And the vote is set for 11 eastern advancing nomnation for the u. S. Court of International Trade. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. Thpresiding officer the senate will come to orde the chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray holy god, continue to be our strength and shield. Extend your powerful hands to aid and deliver us. Lord, inspireur senators to bieve that you continue to work for the good of those who love you. Let your favor shine upon our lawmakers, and sustain them with your unfailing love. Lord, release to them the pleasings you have stored for those who honor you. You are our god, and our future is in yourands. Remind us al to seek first to understand before we stri to be understood. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and
Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
The freeman foundatiby. Udy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; americas neglected needs. To this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Hello. This is outside source. More goodews on vaccines against coronavirus. Shows its vaccine is even more effective than first thought, appearing to protect 94 of over 65s. New york announces it will close its schools again as the virus claims 250,000 lives in the United States. Three suspects appear in a canyon court after a bbc africa eye investigation exposes the trafficking of stolen babies. The government promises further action. Ensuring that we protect our children and ensure our love our children and mothers are addicted. Coming up, new research on gedinosaurs sugst they were driving right up until the out. A meteorite wiped them welcome to our viehers on pbs innited states and around the globe. Glets begin with sod news. Pharmaceutical giant pfizers the latest data suggests its Coronavirus Vaccine is even more effective than we first t
You are watching cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Created as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Fauci spoke anthony about the coronavirus pandemic as cases rise across the u. S. And europe, and the vaccines announced by pfizer and moderna. The University School of university of Virginia School of medicine hosted this hourlong event. Introduce dr. Anthony fauci is dr. David wilkes, dean of the uva school of medicine. To begin, i like to extend thanks for the invitation to host dr. Fauci. Mentioned, dr. Fauci is the director of the National Institute of infectious diseases. Research onsive infectious and immune diseases. Dr. Fauci has made many seminal doneibutions and incredible research. Hes one of the worlds most bio scientists. He has the u. S. Medal of freedom ordered by president george w. Bush. Dr. Fauci is loud it for his epidemic infectious disease. Two local pandemics bookend his career. In the 1990s, it was hiv aids and now covid19
Berlin and turned Water Cannons on protesters rallying against coronavirus restrictions and arrested. More than 100 people, lawmakers have approved a new measure, extending government powers to limit social contacts. Infection rates have been on the rise in germany, prompting the government to take action. U. S. Authorities say boeings, a 737, a max airliner will be allowed to fly again. If planes are fitted with new software and pilots are given special training. The jet was grounded after 2 crashes that kills a nearly 350 people. Both accidents were caused by faults with the Flight Control system. 20 month the grounding is the longest in commercial aviation history. This is news from berlin. Follow us on twitter and instagram. News or visit our website, dot com. Oh, oh. Today german lawmakers passed legislation that gives the government more Legal Backing for decisions a bit. Protecting Public Health in the pandemic. And this includes social distancing, rules, facemask requirements,