Bill gates sr. And i know you and everyone at the foundation is feeling that loss. He was a tremendous man who i think many of us in philanthropy had a chance to get to know in various ways but not as much as you probably did. I think we feel his loss greatly. Let me just express that loss to you. Thank you so much. He was a remarkable human being and a remarkable humanitarian. Thank you. Indeed. So we are here at this unprecedented moment, and that word gets overused but it is kind hard to imagine that we could have as many crises facing us all now. We have got obviously the health crisis. Er with got the economic crisis. We are going through a reckoning on social justice. Many of us are experiencing the wildfires and other signs of Climate Change that are striking the country. And thats only the tip of the iceberg. Your foundations care about some of these issues and working deeply on them and of course education is why we are here and it is central to what you all do. How do you wei
The committee on rules and Administration Come to order. I thank my colleagues for attending todays hearing, some virtually, some in person, same for our witnesses, we are going to be welcoming them as well. The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, miss jane abraham, former chairman of the Congressional Commission to study the potential for a National Womens History Museum. Miss cc rojas of the Latino Coalition and mister danny vargas, of the National Museum of the american latino. I want to thank all of them for joining us. We will hear from a number of senators who have spent time on this had been sponsors of this bill. Senator collins, senator cornyn, senator menendez joining us for remarks following the remarks of the three of us. This is secretary bunchs second appearance before the senate rules committee. We are grateful to have him with us today. He was appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in june of 2019, what a first year you have had. Obviously covid19 forc
Population. The millions put aside to fight coronavirus. And Free Covid Testing in inside statuary hall. One of the hardest hit bay area cities. The new ambitious testing program. Good morning everyone, it is friday, september 25th. Im michelle griego. And im len kiese. Good morning. Glad to have you with us. Its about to heat up this weekend. So today is the day to enjoy some slightly cooler temperatures. Mary . Oh, yeah. Today is the day for sure, len and michelle. Definitely take advantage of our seasonal temperatures that great weather today. Because its going to turn hot and we are looking at a high fire danger and even some more smoke pushed back into the bay area for the weekend. So in the meantime, were looking at some patchy fog this morning but definitely not as foggy as yesterday morning and temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Pleasantly warm this afternoon with daytime highs right around where we should be for this time of year. But record heat, a high fire danger, and poor ai
Develop a coronavirus vaccine. One of the first human trials showing signs of potential. This is a promising, encouraging, first step. What the doctor leading that trial is telling us this morning. Demanding answers. Congressional leaders set to be briefed on intelligence that russia paid to have u. S. Troops killed. And from moscow, breaking news overnight, as the power play by Vladimir Putin could keep him in office for 16 more years. Back to work . Todays monthly jobs report smashing expectations. The u. S. Economy adding nearly 5 million jobs in june. The Unemployment Rate falling to 11 . With restaurants and businesses can it last . Wet wedding. A couple taking photos for their big day in california washed out to sea by a large wave. Inside the dramatic rescue straight ahead. Those stories, plus, batter up the boys of summer return to the field. Our firsthand look at what the teams are doing to bring back baseball. Today, thursday, july 2nd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is
Encourage more aid. So far the senate has no plans to take the bill up. Starks lower on wall street given back some of the big game the dow lost 390 points just over 1. 5 and the nasdaq dropped 49 points and s p fell 30. Banks, healthcare and household roads were on the sector on the downside. 4 million americans should soon get there stimulus payments on a prepaid debit card. The cards will be mailed to people who are eligible but have not gotten their checks. The irs said many of those are taxpayers that typically do not receive a refund through direct deposit and only one debit card will be provided per family and the cards can be used withdraw cash, transfer money to a personal bank account or make purchases. President trump mention the bay area today in a tweet about the federal funding for transportation. The money is intended to help strapped transit agencies experiencing low ridership due to covid19. President trump from the white house announcing u. S. Farmers and ranchers aff