95 points higher. You know liz mentioned this down the stretch of her show, russell 2000, the small cap stocks, dow transports they both closed at records today as well. That is kind of day. A lot of green and really big day for stocks. Im Connell Mcshane. We welcome you to after the bell. Those are the numbers at the close. Time now for the news thats happening at this hour. We have fox Business Team coverage with Jackie Deangelis in the new york newsroom, blake burman reporting from washington, also get to Hillary Vaughn in wilmington, delaware, president elect biden just wrapped up there remarks on the economy but blake, lets start with you. That is the big news today. That Moderna Vaccine. Tell us about it. Reporter they expect, connell, moderna does to apply for the eua, emergency use authorization in the next couple weeks. Maybe distribute the covid19 vaccine by the end of the year. When you look at numbers on the Clinical Trials it is about as good as they hoped for. Here they a
Supreme Court Nominee barrett is feeling tough questions on everything from abortion to gun ownership on the 2nd day of her confirmation hearing she said she would put aside her catholic beliefs while ruling as a Supreme Court judge which bar was questioned by Dianne Feinstein who is the most senior democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee on the issue of abortion is a contentious issue which is a no one reason why it would be comforting to you to have an answer but i cant express views on cases or precommit to approaching a case any particular way. Well that makes it difficult for me and i think for other women also on this committee because this is a very important case and it affects a lot of people millions and millions of women and you could be a very important vote the government of the netherlands is shutting down bars and restaurants from weapons day and banning the sale of alcohol past 8 pm after a record daily increase in coded 1000 cases many 7000 400. 00 new infections we
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Business aljazeera these are the top stories u. S. Vice president ial candidate Pamela Harris is one of the senators that have been questioned by the Supreme Court nominee amy kenny barriers harris says Democratic Campaign is face lay opposed to an appointment before novembers election she focused much of her a lot of 30 minutes on the issue of health care. An official has more from capitol hill. Referred back to the fact that he has criticized parts of the Affordable Healthcare Act before the care act in the past and suggesting that the reason that she was nominated by donald trump was because she said that she would essentially strike it down it would be unconstitutional in her eyes though as far as the democrats are concerned the reason that this is being pushed through so quickly of course is just 17 days since we couldnt but it was announced as the nominee is that they want to make sure that there is a conservative majority on the court and they will be able to end the Affordable
Has displaced tens of thousands of people it began with the taliban launched coordinated attacks in Helmand Province on saturday u. S. Troops are helping to defend the Afghan Security forces. Control as more from kabul. On. That witness taking place down in the south of the. Last night. Where 2 Afghan Military helicopters cross. Defense come from just earlier that. According to local sources helicopters were there to evacuate. Afghan soldiers and since the fighting has been. Defense forces have been moving in more rain and more commandos to deal with the situation israel and lebanon a meeting to discuss control of maritime borders the delegations are in southern lebanon for being called in direct talks both sides claim parts of the mediterranean coastline the world bank has approved 12000000000. 00 in new funding for developing countries to buy covert 19 bank seems the financial help will soon be used to test and treat people for covert 19 its part of a 160000000000. 00 program to help