Climatologists for a discussion on local, regional, National Climate change. This is an hour and 10 minutes. Good evening. My name is Kathleen Richardson and i am the dean of the school of journalism and Mass Communication at Drake University. Welcome to the members of our audience here at the Science Center of iowa and des moines and those of you joining us by livestream. His year, we are celebrating he 100th anniversary at drake. We have been characterized by service to our community. We are proud to continue that tradition by cohosting the conversation tonight about Climate Change with experts who are on the front lines of this pressing public issue. This event is brought to you through a collaboration between Drake University and a funded free service for journalists based at the American Association for the advancement of science in washington, d. C. They connects reporters to scientists in order to promote more credible, accurate, researchbased news stories. We are just wrapping
You will talk to winston sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Pbs science correspondent obrien joins state climatologists for a discussion on local, regional, and National Climate change in the iowa planetarium. This is one hour and 10 minutes. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] good evening. My name is Kathleen Richardson and i am the dean of the school of journalism and Mass Communication at Drake University. Welcome to the members of our audience here at the Science Center of iowa and des moines and those of you joining us by livestream. This year, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary at drake. We have been characterized by service to our community. We are proud to continue that tradition by cohosting the conversation tonight about Climate Change with experts who are on the front lines of this pressing public issue. This e
Cast aside. What they accuse him of doing. Announcer watch book tv, every weekend on cspan2. Announcer pbs science correspondent to miles obrien joined state climatologists for discussion on local, regional, and National Climate change at the Science Center of our planetarium. Hosted by Drake University, this is one hour and 10 minutes. Shullsky, shullskcable satellit [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] announcer pbs science correspondent miles obrien joined state climatologists for a discussion on local, regional, and National Climate change at the Science Center of iowa planetarium. Hosted by Drake University, this is one hour and 10 minutes. Good evening. My name is Kathleen Richardson and i am the dean of the school of journalism and Mass Communication at Drake University. Welcome to the members of our audience here at the Science Center of iowa and des moines and those of you join
Emergency management. Confirmation votes on two of the nominees are expected at 11 a. M. Eastern today. And now through live coverage of the u. S. Senate 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. Almighty god, who is given our lawmakers diversities of talents by the same spirit, use us for your glory. Lord, protect our nation from evil, prevent the weapons formed against america from prospering, for you remain our refuge and fortress. Continue to be the strength of our lives as we remember the many times you have preserved us in the past. Lord, open our eyes to the unfolding of your providence. Open our minds to your truth. Open our lips to speak your wisdom. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for
[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