Live now to discussion with main senator angus king who joins Healthcare Providers and Bipartisan Policy Center experts on the use of telehealth during the covid pandemic. Health team led by, Catherine Hayes and others. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the Bipartisan Policy Center we were established a a little over a decade ago by four former majority leaders, senator bob dole, late senator howard baker on the republican side. Senator tom daschle and senator George Mitchell on the democratic side. Senator mitchell from the great state of maine which youll hear shortly his estate, very well represented here this morning. The country is indeed, indeed the world quite frankly is experiencing a once in a lifetime pandemic caused untold suffering and death. Doctors, nurses, hospitals, Healthcare Providers are struggling to provide Critical Care under some very difficult conditions. But if there is any good, and theres that much, but if theres any good to come out of this virus,
Hes the president of the United States. As the virus spreads through the white house, Trumps Campaign and the senate. Three more people tested positive for the virus. Hope hicks testing positive. Kellyanne conway tweeted tonight i tested positive. Two gop senators on the Senate Judiciary committee have tested positive for covid. Seems to grow by the minute. Mounting questions about the safety of the president , the stability of the country and the race for the white house in this final month of voting. This is not a matter of politics. Its a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously. I look forward to finishing up the campaign the way it was started. Re now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. Good morning, and welcome to this week. What a week it has been. When we signed off last week, heres what we didnt know that President Trump had paid just 750 in income tax in 2016 and 2017. On the hook now for several hundred Million Dollars in debt come due in a se
Financial roadblocks. This is an hour and ten minutes. Mr. Chairman, are you ready to begin . Yes. Please begin your fivesecond countdown. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Good afternoon. I call this hearing to order. A quorum is present. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call a recess at anytime. I would like to go over items. If you are experience connectivity issues, please contact your staff. It is committee and Sub Committee, participating members will be muting when not recognized and its out of courtesy so that background noise did not interfere with another member recognized to speak. When you are recognized you need to unmute your microphone and pause before speaking so we can hear everything you say. In order to ensure that everything members say is captured on the live stream of the hearing members are asked to pause for two to three seconds before beginning to speak. If you wish to have a document inserted in the record please ask for unanimous consent and have your staff email t
Stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment well this is the Weekly International hello and welcome we begin in belarus where there is no let up to the wave of the government big crowds gathered in sunday calling on president. Reports from the capital. So this is what the antigovernment protest looks like right now since the last time you saw me or now weve moved about 2 kilometers away from the Independence Square to another iconic landmark of the better russian capital and it has become sort of a traditional a regular place for people to gather and vent their anger after the highly controversial elections and right now you can see that behind me this towering structure and the museum behind it are being guarded by the Security Forces they are not letting people come close but they arent trying to the road between the Security Forces and the protesters has become sort of an improvised border and people have been flocking here but this is not the final destination the final
Also coming up on the show. Protesters envelop form a chain of solidarity as the authorities are cracking down on government opponents the u. N. Is demanding of the release of all those detained. And thousands of police some of the biggest wildfires ever to head to california to blazes that were sparked by lightning strikes and of the states governor is claiming climate change. Im claire edges and thanks for joining us russian Opposition Leader alexina vall meat is on his way to germany for medical treatment of following a suspected of poisoning he collapsed after drinking tea and has been in a coma hes now been taken it to the airport and hes heading for berlin. Well russian doctors at 1st said he was too ill to travel but Health Officials later back to town and said that they would allow me to be transported to germany. We took the decision not to oppose his transfer to another hospital the one that his relatives indicated to us. That was one of these wife yulia had been desperate to