Be specific, and just to be mindful of time, noting especially that our muni equity strategy is our last agenda item, and i would like us to give that item sufficient attention, and id like to get to that item at a reasonable hour. So thank you all in advance for your cooperation and support on moving efficiently through our agenda. Please call the roll. The roll director Heminger Heminger present director henderson here. Henderson. Present. Director henry. Here. Kinsey. Present. Director. So here. So present. Chair. Eken. Here. Eken. Present. Director. Tarloff is not expected today, but may join this later. After. Later this afternoon. We are expecting director shortly. For the record, i note that director hinchey is attending this meeting remotely. Director hinsey is reminded that she must appear on camera throughout the meeting and in order to speak or vote on any items, places you on item number three. The ringing and use of cell phones and similar sound producing Electronic Device
This is just under two and half hours. This meeting of the Senate Judiciary committee will come to order. A hearing on gun violence epidemic Public Health crisis is todays topic. Well hear from Public Health experts who have been on the front lines of gun violence epidemic. We understand the pain of a lump on his fellow member has been taken away too soon by the pull of a trigger was in the aftermath tearing through bone like it is tissue paper. In cities like chicago to a constant drumbeat of a gun gunviolence has turned Public Health professionals into battlefield experts. Chicago faces the same challenges as many other cities and towns. Many rural areas need higher rates of gun violence than the urban areas. Across the country gun violence is a Public Health epidemic more than 2022 firearm related deaths in the United States. That is 132 americans every day dying from gun violence. Than half theg firearm related vents or suicides four out of 10. Children and teenagers. Not auto acci
He does occasionally in the in the new york times, there worth reading. There was a great one where he and gail collins said down. And you had a line about the Republican Party is split between reptiles and. Which is a great line even if we dont understand exactly what it means. But what does it mean . Well. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a reptile and Kevin Mccarthy cozying up to marjorie Taylor Greene is the definition of an invertebrate. And. You. The lion, of course is, is is made in the form, a conversation. And so its little sharper than it ought to be because there are, in fact, a lot of terrific republicans who stand up for a set of principles which i broadly share. And those are the republicans who actually won their elections in november or or outperformed in in their elections. But i worry about a Republican Party that has, i think, been taken by some of its worst instincts and poor characters. I mean, i remember how good i felt about voting for George W Bush. In 2000, a man who
Actually, you know what . Im going to ill ask you the first question. Okay and ill ask you a question back there. Go. Incidentally, if you if you dont read and then theyll sort of the long form interviews that he does occasionally in the in the new york times, there worth reading. A great one where he and gail collins said down. And you had a line about the Republican Party is split between reptiles and. Which is a great line even if we dont understand exactly what it means. But what does it mean . Well. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a reptile and Kevin Mccarthy cozying up to marjorie Taylor Greene is the definition of an invertebrate. And. You. The lion, of course is, is is made in the form, a conversation. And so its little sharper than it ought to be because there are, in fact, a lot of terrific republicans who stand up for a set of principles which i broadly share. And those are the republicans who actually won their elections in november or or outperformed in in their elections. But i
our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world, i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster joining you from london. just ahead on cnn newsroom. when that tape comes out tomorrow, it s going to be horrific. this evil is russian aggression, can and should be stopped only with adequate weapons. the terrorist state will not understand anything else. i m not sure the news could have been any better. economic growth is up, stronger than experts expected. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, january 27th. 9 a.m. here in london. 3 a.m. in memphis, tennessee. that s where a vigil was held last night for 23-year-old tyre nichols. he died after a violent altercation with five memphis police officers. tyre nichols, a lifelong skateboarder, a vigil was held at a skate park. his mother warned of the graphic nature of the video that will be made public today. have a listen. i d like to say to