Clean things up with americas oldest ally. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Were keeping a close eye on the markets after the Do Jones Industrial Average closed nearly 615 points down today. Earlier today the market plunged more than 900 points after american investors were spooked by new concerns about chinas economy. But we begin with Breaking News in our health lead. Moments ago, the u. S. Dayleath l from coronavirus surpassed the total Death Toll during the 1918 flu pandemic. The u. S. Covid Death Toll is now 675,446 americans lost to the virus. A horrific milestone. But today we did get some positive news for families with elementary schoolaged children. Pfizer announced that a lower dose of its Covid19 Vaccine is safe and generates a robust Antibody Response for Kids Age 5 to 11. There are still some steps that need to be taken before the fdas expected Emergency Use Authorization is asserted in a matter of weeks. My hope is theyll move quickly because a lot of kids are gettin
Like to call this hearing to order. The committee meets today to receive testimony in the presence of the Defense Budget Request for fiscal year 2022. Witnesses this morning are secretary lloyd austin, secretary of Defense Mr. Michael mccord under Secretary Offense Defense Comtroller And Secretary Mark Milley Chairman of the chiefs of staff. Thank you for your Service And Willingness to appear before us today. Two weeks ago President Biden released his Defense Budget Request for the fiscal year 2022 with a top line of 715 billion. The request focuses on several key areas, defeating covid19, prioritizing china as the Pacing Challenge, addressing advanced and persistent threats, innovating and modernizing dod and tackling the climate crisis. The president s Defense Budget Request is a Starting Point for congress and must always be viewed in the broader context of the National Security and fiscal challenges we face. It is important that we ensure we have the right strategies and resources
The latest want. Good evening, peter. Peter good evening, bret. All six branches of the military are constantly training and conducting exercises to make sure they can be ready for anything. But the commanderinchief has decided if they really want to be ready, then all 1. 3 million Service Members must get the Covid19 Vaccine by Mid September. You can consider this Memo Today as what we would call in the military a Warning Order a Warning Order to the force that this is coming. Peter President Biden explained, quote being vaccinated will enable our Service Members to stay healthy to better protect their families and to ensure that our force is ready to operate anywhere in the world. Next up, teachers could be required to get the shot and they wont be told to do it by lawmakers but rather Teachers Union leaders. As a matter of perSonal conscience, i think we need to be working with our employers, not opposing them on Vaccine Mandates. Many more could be on the way. Once official approva
The secretary of the army and the armys top uniformed officer testified before congress about the armys proposed 2022 budget. They were asked about systemic racism in the military. Suicide prevention, the handling of sexual assault cases and other issues. Go ahead and call the meeting to order. This morning our full Committee Hearing is on the fiscal year 2022 national Defense Authorization Budget request for the department of the army, and we are joined by the honorable christine wormuth, who is the the secretary of the army, not an acting secretary. This is a momentous day for us. So appreciate to have you here and congratulations on your confirmation and appointment. And general james mcconville, chief of staff the u. S. Army. We are still doing a hybrid hearing, which means some members, as you will see, participating virtually, and we have rules for that. So i will read those rules and then well get started. Members who are joining remotely must be visible on screen for the purpos
Go ahead and call the meeting to order. This morning our full Committee Hearing is on the fiscal year 2022 national Defense Authorization Budget riquest for the department of the army, and we are joined by the honorable christine wormuth, who is the the secretary of the army, not an acting secretary. This is a momentous day for us. So appreciate to have you here and congratulations on your confirmation and appointment. And general james mcconville, chief of staff the u. S. Army. We are still doing a hybrid hearing, which means some members, as you will see, participating virtually, and we have rules for that. So i will read those rules and then well get started. Members who are joining remotely must be visible on screen for the purposes of identity verification, establishing, maintaining a quorum, participating and voting. Those members must continue to use the Software Platform while in attendance unless they experience connectivity issues or other technical problems that render them