This hearing will come to order ask without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Let me say good morning and welcome to our witnesses. Todays hearing on vaccine science and innovation. Smallpox once plague said the worlds population plaguing 300 Million People in the 20th century alone. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated thanks to the development of the vaccine. Another devastating disease, polio, had just 33 cases reported worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Every day vaccines are saving lives especially the lives of children and other vulnerable population. Theres no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. Unfortunately, there is a wellfunded, Disinformation Campaign targeting the public and weakening Public Health laws. School vaccination requirements have been common place in the u. S. For generations and exemptions were granted only for legitimate medical reasons. However, in my home state of texas,
Kind to opponents of the Obama Administrations diplomacy with iran. On wednesday, iran freed 10 u. S. Sailors less than 24 hours after theitwo shipentered anian terrorial wars in th persian lf. This comes just days before the Iran Nuclear Deal is set to take effect, easing sanctions and freeing up billions in frozen iranian money. Is this a new era for u. S. Iran ties . Well speak to trita parsi of the National Iranian american council. Then today is day 84 of a runaway natural gas leak above los angeles thats emitted more than 150 Million Pounds of methane. Some call it the nations biggest environmental disaster since the bp oil spill. It is just like in hell. I dont know if i can work, if i can breathe. Amy then, health and environmental experts are cusing t obama ministraon of cang to th meatndustry its newietary guidelin. Whe the guelines rommend consing lessugar, th do not recommend eating less meat. This comes after an intensive lobbying campaign by the Meat Industry and despite
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Dont test positive for ebola returning from west africa. Then, the red crosss secret disaster. All these people making these big salaries, should be out there on the front line. I and disappointed. My advice to the people, do not donate to the American Red Cross. They can get there many elsewhere. On the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, an expose taste on internal red cross documents finds the Relief Agency bungled its response to the storm by caring more about its image and reputation of providing service to those in need. Forlly, is your judge sale . Hustle for campaign cash. How does that affect judicial decisions . All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The World Health Organization says liberia, the country , rise of over 30 . The rice has been a treated to underreporting. But the World Health Organization also says liberia, the country worst hit by the epidemic, may be seeing a decline in the vir
And extreme science. Have been postponed for a year. Senators in washington have begun two days of questionning the unique human challenge in Donald Trumps impeachment of measuring Climate Change trial, as the president in the antarctic. And his allies have accused the former National Security live from our studios in advisorjohn bolton singapore and london. This is of betrayal. And on our website, theres more on the moment the European Parliament ratified britians brexit agreement. Bbc world news. Its newsday. Some meps burst into a rendition of Auld Lang Syne following the vote. It was the final hurdle before good morning. The uk leaves the eu on friday. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am thats all. Stay with bbc world news. In geneva, where the World Health Organization has warned that the entire world needs to take action to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, which began in the chinese city of wuhan. Several countries including the us have begun flying their nati