we did not fund a gain-of-function research at the wuhan institute of virology. i keep an open mind as to what the origin is. the cdc was responsible for those kinds of guidelines to schools, not me. would you have any reason to cover up any new scientific evidence relating to the origins of the covid-19 virus? absolutely not. john: a live look at capitol hill where dr. anthony fauci, the face of the federal response to the covid pandemic, as testifying publicly for the very first time since retiring from government service. it s been quite a hearing so far. hello, i m john roberts in washington. it begins a new week, sandra. sandra: welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in new york and this is america reports. they ve been pressing fauci on everything, from gain-of-function research to what triggered the outbreak in the first place. john: 16 is quick to deny allegations he tried to cover up the possibility that the pandemic originated from a laboratory in china,
on the stand, the state police lieutenant kevin o hara said the investigative search team found o keefe s missing sneaker and taillight fragments that matched read s suv. after he found the sneaker and a couple additional pieces of taillight, we moved south for i would say over 5 feet, maybe close to 8-10 feet. we had a conversation, he was very satisfied that we had found everything we were going to locate. lieutenant o hara admitted under cross-examination that his team was not called to the scene until eight hours after o keefe s body was discovered, the defense asking if he was aware that the scene had been left unattended during the day. previously defense attorneys have suggested that taillight fragments could have been planted, a part of a conspiracy to frame karen read. also in the sand today, a crime analyst to talk about what she saw, the damage to the suv, and finding hair on the vehicle. sandra: molly line, thank you. john?