The committee will come to order. I thank all of our witnesses for returning this morning. We appreciate the recognition of our interest and oversight responsibilities. This is a crisis that is evolving quickly. Since our hearing yesterday, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. Cdc has now reported that we have almost 1,000 confirmed cases. That is up from 100 reported cases a week ago. A 900 increase. Americans are worried. They are scared. It is essential that we are able to hear directly from the Health Officials leading this effort with just the facts. Im going to go to the republican side first which is where we left off. Before i do that, without objection, the following three letters we sent on march 3rd to hhs and cdc requesting basic information including about t t testing are entered into the record. We have not gotten any response to those letters. And with that, i recognize mr. Higgins. Thank you, madam chair. Gentlemen, thank yo
The time of day when you eat so you can lose weight and keep the pounds off. And the random acts of kindness caught on camera this Holiday Season from an unexpected place. Will you take 100 . Good thursday morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. We begin with the postchristmas rush. Today is one of the busiest travel days of the Holiday Season, and in many areas of the country, the weather will not be cooperating. That is right. Look at the radar right now. You can see there the big problem is the southwest where a major storm will be dumping heavy rain from Southern California to arizona raising concerns about flooding and mud slides. Up to 3 inches of rain are expected in los angeles, in san diego and in the mountains, up to 3 feet of snow is possible. This comes as aaa predicts today will be the worst day to drive over the Holiday Season, especially this afternoon. The good news is the weather looks quiet for the northeast and for most of the midwest and south. Well take a
Maria big show this morning, thank you for joining, us, joining us Dagen Mcdowell, jon hilsenrath, veronica, great to see everyone, big news this morning actually, first of all, we have a record high in the markets and we are looking at stocks chattering the records this morning, take a look at futures, s p up 5 and a half and nasdaq up 23 points all markets losed in alltime highs yesterday, the major 3 indices were at unchartered territory and new highs, President Trump touted with strength in the economy during rally in florida last night. You know, we just set another stock market record, the stock market just hit another alltime in history meaning 401 k s and jobs. [cheers and applause] americans have so much to be thankful for, the economy is booming, wages are rising, crime is falling, poverty is plummeting, confidence is soaring and america is stronger than ever before. Maria oh, yes, part of the reason for this strength in the markets is the fact that we may be getting close to
Knew the ambassador. I dont know him very well. I have not spoken to him much. He is not a man i know well. Seems like a nice guy, though. In other major news this evening an annoucement from Buckingham Palace in the last hour that Prince Andrew is stepping back from public duties for the forseeable future. It follows an explosive interview with the bbc in which he was widely criticised for his lack of remorse over his friendship with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Hello, and welcome. I am Christian Fraser in london, Michelle Fleury is in washington. Two major stories tonight. We are going to turn shortly to the testimony we have been hearing on capitol hill through the day. But we are going to start with the announcement in the last hour that the duke of york, Prince Andrew, is stepping back from his royal duties for the foreseeable future. In a statement from Buckingham Palace, Prince Andrew he said he deeply sympathised with epsteins victims and everyone who has been a
We have and the western society and quite rightly the holocaust is treated with sensitivity because it gives the Jewish Community pain thats all we are asked but when you do not use freedom of speech to cause us pain by insulting our holy prophet thats all we want. And not. The number 4 point mr president this is the most critical point is the reason why i specially came here it is about what is happening and. Before this before i go on this i want to make one thing clear. That. When we came to power my 1st priority was that pakistan would be a country. Which will be which will try its best to bring peace. We had been through this war on terror we joined the United States war on terror after 2001 and pakistan went through one of its worst periods where. 73000 pakistanis died and over 150000000000 was lost to our economy and mr president i opposed the war because in the eightys pakistan had joined the western countries in what was the freedom struggle then a number of one a stand agains