How to rein in the coronavirus pandemic. Kamala harris, as well as members of bidens Coronavirus Task force, were also on the call. Biden reportedly told governors they all share a common purpose, regardless of which Political Party they belong to. He also reportedly promised state leaders he would make sure they get the sources they need to beat the virus. The u. S. Has been hit hard by the pandemic, with over 11. 5 million total cases. More than 250,000 people have died. Following the call, biden spoke to reporters. He tried to reassure people that his pandemic plan targets the virus, not their livelihoods. I am not going to shut down the economy, period. Im going to shut down the virus. Thats what im going to shut down. So i say again, no national shutdown. No national shutdown. Because every region, every area, every community can be different. He was also asked about president trumps refusal to concede. Biden described trumps recent actions as totally irresponsible and damaging to
It is a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Biden held a News Conference on tuesday. He was joined by Vice President elect harris and the individuals he selected. Most of the nominees must be confirmed by the senate. Antony blinken was picked as secretary of state. He was deputy secretary of state during former president obamas second term. He nominated former deputy cia director haines to be the director of national intelligence. She will be the first woman to hold that post if she wins confirmation. Alejandro mayor casse was nominated to be the secretary of homeland security. He will be the first latino and first immigrant to fill that role, if confirmed. The News Conference was held one day after the countrys General Services administration cleared the way for the transition of power to officially begin. But President Donald Trump has not conceded defeat.
Weathers not going to be changing. Its going to be nice outside. Unfortunately, no rain to speak of but we have some pretty big breaking news coming to us this morning from new york. Lets start there. Breaking news at the jury in new york has just convicted the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in a Sexual Assault trial in new york. Well bring in Frank Mallicoat live in the newsroom to bring us all the news, frank. Good morning. Just coming down in the last half hour, weinsteins conviction solidified his dizzying fall from hollywood studios. The verdict followed weeks of harrowing and graphic testimony from a string of accusers who told their stories of abuse. The conviction was seen as a long overdue reckoning for weinstein after whispers of his behaviors turned into a number of accusations and destroyed his movie career and gave rise to the global metoo movement. He was found guilty on two counts but not three other counts that were more serious. The jury of seven men and five w
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In just a minute were going to talk about an alarming report that Shows One Third of american jobs as we know them may disappear. First we want to talk gaming and manufacturing. Kate rodgers has an eye on virtual business. Reporter he grew up with the love of gaming and computers at 30 years old he found the opportunity to combine the two. Its a lot of fun actually. The best thing about working in this field is being able to solve creative problems on a daily business. Nolan is a developer at eon for example, exxonmobil has used eons Virtual Reality platforms to train engineers in oil and gas production. Its really young, so theres a Great Potential for new applications. The u. S. Is on track to spend some 3 billion on v. R. And a. R. This year. As the application of this technology spreads to medicine, education, and other fields. Eon has grown from 90 to 150 and is looking to hire 150 additional workers. You need people who know programming skills, who knows how to build this rather