Good afternoon. Good evening, good morning. Wherever you are in the world, welcome back to this session on democratic backsliding and u. S. Global leadership. We are honored to have former u. S. Secretary of state Madeleine Albright and the Senior Editor at politico. Welcome. Good morning. Very good to be with you. Absolutely. Pping and will be if we can kickoff with a question about the pandemic. It feels like authoritarians are getting a free pass to implement more of what they would like to impose on their citizens. From surveillance to military tactics. Reference tos a china. Feel free to correct me. Situation where many countries believe china has been handling this pandemic better than the u. S. What is the outlook there . Where do you think that leads china . Clearly, china made a huge mistake from the perspective of the United States and democracy from the beginning by keeping andrmation about the virus arresting those that were coming forward with the truth. Whats interesting
Very good to be with you. Absolutely. Pping and will be if we can kickoff with a question about the pandemic. It feels like authoritarians are getting a free pass to implement more of what they would like to impose on their citizens. From surveillance to military tactics. Reference tos a china. Feel free to correct me. Situation where many countries believe china has been handling this pandemic better than the u. S. What is the outlook there . Where do you think that leads china . Clearly, china made a huge mistake from the perspective of the United States and democracy from the beginning by keeping andrmation about the virus arresting those that were coming forward with the truth. Whats interesting is, this is the real paradox, clearly societies need to have some kind of rules when the virus has taken over. There are rules about social distancing and Wearing Masks and things. That means theres a role for government in terms of creating the rules. Making sure they are carried out. The
In fact, right now were looking at readings generally in the teens with lower 20s in leesburg, middleburg and lovettsville with not too much wind. The cold spots are like 6 in arlington, 19 in warrenton, but the winds have turned to the south and thats bringing in some slightly warm air. I know it doesnt feel like it, but it is and as the warm air really comes north, its got a lot of moisture in the mississippi valley. Notice the wintery mix of snow, sleet and rain here moving in from illinois, ohio, indiana and kentucky and thats what were watching because tomorrow as that moisture arrives, not a lot of moisture, but the air and ground is cold enough to have a little freezing rain or light rain. In any event, Winter Weather advisories go up generally in the afternoon from 3 00 to 9 00. Went to 7 00 earlier north and west because even if we went to freezing a few hours, we could still get some freezing cold on the ground. Futurecast by 11 30 or so 20s. The lie pink area is a little lig
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Aviation safety subcommittee. Thank you all for joining us today to hear testimony regarding Innovative Aviation Technology and new instruments to the National Airspace system. New entrance include innovations advanced air mobility, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, unquote Aerial Survey systems commonly known as drones. These technologies have a wide range of applications. From inspecting Critical Infrastructure to delivering medicine in remote areas. To improving a mobility in urban areas. Along with advancements and electric propulsion, these innovative approaches offer opportunities to transport passengers and cargo or provide other Aviation Services while reducing Carbon Emissions. As we begin the process of reauthorizing the federal Aviation Administration next year, congress should incorporate provisions to advance these important developments in technology. Are you hearing today is an opportunity to consider the challenges ahead, and the approaches congress can ta