Country. The u. S. Intensifies its pressure on beijing announcing visa restrictions on Chinese Technology Companies Including huawei. And the u. S. Trial thats posted confidence that a Coronavirus Vaccine could be developed by the end of the year. And only well into the sports news as world cup organizers release the show jewels of the 2022 title tournament for the 1st time theyll be 4 matches a day in the group stages of all the details coming up later this hour. Egypt has demanded urgent clarification from ethiopia over whether it started filling a mega dam on the river nile ethiopian state media has reported that the reservoirs are finally being filled the controversial project will transform the lives of millions but control over its waters has led to needy a decade of contentious negotiations and a final deal still hasnt been reach ethiopia is the source of the blue now which flows through sudar and merges with the white nile up through egypt. At full capacity the dam which is the
And thisgood friday sunday, millions of christians celebrate easter and the resurrection of jesus christ. Thatis holy time, we pray god will heal the sick and comfort the heartbroken and bless our heroes. As American Families look forward to easter, we are reminded that our story ends not in despair, but in triumph and renewal. It . Appropriate, isnt i would like to provide americans an update on our ongoing efforts in the war against the invisible enemy. Before i do that, i have a couple of notes. The United States in discussions last night with mexico, saudi arabia, russia and dealing with opec nations, we are trying to get mexico, as the expression goes, over the barrel. Doingico is committing to 100,000 fewer barrels and the president and i spoke last night. We have a great relationship and great friendship, they are helping is very much at the border. They have 27,000 mexican soldiers on our borders right now, stopping people from coming into our country as the wall goes up. We ar
American doctors and nurses and all of the medical people, weve kept our fatality rate very very low compared to other countries. My administrations closely monitoring the data on the viruss impact on our cherished africanamerican communities because theyve been hit hard. And the Surgeon General will be sharing more of that information, right after were finished here. He will be coming up and saying exactly whats happening because its really its very troublesome, i will tell you that. Id also like to provide clarity on the important point for Many Americans on elective surgeries. While weve asked the hospitals to cancel surgeries and procedures that do not take place at this time, just not to do them now, the choice to delay any treatment still remains between the patient and their doctor. We are not advising americans to postpone medical treatment that their doctor believes should occur now. Diff obviously, but were really getting to the point where you can start to think about doing
Six tourists are hurt when two large cruise ships collide while docking at a popular resort. For many americans, this was their familys ellis island. But their ancestors arrived in chains. Well take you to the coast of South Carolina where a new museum will document the lives of the people brought ashore here and their millions of descendants. First, we begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Please check reporter more americans will travel this ohio season than any before. If this is any indication, it is shaping up to be a busy Holiday Season. Travelers race to get out of town for the holidays. What are you going to do . Its the holidays. Its travel. Reporter as President Trump is on his holiday break, his aides are preparing for a senate trial. It is what it is. Were here, more than 50 of america thinks we shouldnt be in this position. The space force is now a reality after President Trumps signature on the National Defense authorization act. Thats a big mo
All right, the Committee Meets today to receive testimony from the Government Accountability office, the Service Secretaries, the Service Chiefs, on the current condition of privatized military housing. Almost a year ago, i first heard from the military families about the dismal conditions they faced. Frankly confession is good for the soul. This was janet driver called this to my attention, from Tinker Air Force base. And i thought this was something that was just unique to Tinker Air Force base, and then i thought, no, it is elsewhere in oklahoma. And so that was the background of how this all started. Weve come to learn that its it is a problem nationwide. Its a National Crisis of proportions we havent seen since the scandal at walter reed about a decade ago. Members of this committee, our staff and myself, weve all traveled and seen these problems firsthand. This is the third hearing this committee has had on this issue and im sure its not going to be the last. We open that since o