The hearing is just under three hours. Committee on health, education, labor and pensions, and the appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, human services, appropriations will come to order. In march of this year, Public Health officials reported an outbreak of ebola virus in guinea. Unlike past Ebola Outbreaks that it have been efficiently and effect if there stopped, this outbreak has spread in ways that are potentially catastrophic for the world. Due to the gravity of the situation, the danger poses not only to the affected region but also to our country, i have taken the unusual step of calling together this joint hearing of both the authorizing committee i chair and the appropriations subcommittee which funds it, which i also chair. We have come togetherred to to learn what can so we can Work Together over the coming weeks to stop this daysly plague. The extent of this epidemic is tragic and grows more serious with each passing day. The death toll is already far greater than
The first concrete evidence weve ever had of massive voter fraud. We have talked about it at nausea. This proves it. We have not made any referrals yet. It is not about just blankly trying to arrest somebody. You have to have evidence of a crime. There clearly is an effort to support suppress the votes of africanamericans and clearly, a kind of partisan cherry picking going on. Millions of voters could lose the right to vote in a new electoral purge. We will speak to Investigative Reporter greg palast and air his new expose. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The worlds top Climate Panel has issued its direst appeal to date on the need to stop Global Warming. In a new report, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says continued emissions of Greenhouse Gases will cause further warming and longlasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe
To night, almost an entire block is left picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. We have fox 29 Live Team Coverage of this deadly fire. Thalia perez spoke with people who are now left without a home but lets get right on out to dave kinchen whos life at the scene of this tragedy. Dave, this is a heartbreaking story. Reporter heartbreaking absolutely. This tragedy is just unspeakable. Over my shoulder youll see the houses that have been charred by this fire. This started as a fire that impacted a couch and quickly and i mean quickly spread to several other houses, row homes, and this is as the Fire Department just sits around the corner turned into a three alarm blaze that took four young lives. Family member overcome with sadness after four children die in an overnight fire on the 6500 block of gezner street in southWest Philadelphia. Friends and neighbors identify the victims as four year old twins named marie and marry ella bowa. Patrick zena holding this one month old taj he
Providing 100 million to try to control the outbreak. The news is particularly tough for people in our area who do have roots in west africa. Eva pilgrim is live in University City with that part of the story. Eva. Reporter shirleen, we are not seeing ebola popping up in our area hospitals but the outbreak is hitting families hard right here in our area. In the heart of the Liberian Community here in philadelphia, most have their mind on home right now. Everybody is calling family members to come back home here because you know the situation is serious and nobody wants to lose their loved ones. Reporter a lot of friends and family went back to liberia to celebrate Independence Day july 26. Everybody afraid they dont know what to do. All you can do is trust sgod. A group Prayer Service is planned and that service is sunday 3 p. M. Khurp of the living god 61 and woodland. 1,000 people are expected. How they feel. I feel for them. But what i can do is pray and trust god for their lives. R
For damage to several support columns. 4800 foot bridge carries 90,000 vehicles a day. It was vitally foreign get this reopened as soon as possible. Heres delaware secretary of transportation shaylynn watts on reopening of southbound lanes. On june second we were sitting here talking about the closure. I dont know any other team could have got 32 holes dug, filled it with concrete and jacked the bridge back within 60 days to get lanes opened this quickly. Meanwhile the northbound lanes remain shut down as work on the support columns continues there. Officials say if all goes well northbound lanes could reopen in about two weeks and for sure by labor day september 1. Officials also noted southbound lanes could be closed briefly fortuneups aunt bridge tweingted thoroughly and deemed safe. Its cause for jubilation fora lot of us who depend on 495. With that, jim, well throw it back you to. Live in wilmington, delaware. Thank you, dann. Perhaps for a vote next week on a cigarette tax for P