Opening statements. Good morning everyone. Welcome to the first hearing of the one 1 7 congress. 117th. I want to thank all of the members and witnesses for purchase bedding. This is a historic era. This is the first time the United States congress is examining milliman nation of fossil fuel subsidies. And elimination. They have been giveaway its the fossil fuel industry, embedded in our tax code. In 2009, the unites states committed with a seven companies to eliminate these fossil fuel subsidies. We actually self reviewed, peerreviewed, where we submitted a report in 2016 acknowledging these subsidies exist. So, the argument that they dont exist is simply factually false. It is a lie. It is a misrepresentation. It is a contradiction of what our own United States government has represented to the world. We need to be more specific about what these subsidies are in todays hearing made clear that many in the Environmental Movement and Congress Stand committed that these subsidies must be
The senate was working on this overnight and last minute demands voting it straight down through party lines. Not a single republican in attendance voted for it and not a single democrat voted against it. President biden spoke after it passed. I promised the American People help was on the way. People lying in bed at night, staring at the ceiling wondering, will i lose my job or my insurance or my home . They will get direct payments of 1400 per person. Our Congressional Correspondent jessica dean. This is not a done deal just yet. What happens now and when will americans see the money . Reporter ana, what happens now is that this bill is going to go back to the house. We know that the vote there has been set for tuesday. Thats expected to pass. Theyre going to vote on the changes that were made from their original bill and thats about who is eligible for the 1400 checks, Unemployment Changes to Unemployment Benefits and then also remember, the 15 an hour minimum wage was stricken from
Now oppose staging the competition. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We start with a developing story about golfing legend tiger woods, currently undergoing Emergency Surgery in los angeles after a serious car accident. The extent of his injuries isnt known, but his agent says he suffered multiple leg injuries. Lets go to the Press Conference about the latest updates. Hes lets go to the Press Conference about the latest updates. Hes got it. Thank about the latest updates. Hes got it thank you. About the latest updates. Hes got it. Thank you, sir. About the latest updates. Hes got it. Thank you, sir. Good about the latest updates. Hes got| it. Thank you, sir. Good afternoon. Im captain of the sheriffs information bureau. Thank you for coming to this Press Conference to discuss a Traffic Collision which occurred this morning. Captainjames powers and other members of th
President s account citing a risk of further violence the lived to cry of some of his favorite social media megaphone and in the waning days of his term. Im married to evanston thanks for joining me we begin with a tragedy in indonesia where a passenger plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from jakarta the gent one down just 4 minutes into what should have been an hour long flight authorities are now trying to piece together what happened. Indonesias navy says it has pinpointed the location of the planes wreckage and a dozen vessels deployed in a search and rescue operation are continuing their work through the night. Earlier they found the 1st debris believed to have come from the plane. We have found some debris and we suspect they are from the plane however we still have to confirm further whether they are really parts of this freeway jiah plane. The aircraft was carrying 62 people and was bound to the city of pontianak from jakarta. Airs chief executive said there wa
Covid cases surge today. The task force launched a new testing and Research Campaign targeting this community. Arnold schwarzenegger boldly talked about what happened last week in washington, d. C. Tonight historians are calling him out for a comparison he useded and im tracking dense fog overnight tonight. Well have the latest in the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Nancy pelosi is giving Vice President mike pence 24 hours to invoke the 25th amendment, and if he doesnt, she plans on moving forward with impeachment proceedings. With that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im don lem im dion lim. They accuse the president of willfully inciting violence against the government. If this happens it will be the first time a president in American History has faced a second impeachment. It all comes as another republican senator is calling for the president to resign. Repor