Line between Civil Service and the military. If confirmed he will be the first black american to lead the pentagon. Getting there will require a special congressional waiver since he hasnt been out of active service for the requisite seven years. Some are hesitant to sign off. Biden wrote an article in the atlantic explaining his choice and urging a swift confirmation. Austin led the u. S. Central command under president barack obama when biden said he pved he could react well under pressure. Biden wrote his many strengths and knowledge in the department of defense and our government are uniquely matched to the challenges and crises we face. He is the person we need in this moment. The required congressional waiver has been granted only twice in the past, most recently when Congress Approved president Donald Trumps nomination of jim mattis in 2017. Biden says he aims to vaccinate 100 million americans for covid19 during the first 100 days in his administration. My first 100 days wont e
Way to go. Its not designed to handle all of the traffic. On weekends and commute hours theres a large backup there. Plus chain of lake intersects with mlk and jfk and i hate to say this, but not all people who use the roadway obey those stop signs. I had a scary incident, i was on jfk and chain of lake and i had the right of way according to the rule book and this lady on a bicycle just whizzed by, didnt look or stop. Scared the heck out of me. Lucky i stopped. You need to look at the big picture. Also, you need to look at 19th avenue. 19th avenue cannot handle any increase in traffic. Clerk 30 seconds. Caller you need to look at the big picture when you make the decision. Maybe there was an alternative that sounded good, maybe dividing the road into half. Thank you. Bye. Clerk next speaker please. You have five questions remaining. Caller this is barry toronto. I first wanted to say that roberta boomer did this more than christina, announce you have to hit 10 to participate in Public
People who study pipework health have been saying, listen, this is going to happen. Its only a matter of time. This is a message from the governments chief medical officer about coronavirus. You should now only go out to an absolutely necessary for food medicine, work or exercise. Always try to stay 2 meters apart to not meet others outside your household, even friends and family. I think this disease is remarkably infectious, even compared to influenza, the flu. And so, even though we were prepared, were almost overrun by the ferocity of the pandemic. Its highly transmissible, like all the crying about it, which would only cause common cold. You know, if youre in the room with someone with a cold, you allowed to get the cold. But the problem with this virus is it doesnt stop in the nose. It doesnt stop in the long. It can spread very rapidly into the rest of the body. And thats why it is such a dramatic disease portobello road in the heart of Londons Notting Hill district, normally pa
Regiment controlled by the king of thailand. Demonstrators wave the inflatable rubber ducks, which have become a symbol of their long standing demand for constitutional reforms. Riot police blocked the gates to the barracks in the capital, bangkok. Thousands of people have been evacuated from the slopes of an erupting volcano in the column of ash has risen 4000 meters into the sky. Officials have set up an exclusion zone on the island and close the airport. A seismic hotspot in the media has been has more than 100 active volcanoes. This is still the news from berlin. You can follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website. Thats v. W. Dot com. Oh a green canopy. Function and image for many of the anyone who has looked up at the sky through the news and it was the full relaxation, but also many of the many foods common dioxide, snowy Climate Change. And yet, many this week will people and project i will welcome to india. Our 4th stop to is that a nature reserve in the hi
Up to 90 percent effective. And that its cheap to make time easy to store china launches an unmanned spacecraft to the moon, the mission to bring the rockets back to earth. We asked 8 Rocket Scientists what success would mean for chinas im speechless space . Im probably a phony. Yes. Welcome to the program. We start in the United States where a key federal agency has told joe biden the president ial transition can begin. After donald trump directed his administration to cooperate in the handover process. In a tweet, president , trump said he no longer opposed government aid for bidens transition team. Its the closest yet hes come to conceding defeat. Earlier us president elect joe biden announced his nominations for 6 top positions in this administration. A long time advisor Anthony Blinken for the position of secretary of state, former secretary of state john kerry as Climate Change on voice. And john together as treasury secretary, when it comes to well for more on this son joined by