The committee will come to order. I thank all of our witnesses for returning this morning. We appreciate the recognition of our interest and oversight responsibilities. This is a crisis that is evolving quickly. Since our hearing yesterday, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. Cdc has now reported that we have almost 1,000 confirmed cases. That is up from 100 reported cases a week ago. A 900 increase. Americans are worried. They are scared. It is essential that we are able to hear directly from the Health Officials leading this effort with just the facts. Im going to go to the republican side first which is where we left off. Before i do that, without objection, the following three letters we sent on march 3rd to hhs and cdc requesting basic information including about t t testing are entered into the record. We have not gotten any response to those letters. And with that, i recognize mr. Higgins. Thank you, madam chair. Gentlemen, thank yo
To be picking up on much rainfall potential today watch out for a couple of scattered showers possible this afternoon for areas like san jose palo alto and Mountain View nothing really much further north and entered temperatures by the afternoon were talking 60s for your daytime highs pretty similar to yesterday a little bit warmer and a little bit clear though. Robin all right, thank you john lets check in on the morning commute which is off to a fantastic start very quiet into San Francisco, heres a live. Look you see that back up over there the cash lanes on the left its been like that. Throughout the morning just stocking up really off and on so from the bottom of the maze through the tolls and off to fremont street its going to be easy 6 minutes. We dont have any problems on 92, but its one of our busiest bridges we have a crowd here west of the tall plaza, its already sluggish on the flat section but overall a nice trip to 13 minutes to the peninsula. Thats the message to everybo
People who have already tested positive. They do not want the virus to spread any further so well talk more about how theyre going to handle them once they get and oakland, im darya folsom and im James Fletcher will get all that half a moment first want to check with weather and traffic find out of 30 problems out we did you will begin in the Traffic Center robin thank you we do have a hot spot that were waiting to a clear get out of the way it happened at 5 30 this morning. And that really stacking up traffic on westbound 80 its 80 west after solano avenue. Its a multi vehicle accident that theyre working with in the 3 left lanes so Traffic Alert remains in place. And its really impacting people on the upper east shore freeway its crawling out of hercules back from highway 4. But if you get on the freeway anywhere after the crash. Its going to be wide open for you 60 minutes right now total for the drive time from crockett down to the maze, heres a peek at the bay bridge toll plaza if
Youre in the low 50s currently later today, its 60s whether youre at the coast or further inland were all the same boat on that one talking more about any chances of rain we do have in your forecast. Still ahead rob just a minor wait at the bay bridge toll plaza most of the folks heading into San Francisco got in early. So were getting some early clearing here at the pay gates, a minor way for some of the cash buyers and fast trackers but this is great. Compared to what we saw earlier when traffic was jammed from the bottom of so thats no longer the case, heres a look at one of your approach is going to be busy leaving the El Sobrante Richmond area on down to oakland, but your drive time has decreased were down to 28 minutes now for the east shore freeway from crockett to the maze will check more coming up. Thats the message. The passengers got and the message we just got this morning as of the ship that is infected with coronavirus will be arriving at noon today at the port of oakland
Being here, and let me thank our very esteemed panel of people who have spent their entire lives fighting for Quality Health care and disease prevention in this country. Let me just very briefly introduce some of our panelists before we begin. Dr. Abdul al sayed is a physician,epidemiologist for the city of detroit. He was formerly a professor at columbia Universitys Department of epidemiology and director of the club University Science program. Dr. Allison gulvaney is director of the yale center for Infectious Disease modeling and analysis and professor of epidemiology. She is the youngest recipient of an endowed chair in the history of yale school of medicine. Dr. Victoria dooley is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician and health care advocate. Has worked very hard to make sure all people in michigan receive health care as a human right. Deborah berger is the National Nurses united president. The Largest Nurses Union in the country, and she is one of the countrys top nursing l