the reason the california medical association weighed in is because the ceo of the california medicaltion, the top executive in the top advisory panel, when it comes to medicine was actually at that. so, with californians looking for leadership when it comes to personal responsibility with the coronavirus. you really can't look at the governor because he has always apologized. i blew it. you can't look at the ceo of the california medical association or their top lobbyist who the party was for. dave portnoy who you see on barstool sports, he does a great pizza review tells you exactly where the best pizzas are in the world. in this case he talks about one dinner party that did not involve pizza and he has this observation about the california governor. >> the most amazing thing if you want to question why is he doing it. if you are going to go break it, quitobviously break your own ru. how do you let people take pictures of you. break camera if you are going to be that obnoxious about it. i don't think there is inherently is unlike bad people going around, but -- i truly believe that

>>for a close friend and now we're learning to top officials of the california medical association attended that party as well and the photographs of that event at the restaurant in napa valley are raising even more concerns our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>the california medical association confirmed wednesday, its ceo dustin corcoran and senior vice president janice norman were at the now infamous doesn't person dinner party with governor gavin newsome the party celebrating the birthday of lobbyist jason kinney corporate and norman or not doctors but leaving organization that lobbies for 50,000 of them in california, neither responded to our request for comment cma spokesperson released a statement saying quote the dinner was held in accordance with state and county guidelines newly surfaced photos at the pricey posh french laundry show the diners close together on masks and in an area that looks more like a room that an outdoor patio not quite the picture governor gavin newsome painted when he apologized monday for being there it was to be an restaurant and we starte

executives of the california medical association, a large group which represents the state's doctorsre under scrutiny tonight. they were confirmed to be part of that highly criticized dinner party with governor newsome earlier this month pictures at that at the french laundry restaurant in youngsville are. >>raising even more concerns our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>the california medical association confirmed wednesday, its ceo dustin corcoran and senior vice president janice norman were at the now infamous doesn't person dinner party with governor gavin newsome the party celebrating the birthday of lobbyist jason kinney corporate and norman or not doctors but leaving organization that lobbies for 50,000 of them in california, neither responded to our request for comment cma spokesperson released a statement saying quote the dinner was held in accordance with state and county guidelines newly surfaced photos at the pricey posh french laundry show the diners close together on masks and in an area that looks more like a room than an outdoor patio not quite the pi

joining me now is a board member of the american medical association.eing with us tonight. >> thank you, reverend. >> let me go right to this, you said that this move is, quote, a step in the right direction toward advancing equity in public health. what would that equity look like and what steps will the ama take to get there? >> right now what we have said is that racism is indeed a public health threat, racism of any type, whether we're talking about systemic, cultural, or interpersonal. we're looking at how it's impacting health equity and also creating a barrier to appropriate medical care. our policy is to acknowledge that racism and unconscious bias leads to more c-sections in minority mothers. we have less pain medicine going to our black and brown kids relative to others. and we want to encourage more educational curriculums to show our medical students and our practicing doctors how to promote a greater understanding of how the public health threat of racism is influencing our medical decisions via unconscious bias. >> in the midst of this pan

. >>> the american medical association, our nation's largest group of doctors, has just issued a new policy that deems racism a public health threat. >>> for the first time in almost 15,000 nfl games dating back to 1920 an all black officiating crew takes the field on monday night football. >>> plus a major general motors recall involving some of the auto giant's most popular and expensive suv models welcome to tuesday "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. the trump administration is finally giving the green light for president-elect joe biden's transition the head of the general services administration cleared the way for the transfer of power last night after slow-walking the process for weeks. our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joining us now with the latest tracie, good morning biden will have a lot of catching up to do. >> reporter: so, phillip, this means that joe biden will have 57 days instead of the 77 that president obama had to get his administration together before inauguration day this letter of ascertainment j

professor harvey burns a former chief medical officer of scotland is a new president of the british medical association he is in a unique position to assess and assesses whether the virus can be brought back under control through these tight or public health restrictions dr baird and coming out of extra medical school has over 20 years experience in communicable disease control and infectious disease controlling this he worked as a consultant and communicable disease control for local authorities aren't public health and the agency which is though being bullied inspired you kick up ministers for the failure of taste in trees alex will be in conversation with our 2 guests later but 1st your messages and e-mails on last week's show last week show on black history martin's excited great interest and many responses we hear 1st time in patterson who says all history matters but i wouldn't pull down any statues i didn't like in marshall says the problem isn't history the problem is to the history is written by or presented on t.v. and all the sudden it's official it even says we never got taught scottish his

the british medical association, has warned that hospitals will be overwhelmed if social distancing rulesth correspondent dominic hughes reports. follow the rules, wear a face covering. in some parts of the uk... keep your two metre distance. ..people have been living with lockdown restrictions for months, but what will the covid rules be over christmas? some newspapers are suggesting there could be a relaxation for five days from christmas eve, so families can get together. but even as the idea is floated, ministers are saying it's too soon. i want to have my mum and dad round, i want to have members of my family around that christmas table, you know, your viewers will want to do the same. but ijust think it's too early to be reaching any conclusions on that. let's keep doing our bit. as we get to the 2nd of december, the government will set out more details and then we need to keep bearing down on the infection. we genuinely don't know what decisions have been made. and today, senior health experts warned that easing restrictions will not be without cost. for every day that we release,

joseph kavidar of the american medical association and harvard medical school, along with our guest reporter, kimberly leonard of business insider. dr. kavidar, how long has telemedicine been around? and what's been the growth or use of it in the past couple of months? dr. kavidar: it's been around some people think since the early 1920's. it was a lovely picture in one of the early magazines now poplar science. but it shows a family huddled around the radio having a visit ith the doctors. really the 1960's is when it puttered along. we told everyone in the u.s. that we had to stay in our home and we as clinicians had to take care of them. >> how can it be use today? >> well, it can be used in a number of ways. i think the best uses -- first of all, mental health is the number one probably used. god knows it's a growing need. so that wonderful. a lot of urgent care type things such adds sore throats, ear aches and actually screening for the coronavirus is quite handily done. so virtual urgent care. and chronic management with patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure and the like a

, establishing the american medical association, and trying to reform the medical field through journals, medical societies as well as experiments and investigations. well but, why the time that the civil war began, the medical department both for the northern army in the confederate army thought they were well prepared for what they were going to experience. however, at the very first major battle of the civil war, on july 21st, 1860 wind, as a battle of first masses, it would really illuminate just how many challenges the medical field was going to experience over the course of the civil war. and at the battle here, you had 6000 troops who are engaged in a battle that lasted about 24 hours. and by the end of the 24 hours, you had over 3500 soldiers who were wounded or missing. and at the very beginning of the battle, these challenges immediately started to reveal themselves to the medical departments. now, in the medical field you had to sergeants to each regiment so that meant you had a sergeant and an assistant surgeon, for about 1000 then. for the union army's, there were no hospita

susan bailey, the president of the american medical association. doctor, thank you for being here. by your words that we just played there. i want to ask you that in a second but first on the letter that was just put out. why did you all feel the need in this moment to speak up like this and call on the administration to take that step and coordinate with the biden transition? >> thank you for having me. there just isn't a moment to waste. we are in a critical portion of the pandemic where hospitalizations are beginning to skyrocket again. there are twice as many people in the hospital now as there were in september we're afraid more deaths will follow. and we need to do everything we can to make sure that information is shared in a timely manner and that we are able to utilize all the tools in our tool box to fight this pandemic. we know that unnecessary hospitalizations will result, chronic diseases will resul. unnecessary deaths will result and we'll end up with unnecessarily empty chairs at holiday tables if we don't work together soon and remind everybody that even know we're

let's bring in president of the american medical association, dr. susan bailey, and chief nursing officer for the american nurses association, debbie hatmaker. dr. bailey, let me begin with you. the white house assessment there is pretty stark. it tells the story. what's your assessment of where we are right now? >> things are, indeed, very grim. doctors are concerned that our hospitals are filling up and that we really need to double down on our basic preventive measures -- wearing masks, washing hands, keeping six feet apart, and avoiding large, indoor gatherings. we have some vaccines and exciting things coming around the bend, but we want to be ready for them when they get here, and so we need to work as hard as we possibly can right now to slow down the number of new cases. >> debbie, we've seen nurses doing interviews, trying to get the word out to show what it really looks like in these icus, what it looks like in a covid unit, many of them being overrun across the country. what can you tell us about what your nurses are seeing there on the fr

so you have got the california medical association.bbyist who is his friend and you have got gavin newsom with his family sitting there let me tell you right now you should have listen to the his apology. his apology was a bigger lie. he said he was outside. he was inside. look at the video. this man lied when he had an opportunity to give a sincere apology. as geraldo mentioned, this gam's kids go to private school. this state is being this state is wrecked becausement people totally dependent on them and hurting families who are now being told by the state don't go see your grandparents or your family members for thanksgiving. but i'm going to have a $350 dinner and that excludes wine. $350 excludes wine. >> said put your mask on in between grits when you are eating out. come on. then have you got lawmakers going they didn't go to sacramento. they didn't do a zoom chat. they went to mao and they stand by it? >> that's pretty cool. if you want to go -- i guess they use private money in their defense. to go to maui, have you got to sen

and also the ceo of the california medical association reportedly there?u know, they're going to, they're the guys setting rules, right? then they're shutting businesses but they're not shutting down the parties or junkets for california lawmakers to places like hawaii. so are we correct in that report, the cma guys are there? >> from my understanding it was full of lobbyists, that is true and they also had this junket to hawaii as well where we are having a travel advisory because a judge told newsom he is not allowed to ban us from doing anything anymore. enjoined him. they go on a junket to hawaii, they go to meetings. you know what it is, it is a bug lobbying fest. we're told we have to sit home. he had critical types and lobbyists at his dinner whiled he told you we really can't have thanks giving. >> in knew some new some can go to loud parties with politicians, nancy pelosi can be comfortable using hair salons why can't civilians do that? politicians break their own rules. they ask for forgiveness. we all short, sometimes we're human. we have to ask

it involves governor newsome and executives of the california medical association we've learned which is a large group that represents the state's doctors. the governor apologized last week once it came to light that he was there with multiple households, but pictures of him then many others at the event at the french laundry restaurant are now raising a whole new set of issues. >>our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>the california medical association confirmed wednesday, its ceo dustin corcoran and senior vice president janice norman were at the now infamous doesn't person dinner party with governor gavin newsome the party celebrating the birthday of lobbyist jason kinney corporate and norman or not doctors but leaving organization that lobbies for 50,000 of them in california, neither responded to our request for comment cma spokesperson released a statement saying quote the dinner was held in accordance with state and county guidelines newly surfaced photos at the pricey posh french laundry show the diners close together on masks and in an area that looks more like

. >>> we are learning two top officials from the california medical association attended the birthday party at the french laundry restaurant in that field, along with governor newsom. we have new photos the governor at that party earlier this month. the woman who took them since she was surprised to see the governor there with a group of at least 12 people in violation of state coronavirus guidelines. the photos were obtained exclusively by our sister station fox 11 in los angeles. we are joined with more details on the photos. bill, what more can you tell us about these two top officials with the cma at that party with the governor? >> reporter: alex, good evening. this is adding another layer to a wild story that keeps evolving . but we learned this morning is the ceo of the california medical association, as well as one of the top lobbyists for the cma both attended that dinner with governor newsom and both are seen in those photos we obtained of that dinner at the napa dinner on november 6. the cma represents about 50,000 front-line physicians battling covid-19 every day here in c

the chief of the american medical association, well, he's fed up. >> this year also has revealed how politics can be corrosive, how misinformation, and antiscience rhetoric can impede our ashbility to respond in a health emergency. never should physicians have to fight a war on two fronts, caring for severely ill patients in a raging pandemic while at the same time battling a public relations war that questions the legitimacy of our work and our motives. this is unacceptable. >> across the midwest, doctors and administrators reporting people coming in sick with covid, saying they don't have covid, and actually arguing that they don't want to wear a mask. on friday, about two cases were reported every second in the u.s. for a total of almost 180,000. that is almost double what any other country has reported in a single day. the u.s. death rate is now consistently over a thousand per day for the first time since august. and the number of americans hospitalized, that's a leading indicator for deaths, that has climbed to the highest point of the entire pandemic. >> i'm terrified about wh

from the medical association. and then to say at the very beginning that they were outside, weren't even wearing a mask. i know what gavin newsom said if we are out to eat within the last month, wear a mask, take a bite and put the mask on. i think he lost a lot of credibility with californians. reporter: are you having a small thanksgiving or big thanksgiving? mr. mccarthy: well, my wife and my daughter. i call that small. y dogs, too. they'll get all the extra food. i wish you all a very happy thanksgiving and i hope we do not leave until the we get this discharge petition and get it done and we could actually get it done today. thank you very much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> use your mobile devices and go to c-span.org for the latest video, live and on demand, to follow the transition of power. president trump, president-elect biden, news confe

the california medical association says the ceo, and another top official, were at the birthday party for a lobbyist friend of the governor on november 6. photos show about a dozen people seated close together without masks. >> this is the state's medical association. they speak for the doctors in the state. and their chief lobbyist and position are sitting shoulder to shoulder with the government as though it is any time in american history, not the time of the pandemic. >> governor newsom has apologized, saying attending the party was a bad mistake. he also said the dinner was outdoors and did not violate state guidelines. >>> new tonight, an emotional procession for oakland assistant fire chief sean laughing who died suddenly of a heart attack earlier this week. firefighters escorted his body through oakland to the funeral home. he was only 42 years old. ktvu's azenith smith is here with the emotional tribute. to make a large number firefighters paying their respects, despite attempts to keep it small out of covid concerns. many of them wanting to honor a man who tirelessly served

>>yeah that afternoon just in the california medical association has officially confirmed that its ceo justin corcoran and its senior vice president janice norman were at this dinner party with governor gavin newsome as they celebrated the birthday of another known lobbyist, jason kinney now corporate in norman or not doctors, but they lead an organization that lobbies for about 50,000 of them in the state neither responded to our request for comment but cma did give us just a broad statement saying that the dinner that happened on november 6th was held in accordance with state and county guidelines. now newly surfaced photos that the pricey in pasta french laundry restaurant do raise some questions about some of the statements that governor gavin newsome made when he said that this was outdoors in these photos it appears like it's in a room with that you know with 3 walls essentially which the state would define us indoors. they say outdoors is just an area with one wall. so we reached out to the governor to comment on this to come in on these new layers that have been added with the

california medical association ceo dustin corcoran and top lobbyist janus norman was were among the 12 guests. french laundry, an elite napa valley restaurant, governor newsom has been facing backlash for attending the party, especially since he's told the public not to gather with more than three households at a time. newsom has apologized for attending and said he made a mistake, liz? >> allen, thank you. >>> apple has agreed to pay $113 million over allegations that it slowed its phone's battery performance on purpose. santa clara and alameda counties will likely receive about $4 million from the settlement. consumers won't see any of the money, instead, funds will be set aside for consumer protection issues. apple is not commenting except to say the settlement was not an admission of any violation of law. >>> the trash flowing into the bay after a rainstorm is all too common. unfortunately. but new at 6:00, kpix 5's don ford found out why the pandemic is actually creating new problems for our waterways. >> reporter: yesterday was the first significant rainfall we've had in the bay

meantime, the spokesman for the california medical association said the chief executive officer dust and the senior vice president were also there. the medical association said that the dinner was held in accordance with state and county guidelines. >>> and we continue to follow the latest developments surrounding state lawmakers that reportedly flew to a conference in maui after california issued a travel warning due to the pandemic. the trip was reportedly for an annual conference and fundraiser for the nonprofit independent voter project. the organization is not releasing the names of the legislator who attended the conference, but the protestors we spoke to called it a case of do as i say, not as i do. >> it's just the thought out and i don't think there any excuse they have cab know fever or tired of it all. we all are. it's hypocritical to expect the believe to do do those sort of things. >> optics are a good statement about ethics. you want to lead with example. >> as many as six california legislator along with lawmakers from several other states and lobbyists made the trip.

we heard from the australian medical association that people who develop measles are 10,000 times more likely to get more logical damage based from the infection than any vaccination. imran: the counter argument to that is with other vaccines, there was time. there was development. there was testing. they had to be regulated. they had time to be able to do that before they were brought to market. the argument is this vaccine has been rushed to market, and people have been concerned they were not properly tested. that is concerning. >> there is a more nuanced approach towards vaccine hesitancy. these are people who may have had all their vaccinations, generally are pro-vaccine, but as you say, concerned about the development timeline. our world has screeched to a halt. all of the research and pharmaceutical companies and scientists have come together to focus on a singular problem with more resources, more support, and also a more collaborative spirit than any in history. if we go back to the beginning, it took chinese scientists a matter of days to get that genome digitally mapped and

today we learned that two people from the medical association were also guests. the governor has been preaching something different in public, he's been asking californians not together with people from more than three households. >> i want to apologize to you because i need to preach and practice. to make a california committeewoman and attorney says business owners have been emailing her today, very upset about her husband's actions. >> i had people writing about schools being closed and businesses that are on their knees. and for gavin newsom it's like mardi gras or something.>>> right now covid-19 is killing at least one american every minute. bringing us to another awful milestone. the u.s. death toll now tops 250,000. the highest in the world. the number of people hospitalized has doubled in just the past month to more than 76,000 as of tonight. here in california the state reported over 9800 new cases today alone. with the positivity rate of nearly 5%.>>> tonight santa clara county schools that have been teaching in person will be allowed to stay open. on

that hypocrisy here in california -- as you pointed out, there were members of the california medical associationinner and they said that they were there and they were following the guidelines, but the governor apologized for not following the guidelines. you have the top medical officials disagreeing about what the guidelines are in new york you've got cuomo saying the schools are not going to be shut down. if got de blasio saying they are in donald trump has not gi given us clear guidelines. these guys are clueless and as you pointed out, dr. faucif march 8th was talking about doubting the effectiveness of masks and donald trump is accused of -- carl bernstein said homicidal negligence. the blood of a quarter of a million americans are on his hands when you have all these democrats who are confused giving us inconsistent advice and not following their own guidelines. my goodness! i can't make it up. >> sean: you really can't. you got the law, which i want to get your thoughts on -- okay that's number one. the sad thing is operation warp speed was donald trump and a lot of money and he did build

leaders of some of the top medical associations join in a letter, urging president trump to share covid-19 data with the incoming administration. despite the delays, the president-elect is moving forward, naming more members of his senior staff, many of them women, reflecting promises of diversity. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >>> as a third coronavirus surge intensifies across the country, the death toll is creeping toward the quarter million mark. so far 11.4 million have been affected. for now it's prescription-only. >>> senator chuck grassley is in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. he did not say he how had been exposed. the 87-year-old is third in line to the presidency. >> reporter: all 50 states across our nation now have covid cases on the rise by at least double digits. california is in crisis again. daily case counts are doubling here in just ten days. long lines for testing stretch from dawn to dusk. >> louisiana .a. is in a very d situation. >> reporter: hospitals could be overwhelm big christmas if no action is taken. >> if we don't take action now,

. >>> we're now learning that top officials from the california medical association attended a birthday party at the french laundry restaurant in yantville along with governor gavin newsom. new pictures show the governor at the party were obtained by our sister station, fox 11 in l.a. the woman who took the pictures said she was surprised to see the governor with a group of at least twelve people seemingly in violation of state coronavirus guidelines. the dinner happened on november 6th. it included the governor and his wife. they were celebrating the birthday of their friend, jason kenny. he's a long time lobbyist. the california medical association also says that their ceo and a senior vice president were at the dinner. governor newsom has apologized saying attending the party was a bad mistake. he also said that the dinner was outdoors and didn't violate state guidelines. but fox news' bill mulligan shows us it appears the room was actually indoors. >> we've obtained this photo of governor gavin newsom dining at the luxurious french laundry restaurant in napa the evening of november

the british medical association calling for a strategy. what is your view is the priority?nation. the bma are absolutely right, we cannot fall out of lockdown again. into diffuse measures. what they are calling for isa measures. what they are calling for is a tightening, of people plus my understanding. they have called for a proper video to show people how to wear a facemask properly. 0r a proper video to show people how to wear a facemask properly. or a tightening of measures in restau ra nts tightening of measures in restaurants to ensure when people are eating in restaurants, everywhere is covid secure, because obviously there is inconsistency. the most important thing we need to work towards now is an understanding that lockdowns cannot simply be repeated every time that virus numbers go up because lockdowns in themselves are incredibly damaging. and there is a lot of fatigue now in the country. it is the idea that we need to find another way to live with this virus while we wait for the vaccination programme. shall we talk about christmas? how do you think it could wo

the british medical association has warned that hospitals will be overwhelmed if social distancing rulesughes reports. follow the rules, wear a face covering. in some parts of the uk... keep your two metre distance. ..people have been living with lockdown restrictions for months, but what will the covid rules be over christmas? some newspapers are suggesting there could be a relaxation for five days from christmas eve, so families can get together. but even as the idea is floated, ministers are saying it's too soon. i want to have my mum and dad round, i want to have members of my family around that christmas table, you know, your viewers will want to do the same. but ijust think it's too early to be reaching any conclusions on that. let's keep doing our bit. as we get to the 2nd of december, the government will set out more details and then we need to keep bearing down on the infection. we genuinely don't know what decisions have been made. and today, senior health experts warned that easing restrictions will not be without cost. for every day that we release, we'll need two days of tig

necessary to get the economy back on track, but as nhk world's shirakawa marina reports, the japan medical associationspeaking out. >> translator: it's not clear that go to travel led to a surge in the number of infections. but there is no doubt that it was the trigger. considering the growth in infections and the timing of the increase, i think the go to campaigns can be linked here. >> reporter: the president of the jma says it's time to be flexible and review the policies. the government, though, has no immediate plans to halt its campaigns. >> translator: both tourism operators and travelers are implementing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. we believe the risk of infection from travel can be reduced if such measures are taken properly. >> reporter: a top official from governing ldp says tourists and restaurant industries are finally on the verge of being able to cope with economic fallout from the pandemic and that canceling or limiting go to will be another blow in the very tough year. there are signs of some recovery from earlier in 2020. personal consumption, which accounts fo

. >> this morning we have learned two top executives from the california medical association were also among the 12 guests. the french laundry at the time of the dinner was allowed to offer limited indoor service. >> i have had californians write desperate about their business which was on its knees now having the boot of the state on its neck. yet for gavin newsom, it is like mardi gras or something. >> governor newsom apologized monday. since, he has maintained the dinner was outdoors. >>> covid-19 is killing at least one american every minute bringing us to another awful milestone. the death toll tops 250,000, highest in the world. the number of people hospitalized has doubled in the past month to more than 76,000. that death toll now already exceeds dr. fauci's pandemic estimate in march by 10,000. around the country state and local governments are scrambling to reinstitute restrictions as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations hit record levels. >> reporter: state and local governments are reimposing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> i need to ask a little more. >

krar medical association ceo dustin corcoran and top lobbyist janus norman. the governor himself has warned against gatherings of more than three households. his own administration also claims private gatherings are fuelling the recent spike in cases. the governor has apologized for attending and said he made a mistake. >>> looking live at chase center, the warriors had hoped to welcome fans back next month with a first of its kind testing program, but as kpix 5's andria borba explains, the team just found out tonight that the plan wasn't a slam dunk for some city leaders, andria? >> reporter: yeah, it got rejected by the department of public health here in the city and county of san francisco, ken. now, reminder, here at chase center, the warriors still have not played an entire season. that season cut short when the pandemic ally flared up here in the u.s. and it looks like it will be quite some time before it will be loud and rocking once again. three-point splash downs at chase center won't be backed by the roar of the crowd any time soon. operation dub n

the turkish medical association says hospitals are stretched to capacity. iran's top nuclear scientists has been laid to rest in tehran, mohsin fuckers out there was assassinated on friday. people power is coming up next . on counting the past president, xi extends his grip across china and hong kong to taiwan. but next, a failed decades old fashioned free market economics, and people of chile redefine capitalism plus taxing the rich to pay for them. and demi cannot do t.v. counting the cost. well, i'll just be a very new year's for most ancient forests, plus some of the most precious but widespread illegal logging is destroying both the environment, people's lives, and made allegations of corruption and violence against those working to prevent this remarkable landscape. we need to investigate rumania is blessed with the most precious forests in your but with the rise of illegal logging, it's getting dangerous in these last ancient woodlands. reportedly the figures of stone 6 forest rangers moved to last autumn in length, and a further 650 attacked with ax

the british medical association also said the lifting of the lockdown in england must be handled betterhelm the nhs. the bma has created a blueprint with suggestions on how a new system should look, which includes replacing the "rule of six" with a two—households restriction to reduce social mixing. the government says its infection control guidance is under constant review. the chair of the bma council, dr chaand nagpaul, spoke to bbc breakfast earlier and said that the priority has to be stopping the spread of the virus now and that the next few weeks will be crucial. what we must be guided by is the safety of our nation. i think it is very ha rd safety of our nation. i think it is very hard at the moment to make predictions on what will be the case in december, which is why we are saying we need to have those measures put in place now and the public need to understand what will be expected when we exit blocked and was not none of us want to see a situation over christmas where you've got the mixing of generations, of grandparents mixing with grandchildren and then finding that some o

i wrote an article in the journal american medical association to say hold on does the president have the power to do that? or must it be congress? and do the commerce powers justify how could we get more uniformity nationally with masks and other protective mechanisms we try to promote? >> the biggest capacity is a bully pulpit. >> the power of the president to set an example to model and to encourage. that is where the federal executive branch and the complicated question. that congress has the authority to impose a mask mandate across the board. now targeted mask mandates and federal facilities are interstate transportation where the federal government has obvious authority according to traditional constitutional standards. and then to stop a national mask mandate before we get to those constraints. and enacting a special mandate when that kind of rule has been done pretty effectively at the state level. >> but if we had clear and consistent messaging about masks then we will have to see and to save tens of thousands of deaths in the united states but that brings me to my next set

also at the party were executives from the california medical association who insist the party was strictly adhering to procedures. yet none of them seem to be wearing masks. u.s. senator diane feinstein has been out on the front lines urging americans to cover their faces. but take a look at this the only one not wearing a mask. then there's the mayor of chicago. she has been urging people to stay home and be safe. you must cancel the normal things, giving plants, but she has had no problem going out herself. right. i'm sure. and then there is the d.c. mayor and her staff that attended biden's victory bash in delaware. even though the d.c. advisory lists delaware as a high risk state, nobody is happy about the restrictions, but people are even less happy about them when it seems that they don't apply to certain people. the very people who are imposing them. r.t. new york, with countries around the will grappling with the 2nd wave of the pandemic. the prospect of an imminent vaccine has raised hopes, but they're also fees. poor countries will be priced out. something that was discussed by t

for a national mask mandate and biden has himself i wrote an article in the journal american medical association to say the president has the power to do that and even with congress to those powers testify to we get more uniformity than other protective and preventive mechanisms we try to promote. >> and it is the ability to put the power of the president to encourage that is where the federal executive branch and there will be nice and complicated questions about of congress has the authority to impose the mask mandate and those targeted mask mandates and interstate transportation according to traditional standards i think there are political constraints of congress wants to be in the business of mandating national mask mandate when i can be done effectively at the state level is my own inclination and that ihink be left to states maybe for clear ssaging tt may be the track if evebody is masked up whether that will happen in the united states i don't kno that imy next set of questions talk about various positions in the united states from the colonial period right on through to all of the epide

the turkish medical association says hospitals are stretched to capacity. 8 prisoners in a sri lankan jail have died after guards opened fire during a riot of a rise in corona, virus infections. more than 70 inmates in 2 guards were injured at the facility on the outskirts of colombo. more than $1200.00 prisoners and guards have tested positive for the virus across the country. a mask rotavirus testing is taking place at universities across the u.k. . thousands of students are being checked before they go home for their winter break. turn a hole is that one of the university testing centers in leicester. prolific virus spreaders in the autumn students across england and wales are now being tested on mass before heading home for christmas. in september, when students return from the summer break, tens of thousands were forced to isolate, often in cramped halls of residence. learning went online and many questioned what they were paying fees for. pure anxiety. like throughout the whole situation because we were so unaware of what was going on. so it's nice that we can now regularly chec

as cases spike, the american medical association and other major health organizations urge the administration to share all critical information related to covid-19. leaders of biden's covid task force said they won't be able to access key data about vaccines, therapeutics or supplies, nor can they contact the current white house coronavirus task force which met today. dr. anthony fauci, offering this advice to the biden team: >> we need a uniform approach for this outbreak. we need some fundamental public health measures that everyone should be adhering to, not a disjointed one state says one thing, the other state says another thing. >> reporter: even as some eporter: even as som to acknowledge or speak with the president-elect... >> there's a way to deal with these disputes. it's called the courts. >> reporter: ...a brief thaw on the senate floor as vice viceident-elect kamala harris got fist bumps from g.o.p. colleagues, returning to capitol hill for the first time since the election. late today, iowa senator chuck grassley announced he has tested positive for coronavirus. the senate's old

now scan an area that look more like of a dining room that an outdoor patio the california medical association confirmed its ceo dustin core coren and senior vice president janice norman were actually present at the event with the governor. now on monday governor newsome apologize for being there. but one political strategist calls it a bad message. >>important in my opinion to a vaccination point on the owners or twice. it's not a rat a science a little bit it doesn't change science right so i know that we need someone to blame right now. perhaps i would even be handling things different. but that's not the point the point is is it is about life. during a very bad time. and it probably should have happened. well kron 4 reached out to governor newsom's office for comment. but a spokesperson referred us right back to the governor's statements for monday. >>well here in the bay area criticism i just read that story, let's head to the north bay now. where 9 people were arrested for causing a disturbance during a city council meeting and this morning city leaders and one of those arrested are actu