failure to follow rules and safeguards. this is a biological kleptocracy run by fauci in the name of bio defense. he spent billions of dollars for biology defense mechanisms, including funding research in china. dozens, if not little hundreds of millions of dollars in research, i should say, that gave the chinese the keys to the kingdom for developing next-generation biological weapons, where their capabilities. one that unfortunately leak in a lab. i don t think it was deliberate, but the cover-up was 100% deliberate. and fauci has brought himself to be involved from the beginning, because he knew his fingerprints would be on that lab s research program, and congress has pointed that out. john: so scientists, they were pursuing the theory that this emerged naturally in nature and somehow got transmitted to humans at that wet market in wuhan, which is a thousand miles
it poses no threat or harm to anybody. john: i m sorry, that was may 16th. but he did say, yes, we did. we did fund gain-of-function research in wuhan. tony fauci has been very careful to say we did not fund gain-of-function research on this virus. but could you still make a connection? of course. they are using synthetic biology to alter features of the natural backbone of a sars coronavirus of undetermined origin. we don t know what the predecessor was to covid-19 that they used the synthetic biology to adapt it to make it more of virulent. but it was funded by eco-health alliance in new york, whose president is soon to be disbarred from federal government contracting capabilities and duties for his
as to what we are learning about the jury selection. the defense attorney was asked about a potential lunch break. the judge did not indicate that they would be one, further indicating that they are just trying to roll through this today, rich. one interesting note from our producer in the room, all those potential jurors who have gone through so far, almost all of them have said that they know someone who has been or currently is experiencing substance abuse and/or addiction. obviously, clearly a question they are putting to the jurors. thank you. we will check back in with you again soon. judge jeanine pirro will be joining us before coming up. really interesting to read through the notes coming out of that room. they are moving on quickly here, so we ll see where they get today. john: if they can get opening arguments this afternoon, that really would be moving fast. in the meantime, president biden expecting to announce executive actions for our southern border as early as tomorr
we did not fund a gain-of-function research at the wuhan institute of virology. i keep an open mind as to what the origin is. the cdc was responsible for those kinds of guidelines to schools, not me. would you have any reason to cover up any new scientific evidence relating to the origins of the covid-19 virus? absolutely not. john: a live look at capitol hill where dr. anthony fauci, the face of the federal response to the covid pandemic, as testifying publicly for the very first time since retiring from government service. it s been quite a hearing so far. hello, i m john roberts in washington. it begins a new week, sandra. sandra: welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in new york and this is america reports. they ve been pressing fauci on everything, from gain-of-function research to what triggered the outbreak in the first place. john: 16 is quick to deny allegations he tried to cover up the possibility that the pandemic originated from a
on the stand, the state police lieutenant kevin o hara said the investigative search team found o keefe s missing sneaker and taillight fragments that matched read s suv. after he found the sneaker and a couple additional pieces of taillight, we moved south for i would say over 5 feet, maybe close to 8-10 feet. we had a conversation, he was very satisfied that we had found everything we were going to locate. lieutenant o hara admitted under cross-examination that his team was not called to the scene until eight hours after o keefe s body was discovered, the defense asking if he was aware that the scene had been left unattended during the day. previously defense attorneys have suggested that taillight fragments could have been planted, a part of a conspiracy to frame karen read. also in the sand today, a crime analyst to talk about what she saw, the damage to the suv, and finding hair on the vehicle. sandra: molly line, thank you. john?