also with us in the studio we have jjacqueline alemany, political reporter with the washington post and leah askarinam with national journal. thanks for being here. let s start with impeachment, which is what everybody is talking about this week. how do you advise the most honorable senators when they are handling questions about calling witnesses? farther senators that put themselves at risk in november if they refuse if they vote against calling for witnesses? steven: first of all, i don t offer personal advice, that is other people s job but you ve got to pay close attention to what your state, that will have an impact on how you handle the issue overall and the other thing i would say, i think impeachment in general is probably not likely to be as wall-to-wall and a shoe next issue nextwall an november as it is right now, so you really have to vote the way you think is the right way to vote and not worry about the november consequences because at the end of the da
the mostu advise honorable senators when they are handling questions about calling witnesses? farther senators that put themselves at risk in november if they vote against calling for witnesses? i don tfirst of all, offer personal advice, that is other people s job but you ve got to pay close attention to what your state, that will have an impact on how you handle the issue overall and the other thing i would say, i think impeachment in general is probably not likely to be as wall-to-wall and a shoe next november as it is right now, so you really have to vote the way you think is the right way to vote and not worry about the november consequences because at the end of the day, a lot of this will be washed out. beanything, people will thinking about a lot of other things and if they look back at impeachment, they will think what was that all about in the end? i think people have to vote the andthat fits their state fits the way they view the situation. you mentioned senato
vietnam to take urgent steps to protect the muslims. and hoping to halt so-called birth tourism the u.s. imposes new visa rules for pregnant women traveling to the country. the karada virus outbreak continues to spread with authorities in china saying the number of infected people has risen to move an 837 others have died from the illness bringing the total number of those killed in china to 25 the world health organization has acknowledged there is an emergency in china but said it s too early to declare it a global one chinese officials are working to contain the spread of the respiratory illness will harm the city where the virus started transport has been shut down several of the cities are also under lockdown health officials are worried transmission rates could increase as millions travel to celebrate the lunar new year which begins on saturday now al-jazeera is scott heide le is standing by for us in beijing we ll be speaking to him in just a moment about how china is
congress. listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. recently representatives from minority and community organizations shared their concerns around the 2020 census with the house overnight and reform committee. they discussed the citizenship question, internet access, language barriers as well as counting certain populations like the homeless, ex-offenders and tribal communities. the hearing also addressed how census numbers impact education, health care, and infrastructure programs. this is four hours.nize without objection the chair a is authorized to declare recesse of the committee at any time.ill with that i will now recognize myself to give an opening here t statement and the same will be given to the ranking member. good morning and thank you to everyone for being here today to discuss a topic which is vital n to our democracy. the 2020 census is imminent with counting set to begin in alaska in less than two weeks and across the country on april 1. the const
will be up step closer to receiving $1,400 stimulus checks. this legislation also extends unemployment benefits for millions out of a job. text bands the child tax credit. it provides affordable care act subsidies, and it includes funding for cash-strapped states and schools. it is the largest set of relief checks ever and has garnered prod support across the country. you can see the number here. new cnn poll shows 61% of americans are on board with this covid relief package. i have jessica dean on capitol hill, phil mattingly there at the white house, and, phil, i m starting with you. when can we expect the president to sign this bill? reporter: well, brooke, right now the white house is planning to sign the bill. the president signed the bill on friday, and we actually just got the first word from the president since the house passage of the bill putting out a rather lengthy statement saying in part this legislation is about giving the backbone of this nation, the essenti