They are trying their best to provide Essential Services to gazans trapped inside gaza, with very little food, water, medicine and fuel. So this is an important update to bring you. 17 more trucks apparently are carrying aid into gaza through that all important Rafah Crossing which you can see here. This is controlled by egypt and is often used to bring goods in and is often used to bring goods in and out of gaza. I will keep these live pictures and bringing our guest sarah davies, a Public Relations officer at the International Committee of the red cross. Thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. As we watch these live pictures of the Rafah Crossing, i want to ask you to give the viewers an insight into how bad things are within gaza. Thank you so much for having me. As everyone has really seen over the last more than two weeks now, the humanitarian situation for people in that gaza is dire and only increasing. Their needs are increasing. Their needs are increasing. People have had. T
Lunch begins right now welcome to power lunch. Im Michelle Carusocabrera. The dow hitting record highs again, pushing closer to 25,000, just days after crossing 24,000. The s p 500, the russell small caps also hitting record highs but in the category of things that make you go hmm the nasdaq struggling again today because of a tech slump. Nvidia, micron, amd among the biggest declines check out what else is moving at this hour. General cable is soaring more than 30 the industrial wiring cable maker getting a 3 billion takeover from an italian rival facebook is down about 1 . One of the stocks pressuring the 100. The social media giant unveiling a messenger app for children more on this controversial move straight ahead on power. Michelle, thank you very much welcome, everybody im Tyler Matheson we begin this hour with that big market rally youve been watching all day today over 20 now of the s p 500 sit at 52week highs tracking the action at the nyse. There is some very interesting rot
Order. Todays hearing marks the ninth hearing this year. Dedicating to listening to stakeholders on how our programs are currently working or need improvement as we work towards a a farm bill reauthorization by this congress. This includes taking a look at spending requests and proposals for 39 programs in the belt that do not have a budget baseline. Our committee must be mindful the very tough budgetary environment that we have to face. While it is a principle duty of this committee, to ensure the next farm bill provides our nations Agricultural Producers with the necessary tools and rories to feed a growing and hungry world, a responsibilities in the world of u. S. Day do not stop there. The it is also critical to support Rural Businesses and cooperatives and Health Clinics and schools, Renewable Energy and bio based product manufacturers and other essential Service Providers. We serve as the backbone of the communities our farmers and ranchers call home. Earlier this year, at our co
In illinoisillinois illinois ca tennessee recently testified. Id like to hall kacall the to order and thank our witnesses for joining today. I know its early. The one thing thats certain about us in washington d. C. Is that theres uncertainty around us, so because of other meetings scheduled and planned, we ask for you to come early. And i personally appreciate it. It shows you the interest of our colleagues that theyre here this early. So thats great. No matter how many miles youve first of all, we have folks as far away as alaska and as close as pennsylvania. No matter how many miles youve traveled to be with us, were grateful for the time and financial sacrifice to share your expertise with us today. Even though they did not have send someone to present oral the testimony, i appreciate the Environmental Protection agency providing us with written statement to include in our hearing record. I ask that unanimous consent without objection. So ordered. Im also pleased to announce the ag
Demonstrating technologies in transparent manners. So that means in some sort of public manner, whether its through the work of the National Labs. We have the work of National Labs across the country that are part of the department of energy. Whether its through public, private partnerships and many of which are referenced and surveyed in the study or through academic work, but in order for policymakers to rely on science and Technology Demonstration in policy making, that work is going to have to be done in a transparent manner that the public can have confidence in. I think you will see quite a few of the recommendations in the study have that in mind and we very much look forward in identifying ways that the department of energy can be part of that continued resource and that demonstration. The many will ask why the arctic, why now outside of this leadership imperative when we have such a tremendous abundance of domestic oil and gas in the lower 48, and the simple answer to that que