[ inaudible question ] we wanted to find out but were getting out, we got out. We had good meetings request the taliban and were going to be leaving and bringing our soldiers back home weve been there almost 20 years. Done a great job weve got rid of terrorists. Now its up to other countries to get rid of those terrorists [ inaudible question ] we have discussions to go, but weve mad a lot e a lot of prog. Okay thank you. The president ahead of a meeting this afternoon with ceos from pharmaceutical companies, maybe giving just a peek of what we might expect to hear around 3 00 time. With that, stocks are close to session highs. Eamon javers, maybe you can tell us more about what we could expect today yeah, carl. We expect well see about eight ceos of those pharmaceutical companies here at the white house today. The idea is to sort of gather all the big brains in one room at one time and let the president know exactly what the expectations are for a vaccine and for treatment for the cor
The white house with the nations top executives of the pharmaceutical industry as governments around the globe race to create a vaccine to combat the coronavirus. We are going to take you there when the president speaks. Should happen any moment. But as america sees its first deaths from the virus, six of them now, and Vice President mike pence says he expects many more cases in the u. S. , author of the coming plague Laurie Garrett is here. Shes been critical of the response of the World Health Organization. Shes here with her very latest threat assessment. And as americans opt to stay home versus eating out, the ceo of panera bread is here on the plans hes already making to fight a possible outbreak and reduced foot traffic at his chain of restaurants across the country. Plus, the world loses a titan of industry. General electrics jack welch put his indelible stamp on the American Economy with his legendary management skills. The executive who arguably was among the closest to jack a
Jeffrey we werent on a path to greatness. David if a president were to say to you, come in as a cabinet officer, what would you say . Jeffrey im n make great public servants. Woman wou fix your tie, please . David well, people wouldnt recognize me if my tie was fid, but ok. Just leave it this way. All right. I dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job onning a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebodyick . After 16 years as the ceo of ge, you have just stepped down. Is a big burden off your shoulders now . Jeffrey i do if youre doing the job well, you feel oership over everybody who is a constituency, and you wear that 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So, look, i think 16 years is a long time to r one of these companies,d im starting to feel a little bit of decompression, lets say. David so do you think its too long to run
David if a president were to say to you, come in as a cabinet officer, what would you say . Jeffrey im not sure businepeople make great public servants. Ieman would you fix yourplease . David well, people wouldnt recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. Just leave it this way. All right. I dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would cons i began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . After 16 years as the ceo of ge, you have just stepped down. Is a big burden off yo shoulders now . Jeffrey i do think if youre doing the job well, you feel ownership over everybody who is a constituency, and you wear that 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So, look, k 16 years is a long time to run one of these coanies, and im kind oke im starting to feel a little bit of decompression, lets say. David so do you think its too long to run a Publiclytraded Company
backed tournament. and they re doing it for the money. wait till you hear much. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, they are going to go nuts. that s a direct quote from a republican congresswoman, talking about trump supporters the day before the january 6th riots. saying she was very concerned about what was to happen the next day and she asked the house republican leader kevin mccarthy to come up with a safety plan. i m not just giving these quotes from somebody said she said. no, it s all on tape. and part of new audio just released from new york times reporters alex burns and jonathan martin. here is congresswoman lasco on january 5th, 2021. i also asked leadership to come one a safety plan for members. i m actually very concerned about this, because we have who knows how many hundreds of thousands of people coming here. we have antifa. we also have, quite honestly trump supporters, who actually believe that we are going to overturn the elect