Those who are joining this morning, doctor bianchi of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute for child health and develop, almost as long as the subcommittee on health, education, Human Services and related agencies. Doctor Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases. Doctor gary gibbons, director of the National Heart, lung and Blood Institute. Doctor sharpless of the National Cancer institute. And doctor dora volkow, welcome to all of you. Leader hoyer asked me to you have the nih coming . And he said this is one of the most remarkable hearings we have, thank you for the work you do and the differences you make in saving lives. At the start, let me touch on the matter of the coronavirus. I want to say thank you to the director, all the institutes. I want to say thank you to doctor fauci and say for Public Health experts, what, what you are doing on what is clearly a matter of National Importance and national urgency. We will be discussing the 2021 budget
And, in half an hour we take a special look back at the life of Eunice Kennedy shriver, the sister ofjfk, who used sport to help change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Good afternoon. Spanish police have named a british holiday maker and his two children who drowned in a Swimming Pool on christmas eve. Gabriel diya had been staying with his family at a resort on the costa del sol. Police say the pool appears to have been working normally at the time. Emily unia reports. According to spanish police, gabriel diya, who was 52, died trying to rescue his nine year old daughter, comfort, after she got into difficulties in this hotel Swimming Pool. His 16 year old son praise emmanuel tried to help and also died. Postmortem examinations confirmed that all three drowned. A 14 year old girl, the childrens sister, raised the alarm. A british tourist whos staying at the resort told the bbc she spoke to the childrens mother. I noticed a woman was walking towards where i was. She
General election in a year. Now on bbc news, one of our highlights of 2019. Clare balding presents the story of how a woman from one of america s most famous families changed the world through sport. Bill clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the kennedy clan reveal howjfk s sister eunice was inspired by a tragedy in her own family to overcome ignorance and prejudice. Some of the words that people used to use were moan, idiotic, horrible. Youre different and youre odd. Walking through the neighbourhood and he actually shouted out, hey, i didnt know you was a retard, and started pelting orange behind me. Ive been called tracker, which isnt very nice at all. People used to tell me im not going to achieve. And they would call me a past it and everything like that and i would always feel lonely. Once people know you have a disability, you become the lowest thing in society. They are the worlds most innocent victims and they suffer only because they are different. The world said that p
I didnt know you was a retard, and started pelting orange behind me. Ive been called tracker, which isnt very nice at all. People used to tell me im not going to achieve. And they would call me a past it and everything like that and i would always feel lonely. Once people know you have a disability, you become the lowest thing in society. They are the worlds most innocent victims and they suffer only because they are different. The world said that people with intellectual problems should not be seen in public. Tonight, you are part of the years Largest Sporting event and the world is watching. If you seekjoy, come see the Special Olympics. She took people with intellectual disabilities and brought them out of institutions and gave them and their families hope. Eunice Kennedy Shriver is royalty as far as im concerned. The days of separation and segregation are over. What nation you come from doesnt matter, we dont care. The plan was laid early in my mothers life, to be fierce, determine
Of our highlights of 2019. Clare balding presents the story of how a woman from one of americas most famous families, changed the world through sport. Bill clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the kennedy clan reveal howjfks sister eunice was inspired by a tragedy in her own family to overcome ignorance and prejudice. Some of the words that people used to use was moan, idiotic, horrible. Youre different, and youre odd. Walking through the neighbourhood and he actually shouted out, hey, i didnt know you was a retard, and started pelting orange behind me. Ive been called tracker, which isnt very nice at all. People used to tell me im not going to achieve. And they would call me a past it and everything like that and i would always feel lonely. Once people know you have a disability, you become the lowest thing in society. They are the worlds most innocent victims and they suffer only because they are different. The world said that people with intellectual problems should not be see