Task force and we have continued. We have continued to be on the same mission we have been on throughout the course of this year that is to save american lives and work every day toward that day that we put the coronavirus in the past. Im joined today and youll hear in a few moments from members of the White House Coronavirus task force including those that are leading the effort of distribution, vaccinations under operation warp speed. I think you will be as impressed as i was at fema earlier today when i heard the detailed plans for the virtually Immediate Distribution of vaccines when they become approved and available to the American People. From very early in this pandemic had the presence direction we have followed an approach to this pandemic that was federally supported state managed and locally executed and to that end this past monday we completed our 41st Conference Call with all of the nations governor, every state and every territory. There we spoke about our current circu
Hour. Fox Business Team coverage. Blake burman in washington today, Hillary Vaughn in wilmington, delaware. The president elect is meeting with a group of governors. Grady trimble in chicago where businesses brace for more lockdown related loss. First we start with Lauren Simonetti about the new cdc warning about thanksgiving travel. Lauren . Lauren good to see you, the cdc is urging americans not to travel for thanksgiving one week from today. Were in the worst of the pandemic yet. Over one million americans infected in the past seven days. 80,000 in the hospital. Still look at these numbers. 50 Million People will hit the roads to see family and friends next week. While that is 10 fewer than last year, it is still a large number of people traveling. Nearly all of them, 95 will be traveling by car. So if you are hosting a gathering, this is the cdcs recommendation. Keep it small. Keep it outside. If youre attending thanksgiving gathering, the cdc says bring your own food, drink, plate
Work and no relief in sight. Speaking of relief, the top democrat in the Senate Chuck Schumer has republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell agreed the rekindle talks about a stimulus package the senate is on recess through next week. We will speak with Colorado Governor Jared Polis who just moved 15 counties including denver into level red restrictions he is also part of a group of governors speaking with president elect biden this weekend. Plus we will talk with the ceo of the National Association of manufacturers who is working with bidens team to help fight the pandemic today we have with us mike santoli, steer liesman mike, the broader markets are well off the lows as we speak. They are. Kind of a little bit of an aimless back and forth type day. Absorbed a little bit of a morning selloff. Didnt do any real damage it has been firmly bid, especially with son of the bigger nasdaq stocks coming back. Holding the indexes together relatively well. As we speak, the s p around 3,580. Tha
Hopkins camera. You can see the clouds in the sky through the afternoon, mid to low 50s to low to mid 60s for the afternoon. I will take you hour by hour on live in a few minutes. Lets go to gianna. Still slow it is. No friday light here unfortunately. Construction is blocking a couple lanes. Everything was supposed to be cleared by 6 00 but it doesnt seem thats the case. You can use 580 through oakland as an alternate but they have a couple lanes blocked because of the trouble spot along the nimitz freeway north bound. Elsewhere, a slow ride into the Altamont Pass. Delays on 205 at mount house and extend with a 32 minute drive time towards 680. We just heard from the chief of the World Health Organization about the coronavirus. He is urging all of the countries in the organization to not rely solely on a vaccine to solve the pandemic. We have a long way to go. The world cannot put all its eggs in one basket and neglect the many other tools at our disposal. Reporter he says when we do
Ukraine and georgias relationship with nato and especially how these countries fit [audio difficulty] selection process. A bit of an issue that was announced by the secretarygeneral to see how theyre prepared for the next decade. And eventually maybe to use strategic concept, and i think this is not a luxury. The current one is from 2007, if im not mistaken, so i would argue there is a need to rethink nato strategy. The world that nato operates in today has certainly changed in about ten years. For instance, think about the increased presence of china and the European Security landscape, think about the continued assertiveness of russia and key regions for transAtlantic Security, but also [inaudible] cyber warfare, cyber attacks. So the alliance must adapt, and if it wants to stay relevant, it will meet these challenges. But that also includes how nato with partners. Its crucial that countries like ukraine or georgia are included in this 2030 reflection process because increasingly nat