What would your role or what has been your role during this pandemic . Its been very involved in this pandemic and how the frontline response so the organization i work for works closely with them supporting response and on researching issues for them and also on communicating to other stakeholders like the centers for Disease Control in congress and the administration. What are your thoughts on rent headlines about the spike . In covid cases . Wall street journal describ it as everywhere. It is very concerning and it is something that we knew there would be the likelihood can happen as we move into the fall months but you kw, as everyone knows we are seen levels of infecon weve not seen before in this country and when you look at whatappened on the east coast back in t spring and how quickly we got to the situations where we almost went over t capacity of the hospitals and now is across the nation and its concerning. For that reason, we cant let ourselves get to a poi where you dont h
National Defense Authorization act, and a measure ealing with the boeing max 737 crashes. Requested votes will take place after 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the house here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious lord of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. In this single week, after a Long Campaign season and before breaking once again for thanksgiving, bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose on the issues facing them. We ask your blessing as well on those newly elected who will be joining this assembly for the 117th congress. May their transition into office be smooth and marked by the civility of Democratic Change of government which is the rightful pride of the United States of america. Lord, our nation continues to be besieged by the plague of the coronavirus. Send your spirit of peace that our people might be bro
The nasdaq holds in the green up by a quarter of 1 for the week and all week long stimulus uncertainty has been hanging over this market and on that point the president elect joe biden is meeting this afternoon, nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer, we will have more on that in the other meeting that were going to watch very closely this hour, President Trump has invited a group of state legislators from michigan into the white house. I am connell mcshane, welcomed after the bell we have a lot going on in his time to get straight to the news happening at this hour. Lauren simonetti, blake burman and Hillary Bonner standing by to cover the news, we start with you lauren on the latest figures on the virus, what are we seeing . Their moving in the wrong direction, the grid numbers coast to coast, new u. S. Pieces topping 100,000 for 17 days in a row and over the past week the u. S. Is averaging 166,000, new cases a day, this is happening right before the holidays with families gathered together
19 infections soar chancellor america is reportedly considering drastic measures to slow the spread of the virus. And we take a look at the Game Changing discovery that could transform space travel scientists confirmed there is a lot more water on the move and anyone thought. On the welcome to the show u. S. President donald trump has hosted an event at the white house celebrating the confirmation of his latest pick for the Supreme Court just an hour earlier the Senate Approved the nomination of Amy Komi Barrett to fill the seat of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg democrats tried to delay the confirmation until after the election but were overpowered by the republican majority in the senate tony barrett is the 3rd Supreme Court justice has appointed. After a month in the spotlight she finally got to say these words. Judge any county sheriff is heading to the u. S. Supreme court. Its a privilege to be asked to serve my country and this office and i stand here tonight truly honored and humbl
Test positive for corona virus this time in poland does europe struggles to contain a resurgence in cases plus. Theres been more fighting in armenia and azerbaijan disputed region of the going on. With the sports as japan dives into it and then pick preparations opening it Swimming Pool for the delayed cant games next year. Sudans Transitional Government has agreed to start normalizing ties with israel but its leader says he wants approval from parliament thats yet to be formed its part of a broader deal that allows the lifting of u. S. Sanctions the palestinians are calling it another stab in the back after a similar moves by the u. A. E. Unbuckling alan fischer reports from washington d. C. I want to just gradually you know from the oval Office Another part of u. S. President Donald Trumps middle east peace plan falls into place even if he isnt submerged in the detail we consume down there wanted to do it here and there was a particularly nice because they essentially better war with