Mayor bowser good afternoon, everybody. I am muriel bowser, mayor of washington, d. C. I am joined by members of my administration, the chief of police and the city administrator. We are here today to provide an district response to protests in the district overnight and yesterday. I want to start by saying we certainly recognize and outragee with the people feel following the killing in minneapolis last week. Thate certainly empathize the killing of george floyd was not the first and people were expressing outrage and demanding action. We also recognize that we are proud of our city and we do not destroyed. Ty to be so, police and firefighters and members of the Public Safety team for washington, d. C. , along with our federal partners have been working to make sure people can exercise their First Amendment rights while not destroying washington, d. C. I would just be chief of police mpdsvide an update on actions and then we will take your questions. Thank you, mayor bowser. I have to
A. M. , dr. Joshua gordon, director of the National Incident of Mental Health, on the impact covid19 is having on Mental Health and the nations Mental Health care system. Host democrats plan to vote this week on the 3 trillion financial package. Providing funding for the postal Health Services. Senate republicans are questioning the need for a funding bill. Some culling it aspirational. We will take your calls on it. If you want to comment on the phone lines, its 202 7488000 , mountain and pacific, 202 7488001. You can text the set 202 7488003 text us at 202 or comment onk us facebook. The bill starts out with 500 billion going directly to state governments. 170 5 billion would go to Public Health emergency funds and offer 75 billion for housing assistance, 25 billion for the Postal Service, tribal relief, 10 billion of this new package would go to Small Businesses. 3. 6 billion dollars for the fall election, offering direct each household. The election aspect, the Washington Times hig
Cspan. Org coronavirus. The washington times. He covers the Justice Department. Guest thanks for having me back. Host in the senate this week, the senate will look at pfizer. Fisa. Can you explain what the senate is about to take up . Guest it is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and it gives the fbi a broadway just powers a broad range of powers to spy on Foreign Nationals they believe might be a threat to the u. S. But it has come under fire because a lot of allies have been arguing that the fisa process has been abused to fulfill some political agendas by the Obama Administration to target members of the Trump Campaign. For example, carter page, Michael Flynn. They have joined in with some civil libertarian groups on the left to try and push for stronger reforms and definitely tighter restrictions on how this can be used to spy on americans. Host walk us through what the senate will take up and what changes could happen if it passes. Guest the senate is expected to take this
The proceedings. We will have live coverage wednesday on cspan3. We have peter ambler, the executive director of giffords to talk about gun violence in america. Leader todd ruger, the and staff writer of cq roll call and kevin johnson, Justice Department reporter with usa today. Guest it was a year after that when the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School happened, 20 dead kids in their classroom, six educators murdered when gabby and her husband mark decided to lots launch what is giffords. It was talked at first. The politics of guns had not shifted in the way that we have now seen them. It seem like it was a step forward and two steps back. We had a lot of proverbial doors slammed in our face but we persevered. Today we are a Large National , organization with dozens of staff, offices across the country footprints in many , states. Host todd, go ahead. The democrats app taking control of the house and cite a very political popular idea behind gun control. Yet the bills hav
Planned to ask the u. S. Not to impose tariffs on december 15th, 15 tariffs. Not seeing the Vice President s speech Strong Enough to stop the trade progress. Still chinese saying the speech was full of arrogance, hypocrisy as well as lies. Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign ministry pushing back on the human rights accusations. Turning it around on the u. S. , highlighting income gap between rich and poor, pulling back from treaties and mass shootings. We advice people in the night to take a good look at themselves in the mirror to recognize their own problems, manage their own affairs. Vice president chief of staff made a point directly, to talk plainly to the chinese government, plus tell them that the u. S. Is willing to work with them. I think the Vice President extend ad hand to say we do not want to decouple from china. Were anxious to have a trade deal. At same time, what i think we have seen administrations do, republican, democrat alike. Once we allow china in the world trad