Worse with a second wave of the virus. This took place as a virtual discussion with the Atlantic Council. Thank you, everyone, for joining us today. Im the director of policy and programs at the Atlantic Councils Global Business and economic center. And we are honored today at the Atlantic Council to welcome kristalina georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary fund. Now, todays event is part of our headliner a. C. Front page series. Its our new premiere platform where we bring together Global Leaders to discuss the most urgent challenges facing the world. So i think we really do have the perfect guest this morning. She leads an institution that is on the frontlines of trying to save the global economy. And on a personal note, im proud to say its an institution i was able to call home for three years. So we want everyone to engage in this virtual conversation today and ask her questions. If youre on twitter, if youre on facebook, if youre on linkedin use the acfrontpage
Brief so a lot more to come on that front. Also on capitol hill, democrats are moving ready to move ahead with the 1. 9 Trillion Covid Relief Package with or without republicans. President biden sat down with a group of republican senators last night for two hours to break the ice it appears on a potential bipartisan agreement. You see video from the Photo Opportunity in the oval office right there. But both sides level the room saying there wasnt a deal and no clear path really to what happens next. At the very same time, President Biden is pushing ahead today with more Executive Orders focusing this afternoon on reversing some trump era Immigration Policies. Well have more on that In A Momentch but let us start with the Impeachment Trial and donald trump and the breaking news coming from capitol hill. Manu raju has been combing through this brief, coming from the house Impeachment Managers and joining us right now. Manu, what is the case that theyre laying out against donald trump .
Actually hold office to be impeached. Since the 45th President is no longer president , the clause shall be removed from office on impeachment is impossible for the senate to accomplish. Now the house Impeachment Managers brief was a lot longer. It was 80 p0 pages, it focuses President Trumps betrayal of historic proportions and the threat he poses to the constitution. They say the president is to blame for the insurrection writing its impossible to imagine the events of january 6th occurring without President Trump creating a powder keg, striking a match and then seeking personal advantage from the ensuing havoc. Jim accost osta joins me now. The trump team was concise in comparison. They appear to have come to a compromise with the president on whether to focus on the constitutionality or the stolen election. Thats right. I think it boils down to what the president s advisers have been saying for weeks now, that his speech on january 6th, while some may view it as incendiary and it c
And delivering pharmaceuticals. The implications of one country are astounding, no matter what country we may be talking about. Think about it. What if theres a Global Pandemic and its hard to move product across the world because of that . What if there are heightened tensions within the South China Sea . Everyone could be vulnerable, everyone could be put at risk. The role of the fda in the situation cannot be overstated because the fda cannot be as effective in assuring the safety of our medicines in farflung areas of the world as it can at home. Many of us are not aware of the facetoface contact that the fda has with those who are manufacturing our drugs. The inspections that they could duck, the very hands on work that is involved in making sure that the manufacturers of drugs is safe. They certainly set up offices all over the world to do that, but thats not the same as having offices having manufactured in your own country. And with the u. S. Losing manufacturing capacity, which
Its almost midnight, and for many First Responders fighting covid19 theyre hard at work. We told you about those on the front lines, battling day and night to save lives. But now those traveling hundreds of miles to help their colleagues in hot zones like new york city. It is 18 22. April 2nd. On the road. Driving to nyc. Icu nurses, jamie and ryan, on a whirlwind road trip from their home in oklahoma to new york city, after responding to an online posting for crisis travel nurses. Theyre the arches. Yeah. Passing st. Louis. Six hours into the drive. I feel like its our responsibility to step up and do what weve been trained to do and what weve known and felt like was our calling to do. Jamie and ryan, part after growing wave, nurses by the hundreds, who will work 12 hour shifts for 21 straight days. Their helping hands desperately needed in new york city. Where there are more dead from covid19 than the 9 11 terror attacks. I am asking Health Care Professionals across the country, if y