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
Amy in philadelphia, a black mother who was attacked with her family in october by a horde of Police Officers is speaking out about the harrowing experience. Rickia young was driving an suv with her twoyearold son and teenage nephew when officers descended on the vehicle, broke all its windows, assaulted and arrested young, pulled her 16yearold nephew frothe car, and grabbed her child. We will he rickia her own wordand speato her aorney. Then we look at how the ridehailing Companies Uber and lyft scored a major victory against Worker Rights with the passage of proposition 22 in california. Theyre now pushing similar measures in other states. With this passage, this will basicivers like me from protections afforded to most in the state. These companies are promising to roll out this model tionwide. It foretells a grim future for gig workers across the country. Amy we will look at other Ballot Initiatives around the country. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democr
China sea. The talks cover the pact under which both countries are obligated to respond to an armed attack against their territories. Translator president elect biden has told me that hes committed to the application of article v of the japan u. S. Security treaty to the senkaku islands. Mr. Biden also told me he looks forward to working together to strengthen the japan u. S. Alliance and also move towards peace and stability in the indopacific region. Japan controls the islands. China and taiwan claim them. The japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japans territory in terms of history and international law. It says theres no issue of sovereignty to be resolved over them. The pair also discussed plans to combat the coronavirus and the importance of tackling climate change. Suga plans to visit washington as soon as possible to meet biden in person. Now, as biden carries on with matters of diplomacy, President Donald Trump refuses to concede. He appeared in pu
Alert to its highest level. Translator we will up the mobilization of the military operation from 3,000 to 7,000 soldiers on the ground. Macron visited the scene of the attack at notre dame basilica on thursday. He pledged to protect freedom of religion. The attacker was detained after being shot and wounded by police. One woman was a victim in her 60s who had been praying in the basilica. The others are a man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s. The alleged tacker is a 21yearold tunisian national. He said the suspect repeatedly shouted god is great in arabic while being treated at the scene. The bloodshed comes less than two weeks after a teacher in a paris suburb was attacked with a knife. The teacher had shown his students caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a class of freedom of expression. European Union Leaders condemned the attacks, calling on the International Community to work towards dialogue and understanding among communities and religions, rather than division. Chinas com
India has not taken part in negotiations since november of last year. Officials suggested the country may not want to be part of a free trade pact seen as hurting its domestic industries. The u. S. House leader and other Top Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to accept joe bidens win and move on. Republicans continue to throw up roadblocks in the transition to power. Stop the circus and get to work on what really matters to the american people, their health and their economic security. President trump has made few Public Comments since the election, but repeatedly publishes claims of Election Fraud on twitter. His camp has also filed a number of legal challenges, but no states have overturned results. Even some republicans are now calling on President Trump to break the impasse. They want his administration to grant biden access to the daily Intelligence Briefings normally given to a president elect. While biden has received no help from the state department, he continues