Welcome to todays hybrid hearing to have subcommittee on the committee of oversight and government reform. Some members will appear in erson and others will appear remotely via webex. Pursuant toe latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members that are appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaking in what is known as active speaker mode. A timer is visible directly in front of you. For the members appearing remotely i know that you are all aware by now. But let me remind everyone of a few points first. You will be able to see each other speaking during the hearing. Whether they are in person or remote as long as you have your web said to active speaker mode. If you have any questions about this activation, plea
We begin tonight with two major actions on the issue of race and social justice. Two subjects at the heart of our effort to build a better bay area. The first is the Fatal Shooting of oscar grant police. Oscar grant was lie ing was evidence that another officer is guilty. Abc7 is on the story. Justice delayed is justice denied. Reporter more than 11 years after her son, oscar grant was shot and killed by b. A. R. T. Police officerer at the fruitvale station, she wants the case reopened and new charges levied against one other officer. We will continue to be out here and remind the world of how our judicial system is continuing to fail people of color. Is grant was shot and grants family a now wants prosecutors to consider filing criminal charges against former b. A. R. T. Officer tony peroni, who was seen in cell phone video holding grant down in the seconds before he was shot. Oscars last wrds were, i cant breathe. Anthony peroni, the b. A. R. T. Officer that created the environment
Thank you very much. It is an honor to be with everybody and we are at the white house, there is no place like the white house. For those of you that this is the first time, i know exactly what you are thinking. I was here the first time and it is still something i will never forget so it is great to have you in the first lady and i are pleased to welcome everybody to this wonderful place to discuss the vital importance of safety and reopening americas schools. We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. It, want it, but adds want kids want it. It is time to do it. Our mortality rate is at a level people dont talk about, but it is down tenfold, tenfold, so you are looking at deaths way down from this horrible china virus and it is a disgrace that it happened. Shouldnt have happened, but it did. Is coming back and coming back strongly. Jobs are setting records. Two months ago, they set the record and again, almost 5 million new jobs in the month, which is a record and broke our l
York joins us to discuss the response to their coronavirus. Later, Michelle Moore talks more michelle ever talks about appointment assistance. In just over one month, School Systems across the country will begin the new school year. That safely is still being developed and debated. Good morning, welcome to washington journal. We will start the program asking about should k12 schools open . If you are a parent of a student, that line is 202 7488000. If you are an educator, that line 202 7488001. For all others, 202 7488002. Look forward to your text, that is 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. At cspan wj. Are take a look at the other news. Question after a conference at the white house attended by Administration Officials, educators, and others, and reported in the wall street journal. White house once glasses to reopen in the fall. The benefits of in Person Instruction for children. School Officials Say more federal funding is needed from congress to operate
Senate, the trial against president bill clinton. Joining us here is alexis simmon burgers. We had never seen anything like this before. The last trial was in the 1860s. No television with Andrew Johnson. What do you remember about what happened and how this transpired . The senate trial was fascinating. A trial that it called but its not a legal proceeding. It is very political. It had so many interesting dynamic characters involved in it. Robert byrd, senator byrd of was virginia, stalwart constitutional scholar. Not a supporter or friend of bill clinton in any particular way. He ended up at one point just throwing up his hands and saying , this should not have even happened. The trial was misguided. That hehis colleagues was going to introduce a motion to dismiss the whole thing. Senators played different roles. The house managers were fascinated to listen to the president legal team. Array of legal representation there. Adalso tried to sort of english on the ball. He wanted to repr