Good morning, this hearing is called to order. The title of this hearing is congressional oversight in the face of executive branch and media suppression, and in particular case study of the crossfire hurricane, corrupt investigation. Ill add that. The hearing is actually quite a bit broader than that. But well certainly focus on that. I became chairman of this committee in january of 2015 and will complete my sixyear term at the end of this month. We can all be proud of the more than 100 piece of legislation we worked on together as a committee that became law. The other than more than 200 bills we passed out of committee, although not signed into law, can still serve as the basis for future legislation. Our committee and subcommittees also have broad oversight jurisdiction, and responsibilities that we have not ignored. We investigated and exposed problems within the Va Health Care system, human trafficking, National Security leaks, and systemic violations of the hatch act within the
The dollar gaining some ground after paring losses after that meeting. Fx sellinging asia off, especially the renminbi after reaching may 2019 highs. There are signs perhaps the currency is being overbought. Expecting boj, boe, and Bank Indonesia today. Those currencies and focus. Watching the bond market as well put it did not get adjustments on qe from the fed. We saw the 10 and 30 yield spike coming off a little now but that did lead to earlier the yield curve steepening and coming off a little. We are watching brent crude as well as wti. Also saw off some of the highs we saw overnight. There is optimism for demand but that is also losing some of those gains right now. Tom lets get you up to speed with some of the first word News Headlines and other stories. President trump says a Coronavirus Vaccine could be just tribute it widely as early as october, contradicting statements by some of his top health officials. The head of the centers for Disease Control and prevention told a Sena
Health organization about the pandemics new and dangerous phase. Florida and texas breaking records and the setback for Major League Baseball with Training Camps reportedly closed. Former officers past. What were learning about Garrett Rolfe charged with murdering Rayshard Brooks. His attorneys take on the body camera footage. Thats not running away. Thats turning to fight. And why rolfe was moved from his jail cell. And wildfires raging. Flames tearing across parts of arizona with temperatures in the triple digits. Will the forecast help firefighters trying to get them under control . The first day of summer. Yeah, and there is plenty of heat in the news atmosphere. Indeed, tonight in tulsa President Trump will be holding a massive rally even as cases of the coronavirus are on the rise in oklahoma and elsewhere in america. Overnight the president predicted it would be a, quote, wild evening in tulsa and said that people should and im quoting here again do what wearing masks. There is
We hear from the british woman who was brought back to life after her heart stopped beating for six hours. And in sport, var played its part in newcastles 2 0 win at Sheffield United prompting the manager to criticise the technology. Good morning 7 and welcome to the bbc news at 9 00am. Boris johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in a live bbc Election Debate this evening. It will be the last time the tory and labour leaders share a stage before next thursdays general election. It comes as borisjohnson faces renewed pressure to agree to an interview with the Bbcs Andrew Neil, in his series of programmes Challenging Party leaders. Well, we begin with our Political Correspondent iain watson. Good correspondent iain watson. Morning to you. A lot i this good morning to you. A lot riding on this head to head tonight between the two leaders. Thats right, the final head to head between the two people who could be Prime Minister a week from now. And i think it is going to be a crucial
Lake county, napa county, this is where the strongest wind speeds will be and the lowest humidity levels. So, red flag, high fire damage above here and out towards the west slope of the sierra, where theres the power shutoff watch. So, its not just the fire danger. But look at a sneak preview of tuesday, high temperatures. We could be talking about 90s bayside and valleys approaching 100 degrees. Heat advisories, possible this week. Well let you know how long the fire dangers and high temperatures last, coming up in our forecast, in 15 minutes. Twitter with the latest weather information. Follow him for all of your weather information. The red flag warning could impact firefighters trying to contain the 128acre fire in the milpitas foothills. Terry, the fire burning right now here is 70 contained. It will be under a warning tomorrow night. Firefighters are racing to achieve full containment before the winds pick up tomorrow night. For a second day, firefighters are battling six stubbor