Line. If you were a veteran you know are struggling, please contact the Veterans Crisis line 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 182738255 and select option number one or text 838255. I want to thank everybody joining us today. Weve made Suicide Prevention or top priority and today 25 to 31 bills we will discuss or related to improving access and reducing suicide in the veteran population. The issues surrounding Mental Health care are broad and complex. Let me address some of the remarks made by the Senate Counterparts at the hearing yesterday. The committee has been trying to work with the senate for six month is a end after promising staff conversations we are pleased to hear they are committed to moving forward with meaningful improvements to help reduce veteran suicide and help prevent veterans from falling into crisis. I look forward to speaking with chairman mao ran directly since we havent had the opportunity yet and to discuss further his commitment to pass the houses bipartis
National security prompted President Donald Trump to weeks ago threat an ban on both apps. Today secretary ross said the clock is ticking. For all practicing purposes will be shut down. Reporter the Trump Administration fearing these chineseowned platforms can exploit security gaps and harvest data from u. S. Users in in theory, it argues it threatens u. S. Foreign policy and the overall economy. Were not going to do anything to jeopardize security. Reporter users will no longer be able wnload either app or receive upgrades. If you want to become a tiktok user, you wont be able to download it assuming the Trump Administration action actually takes place. Is that the same for we chat as well . You certainly wont be able to download we chat. Based on what you like, it gives you content that they think that youll enjoy, and like he and my friends can look completely different, like if you do dancing videos, or comedy videos. It really caters to you. We chat is geared for communication, pa
Good morning. The committee on health education, labor and pensions will please come to order. First i would like to go through a few administrative matters that weve adopted because of covid. Weve consulted with the attending physician and the department of health and human services, centers for disease control. Individuals in the hearing room are six feet apart. Theres no room for the public in person. The press is covering as a pool. You can watch this on streaming or there will be an unedited recording that everyone can watch. All of our Witnesses Today and some senators are participating by video conference. I would like to Say Something about masks. The office of attending physician has advised that senators and witnesses may remove their masks to talk into the microphones since our chairs are six feet apart. So, thats why my mask is off. When im not back here, im wearing my mask in the hall. Im grateful to the rules committee, the sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the arkt te
Quality get a little bit better. Yesterday, we started off the day with unhealthy to very unhealthy air and now were looking at some spots even moderate air quality this morning. So that is the difference compared to what we have experienced over the last several days. Moderate air quality in santa rosa, and that is great to see it is or and starts in San Francisco, napa, fairfield, rio vista, unhealthy for everyone for san rafael, oakland, redwood city, livermore, and san jose. We are beginning to see a little bit of improvement and we will continue to improve with the air quality as we go through the workweek. Looking at that spare the air alert that remains in effect for the bay area, it is going a record 29 days in a row with our smoky skies and that spare the air alert. Our smoke model, as we got through the next couple of days does show the improving air quality. So there is hope as we go through the next few days. We will talk more about that, the better days for air quality, co
Francisco sideshows mayor breeds new no tolerance policy and the harsher penalties for people who participate. Thank you for joining us at 5 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis are top story tonight finally being able to breathe and tours. The air quality is a close to normal believe it or not after more than a month of that smoky unhealthy air all across the bay area it is been a mess it was actually just one week ago today you remember this that dark orange day the ominous skies since then people have been encouraged. To stay inside as a record breaking spare the air alert streak reached 30 consecutive days so heres a look at just how much the air quality has improved since early yesterday, look at all that green, so those green dots they signify air with little to no pollution. Even in the east bay, you see a lot of yellow dots those represent decent air with the some particulates but still dramatically better than the past few weeks you really have to zoom out on