Story. 963, this woman sherry finkbine, a student, not her real name, was featured in a life magazine article. You see her in the article. The story was about a choice her family was facing. She was pregnant. Her husband had recently traveled to europe where he acquired a drug called thalidomide. The drug you see here behind me had not been approved for use yet in the United States of america and was available in many European Countries and used to treat a number of Different Things, anxiety, insomnia and nausea. Nausea here is key. So women began taking it to aleave morning sickness. And sherry finkbines husband had been in europe and acquired these pills and brought them back home for her and shes pregnant and takes 40 of them early on in her pregnancy. She and her husband did not know that thalidomide causes birth defects but then she writes an article about the drug and found out a little bit more and called her doctor and she started to learn more about what thalidomide can do, fo
Tomorrow mini super tuesday primaries but big eyeses on biggest prize michigan and Sanders Campaign survive . It is monday it is march 9th fbn am l starts right now. Lauren welcome a manic monday indeed im lauren simonetti. Cheryl a lot to get to good morning im cheryl casone. Lauren take a look at how your money is moving moving this mors of now Dow Jones Industrial average dropping at the open that is a decline almost 5 . The s p set to drop 14 a 5 points nasdaq down 410. All three major averages down 4. 9 this morning. Reminder, last week the markets finished in the green. Cheryl lets take a look at what caused selloff this morning that is the oil story we told you about that at the top of the show this fight between saudi and russians oil is down 21 right now. And one point wti what youre looking at a was down 31 and co coalition and saudi slashed oil prices here they are. Lauren been a rally in bond market pushing yielding on tenure treasury down record lows. It did hit 0. 3 in ch
[roll call] you have a quorum. Item 3 announcement of prohibition of soundproducing devises. The ringing of use of cellphones and pagers and sound producing electric devices are prohibited and the chair may over the removal from the room of any person responsibility for one going off in the middle of the meeting. The minutes of february 18th, 2020 regular meeting. No members have turned in a public speaker card. Public comment is closed. We have the minutes ill entertain a motion. Move. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed. Consider those approved. Clerk communications. Mr. Chair i have none for you today. Item 6, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members. Any new or Unfinished Business youd like to address . Very good. Clerk directors report. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to turn the mic over to director of transit, Julie Kirshbaum foray wards for her amazing crews who do the actual hard work of serving our public. I think th
Grieves for the court and they will take a vote at 1 45 eastern. Now, live coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of might and mercy, thank you for providing our lawmakers with opportunities for courageous and noble service. Inspire them to labor for your glory in all they say and do. Illuminate their minds with the light of your divine precepts. Equip our senators for their tasks that they may be physically fit, mentally alert, morally straight, and spiritually strong. Create in them the life of purity, honesty, and altruism that contributes solutions to the problems they face. May they work with perseverance and magnanimity for the new and better day toward which your divine intentions guide them. We pray in your faithful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the