President ial race over to research and joe biden on super tuesday. And then spoil him pick president thomas tells assy its full steam ahead for this years games back insists the Tokyo Olympics are still on course to begin in july despite the color Virus Outbreak. The head of the World Health Organization has warned that shortages of protective gear like mosques are leaving Health Workers dangerously ill equipped in the fight against coronavirus south koreas president has declared war on the corona virus after nearly a 1000 people were infected in one day taking the total to more than 5000 there iran says 800 new infections have been discovered there including the countrys Emergency Services chief 23 m. P. s also have the virus italy has seen its highest number of deaths in just one day 79 people fell victim to the virus and authorities warned they may quarantine more towns and japans olympics minister said. The tokyo games could be postponed until later this year globally more than 90
Representatives participated in the dedication ceremony of the oversight and reform committees hearing room as the elijah e. Cummings room in honor of the congressman who passed away in october 2019. Rep. Maloney good afternoon, everyone. It is my great privilege to welcome you to this ceremony to honor the life and work of our dear friend and colleague, chairman Elijah Cummings. First i would like to recognize elijahs family members who are here with us today and thank them for sharing him with us. Miss jennifer cummings, his daughter. [applause] mr. James cummings, his brother. [applause] miss yvonne cummings, his sister. [applause] mr. Anthony woodson, hes nephew. [applause] miss carmen williams, his cousin. [applause] when i think about elijah, i think about what a friend of mine once described him, as a gem. That description resonated with me deeply. Like a gem, elijah seemed to have his own inner light, his own brilliance. He brought that light into this very room where he was a
Elijahs family members who are here with us today and thank them for sharing him with us. Please raise your hand when i call your name. Dr. Maya rockeymoore cummings, his wife. Miss jennifer cummings, his daughter. Mr. James cummings, his brother. Miss yvonne cummings, his sister. Mr. Anthony woodson, hes nephew. Miss carmen williams, his cousin. When i think about elijah, i think about what a friend of mine once described him, as a gem. That description resonated with me deeply. Like a gem, elijah seemed to have his own inner light, his own brilliance. He brought that light into this very room where he was a beacon of truth. He also brought his deep empathy, compassion and shining power of his faith. He encouraged us to reach not only for Common Ground but for higher ground. He brought us together in this room and is doing it again even now. Today we are honored to name this hearing room for him. This room and the work we do here will remind future generations of elijahs unwavering co
To act in libya following the resignation of the Un Special Envoy and support the Asian Champions League continues to be disrupted by the corona Virus Outbreak only one in 8 groupings will be going ahead as planned as asian as malaysian champions j d t prepare to house see one of the wings. Starting in syria where Turkish Forces have shot down a Syrian Government warplanes in a province the military says its all part of a new operation against damascus in northwestern syria also 8 civilians killed in this explosion in city which is rebel controlled dozens of others injured there Syrian Government forces backed by rusher of been conducting strikes on the area for months theyve taken control of a sort of keep city as well that is in the country side of it live but also southern syria an increase in finding their Government Forces have killed 5 civilians in daraa have burned homes theyve taken dozens of young men to Detention Centers as well. Yeah we are telling you to get the army out of
Good morning everyone. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of his committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning, i thank all of you for being here today. Good morning, today we are examining our nations history of Voter Suppression as well as the obstacles that many minority communities continue to face to this day. In exercising their fundamental right to vote. Tomorrow we will be holding a ceremony to honor our dear friend and colleague and a former chairman Elijah Cummings. We will be renaming this hearing room after him and commending everything he stood for. Todays hearing is part of our efforts to honor his legacy. Protecting the right to vote was one of the most important issues if not the most important issue he fought for during his decades of service. We are holding this hearing in a gory during black History Month with black americans whose voices were stifled, blocks and silenced for centuries. It is black america