Dec 08 Watch 9:09 Biden names health care advisers who will inherit a worsening pandemic Pandemic deaths nationwide have now reached 285,000, as hope builds for a new vaccine and as President-elect Joe Biden assembles a team to address the pandemic. White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Key issues hold up talks on a bipartisan relief deal In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Republican and Democratic leaders disagree on how to move past key issues that are holding up a bipartisan relief deal, President Trump and his allies kept up a stream of election challenges, the U.S. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 5:54 How a vaccine will be administered to hard-to-reach communities A COVID-19 vaccine may be ready for distribution as soon as this month in the U.S. for some of those who are most in need of protection against the virus. But how will a rollout look in the coming months,… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 7:12 The vicious cycle of incarceration and homelessness By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson After being released from prison or jail, many people struggle to find housing. That in turn can prevent them from getting treatment for an addiction or from securing a steady job, and ultimately, staying out of jail. It’s a situation… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:51 Remembering Chuck Yeager, first person to break the sound barrier The first man to break the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager died on Monday in California at the age of 97. John Yang has the story. Continue watching
Dec 08 WATCH: The family of Vanessa Guillén, Army soldier killed at Fort Hood, hold a news presser By Associated Press The family is demanding Congress pass legislation that would change the way the military addresses sexual assault and harassment claims within its ranks. Continue reading
Dec 08 California uses text alert to warn millions of COVID-19 spread By Associated Press Both regions came under increased restrictions this week after the total capacity of hospital intensive care units dropped below 15 percent. The restrictions will remain in effect for at least three weeks. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: 14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Army on Tuesday said it had fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that contributed to a widespread pattern of violence including… Continue reading
Dec 08 U.S. is taking final steps to review the first COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what's next By Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration posted a positive review of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday and will hold a public hearing on Thursday. The Associated Press has a look at the process. Continue reading
Dec 08 How court-ordered drug testing poses impossible choices By Elizabeth Flock and Ashley Remkus, AL.com On a cold, rainy day in early 2019, Frank Cobb was working at a Google data center in Bridgeport, a small town in northeast Alabama, when his color was called. That meant he had to leave his job to take… Continue reading