And how many were enslaved including those born free in the north. Enjoy American History tv every weekend on cspan3. Now, a hearing on the Health Concerns of veterans exposed to dangerous chemicals in uzbekistan known as k2. A veteran told members of the House Oversight committee that more Scientific Data is needed before providing health care and disability benefits to veterans who served at the base between 2001 and 2005. Hearin this is about 90 minutes. Ecur ity all right. Good morning, everyone. O welcome to todays hybrid will hearing of the national Oversight Committee on the committee of oversight and me government reform. Pursuant to house rules, some persons will appear remotely anl some in person via webex. Ce mas. Let me remind everyone from thea latest guidance from the house. Physician all individuals attending this hearing in persos will have to wear a face mask. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaki
Conservative south korea. Choosing to become morticians. Welcome to do that you could join us. China launched a rocket today to the moon seeking to bring samples of new no rocks and dust back to the john 5 name for the ancient chinese moon goddess. Took off successfully from china. Its the 1st mission in 4 decades. And if successful, it would make china only the 3rd country to bring back samples from the morning after the u. S. And the former soviet union. And for more on this launch, im joined by mark mccall cohen, Senior Advisor for science, an exploration of the European Space agency. Mark, welcome rocks have been brought back from the moon before all. What is the scientific importance of this mission . Well, as you know, the Apollo Missions and also soviet Unmanned Missions brought back rocks in the sixtys and seventys. But the Chinese Mission is going is actually interesting. Its a much younger region of the moon than the Previous Missions have been to the top of a volcano, a very
Far . One has to say that the german public has been very patient in accepting many of the restrictions. And as we just saw in that report, people on the street also feel that the restrictions are correct, that there should be tightened even further. Possibly, the recent poll suggests that 2 thirds of german germans at least support these measures. In other words, we can expect that the measures will meet with approval. Whether that will actually lead to reduction in the infections is not clear yet at the moment. You know, we talk about flattening the curve. Whats happened at the moment as the curve has been flattened in germany, but at a very high level, the experts talk about a plateau in the curve and thats obviously too high. The hospitals are still under pressure. So it seems that such increased restrictions are necessary while taking into account where you have just referenced. It makes it difficult to understand why exceptions are being made for christmas. How does the governmen
This surge in pieces of code 19 im coughing, its good to have you with us. America is strongest when it works with its allies. Those were the words of joe biden, just a few moments ago as he formally introduced some of the top picks for his incoming administration. The u. S. President elect is said that his team will lead by the power of example. Is a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. And its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world. Not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. And then went on to introduce his National Security team underlining their years and decades of experience. And he said, diplomacy and mole time, lateral lism are back. Former secretary of state john kerry, he will be taking on a new post as special envoy for the climate in for sizing. Bidens commitment to the environment in fighting glob
Priced out of the brink of censorship, flags, and documentary on u. S. Troops potentially being offensive. We hear from the films producer, we have to fold notification system in place for this particular documentary, and that is word. This is something i heard, i think plus fury in armenia over a new peace deal with azerbaijan says, no sign of dying down the country is fighting for political survival. This protests rocked the countrys capital. We speak to a woman who fled the war zone, found refuge. I didnt want to leave my home, but another. My daughter said, mom critique of my children. I left good morning, youre watching r t and the prominent kremlin critic, ne could have been targeted with a nerve agent after leaving russia that claim comes from russias foreign minister, sergey lavrov. He was speaking at a Video Conference with journalists and the diplomat stressed. The valley had tested negative for toxins. While in the country it seems russia has had enough after months of what