Today. Member granger and all subcommittee members participating via video. I want to offer a brief explanation of how this will work. Configuredm has been for the appropriate social distancing. Some members have opted to use teleconferencing, which allows them to participate mostly. Once you start speaking, there will be a slight is delay. Speaking into the microphone activates the camera. If you dop ui remarks not immediately see the screen switch. If it does not change after several seconds, please make sure you are not muted. That the members participating by video remain on mute, unless you have sought recognition. Thatill notice the clock will show how much time is remaining. Remaining, i will gently tap the gavel to remind you that your time has expired. Ie clock will turn red and will recognize other members. We will follow our traditional order. Finally, we have set up gmail address. That includes documents to be inserted by unanimous consent. Address is house appropriations.
On homelandttee security will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on examining the National Response to the coronavirus pandemic. Without objection, the chair is optimized to declare [indiscernible] at any point. Today, the committee is meeting to examine our National Response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic. This hearing comes at a critical moment. The number of coronavirus cases is surging, topping 58,000 per day for the first time on july 1, and setting alarming records with new cases over the past weeks. Dr. Anthony fauci recently warned that u. S. Cases could double to 100,000 per day if current outbreaks are not contained, putting the entire country at risk. As infections threaten to spiral out of control, President Trump has downplayed the impact of covid19, calling 99 of cases totally harmless, even as more than 130,000 americans have died, and many more have become seriously ill. Just this week, he falsely claimed the u. S. Coronavirus deat
On hamas begins as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises to bring back the hostages. Tonight there are new calls from protesters for israel to stop the bombardment of gaza. Good evening, im jon scott, and this is a special 2hour edition of The Fox Report. Jon Team Coverage tonight. Weve got reporters with the president ial press pool in wilmington, delaware, and amendments on the ground in israel. Teams on the ground in israel. First, though, trey yingst is live in southern israel. Trey. Reporter jon, good afternoon. We can hear the roar of israeli fighter jets overhead. The past two hours they have been hammering the eastern side of the gaza strip with airstrikes trying to hit different hamas positions as we do know there are Ground Forces currently operating inside gaza. This is significant, and youll hear that jet there off in the distance because tonight israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, formally addressing his country and the world, talking about what is taking plac