A little easier to do yours. Sparklight supports cspan as a public service, along with these other Television Providers, giving you front row seat to democracy. Now the chairman of the federal deposit insurance corporation, Martin Gruenberg talks about the regulation of large regional Financial Institutions in the wake of the Silicon Valley and Signature Bank collapses. From the bookings Brookings Institution, this is just over an hour. [indistinct conversations] good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for coming. My name is ben harris, and as of this very morning, i am the Vice President and director for economic studies of the Brookings Institution. It is a true privilege and honor to have the opportunity to again be joined at this famed institution. There are many reasons why i found a return to brookings appealing, but a major motivation is events like the ones we are hosting today. Fdic chair marty gruenberg, who will be introduced by aaron klein and moments, was one of the key offici
To transfer. The patient to the hospital, the situation becomes worse and the number of available ambulances gets reduced. This isnt a new thing. This has happened periodically over the years and its not unique to contra costa. Since september, the number of ambulances has increased from 54 to 72 per day, but Officials Say theyve received 240 calls for an ambulance this year alone. More than two thirds of them needed serious advanced medical attention, and paramedics are hard to hire and keep. We are putting up to a dozen firefighter emts through Paramedic School and then our subcontractor, amr, is also putting many of their emts who want to become paramedics through this Paramedic School, hospitals are overburdened and understaffed with hospital wait times for ambulances up to an hour at places like contra costa regional and john muir, walnut creek. We have seen some success with sutter delta in antioch, who has reduced their ambulance patient offload time in the last 12 months by a f
Of midco supports cspan as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. We take you live this morning to the u. S. Senate where today lawmakers will be working on a pair of judicial nominations. Today the chamber may also take up a measure that would repeal some of the Energy Departments efficiency standards for gas furnaces. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Our chaplain, the reverend dr. Barry black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Today, give special energy, insight and patience to the members of this body. Strengthen them against relentless pressures from constituents, lobbyists, and special interests, as you give them wisdom to resolve their differences without rancor or bitterness. Lead them in the way of compromise that doesnt sacrifice principle or selfrespect and that preserves timele
Arrest warrants sought. The worlds top prosecutor accusing israeli and hamas leaders of war crimes. The fallout and reaction. And another round of severe storms moves across the plains with nearly 50 Million People at risk. Well, good morning and good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We start with the stunning and chaotic development in Donald Trumps socalled hush money trial. The First Defense witness will return to the stand today after the judge threatened to remove him. That followsedmore explosive testimony from Michael Cohen who admitted steal ling thousands o dollars from the trump organization. Cbss jarred hill joins us now in new york with the details. Quite a day in court, jarred. You know, annemarie, theres always something. The judge had already cleared the courtroom, so the jury did not see the Tense Exchange between him and the defenses first witness, former federal prosecutor robert costello, but there were plenty of other fireworks as the trump Team Continues to chip
Host this is washington journal for sunday, may 19. Lastly, personal attacks the real a Committee Hearing. The nearly hourlong destruction is the latest event to play out on capitol hill. This morning, we want to hear from you. His stability in congress important . Here are the lines. If you say yes, 202 7488000. No, 202 7488001. And if you are unsure, 202 7488002. If you would like to text us, you can do so at 202 7488003. Be sure to include your name and city. You can also post a question or comment on facebook at facebook. Com cspan or on x cspanwj. It was thursday night when the House Oversight accountability hearing happened. Here are the headlines from axios. The hearing was beset by chaotic outbursts. The article says the republican controlled hearing to mark up a contempt of Congress Resolution against attorney general Merrick Garland on thursday was routinely muted in disorder. Why it matters, it is a new normal for the panel that has transformed from overseeing democracy to h