as mentioned, the dod plan calls for a phased approach. the initial phase is what we are calling a controlled pilot. in this phase, we will be distributing the vaccine to priority populations in 16 distinct locations. we will monitor the uptake and make adjustments going forward as necessary as lessons are learned from this controlled pilot. we will continue with this form of distribution, adding additional prioritized personnel and -- at additional prioritized locations until 60% of our dod, roughly 11 million of our personnel, have received the vaccine. at which time, dod anticipates vaccine manufacturing rates to support full stale unrestricted distribution to department personnel. at that point, our intent is to distribute the vaccine in the same manner the department conducts its annual influenza vaccine program. if you look at some of the slides we provided, the department-selected additional sites best support several criteria. number one, the anticipated unique supply chain requirements for the initially approved vaccines, a sizabl

like all dod vaccinati sites are think the leadership and staff a with the vaccine. it gives me great honor to introduceenator defense. >> thank you for your leadership solers and sailors and the air force people yet that is coming soon. and that is a very important day and good afternoon and thank you all for joining us with this truly momentous and historicccasion and it's only fitting here at walter reed the global leader for medical care and a reminder of the tremendousacrifices brave men and wom make to serve on her nation and in may president trump to deliver a coronavirus vaccine to the american people by january 2021. today, only seven months ter the first americans are inocated by the safe but highly effective vaccine. this monumental hievement marks a new record in the delopment of distribution of a vaccine a process that normly takes years but the greatest minds across industry and academ have worked tirelessly to forge new pass and put country i had a personal intert for the betterment of our citizens an the world. the american people should be proud of w

>> i was not. , if you have questions you should ask dod. we published regulations and followed them. >> looking at the yrc loan structure, the working capital is, commissioners suggested, the junior position in the collateral pool, and you've also asked for equity compensation in addition to the payment and kind interest and current pay interest on the note. for my review of the collateral pool, it does not look like it's forll adequately secured covering both apollo and tranche, plus other obligations of the company. i would ask your view, did you look at the collateral pool and did you believe the collateral protected the american taxpayers? >> the answer to that is yes. we did a thorough analysis of the collateral pool. we consented -- consulted with our financial advisor on this loan, and all the national security loans. we did get equity, and our equity is worth $100 million. >> that's because the stock has increased because the treasury now has made this loan. i agree the company was certainly near bankruptcy before the credit. when i

to any dod company designation. the commission currently doesn't have a chair man and in the absence, the commissioners have agreed to each give a one minute opening statement followed by two five-minute rounds of questions. i will serve as the acting chair for this hearing. and i now recognize myself for my opening statement. in march, unprecedented turmoil in the markets threatened the ability ofma businesses, states and municipalities to obtain capital. credit markets were on the verge of shutting down. and without intervention, private credit was very likely going to stop flowing to businesses, states and municipalities. congress didn't want these economic disruptions to result in gaps in the national security. there was a very real concern with that established national defense firms, essential national defense firms could even collapse. the cares act program announcement succeeded in stabilizing the market and averted a crisis in the national security sector. in fact, the top five national security firms raise

issue specifically, there has been no change whatsoever on the part of dod.ing, we're taking a several-week pause here for the holidays in our meetings with the biden team, and the biden team said, that's not the case, we did not ask for a pause, we need to continue to meet day in and day out. and so, that's why you saw the president-elect speak out yesterday, because we're now only three weeks away from inauguration day, and they want to make sure they're coming in, hitting the ground running, and they're still not getting the cooperation that they think they need. >> and two full holiday weeks is a pretty significant chunk of the time that they have to do this transition in the first place, so i mean, that makes a lot of sense. mike, so, let's talk for a second about cabinet picks, because i think -- i was talking yesterday with adam smith, the chairman of the house armed services committee. and i think this caught both of our ears, because he was pretty direct in saying that the biden team is going to have a problem with their own dod secretary. he was ver

that also dovetailed with dod, but those have stopped. but not all others, that suggests this isn't really opportunistic by the biden team, but that they are, in fact, encountering real problems here with dod. so i am not sure that the trump pushback is on the level here. now let's see what happens. this has been, what, a week and a half since they, two weeks since they last complained. if it hasn't improved over that period, there is not much confidence that it's going to improve going forward and that could be a real problem. remember, last point here, when the post-9/11 commission looked at the attack and what led up to it and why american intelligence units were not ready for it, one of the things they cited was a delayed transition process because of the bush v. gore legal fights over florida. that was resolved over some time. at this point i think we are well past the timeframe for what they did for resolution. so this could be, you know, potentially really problematic. >> still ahead, georgia helped determine the race for president

. >> and what about the prediction you've been reporting on between dod and the biden transition? about? >> reporter: there really is a disconnect that we're seeing between what the dod says is happening and what the biden transition team is saying is going on. we heard biden, himself, saying earlier this week that there has been obstruction, particularly from the dod, during this transition process. for example, the dod is essentially saying, we've had lots of transition meetings, we have been extremely transparent in giving the team all the information that they need. but when we have talked to sources familiar and people close to the transition -- myself and my colleagues -- what they're saying is there actually hasn't been a formal transition meeting between the dod and the agency review teams as of monday, since december 18th. we are not getting all of the information that they need. and obviously, the concern here is that there could be real national security implications if they are just not getting the cooperation and the information that they should be right now, brooke.

so the pfizer medicine will be distributed here in the ten different locations across the dod, every medical treatment facility in the military will receive that vaccine and will also have threeth or four overss locations that will receive them under no and you have more flexibility. the second piece of this is the vaccination plan itself and is fromto lessons learned testing we developed a prioritization for testing and building as we refine it as we were trying to get testing capability. we have a better sense of what the prioritization structure auto look like and at the top the healthcare workers and then emergency and safety personnel and the installations those people are likely to come in contact with people infected and then our strategic forces so maybe your cyberer w mission fo, the cruise on strategic missile submarines and then the forces that will deploy within the next three months. we have a good count of what those numbers are and if there's anything were really good at its mass immunization in the u.s. military, we feel pretty confident that once we get the vaccine d

military construction project or authorization, we would not have full pay for dod that has to be done. that has been talked about by a lot of administrations but not really done. finalizing this by talking about china, this bill helps support china in any way at all. american enterprise institute, the conservative conscience in which these programs come along, they send this quote, is the most substantial china related provisions, the 2000 and baa. they're talking about this bill, what it does for china, we talked about the deterrence last year, that's china we are talking about. it shifts the supply chain away from china semi conductors, circuit boards, pharmaceuticals and it stimulates the economy's in those ways and brings chinese, blind national security activities into light, we know they are doing. it supports taiwan. this bill accelerates the program and prevents china's intellectual property threat. i have a whole list here and i ask unanimous consent after my comments this morning -- >> objection. >> what i would like to wind up with, two years ago, we have put this together,

one, i think the dod has had an organizational bloat of the last ten years. the solution is not folks at anything to build a whole new institutional organization so it can focus on that thing and that comes with significant over it. the second thing i would do focusing on not just investing in information technologies, but also thinking about how we can invest in mass. instead of buying -- hundreds or thousands that a lot cheaper. i think the complement of improvements in information technology with the ability to supplement with cheap masks can allow the dod to have -- and staying power which right they have cut themselves out of. >> thank you. professor gholz. >> i think this is a difficult question because it's so strategy depended, and the conversation we had today has a total a bit about strategy. i think the u.s. should change its strategy fairly dramatically and, therefore, think the u.s., i agree with the questioner. of course we should substantially cut the defense budget. we should just my last of almost everything. because we can do that and still

and i know that that's been a focus of dod. so thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> gentlemen, i'm going to have to step out for a brief minute. senator cane will be taking over. but i will -- i'm sure we're going to have a number of additional questions. we have a number of senators on the line as well. so i'm going to next call on senator hirono. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and before you leave i would like to also extend my condolences to you, the loss of your dad. >> thank you. >> mr. secretary, you were talking a bit about the arctic, and this will be a yes or no question. is it time for the united states to ratify or the senate to ratify -- mr. secretary. >> senator, i think we need to do some more work to make sure that it's the right time, to be very honest with you. >> it's been hanging around for decades. i would say it is the right time, especially as i think our country is, i think, disadvantaged by not being part of on clause especially as the arctic is seeing a lot more activity, shall we say and i think one of the reasons the arctic has be

in one instance she took the dod to court over unfair dress codes for female servicemembers overseas, and she won an important change in policy. pretty quickly folks caught onto the fact that when colonel mcsally potter might her mind to something, it got done. so naturally when then congresswoman was sworn in here in the senate she dove right into tracking down answers for her fellow arizonans, solutions for american servicemembers, and the care and justice for fellow veterans deserve. from her first day senator mcsally my did everyone here that public service is personal. -- reminded -- what we do has a direct impact on the lives of millions of americans. so after swearing the oath on a bible recovered from the bombing of the uss arizona at pearl harbor, she brought her experience and expertise to solving issues that are personal to her and to others who have worn the uniform. in solidarity with her fellow a-10 pilots and the force that e project, senator mcsally fought to preserve and fund that unique weapon. using her role on the senate armed services committee she let her own pai

in one instance she took the dod to court over unfair dress codes for female servicemembers mboverseas and one an important change. and policy. pretty quickly, folks cotton on to the fact that when colonel mick sally put her mind tosomething it got done . so naturally, to the then congressman will one was warning in the senate, she tracking down answers for her fellow airmen solutions for american servicemembers and the care and justice for fellow veterans desert. from her first day senator mccalley reminded everyone in public service it's personal. that's what we do here as a direct impact on the lives of millions of americans. so after swearing on recovering from the bombing of the uss arizona, she brought her experience and expertise to solving issues that are personal to her toand to others who worn the uniform. in solidarity with her fellow a-10 pilots and the forces they protect, senator mccalley to reserve that unique weapon. using her role on the senate armed services committee she led her own painful personal experiences of sexual assault in the military you'll her pursuit of

this is what we have got to get better at out of dod. we have to rebuild a more solid relationship with tech companies, new technology. what i'm thinking about is the navy/marine corps intranet. new technology then, big data was going to come together, make you're systems talk to each other. when they talk to each other they'll be great. oh, my gosh, $12 billion later, it doesn't really work. so when we use ai, going to use supersonics do we use it in a way that advances our interests? we don't have a choice not to. if we stick with the 7s because we can't figure out how to swipe, we're dead. the new technologies will be used by somebody. they're going to be implemented in a good way. if it's not us, we're in serious trouble. what i want to do is i want to learn from the mistakes of the last 20 years. i mentioned the navy/marine corps intranet but the lcs, the expeditionary fighting vehicle. we have all of these things, wow, that looks really cool. billions of dollars later it's not helping us. we cannot afford that. which is why i'm wor

and they have information specific organizations so that is within the dod. but we'll thought about how we can be more and more effective. i really feel like this book really needs that nugget, the blogger that one last piece that introduces like at the right to the warfare. and say i know what you're doing. i have the same type of information practice to make it better. so wh that, i'm excited to get everyone questions and comments. >> thank you so much doctor schneider. make it started to ask a question to jon but first let me remind the audience that were taking questions from twitt facebook or hever you are watching this platrm. please enter auestion so we can engage in on in this wonderful piece of work. thme as the first question and then will follow up on doctor schneider's information. is the information manement, is it two stages. is this a top down or is bottom down approach. nowhis is been a long debate and innovation literature. when you finally come down on that issue and is it more complex the top-down or bottom-up. where should we go moving for

biden accusing the dod of obstruction. >> we just aren't getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas. it's nothing short, in my view, of irresponsibility. >> reporter: a dod spokesperson saying there have been plenty of meetings in past weeks but as of monday, no formal transition meetings have take ken place since the 16th. >> my job is to protect the american people, in a world where threats are constantly evolving and the adversaries are constantly adapting. >> reporter: what biden advisers have told cnn that they're concerned that a lack of cooperation from the trump administration could lead to national security implications extending into the biden presidency. as between those, there are three for sometime this week, two about covid-19 and one about cyber security. m.j. lee, wilmington, delaware, cnn. >>> president trump is responding to joe biden's criticism of the slovak seen rollout n. a speech the president blames state governments for not getting the vaccines out soon enough. the president also criticized biden for

this is what we have got to get better at at dod. we've got to rebuild a more solid relationship with entrepreneurial tech companies, new technology. what i'm thinking about here in all this is maybe the mine corps internet. you know, new technology then was we were able to -- well, big data is going to come together, we can make all our systems talk to each other, they're going to be better, oh, my gosh, $12 billion lauter, yeah, that doesn't really work. so when we're going to use a.i. and hypersonics, we have got to be smart about how with use it. do we use it in a way that advances our interest. and we don't have a choice not to, okay? if we stick with the 7s because we can't figure out how to swipe, we're dead, okay? these new technologies are going to be used by somebody, all right? they're going to be implement ared in a good way. and if it's not us, we're in soars trouble. serious trouble. but what i want to do is learn from the mistakes of the last 20 years. i mentioned the navy/marine corps intranet, but i've also mentioned

and -- i shouldn't say dod. coast guard and other operations. i assume you support that. >> absolutely. we appreciate your efforts to make that happen. >> i think we're making a precedent this year and hopefully in a bipartisan way we can make that happen every year because i think it helps the coast guard and the other services. senator blumenthal? >> thanks, senator sullivan, and i would just second with a great big exclamation point the fact that this pairing is not only profoundly significant and it is also bipartisan and i hope that we can continue to work together that we have started because the coast guard deserves that reliable and well-merited treatment in terms of authorization and appropriation and we are very proud in connecticut to be the home of the academy. the coast guard has a long and stored history in kkt cu connecticut and we regard it as one of our own and very, very grateful for the role that the coast guard is playing in advancing our economic interest in the arctic. i think thank the cha

throughout this transition process and then he turned to some of these folks particularly he said at the dod, political appointees who have been engaging in obstruction when he talks about sort of the moral being hallowed out, moral being low at some of these agencies, clearly he is talking about the plitsization of the transition process. don, there are people who go into this kind of line of work, who are committed to doing this kind of work regardless of the political party of the president, whether it's the sitting president or the incoming president and clearly he is seeing that a process that should be as apolitical as a transition process has been politicized and he wanted to make that distinction and also wanted to recognize that when career professionals see this kind of pollicization happening, yeah, that is going to hurt moral. >> i got to ask you, kaitlyn, about there is this new effort that's underway to overturn the election by congressman willy gomert. i spoke to some of our legal experts, and they said this was -- what did they say? it was a pipe dream, a total mangles of the

and those will theto dod play and vaccine distribution and return the navy family and how they will be deployed shipyard modernization plan and the but from the effect of climate change. and to address we need to do to operate and then with a full range of those responsibility and mission and look forward to your a testimony. >> you to have five minutes to give oral testimony your longer statements will be submitted for the record if you choose. ng mr. secretary we will begin with you. >> thank you mr. chairman it before i begin i would like to offer the department of navy condolences to you on the loss of your father gregory veteran of the united states navy in our thoughts and prayers are with you, sir. >> thank you. >> may 1943 american troops aircraft and ships were sent to the pollution islands to dislodge the imperial japanese troops occupying our american soil. the americans were dedicated and brave and underequipped the percent of the operation from ending integral catastrophe was the fact that landing was unopposed. in short we, the united states military gotas lucky. but that

is there any response from the biden camp to this dod official this morning?yet this morning, pam, but we do know that president-elect biden talked about this yesterday when he took some questions from reporters, he also talked about this cybersecurity hack being a grave threat to national security and he promised that when he's in office they will respond and they might possibly respond in kind. he also sharply criticized president trump and his administration for not prioritizing cybersecurity. take a listen. >> this assault happened on donald trump's watch when he wasn't watching. it's still his responsibility as president to defend american interests for the next four weeks. i see no evidence that it's under control. i've seen none. heard of none. the defense department won't even brief us on many things. so i know of nothing that suggests it's under control. >> reporter: so you heard the president-elect there saying that the defense department will not brief him on, quote -- his team on, quote, a number of things. here is what the department of defense is

it is not new tcongressr dod.n bill, most important, is demanding the military cant investigate itself. thbill most certainly says you must take this out of the hands of the dod. ere must be an independent means for investigating these kinds of criminality -- ese kinds of crimes. additionally, the i am vanessa guillÉn bill seeks to codify what is assault, what is harassment. the ugly truth is that rape culture is the luke perry culture. military training for many years in the traditional institution has hearkened on training that invokes racism and sexism, and that culture is not unique to fort hood. the i am vanessa guillÉn bill seeks strong structural transformation and reform that make this an operational imperative and natnal security imperative. ahead. >> the people who are fighting a better question is, who has been silt? who doesn't want to take on this fight? >am who? >> for me, onef the most glaring parts of the report not to be glossed over is threport says the oy community ties that fort hood had wasith

what makes dod different is it's the one federal agency that completely legally discriminated on thew short years ago. and even long after it ended at the defense department, it continued on the basis of sex. i think it packs a symbolic punch to say the largest federal agency that has thrown completely legal roadblocks in the way of women's advancement for so long is finally having a woman at the helm. it's powerful. >> and that legal restriction, was that the 2 % rule, the quota system for women? >> yeah. that's part of it. that's a big part of it. 1948, ironically, the very same year that president truman signs an executive order ending racial discrimination in the military, congress passes legislation capping the number of women in the military at 2%. that doesn't get changed until the 1970s. we got the first african american four-star general in 1975. the first african american chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in 1989 that was collin powell, of course. it took until 2008 to get the first female four-star general, and only in 2015 did secretary of defense panetta lift the so-

and so we don't put generals to run the dod. mattis got a waiver.s would be the second in as many administrations. and people think it's a bad idea in terms of this core constitutional democratic function. i'm very curious what your views are on this. >> so, in general, i'm going to give and gladly give deference to the biden team with respect to their national security picks. i think they've had an a-plus series of selections thus far. and so i'm willing to hear them out as to why they think it's important to get this waiver for general austin. at the same time, i was one of a handful of senators that voted against giving general mattis the waiver because i have seen how powerful the joint chiefs are and how powerful our military and military industrial complex are with respect to our defense policy, both republican and democratic administrations have been far too reliant on the department of defense to solve problems overseas that are inherently political, have become far too reliant on selling weapons as a means to win friends abroad. i want to h

the dod will monitor how many people at each base choose to get vaccinated to figure out how many dosesare needed in the future.>>> while there is news about the vaccine, it will still be a while before things get back to normal. tonight, the call to overcall restrictions is gaining some steam. da lin is reporting on the demands to reopen dining in san francisco.>> reporter: demonstrators believe this is mayor pretest, they chanted and made a lot of noise without knowing if she was even here to listen to the message. demonstrators say they are siding for the little guys like the cooks who can't work from home and the low-wage servers who can't pay their rent.>> people need to eat, people need to eat. >> this restaurant worker has been on unemployment benefits since march. >> the money is not enough for a family of four. especially in san francisco. >> some workers worry they will be homeless once their employment runs out. >> please, we beg you to open the business.>> some say this is their first time protesting on any issue. they say it is out of desperation. >> devastated, i've had pr

and dod. host: thank you for bringing your story of. congressman ryan, do you want to respond? caller: -- caseworkat is a situation. you have to go through your congressperson because my staff is overwhelmed with the 700,000 people we represent. i will mention to congressman brooks that you called and we will get your name and make sure your staff connects with you -- and make sure his staff connects with you. issues yoular mentioned we want to get addressed. you certainly serve the country and let's try to work it out. that brings up affordable health care, there are people doing everything right. we want to make sure we prevent illness and keep costs under control for the health care system so businesses and government's get overwhelmed. -- and the government doesn't get overwhelmed. we need to make sure people can take care of themselves and prevent illnesses out there. we need to expand health care coverage and make sure it is affordable for people playing hard and playing by the rules -- working hard and playing by the rules. it is important to expand the affordable care a

dod t not know why either. ♪ now the stress that weace is, when will this end?om here? how does this look for the next year? laura: laura giving her all for all of us. an experimental rocket belonging to elon musk's spacex company has exploded while attempting to land on the ground. the starship rocket was being tested as part of the company's pl carry human and cargo to the moon and mars. no one was on bod. >> it looks like a scene from a hollywockbuster. but this fiery spectacle was not planned. the crash landing of th latest prototype of the spacex starship. >> 2, 1, 0. >> codenamed>> as ane ight, it was rst attempt at a high altitude flight test. early on, it was smooth sailing for the unaccrued mission. it lifted off from the facility in texas on a brief flight to just over 40,000 feet, achieving much of what it set out to do including horizontal descent. after a flip back into the vertical position for touchdown, things went a little awry. it might not look like it, but according to spacex ceelon musk, the flight was a success, congralating his team, sayin

mentioned that, military construction project or authorizations, we would not have that, full pay for dod, that has to be done, that has been talked about, a lot of administrations but not really done, then i've been finalizing this by talking about china. this bill supports, nothing in the bill helps china inl. any wy at all there's a group called the american enterprise institute it's a conservative conscious with programs that come along this bill has a most substantial inconsequential china related provision sense the 2000 ndaa the talk about what this bill, it establishes the city determines when we talked about the european deterrence in the nda bill this is the pacific deterrence, that is china were talking about, shifts the supply chain away from china in semi conductors, circuit boards, pharmaceuticals and diminish the economies in those way, it brings chinese, malign national security ac activities into light were know what they're doing the good guys and the bad guys, the supports taiwan we've been doing that for a long period of time, this bill accelerates a program, prevents

and then, he turned to some of these folks, particularly, he said, at the dod, political appointees who have been engaging in obstruction when he talks about sort of the morale being hollowed out, morale being low at some of these agencies. clearly, he is talking about the politicization of the transition process. you know, don, there are people who go into this kind of line of work. who are committed to doing this kind of work, regardless of the political party of the president, whether it's a sitting president or the incoming president. and clearly, he is seeing that a process that should be as apolitical as a transition process has been politicized, and he wanted to make that distinction. and also, wanted to recognize that when career professionals see this kind of politicization happening, yeah, that is going to hurt morale. >> i got to ask you, kaitlan, about this -- there's this new effort underway to overturn the election by congressman louie gohmert, other republican allies. i spoke to a legal expert. what did they say? it was a pipe dream. a total mangling of the 12th amendment

as it relates to the federal request, specifically around dod staffing as well as that, we are trying to extend the staffing that we currently are enjoying down in imperial county. they are due to reemploy elsewhere the middle of this week. i had a very good call with the vice president. i want to thank him for his responsiveness, for reaching out to get that support and staffing extended through january. we are just waiting for the final determination on that but it looks very, very favorable. we also talk in more detail about the department of defense teams. we have specific asks out for 10 teams of 20. we are currently able to identify 75 personnel that will be deployed, currently have not but are about to be deployed to critical sites here in the state. also working with hhs, we talked yesterday with the number of representatives from hhs about this strategy. they will be providing some resources to teams and that also will be deployed over the course of the next number of days. as it relates to what we are currently doing in alternative care sites, the alternative care sites are

is not part of the dod. admiral ray: we are part of homeland security, we filed under that regime in budget distribution, if you will. the coast guard is well-positioned and the department of homeland security. force, armedtary services at all time, but we also have title 14 authority which gives us law enforcement authority. we are a member of the intelligence community. the department of homeland security is a great place for the coast guard, but when it comes to readiness funds provided to the coast guard via the department, that is where we could use some support. scott: thank you. chairman sullivan: in my opening remarks, i did mention that this successfully,ime, that we are pairing up the coast guard reauthorization act with the ndaa. coastrings synergy to guard and other services operations. i'm assuming you support that? admiral ray: absolutely, and we appreciate your efforts to make that happen. chairman sullivan: i think we are making a precedent this year, hopefully in a bipartisan way we can make

this includes, again, existing systems like vsv, the fda's extensive system, and systems from dod and va. we're enhancing this by genesis, which is a new collaboration with nih and brown university. to monitor safety and long-term care facility residents. this system operates nationally, and has mere realtime data for 250 facilities. to look at this another way, this is a table that showcases the systems that we'll be using to monitor safety in the populations that based on acip recommendations will be vaccinated first, specifically health care workers and long-term care facility residents. so you'll see that early on we have a series of systems to monitor health care workers and long-term care facility residents. it will be enhanced during this time period especially around long-term care facility residents to ensure that we're getting those reports and then v-safe which will specifically target health care workers and then you'll see all the systems that are going to be in place for later monitoring and all of those populations. i think the team that's done a really good job of thin

the nbs, the dod's national defense strategy that came out a couple of years ago specifically talked about national security and the indo pacific region as critical to our national security. we need to go back to that and really reengage with friends and partners and basically restore u.s. presence in the region. that does not mean we have to be there in a purely defensive posture. we can be in a humanitarian posture. we don't need giant basis we don't teacher re-create a base for example. but certainly having a presence when it comes to cybersecurity based out of singapore is important. the initiative right now that's in the current that would establish cybersecurity partnership between united states and indonesia were that looks like it's going to stay in. hopefully that will sign into law create a new initiative. first and foremost is going to be the economic reengage my has to happen a really real way. in addition to what's happening. thank you so much senator. cybersecurity is an important one. but another issue talked a lot about, think president obama did too. i would imagine

boris johnson will travel to with the european union after a phone call faile dod to unlock a trade deal.u. and the u.k. an unidentified lness in india has killed one man and hospitalized 400 people. all of the cases are in one state, and ty are focused in a town where residents reported a range of symptoms inhe last two days. seizures, busyness and vomitus. awith what is knout the illness. >> right now they are still have yet to determine what caused the illness because the samples have come back initially collectednd blood samples spinal fluid from the a victithe hospital yesterday. and the death reports have come back -- blood samples and spinal fluid. and the authorities are conducting door-to-door campaigns, medical emergency campaigns to see if there are any other people who are sysufferintoms or similar symptoms in th e town. the authorities have told us that all o them have tested negativeor coronavirus. cause, the reason of those illness. -- o f this illness. after that, they have to determine what caused, and the blood samples and the spinal fluid because some of them have's co

such as patricia dods. shuttered businesses. still the mayor says success stories have renewed his faith in the ability to weather the storm. >> we're moving in speeds we never moved before. hopefully these are learnings we can transfer in the fit. >> they will be in the light of may evers. >> ongoing crisis and changing demographics put mayors in a more powerful position. >> mayors are the epicenter for government in the united states. that was happening anyway, the country is urban. it was accelerated by covid. history will shine a positive light. >> years from now we'll look at these moments of collective resilience, courage, of invasion that have emerged during this difficult time and describe a different narrative. >> the best qualities of the city and the residents will be needed as san jose begins dealing with the surge and vaccinations get to those most in need. >>> a 17-year-old trying to bring joy to people. see how he's doing it's a smiley face at a time. >>> tracking rain, and when the next round will hit. . >>> the

my temperatures as that cold front arrives dod san francisco. we'll be drying out tomorrow afternoon, and that sun's going to return. so on my extended forecast, we are dry all the way through the weekend, and 50s for daytime highs in san francisco. we'll also keep it that trend of 50s to low 60s for the inland valleys. winter arrives on monday, and take a look on next wednesday. i've put a note looking ahead. i think the 26th and 27th, we'd have a better bet of maybe some more widespread rainfall moving back into the bay area. so some good news right now, at least when it comes to our fire danger and getting this rainfall in here. >> soon we're going to need that santa forecast for that fireplace behind you. >> it's coming close. it's coming close. >> thanks, jeff. >>> coming up, making it safer to fly. two major airlines starting contact tracing. how that's going to work. >>> we continue our ongoing investigation into allegations of physical and emotional abuse within a network of homes for at-risk teens and whether its for-profit model ♪ - hi

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from a federal perspective, we have sent dod assets to the places that are hardest hit. treatment, support, and prevention. way to held our capacity is for everyone to understand the importance of wearing your mass, washing your hands, and keeping your distance. better treatment, more support, and aggressive prevention, which is going to take everyone in ohio doing their part. the next question is from daniel at reuters. >> thank you very much. a couple of follow-up questions to both of you. youhe surgeon general, when refer to the defense production act, are you saying it is not necessary because companies have enough incentive on their own? on the ground, people talk about doses. when you say 20 million, are you saying 10 million people will receive the vaccine during the two dose regimen? are you talking 20 million people? to the governor, with regard to the potential shortage, are you saying he at mentioned? operation warp speed miscalculated the number they sent to the states and there would be a downward revision. my question for you, governor, how big was at revis

how would having the first black secretary of defense really change, improve the dynamic at dod? >> i think it will send a powerful signal to our african-americans and people of color in the united states that the military is a viable career path, it is a place to do where you will be welcome in your talents and skill can be found use, put in defense of the country. having somebody of his stature and his color at the head of the defense department also sends a powerful signal to our allying and partners about how inclusive we want to be as the united states military in defense of our principles around the world and how representative -- how seriously we take that responsibility to be representati representative. again, i think he as extremely qualified in any regard, but particularly as an african-american, i think it's a good time. and i think we'll be asking ourselves, what took us so long to get to this point? >> and nia, for you, he's in a coat and tie, a civilian, talking about how he hung up his uniform the last time four years ago, and he was making clear the distinction i

so those efforts havee to continue and that is something we have to carefully as dod it's and china and russia focused efforts with a special operations and counterterrorism off one --dash and raising a number of good points with that inspiration and in terms to maintain her focus with the new and emerging concern. >> so what worries me as i remember issues in the late nineties called for an attack in the unitedn states and everybody in that because the threat with a bunch of guys in afghanistan it was ridiculous. and with that manifesto. and a radicalization you miller and the code did language for the chat rooms and so the individual that is radicalized deciding he wants to make a name for himself and to circulate each other's manifestoes and this is the mark on the wall for those to aspire to and it will remain out there and is a serious concernn . >> let's take another question please operator. >>. >> hello at american university most domestic violent extremist attacks with the weapons violations because the tools it is more likely but this leads to a perception when we call them te

since the dod has her own allocation talabout what their distribution plan is to they have their own priority of no caps the vaccine first was that for the phase one a fothe healthcare workers andth be for essential workers? >> just like we door there jurisdtions the federal agencies have their own plans with fair and equitable allocations based on population of the forest. and the understanding to the same professionals with their alignment and execution of the fda eu a guidance. i do not know what the department of defense plan is after that. >> to more questions fox the rely on - - the line is open. >>caller: talk about the johnson & johnson windows vaccine how did that come to fruition with the distribution with operation with speed? or how does that allocation proceed at thater point? >> and i should say the performance that strategically we decided with that vaccine to try the one-shot vaccine but at the same time we decided to test it as the two shot vaccine in the phase three trial so we are covering all bases. and so with distributing those there is no recall and then to com