The argument in europe about the distribution of coronavirus vaccines has intensified with the authorities in belgium investigating a Production Site owned by astrazeneca. Brussels wants to know why the Pharmaceutical Company wont be able to deliver all of the doses it promised. The eu has called for some of the vaccines made in the uk to be diverted and warned it could resort to legal action. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. The results showed the vaccine was 95 effective against the original covid strain and over 85 effective against the new uk variant, giving an overall efficacy of 89 . The former head of the uk Vaccine Task Fo
For the day about half an hour ago. Thats good, right to cnns Brynn Gingras in new yorks is outside the court. Brynn, what are you hearing . Why are they still in session there . Still trying to find that jury, jake, you know, at the beginning of the day, it was unclear if there was going to be a single juror seated. And now by today, at this moment, there are six that are seeded, included putting a fourperson so the process is continuing at this very hour. Some of the details about the six people that we know about so far. Of course, they remain anonymous, but one is originally from ireland, that person is already declared The Foreperson when this case goes to trial, theres an and khaliji nurse. Theres a corporate lawyer, theres one person who actually told the courtroom that he found trump fascinating. Theres another person who says that they appreciate trumps candor but didnt really have Strong Political views all different ages, marriage, not married, Group Ofeople that are rht of,
for monday night. and many of those house republicans reportedly are not happy with the deal, even if it goes through, we will likely be right here in february talking about it all over again. president barack obama encouraged by the action in the senate still wants to see more. i m very pleased to see the work that the senate has done. while this agreement is for two months, it is my expectation, it would be inexcusable for congress not to further extend this middle class tax cut for the rest of the year. it should be a formality and hopefully it s done with as little drama as possible when they get back in january. if, if the payroll tax cut extension doesn t go through, 160 million americans would take home less pay starting on january 1. in the meantime the senate also passed a nearly trillion dollar spending bill to keep the government operating through september 30. the president is expected to sign that this week. qualities cited in a major endorsement for mitt r
republican backers. don t worry. you run. we ll take care of the money. he has rather moderate views on social issues conservatives may not be hip to. we ll talk a lot about that this morning. something else we re talking a lot about. amanda knox s first hope for freedom. the american student is waiting to see if her murder conviction will be overturned. she made her case to the jury earlier this morning. now an agonizing waiting game for her. part of what a tearful knox told the court, the accusations are completely unjust and without any foundation. i am paying for my life with a crime i didn t commit. paula newton has covered this case for years and joins us live from perugia, italy. what else did knox have to say to the jurors this morning? you know, she got up and could barely speak,ally. choking back the tears. they asked, do you want to take a seat? she said, no. she said okay. and she made a tearful plea but maintained her composure each time underscoring i di