Announces an end to the lockdown will not be an end to restrictions. U. N. Member states will take part in a call to end up stalemate on the budget. The United States has announced plans to reduce troop levels in afghanistan and iraq. They will go from 2500 4500 to 2500 in afghanistan. Allies had warned against a quick withdrawal of troops. A chief said a hasty pullout could be a platform for international terrorists. Our correspondent has more from washington. We have very Little Information because the new acting defense secretary gave very few details about this announcement of reduction of troops. He did not answer any questions. What he said was the troops staying there would be doing counterterrorism as well as protecting the u. S. Embassies in both countries. Also protecting local government facilities. There is a question that he did not specify or go into detail about. The fact that there is also a lot of very important equipment in those two countries and a question of whethe
Rochester trying to cover up the death of daniel prude. Their effort to keep the video secret and handwritten message in red saying, quote, make him a suspect. Plus, the rush to save a construction worker dangling from the side of this building after a collapse. Teens pack onto a golf cart heading down the highway. Just ducky. The story behind the release of thousands of ducks. Good wednesday morning, everyone. We begin with the emergency ones on the gulf coast at this hour. Hurricane sally growing into a category 2 storm overnight. People from alabama to the Florida Panhandle are bracing for more than two feet of rain. New video coming in shows neighborhoods already under water. Winds are topping 100 Miles Per Hour, and theres another concern today. The high tide. Abcs elwyn lopez begins our coverage. How are conditions there . Reporter were along the mississippis gulf coast and sally is about to make landfall but already wreaking havoc for hours now in some coastal areas. This mornin
Rochester trying to cover up the death of daniel prude. Their effort to keep the video secret and handwritten message in red saying, quote, make him a suspect. Plus, the rush to save a construction worker dangling from the side of this building after a collapse. Teens pack onto a golf cart heading down the highway. Just ducky. The story behind the release of thousands of ducks. Good wednesday morning, everyone. We begin with the emergency ones on the gulf coast at this hour. Hurricane sally growing into a category 2 storm overnight. People from alabama to the Florida Panhandle are bracing for more than two feet of rain. New video coming in shows neighborhoods already under water. Winds are topping 100 miles per hour, and theres another concern today. The high tide. Abcs elwyn lopez begins our coverage. How are conditions there . Reporter were along the mississippis gulf coast and sally is about to make landfall but already wreaking havoc for hours now in some coastal areas. This mornin
Avoiding crowds. We learned last week that despite knowing in january how serious covid19 was, President Trump has been working to down play this is acrisis and on fri night, we learned that trump political operatives in hhs Communications Office have been manipulating cdcs flag ship for months to align with that messaging. Dr. Redfield, did anyone at cdc advise the president to down play this crisis . No. Did you agree with the president s decision to down play it . Im not going to comment on that, but no one advised the president to down play this crisis. Well, understanding the dangers, why have you not done more to push back on President Trumps political interference and his efforts to down play this . I want to make it really clear, senator, and i appreciate your question and the opportunity that, the respect for the science at cdc. At no time has the scientific integrity of the mmwor been compromise and i can say that under my watch, it will not be compromised. Well, i understand
Administration when the covid19 vaccine becomes available. Cdc is leveraging its expertise in imization infrastructure to support operation warp speed and vaccine promotion moderning. In coordination with operation warp speed, cdc is working closely with state and local territorial Tribal Health departments and Community Organizations to prepare a detailed, yet flexible plan, for Vaccine Distribution to Critical Infrastructure workers and people at risk, increased risk for serious outcomes. At this time, cdc continues to support partners with its Ongoing Community mitigation efforts including case identification,ing Contact Trace ing, surveillance and reporting as well as testing capacity. To support these activities on behalf of hhs, cdc has awarded 12 billion to each jurisdiction in 2020 thanks to the support of congress. Include nd that amount was more than 200 million to support the American Indian and alaska native community, which have had some of the most significant effects fro