Security, cybersecurity, Disaster Preparedness and the coronavirus. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on Administration Budget request for the department of Homeland Security. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Acting secretary wolf is here today on the extraordinary troubling circumstances. Americans are rightfully concerned about this coronavirus, and spread its way across cost group called and claimed the lives of thousands and including at least six years home. Working to the government for leadership and guidance. And fourthly the Trump Administration, has not been equal to the task so far. In the place of this potential pandemic, the president is downplayed as threats, overstated help close scientists are to developing a vaccine, and muzzling experts in his own administration who disagree with him. It is a crisis unfolds, the president has continued to
Opening statement. Good afternoon. We are here today to discuss the coronavirus, also known as covid 19. We are at a critical point in responding to the Coronavirus Crisis that is facing our nation. Americans are concerned. Hundreds of americans are sick. Sadly, there are families mourning the loss of loved ones from the coronavirus and our hearts are with them. The nation is seeing cases on the rise and experts saying the outbreak is getting worse. In new jersey, we were just informed that we had our first death from coronavirus and at least two dozen schools are closing for coronavirus preparation. We have seen an increase in presumed cases. State and local governments are working tirelessly to limit the spread of the coronavirus in our communities. At the federal level we have seen our experts at the cdc and others other agencies working to address this issue. Unfortunately, we have also seen federal officials offer mixed messages on the seriousness of the coronavirus. We are not he
Cspans q a. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today by your television provider. Defense secretary mark eer and mark milley were on capitol hill to testify for the 2020 request for the pentagon. They were also asked about military moderation efforts and defense funds for border wall construction. The Committee Meets today to receive testimony in the department of defense fiscal year 2021 budget request and our witnesses we thank them for our service and both dr. Marques per and general mark. We have a pair of marks this morning. This committees top priority is ensuring the effectiveness adjacent to a National Defense strategy thats our vote we had heard in hearing for a long period of time now, about three years. Unfortunately, the last administration we asked our military to do more with less. That got us in trouble between 2012 and 2017, we boost 150 billion to sequestration. Our Defense Budget in the redness of our forces were dev
Would like to adjourn this evenings meeting in honor of the two firefighters that were killed in the line of duty. They were captain ramon and firefighter patrik jones. So moved, madame chair. Thank you. Second. And all in favor of adjournment . Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you all very much. [please stand by] good afternoon and welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco board of supervisors for today, monday, february 24, im the chair of the committee, aaron peskin joined to my right by vicechair safai and to my left by supervisor dean preston. Our clerk is ms. Erica major. Ms. Major, do you have any announcements . Yes, please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Completed speaker cards and copies of any documents should be submitted to the clerk. Items will appear on the march 3 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you. Can you please read the first item . Item 1 is a resolution authorizing assets from the
Watch out any new says it wants to compete with u. S. Tech on Artificial Intelligence. Basis to be a business on robots and then ill come along. Now the grounding of the 737 max has already made for a very bad year for boeing 1st on wednesday the plane maker had to make yet another unwelcome announcement about the model boeing says its found unwanted de vry in the fuel tanks of some of the 737 maxas that are waiting to be delivered to airlines around the world the problem was discovered during maintenance of the planes which have been built since the model was grounded last march boeing says it has now made adjustments to its processes to avoid stay very getting into the tanks before theyre sealed. Well lets get more on this from our correspondent jose luis to haro who joins us from wall street jose whats the reaction been there to this latest yet another setback for boeing. Rob for some investors its a kind of. Warning it is a game indeed to remain to credibility and the safety of its