Jessica rosenworcel joining us in washington, d. C. Nw commissioner rosenworcel him thank you so much for being here today. Thank you for having me. Your having me. We have known about this a stubborn digital divide in our country which became more painfully apparent during the pandemic. Theres a lot of discussion about how to close the digital divide and make sure that more americans have access to broadband. A lot of focus on cyber and different technologies to get there. Can you tell us a little bit about how 5g technologies will fit into closing the digital divide . Ms. Rosenworcel sure. 5g is the next generation of wireless technology, and it is already here. We are going to see as much as 100 timesspeeds as much as 100 times greater with 5g and lower latency than what we had with rileys networks todaywireless networks today. That will mean all sorts of changes when we connect all kinds of industries around us agriculture, manufacturing, Health Care, and more. When it comes to the
West Virginia Democrat the biggest Road Block . Vice president Kamala Harris arrives in South America with her first across the border trip. And facebook defends its decision to ban Donald Trump saying his account will remain suspended for at least two years. How will the ban affect the upcoming midterm elections. Its way too early for this. Good morning, welcome to way too early so happy to be back here with you. Im Casey Hunt with you. Senator Joe Manchin will vote against federal voting Rights Legislation laid out by his own party. He indicated his stance for the people act in a filibuster. He writes in part, quote, the right to vote is fundamental to our american democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics. Protecting this should not by a partisan manner. Some in my party have embraced reforms and policies solely supported by one party. Respectfully, i do not a glee. I believe it will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy and i will vote
Excerpt from the book. Speaker boehner saying under the new rules of crazy town, i may have been speaker, but i did not hold all the power. By 2013, the Chaos Caucus in the house had bit up had built up their own Power Base thanks to fawning right ways right wing media. They had a new lunatic leading the way who is not even a house member. There is nothing more dangerous than a reckless a whole who thinks he is smarter than everybody else. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Senator Ted Cruz. He enlisted the crazy caucus of the gop in what was truly a dumbass idea, not that anybody asked me. Sitting down on cbss Sunday Morning and the speaker was asked about that reference. You write in your book that you became mayor of crazy town. What does that mean . By 2010, Talk Radio had been around for a while. By 2010 we had the internet and we started to have apps, and people really didnt need the party as much as they used to need them. Members, candidates could create themselves out of nothing. The
78 have had at least their first trot. First shot. By this time next week, all adults across the country will be eligible for vaccine. This means there has never been a better time than now for seniors to get their shots. Take an appointment today. If you have someone in your life, particularly a senior who has not gotten the shot yet, reach out and see what help they need. All of this is happening because of the accelerated pace of the countrys vaccination program. In the last seven days, the u. S. Has reported administering nearly 22 million shots. That is more than 8 of the adult population in a single week. While we are pleased with this, we are making even more doses available. Over the last three weeks, we have sent out nearly 90 million doses. Even with uneven supply from Johnson Johnson, we are distributing Vaccine Supply to vaccinate well more than 3 million people per day. In fact on saturday, we reported 4. 6 million shots, a record. We are administering shots at a Record Pa
Important. Announcer find it cspans the weekly where you get your podcast. Why has Covid19 Response Team gave an update on the virus numbers and vaccination efforts nationwide. Discussed vaccination numbers for minority groups, the timeline for vaccinating children and the Johnson Johnson Vaccine supply. Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Today we are joined by doctors wilensky and fauci. I went to begin by providing an update on the progress of our accelerating vaccination program. We have now vaccinated 120 million americans, including over 72 million who have been fully vaccinated. 46 of adults have had at least their first shot, and 28 are now fully vaccinated across the u. S. We have made significant progress in vaccinating americans over the age of 65. 78 have had at least their first shot. By this time next week, all adults across the country will be eligible for vaccine. This means there has never been a better time than now for seniors to get their shots. Make an appointm