9 30 tomorrow so those watch tragic, good morning. As with past virtual lectures there will be time of the talk for our guest to answer any questions you might have. Feel free to ask a question by clicking on the q a icon and split them there 0 or vote for other commit submitted questions. Id like to introduce thomas bowman, class of 2013 who we introduce our spending are foe the evening. Thank you, jeremy. Steven farnsworth is professor of International Affairs and director of the center for leadership and media study at the university of Mary Washington. The coauthor or author of send books and a 201 recipient of the virginia outstanding faculty award from the state council of Higher Education for virginia. In addition, dr. Farnsworth has won three campuswide Teaching Award at Mary Washington. The alum anytime Association Outstanding young factually member bar. The married Teaching Award and the richard poll mary outstanding award. Dr. Farnsworth, american studies at umw has caught t
I see that we have a quorum. Before i go forward, i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi will be stopping by. I must consent that she participate at any point she rise during the hearing. There she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Speaker pelosi thank you very mr. Chairman. For having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken and the bipartisan house and Senate Democrats and republicans with one voice and defense of those being oppressed by beijing in support of freedom, justice and real autonomy for the people of hong kong. We continue to urge president to hold chinese officials abuses,ble for including taking steps under the hong kong human rights and democracy act. We must consider all tools available, including economic penalties. Here today i am very honored to join the general secretary Hong Kong Confederation of trade union. Carl peterson, law o
Youre taking that with a little bit different. Whats your position now . Guest well, if i could go back briefly. A few years ago i had the honor of speaking at the getiesburg National Cemetery where the flag behind me is from the anniversary of the getiesburg address. I made a suggest sort of impor tuned people to consider contect liesing confederate monments. Making sure that there were alternative monments. And frankly Nothing Happened in the three subsequent years. Its not an easy thing to make occur. Its expensive, time consuming, requires consensus on text and methodology, and it didnt work. And since that time, other convullsive events have occurred most recently of course the killing of george floyd and the response has been directed at monments among other institutions that are deemed by many to be op pressive particularly confederate monments in the Public Square. And i did write an op ed recently during which i said that i think i was wrong. That weve had enough time, weve ha
The idea was to inject liquidity into the market. Apparently the mark did not the market did not react positively. The liquiditynow problem may not be the main issue. I am pretty sure it is not the main issue. Later that might be needed. Right now, it is too soon. When you sell a liquidity problem, what does that mean . It means injecting enough capital into the economy so people will continue doing , theyss and have needs have access to do so. In response to your comment, this is the wall street journal just a few minutes ago. Stocks and bonds, yields comment aftereffects is the right. The center for American Progress, was going to settle is going to what settle investors . We dont know the medical nature of this virus. What will the government do about this . Once we are more clear about this i think we all will figure out a way to carry on with life in a normal way. Are there lessons to be learned from how congress and the federal government responded to the financial crisis of 2008
We begin with two fires, one burning for hours and could continue to burn for days. The other in clinton, maryland, left two people fighting for their lives. Our coverage begins in clinton with news 4s justin finch. Just justin . Reporter aaron and erika, good morning, two victims in this fire, a man and woman, likely in their 30s or 40s or so and both now in Critical Condition rescued because the firefighters and one alert sheriffs deputy. Firefighters saving a woman from a burning twostory house. This video shot from the online firefighter series following prince georges firefighters when the call came in, including this one close to 6 30. I happen to be coming northbound branch avenue and looked to the left of me and noticed aus with Child Support division of the office of the sheriff. The other as a volunteer firefighter. When he saw a burning house, he and fellow deputies sprang into action. The house fire off the 7200 block of the road was being called in with the wrong address.