney general. Total. Im proud to support the replacement plan re