pritzker the governor of illinois through a spokesman has issued a statement saying the governor firmly believes in following the science and intends to revise his executive orders the scientists message is clear if you're vaccinated you can safely do much more so the rules are changing here in the u.s. not fast enough for many conservative americans and of course there are for those who are immune deficient they'll still have to consult their doctor before deciding not to wear a mask but for anybody who wants to wear one they still can they can be safe and continue to wear them but millions of americans have been crying out for a change in these rules many of them are conservatives in congress who recently called the c.d.c. on the carpet for being too slow about this now we see the c.d.c. responding. the head of pfizer in latin america has told brazilian politicians the government repeatedly ignored offers last year to buy millions of vaccine doses from the company carlos mario was testifying before a senate commission investigating whether the government was criminally negligent and i

the building will be named nancy friend pritzker suicide facility. died by suicide when she was 22. she her family was a major donor to the project. >> like any team that suffered through mental illness and didn't want to talk about it, the problem the stigma creates, it is a barrier to treatment. >> they want the make sure access is provides for children that need specialized services. speaks of mental health, join me later today for a closer look at our mental health including easing stress and anxiety as people head back to work. it is an abc7 news listens bay area conversation. this really applies to all of us. it has been traumatic for all of us. join the conversation on facebook, youtube, on abc7news.com and wherever you watch at 4:00 today. >>> developing new in the middle east. there is sign there could be a cease-fire agreement between the israelis and palestinians. >> hamas officials predict the ceasefire could come in the next couple of days. president biden directly told israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that he expects the countr

looks like the illinois democrat governor jb pritzker and his family invested in this too.not go public. wyoming republican senator john barrasso on senate energy wants an investigation. here is how it may go public. it could go public by avoiding wall street and regulatory scrutiny going through the special purpose acquisition vehicle, a shell a spac. it gets acquired by the spac and spac goes public. you don't look at protara's financials. then jennifer granholm doesn't violate a 2012 federal law that says federal officials can't participate in a ipo. this thing is starting to stink to high heaven. >> it does. remember who secretary granholm is, she is harvard-educated lawyer. she was the attorney general of michigan. she was the u.s. attorney in michigan. she is no babe in the woods when it comes to legal procedure. finding loopholes is what democrats are famous for. do as i say, not as i do. and it is up to republicans. it is incumbent upon republicans to shed light on this. fox sounded the alarm on this in january. it is about, it's about time, that we put them, this t

pritzker.ng a comped meal at his club, the bada bing. [ cheers and applause >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: do you go there? >> steve: that's great, yeah >> jimmy: up next, here's kentucky governor, andy beshear he's offering a promise to stop staring at you like this [ cheers and applause next up, here's pennsylvania governor, tom wolf, he's offering an extension on your 9th grade history paper. >> steve: oh, that's - [ laughter and applause >> jimmy: that's cool. these are all great incentives here's mississippi governor, tate reeves. he's offering to lend you the textbook he wrote called "reverse puberty." >> steve: oh [ laughter and applause medical section. >> jimmy: yeah next up, here's indiana governor, eric holcomb he's offering to slightly lower his glasses and say, "it's remarkable." [ laughter and applause >> jimmy: "it's remarkable." >> steve: "this is a full copy of the declaration of independence." [ laughter ] next up, here is california governor, gavin newsom he's offering two minutes

pritzker the governor of illinois through a spokesman has issued a statement saying the governor firmlybelieves in following the science and intends to revise his executive orders the scientists message is clear if you're vaccinated you can safely do much more so the rules are changing here in the u.s. not fast enough for many conservative americans and of course there are for those who are immune deficient they'll still have to consult their doctor before deciding not to wear a mask but for anybody who wants to wear one they still can they can be safe and continue to wear them but millions of americans have been crying out for a change in these rules many of them are conservatives in congress who recently called the c.d.c. on the carpet for being too slow about this now we see the c.d.c. responding more news from the u.s. coming up as a major fuel pipeline rethought after a cyber attack a panic buying a thing. i thought we had a really good idea. a former british prime minister faces uncomfortable questions from employees over his lobbying activities. and colombian players call for gam

pritzker the governor of illinois through a spokesman has issued a statement saying the governor firmly believes in following the science and intends to revise his executive orders the scientists message is clear if you're vaccinated you can safely do much more so the rules are changing here in the u.s. not fast enough for many conservative americans and of course there are for those who are immune deficient they'll still have to consult their doctor before deciding not to wear a mask but for anybody who wants to wear one they still can they can be safe and continue to wear them but millions of americans have been crying out for a change in these rules many of them are conservatives in congress who recently called the c.d.c. on the carpet for being too slow about this now we see the c.d.c. responding. in india several states are in urgent talks with vaccine manufacturers as a country faces an acute shortage in the face of record covered $1000.00 deaths in infections the government says it's hopeful more than $2000000000.00 additional jobs will be available in the country between august

i personally actually called governor pritzker about this very issue because we're concerned about theosure of plants in illinois. he's working on it as well. we support the efforts at the state level. new jersey did the same thing, to be able to assist to keep these plants open. whether it's through state or federal resources, and i appreciate your leadership in trying to do everything you can to help be creative about how we might be able to ensure they stay active. >> look forward to working with you on that. in recent bipartisan and bicamera proposals have been introduced to provide financial credits. there's increasing chatter about a nuclear production tax credit. given there's been multiple news reports about which policies the white house and d.o.e. might support, i'd like to ask if you have any clarification, what is the administration's top policy preference? or if you don't have one yet, can you talk about specific policy solutions that maybe the administration might prefer? >> talking about solutions with respect to nuclear? >> yes. >> yes. i think the number one solution t

last week, governor pritzker and lion electric announced plans to open a new electric manufacturing plant in joliet, illinois, an investment that will create 700 new jobs. beginning in 2022, the plant will produce 20,000 zero-emission, medium and heavy-duty vehicles. that means electric school buses and trucks built right in my home state. e.v. box set up its headquarters in libertyville, illinois, this past summer, and it plans to produce more than 200 fast-charging stations a week. the electric transportation industry and the surrounding infrastructure already employs more than 5,000 people in my state of illinois. one recent report projects electric transportation employment in illinois will grow to more than 9,500 workers in 2024. that's an 83% jump in three years. illinois is poised to have a national -- a nationally important role in the development of electric vehicles. why are the companies coming to illinois? i have a theory. illinois has been setting the stage for this electric vehicle revolution for years. look at our labs. federal labs. scientists and engineers in oregon natio