Not follow the normal procedure. So this meeting, we dont know exactly what happened in the meeting, but the statement afterwards from the 2 Senior Republicans from michigan certainly indicate they heard nothing from donald trump. That would change the result of the election in michigan. And that they are going to press ahead. The United Nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in northern ethiopia says more than 2000000 children are at risk from fighting in tikrit aid agencies in neighboring sudan are planning for as many as 200000 refugees. If european government forces, meanwhile, say theyve taken 2 major towns, the u. N. Secretary general has warned that yemen is inching closer to the worlds worst famine in decades. And setting its arrows call for immediate action to stave off a catastrophe. Yemenis are already suffering after more than 6 years of war. The terrorists reduce relief and currency are obstructing efforts to avert a famine. Ugandan opposition politician bobby wine ha
With the pandemic raging, see what retailers are doing to stop scenes like this, but keep the holiday deals so many people count on. Plus, a stellar gift. Looking for a present out of this world literally . How some folks got their hands on some of nasas rarest photos, including the first selfie from space. Nice. We begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Numbers are going up faster than expected. I think it is probably fatigue. People are just not being as cautious as we had hoped. Pfizer is the First Company to apply for emergency authorization of its covid19 vaccine. Traditionally and historically, highly efficacious and effective vaccines have crushed epidemics. This weekend is a time many of you would normally be packing for thanksgiving travel. With cases skyrocketing, many families are choosing to stay home. There are more people here than i thought. Donald trump jr. Tested positive for coronavirus. Hey, guys, don jr. Here. You may have seen it, apparen
Sen. Graham i think we have senator blumenthal remotely, is that correct . Is it ok if we move forward . Sen. Blumenthal absolutely. Sen. Graham this is about censorship and suppression of the 2020 election. Sort of a deep dive when it comes to twitter and facebook about the platforms and the decisions they make, how they make them, can we do better, chemically do we need to do better . The first thing i want to talk about here is health risk associated with social media. A 2018 Pew Research Center survey of nearly 750 13 to 17yearolds found that 45 are online almost constantly and 97 use social media platforms such as youtube, facebook, instagram, or snapchat. If so why are we having this hearing . The products that these two companies offer, people like and they use. So the bottom line is theyve probably been more successful than their wildest dreams, and theyre having to make decisions that offend people on the left and the right. And what were trying to do is look at section 230 an
Israeli media reporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a secret visit to saudi arabia. Hes reported to have met the crown Prince Mohammed bin salman. And the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o, who was in israel only last week, israeli Prime Ministers office isnt confirming or denying the reports from our force that in ramallah no denial and no official confirmation. But the lack of denial is pretty telling, especially given the fact that this isnt just one report. It has been pretty widely sourced by a number of israeli political journalists. And indeed, the Prime Ministers own social media comment advisor put out a tweet saying that while netanyahu is a Coalition Partner was playing politics, the Prime Minister was making peace. Now the headlines, joshua wong and 2 other hong kong prodemocracy activists have pleaded guilty to charges relating to last years protests. They will not be held in custody until sentencing next week and could face 5 years in jail. Any 40000 e
Speaker pelosi i wish we werent Wearing Masks to see how exciting it is to come before you today with joe biden having the tremendous mandate he has in that pretty soon, the hyphen will be gone from Vice President to president elect, joe biden. It is a happy day for our country because joe biden is a unifier, because he is determined to bring people together, because he respects all points of view, and as he has said, i ran as a democrat, i will govern as president for all of the people whether they voted for me or not. I am so officially pleased with the outcome that is imminent and also personally delighted because of the quality and caliber of leadership that joe biden will provide. This morning, it is clear that the bidenharris ticket will win the white house. His election is historic, propelled by the biggest vote ever in the history of our country, 73. 8 million and counting americans, the most votes ever received by any president ial ticket in history. President elect biden has