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Thought about todays hearing as it relates to cdc, it is this. With the recent incidents, we recognize the pattern at cdc where we need to greatly improve the culture of safety and i am overseeing sweeping measures to improve that culture of safety. Cdc works 24 7 and our scientists protect americans from threats, including naturally occurring threats like ebola and mers and drug resistant bacteria such as anthrax. But we must do that work more safely and we will. Theres a recap of the recent incidents that summarized in our report which has been completed and were just at the outset of our investigation of the influenza contamination. Id be pleased to go through the two diagrams weve provided to the subcommittee which outlined what we know to date. But in brief, the anthrax incident shows deeply troubling problems. A lack of proper protocol, incorrect inactivation procedures. Failure to ensure that we were transferring materials that were sterile when we thought they were sterile. Use
Street protests expected today over whether officers used an illegal choke hold to bring him down. And killer caffeine. A teens death linked to a product 25 times more powerful than your morning coffee. What you need to know this morning about the fdas important new warning. Hey, good morning, everybody. Were going to get right to the breaking news on flight mh17. The plane ripped out of the sky over ukraine. Heres what we know this morning. President obama pointing the finger at rebel fighters in Eastern Ukraine, fighters who are backed by russia, he says they used a russian made surfacetoair missile to shoot down the plane perhaps even with russian technical support. We also know that one american was among the victims. Quinn Lucas Schansman was 19 years old with joint u. S. dutch citizenship. Hes 1 of the 298 dead including 80 children, 3 of whom were infants. Also this morning, growing International Outrage over the fact that rebel fighters in Eastern Ukraine were not allowing inve
Out. Elps everybody its a sad situation. Thank you for taking my call. We join the speech by rand paul. Headed to thei am white house. Does anyone have a message i can carry to the president . In a toyota prius, so im not sure if i can take all me. The supporters with if you need a ride back to the white house, we do have a prius, well take you along. Today i want to talk about something that is serious. Today i want to talk about a war the main stream media is ignoring. Boston to zanzibar, theres an attack on christianity. Christians are being attacked around the world, but you wont ear about it, its not convenient. It doesnt fit the narrative about radical islam. Talks about whos attacking the muslims, the media the christians as sectarian. Ut the worldwide war on christians is being waged by a islam. Al element of every since 9 11, commentators pointing to avoid fingers at islam, which is somewhat fair, its fair to muslims are t most not committed to violence against christians, but
Bipartisan bill to fund the government and extend covid relief benefits that are keeping millions afloat amid this crisis. We begin in nashville. Multiple senior federal Law Enforcement officials tell nbc news they have searched the home of 63yearold Anthony Quinn warner in connection with the Christmas Day morning in downtown nashville. They are investigating whether or not he may have been the person responsible for the bombing which left at least three wounded and scores homeless. Our vacationing president has not spoken about this at all. He hasnt reacted to the United States surpassing 19 million total cases of covid19. More than 332,000 americans are now dead from the disease, all in less than ten months, from a president who said it was going to go down to zero. Almost 20,000 americans are now dying each week from covid19. 3,000 are dying every day. Hospitals and icus around the country are nearing or at capacity. Americans are dying from covid19 at the fastest rate of the entir