Calls for help the getting on onset. The senate side of it and we take a look at how the pandemic is fueling and asian racism in the United States. And im here to stay with your sports european football governing body wafer has taken the decision to suspend all Champions League and Europa League matches until further notice. So then the u. K. Is rapidly becoming one of the worst affected in europe by coronavirus there have been more than 500 deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time and this spike comes as a 4000 bed hospital is g 2 open in east london to treat cope with 1000 patients the temporary hospital was set up in 2 weeks the government is under growing pressure to increase testing especially for its National Health Service Staff nearly 30000 people are infected with the virus lets go straight away to across one challenges life for us in london is outside the Convention Center thats being turned into a hospital right there rory 1st of all the numbers now reaching alarming proportions
Reach 1000000 confirmed cases a stark warning from the World Health Organization is the coronavirus pandemic closes in on a new global monster. A u. S. Navy captain says infections are spreading uncontrollably on his ship and that his calls for help are going on out. And russian president Vladimir Putin is working remotely after a doctor he met last week tested positive for the fires. So then the u. K. Is rapidly becoming one of the worst affected countries by coronavirus in europe there have been more than 500. 00 deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time including a 13 year old child the government is again being forced to defend its plan for testing saying it hopes to get hundreds of thousands of tests a frontline staff within weeks has been under growing pressure to expand the program especially for vulnerable and National Health Service Workers nearly 30000 people are infected with the virus. Can i just make it absolutely and the Prime Minister has been very clear about this is as well
Democratic and republican members of the House Armed Services committee over the pentagon plan to devote 3. 8 billion to construct more border wall. The pentagon is asking congress to approve a 705 billiondollar budget for fiscal year 2021. This hearing is three hours 35 minutes. We will go ahead and call the committee to order. Good morning, everyone. We are gathered here this morning from secretary of defense doctor mark esper and chairman joint chiefs of staff general to hear about the proposal for the department of defense. I will start with some good news or start by thanking the witnesses for being here and further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of d
General to hear about the proposal for the department of defense. I will start with some good news or start by thanking the witnesses for being here and further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of defense without Appropriations Bills in a timely manner. Last year we were off by 3. 5 months, Something Like that thats better than drifting into the next year. We did get appropriation bills done by december of last year which gives some predictability to the department i think that is enormously important. This year we hope to come a little closer to october 1 certainly on the authorizing bill that also the appropriation bill but most importantly, we have a budg
I will start with some good news well, first of all, i will start with thinking our witnesses for being here and thanking them for their service to our country. Further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of defense without Appropriations Bills in a timely manner. Last year we were off by 3. 5 months, Something Like that thats better than drifting into the next year. We did get appropriation bills done by december of last year which gives some predictability to the department i think that is enormously important. This year we hope to come a little closer to october 1 certainly on the authorizing bill that also the appropriation bill but most importantly, we hav