Peters, and delivering the opening statement, a minute to acknowledge the United States passed another milestone that we have lost 200,000 americans to covid19. Our hearts go out to their families, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, children, grandchildren and grandparents. Americans everywhere must fight to stop the virus from spreading, to protect millions more from experiencing this loss. As members of congress we will go to republicans, all united to be our part. We turn to opening statement, unlike every hearing, in the u. S. Congress economic committee, simply explore economic issues. We will focus on Public Health. With the closing of coronavirus is in march causing unemployment in april, democrats reset some of those Public Health experts in the country. Two all two nobel prize laureates, 5 former chairs of the president s council of economic advisers and 3 were president of the National Economic association over 2 dozen in all. Every one of them have the same urgent mess
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And this is bbc world news america. Europe has overtaken the United States in the number of new covid cases. The continent is heading helter skelter into a second wave of covid infections. Governmes respond with a stricter measure. There is a curfew in paris coming up. Restaurants are shut in barcelona and more mass mandates across the continent, but is it all too little too late . Few politicians have done well during covid, but new zealands Prime Minister has in hopes this weekends election will reward her with a second term in office. Ot police in thailand clashed with demonstrators protesting against the king and Prime Minister what has been said by this movement cannot be unsaid. They are out there in a surprising number and are saying they agree with them. Katty welcome to w
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More than 7. 3 million americans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Now President Trump is one of them and in the hospital. The ramifications when the president is the patient. A short walk and a thumbs up as President Trump, stricken with covid19 left the white house for Walter Reed Medical Center, marine one flying to the bethesda maryland Military Hospital where hes expected to remain for a few days. It was an incredible sight. The president walked out of the white house on his own, gave a wave and got onto marine one. But think about it. Hes essentially being medevaced. He got out on his own, got into a car, went into the medical facility. After landing, the president tweeting this video. Im going to walter reed hospital. I think im doing very well, but were going to make sure that things work out. The first lady is doing very well. So thank you very much, i appreciate it. I will never forget it. Thank you. President trump clearly wants to send the message that even th
Football surging covid cases across the country overwhelming hospitals. Theyre exhausted weve been going at this for nine months now. The struggling frontline workers and the people most at risk live from cnbc global headquarters, the facts, the truth, the news with Shepard Smith. And good evening. We begin tonight with hope, a Silver Lining even as another wave of covid sweeps across our nation and big business and small brace for the fallout. There is a new and promising sign for our economy as we head into the weekend the numbers are in, and they show americans are spending. Retail sales up sharply last month. We just got the numbers today. More than doubling the expectations shoppers spending big on clothes and accessories, up 11 . Music and book sales jumped nearly 6 . Car sales up more than 3. 5 . Thats all good. And now the big test Small Businesses and Big Box Stores are heading into a make or break Holiday Season, with the virus bare bearing down now and no relief from washing