Www. Health. Senate. Gov is our website. I think it makes it possible for us to be table to attract witnesses who have very busy schedules on the same day such as today. Some senators are participating by videoconference. Senators may remove their masks since were 6 feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, the sarge want at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, our Committee Staff for all their hard work to help keep us safe. Senator murray and i will each have an opening statement, and then well turn to our witnesses who we thank very much for being with us today. Each witness we would ask that you summarize your remarks in five minutes, which will allow more time for the large number of senators who we expect to participate to present their testimony. Well have one round of questions for a five minute round. Less than four months ago on march 1st the coronavirus situation was about this. At the end of february there were 79,000 cases around the world, only 14 in the Uni
Masses in italy for the 1st time in 2 months pope francis and needs prayers at the vatican. And india extends its coronavirus uptown for a 4th time bringing even more misery for Migrant Workers trying to head home. Im joined again go with the sport as defending champions buy in munich make a winning restart to believe in germany but still have work to do on their social distancing. While we begin this news in israel where a jewish settler has been found guilty of murder and a high profile arson attack that killed a palestinian toddler and his parents and 2015 the man fire bombed their home in the west bank village of duma while they slept a 4 year old son was severely injured in the fire that ensued but survived relatives of the family say they are now afraid of retaliation. For the how they dont know this man was convicted but we think with certainty that hes not alone there are others out there who are part of that and theyre free to look and still produce to your own people it is po
In 1918, i lived in sacoolas county. In 1918, my family was living in south philadelphia. In 1918 . We were living in el paso, texas. I was born and raised in baltimore. In bustlincities and remote villages, in the United States and around the world, orphaned children cried for their parents in 1918. People of all cultures struggled with the same terible threat, and within a matter of months, 50 million would be dead. In the United States, the death toll reached 675, 000, five times the number of u. S. Soldiers killed in world war one. What was that deadly threatat . Many people died, i was just coming from a few weeks before from mexico, where we were livingng. On account of the revolution, the mexican revolution. I was about ten years old, i was the oldest and my brothers and sisters, i was pop getting it. My two brothers were in one room sick, i was sick and in the other bedroom with my mother, my for dad and sister had to be attendance and see what they could do for us. They gave u
You support the handling. The number if you oppose is 202 7488001. End us a text 202 7488003 nwj. Witter we are cspa we welcome your posts on facebook. For some perspective on the Coronavirus Task force established by the white house on january the 29th. The health and Human Services secretary originally leading that group and mice president Vice President pence was put in charge of the efforts at the end of february. They are reporting on the proposed ending of the task force. The wall street journal online saying that the white house is discussing phasing out Coronavirus Task force. Ack to that visit to phoenix the front page of the Washington Times with a photo of the president at the plant along with his chief of staff. Trump promises to build yearg he opened up a new vowing to rebuild and economy devastated by the coronavirus in the six months left before he faces voters judgment. On the work of the task force, here is what the president said. We cant keep our country closed for t
As 50 million would be dead. In the United States, the death toll reached 675, 000, five times the number of u. S. Soldiers killed in world war i. What was that deadly threat . [bell tolls] music [bell tolls] many people died. We had just come from a few years before from mexico, where we were living. On account of the mexican revolution. I was the oldest, about 10 years old. My Four Brothers and sisters of the family, only my dad and my sister did not get it. My two brothers were in one room sick, i was sick in the other bedroom with my mother. My poor dad and sister had to be our attendants and do what they could do for us. Influenza gave you such high fever. Mother told me that i thought her black hair was a cat and i was afraid it was the delirium from the high fever. People are left very weak. Public schools and Public Places closed. I guess for nearly two or three weeks. music i was eight years old. We lived near my dads mother. She and her daughter and two grandchildren were liv