Agencies as well. This is our first hearing on the president s fiscal year 2021 budget request. However, i want to start with a matter of urgency. The coronavirus, covert 19, cases are growing as is alarm, this is both domestically and internationally. The u. S. Government has responded to the covert 19 outbreak with aggressive measures, significant travel restrictions, mandatory 14day quarantine for individuals returning to the u. S. From province. Mr. Secretary, i support your declaration of a Public Health emergency, we are dealing with the likelihood of a global pandemic, interesting to note yesterday from the cdc that commented that with regard to the United States its not a question of if but a question of when we will face the issue seriously here. That said, i have serious concerns about the administrations responsiveness with respect to funding, i understand senators of both parties expressed a similar concern to you at their hearing yesterday. I have repeatedly asked for info
Ten points. The nasdaq off by 22. Crude oil prices were up sharply overnight, topping 40 a barrel. First time weve seen that in quite a while. That came after the announcement yesterday of a surprise job in u. S. Inventories. However, wti has turned around since then. Looks like we flipped that contract, too. If you were looking at 40 overnight, were now looking at the may contract. Thats a decline of 7 cents to 37. 69. It will be interesting to see how this new contract plays out. We did see a huge gain in crude oil prices yesterday. The other big mover this morning, currency. The dollar hitting a 17 hch month low against the yen. This came after the minutes from the last months fed meeting suggested that the central bank is unlikely to raise Interest Rates before june. There were a lot in these minutes, but most people are looking at the doves comments after what we heard from janet yellen just last week. Brian . Some corporate stories to talk to you about this morning. Just go right
To alexandria. When they heard he was grave lie injured they made a Bold Decision to land in a very tight spot right on a school playground. Just a half block from laboy. Im sitting in the aircraft and saying to myself i need somebody to keep that tail clipper. Had enough room. Reporter the landing and pick up was successful and laboy was rushed to med star. Only later did the crew learn laboy had been shot in the head. He says seeing laboy today was a great feeling. I was a little worried because we dont get to see folks that are back on their feet so it was greet. Makes you feel warm inside. Reporter now you notice officer laboys arm was in a sling. He had surgery on tuesday to repair another left over injury from a year ago when he hit the ground. But se on the mend with that. Coming up on news4 at 6 00 more details about the teamwork it took to put that chopper down on this playground that day. From old town, alexandria, im julie carey, news4. Right now attorney general eric holder
A spa day nightmare. A pedicure that almost cost a man his life. And the proud owner of a pet. First, on the Year Anniversary of the shooting that nearly killed him, Alexandria Police officer finally met one of the men who helped save his life. He was shot in the head when he pulled over a taxi cab driver. In his rescue, a chopper pilot had to pull off difficult maneuvers at the school playground. They got a chance to meet this week. Virginia bureau chief reporter, julie carey was there. Reporter when i interviewed him, he told me he wanted to meet the helicopter pilot that landed on this playground to help save him. He met the medic on board, got a chance to say thanks in person to that pilot. You were on the ground. We needed to get to you. We dodged over there. Reporter its a conversation and reunion Alexandria Police officer, peter, hoped to have for months. On the oneYear Anniversary of the day he was shot in the head on motorcycle patrol, it happened. They heard the story of the
In the high impact zone. Five to ten inches. Ill get to hometown specifics when i see you next. Thanks. Crews across the region are gearing up for the storm now. We checked with crews in virginia, maryland and district. Theyre preparing for another round. The d. C. Department of public works will have 200 plows on the morning before the major morning rush. Streets like this will be a street they work to keep clear. Give them space to get by. Treat your sidewalks with rock salt icer, kitty litter before the snow comes. Crews tweeted out this picture of a truck loading up at a salt facility. The city has a good supply ready and crews standing by to treat the roads. Theyll monitor the weather and deploy teams when the time is right. Today people are buying supplies. Salt melt, ice shovels. We are live where they are already running out of basic supplies. Hi derrick. Good morning. Reporter good morning. There has been a rush. We were kind of seeing a lull in action here at the hardware. Yo