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infections 42% of the time. modern moderna s was 67%. that was for infection. both vaccines provided very strong protection against hospitalizations and deaths. i want to dig into all of this and bring in kerry sanders in ft. lauderdale, florida. mayor steve adler is joining us from austin, texas. and from the children s hospital in philadelphia is on the fda vaccine advisory committee so i have a whole lot of questions for you, doctor, if i got the pfizer vaccine and i hear it is only 42% effective, i m a little freaked out. can you give us some context? how worried should we be? not worried. i think what you want from these vaccines you is want them to protect you against moderate severe critical disease. the kind of disease that caused you to seek medical appointment or to go to the hospital or worse. and this vaccine, these vaccines, the mrna and johnson&johnson remain very good at doing that. you can t expect this kind of vaccine also to be highly effective again ....
around. let s not lose sight to the real enemy of democracy, the gop and nowhere is the gravity of the situation more evident than texas where democratic lawmakers are fugitives after bolting the lone star state to block a restrictive voting bill. all week they have been meeting with lawmakers in washington, d.c. including joe manchin. they met with vice president kamala harris. but without any kind of concrete action on the federal level, what good are these cute little meet and greets when this is what the lawmakers themselves are risking? once they step back in the state of texas they will be arrest and brought to the texas capital and we will be conducting business. joining me now is jasmine crocket, a texas state rep and a civil rights attorney and cliff algreet, co-founder and executive founder of black voters matter. jasmine, i want to begin with you. you are essentially a fugitive as we said in the open. how long can this last? you can t live your life this ....
better. back to that story later. up first, degts and the house intelligence committee getting a briefing this hour on the scope of what some lawmakers say is a shocking trump abuse of power. we know the trump justice department took extraordinary measures to investigate leaks of sensitive information, including subpoenas to apple, for data from accounts linked to at least two democrats on the intelligence committee. adam schiff and the eric swalwell. the subpoenas first reported last night for the new york times were so broad they covered more than #00 accounts and sought data not only from devices used by lawmakers, but also staff, family members, even from a child. donald trump identified chairman schiff and members of the committee as an enemy of his and just like vladimir putin, or erdogan, or xi in china, he used the power of government corruptly to go after his perceived political opponents. with me in studio to share their reporting and their insights. ....
chauvin murder trial. what george floyd s brother is saying in this emotional wait. if a black man can t get justice for this, what can a black man get justice for? cities on high alert. national guard deployed in multiple states ahead of the jury s decision. minnesota s governor declaring a state of emergency as the judge makes a warning about potential grounds for a future appeal. i m kris jansing. shaquille brewster, gabe gutierrez, and a few legal experts that know that area like the back of their hantts. so much to talk about. walk us through what we re waiting through, what happens now, for example the basics. how do we learn if the jury reaches a decision or if issues come up during deliberations? we just entered our six in this trial of derek chauvin. the court said they will notify us when they begin. they will notify was when there is a jury. and there is four reporters that will go in if there is any problem or question that the jury brings back to the ....
has virtually gone. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the environment secretary george eustice has told the bbc that the government will look at any recommendations made to change the rules around lobbying. inquiries have begun into former prime minister david cameron s communications with cabinet ministers while working for the collapsed firm, greensill capital. it comes as a senior conservative mp warns borisjohnson he ll lose support from former labour voters unless he resolves the lobbying row. our political correspondent nick eardley has this report. david cameron s lobbying of ministers on behalf of a finance company he worked for has led to wider questions about the relationship between government and the private sector and about possible conflicts of interest. a number of inquiries have been set up to look at the issues. the environment secretary used to work for mr cameron. he insisted his former boss hadn t broken the rules, but there was a hint the rules ....