Order first welcoming our witnessdi director of the cdc we thank you for being here this morning to discuss the cdc and the ongoing response to cover 19. Also want to welcome the subcommittee members congressman thomas cole and the full Committee Chair. And the subcommittee members who are here in person as those who are participating by secure video teleconference. With my Opening Statement and this is the first labor hhs education appropriations subcommitteeapri hearing i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how that will work in order to benefit both members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social between witnesses and members and other individuals in the room necessary to operate a hearing. Some have opted use video teleconferencing which allows them to participateat remotely. On those with videoconference once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the main screen. Speak
Quarter gdp. All coming up at 8 30 a. M. Eastern and investor reaction. Reaction from u. S. Labor secretary Eugene Scalia, hes here live at 8 30 a. M. Eastern. Ahead of the numbers, markets mixed. Markets surged yesterday but this morning dow futures up 75 but the s p and nasdaq futures negative. This on top of yesterday when the dow closed above 25,000 for the First Time Since march tenth with big rally yesterday at the close on wall street. As you see the dow industrials up 553 points at the close yesterday, nasdaq was up 72 and s p 500 yesterday up 44. President trump versus social media. White house reportedly set to take executive action to hold companies responsible for stiffing free speech and the Michael Flynn controversy deepens this morning. Attorney general william barr announcing brandnew investigation more unmasking, looking at what happened before and after the 2016 election. Plus major travel destinations returning, las vegas resorts ready to welcome guests once again, d
It might be the to be fought says its. By far the worlds most important Sports League to restart its season after the coronavirus pandemic closed its suspension in early may the German Government gave the go ahead for the week to resume. The Defense Budget disney got the updates that might need to be done even if people died in an initially if you test that needed a few even though. The top flight football is once again seating the appetites of the starving fans time to celebrate all is its. The games are being played behind closed doors germans call them guy stuff below ghost games and they indeed left the stadium as an eerie feeling not everyone supports the decision some say its all about money. After from the road just a little bit of road. Is it really safe for the players most of them out of paying rules and guidelines intended to keep everyone safe but why all of them. In any case the season has restarted with some real blockbusters League Leaders by in munich travel to newly pr
Citys new curfew beginning 8 pm some protesters responded by setting buildings on fire hundreds of others continued to peacefully protest the death of a black man george floyd after his arrest by a white policeman. Also severely children who was fired shortly after floyds arrest on monday d has now been charged with his murder but its made little difference on the citys turbulent south sunne demonstrators defied the curfew and a large deployment of the National Guard some took out their anger on businesses such as the Department Store and occasionally journalists. Others lined up to challenge police who answered with tear gas that failed to control the unrest these National Guard troops have been blocking roads and theyve been protecting firefighters as theyve been putting out the many fires you can see one of them back there but the governor says there simply arent been enough of them and thats why hes sending in more 1000 more to join the 500 already in minneapolis in nearby st paul
Namesure you include your and where you are texting from. Wj. Twitter, it is cspan you can also post on our facebook page. The story is similar in a number of publications across the country with the reporting of latenight news from those cities. Tensions ease in some cities, but others see more chaos. Wall street journals washington is becoming a heavily armed fortress and criticism of President Trumps response is mounting. The star tribune is investigating on the investigation. Minnesota human rights launching an investigation into the Police Department after filing a civil rights charge related to the death of george floyd. The probe announced by the governor on tuesday will look at Minneapolis Police policies and procedures over the past 10 years to determine whether the department has engaged in discriminatory practices toward people of color. That is from the minneapolis star tribune. The online version is more updated, but just a bit more from their lead story. Protests roll on