The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at the committee at any time. I want to remind members of a few matters including some required by the regulations accompanying the House Resolution line 65 which established the frameworks were removed committee proceedings. I dont know if we have gone through this already but i would ask all members on the platform to keep themselves muted when they are not being recognized. This will minimize disturbances while members are asking questions of the witnesses. Members on the platform are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. The staff has been instructed not to mute members except where a member is being recognized and theres inadvertent background noise members on the platform are reminded that they may only attend one hearing at a time. If you are participating today, please remain with us during the hearing and members should try to avoid coming in and out of the meeting partic
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the cs authorized to declare a recess at the committee at any time. I want to remind members of a few matters including some required by the regulations accompanying the House Resolution line 65 which established the frameworks were removed committee proceedings. I dont know if we have gone through this already but i would ask all members on the platform to keep themselves muted when they are not being recognized. This will minimize disturbances while members are asking questions of the witnesses. Members on the platform are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. The staff has been instructed not to mute members except where a member is being recognized and theres inadvertent background noise members on the platform are reminded that they may only attend one hearing at a time. If you are participating today, please remain with us during the hearing and members should try to avoid coming in and out of the meeting particularly
Better or worse antigovernment anger is building even in the president s traditional heartland. And in sports the Milwaukee Bucks and boycotted their n. B. A. Playoff game the team ready to face the Orlando Magic by didnt show up as part of the a protest against Racial Injustice. Could be the most powerful storm to hit the u. S. This year is just hours away from making landfall Hurrican Laura is already a category 4 storm and Officials Say it could be catastrophic its power grew by nearly 70 percent in just 24 hours this is what it looks like from space as it crackles with lightning and races towards texas and louisiana 2 states that are also grappling with coronavirus authorities have warned a storm that could churn flood waters as high as 6 meters making it unsurvivable around 620000 people have been told to leave their homes with hurricane Warnings Issued to those living as far as 322 kilometers inland. And again it is live for us from miami and it is strong seems to be strengthenin
They note that the health of our people goes handinhand with the strength of our economy. They know action begets action. Over the past few months, we have learned what is essential. Rising to the challenge, not denying it. We have learned who is essential too. Not just the wealthiest among us. Not a president who fights his fellow americans rather than fight the virus that is killing us and our economy. It is the people who put their own health at risk to care for the rest of us. They are the mvps. The nurses and the doctors, the utility workers, Truck Drivers and grocery clerks. The childcare workers, parents, teachers. The mail carriers and the autoworkers. So many of these essential workers have lost their lives to covid19. Nearly 1000 healthcare workers, more than 170,000 people across america. Including a 5yearold girl named skyler from detroit who his mom is a Police Officer and dad is a firefighter. Generation after generation, our nation has been defined by what we do or what
The Coronavirus Crisis that has upended our country, claimed more than 170,000 american lives, has completely transformed this campaign tradition weve all come to know. Were not coming to you from a packed Convention Hall jammed with networking politicians, that convention is canceled. That single stage is all that remains in milwaukee. The headline speakers including joe biden and Kamala Harris wont even appear there. The real nerve center, a high tech control room that will draw in video fields from all over the country. The speeches and live reaction, crowd sourced videos from delegates and every day americans. It is truly a virtual convention. But the president tom line has not changed. Conventions are about unifying parties and electing president s. As we come on the air tonight, our brand new poll shows joe biden and Kamala Harris holding a doubledigit lead over President Trump. But democrats sn s know this eln is not about the popular vote. Hillary clinton won the popular vote i