Mccarthy is leaning leaning toward removing congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene from the Education Committee. Now greene has endorsed statements calling for the execution of democratic leaders. Shes harassed survivors of school shootings. Shes suggested Mass Shootings were staged hoaxes, and this morning the reporting is that mccarthy is leaning toward removing her from the Education Committee. Well see if it happens. Why . Just leaning . What might be pushing him this way . And what is she refusing to do that might help her keep her committee post. That in just a moment. First, Josh Campbell In Washington where officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor this morning. Josh . Good morning. Were taking you live inside the Capitol Rotunda where the remains of this fallen officer are currently Lying In Honor. There has been a steady stream of people coming to pay their respects. Lawmakers, as well as members of the capitol police. Many of them wearing black bands around their badges to symboliz
[indistinct conversations] today, the committee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of the Trump Administrations response to the covid19 endemic pandemic. Due to the Public Health emergency, members can participate in todays hearing either in person or remotely via video, and. Theart of this hearing, microphones will be set on mute, for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Remotelyarticipating will need to unmute your microphone speak. Participating in person, please wear your mask when not speaking. Dr. Monahan extract expressed in the updated guidelines that the use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case the wearer is unknowingly infected. When we are not speaking, each of us is playing a vital role in tech and all members and staff in attendance, as well as leaders of the covid19 response will be testifying before the committee. Due to the anticipated length of the hearing, we will take a 15 minute recess at 1 30 to provide witnesses a res
Department involving the roger stone case and other doj investigations. This is the first portion of the hearing before the committee took a short recess. You can watch the second portion on cspan. Org. Thank you. [indistinct conversations] without objection the chairs authorized to recess at any time. Political interference threatens independence. Before we begin i would like to remind members we have established an email address distribution list circulating motions or other materials members point might want to offer. If you would like to summit the materials, sent them to the email address distributed to your offices and we will circulate the material as quickly as you can. I remind all members guidance that face coverings are required for all meetings such as committee hearings. Everybody attending this hearing is required to follow this guidance. This is for the health and safety of all of us including our staff and the loved ones we will return to at the end of the day. I expect
Surged in several states plus. Russia stages ground of world war 2 parade staring at traffic further ahead of a vote that could extend that of their persons presidency. A plan by israel to annex parts of the occupied west bank has been condemned by the United Nations secretarygeneral as a most serious violation of International Law attorney has appealed to israel to change its mind while the arab league is warning that if it doesnt it could be a religious war a diplomatic editor james bays reports from the u. N. Headquarters in new york. With the clock ticking towards the deadline for an extension of the u. N. Secretary general made his position to the Security Council extremely clear if you meant this and excision the most serious violation of International Law. Grievously harmed the prospect of a 2 state solution and the cut the possibilities of a new will of negotiations i call on the Israeli Government will ban its an exception class Palestinian Foreign minister riad el maliki says
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