any hospitalization and death. they re also effective in reducing the overall risk of infection. meanwhile, on capitol hill, the senate appears to be moving closer to the finish line with its work on bipartisan infrastructure bill. this as andrew cuomo is given the opportunity to provide final evidence in his defense as state lawmakers wrap up their investigation into allegations he sexually harass aid dozen women. and members of congress and other leading figures pay tribute to one of the leading labor leaders, afl-cio president richard trumka who died at the auj of 72. the we re going to begin this hour with the latest on the pandemic. seven states, florida, texas, missouri, arkansas, louisiana, alabama, and mississippi all of them account for about half of the new cases and hospitalizations in the past week despite making up less than a quarter of the u.s. population. there are also states with some of the lowest vaccination rates with, we should note. here are the other
through extensive and rigorous review. i did. i took my shot publicly to demonstrate to the american people it s safe and effective. to address this challenge, we re going to launch a massive campaign to educate people about the vaccines, that they are safe and effective, and that they can go and get those shots and be good. i m going to close with this. this past year has been one of the most painful years in american history. as i said, we have lost over 500,000 lives to the virus. 500,000 moms and dads, husbands and wives, sons and daughters, staring at an empty chair at the dining room table or the kitchen table. friends, neighbors, coworkers. and over the country, all over the country, where the loved ones who are gone, are gone, empty, empty feeling in your chest like you re being sucked into a black hole in your chest, but all over the country, where loved ones once sat, there s an empty chair, and folks, look, there s so much we can do. as you see the broken hearts of
the so-called biluild back bett plan. america gave us the betts prepared workforce in the world, you saw what happened. think about after world war i and how america moved. we were the best educated overall country in the world. we led in the 20th century. we know 12 years is not enough to compete in the 20th century. the earlier our children begin to learn, the better for themselves, their families and their nation. you all know the statistics and some of your teachers and husbands used to talk to me about this. it was really basic. when you come from a home where the mom or dat have books on the shelves and on the coffee table and read, and you come from a home where mom or dad can t read or has a sixth grade education or has a little difficulty, the child coming from the middle-class heard will have heard a million more words spoken than the child coming from a middle-class home that s what you all know, you start talking to them when they re in the cradle. you engage th
it takes education. as i said, when america made 12 hours of education standard, it gave us the best prepared workforce in the world. you saw what happened. think what would happen after world war i and how america moved. we were the best educated overall, country in the world. we led in the 20th century. as i said earlier, we know 12 years is not enough any longer to compete in the 21st century. study after study shows the earlier our children begin to learn, the better for themselves, their families and the nation. you know know the statics. it was very basic. that, if you come from a home where the mom or dad had books on the shelf and on the coffee table and read and come from a home with where mom or dad can t read or has a sixth grade education, the child coming from the middle class home is going to hear a million more words spoken, not different words, spoken, than the child coming from a middle class home. that s because, what do you all do? you know with your childr
case that many people tuning in will remember, a very brutal case, a very brutal murder that took place in what many people know as leafy cheshire. , ., , ., ., cheshire. so, this was a brutal and ferocious murder cheshire. so, this was a brutal and ferocious murder of cheshire. so, this was a brutal and ferocious murder of a cheshire. so, this was a brutal and ferocious murder of a 16-year-oldl ferocious murder of a 16 year old girl by two children even younger than her. the two killers in this case were 15 when they attacked brianna ghey on february the 11th last year in linear park in culcheth which is a village just outside of warrington. the two of them had planned this murder, it was a premeditated attack on brianna ghey by somebody who she thought was one of their friends. she felt she was going to meet a friend in scarlet but in fact was going to meet 215 year olds who would ultimately murder her. they met her from a 215 year olds who would ultimately murder her