country s pre pandemic preparations before 2020. north korea fires a suspected missile overjapan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of tokyo and washington. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid 19 inquiry is about to begin. there will be an opening statement by the chair of the inquiry, baroness hallett, followed by a minute s silence. the session will focus on how prepared the uk was for a pandemic before 2020. joining us now from the inquiry is our health correspondent, jim reed . hello. just tell us a little more, if you would, about this first phase of the inquiry? of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by boris - of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry| was announced by boris johnson of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry - was announced by boris johnson back was
members into several modules and to assign members of the legal team and the secretariat to each module. each moduie secretariat to each module. each module involves a gathering of evidence, module involves a gathering of evidence, a process which has already evidence, a process which has already begun, followed by the public already begun, followed by the public hearings. we cannot hold hearings public hearings. we cannot hold hearings into each module at the same hearings into each module at the same time hearings into each module at the same time and they will therefore be held in same time and they will therefore be held in sequence. but i wish to emphasise that the order of the modules emphasise that the order of the modules does not indicate that i consider modules does not indicate that i consider the issues in later modules to be consider the issues in later modules to be of consider the issues in later modules to be of any consider the issues in later mod
what they re going to do after they release their findings and make those hearings public. back with me now, my all-star panel, hayes brown, jonathan altar, stephanie miller. hayes, let me begin with you. it s doubtful trump would ever agree to testify to the january 6th committee. but do you think the committee should still ask him, even if it s just to send a message to the american public about it? yeah, i think they definitely should ask him. while i know that it feels improbable that they will go so far as to issue a subpoena to trump to actually try and put the force of the law behind this effort, i do think that should president trump prove uncooperative, i feel like they should at least try. i feel like this is something that is important enough that we do want to take this to court and you do want to go through the motions of this. i know this is one of trump s favorite delaying tactics, to go to court, to file appeal after appeal after appeal, to try and make the case that,
good position, having been vetted. and everybody will get a chance to see on february 1st if they make these hearings public. and they will see what i ve seen. and what is your sense of how lindsey graham would react to a south carolina nominee? he is a big supporter of michelle childs, lindsey graham supports her. tim scott supports her. i ve had discussions with both of them. i would not have gone out as far as i did with her without talking to those two senators. and i ve talked to them about michelle childs, they respect her highly. she has tremendous bipartisan support and i have talked to judges all over this country. and it would seem to me she is the best. they have been saying that to me for over a year.
and nominated and vetted. and she has been scheduled for a hearing to sit on the d.c. circuit. and i think he is in a very good position, having been vetted. and everybody will get a chance to see on february 1st if they make these hearings public. and they will see what i ve seen. and what is your sense of how lindsey graham would react to a south carolina nominee? he is a big supporter of michelle childs, lindsey graham supports her. tim scott supports her. i ve had discussions with both of them. i would not have gone out as far as i did with her without talking to those two senators. and i ve talked to them about michelle childs, they respect her highly. she has tremendous bipartisan