Washington journal program. Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Secretary of state mike pompeo appeared today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to testify about his 2021 budget requested. He was asked about President Trumps tweet about delaying the president ial election. From earlier today, this is just shy of three hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Today we have with us secretary of state mike pompeo to discuss the state departments fiscal year 2021 budget request. Though, if history is any judge, secretary pompeo, you will face a wide variety of questions which i know you can handle. The United States and our allies and partners continue to face serious foreign challenges that will test us for decades to come. China is our chief competitor. Russia too remains a key advair. The efforts of these nations to sow discord and undue the free and open Intern
But 19 we take a look around the globe to check on the spread of the virus with a packed show today so lets dive in. And chinas new National Security law is having a huge impact on businesses and finance in hong kong as we have been telling you the new National Security law which took effect on tuesday is aimed at banning secession subversion terrorist activities and collusion with Foreign Forces to endanger National Security now but now it appears that millions of companies that do business in hong kong as asias Financial Center could be in danger of violating that law now that could mean penalties ranging from fines to having funds confiscated Chinas Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that those who follow the law have nothing to worry about in the hong kongs National Security law regulates or types of criminal acts that seriously major National Security punish a very small not. Protect the vast majority the rights and interests enjoyed by a large number of hong kong residents and fore
A herdsman there has been infected with the quote bubonic plague yes that bubonic plague the one that you read about in history books that was referred to as the black death the one that killed more people than any other pandemic in the entire history of the world that herdsman he was hurting his animals and apparently he was infected by a bacteria that they were carrying or the fleas that surround them were now if youre thinking well that sounds like a remote case an outlier if you will and then theres another mongolia now lets go there which is right next door 15 Year Old Girl has also been infected with the black plague how she apparently came in contact with a marmotte kind of like a big rodent that was hunted by her dog and heres Something Else according to the c. D. C. Its going to surprise you every year in the United States 7 people are infected with the black plague. Who knew right so why does this matter you know why it matters it matters because it shows that plagues or pand
Ethical foundation to really doesnt fuse all of the other types this is the rarest form but it it is out there and its funny because it is one of the most quickly denigrated of the dissents and folks will you know obviously make fun of people who think of themselves as citizens of humanity rather than a nation. When rory fanning the burly veteran who served in the 2nd Army Ranger Battalion and was deployed in afghanistan in 20022004 appeared at a donald trump rally in chicago it was wearing the top half of his combat fatigues as he moved through the crowd dozens of trucks supporter shouted greetings such as welcome home brother and thank you for your service then came the protest that shut the rally down fanning one of the demonstrators pulled out a flag that read vets against race. Ism war and empire immediately someone threw a drink on me he told me i got hit from behind in the head 3 or 4 times it was quite a switch quite pivotal on me questioning the narrative questioning Donald Tr
Speak of the numbers speak for themselves. Mike as officials avoid crowds this weekend, 4 out of 5 states see coronavirus bikes. We will talk with ashish jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute about whats ahead for work in school this fall. Plus, confusion over when the president knew about reports russia put boundaries on american troops. Intelligence people, many of them didnt believe it happened at all. Mike we will talk with jack reed, top democrat on the Armed Services committee about bipartisan pressure for an explanation. And the president of asterisk fiery rhetoric on statues and counsel culture. Our nature still make nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history. Mike we will ask a panel about the politics of embracing the past. All right now on fox news sunday. Mike and hello again on this Independence Day weekend from fox news in washington. Americans face yet more uncertainty as the numbe numberf Coronavirus Infections hits new highs. Some