I hope my colleagues, witnesses, and viewers are staying healthy and safe. I want to thank chairman pain and Ranking Member kane at the Emergency Preparedness respond and Recovery Committee for coming together with the Ranking Member and me to hold this hearing. We are here to discuss federal and state efforts to procure critical supplies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. I want to acknowledge the federal Emergency Management agency, which was put in charge of the federal governments response, was asked to testify today. Fema is not here today, but i understand there is an administrator to appear before the full Committee Later this month. Im pleased to hear this, because its vital we Work Together to address this challenge. I look forward to meeting with administrator gaynor soon and hearing what administrators have to say to form the discussion. Theres no denying the coronavirus pandemic has presented unparalleled challenges. One of the greatest challenges has been procuring a
Television provider. White House Coronavirus Task force members dr. Anthony fauci eat, cdc director dr. Robert redfield, and fda commissioner dr. Steven hahn testified at a Senate Hearing on the governments response to covid19 and reOpening Schools. The panel addressed the recent spike in positive coronavirus cases. Dr. Fauci also warned that the u. S. Could see up to 100,000 new cases a day. Other topics included progress on a covid19 vaccine and news of a new swine for. Mr. Alexander the committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. First, some administrative matters based on the advice of the attending physician and the sergeant at arms after consulting with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control. Individuals are seated 6 feet apart. As a result theres no need for , the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool. In person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool.
Exchange right here on cnbc good morning, im dominic chu. Your stock of the morning, a name you probably all know and even use, amazon. Com climbing to a new record high of above 3,000 per share you can see here in the early trade, 3046 is the last trade for amazon were off about one third of 1 in the premarket. That is just one stock that you need to watch today. But in a bit well go over more. But we start with how you and your money and the Global Markets are setting their day up stock futures indicating with a should be a lower open at in stage right now. If the futures moves holds, the dow jones would be down about 247 and the nasdaq down about 40 but remember, we had strong gains in yesterdays session and that saw the dow jump over 450 points and the s p post its fifth straight positive session. And the nasdaqs run continues jumping more than 2 to hit another alltime high this has been a strong trade throughout the course of the year especially since the covid19 market lows that
Fatal shooting of rayshard brooks. Another charged with aggravated assault after the 27yearold was shot in the back during a struggle in a wendys parking lot. What Brooks Family is saying this morning. This as the mayor of atlanta pleads with cops not to call out sick in protest. On the rise, an alarming increase in coronavirus cases. Hospitalizations rising in 15 states. Texas seeing the most in a single day since the pandemic began. Arizona cases doubling in the last month. One father, a cancer survivor, dying from covid after going back to work at a casino. The virus not slowing down in florida. The governor not hesitating about the state reopening. No, were not shutting down. But now miamis mayor considering shutting down the city again. Wildfires raging in the west. The giant bush fire in arizona. The largest fire in the country this year, almost doubling in size overnight. Evacuations under way amid the states spike in coronavirus cases. And the new fires breaking out in californ
Other topics included progress on a covid19 vaccine and news of a new swine flu. News of a new swine for. Mr. Alexander the committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. First, some administrative matters based on the advice of the attending physician and the sergeant at arms after consulting with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control. Individuals are seated 6 feet apart. As a result theres no need for , the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool. In person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool. The hearing may be watched online and unedited recording will be available on our website www. Health. Sena www. Health. Sena www. Health. Senate. Gov. Some senators are participating by videoconference. Id like to say a word about masks. We may remove our masks and talk into the microphone as long as were 6 feet apart. So thats why my mask is off right now because im