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
Asbestos in Johnson Johnsons talcbased baby powder. In response to the announcement, j j issued a limited recall of one lot of its talcum powder. On november 15, 2019, i sent an invitation to the ceo of Johnson Johnson, requesting that he appear before our subcommittee to discuss the Public Health concerns regarding j js baby powder. Hasdisappointed that j j refused to comply with our request. The ceo has not refrained from making multiple public statements on the topic, including authoring written statements and speaking with media outlets. He has now avoided voluntarily testified under oath before congress. In fact, this subcommittees first hearing earlier this year examined possible carcinogens in talcbased products. Johnson johnson objected to the hearing, complaining that it had not been invited to participate. An immediate in a media release, Johnson Johnson stated, the subcommittee did not hear the preponderance of evidence that supports the safety of our products. We gave the c
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
Fewer outages. Well begin with luz pena with a look at who could be affected this week, this time. Luz . Thats right, dan a ke to several Business Owners here in Sonoma County who said that the last power shutoff affected them drastically. They lost thousands of dollars in business. Now this business right here, the jade room did not make it to this psps that were approaching. We spoke to a supervisor here in Sonoma County who said at least six restaurants on this strip did not survive the last psps and had to close. So this time were planning accordingly, and were really not going to order. So as you see, normally today is a day where we bring in a lot of our product to start prepping for next week. And this week we have very, very little in there. Having less food in the fridge means losing less money during the last power shutoff daniel and his wife lost 50,000. They were close ordd for five d and now the thought of another power shauft has them on edge. How would it affect your bus