Good morning. Today, we are considering the nomination of administrator David Pekoske for a second term. To lead the Transportation Security Administration. I want to welcome you back, administrator, to the committee. Senator cantwell has a lot going on right now and i was a little late because i had another obligation with a grade to come over and help out with sharing the hearing. So tsa employees, like those in minneapolis, st. Paul international airport, keep our skies safe, our travelers on time and the airport running day in and day out. Its critical that we rise to meet increased demand for air travel and properly balance the need for safety with a quality experience for travelers. Congress created tsa on november 19th 2001 in the wake of the attacks of september 11th to strengthen the security of our nations Transportation Systems and to prevent future terrorist attacks over the past two decades tsa has evolved to deploy advance technologies like touchless screening capabilitie
Nomination for a second term to lead the Transportation Security Administration. I want to welcome you back, administrator, typically. Senator cantwell has a lot going on. I was a little late because i had an obligation that i agreed to help out with chairing the hearing could. Tsa employees like those of minneapolisst. Paul international airport, travelers on time and the airport running day in and day out, it is critical that we rise to meet increased demand for air travel and properly balance the need for safety with quality experience for travelers. Congress created tsa november 19, 2001, in the wake of the attacks of september 11th to strengthen the security of our nations Transportation System and to prevent future terrorist attacks. Over the past two decades, tsa has evolved to deploy advanced technologies like touchless screening capabilities and to address new National Security risks like cybersecurity. Something on your minds. Tsa must adapt to meet new threats including thos
With the Houston Health department. You are in the middle now of what is one of the nations new coronavirus hot spots. Thats houston. Were talking about harris county. And just so i can show people whats going on and what the problems are, in terms of icu bed usage. There are 1,500 icu beds occupied out of 1622. Thats a 92. 5 . 92 . Now, i know that you can surge and accept more beds, but thats unsustainable. What kind of pressure does this put on the Hospital System there . Well, it puts tremendous pressure on the Hospital System. Not only the multiple Hospital Systems that we have, over a ninecounty region, tremendous pressure. Not only on the systems, but also in the personnel. Theyre working very long shifts, are very tired, are wearing lots of ppe and its exhausting. And weve been doing this for months now. And dr. Persse, i also heard you say that until people understand that perfectly healthylooking people are the ones who are spreading this virus, they wont be able to really ge
American public wear masks in public. Meanwhile, dr. Anthony fauci is now urging people to forget all the politics and start covering their faces. President trump who refuses to wear a mask falsely suggested the pandemic is over during a meeting with the polish president today at the white house, his first foreign visitor in months. Lets go straight to cnns nick watt. He is joining us from los angeles. Its been a recordbreaking day in two states, if. Will and in consider. April. Reporter more than 5,000 cases. They just smashed that record. Today more than 7,000 cases. He also mentioned that model, the university of washington modelers who we quote so often. They are saying that if 95 of us wore masks, we could save 30,000 american lives by the end of the summer. And meanwhile, another Stunning Development on the east coast. Domestic travel restrictions here in the United States. Were announcing today a joint travel advisory, people coming in from states that have a high infection rate
Good saturday afternoon, im craig melvin. We are tracking the aftermath of the blockbuster snowstorm that socked the northeast. Heres how it looked from space. Check that out. Right now the storm is being blamed for at least five deaths. About 650,000 homes and businesses do not have power right now. Dozens of cars and drivers are still being rescued from the long island expressway in new york. Meanwhile, in plum island, massachusetts, homes are in danger of being swept right into the ocean given the high tide, combined with the howling wind and snow. Bostons mayor along with the governors of new york and connecticut are urging people to stay home. Its clear we still have a lot of work to do. Please stay home so we can allow our crews easy passage to the streets. Stay home, please, unless you have urgent business to be out on the roads. This is going to go on for a number of days. This will not all be done today. No rest for the weary, not even news reporters. I thought i would borrow