Breathe your strength and peace into our senators and use them for your glory. May they continue to totally depend on you knowing that with your mighty power you will surround them with the shield of your blessing. Holy god, your goodness will prevail until the end of time, we pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i request one minute to address the senate in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley as the coronavirus spreads, u. S. Federal health and intelligence agencies are working hard to protect the public. Its critical that their hard work not go to waste. Federal Health Agencies must have access to all Intelligence Community information
Was also testifying on the coronavirus outbreak and federal government response. Next, a look at how the federal government response to coronavirus is impacting state and local governments. This House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing includes state Health Officials from mississippi and new jersey, and a former Obama Administration official who oversaw coordination efforts during the ebola outbreak. The subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness response and recovery will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on Community Perspectives on coronavirus, preparedness and response. Without objection the chair may , declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. Without objection, members not sitting on the subcommittee will be permitted to participate in todays hearing. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon. We are here today to discuss the coronavirus, also known as covid19. We are at a critical point in responding to the Coronav
Is this who wants to be a millionaire . It is running a lot better right now. Phone,ave folks on the is that right . What i will do is for all of the folks on the phone, this is ryan mccarthy. I will start with some opening comments. Q a we will do an open up to answer questions. Weve got to get out of here no later than 1600 and get back to the office. Let me make a couple remarks. Thank you for coming. We are trying to bring an update on the covid19 response efforts to protect our people, maintain Mission Readiness and support the government effort. To provide these updates as routinely as we can. We will work out a rhythm that is appropriate. Our goal is to be as transparent as possible and keep an open line of communication about what the army is doing. On march 19, currently the u. S. Army has 45 cases. This number includes 21 soldiers, six da civilians, eight family members, and 10 contractors. Crisis,ng in times of helping restore peace in times of chaos, and organizing against
Count, and Campaign Coverage with all of the candidates located in one place. It is free, easy to use. Its all there at cspan. Org campaign2020. Floridaer today, Governor Ron Desantis held a News Conference in tallahassee on the States Coronavirus response efforts. Speaking from the Emergency Operations center, the governor announced the establishment of drivethrough testing states and provided an update on the number of tests performed. Gov. Desantis good afternoon. Theres still a lot that we dont necessarily know about this virus, but i think one thing we have known for a relatively decent amount of time is that it tends to target those who are elderly and those who are immunocompromised or have other underlying medical conditions. And so with that knowledge, both the federal government, with the cms guidelines, as well as the state of florida, with the guidelines put out by our secretary, have been very clear about the need for people who are operating Nursing Homes and assisted liv
And markets are back in the red as the number of cases of the coronavirus eclipsed 200000 this is the one business show you cant afford to miss in washington coming up markets are back in freefall despite proposed stimulus measures so where do we go from here we bring you expert analysis and the outlook for stocks moving forward and drop in travel the Aviation Industry has been slammed and now some manufacturers are asking for a bailout well break down the harsh beating the sector has taken we have a back pack show today so lets go dive right in. The u. S. Markets have taken a nosedive again wednesday as the Circuit Breaker was again triggered in the afternoon causing a 15 minute halt in trading on wednesday alone pointed to its lowest level in 18 years and theres a lot to get to here theres so much news so lets go ahead and bring in 2 bucks cohost christine who joins us from Los Angeles Kristie to break down this wild day on wall street. Certainly its like a rinse and repeat of earlie