so there's still a clear benefit to being vaccinated. >> sreenivasan: so what are >> sreenivasan: the vaccine. at this point, still a pause. likely to be un-paused? >> i really would hope that it will be un-paused, because this is a really important vaccine, not just for the u.s. but for the world. we've talked so much about the cold storage requirements of moderna and pfizer, and johnson & johnson has some advantages in that it doesn't require this ultra-cold storage. it's just one shot. it's also cheap. johnson & johnson has promised to provide it on a non-profit basis. so, we do need this vaccine in the world. right now, it is a very small percentage of the supply in the u.s. so the pause is not going to mean that suddenly everybody can't get that vaccination. but i think it is going to be really critical for scientists to understand, look, is there anybody we have to warn to be careful not to take this vaccin particularly? is there a sub-population or a pre-existing medical condition that might predispose you to these super, super, super rare events? and then be able to go forward

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thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us.ay president joe biden kept a campaign promise and formally recognized the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million armenians more than a century ago as genocide. he is the first u.s. president to use that term for the killings and mass deportations that occurred during the ottoman empire in what is now turkey. the president issued a statement shortly after arriving in delaware for a weekend at his home. he said “each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the ottoman- era armenian genocide, and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring.” the u.s. has avoided use of the term, and turkey-- a nato ally-- claims the killings happened during civil war. in armenia today, the prime minister and government officials marked genocide remembrance day at a ceremony at the country's memorial to the 1.5 million who died. armenia says the killings began on april 24, 1915 and continued until 1923. for more on the significance of president biden's

thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. biden called gun violence in the u.s. a“ international embarrassment” when he announced new executive orders ten days ago. if we accept the gun violence archive projt's definition of a mass shooting as one that kills or injures at least four people, here's what has happened in just the past four days: on thursday there were mass shootings in illinois, florida, washington, d.c., and indiana. on friday in michigan. yesterday in ohio, and early today in wisconsin. at a bar in kenosha, wisconsin, early this morning, three people were shot and killed and two were seriously wounded. as of this afternoon, the suspect remained at large, but authorities said it appears to be a “targeted and isolated incident.” the kenosha shooting is one of 150 mass shootings so far this year, according to the gun violence archive. today, after talking about the covid pandemic, dr, anthony fauci was asked if mass shootings are also a public health emergency. >> myself, as a public health person, i think you ca

thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. covid-19 pandemic is continuing to claim lives, with new cases rising worldwide even as vaccination programs continue to roll out. for the fourth day in a row, india set global covid-19 records with almost 350,000 new cases reported and more than 2,700 deaths in the past 24 hours. in new delhi, a lockdown order set to expire tomorrow was extended for another week. officials report covid-19 is now killing one pe every four minutes in the city and hospitals there are running short of oxygen needed for critical care. in iraq, where covid has killed more than 15,000 iraqis and infect over one million, an oxygen tank explosion and fire at a baghdad hospital yesterday killed at least 80 people and injured more than 100. the country's prime minister blamed negligence for the incident and has since suspended the health minister. in the u.s., confirmed cases of the coronavirus are slowly declining. there is still an average of almost 60,000 thousand new cases daily, a 12% decrease compared to

thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us.sident joe biden is spending this easter weekend at camp david with his family after unveiling his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan last week. on the political talk shows this morning, transportation secretary pete buttigieg made the case for the massive spending legislation, pitching it as a long-term investment that will also create jobs. >> we're still coasting off infrastructure choices that were made in the 1950's. now is our chance to make infrastructure choices for the future that are going to serve us well in the 2030's and onto the middle of the century when we will be judged for whether we meet this moment here in the 2020's. >> sreenivasan: the bill includes funding for modernizing existing infrastructure like roads, bridges, public transit and rail, and also includes funding for electric vehicle charging stations and building high speed broadband. republicans have rejected the main source of proposed funding, an increase in the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. >> how co

thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. georgia's republican governor, brian kemp, defended his state's new voting law today, after major league baseball's announcement yesterday that this year's all-star game would be moved out of the state. major league baseball commissioner rob manfred said in a statement yesterday that“ the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's all-star game and m.l.b. draft,” and that the league “fundamentally supports voting rights for all americans, and opposes restrictions to the ballot box." kemp said the bill is being mischaracterized, and today he claimed it “expanded voting,” with more in-person voting days added on weekends. >> we will not be intimidated. major league baseball, coca cola, and delta may scared of joe bidstacey abrams, and the left, but i am not, and we are not. ( cheers and applause ) >> sreenivasan: georgia's republican-majority state legislature voted to overhaul the state's election law last week. critics argue the new law is an attempt to

thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us.ed cases of the coronavirus are continuing to rise in many states, but the surge comes as the u.s. sets new daily vaccination records. yesterday, 4.6 million doses of the vaccine were administered, beating last saturday's record by nearly half a million shots according to white house officials. more than 117 million people have now received one dose of the vaccine, and more than 70 million people are fully vaccinated according to the centers for disease control and prevention. the record number of shots comes as states are bracing for an 85% drop in supplies of the one-shot johnson and hnson vaccine this week, after problems at one of the vaccine's manufacturing plants. there were more than 64,000 new coronavirus cases recorded yesterday, an 11% increase on average compared to two weeks ago according to "the new york times." but cases are not distributed evenly, with the so-called u.k. variant making michigan a national hotspot. confirmed cases there are up nearly 60% compared to two w

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