Good morning everyone. [laughter] welcome to the subcommittee on health which will now come to order. Due to covid19, Todays Hearing is being, obviously, held remotely all members and witnesses will be participating via video conferencing. It is apartment of our hearing microphones will be set on mute. To eliminate Background Noise to members and our Witness Youll need to unmute your microphone each time you qish to speak. Documents for the record, should be sent to megyn at the e male Address Weve provided to your staff and all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The secretary as i said have hard stop at 2 p. M. , eastern standard time so as i mentioned moments ago ill be ill have to enforce five Minute Clock to ensure theres enough time for all Sub Committee members to ask questions. I know that there are full meet members that are joining us today. I hope we have time for you to ask questions well do our begs and subcommittee members will, obv
Office Computer System. A number of newspapers are quoting Downing Street sources reportedly blaming the Prime Ministers former adviser Dominic Cummings for leaking mobile texts between borisjohnson and Sirjames Dyson. Hairdressers re open in Northern Ireland the last part of the uk where theyre being allowed to welcome back customers. The risk of infection with coronavirus falls sharply after the first dose of a vaccine, a study finds, as the number of people in the uk whove received a jab reaches 33 million. And coming up this hour the duke and Duchess Of Cambridge have released a new picture of prince louis to celebrate his third birthday and mark his first day at nursery school. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. New restrictions for people coming to the uk from india have come into force this morning, as the country has joined the uks red list which effectively bans travel. In the past couple of hours, india has reported the biggest daily rise in infections of any countr
The Czech Republic announced they were expelling 18 Russian Diplomats identified as secret agents. This includes two men suspected of involvement in a deadly explosion at a Czech Arms Depot Seven years ago. Britain claims theyre the same two men who tried to kill a former spy with a nerve agent three years ago. Our security correspondent Gordon Corera has the story. The aftermath of a deadly explosion. In october 2014, this arms depot in the Czech Countryside blew up. It took a month to find the remains of two men who worked there. It was widely assumed to have been an accident, until now. A key piece of evidence came when investigators found an e mail requesting permission for two men to inspect the site. Attached were scans of the mens passports, a copy of which the bbc has obtained. If you recognise them, this is why. Theyre the same two men wanted in connection with the salisbury poisoning in the uk. In 2018, they were spotted on cctv and accused of smearing nerve agent on the fron
Together again to pass the American Rescue plan to ensure the v. A. Has the funds it needs to continue serving our veterans throughout the covid19 pandemic. This includes Additional Resources for homeless veterans. I understand there was some confusion on this point. I appreciate cnns effort to work to set the record straight. Im so proud of his accomplishments, but there is still much more to do. I also want to thank you for working with us to craft legislation that was signed by the president yesterday. To vaccinate more veterans, caregivers, and Family Members. I know this is a heavy lift. The strength of the v. A. s internal Health Care Delivery system in the departments successful role in Vaccination Efforts is what makes consideration of new authorities like this possible. To be clear, any expansion must be contingent on the v. A. Having adequate supply of the vaccine and the v. A. Must continue to prioritize vaccinations and Health Care Delivery for our nations veterans that are
The uks Biggest Airport, heathrow, records losses of nearly £2. 11 billion and Passenger Numbers down 90 due to the pandemic. More medical aid is due to arrive in india as the country reports nearly 380,000 new covid cases, the worlds highest single day total. Well take a look at how helpless the British Indian community are feeling. Let me know your thoughts on any of todays stories on twitter, its annita . Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. Also coming up this hour. A return for parkrun, the volunteer Led Initiative is hoping to restart its weekly 5k runs onjune the 5th. Good morning. Welcome to bbc news. Welcome to bbc news. President biden has set out plans for a vast expansion of government and said its time for the wealthiest americans to begin paying theirfair share. In his first speech to congress marking 100 days in office, the us president unveiled a sweeping Investment Plan forjobs, education and social care. 0n the Coronavirus Pandemic, he hailed the success of the mass vaccinat