First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for five minutes. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If they need to step away from the proceeding, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Third, we will discuss instead go in order of seniority. Alternating between minority and majority beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. Finally without objection, representative judy chu is authorized to serve as chair any event that i have some technical difficulties or whatever. I thank you all for your continued patience and to navigate this technology in order to continue serving our function together in this time of need. With that i will now turn to the important topic of todays hearing. Maximizing Health Coverage involvement administration sabotage. Sounds like aen movie. So
From the president for being inaccurate or misleading. While twitter makes it impossible to retweet the flagged post, trump posts on facebook are being spread. We will get to that and more this hour. Meantime, in the last halfhour, we got word that michigan has gone to former Vice President joe biden according to cnn and nbc and at this point, if he wins nevada and holds arizona, where some boats are still being counted, he will win the president ial election, but there are legal challenges a foot. President Trumps Campaign threatening to sue over vote counts. Michigan says it is declaring victory in pennsylvania where votes are still being counted, but first, i want to talk about the market which kicked off one of the biggest postelection rallies in history. Its best day since june. The nasdaq had its best day in months. With so much uncertainty, why are the markets outperforming . Abigail it is pretty incredible because it does not make sense on an intuitive level initially. Investor
908. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i ield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i rise in strong support of h. Res. 908, a resolution condemning all forms of antiasian sentiment as covid19. Among other things, the resolution, introduced by my olleague from new york, representative grace meng, calls upon all Public Officials to antiasian denounce sentiment, and it calls on federal Law Enforcement officials to investigate and all credible reports of hate crimes against asian data on the collect rise of hate crimes incidents hold covid19 and to perpetrators accountable. The covid19 pandemic is an country. Risis for our over 6. 6 million americans have been infected, and almost from covid19. Ed lives of ected the almost every american for some ay and it will do so for some time as we brace for the infections. Second Asian Americans have been forced to carry the added anxiety o
Coronavirus spreads. Last week the cdc updated its website to say its possible that covid19 may be spread through droplets and airborne particles that are formed when a person infected with the virus coughs sneezes scenes talks are even just breeds. Well now the cdc says that update was a mistake. They released a Statement Today reading a draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agencys official website. The cdc is currently updating its recommendations regarding airborne transmission of the virus that causes covid19. Once this process has been completed the updated language will be posted. And quote we just checked the cdcs website. The new language has not yet been posted. They all this back and forth with the cdc has doctors really concerned and theyre issuing their own clarification is tonight can force theresa is in Alameda County tonight. Shes live to explain what Infectious Disease experts locally are saying about the latest cdc state
Sandra fell just a few minutes ago we had a little bit of a backup. But now not so much so 9 minutes off to highway one o one which is a really good start to your drive. Lets see its a little frozen see if i can vary go were heading over to the bay bridge. Checking the drive into San Francisco. It has also picked up no delays here at the pay gates only 10 minutes to make it off to fremont street in ill give you one more which is also improving 92 the san mateo bridge crowded but not bad 13 minutes from hayward to send the tail back to you. Well the big story this morning Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg will be the first woman to lie in state in the Nations Capital with services for the late justice scheduled to begin tomorrow morning this while a battle is brewing between democrats and republicans about who will fill her Vacant Supreme Court seat alexandra le mon has the latest from washington d c. Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell is promising the senate will vote on President Trumps choi