Hit City Health Officials saying it is not a matter of when of if but when last week, San Francisco declared a local emergency today, the city has taken more steps to prepare and reach out to the citys most vulnerable populations. Kron fours dan kerman live for us at city hall tonight, he joins us with more on what the mayor had to say fan. Well you know not if but when and thats because theyre going to be ramping up testing actually doing testing for the coronavirus right here in San Francisco and with more testing will come more positive test thats just one of the things. That they are doing to prepare for the onset of a possible outbreak here. We must be ready because we know its coming. Its not a matter of if its really a matter of when. San Francisco Mayor london breed talking about how while still free of the coronavirus it will happen here in San Francisco must be prepared. The mayor made her comments at a News Conference monday as Health Officials announced the Citys Department
[inaudible conversations] the committee on Health Education and labor and pensions will come to order. Senator murray has an important meeting right now and she is asked me too proceed with the hearing because we have six excellent witnesses and we want to make sure we hear from each of you and we want the senators to has questions of each of you. So patty should arrive at about ten. When she comes we will interrupt and let her make her Opening Statement and we will resume the hearing. Good morning senator murphy. Nearly a year ago doctor brent james from the National Academy testify before Senate Health committee with a startling statistic up to one half of the American People spend on healthcare may be unnecessary. Let me repeat that, up to half of the 3. 5 trillion, the United States collectively spent on healthcare in 2017 was unnecessary according to doctor james and many of the other witnesses at our hearings agreed with that. That is 1. 8 trillion, three times as much as we spen
The committee on health, education, labor and pensions will come to order. Senator murray has an important meeting right now and she has asked me to proceed with the hearing because we have six excellent witnesses and we want to make sure that we hear from each of you, and we want the senators to have a chance to ask questions of each of you. So patty should arrive about 10 00. When she comes, why, well interrupt and let her make her Opening Statement and then we will resume the hearing. Good morning, senator murphy. Nearly a year ago dr. Brent james from the National Academies testified before our Senate Health committee with a startling statistic. Up to onehalf of what the American People spend on Health Care May be unnecessary. Let me repeat that. Up to half of the 3. 5 trillion the United States collectively spent on health care in 2017 was unnecessary according to dr. James, and many of the other witnesses at our hearings agreed with that. Thats 1. 8 trillion, three times as much
time frame. todd: steve harrigan life in the ground on kiev one-year anniversary of the war, steve. ukraine has already been out and about downtown performing a ceremony with soldiers saying ukraine will do everything possible to win back the war against russia within this year. in the meantime, u.s. g7 nations expected to announce a new series of economic sanctions against russia. this comes as the u.s. is also announcing $2 billion more in military aid to russia and since provided since the war began $50 billion of economic and military aid to ukraine. that is $113 billion that has been authorized. some military analysts are beginning to express cautions about president biden s message that the u.s. would support ukraine as long as it would take. when we say, like the president said, listen, i applaud them coming to ukraine. i applaud the speech he made reaganesque like in poland but we will be there until the end. that is playing into putin s end? he wants the end to
Senate committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well a introduce the witnesses. After the witnesses testimony senators will each have five minutes of questions. There is a vote scheduled for 10 30. I think what well do is continue right on through until about 10 45. And then well alternate going back and forth to vote. I think well have time for all of us to hear the witnesses testimony before we have to leave for the vote. Today were holding a hearing which is the second in a series on Prescription Drug costs and response to a bipartisan request led by senators cassidy, senator franken, along with senators collins, baldwin, murkowski, whitehouse, cap tow, sanders, enzi and warren as well as other senators interested in the subject. Not only was the request for these hearings bipartisan, but both this hearing and the first hearing on drug prices were bipartisan, which means senator mu