Good morning. So this meeting will now come to order. Today the subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of doe, during covid19 pandemic. Members will be participating in todays hearing finally in person or remotely via video conferences. And just as a reminder weve had some technical difficulties in making sure that our remote video was operating up to standard. As part of this hearing, the microphones of members participating remotely will be set on mute for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Members participating remotely will need to unmute their microphones each time you wish to speak. For members and witnesses participating in person, i encourage you to wear your mask whenever you are not speaking. Dr. Monahan, our physician, stressed in attending physician covid19 guidelines that use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case someone was unknowingly infected and does not have symptoms. But wearing our mask when we are not speakin
Moment and a reflection of the part we all have to play when slowing the spread of covid19. In light of this remote format i also some reminders to the members about conduct of the hearing. Members keep their video feed on as long as they are present at the hearing. Members are responsible for muting and unmuting their microphones and please keep your microphones muted when youre speaking. And finally if members have documents they wish to submit for the record please email to the committee whose email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Well, good afternoon, and well coom the First Virtual hearing of the committee on investigations and oversight. Today were discussing a critical issue. Research into repurposing existing therapeutic drugs for covid19 treatment as well as scientific basis for the federal governments evaluation of such drugs. I appreciate our witnesses being here under these unusual circumstances, but these are very important issues, and we look forward to your
Needed in your view . Eastern and central time zones, mike trout 8000 and pacific, 2027488001. Go to send us a text or acebook. Com cspan. U. S. Today front page, unemployment amid outbreak hits 17 million. Layoff spung economy into a hideous state, just below on this front page of u. S. Today, you can see a woman here in her car wearing a mask in hialeah, florida, collecting unemployment. The story says the economy continues to shed job that are jawdropping pace and there is little sign that payroll losses will ease significantly any time soon amid the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is the front page of the New York Times this morning. Its terrifying says the headline from one person who is being interviewed by the times. Millions more out of work. Efforts by the u. S. To halt economic damage cant keep up. Thats the New York Times. In terms of keeping up, congress as we mentioned did meet up yesterday but lawmakers hit an impasse of the next step. A congressional effort to b
See, and the university of chicago has about 100 patients admitted on average every day with coronavirus. We are doing just fine. Ppere stretched with our but have enough to get us through this time now. We prepared for the surge of patients and are prepared should the numbers get higher. The stayathome order in illinois is making a difference. See it helping to us flatten out the curve, and a steady run in the hospital to be able to manage those patients. We have a lot of critically ill patients across the state of illinois, and you have seen the demographics that suggest illinois and chicago, the demographic is affecting our africanamerican population a lot more than some of our white neighborhoods. Takee doing our best to care of them and provide outstanding care. I think you wanted to know when this will all end, and that is the question of the day. One important thing for people to understand is the point of flattening the curve so we can spread out the infection. That does not me
The cruise ship and passengers have been asked again to stay inside their rooms while the captain awaits word from the cdc. We just heard from one couple about how they are passing their time. Reading books and they put 100 movies on the Television Screen to choose from. There is not a lot you can do in 150 square feet. Luckily we have a window, so that really helps. Reporter now 21 people have tested positive for the virus. We are told 19 of them are crewmembers and again they are awaiting an announcement to hear where the ship will go next. For now, live in San Francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. Thanks, betty. Here is a realtime look at where the grand princess is right now. You can see the blue dot representing the ship currently off the coast of pacifica. A resident who traveled on the grand princess last month is that counties first confirmed case of the coronavirus. The patient was of it passenger from february 11 through the 21st. County officials are trying to retrace the person step