And former president s and their pandemic experts weigh in on the trumpet ministrations response of the corona Virus Outbreak. Hello thanks for joining us turkey says deadly attacks on libyas only functioning airport on Diplomatic Missions amounts to a war crimes and its warning it will take action against forces loyal to warlords if they continue turkey supports libyas un recognized government in tripoli which is launched a counter offensive following saturdays attack planes were damaged in a fuel tank set on fire his forces also struck nearby residential areas killing at least 5 civilians that there were heads in tripoli and he has more on turkeys reaction. Turkey is now threatening that if have to as forces attacks continue targeting its interests in libya then have to individuals or elements will be a legitimate target for turkey this comes after thursdays attacks targeted the embassy and to the police city center and killed 3 people in the vicinity of the Turkish Embassy in the ci
We had a vote yesterday evening, the first that weve had in some six weeks here. As i walked over to the chambers just now, 4 00 on a tuesday afternoon from the hart building, the only individuals that i saw were the extraordinary men and women of the Capital Police who are here in the building, but suffice to say that these are strange, these are unusual, these are challenging and difficult, difficult times as we face the covid19 pandemic, as we address the challenges that our constituents, our friends, our family are dealing with at home, whether its the impact of the virus itself on our health and our health facilities, or whether it is the impact, truly the economic devastation that were seeing in all corners of the nation. And so the opportunity to be together as a member as a body to address these challenges is important. It is challenging for us as we adapt to this time and this situation to be wearing protective masks, to be separated from one another, to be teleworking as we a
[inaudible conversations] him him him. The hearing will come to order. Good morning welcome to the labor health and Human Services and education appropriations subcommittee todays hearing is with the ongoing response to the coronavirus. Like all other efforts of the supplemental package we have been bipartisan when we commend him my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Before i began i went to extend they were to our witnesses tom friedman president and ceo and former director of cdc in prevention 2009 through sc 2016 doctor rivers senior scholar that hell security an assistant professor in the department of Environmental Health and engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Schools of health. Doctor friedman will do is perspective of fighting epidemics including leading the cdc response of where we are and what we need to do to protect americans doctor rivers makes a case where the months and years to come we will need additional capacity heea with Contact Tracing to combat the viru
Pandemic, members of the House Appropriations subcommittee and on capitol hill to look at the virus. The hearing included testimony from former cdc director tom frieden and caitlin rivers from the Johns Hopkins center for Health Security. This is 2. 5 hours. The hearing will come to order. Welcome to thend labor, health, and Human Services and education appropriations subcommittee. Todays hearing is on the nations ongoing response to the coronavirus. On thether supplemental package, it has been bipartisan. Let me commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle clouding my friend and Ranking Member. Before i begin, i want to extend a very warm welcome to our witnesses, dr. Tom frieden, president and ceo of resolve to save lives and former director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the cdc. From 2000 92016. Dr. Caitlin rivers, featured scholar at the Johns Hopkins center for Health Security and assistant professor in the department of Environmental Health and engineerin
Younger people, it is a huge issue. Announcer share your experiences dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and ask. Xperts your questions join our live conversation every morning on washington journal which starts at 7 00 and week nights at 8 00 p. M. Eastern for washington journal primetime. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp held a briefing yesterday in update on give an the states efforts to handle the coronavirus pandemic. He took questions on the states hospital Equipment Shortage and enforcement of the stay at home order. Good afternoon, everyone. I apologize were running a few minutes late. Being you so much for with us today. As usual, i have the Public Health commissioner, dr. Kathleen toomey, adjunct georgia tom carden, Emergency Management and Homeland Security director homer brison, all the people operating under the direction standing leaders behind me are truly remarkable. Including them. Theyve been working, as you imagine, long hours, with very little sleep. All those t to tha