Pandemic, essential workers in the United States have continued in their daily jobs to care for and protect americans, to produce and deliver food and essential goods, and to uphold our nations Critical Infrastructure. These men and women, our moms and dads, brothers and sisters, are putting the livelihoods of their fellow americans ahead of their own. Each and every morning despite the pandemic, they wake up and they go to work. In this fight against the invisible enemy, the critical logistics operators, the supply workers, medical professionals, and many others who are on the front lines responding to coronavirus could not be more important to our victory. They truly are our heroes. Folks, our nation cannot weather this pandemic without our essential workforce. They first and foremost deserve our gratitude. So today we want to say thank you. Thank you to our doctors, our nurses, and our Health Care Workers who see firsthand the seriousness of this disease yet put their own health and
[indiscernible chatter] ms. Eshoo the subcommittee on health will now come to order. Good morning, colleagues. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Burgess will you yield for a parliamentary inquiry . Ms. Eshoo i want to do my Opening Statement. Pardon me. I already recognized myself but ill recognize you afterward. I never thought id be holding or that we would be holding a hearing under these sad circumstances, but i think its a necessary one. Our country is in pain. Americans are afraid. Theyre sick. Theyre hungry and jobless. And over 80,000 souls have been lost. And the government that was supposed to protect them has failed. There are heroes and they have risen, extraordinary, ordinary americans showing courage, compassion, and a sense of selfsacrifice and duty beyond what could have or should have been asked of them. Regular americans have risen when their leaders have not. We are the greatest country on earth, and, yet, we have the mos
A live look at times square in new york, and the lights are still out on broadway. With all shows shut down, the financial fallout is mounting in the billions every month. And this morning there is a Major Development from one of broadways biggest shows. Will ganss is here with more now. Good morning, will. Frozen the Broadway Musical grossed over 150 million and entertained more than 1. 3 Million People in its threeyear run. Now its the first of the broadway blockbusters announcing that it wont be coming back when the great white way reopens. Reporter waiting for the sun to come back up over broadway, some tough news this week. All performances suspended through labor day at least. In one fell swoop, it was like my current job was taken from me, and my future job was taken from me. Reporter emily walton performing off broadway was set to return to broadways smash hit come from away on march 31st. Come from away was the big arrival moment for me. Repr blockbusters closing their curtain
Seating has been spaced so we are six feet apart and we have made it possible for senators and witnesses to participate by Video Conference if they choose to do so, and several have. To maintain social distancing, we have very limited seating and dont have room formulas of the public to attend, however this hearing is available to watch a live online and a recording will be available on the committee health. Www. Senate. Gov. The hearing will be shown from gaveltogavel in its entirety, unedited by anyone from the moment that we start until the very end that we stop. Due to the limited seating, representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay observations to their colleagues and senators and staff present have been reminded about the safety guidelines put in place by the attending physician. We all wore our masks. Im not going to wear mine during the hearing, since we are six feet apart, but senators may do whatever they choose to do. I would like to thank the rules committee
Retail sales were down over 13 16. 4 is the most on record. Of the 13 categories, only one was up, internet shopping. What we bought we did buy online. Even Grocery Store sales down 12 on the month. I guess we are still eating the macaroni and cheese we bought in march. The control group, leave out food, cars, gasoline, building materials. That was down and that is also a record. That is the part that goes into gdp and in this case does not go into gdp. Not the only data out. Industrial production down 11 . Manufacturing production down 13. 7 . That was the worst number in the history of the index going back to 1919. Two bits of good news. Empire manufacturing improved. 78. 2. 48. 5 from the Michigan Sentiment number. From 71. 8. To 73. 7 the Current Conditions index rises. Everybody scratches their head, but the folks at the university of michigan say it is because during the month people started getting the checks, the 1200 checks and that made them feel little bit better about thems