Families remembering the people that they love, that they lost and a lot of them telling me that they cant come to terms with its still still wrestle with it every day. I think the images speak strong of a word here milton is now a hurricane. So please keep an eye on this storm. Are going to have storm surge. Were going to have flooding were going to have massive grants and guess what means, youre gonna lose power some people say youll never have an election again, this would be your last election. And i can see it. We have our family by blood and then we have im our family by love. And i have both newsroom with Max Foster and Christina Macfarlane hello, a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the u. S. And Around The World. Im Max Foster and im Christina Macfarlane. Its monday, October 7, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 11 00 a. M. In israel, where the country is marking one year since the deadly attack by hamas that killed at least 1,200 people in Southern Israel. Survivors and famili
Will it really work . The states top doctor is feeling the pressure and the resentment from many people in the community. Today he defended his decision. He said california needs to stay home. Because cases are continuing to hit record highs almost daily. He pointed to the success rate of shut downs in europe. Belgium put in a three week stay at home order. Its positive ratd fell from 21 to 8 in that time. England had a four week order. Cases dropped by 30 . He says he understands the restrictions are inconvenient. But its what the state has to do at this time as hospitals become over crowded. The goal of saving lives become threatened when the system isnt as robust and strong as it can be. To deliver care to as many californiaens as needed. Reminding everyone there is light at the end of tunnel. The first doses of vaccines expected to arrive one week from today. Hundreds of people crowded outside the courthouse today very few of them Wearing Masks to support the pastor who landed in f
Schuyler cheryl, jason, all the other victims of covid19. But thanks to the heroism of so many frontline healthcare workers, scientists and others were making progress. This progress is possible in large part because of the incredible women a minute hhs, the worlds finest scientists and Public Health experts. I want is a personal thank you to each and every member of the hhs team was contributed to this response and i want to underscore my commitment to the work today. I started my first job at hhs nearly two decades ago, since my first job i recognize and promoted the valley of science and evidence and the Civil Servants who are so dedicated to our mission. That does not mean especially in an unprecedented crisis that there are no debate or disagreements within an agency or an administration. But my highest priority will always be to ensure that our efforts are science and evidence driven and consistent with the rule of law. Institutions like the cdc, the fda and the nih are household
Exhibited, we will miss. Reporter the body of long serving congressman and simple rights icon returning to washington to lie in state at the capital. His casket said at joint base andrews by speaker 0 they have house nancy pelosi. His former Congressional Staff and friends. The moster cade making several stops at significant landmarks. The Martin Luther king jr. Memorial, pausing in front of the lincoln memorial, and black lives matter plaza, his son, john miles, meeting with the d. C. Maher, muriel bowser, who presented him with a replica black lives matter street sign. Crowds coming out despite near 100degree temperatures and pleas to stay home amid the pandemic. The georgia lawmaker arriving eight the cape one final time. Honored in a small ceremony attendees socially distanced and wearing masks, before lewis makes history as the first africanamerican to lie in state in the capitol rotunda. It is appropriate that john lewis joins this pantheon of patriots. Reporter we saw Vice Presi
The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h