Line between Civil Service and the military. If confirmed he will be the first black american to lead the pentagon. Getting there will require a special congressional waiver since he hasnt been out of active service for the requisite seven years. Some are hesitant to sign off. Biden wrote an article in the atlantic explaining his choice and urging a swift confirmation. Austin led the u. S. Central command under president barack obama when biden said he pved he could react well under pressure. Biden wrote his many strengths and knowledge in the department of defense and our government are uniquely matched to the challenges and crises we face. He is the person we need in this moment. The required congressional waiver has been granted only twice in the past, most recently when Congress Approved president Donald Trumps nomination of jim mattis in 2017. Biden says he aims to vaccinate 100 million americans for covid19 during the first 100 days in his administration. My first 100 days wont e
But Boris Johnson warned it will take several months for highrisk people to complete their shots. The Prime Minister urged the public to keep taking preventative steps. Health secretary matt hancock revealed britain will get the first shipment of 800,000 doses. And people will start receiving shots early next week. Mass vaccinations will take place next year with priority placed on residents of homes for the elderly, nursing care workers and people aged 80 or over. As the vaccine has been developed with new technology, british authorities will continue to check its safety and efficacy. Challenges lie ahead as the vaccine needs to be stored and shipped at temperatures of minus 60 to 80 degrees celsius. Quality checks of the vaccine will take place upon its arrival in britain, and it will be sent to National Health Service Hospitals and other medical institutions. The government plans to create hubs to allow mass inoculations. Turning now to russia, president Vladimir Putin has ordered t
Of four levels for the First Time Since september. Data also shows the number of people whose infections cannot be traced is sharply rising. Tokyo governor koike yuriko stressed the need to prevent the Health Care System from collapsing. Shes also promoting a fivepoint dining strategy. Keep groups small, keep meals short, keep voices down, keep portions separate, and keep up a number of other antivirus measures, including ventilating rooms and wearing masks. Chief cabinet secretary Kato Katsunobu said theres no immediate plan to call another state of emergency but called on people to be vigilant. The World Health Organization says it does not registering the antiviral drug remdesivir to hospitalized coronavirus patients regardless of how ill they are. The w. H. O. Made the recommendation as part of the set of guidelines on use of part of its guideline for Clinical Care on covid19. The health body analyzed results from Clinical Trials from patients hospitalized around the world. The rep
Eric holder tim geithner remember in 2008 they came out with the holder doctrine so about moral hazard institutionalized moral hazard they said every time you banks commit fraud every time jamie diamond commit fraud we are going to cut those laws out of the books were going to eliminate laws against financial fraud whenever you commit fraud oh by the way of jamie diamond by citibank or travels corp violates classical oh well well just get rid of glass steagall to accommodate jamie dimon because thats the eric holder doctrine thats the Jimmy Geithner doctor and thats the ben bernanke you doctor and thats the doctor thats a jay powell doctrine is forget all rule of law for people with a lot of cash from the food. In terms of fighting the fed and this war with the fed and this war with economics and Business Cycles for example. Were in this sort of benign totalitarianism is where they dont have to lock up short sellers for example remember during the financial crisis it always emerged tha
Through that day after christmas and just keep keep to keep a hold of those gloves in those carbs because yeah its going to be chilly today youre going to find out why you got you look outside of San Francisco, its nice and clear overhead and no cloud cover really to our north. Although there is a plenty of it to our south the showers begin to trudge out of the area just a couple light sprinkles on the peninsula. Theres nothing more than just a few drops of water on your windshield its been pretty persistent right there on the southern end of the peninsula. Look at the Southern California is dealing with tho i 5 closed due to heavy snowfall Still Holding on to snow in the kern county mountains that includes to hatch a p pass as you head down into the Antelope Valley as well as the eastern deserts where theres rain and then some heavy snowfall being seen that is just snarling traffic in the southern part of the state so if youre heading down there today, be wary of that i just want to w