The current drop in Vaccination Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. I would like to welcome everyone and go through some administrative matters that we do at the beginning after consulting with the attending physician, the sergeant at arms, cdc, health and Human Services, individuals are seated six feet apart. There is no room for the public to attend and the press is working as a pool and the hearing may be watched gaveltogavel online. Both of our witnesses, dr. Collins and Surgeon General adams are participating in person. Some are in person, some are participating by videoconference. The office of attending physician has advised that senators and witnesses may remove their masks to talk in the microphone since our chairs are six feet apart or more. That is why my mask is off and i am more than six feet apart and when i am in a hall or walking on the senate floor, i wear my mask. We are grateful to the rules committee the sergeant at arms, th
Pleased to have with us Toni Morrison for indepth conversation about her lifes work. Toni morrison, as he began, ive seen several citations that you told people that its easiest best most apt to describe you as a black woman novelist. Is that correct . Absolutely. What are we the public to take away from your choice of those three words . I think it was an attempt on my part to choose to be given the status of honorary white male writer. Generally speaking, womens work has been reduced to regional or merely or people complement ethnic writers by saying or implying that they are as good as mainstream writers and whereas i understand the complement, i thought it would be better for me to, at least in the late 60s early 70s to establish once and for all that all three of those things play, and black, i am a woman, and im a writer and they go together. Youve also always been a teacher. Yes. Why is that important to who you are and what you do . Edit quite know what else to do when i gradua
Forward with a scaleddown Economic Relief bill that republicans introduced. National institutes of health orector and Surgeon General on capitol hill for a Senate Health hearing on Vaccine Research and development. They spoke about ongoing Clinical Trials for a Coronavirus Vaccine and the possibility of one being ready by the end of the year. Some of thescussed challenges of distributing a vaccine and the current drop in vaccination rates due to misinformation and public mistrust. Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone and go through some administrative matters that we do at the beginning after consulting with the attending physician, the sergeant at arms, cdc, health and Human Services, individuals are seated six feet apart. There is no room for the public to attend and the press is working as a pool bang and the hearing may be watched gaveltogavel online. Both of our witnesses, dr. Collins and sargent general adams are
Flames shooting from their plane midflight. U. S. Open shocker. The worlds number one player is thrown out after his ball hits the line judge in the throat. What Novak Djokovic is saying this morning. And on patrol, the goat that broke into the Police Patrol car and took a bite out of crime literally. Good monday morning, everyone, and happy labor day. We begin with a new state of emergency in five counties across california because of fires raging through the state. More than 2 million acres are burning so far this year. Thats a record. One fire this weekend trapped 200 people. They had to be airlifted to safety. And now authorities are warning conditions could get even worse because of recordbreaking heat. Abcs faith abubey begins our coverage. Reporter this morning, a new state of emergency in Southern California after a wildfire exploded to more than 70,000 acres in just days and a terrifying glimpse from inside this inferno in fresno revealing smoke so thick, it blocked the midday
New outbreaks on College Campuses and race for the vaccine. The new push to rename buildings in washington, d. C. That bear the names of men tied to slavery. Should the names jefferson, franklin and washington be removed . Caught on camera, the massive flood at this busy hospital. Water breaking down the doors, staff describing it like a scene from the titanic. Up, up and away. We take you behind the scenes of David Blaines stunt. The new fight over boneless chicken wings. One mans passionate plea. And a good thursday morning, everyone. Im will reeve in for kenneth. And im mona kosar abdi. We begin with the new move by President Trump to cut off federal funding to cities like new york and seattle. Part of a crack down on riots and looting and what the president described as lawless protesting. The Biden Campaign saying the former Vice President will hold a Community Meeting to discuss the challenges we face, but we begin with that new threat from President Trump. This morning, Presiden