Financial Services Subcommittee hearing on creating a federal pandemic Risk Insurance program. Even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves, and to admit themselves after they are finished speaking. Consistent with the regulation accompanying house rest 965, staff will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognized to avoid any background noise. Members are reminded that all house rules relating to order and the corn to this remote hearing. History is entitled insuring against a pandemic, challenges and solutions for policyholders and insurers. And i now recognize myself for three minutes to give an opening statement. According to the Congressional Research service, 110 Million People worldwide could enter a state of extreme poverty due to the Global Economic contraction, and here in the United States 657 Million People have filed for Unemployment Insurance since march of this
Must go through this about 20 times per day. Its routine for us now. For dr. William pascal and his colleagues working in the icu. Double gloves. Repetition is required. Gown on. Gown off. Repeat. You get pretty good at putting these on after a while. They must change their protective equipment each time they check on a new patient. All right, lets go to our gentleman here. Lets look at the vent. Their unit in brooklyn is filled with people who are critically ill from covid19. Right now we have 22. And i think were expecting two more. And theres no slowing down. Dr. Pascal, we need you over here, please. Lets go. Hes called upon to tend to a patient whose Blood Pressure and oxygen levels have dropped alarmingly low. So he tries a potentially lifesaving intervention called pronin. We basically turn patients onto their stomachs. Is t worked. 83. Its coming up slowly. Is spaipatient is out of the words for now. We spend a lot of the day putting out fires. Jumping from one disaster to the
Designers, engineers, science teachers, and students, are rising to the challenge. Heres abcs devin dwyer. Reporter its the sound of American Ingenuity in a time of crisis. A Cottage Industry of 3d printing teachers and teenagers gaining steam to fight covid19. From louisiana i heard people are doing their part. Its time to do mine. Reporter to montana. Over here we have the bank of 3d printers. Reporter entire families turning their basements and garages into production lines for that personal protective equipment now in short supply. This is our lab, 3d printing lab that we put in our garage for the time being. Reporter colorado seventh grader amelia brown and father matt giving us an inside look at their operation. 3d printers making plastic headbands for face shields, one per hour, around the clock. This is one thats being printed. The printer takes thin beads of plastic reporter the printers melting filament to create a preprogrammed design on a heated surface. Many makers using d
Services on easter. New details on Unemployment Benefits. Whats to blame for the delays. All this on america this morning. We do say good morning on this good friday and as we head into the Easter Holiday weekend hopeful new signs are emerging in the fight against the coronavirus. New york city is reporting its lowest daily number of hospitalizations so far. Amid the cautious optimism is a stunning death toll. More than 16,000 americans have now died. 7,000 of them here in new york. More than 1,000 both new jersey and michigan and states with over 2 dprurr t otchagories ergh one victims family is now suing. Amid the grim news, more stories of survival. Nurses gave a sendoff to this couple who entered together back on march 25th and left the hospital together just yesterday. Cases like this are raising spirits across the country. This morning, President Trump is assuring americans the curve could be flattening. Were at the top of the hill. Pretty sure were at the top of the hill, and no
Churches coast to coast planning inperson Easter Sunday Services Despite stayathome orders, pitting pastors and parishioners against police. How you can worship safely. Were hearing from Bishop Michael curry and hillsongs pastor carl lentz on this good friday. Holiday weekend severe weather. The tornado threat for Easter Sunday. Where the storms are headed and how bad they could be. Were tracking the latest. Abc news exclusive. The emotional interview with one woman who triumphed over coronavirus. The new york mother with no underlying medical conditions tells us how she beat covid19 after getting that standing ovation from doctors and nurses when she finally left the hospital. Knowing that they cared that much to be there to, you know, to say that goodbye was wonderful. Why her story is a cautionary tale for so many. Her powerful message this morning. cause im gonna stand by you and paying it forward. The Small Business saved by our deals steals now giving back with an unbelievable do