More details coming this week on each of those offerings and content buys as a crowded space competes over hit shows like seinfeld and the Big Bang Theory not to mention their own original content joining us to discuss, lara ipho and laura martin good morning, guys, good to see you. This is getting crazy. The price tags for some of these shows that are decades old is this a reasonable chase of content right here its war, and war is on were seeing just the only skirmishes theres going to be war on content, billions of dollars will be spent. Distribution, the studios against the Tech Companies everyone will go and shoot against netflix with its 150 million subs, 190 countries, distribution, its a war of attrition. How are we going to know who the losers are i think we know who losers are because the marginal price of streaming services is free. Apple is going to give you a device and free content even though the posted price is 5. Anyone with a kid under 10 is signing up for disney for 3
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chambesh votor change their vote . On this vote, the yeas are 5,the nays are 38. The nomination is confirmed. The clwill rort the nomination. The Clerk Department of the treasury, Brian Callanan of new jersey to be general counsel. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer have all senators voted . Any senator wish to change their vote . The yeas are 55. The nays are 39. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22 the senate proceed to legislative session and resume consideration of the motion to procee
Order and for an opening statement. In the midst of a fierce battle against an epidemic by opioids. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. Whielt new england and the regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic. Health officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all reported growing over dose deaths in those counties. The latest deaths is astounding. 91 americans died every day from an over dose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this malady. I expect todays member state will bring to the forefront key insights and solutions on this critical issue. The energy in Congress Committee led several bipartisan initiatives. And the comprehensive Addiction Recovery alct and the 21st century act are now law at the state and local levels. Much needed policy changes are being implemented. The inflicted passage of kara and cures. As a result, patients now have greater access to evidencebased treatment, adiks
Those are only two of my good things. I dont want to tell you about the bad things. But he really helped me. I had had had somebody that guided me and he had a very, very tough life because of alcohol, believe me. Members of the u. S. House met recently about combatting the Opioid Epidemic. They also shared their own stories in dealing with opioids and other drugs. Subcommittee will come to order and for an opening statement. In the midst of a fierce battle against an epidemic by opioids. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. Whielt new england and the regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic. Health officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all reported growing over dose deaths in those counties. The latest deaths is astounding. 91 americans died every day from an over dose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this malady. I expect todays member state will bring to the forefront key insigh
Im natalie allen. We begin this hour in nigeria where the government has announced a major step in ending boko harams violent rampage. Officials say theyve reached a cease fire with the militant group. As part of the deal boko haram will release more than 200 school girls kidnapped six months ago. Boko haram has not yet issued a statement. A Senior Advisor to nigerias president spoke with cnn about when the school girls may be freed. The release of the girls is also part of this deal and it is a process. This will be followed by further action from the boko haram. Some people are questioning the timing of the Nigerian Governments cease fire announcement. Diana magnase is following the story from johannesburg. Reporter nigeria says the girls will be released, this is all part of ceasefire negotiations with boko haram and the final details will be ironed out at a meeting in chad next week which is where supposedly these talks have been taking place. The thing is, so far we have not heard