Gunmen stormed Kabul University in an attack thats left at least 22. 00 de blas robots in auction well bring you more on the and demming whove gone on exhibition taking place in london. Thank you for joining us we begin with a developing story coming out of austria where at least one assailant is on the run following an attack in central vienna by several gunmen. Gunshots rang out in the austrian capital just after 8 pm local time on monday in what the interior minister has referred to as a terror attack 2 people have been killed and at least 15 injured including a Police Officer one of the suspects has also been killed police say they are 6 crime scenes some close to the end as main synagogue intervention we turn and our special forces managed to take out a heavily armed terrorist who was with an automatic Assault Rifle and according to our current knowledge there is at least one assailant still on the run thomas maier is the european editor of adair shanda newspaper he has more on th
Policy. The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to recess the hearing at any time. Before we turn to the substance of todays hearing let me address a House Keeping matter. First let me remind members should during these proceedings with the exception of when theyre speaking take precautions in light of covid19 including by wearing a face cover such as a mask. Were also limiting staff attendance at the hearing. I would encourage and urge unless youre speaking to please be wearing your mask. Were also conducting this hearing in the Capital Visitors Center auditorium, which affords Additional Space for those present to remain fizz any distant from one another. Before i get into the other House Keeping matter let me just express my best wishes to the president and first lady for a speedy recovery from covid19. I know were all quite shocked and distressed this morning to learn of their illness. And we hope for a very speedy recovery. Theyll be very much i
Thing you need to know when voting by mail early today starts right now good thursday morning, im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. The u. S. Coronavirus surge continues as of today the nation is closing on 8 million infections the latest numbers come as onethird of the country is now reporting some of its highest case counts since the start of the pandemic. One of which being the state of wisconsin which is seeing an alarming rise in the number of new covid cases. On tuesday it set a new state record, 34 reported deaths and to handle the overflow of cases the state has opened a 500bed Field Hospital this as a new Research Suggests that there may be a link between blood types and covid19 risks researchers in denmark found that people with type o blood team to be slightly less likely to be infected research out of canada found types a and ab were more likely to need serious treatment. The nation continues to be hit hard by a fall surge just as the Holiday Season approaches. Here is nbcs
Hearing. The legislation will be held over. Johnson, taylor mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going to happen is we will be denied the ability to operate as normal. That senator schumer said everything is on the table. We have given this nominee a chance to be questioned. Fairly, firmly. I want to congratulate my democratic colleagues for setting a disposition i think will help us all. I know what awaits us. I will now make a motion to report the nom
You are all out working. Thank you for coming. With less than three weeks to go until the election, Many Americans are eager to learn about the candidates. It is imperative our information channels are open and americans can access stories by the press and their own social circles. Congress believed in the power of information so much they created special Liability Protections for information platforms, Technology Companies like facebook, twitter and google. It is called section 230. I believe in the principles outlined in the law. It is clear section 230, it is not working. Justice Clarence Thomas said the courts had sweeping new protections of 230 that Congress Never put in statute. It is time to scrap the law and start over. Yesterday the new york post, one of the countrys largest newspapers published a piece on hunter biden, and his work on the board of Ukrainian Energy company burisma. She had no qualifications. It is an important story as most americans would be appalled by the p