[roll call] [roll call] pursuant to Committee Rule Opening Statements is limited to the chair and Ranking Member and this allows to hear from our witnesses sooner and provides members and adequate time to answer questions. I now trigger myself for an opening statement. Before i deliver the opening remarks i must first acknowledge the recent protests against Police Misconduct in in favor of Racial Equity and justice across the nation. Times are demanding and we address this countrys centuryold challenges and with todays hearing we can be prepared to answer the call to Racial Equity and justice in education. I want to note this hearing marks the committees first fully remote hearing pursuant to House Resolution 965 and accompanying regulations. To date we will examine how covid19 pandemic has directly impacted his state and local government revenue and how projected state and local government shortfalls to further exacerbate educational inequities rooted in a with the inequities rooted a
Back up from the coronavirus lockdown today, we have a lot coming up, will meet the owner of a Construction Company in a few minutes who is finally back on the job and very happy to be back. Will check in with local retailers who have more freedom to operate today than they did yesterday, will also introduce you to the owner of the north brewery which is the location from where we are blood testing today. All of that is coming up, stay with us that our better top stories and fox Business Team coverage set up with Lauren Simonetti watching the markets for us and from President Trump, hillary bond reporting on rising tensions between the u. S. And china but we start with edward. President announcing operation warp speed, there is a new head of that the chief scientist who in the private sector develop vaccines, he will be partnered with general from the army to help not only make the vaccine but distributed in the President Donald Trump says he will begin distribution of the vaccine the
A 2nd time the u. S. Senate fails to agree on an economic stimulus package worth more than a trillion dollars. The u. S. Secretary of state visits afghanistans rival leaders hoping to breathe new life into the flagging deal with the taliban. Hello the World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating with cases recorded in nearly every country doctors had rosset it took 67 days from the 1st reported case to reach 100000 confirmed cases 11 days to confirm 200000 cases and just 4 days for the number of known cases to reach 300000 or the death toll in italy has declined for a 2nd day 602 people died in the last 24 hours taking its total past 6000. 00 but spains death toll has risen by 4. In 62. 00 a total of 218260 4 more deaths have been reported in the u. S. Bringing the death toll there to 483. 00 the barker begins our coverage with more on the situation across europe in italys alone but the region cemeteries are struggling to keep up with the dead on monday the d
Positive signs from italy us. If you start to put Armed Conflict. And focus to gether on the to fight of all life. Was there when secretary general calls for an immediate cease fire around the world. And japans Prime Minister finally admits they may have no choice but to postpone the olympics. Follow in the last half hour the u. K. Prime minister has announced a nationwide lockdown to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus all 66000000. 00 residents will be required to stay at home for at least 3 weeks theyll only be allowed to leave the house to buy groceries go to the pharmacy exercise or go to work or is johnson says the restrictions will be enforced by police. No Prime Minister wants to enact measures like this i know the damage that this disruption is doing and will do to peoples lives to their businesses and to their jobs and thats why weve produced a huge and Unprecedented Program of support both for workers and for business and i can assure you that we will keep these restri
A historic move. Banning large public gathering why they had to do to fight coronavirus. Passengers telling me the time in quarantine was like solitary confinement and didnt know if it was ta or night for four days. On the cruise ship. The latest on disembarkment measures. A storm is spinning off the coastline. Find out who will see showers tomorrow. Taking drastic measures due to the coronavirus. It reported the first death in the bay area and at least 43 people have been infected county wide. Were clearly facing a historic Public Health challenge. I have issued an legal order banning echt banning events with more than 1,000 in attendance. It will start march 11 and last three weeks. 21 people infected were the first to be off the ship. The ordeal is far from over for the passengers. Its an experience i have never had before. Its almost like youre in solitary confinement. They will be taken to bases where they will be two weeks in quarantine. This map gives you a closer view of where