With any particular benefit. It does have benefits psychologically socially and there are social norms around that and we dont criticize the wearing of masks and have not done so, but there is no specific evidence to suggest the wearing of masks by the mass population has any partular benefit. Again we expect hear something today that word could come from the cdcs will be monitoring that if they make that commendation again that does not mean you should wear a surgical mask or an and 95 those are for health care were absolutely to be the cloth masks the to be best use case for tt. Meantime the various stay at home order has been extended for another month mayor london breed says will be a formal announcement later today, yeah, in fact the Health Department is going unveil their plans kron fours Charles Clifford has more on the story. Mayor london breed said that City Residents should be prepared to remain sheltered in place for at least another month until may first as the city tries t
Numbers. The confirmed cases in the bay area. Santa clara county has the most cases. Sadly, late this afternoon we learned of another death, a man in his 50s. Thats the fifth death in Santa Clara County. A lot of news coming from governor newsoms News Conference. Another thing he called for, more hospital beds during this crisis. The governor signed emergency legislation today for 1 billion in funding. It would make way for tens of thousands of beds. He also talked about a conversation he had with President Trump this afternoon. I had the privilege of a conversation quite literally an hour ago with the president of the United States. The president assured me not only assured me, he was aware of where those swabs are being procured before i even offered my own insight. So this new funding bill passed in one day by the state legislature. More than 1 billion. Besiding increasing hospital bed capacity by the thousands, it would also provide money to purchase a lot more medical equipment. T
City of portauprince. The humanitarian crisis is also a getting worse with hospitals coming under attack and and many people going hungry. This as the Prime Minister has agreed to step down once a transitional president ial council is created. Welcome to fox news live, happy st. Patricks day, im mike emmanuel. Americans trapped in haiti getting a lifeline, charter flights for u. S. Citizens stuck there but warning americans to travel to the pickup point at their own risk. Bryan llenas is live with the late from the Dominican Republic p. Hello, bryan. Reporter hey, mike. Yes, gangs in haiti have made life there virtually impossible, very difficult. We are on the dominican side of the border, and this is a marketplace where haitians are able to buy and sell goods and bring them back to their ohm as their home as their country continues to be in a state of crisis. The United Nations says nearly half of haitis population is food insecure and in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance
Township, pennsylvania with police issuing a shelter in place order as they actively shoot or excuse me, actively search for that shooter. Im jacqui heinrich, welcome to Fox News Live. Griff hey, jacqui, im griff jenkins. Congressman fitzpatrick tweeting this, theres an active shooter an i alert in falls township. Were monitoring two sections of falls township. Im in such with Law Enforcement as they pursue the suspect. More information to follow. Thats exactly what were trying to bring to you. Lauren green is live with the very latest in this breaking story. Hey, lauren. Hey, griff. You know, this is still an active situation and the residents in the area in falls township, pennsylvania are told to shelter in place, the shooter is believed to be armed and dangerous. Falls Township Police are searching for 26yearold andre gordon who is driving a stolen vehicle. It started around 8 52 this morning eastern time and police say that gordon shot and killed two in the block of Viewpoint Lane
[indiscernible conversation] good morning and welcome. I would like to thank our witnesses for their testimony and staff for preparing todays hearing, and thank you to the commissioner, it is an honor to cochair with you today. While this Commission Deals with a variety of issues in the u. S. China relationship, todays hearing focuses on a topic that has rightfully emerged at the forefront of the policy debate in both chambers of congress in recent months, technology. While much remains uncertain about the 20 20s and 20 30s, recent events have made it unmistakably clear that technology will be the indispensable precondition for american prosperity, security, and National Sovereignty in the years ahead. President eisenhower once observed there is only one thing i can tell you about war, and it is this, no war ever shows the characteristics that were expected. It is always different. It has now been 79 years since the world last expense the war between great powers. That is the same amou