The white house will give an update on the spread of the coronavirus later today. Vice president pence has been leading the task force and will offer remarks. We expect to see him this afternoon as well shortly as he meets with a number of hospital executives. That could be at any moment. We are planning live coverage of that here on cspan 3. The Vice President s update from the white house on the coronavirus pandemic is set for 5 30 eastern. We are planning to bring that to you live when that starts here on cspan 3. Again, at 5 30. Also online at cspan. Org or listen live with the free cspan radio app. Congressional democrats believed reporters earlier today about the federal response to the outbreak and paid sick leave. We will have that for you later here on cspan 3. Pennsylvania republican dan muser a freshman member who serves on the budget as well as the Veterans Affairs and labor committees. First, whats happening here on capitol hill amid the coronavirus outbreak . Roll call ha
I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel, so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. You may know that hillwoods founder, Marjorie Merriweather post, began her russian collection while she was posted to soviet era moscow in 19371938. Over the next 30 years, she was dedicated to building the most comprehensive collection of russian imperial art outside of russia. She realized, as the collection grew, that her personal passion could inspire and educate the public and made plans for hillwood to become a museum. Posts lasting legacies, public service, family, and lush gardens, as well as Marjorie Merriweather post
You may notice it looks a little different tonight. I am pleased to welcome cspan. While this is the very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are assessable to folks at home. Any of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel. So check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. I know youontinue, know what im going to say next. Please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. You may know that the hill word founder began her russian collection while she was posted insoviet era moscow in 1937 1938. Over the next 30 years, she was dedicated to building the most comprehensive collection of russian imperial art outside of russia. She realized as the collection passiont her personal could inspire and educate the public and made plans for hillwood to become a museum. Legatees legacies, public, and lush gardens, as well as a new biography, archery meriwether s the life behind
Days well see what the last second to last trading day of the year has in store for us road map today starts with the recordbreaking year for stocks. The s p within striking distance of its best yearly gain since 97. Plus, teslas china play, the automaker ruling out first sedan from the shanghai factory with ramping up next month. We begin with the year end rally and the record run for stocks mike, it has been quite a year and we go into 2020 seemingly with a lot of momentum. Been a very, you know, kind of orderly low drama rally in december a lot of folks say we may be set up for a pullback. I think we keep having to remind people, it has been a great year, successive record highs for much of the year we started in a deep hole. I think thats important not to sort of downplay what a Strong Performance stocks have had had this year, but to point out theyre not necessarily all that far out on a limb because theyre up 30 of the 12month basis because theyre up about 11 from 15 months ago,
That it is a government out of sight. Tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans q a. Soviet, millions of citizens faced starvation in one of the worst famines in history. Setting aside political differences, Vladimir Lenins new soviet government asked Herbert Hoovers American Relief administration for help. Next on American History tv, historian Douglas Smith gives an illustrator talk about the story based on his book, the russian job the forgotten story of how america saved the soviet union from ruin. Estate museum and gardens hosted this event. Good evening and welcome to Hillwood Estate Museum and gardens. Already,ny of you know but in case we have not met, my name is kate mark kirk m arker, the executive director here. I want to thank you in joining us tonight as we welcome back Douglas Smith, longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book the russian job the forgotten story of how america saved the soviet union from ruin. You may have noticed that the theater looks just a little