Good morning to everyone. The committee on Health Education labor and pensions will please come to order. First, a few administrative matters. Weve gotten advice from the sergeant at arms health and human services, centers for disease control, individuals in the hearing room will be at least six feet apart. Theres no room for the public, therefore, but this is all streaming and there will be an unedited version of it that anyone can watch later. Our witnesses are participating by videoconference today and some senators are as well. Id like to Say Something about masks. Since were six feet apart we dont need to wear masks, although some may. Thats why my mask is off, although i have one and i wear it outside because as we were reminded yesterday its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant of arms, the press gallery, the architect of the capitol, the Capitol Police and our staff, people, all their hard work in helping to kee
On the agenda today, resolution on the peaceful transfer of power after the president ial election, live house coverage at cspan. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 29, 2020. I hereby appoint Emanuel Cleaver to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Lord, father of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As the stresses of the pandemic and as economic and educational effects stubbornly continue, we ask you once again to send your spirit of peace and healing upon our nation. Bless those who labor to bring healing and teaching during these difficult times. Comfort all who are ill with coronavirus and those who mourn the loss of loved ones because of it. As the members
The bloomberg. Forced to come. Jerome powell said the u. S. Economy is heading into in uncharted territory. Morgan stanley warns the nasdaq 100 could enter a bear market. U. S. Tissue paper Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to sound the up Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to sound the rise. After covid19 cases hsbc orders a halt to social media posting after a leaked report linked to the bank to suspect transactions. Shares slide in hong kong for the second day in a row. Just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Take a look at futures after the big, fat drops drops we saw yesterday. The dax fell 4. 3 . The drops were much bigger in europe than they were in the u. S. The u. S. Saw drops between 1 and 2 yesterday. U. S. Futures are still down about 0. 5 . Anna, what do you see on the gmm . Anna lets get to it. We have the reaction we are getting in the european session. What we saw overnight in the u. S. , rather. A bit of selling. It is quite dramatic
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Up inland, milder around the bay and cooler around the coast. Here is the Treasure Island camera with the bay bridge and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s to low 60s. There are low clouds and areas of fog around the coast and catching clearing for most of us. Midsixties in san frano, and n ttle babage foofye. Wl cool do details on that her coming up in just a few minutes. We are keeping our eye on the situation going on in portland where yesterday there was another demonstration, the 60th straight night that they had protests against police and racism. Crowds have been much laer pas thar the stice center and ning send additional 100 federal agents to portland and he has other on standby for other cities. Here is capitol hill where today, attorney general william barr is going to tell the House Judiciary Committee that the unrest in portland is a quote installed on the government of the u. S. According to a copy of his prepared remarks. Now, oakland, this evening, the city council is