A quiet start to christmas celebrations in bethlehem as crow virus restrictions keep the crowds away also this information are not. Touched down for a console carrying samples from a distant asteroid that scientists hope could explain the formation of the solar system. Welcome to the program but was meant to be a rally to about 2 Senate Candidates has turned into an opportunity for donald trump to once again falsely claim that he won last months president ial election hes been campaigning in the state of georgia for republicans who are facing a runoff next month the poll will decide which Party Controls the u. S. Senate a White House Correspondent complete health care reports now from valdosta in georgia. Donald trump was not the declared winner in last months president ial vote but that didnt stop these georgia voters from attending trumps 1st postelection rally. Thousands here believe trump defeated joe biden even as the president s court cases to overturn the Election Results have o
Your money . Congress is returning to washington for one more attempt at reaching a covid relief deal as Small Businesses all over the country close and for good and more lockdowns are on the way. Well get reaction from california congressmanelect and former congressman darrell issa. All that and a lot more coming up right here on making money. David so moderna is now the Second Company to file for emergency use authorization of its covid19 vaccine from the fda. The company says its vaccine is 94 effective and 100 of its study, kept 100 of its studies from developing severe coronavirus cases but while the world pins its hope on covid19 vaccines there are scientific, regulatory and market hurdles to overcome. Blake burman joining us now to break it all down. Blake, please explain to me this 100 effectiveness against severe cases of covid. How would they know that . Reporter that got the ceo, stefan bonn sell excited. When they went through the phrase three trial but there were 30 severe
See more on demand at cspan. Org or listen on the cspan radio app. Your place for an unfiltered view of politics. Joining us this week on the communicators is alan pratt, he is the executive director of the National Rural Education Association and he joins us from chattanooga, tennessee. What is that association and what do you do . Our association is the voice of rural schools and Rural Communities across the country. Thank you for the invite to be on the show and really highlight what we do as an organization. One of the things we do is we advocate for all areas, all issues that involve a rural schools and communities and right now we are looking at a Digital Divide and we are looking at the reopening of schools in a very different way. That is what i a lot of our work has been focused on over the last five months. When you look at online availability for education, where do you see the deficits . I think home access is the biggest deficit and in rural, remote areas or areas outside
Association and what do you do . Then our association is voice of rural schools and Rural Communities across the country. Thank you for the invite to be on the show and really highlight what we do as an organization. One of the things we do is we advocate for all areas, all issues that involve rural schools and communities. We are looking at a digital divide. We are looking at reopening schools in a very different way. Thats what a lot of our work has been focused on the last five months. When you look at online availability for education, where do you see the deficits . I think home access is the biggest deficit in rural, remote areas or areas outside of urban, suburban areas. We have connectivity issues with cell phones and wired access as well. We have a 40 beauty issues affordability issues. We are looking at the lack of access and affordability of the surface. How many students are we talking about . Allen overall, you know, rural represents about 9. 7 million students. But you ar
Slowing in many parts of the country. This as a quarter of a million bikers ride into south dakota for their annual pilgrimage. On saturday, President Trump took executive action, bypassing a stalled congress with measures he says will provide Economic Relief for those hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis. Does he have the authority to do that . We will get a live report and get into it with chuck todd. Our sunday focus on coronavirus and the classroom. Families prepare for an uncertain school year. Teachers are asked to balance learning withom them about that new challenge. Plus, on todays 75th anniversary of the American Bombing of nagasaki, japan, an account from a survivor and a conversation about the state of Nuclear Weapons in the world. And later, a favorite sunday sisit down and a rare interview with keanu reeves on his return for another excellent adventure. How the matrix changed his life and how hollywood wasnt sure about him. Keanu was confusing. I was like, why dont you c