Now we turn to the house energy and Commerce Committee. Who last week heard from the administrator of the fda. And the director of the National Institute of health. About a year after they updated members on some of the medical developments and innovations spurred by the 21st century cure act. Chfts approved by congress a year ago this month. This runs about two and a half hours. Order. Chair recognize himself. A monumental achievement. Cures was the product of a by partisan multiyear effort by the energy and Commerce Committee. To brought the laws into a modern era of medicine. It has been one year since cures was signed into law. I remember remarking at that press conference a year ago to imagine a world in which government was not an obstacle but an ally in helping us deliver drugs and devices to patients cures to patients. Todays hearing marks the Health Subcommittee first look into the implementation of the what many in the Healthcare Community called it transformation bill. That
Chfts approved by congress a year ago this month. This runs about two and a half hours. Order. Chair recognize himself. A monumental achievement. Cures was the product of a by partisan multiyear effort by the energy and Commerce Committee. To brought the laws into a modern era of medicine. It has been one year since cures was signed into law. I remember remarking at that press conference a year ago to imagine a world in which government was not an obstacle but an ally in helping us deliver drugs and devices to patients cures to patients. Todays hearing marks the Health Subcommittee first look into the implementation of the what many in the Healthcare Community called it transformation bill. That would positively impact not only the researchers and the scientists who are developing the latest breakthrough therapy. But physicians seeking treatment for their patients. Giving home to them, their loved ones and advocates. This morning we will hear from two leader responsible for implementin
Investigation. More harm than good . Sleep trackers are supposed to help you get a good nights rest of the but new Research Shows they could also be part of the problem. Well tell you why. And later xavier trying to come back and another one. Drama at the big dance. A few missed steps those sweet 16 bracs busted. Well tell you about the elite eight. Good day at 9a starts now. Pulling the upset so far in the tournament. I believe bill murrays son is a coach for xavier one of the sift tan coaches. Big part of the team and i hear he take them all out to dinner sometimes when they win. Nice little benefit then. Maybe bonus dinner last night. Knocking out arizona. Good day its 9 00 oclock and its friday. Im steve along with allison, wisdom and who is this hey, fras. I deodorant already worn off im so nervous. I brought extra. I got you girl. I need it. My god what are we going to say and do. Were good to go. We got plenty of time to talk. Sarah fraser full two hours. Welcome her. Holly and
Work, you really need that big coat. Bundle up for sure. Yes, send the kids out to wait for the school bus, make sure theyre adequately prepared with nice heavy coat, nice heavy scarf and gloves, can be like our good buddy rand fry christmas story where he cant put his arms down. Yes. Exactly. I mean, hey, you can put your arms down when you get to school, right . So true. How many moms have said that. Exactly, but it is chilly out, for sure. So yes, lets get you right out there. Show you whats going on, now not the last picture, i want to make that perfectly clear, but finally expect to go see our first snow, we call it, of the season, so normally, to this point, we would have had over 5 inches of snow, that we would have been able to report. But we still have not a trace, nothing, so far this season. Thats going to change, although wont be all that impressive. As we move forward, youll see, for snow storm scan3 nice and quiet, staying that way throughout the entire day, spec more sun
The ship where roughly 3,500 passengers are now being told to stay isolated in their cabins. A little farther north, Washington State, Major Companies like microsoft are asking employees to stay at home and work from there. The university of washington has moved all of its classes to online only until the end of the quarter, and nthen in states wih the largest outbreaks, obvious panic to prepare. Retailers are placing restrictions on the amount of Hand Sanitizer people can buy. Elizabeth cohen is our senior medical correspondent, shes outside cdc hq. We just heard the president s explanation about why he had initially canceled and then changed his mind. What are you hearing from the cdc about this employee who the white house thought might be coronavir coronavirus. Reporter so brooke, they are being very quiet about this staffer. We reached out to the cdc and many people several hours ago, and they have not returned our emails or responded to our phone calls, so we dont know anything a