With your global news update this is r. T. International thanks for joining us. Lets begin with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide now has passed 1300000 the u. S. Has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy 75000 people have lost their lives 290000 have recovered. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson is be moved to intensive care in a London Hospital 11 days after contracting covert 19 Officials Say his condition has worsened or those exact state of health remains unclear and the foreign secretary dominic is taking charge temporarily. The problem is this condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team has moved in to a Critical Care unit so in light of those circumstances the Prime Minister asked me his 1st secretary to deputize for him when necessary Boris Johnson has had kind of tested positive for it about a little over 10 days ago and for the majority of about a week and a half he was downing street self is
Here with your global news update youre watching r. T. International thanks for joining us. The latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide has now passed 1300000 the United States has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy 75000 people have lost their lives and 293000 have recovered. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in a London Hospital 11 days after contracting covert 19 official say that his condition has worsened although his exact state of health remains unclear and the foreign secretary dominic robb is taking charge temporarily. The Prime Ministers condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team whos moved in to a Critical Care unit tonight a 32nd stances that Prime Minister asked me is for a secretary to take for him when necessary carstensen has had carved one toodle tested positive for it by a little over 10 days ago and for the majority of about a week and a half he was in down
The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning all. Dr. Collins, welcome back to the labor hhs education appropriations subcommittee. Let me also welcome all of you, the five institute and Center Directors who are joining in this morning. Dr. Bianki, director of the u. S. Kenne kenne Kennedy Shriver National Institute and committee. Dr. Anthony fauci, director of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases. Dr. Gary gibbons, director of the national heart, lung and Blood Institute. Dr. Ned sharpless, director of the National Cancer institute, and director of the National Institute on drug abuse. Again, welcome, welcome, welcome to all of you. This is leader hoyer asked me this morning, he said do you have the nih coming . I said, yes, indeed. And he said, are you ultimately going to be able to get all the Institute Directors to come up. This is one of the most remarkable hearings that we have, and we thank you for the great work that you do and what a difference you ma
Believe that. They did it again and theres no oops attached. The major indexes, all of them, closed higher today than ever before. Youve heard that a lot lately, but heres something you havent. The s p 500 is having its best start to a year since 1987. And not since 1964 has the s p 500 set six consecutive records to begin a year. Investor optimism is high. Here are the happy and not at all fake numbers for the day. The dow advanced 102 points to 25,385. Nasdaq added six. The s p 500 was up four. Now comes the moment of truth. Quarterly profit results. And as bob pisani reports, expectations a. Reporter its been an amazing start to the year. The s p is up six days in a row, about 3 , its best start since 1987. Earnin season is now upon us. Prices and evaluations are at record highs. Its fair to say expectations are also very high. This past quarter has been very unusual. Analysts have been even more optimistic than they usually are. They typically start optimistic and then lower earnin
To conduct its business i will maintain the core of. That means if there is any disorder or demonstration by a member of the audience that person causing the destruction will be escorted from the room by the capital police. First, i would like to welcome the administrator of the Environmental Protection agency, scott pruitt for your tax money today. With respect to todays hearings we will abide by the committees fiveminute rule for length of member questions in the first round. Time permitting we will also have a twominute second round of questions until 12 30 when administrative pruitt has to leave the building. Of course, members will have the ability to submit written questions to administrator pruitt for the record. Todays hearing is to examine the epas record today after the first year of the administration. The Environmental Protection agency under the leadership of administrator pruitt has been doing the hard work of protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the com