The news at 6 00 starts right now. Thanks for being with us on this friday. Im raj mathai. Im jessica aguirre. Goode news for a group caught in the crossfire of a conflict in west a of ka. The Church Mission group is from the east bay, and theyre finally on safe ground because of being tranned in niger for almost a week. The government was toppled by a military coup which prevented the group from flying out until the u. S. Government stepped in to help get everyone out this afternoon. Reporter from the airport in nigers capital city today, 15 smiling faces. A group from antiochs Cornerstone Christian center and school boarded a flight to paris chartered by the u. S. State department after six days of sheltering in place. My wife and family and daughter and faerl are in the air right now. Reporter 11 members of the church group flew to niger and joined other american missionaries to provide support and resources to a local bible school. The Church Groups flight home last friday was unex
The [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Maybe andrea snyder, part of bloombergs breaking news desk and Vice President of the club. Before we get started, would like to remind everyone to please silence earphones. For viewing and listening ideas, please feel free to also follow the program on twitter using the hashtag addin pc life. It seemed to introduce her head table guests. I would like to ask you to please hold your applause until all the guests are introduced and i would like each of you to please him briefly as was announced. From your right we have sarah riordan, reporter for a magazine. Fatah chief strategist in npc have letters member, currently mcwilliams for the Senior Advisor to the fda commissioner, marine, washington correspondent with use site today, jennifer rodriguez, commissioner for affairs of the u. S. Pa. The medicine and health editor, kathleen quinn, Senior Adviser to the fda commissioner. He
Talks about the agenda and related issues. He is recently back from puerto rico where heat who word damage to pharmaceutical companies. He will also assess the impact the hurricane had on the u. S. Drug supply. Carly mcwilliams, Senior Advisor to the fda commissioner, a washington correspondent with usa today, jennifer rodriguez, assistant commissioner for media at the usda, dena fine, medicine and Health Editor for scientific america, kathleen quinn, Senior Advisor to the fda commissioner. Here we have lisa matthews, Vice President of hager sharp and coleader of the National Press club Headliners Team. Skipping over our guest for a moment, we have bill pierce. doctor charles snyderman, health and science correspondent for audio video news. Thank you for joining us. [applause] id also like to take one moment to acknowledge additional members of the Headliners Team responsible for organizing todays luncheon. Betsy fisher martin, laurie, heather and press club staff liaison, lindsay. Tha
Timbre, founder and chief strategist, carly mcwilliams, Senior Advisor to the fda commissioner, waring, a washington correspondent with usa today. Jennifer rodriguez, dena, medicine and health editor, kathleen quinn, Senior Advisor to the fda commissioner. Here, we have lisa matthews, Vice President and coleader of the Headliners Team. We have bill pierce, senior director of the National Press club headliners who organize todays event. Allison, how policy for an pr, jim spencer, a correspondent to the star tribune. Doctor charles snyderman, health and science correspondent for audio video. Thank you for joining us. [applause] want to take a moment to acknowledge members of the Headliners Team responsible for organizing the luncheon, betsy, laura, heather, and lindsay. Thank you all. For cspan public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public. Any applause or reaction even here is not necessarily from the working press. So, being a succ
Next, the head of the fda talks about efforts to evaluate and approve new pharmaceutical treatments and the fbis role in combating the bid epidemic. This is one hour. [inaudible] good afternoon. Welcome to the National Press club. The place were news happens. My mantra, part of the bloomberg breaking news desk and Vice President of the club. Like to remind you to please silence your phones. For our viewing and listening audience, please follow the program on twitter using the and pc live. Like to please hold the applause till all of the guests are introduced. Guess, please stand briefly as your name is announced. From your right, we have sarah riordan, with nature magazine, timbre, founder and chief strategist, carly mcwilliams, Senior Advisor to the fda commissioner, waring, a washington correspondent with usa today. Jennifer rodriguez, dena, medicine and health editor, kathleen quinn, Senior Advisor to the fda commissioner. Here, we have lisa matthews, Vice President and coleader of