A containment zone here in the u. S. And to call on the National Guard to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Today, the death toll here reached 30. Confirmed cases now top 900. Across america, life is changing rapidly. Hundreds of schools and colleges are closing nationwide. And the list of businesses telling please to work from home is growing. And large gatherings, including some sporting events and concerts are now being called off and want big question which we put to the president why havent more people been tested . Our team is covering every angle. Meg oliver leads us off from new rochelle, new york. Are you just outside the containment zone which is now home to one of the largest clusters in the u. S. Reporter here in new rochelle theyre setting up a onemile containment area around that synagogue considered to be the epicenter of the coronavirus cases here. This is not a quarantine but a ban on large gatherings inside the zone. This is literally a matter of life and de
Test test test test test. Test test test test liberal user of powder. And throughout her life, she used it on herself. And when i was an infant, she used talcbased Johnson Johnson babe by baby powder on me quite liberally. From the day she brought me home from the hospital until the age of three, she and my older sister covered me with baby powder every time that they changed my diaper. As an adult, trusting the product that had been used on me for so long, i used Johnson Johnson baby powder on myself for a time. And my sister also used the powder on herself and now she has ovarian cancer, which makes you wonder, doesnt it . Since then, ive learned that whenever whenever talc is mined from the groun, it has impurities that are mined along with it. Including asbestos fibers. It was these fibers that got into my system and migrated to my peritoneal cavity, which caused a slowgrowing tumor that debilitated me at the height of my career. Baby powder containing talc was the source of my asb
Sunday nights at 8 00 eastern on cspans q and a. Next a hearing on carcinogens and methods for detecting as best us and talcum powder. The subcommittee heard from scientists, a doctor and patient after the fda said it found trace amounts of as best us in baby powder. Johnson johnson recall but its tests found no carcinogens. The hearing is an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. I welcome myself for five minutes to have an Opening Statement. On october 18, 2019, fda announced its independent lab detected as best us in Johnson Johnsons talk based baby powder. In response to fdas announcement on october 18th, j and j issued limited recall of one lot of its talcum compound. On november 15, 2019, i sent an invitation to alex gorski requesting that he appear before the subcommittee to discuss the Public Health concerns regarding j and js baby powder. Im disappointed that j and
Gonzalez. Tens of thousands of customers lost power. News4s Darcy Spencer is live oi u street more on the folks affected and what areas. Darcy . Reporter there is never a good day to lose power, but you defily dont want to lose it on a day like today. It is extremely hot out here. And you cant help but think about the people who are stuck inside without air conditioning. We are here on Georgia Avenue in n wthwest where power just restored to this intersection. There are many intersectionsfe afed by the power outage where there are no lights, and you have to treat that as a fourway stop. We want to show you a photo. This was a moment during the pou r outage. Yocan imagine how frightening it would be to be inside an elevator when the power goes out. D. C. Fire a ems were able to rescue numerous people who got trapped inde elevators when the lights went out earlier this afternoon. The outage is affecting also Washington Hospital center and Howard University hospital. D. C. Fire and ems sa
Wouldnt rule out a rain or snow shower this evening during the evening commute as this front continues its final push through. Look how temperatures fall 39 by seven, were blow freezing by 11 p. M. Tonight. Overnight air temperatures fall into the teens and 20s. Ill have the latest for the wind chill readings for tomorrow. Were track breaking news out of Prince Georges County much police on the scene of a School Bus Crash on the beltway. Sky fox over the scene right now and this happened just good a half mile ago. It happened on the inner loop of the beltway near morningside. What youre looking at are live pictures on your screen. On the left sky fox and a Traffic Camera on your right. The bus was rearended by another vehicle. No one was hurt. There were some reports of some injuries, but of course this is a fluid situation and well continue to stay on top it of and bring you the latest information as we get it. Learning new details about a georges county Police Officers to the hovment