Number of infections now closer 2430000 china still leading the way with 81000 cases there with italy not far far behind it 69000 the u. S. Now rounding off the top 3 just moments ago breaking the 60000 mark taking a closer look at this country some 800 americans have now died from complications of the virus and here in the Nations Capital the white house and congress struck a deal early this morning to deliver a massive 2 trillion dollar Coronavirus Relief package a spending bill which is the biggest relief package ever in u. S. History would alleviate some of the Economic Impacts of covert 19 such as providing support to businesses and sending out checks directly to families and while weve heard a lot coming out of capitol hill and hard hit areas like new york california and Washington State florida is now gaining attention for the growing number of cases theyre for. More on the developments in that state well turn to our teams john who is live for us in miami john whats it looking l
With us. And today, as you know, we are going to examine the president s department of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget materials, madam secretary, this much was clear to me. That you are seeking to privatize Public Education. I believe, and ive had this conversation before with you, i believe its the wrong direction for our students and for our country. Instead, we ned to be moving toward expanding Public Policies, lake Early Childhood education, that we know helps students to succeed. We see this in our countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support, but in fact, are expanding it. Ill get more into the consequences of the cuts that you are proposing, but i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The false premise on which it is built, and the research that it ignores. Contrary to your claims, the nations Public Education system, which 90 of our children attend, has witnessed significant progress for all
The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, secretary devos. Welcome this morning. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second budget hear ing of the year. Today as i was reviewing the budget materials, madam secretary, this much was clear to me. I believe and ive had this conversation before with you, i believe for our student and our country. Instead we need to expand things like childhood education that we know helps students to succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but, in fact, are expanding it. Ill get more into the consequences of the cuts you are proposing. But i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The full premise on which it is built and the research that it ignores. Contrary to your claims, the nations Public Education system which 90 of our children attend has witnessed significant progress for all groups of students over the last 30 years. Average mathematic scores have improved for
Miles southeast of north korea. The American Military occupies 30 of the island. In a jarring warning, james mattis echoing the warning saying, the regime should, quote, cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people. People are waiting to see if the threat from the north continues. Lauren mayk has more. The threat is even more immediate for those who have close ties to guam. Thousands of troops and families. I spoke with a local man b who grew up in guam. E he has heard the threats before, but this time its different because hes not home. Today hes far away. But guam is always home. I wanted to get right and interpret my people. Now from a distance, hes hearing familiar threats from kim jongun. North korea has been threatening the island for decades. I believe its because of the large United States military population on the island. Reporter more than 6,000 u. S. Troops are based in guam, which is also home to his parents and
Were so strong it blew over a home in howard beach. Luckily, that building was under construction, and no one was home. The winds clocked in at more than 60 Miles Per Hour all across our area. What temperatures can we expect for the rest of the weekend . Samantha is here with our first look at the forecast. Hi, christina, hi, antwan. That wind this morning, my goodness, even if you heard it overnight, i know a lot of people were worried about the wind, and we did have winds gust as high as 64 Miles Per Hour at jfk airport. Now its all about the cold, and tonight temperatures will be near freezing, some of us below freezing. And many of you have already started gardening, theres a freeze warning in effect for long island, the lower Hudson Valley and a freeze watch for South Central new jersey. If you have potted plants, bring those indoors and save them, and were looking at this cold weather for the next few nights. Theres also more wintry weather tonight well have a wintry mix, it will