Over 180,000 americans gave their lives in the european theater during world war ii. And i want to take just a moment to honor their service and their sacrifice. Thank you to all of our veterans. You are truly, truly our heroes. Now, as i move to my next subject, i want to begin by saying this. Look, our rank and file men and women at the f. B. I. Are heroes in their own right. They protect this country from domestic crime, and we thank them for their service. They work hard and once again, we owe them a debt of gratitude. But that is separate and apart from what i am about to address right now. The f. B. I. Exists to investigate crimes, but in the case of Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, it appears they might have existed to manufacture one. As the motion filed by the department of justice yesterday explained, the f. B. I. Set out to interview general Michael Flynn when they had no predicate for any investigation of any crime. Over the past week, we learned from a handwritten note th
Hope for a treatment for coronavirus. The fda has granted emergency use to the drug remdesivir that will be used to treat critically ill patients. That drug is being produced by pharma giant gilead. And it is the first treatment for the virus to have its success backed by clinical data. Dr. Anthony fauci, director of the National Institutes of allergy and infectious diseases, says the drug could set a new standard of care for treatment. Meanwhile, dr. Fauci is caught in the middle of a fight over his upcoming testimony. The white house has blocked fauci from appearing before the House Appropriations committee to answer questions about the administrations response to the crisis but the white house says it will allow fauci to testify at a Senate Health Committee Hearing on may 12th. Of course the senate controlled by republicans, the house by democrats. We will have more on that in one moment. But we start this hour with a look at Washington State. One of the states hit earliest by this