Cybersecurity threats. I want to welcome our guests and remind folks please submit questions and i will read them toward the end of the session today. Just heard from cyberSecurity Acting director, senator warner is the vice chair of the Intelligence Community, representative will heard who in addition to being a cochair of the Cyber Security group is the Ranking Member on intelligence modernization on the health house Intelligence Community. And underwood on the subcommittee on Cybersecurity Infrastructure protection and innovation. I thought i would start with the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Acting director from the department of Homeland Security and the reason we have an acting director, the president fired the director, maybe i will start with representative underwood and turn to representative heard to see what you make of the fire ring of cybersecurity officials. Hi, everybody. I oppose any effort to politicize the National Security department and agency. Our last inve
Welcome, everybody. I think we have some republicans that have a leadership election, but theyll be coming in. Can you see me . Can you hear me . Is it working . Well, the election is over. Theyre still counting the votes and making legal challenges and once all of the legal challenges are made and the votes are counted, well have that done. We still have two outstanding races in georgia to determine the control of the senate. And the committee will keep moving forward doing its work. We have next week social media oversight. I cant wait to have the social media ceos come to the committee and explain themselves about their platforms. I think theres a lot of bipartisan support to take a hard look at social media platforms. The earned act is still a business pending before the committee and after the hearing well have markup. But today, we have mr. Mccabe, the number two at the fbi during crossfire hurricane. I think hes going to appear remotely. I appreciate him coming. And what ill do
Organization, talks about the biotech industry and how it is helping to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Also the fulcrum editorinchief David Hawkings joins us to discuss how the results of the november election will influence the next congress. Host good morning, everyone. As coronavirus cases spike across the country, governors are putting in place new restrictions on businesses and gatherings. As decisions, president elect biden yesterday called on congress to act on more Economic Relief for americans. They have 14 days. Do you agree or disagree . If you are unemployed, dial in at 202 7488000. If you are a Small Business owner or employee, 202 7488001. If you are an essential worker, 202 7488002. All others, call us at 202 7488003. You can also text us at that same number or go to twitter cspanwj and post your comments on facebook. Com cspan. The Associated Press headline this morning pandemic politics lead bc in gridlock. D. C. In gridlock as the virus searches. Wants nancy pelosi
The nasdaq holds in the green up by a quarter of 1 for the week and all week long stimulus uncertainty has been hanging over this market and on that point the president elect joe biden is meeting this afternoon, nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer, we will have more on that in the other meeting that were going to watch very closely this hour, President Trump has invited a group of state legislators from michigan into the white house. I am connell mcshane, welcomed after the bell we have a lot going on in his time to get straight to the news happening at this hour. Lauren simonetti, blake burman and Hillary Bonner standing by to cover the news, we start with you lauren on the latest figures on the virus, what are we seeing . Their moving in the wrong direction, the grid numbers coast to coast, new u. S. Pieces topping 100,000 for 17 days in a row and over the past week the u. S. Is averaging 166,000, new cases a day, this is happening right before the holidays with families gathered together
Gdp to be negative this the First Quarter of 2021. It is friday before a holiday week 59 minutes left in the session down a quarter of a percent on the s p 500. No gobbledy gook coming up for the next two hours here either. Coming up on this show, instead we are going to dive into the latest on the coronavirus and pfizers push to get emergency use authorization for its vaccine with the fda commissioner and pfizer board member dr. Scott gottlieb. Plus, new york city shutting st. Louis down the head of the Teachers Union in new york will be here to weigh in. Lets check on futures mike santoli tracking the margaret as always meg tirrell with the latest on pfizers vaccine and bertha comes has the latest on what President Trump just announced. Mike santoli, lets start with you. Not disturbed so far by the news last night about the treasury pulling the funds from the fed. If you look at the pattern here, it is about a flat week as well. Trading just below the highs we hit on monday. Before t