Good morning. Today that committee convenes to a hearing on the faa oversight of aircraft certification i welcome our witnesses mr. Dixon and mr. Steele father sonja who tragically died plate three oh two and we thank them for participating. March 10 mark the oneyear anniversary of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines three oh two which was preceded by the p loss of flight 602. The aircraft involved in both accidents was the boeing 737 and max are deepest sympathies continue to go out to the families those loved ones who are among the 346 souls lost in these questions. Since the Ethiopian Airlines crash the committee has heard from many whistleblowers at the faa and boeing in the Aviation Industry. It is increasingly clear from our investigation the faa has a number of Serious Problems address. My investigation staff is interviewed dozens of witnesses many thousands of documents and emails and diligent pursuit of the facts. No matter where they lead i must express my profound frustration wi
So that it recognizes the humanity and the dignity of every person. This town hall that we are having today as part of an ongoing my brothers Keeper Alliance town whole series in my brothers keepers will was launched by president obama in 2014 after trayvon martin. The president launched it in the east room of the white house calling on america and everybody to do whatever they could in their power to make sure young men of color knew that they mattered into reduce the systemic barriers that stand in their way and make sure every young person has every opportunity to reach their dreams. Today the work of my brothers keeper continues at the my brothers Keeper Alliance at the Obama Foundation. Where we lead a network of 250 communities and a massive call to action to mayors and other folks in communities across the country, this is to build and have clear pathways of opportunity. We are excited to have president obama sharing his viewpoints today but also gathered a panel of local and Na
Participated in a town hall on Racial Justice and Police Reform hosted by my brothers Keeper Alliance, a program of the Obama Foundation. Foundation. Good afternoon my name is Michael Smith that executive director of my brothers keeper. Thank you all for joining us for this critical and important conversation today. The killing of george floyd, breanna taylor, ahmad aubrey into many black lives in the list have left until after nation outreach. More than a thousand people are killed by Police Every Year in america and black people are three times more likely to be killed than white people. We can take steps and make reforms to combat Police Violence and systemic racism within Law Enforcement, we can work to redefine Public Safety so that it recognizes the humanity and the dignity of every person. This town hall that we are having today as part of an ongoing my brothers Keeper Alliance town whole series in my brothers keepers will was launched by president obama in 2014 after trayvon ma
Straight weekly gains of more than 3 . The stocks index heading lower given their exposure to china and some of the heightened tensions you have between the u. S. And china. The only one of the major averages in the red. The risk off tone means you are getting a lift up on the long end of the curve, up five basis points. To give us a risk off tone. I want to talk about some of the Economic Data that we saw. To. Manufacturing pmi rose aprilsmay from alltime low. Manufacturing picked up a bit but stayed below 50. For more, i want to bring in our International Correspondent michael mckee. What is some of the manufacturing data this morning telling us about where we are . The basic message is me will not see a recovery. Shaped recovery. The chinese numbers, which came out over the weekend were down a touch. They reopened earlier, so their numbers are higher. Europe is next. Germany is up, italy is down. Here in the united states, some improvement but still below 50. These are basically psy
Jerusalem has reopened to worshippers. Also ahead a privately built space capsule is due to dock at the International Space station in the next 30 minutes well bring you live coverage. Also this hour just a phone call away the zimbabwean grandmothers helping people with lockdown anxiety and depression. Curfews have been imposed in more than 2 dozen u. S. States after a 4th nights of sometimes violent protests against Police Brutality more than 1400 arrests have been made in 17 cities the unrest was sparked in minneapolis by the death of a black man george floyd whilst in Police Custody it has since grown into a National Outrage against racism sometimes by the poor. Lease mike hanna reports on whats been a long night for many across the u. S. What started out as peaceful protests in dozens of cities are ruptured in violence in Los Angeles Police vehicles were set on fire sending plumes of black smoke over the area similar scenes in cities ranging from seattle where a 5 pm curfew has bee