To participate in todays hearing. Members are reminded to keep p their video function on at all ible for hemsel theyre notot recognized by the chair. Ve the members are also reminded ey that they are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves. To mute themselves after they r have finished speaking. Consistent with regulations, 96s astaff will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate when not recognized to avoid inadvertent background noise an otherre embarrassments. Members are reminded that all house rules related to order ano decorum apply to this remote trn hearing. G this hearings entitled exposure notification and Contact Tracing, how ai helps localities open safety and researchers finn it pure. Statem i will now recognize myself for four minutes to give an openingc statement. Good morning. Todays hearing will focus on the essential trade offs that ry the covid19 pandemic is forcing upon us to make between life, liberty, privacy, and the pursuit of happiness. A and the r
The virus infections now pushed 8 million globally. Haveoutbreaks in the u. S. Some states weighing whether to pause reopening. Shery lets get you started with a quick check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Futures up 2 10 of 1 . It was a very volatile trading session. We had a boost after the fed pledged to follow through with the Corporate Bond purchase, but then again, we had concerns over a second wave of the pandemic. Not to mention the white house now ending an Unemployment Bonus Program on july 31. We have the s p 500 gained 8 10 of 1 . At one point, they lost as much as 2. 5 . It was a really volatile session. Financials and staples led to gains, after dropping last week by the most since march. Take a look at how the dollar is doing now. We have seen the dollar underperforming against all g10 peers and weakening to session lows after the Federal Reserve made the announcement. Right now, we are seeing more pressure on the bloomberg dollar index. The 10 year yield at 72 basis
Trade after huge gains yesterday. Lets get your top headlines today. The grand reopening. Italy removes most restrictions on life after months of coronavirus lockdown. International visitors will not be subject to quarantine. European futures gain across the merkelespite a delay in s stimulus plan. Lufthansa commits to a deep Restructuring Plan after seeing a firstquarter net loss of more than 2 billion. Plus, thousands deny curfews in the United States but clashes with police are limited. The pentagon sent activeduty army units into d. C. , calling it a planning measure. Just under an hour away from the cash trading in europe. Any of those negative headlines dont look set to deter this rally. We are looking at big gains in futures. The futures up 1. 5 after germany future index put up a points more than 430 yesterday, powering about 12,000, looking set to open very risk on. Today you can see ftse futures up more than 1 . U. S. Futures are gaining as well. Dow jones futures are up more
Thank you. [applause] mr. Holbrook howdy. Jfk emphasized the importance of the space race during a time of fear in the u. S. Incredible men and women took this challenge head on. Nasa became a beacon of hope for the nation. I am honored to introduce one of those legends. The man who pioneered apollo 11 and apollo 13. If you have ever heard the phrase houston, Tranquility Base is here, the eagle has landed. With great honor, i am here to introduce houston. Mr. Gene kranz. [applause] mr. Kranz thank you. It is a real privilege. I have a couple aggies in the family. To be introduced by an aggie. They told me i had three hours to speak, so we will have to be speaking through lunch here. But jared said no, he will give me a call when i have five minutes. So he is going to stand up and give me sort of a heads up. When i finish, i have a three minute video of the actual Lunar Landing. And i think that will put this year, this decade of the 50th anniversary in context of what is happening. I u
Attacks in afghanistan the taliban denies any involvement. Bringing back coronavirus restrictions lebanons government orders a full closure of the country one week after easing measures. And leading members of the u. S. Coronavirus task force is calling on states not to rush to ease restrictions Dr Anthony Fauci has warned of serious consequences including needless death is among experts testifying before senators there reviewing the trumpet ministrations handling of the pandemic and discussing plans to lift lockdowns but he said that ignoring guidelines could trigger an outbreak that states may be unable to control. Well lets go live to our White House Correspondent Kimberly Hall could a very measured tone that was taken by dr fox he and all the members of the Coronavirus Task force. Yeah very measured not the explosive testimony that some had been expecting given the fact that the u. S. President is not hovering over anthony found she told or as he has in past when the doctor the top