Live coverage on cspan2. Celebration is always december 7, in a year where we have new members of the california legislature. I will jump right in the tightest briefest possible and get to a number of the issues of the day. Particularly as relates to some of the regional orders that now are in effect in california but also wanted just to provide some context and some information about some new technology that will bring to bear. To slow the spread of covid19. Its been a lot of discussion around apps, a lot of discussion about how technology can advance our efforts to notify individuals can mitigate the spread of covid19 and address this pandemic headon. Two of californias bestknown headquarter technology companies, google and apple, have joined together in an effort to provide for exposure notification. Not Contact Tracing, right exposure notification. I want to provide you with a bit of information about what california is doing today to help support their efforts come a little bit ab
Promising results from both of them. Later, we are expecting news from astrazeneca, thats a british company. They are going to announce the results of their phase 1 trials of a covid vaccine. Now, positive news on a vaccine usually moves the market. It certainly did last week, and i think its helping futures this morning, too. There is news on a new stimulus plan. The president says he would not approve any plan that did not include a payroll tax cut. All right. Now look at the market. It has turned around. Earlier today we were way on the down side. But now we have moved to the upside i think its on the strength of this vaccine news. The dow held to the 26, 600 level last week. 8,000 points above where it was when President Trump won election. By the way, a new the Washington Post abc news poll showed joe biden with a 15point lead, 5540. This is 106 days before the november vote. We will be talking a lot about election risk on todays program. Then theres this. For the 54th straight da
Looting and violence there have been peaceful marches in memory of george floyd in some parts of the country as more cities announce plans to hold community vigils. From our studios in moscow this is our International Im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. All right civil unrest is spreading across the u. S. As anger over the death of george floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police boils over demonstrations have erupted in cities across the country since the fatal incident last monday amid looting torched buildings and violent clashes with police the full mobilization of the National Guard was announced is the 1st time that has happened since world war 2. What. If they dont want to give us justice and theyre not going to be any peace so much go we are tired his name was george clooney. I want i want change we all want change. We got white people thank you Storm National buildings and the stake in a countrys capital with a yours but if they see us with a rock they can shoot
Demonstrations turned violent this weekend and grew in size and intensity. But americas inability to heal its racial divisions added to the combustible midst of tense covid19 lockdowns. It is making a dark period in america even bleaker. Conflict between washington and local governments is adding to frustrations. President trump my administration will stop mob violence. And well stop it cold. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther king, jr. This is chaos. Brennan well have reports from the mayors of st. Paul, minnesota, and in atlanta, keisha bottom. One officer has been charged with thirddegree murder and manslaughter, but what about the other three . And then well take a look at the staggering numbers of covid19, as well as how reopening is going in the u. S. With former f. D. A. Commissioner scott gottlieb. Timely, a blast of hope in these troubled times as america is back in the space race in an old frontier with a new mission. It is all just ahead on fac
Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank our witnesses for your service to our country. 13 people lost their lives, 30 people were injured. It underscores what we are dealing with here in terms of a threat environment. This is my ninth annual threat hearing that i have either chaired or participated in. I often say im not the most uplifting character. Those i could say that in nine years, i have seen tremendous progress being made and we have reduced these threats and all is well. Unfortunately, we face the same threats. If anything, the threats are growing. Nine years ago, we were talking about the blind use of drive drones or the use of social media. We face the same threats. They are evolving. Terrorist groups are metastasizing. They are spreading around the world. , it has happened is grown more complex and difficult. You have tremendous responsibilities on your shoulders. Really, i will turn it over to my Ranking Member and we will get to witness testimony.