Life is adamant. Theyre battling on and anger in brazil, a black man dies after being beaten by 2 security guards at a supermarket. Hello, everyone. After weeks of delay and uncertainty, u. S. President elect joe biden is finally formally beginning, his transition to the white house. They head of whats called the g. S. A. The General Services agency or administration has designated biden as the apparent winner of this months president ial election. It clears the way for the transition to get underway. Donald trump, he has of course, refused to concede defeat, but he has authorized visit ministration to at least start the process. He says is going to keep up the fight, insisting without evidence we must say that the election was, quote corrupts joe bidens team for their part of welcomed the move. Because, well, it frees up millions of dollars for his new administration, which can now work with the existing federal officials on a coronavirus response, as well as a National Security strat
The dow down by almost 1,000 points the decline of 1. 8 . S p by over 8 the nasdaq a miracle come back after a laydate rally weve been bouncing around positive territory right now, the dow down around 14 points, s p up about seven points and the nasdaq up about 70 points. We are talking about a town month for the markets, we are looked at four sessions in a row. Thats the longest losing streak looking at these numbers, you are talking about these lower numbers. Month after month i think we had april, may, june, july, august are all up. Stocks only go up not in september. In an Election Year it can take on significance. The nasdaq can move. We can see it down 400 or more points can that close higher again today . Thats a good move you could look at it midmorning and then it seems like it is not the tale at this point kind of the log. Faang, tesla and the leadership move. Apple made the rally yesterday too. Gold is supposed to go up bitcoin, supposed to go up weird. Thats where you think
Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soil. Regardless of who was chairman weve held regular hearings examining worldwide threats with leaders from the department of Homeland Security, fbi, and National Counter Terrorism Center. And regardless of who has occupied the white house, whether democrat or republican, weve received cooperation in that effort. Today was supposed to be no different. Unfortunately as we see from the empty chair in front of us mr. Wolf is not here to represent the department of Homeland Security. Let me be clear about how we got here. The committee began engaging with the department over three months ago to secure participation alongside his col
[indiscernible chatter] the subcommittee on health will now come to order. Good morning, colleagues. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Madam chair, would you yield for a parliamentary inquiry as we start this hearing . I want to do my Opening Statement pardon me . I already recognize myself, but i will recognize you afterward. Id be holding, or that we would be holding a hearing under these circumstances. But i think it is a necessary one. Our country is in pain. Americans are afraid, you they they are sick, hungry, and jobless, and over 80,000 souls have been lost. The government that was supposed to protect them has failed. They haveheroes, and risen, extraordinary, ordinary americans showing courage, compassion, and a sense of selfsacrifice and duty beyond what could have or should have of them. Been asked regular americans have risen when their leaders have not. We are the greatest country on , and we have the most deathsnd the most from co
Pandemic, essential workers in the United States have continued in their daily jobs to care for and protect americans, to produce and deliver food and essential goods, and to uphold our nations Critical Infrastructure. These men and women, our moms and dads, brothers and sisters, are putting the livelihoods of their fellow americans ahead of their own. Each and every morning despite the pandemic, they wake up and they go to work. In this fight against the invisible enemy, the critical logistics operators, the supply workers, medical professionals, and many others who are on the front lines responding to coronavirus could not be more important to our victory. They truly are our heroes. Folks, our nation cannot weather this pandemic without our essential workforce. They first and foremost deserve our gratitude. So today we want to say thank you. Thank you to our doctors, our nurses, and our Health Care Workers who see firsthand the seriousness of this disease yet put their own health and