bernard: we are seeing some of that. prices are down across the entire sector because of covid. now that we have vaccines being rolled out, things are looking better and our share price is up 50% from the lows of last year. as regards the strategy, i think shareholders are very supportive. if anything, over the holidays, there is a strengthening around the belief in the strategy. they want to see delivery, and that is what we are focused on. we are in action on the basics of running the business reliably, bringing projects on, getting costs down, getting the balance sheet sorted, doing what we are doing in solar. there is an email in my box every day on solar. offshore wind in the united states, we are new to that. i am optimistic about what we have to do, but we have to execute in a disciplined way. it is as important as the things we do, and we will share today in our presentation the deals we did not do in the fourth quarter. a big seller deal that did not meet our returns threshold, and we walked away. strategy is as

bernard: there is a clear program in china for innovation.you look at all sectors of industry, they are really thinking about a new product portfolio, thinking about mobility, ev's, space, you think about all sectors. energy, nuclear installations and so on on cleaner energy. the program, we notice in 2020, despite this pandemic, they stay focused on the midterm-long-term plan, how this is driving our growth, so by the way, our costs in china are almost equivalent to the cost structure in europe on the u.s., which now we should not assume that there is, from the type of business we do, cost differentiation is going to be the value that china must address and i think they are doing it safely. annmarie: are you worried about china's 2025 made in china pledge? bernard: well, the made in china , it's not about factories only. it's about portfolio that could be exporting worldwide. i think we should be very sensitive to the dynamic of china when we look from the european banks or the u.s. based on the competitiveness of new product portfolios, on

i'm cornell bernard. that story coming up. >>> and the oldest cathedral in california is at risk of closing forever. tonight the plea for help. >> all that's ahead, but first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live after abc7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and ama. here we go again. >> this is for you, kg. ♪ >> the city of san francisco is offering financial support, a tax credit of $250 for low-income families. the credit is also available for undocumented taxpayers as well. to qualify, households with children must earn less than $56,000 a year. households that receive the tax credit last year will get an additional $250 payment. >>> the pandemic has taken its toll on so many businesses across the bay area. bars and restaurants have been especially hit hard. a popular lgbtq nightclub in san francisco is facing possible closure, but as abc7 news reporter cornell bernard explains, the owners of oasis have an old school idea to help save it. ♪ >> reporter: for more than six years, drag perf

panel includes the co-author of surmountable former executive director of alice hall institute doctor bernard junior early selma organizer and chairman of the board of the southern leadership christian conference and we will be moderated the other co-author from surmountable. >> i want to start off by saying happy birthday to rosa parks trailblazer and activism today is her birthday born 1913. we are here in part for which we will talk about in a few minutes. i want to start with a reminder we had terrible effects of a misinformed audience driven to violence it was the worst nightmare come true. and brainstorming about what we could do to get the public we engaged in civic life many books documented why and when individual social movements arose. i wanted to know how these movements were successful they had something in common thinking back through 2003 progress note that year rings a bell for anyone but for me it was a reminder of the invasion of iraq. a lot of people knew it would be a quagmire. dick cheney secretary of defense warned us it would be a big mistake to do so. and 12 million pe

refining weighing down the company's performance but ceo bernard looney is predicting better days inarson block of muddy waters, the short-sellers seller famous for targeting chinese firms, is recognizing familiar behavior in the rally of shares like gamestop. to him, it looks less like the product of reddit-driven traders, and more like hedge funds targeting other hedge funds with a short squeeze. >> this is effectively what happened with gamestop, a democratization of this tactic. i have wondered, especially as we were getting squeezed on gsx, i wonder, is there coordination with these hedge funds? leigh-ann: that is your bloomberg business flash. francine? francine: the focus is on the markets and gamestop. pausing for breath is how one market participant said. the focus is not only on that because things could move quickly, but the focus is on the pound after we saw a bit of bullishness on pound sterling because of the efforts of vaccinating quickly. the investor frenzy -- silver showing signs of fatigue. what is instead is optimism about possible, for example, possible stimulus

bernard: it is a great question.t, the first fund is our brazilian dividend, which we reiterated today. we also have a plan to get our debt down to $35 billion. in the middle of last year it was well north of $50 billion. it is $38.9 billion at the end of the fourth quarter. that shows you how much progress we've made from a cash generation perspective, both on operating cash and on the developments we are doing. we are seeing a strong ability to get that down to $35 billion by the end of this year at the beginning of next. that allows us to exercise commitment around buybacks, which will kick in when we get to that level and ensure we maintain an investment grade reddit rating. i am confident in the cash -- investment grade credit rating. i am confident in the cash of the company. we brought on four projects last year, we will bring on four in this year. we have three in 2022. we are continuing to take cost out of the business. this is a core part of the plan. we are ahead of plan on the does go to $3 billion per an

live in oakland, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> i had those same thoughts. awareness compounded with action, really, really nice to see. many thanks. >>> three new murals have been unveiled in chinatown to welcome people back as they struggle to get back to its feet after the pandemic. they're a part of a bigger project called paint the void. local artists have been painting boarded up businesses and other parklets in san francisco as a way to not only keep busy, but to bring light and hope to city streets. businesses are hoping the lunar new year will bring them a much-needed boost and little saigon, grand century mall has become an unofficial gathering place for those to celebrate. shop owners say they're barely hanging on and they're asking the community for support. >> let them know that we are available and open every day. >> we're all in it together so hopefully people can come out and support the businesses. >> san jose is home to the largest population of asian-americans in the bay area. >>> and we are building a better bay area by focusing on five i

cornell bernard is live tonight with those details. cornell? >> reporter: the rain has stopped for now, but earlier it created a lot of lakes and gave restaurant owners brand new challenges on keeping their outdoor diners dry. steady rain slowed the thursday afternoon commute on highway 101. hours later, goodman's building supply in mill valley had sprung a leak. the bucket brigaded needed for this roof leak, next to the aisle that sells leak repair.rea [ inaudible ] >> reporter: handyman tony, rushing these supplies to an emergency roof repair in san francisco. >> that's the only way we can stop the water. the roof is exposed. >> the latest storm keeping some outdoor diners away. managers at gravity tavern are determined to keep every reservation on valentine's day. >> if we have to bring in tarps and block out the drips, we'll do it. would bnlt the first time. we're going to make it happen. >> reporter: the storms are welcome news to water officials, but it won't be enough to get us out of drought conditions. >> right now, our reservoirs are

cornell bernard is live tonight with those details. cornell?reporter: the rain has stopped for now, but earlier it created a lot of lakes and gave restaurant owners brand new challenges on keeping their outdoor diners dry. steady rain slowed the thursday afternoon commute on highway 101. hours later, goodman's building supply in mill valley had sprung a leak. the bucket brigaded needed for this roof leak, next to the aisle that sells leak repair.re. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: handyman tony, rushing these supplies to an emergency roof repair in san francisco. >> that's the only way we can stop the water. the roof is exposed. >> the latest storm keeping some outdoor diners away. managers at gravity tavern are determined to keep every reservation on valentine's day. >> if we have to bring in tarps and block out the drips, we'll do it. would bnlt the first time. we're going to make it happen. >> reporter: the storms are welcome news to water officials, but it won't be enough to get us out of drought conditions. >> right now, our reservoirs are at a

cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> so much encouraging news. appreciate your report very much.nell. thanks. >>> people can take muni for free to and from vaccination appointments in san francisco starting tuesday. all they need to do is show their appointment confirmation or vaccine card as a proof of payment. residents who use the mta's central trip card will get an extra $60 to get to and from vaccination sites. the card helps seniors and those with disabilities cover taxi rides during the pandemic. pa rides to vaccine appointments will be offered for free wherit the city. >>> the governor updated the state's vaccination map today. the state is bringing the vaccine to minority communities where fewer people have access to cars and public transit. the problem is having enough vaccines. >> later in the summer, may, june, july, game changer. march, april, i think all of us across the country need to be a little level set, a little bit with the nation to say constraints are still likely to be with us unless there is a massive breakthrough with j and j. >> in the meantime, the gov

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i'm cornell bernard.that story coming up. >>> and the oldest cathedral in california is at risk of closing forever. tonight the plea for help. >> all that's ahead, but first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live after abc7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, dan and ama. here we go again. >> this is for you, kg. ♪ >> the city of san francisco is offering financial support, a tax credit of $250 for low-income families. the credit is also available for undocumented taxpayers as well. to qualify, households with children must earn less than $56,000 a year. households that receive the tax credit last year wlet an ad>>the pandemic has taken its toll on so many businesses across the bay area. bars and restaurants have been especially hit hard. a popular lgbtq nightclub in san francisco is facing possible closure, but as abc7 news reporter cornell bernard explains, the owners of oasis have an old school idea to help save it. ♪ >> reporter: for more than six years, drag performers have kept audiences ent

jeremy bernard served as the white house social secretary under president and mrs. obama from 2011 to 2015. jeremy is the first man ever to serve in this role in the white house. and while that was big news at the time, he managed to keep a very low profile in order to do his job, which is all white house staffers is advised to serve the president and first lady of the president of the united states of america, not yourself. he earned a reputation of being both affable and extraordinarily efficient in managing literally hundreds of events with the very young staff, and dare i say, it a lot of laughter. before serving in the obama white house he earned his stripes as a campaign fund-raiser for presidential candidate, barack obama, and then was rewarded with a job as the white house leads on to the national endowment to the humanities. from, their jeremy served as the senior adviser to the u.s. ambassador in france. and, again after being in the right place at the right time, he landed his role as the white house social secretary. it's a real pleasure to have him toda

cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> an optimistic exciting time. we are watching the trends with the coronavirus in california, and several of the key metrics indicate the spread is slowing down. the positivity rate is a good indicator of the transmission of the virus within the community. 6. 7% marks the lowest rate since the end of november. the number of people in icu are also falling. the number of new cases reported by the state is just under 19,000. this is below the daily average for the last two weeks. >>> and starting tuesday, a new order from the cdc will require all passengers and transit workers to wear a mask. the mandate not only includes trains, planes buses, but transportation hubbs and terminals across the country. transportation agencies in the bay area already require passengers to wear face coverings. >>> new details now about a scond mass vaccination site in san francisco. we've learned it is expected to open this week. supervisor matt haney tells abc7 news the moscone center location may be the city's largest site with a goal

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard was at an anti-violence rally where people took a stand for the safety of us all. >> and we're here to say that we are not targets. >> that message heard by hundreds who gathered in san francisco's civic center, a rally to confront the ugliness of recent violent attacks against elders in the asian american community across the bay area. >> as a multiracial community, we're not going stand for it, and we're going condemn this violence. >> reporter: many say the violence isn't new, but there are reasons it may be escalating. >> we have also lived under a presidency that has continued to blame covid on asians time and time again. >> elderly people, be safe on the straight. >> reporter: the family of vicha, a 19-year-old suspect arrested. >> everyone kept blaming covid-19, but these are a tacks on innocent people based on race. >> reporter: a similar healing ritual was held in oakland saturday where attacks have been widespread in the chinatown area. oakland police committing a new resource officer to help bridge cultural and language barriers. but activists

prosecuting alleged crimes in sri lanka to try and get on says the thousands of people like leila bernard smith al-jazeera. as you heard there the u.n. says the 20th amendment to sri lanka's constitution has further eroded human rights so what's changed last october parliament overwhelmingly approved giving the president more power got a virus or proxy can remove any minister including the prime minister and he can dissolve parliament a year after its election the president has full immunity from prosecution and he can appoint top judges the police chief and the heads of the electoral and human rights commissions. all right let's bring in our guests from colombo i saw at the bottom what to a political analyst and chief executive of the center for policy alternatives in beijing kahana sri lanka's ambassador to china and in london. the swat on a human rights lawyer thank you all for joining us polly to let me start with you today you in human rights commissioner michel bhatia lee said on wednesday that 12 years after the end of armed conflict in sri lanka domestic efforts to ensure justice

cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> so many shows of support from really all over the bay area. cornell, many thanks. >> for sure. >>> moving on, as we work to help build a better bay area, one of the areas we're focusing on is education. san francisco took a big step forward today in reopening school campuses. the teachers union reached a tentative agreement with the school district. the issue has been contentious, and the city actually sued the school board on wednesday over a reopening plan. schools will reopen if the city reaches the red tier and on campus staff are vaccinated. if san francisco goes to the orange tier, teachers and staff would be back on campus without being immunized. the school board will vote on the deal february 16th. >>> key metrics in california. those show things are improving around the state. the number of people hospitalized has dropped below 12,000. a month ago, it was nearly 22,000. the seven-day positivity rate keeps on falling and now stands at 5.4%. this is a good indicator of the spread of the virus. the state did report more than 15,000 newl

and in vietnam he fell in love with the books of the european american journalists and historian bernard fall, and bernard fall predicted in his books that the americans would fail in vietnam just as the french had failed because of arrogance, because they didn't take the time to learn the cultural nuances of the situation, of who exactly they were dealing with. so, that bob gersony made it his life's work to replicate bernard fall so he was against arrogance, against innocence, and that's why it was the good american as opposed to a great american. >> bob, let's talk about his -- following on that, his independence as well. he didn't work for the state department. >> officially no. >> can you talk about the pluses and minuses of sort of in the system but not really in the system. >> he spent over 40 years as a private contractor for the u.s. agency for international development, and the state department, and occasionally for the u.n. relief charity. he was a free lancer lancer whod that to be rehired for over 40 years in succession over and over again, even though he always ruffled feat

worst consequences of environmental damage that's the un's conclusion in that report after syria's bernard smith has more now on what's at stake. for a decade the lakes of kenya's rift valley have been rising swallowing up land and villages destroying communities deforestation is to blame soil once held in place by trees is washed down from the mountains by the rain silting up the lakes below stopping them from draining. in a report called making peace with nature the u.n. environment program says we need on bishop's global coordination to make the use of land and oceans sustainable there are vested interests that stop in action there we have subsidies for agriculture and for energy for fossil fuels a perverse way it carries the use of fossil fuels that encourage the use of bad agricultural practices so there were many people around the world trying to repeat governments thought and said civil actions together the report says that none of the global goals for the protection of life on earth have been met deforestation and overfishing continues a 1000000 species of plants and animals are th

bernard: we are big in america.very much looking forward to working with the new administration on their energy and climate agenda. it's great to see their focus specifically on offshore wind. our 4.4 gigawatts joint venture will only grow in america over the coming years and we are looking forward to building on that. we are, i think, along with many others, delighted that the u.s. has rejoined the paris agreement. that is very aligned with our own agenda around zero. shery: bernard looney with bloomberg's anna edwards. haidi, let's take a look at 50 billionaires on bloomberg green's new ranking. they showcase the explosive growth of electric vehicles, batteries, solar power, and topping the list, elon musk. his fortunes soaring over $600 in the past year. a majority of his wealth can be attributed to his green business and that's mainly tesla. his green fortune, almost three times the combined wealth of the four chinese billionaires ranked second. also executives behind the world's largest battery maker, and this

roosevelt's administration, a number of advisers specifically some of the conservative democrats like bernard barook kept pushing roosevelt to bring hoover in on certain policy issues, and roosevelt exploded and said i'm not jesus christ, and i'm not going to raise hoover from the dead. when he dies harry truman reaches out to him and asks him for a meeting and sends this 71-year-old man on a fact finding mission, a global fact finding mission, post-war food and humanitarian needs. it's used by george marshall in formulating the marshall plan. and so hoover under truman i think gets rehabilitated. he's brought back into service, and, you know, in fairness the only person who had really dealt with feeding millions of people and dealing with that kind of relief effort was hoover. plus he also still had a network within the leadership of europe that remembered him from world war i, and especially in germany really the only american that they trusted after world war ii was hoover because at a time when the allies didn't want food to go into post-world war i germany, hoover fought to get it in. >>

abc 7 news reporter, cornell bernard has a look at signs that life is getting back to normal, at least a little bit, during the pandemic. >> we're super happy. >> reporter: josh gordon brought his son, jack, to the san francisco zoo, after the stay-at-home order was recently lifted. covid-19 safety protocols are in pl place for visiteders. >> my favorite was the grizzly bear. >> reservations are required. >> reporter: tickets go on sale monday for the oakland zoo's long-awaited reopening. >> it's the complete picture for us. so, we're thrilled to have our community come back and enjoy the animals and the zoo. >> reporter: the nighttime lantern light festival resumes february fifth through midmarch. reservations required. outdoor dining is back on pier one dining and so are the crowds. >> we needed to get out. get out for a little while and see some new stuff, other than being at home all the time. >> got the sea life and the boat rides. they're all available. >> he was forced to dock in early december. >> we're going to see the in-between trips. and we keep an eye on everyone safely. >

that is where cornell bernard found people that went to great lengths to get vaccinated. >> today you are getting the vaccine. >> reporter: the magic words hundreds of seniors have waited months to hear. >> i am very eager to get this injection. >> reporter: karen watson called a taxi to make her appointment at this drive-through vaccine clinic. >> can you open the door for me. >> reporter: in the parkingsa. whenever i need to go somewhere that's important, i call them. >> whatever it takes to get here? >> that's right. >> reporter: consuelo garcia says she was scared but daughter erica is different. >> i'm anxious. i have young kids in school. it's a huge relief. >> reporter: this site now serving alameda county seniors by appointment only. >> this is a win for everybody. we feel good with every single shot that goes into an arm. >> one, two, three. >> relief. >> reporter: in viej mass vaccination clinic was happening for healthcare workers and county residents over 75. >> the average wait time between registration, vaccine, evams, scheduling your second appointment. on the average o

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard says progress still depends on the amount of doses officials can secure. >> lot of us have been taking extra vitamin, everything that's been recommended. >> reporter: since the pandemic began jose ruiz has been trying to stay healthy. he's got word that workers are now eligible for the vaccine. >> it is a step forward and they have the option to be safer. >> reporter: but it could be several weeks before jose and his coworkers can get the shot. >> how quickly we can vaccinate those categories of individuals will depend on how much vaccine we get from the state. >> reporter: recent allocations have not been plentiful. so for now contra costa county is only taking appointments for second doses. >> this pilot has really taken off. >> reporter: san mateo county supervisor says this vaccine pilot program at an sfo parking garage has been successful. an estimated 12,500 shots over four days. 4,000 alone will be given on friday. he believes he can more than double that if more doses can be sere believe we could test potentially >> reporter: in marin a new site w

bernard for the obama administration. the ronald reagan museum hosted this event in june, 2018.it's a real treat for us to have not one but two former white house social secretaries with us today. and i am sure that they are very grateful that they don't have to plan and execute this white house luncheon. one of our guests today is a democrat. one a republican. they are not afraid to be friends. they support one another and they even show up in public together. imagine that. originally from a small town in ohio, lieberman served as white house

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard exp t event the planners at oasis are planning and how you can get involved. >> reporter: more than six years drag performers have kept audiences entertained at the oasis. an lgbtq nightclub and cabaret. >> i really feel that is our place to bring a little sparkle into people's lives and this is exactly when people around us need it. >> reporter: but owner and performer says the pandemic stopped the sparkle at oasis. performances canceled. the club pivots to streaming show oinls but it hasn't been enough to pay bills and the rent. >> it is costing about a thousand dollars a day just to be closed. >> a day? >> a day. >> reporter: with money running out, owners have one more idea that might work. a big telethon. commercials are happening for the tele-thon airing march 6th on the platform. >> a really live phone bank of drag queens who you can call and give your money too. >> catch the show. >> reporter: behind the wigs and makeup are performers who believe venues like oasis can't disappear. >> it is part of the dna of the city. and san francisco would

that's where cornell bernard found some people went yesterday. they went to great lengths to get vaccinated. >> today we are getting the pleasure. >> reporter: the magic words hundreds of seniors have waited months to hear. >> we are eager. >> reporter: karen watson called a taxi to make her appointment at this drive-through vaccine clinic. >> you want to open the door for me? >> reporter: in the parking lot of golden gate fields. >> i'm disabled and so, whenever i need to go somewhere that's important, i call them. >> reporter: whatever it takes to get here, right? >> that's right. >> reporter: consuelo garcia said she was scared. daughter erica is anxious over the last year because of my mom. we live together. i have small kids in school. it's a huge relief, we won't be hurting her. >> reporter: they are by appointment only. >> we feel good for every single shot that goes into an arm. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: in villejo, this max vaccination clinic was happening at the sol fairgrounds. >> evals and scheduling your second appointment is

abc 7 news reporter, cornell bernard, was at an antiviolence rally, where people took a stand for the safety of us all. >> and we're here to say that we're not targets. >> that message heard by hundreds. a rally to confront the ugleness of recent violent attacks against asian elders. >> we're not going to stand for it and we're going to condemn the violence. >> reporter: many say the violence isn't new but may be reasons it's escalating. >> we are going to live in a presidency that has continued to blame covid on asians time and time again. >> people be safe on the streets. >> reporter: the 84-year-old killed in a violent attack near his home in january. the 19-year-old suspect arrested. >> everybody keeps blaming covid-19. but these are just attacks on innocent people, based on race. >> reporter: a similar healing vigil was held in oakland saturday where attacks have been widespread in the chinatown area. a new community resource officer to help bridge cultural and language barriers. they want city leaders to do more too, address the deep root causes, long term. >> healing in the asi

car jacked in the pacific heights neighborhood and that's where we find abc news reporter, cornell bernard. many breathing the sigh of relief early this morning. >> reporter: really, best news ever, dion. this is the nairbld where door dash delivery driver was making a delivery last night, when his car was car jacked, his kids inside. luckily the kids are okay and tonight dad has a lot of people to thank. >> thank gaurd, thank god. just thank god. >> reporter: he was overjoyed to hold his son, who was kidnapped along with sister, winnefred. >> when we heard t was illation. >> reporter: both children taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation. they were spotted inside their dad's silver me was making a door dash delivery about 8:45. >> they don't know what's going on. they speak mandarin only. i just want my kids back. >> there was a brief suspect but the van and suspect got away. >> reporter: these neighbors help look for the mini van. >> we started working our way down the hill on the side streets, literally stopping at every silver mini van to check the license plate. >> reporter: a

defacto political coordinator maxime oakum was its coordinator for military operations his father bernard morcombe as you will hear was also influential in the group's leadership. from its inception and i saw i was aware of the n.t. block as organizational policy. that policy entailed violent targeting of muslim civilians in western c.a.r. who based on their role ijaz national or ethnic affiliation were perceived as collectively responsible for complicit with and supportive of the telic you will hear this referred to as the criminal policy or common purpose in our presentation. and i saw as many controvert is the senior trial lawyer quick laying out the details of the charges against 2 for militia leaders who just pleaded not guilty at the start of the trial for war crimes committed in central african republic and let's cross back to step who's listening in on this as i say step it just the early stages of the trial is a laying out the details of the charges. yes exactly and very important to note is that the 1450 m. so also will participate in this trial and the i.c.c. gives the victims

administration, a number of these advisers, specifically some of the conservative democrats, like bernard -- . well they kept pushing roosevelt, to bring hoover in on certain policy issues. and roosevelt exploded and said i'm not jesus christ, i'm not going to raise hoover from the dead. and when he dies, harry truman reaches out to him, and asked for a meeting. here's a 71 year old man, a fact finding mission he sent them on a global fact finding mission, the post war food and humanitarian aid. and it is used by george marshall in formulating the marshall plan. and so hoover the under truman, i think gets rehabilitated. he is drop back into service and you know, in fairness the only person that really dealt with feeding millions of people and dealing with that kind of relief effort was hoover plus, he also still had a network within the leadership of europe that remembered him from world war i and especially in germany, really the only american that was trusted after world war ii was hoover. because at a time when the allies didn't when anybody to go to post world war i, germany over fiv

cornell bernard talked to paren parents. >> i want them to go become to school and interested in getting them vaccinated as soon as it's available. >> ashley is a mom of four young kids. she's hopeful they can get their vaccine but the wait may be long. the timeline is being pushed back for elementary school kids until after january 2022. it's based on when research trials on children will finish up. some are just beginning. 300 kids in the u.k. as yung as -- young as 6 to 12 years old are enroll in a small trial through oxford university. pfizer, moderna and johnson & johnson are expected to start trials in the spring. >> parents have concerns about getting their kids vaccinated against everything, and this is i think a much more heavily studied -- it uses new technology, which should be safer. >> ewathey want to know when they're going to get them. >> dr. lisa dana said parents and patients are asking for the vaccinations already. >> i do not think they will be released until they're safe and i trust they'll be safe when available. >> reporter: not all parents are convinced. >> to me i

prosecuting alleged crimes in sri lanka to try and get answers for the thousands of people like leila bernard smith al-jazeera. al-jazeera has spoken to a woman who was abducted from a bus in nigeria she was released along with 52 others last week after being taken in states she says the armed group beat them up and force them to walk barefoot for assisting kilometers analysts say nigeria is facing a kidnapping crisis with threats from both armed groups and criminal gangs of my degrees is a state with more details from the victim. she said there was little clean water for them to drink and there was no shelter virtually there was sleeping under trees open to the elements and she said in their conversation the exchanges with the bandits they showed they felt the bandits felt disappointed abandoned and even betrayed by government across nigeria this had during the electioneering campaigns they were promises to look after them to actually provide them with the basic necessities of life and yet the government religion that and that's making them sole so angry and in fact they also blame security

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is talking to experts and parents. >> i'm comfortable having themool, but definitely would be interested in getting them vaccinated as soon as it's available. >> reporter: ashley is a busy mom to four young kids living in san francisco. she's hopeful her family can get the vaccine when it's their turn, but the wait may be long. the white house coronavirus task force is pushing the vaccine timeline back for elementary school kids until after january 2022. high school students could get vaccinated in the fall. it's based on what research trials on children will finish up. some are just beginning. 300 kids in the uk as young as 6 to 12 years old are enrolling in a small astrazeneca vaccine trial through oxford university. pfizer, moderna, and johnson & johnson are expected to start trials for this younger group in the spring. dr. george rutherford from ucsf assures parents the vaccine will be safe. >> parents have concerns about getting their kids vaccinated against everything. this is i think a much more heavily studied. it uses new technology, which

bernard for the obama administration. this event was hosted in june of 2018. >> it is a real treat for us to have not one, but two former white house social secretaries with us today and i'm sure they are very grateful that they did not have to plan and execute this white house luncheon. one of our guests today is a democrat, one a republican. they aren't afraid to be friends. they support one another, and they even show up in public together. imagine that. originally from a small town in ohio, lee berman served as white house social secretary from 2004 to 2007 under president and mrs. george w. bush. prior to that, she was chief of staff to second lady lin cheney and before that served as social secretary to vice president cheney. when asked how she landed those jobs, i believe she'll tell you she was in the right place at the right time. and having known of her for many years, i can tell you that she was most assuredly qualified for all of those roles. as she tells it, she's been an event planner her entire adult life,

for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally bernard smith al-jazeera. let's get an update from our producer girl over the neon who's joining us on the phone from euro van just tell us what you're seeing around you and what's happening on the ground around 'd. i know the russian young probably just finished. only one who will. probably i'm not all people are marching in the streets of. marty. he is leading the march. heavy presence of the police the joint the guy. leading the market. with a lot of coffee because i mean it's a little pricey. though right now we have to watch march happen in the. direction of. a provides a 2nd where are you from you know a position. another probably another where. 4 the question of rallies moving power. taken. i don't know where they are not 4 8. you know if you think you would think that all the cash. rather. than say everything they want to do the same for me no clashes. to shawn. no real. power because he thinks i was elected. you can decide what will happen. what can you tell us about the presence of

the writer george bernard shaw george bernard shaw said it is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics , and indeed, we are moved emotionally and intellectually because these statistics are not just numbers. they are the lives and livelihoods of our neighbors, family members, ends, and loved ones. moved to act swiftly to put an end we are moved to act swiftly to bring this pandemic to an end and to end the suffering felt by so many. the time for decisive action is long overdue. president biden's plan is that decisive action. tonight, congress is taking action to crush the virus with a national vaccination program, robust testing, tracing, and treatment, more ppe and combating health disparities affecting communities of color disproportionately. disproportionately. we are putting money in workers' pockets. 18 million americans will receive unemployment insurance. 40348 american -- 40 million americans will receive nutrition assistance. 27 million children will receive help through an expanded child tax credit. 15 million low-wage workers will receive earned inc

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