It has been several years, march of 2016, since our last hearing on the budget of the nations leading Public Health agency. And before i do a formal welcome and so forth, i want to i was made aware of this issue, which is really very, very troubling, and that is that the administration has ordered the Immigration Courts to immediately remove coronavirus posters. And it just says that the Immigration Court staff nationwide have been ordered by the administration to take down coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. The executive office for immigration review, which falls under the department of justice, told all judges and Staff Members in an email monday that all of the coronavirus posters, which explain in english and spanish how to prevent catching and spreading the virus had to be removed immediately. I just want to say that whatever ones view is on any issue that we face in this nation, whatever your personal views are, whatever your ideology is that we cannot, we can
It has been several year, march of 2016, since our last hearing on the budget of the nations leading Public Health agency. Before i do a formal welcome and so forth, i want to i was made aware of this issue which is really very, very troubling and that is that the administration has ordered the Immigration Court to immediately remove coronavirus posters and it just says that the Immigration Court staff nationwide have been ordered by the administration to take down coronavirus posters from courtrooms and waiting areas. The executive office for immigration review which falls under the department of justice told all judges and Staff Members in an email monday that all of the coronavirus posters which explain in english and spanish thousand prevent catching and spreading the virus had to be removed immediately. I just want to say that whatever ones view is on any issue that we face in this nation, whatever your personal views are, whatever your ideology is, that we cannot, we cannot in th
[inaudible conversations] i would ask her guess to take their seats. The subcommittee on oversight investigations will come to order. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement to todays hearing is the first opportunity for congress to hear testimony from doctors mandy cohen since she was appointed to the centers for days Disease Control director in july. Dr. Cohen congratulations on your point maybe we are taking the reins of the cdc at a critical time you have a heavy task ahead. As i have said editor jan oversight hearing to cope with 19 pandemic revealed he we did not have the cdc we thought we had. I look forward to hearing how you plan to change that. This is an opportunity to hear firsthand about how the cdc is responding to the ongoing respiratory virus. Im particular interest in hearing about how the cdc is helping to mitigate the shortage of respiratory essential virus or are city immunization for all infants. We have heard reports that are as the cases are sharply in certai
Lawsuit will take center stage in the big apple. California attorney general rob bonta and governor gavin newsom will both be there to speak at climate week during the opening ceremony. Theyre expected to talk about the lawsuit against those big Oil Companies. But before that, abc7 News Reporter ryan curry caught up with the attorney general today to learn more. California is taking on Major Oil Companies claiming they deceived the public about how oil and fossil fuels contributed to climate change. Document nation of internal discussion among fossil fuel. Big oil leaders talking about the impact on Global Warming and on climate of their industry and as they acknowledge that internally and privately, they were telling the world something different. Attorney general rob bonta is demanding the Companies Fund Recovery Efforts following the states extreme weather events he says have been fueled by climate change. Weve brought multiple causes of action against them, from public nuisance to
Good morning, everyone. It is saturday, september 16th. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Youre in the cnn newsroom. We begin this morning with dangerous Weather Conditions brought by now post Tropical Cyclone lee. As necklace starts to feel the impact as new england starts to feel the impact of the storm, Boston International airport is experiencing a spike in flight cancellations. So far, 25 of flights leaving boston have been canceled. That is according to flight aware. While the storm is not expected to make landfall in the u. S. , the outer bands of the powerful storm are expected to pack strong 50 to 60 mileanhour winds and bring storm surges that can cause flooding throughout the new england post. Authorities are telling people to prepare to go home and stay there, as the storm pushes north through the day. Lee is also expected to cause dangerous rip currents along the atlantic coast, with many states warning people to stay out of the ocean this weekend, because of the dange