[indiscernible chatter] ms. Eshoo the subcommittee on health will now come to order. Good morning, colleagues. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Burgess will you yield for a parliamentary inquiry . Ms. Eshoo i want to do my Opening Statement. Pardon me. I already recognized myself but ill recognize you afterward. I never thought id be holding or that we would be holding a hearing under these sad circumstances, but i think its a necessary one. Our country is in pain. Americans are afraid. Theyre sick. Theyre hungry and jobless. And over 80,000 souls have been lost. And the government that was supposed to protect them has failed. There are heroes and they have risen, extraordinary, ordinary americans showing courage, compassion, and a sense of selfsacrifice and duty beyond what could have or should have been asked of them. Regular americans have risen when their leaders have not. We are the greatest country on earth, and, yet, we have the mos
Turned violent. Mayor sam liccardo was among those helping clean up the damage stewart said. Santa clara has now joined san jose imposing a curfew from 08 30pm to 05 00am until further notice. Police are on high alert as some protesters are expected to defy the curfew back at the smoke shop which was already hit hard by the pandemic she suspects the people who did this. Were not thinking about george floyd man is assessed or what happened to george. George floyd its its really sad. But you know all the all the peaceful protests that theyre not in support of this. This is this is not for this. So you know this is something that someone else is just taking advantage of the san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Well to the east by the city of san leandro was one of the spots hit hard by looting and fire the bay fair mall was the scene of a lot of chaos kron fours Maureen Kelly shows us that destruction. The fire you see burning is from inside the davis street walmart in san leandro one of 2
Big of violence and anger when the curfew change from 8 oclock at night to 6 oclock at so you can see there are lots of people chanting was signs all rooting for justice for george floyd and then things went south a little later in the afternoon, the curfew change as i said from 8 oclock to 6 oclock it was announced on twitter 02 33pm the protests started around 3 so. Some were unaware of the change they were angry when they found out about an earlier curfew as they were you know amped up protesting police say a group of protesters marched onto highway 6. 80 blocked all lanes of northbound traffic vandalizing some cars. We dont know if the cars were vandalized from rubber bullets from the police or if it was from the protesters chp officers responded with other agencies deploying gas to disperse the crowd and several people were arrested you can see in the video it was quite chaotic on 6. 81 officer got minor injuries. Police say another group refused to leave North Broadway and civic
Focus today executive nominations, including brian miller for pandemic recovery. And the vote for mr. Miller setting for 4 30 p. M. Eastern. Take you live now to the senate floor 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. Lord god, have mercy upon our nation for the winds of suffering buffett our land. We hear the cries of the voiceless and the anguish of the unheard. We see the criminal actions of those who threaten freedom. Lord, snatch this nation conceived in liberty from the precipice of its own destruction. Extricate us from traps we have set for ourselves. Remind us that you are a god of justice from whom we borrow our heartbeats. Arise, mighty god, and make those who defy your purposes tremble with reverential awe. Hear the prayers of our senators, and give them wisdom, courage, and integrity for these challenging times. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presid
But at what cost . If it really picks up, its hard to stop again. While conquering the virus or getting back to work is a false choice. Plus, three top officials now in some form of quarantine after possible exposure inside the white house. My guests this morning, Infectious Disease specialist miker osterholm and jeffrey shaman, and Lamar Alexander of tennessee. Also historic unemployment disaster. Unemployment numbers not seen since the great depression. Im going to be homeless if i dont open my business back up. Im trying to make a living. My conversation with billionaire businessman and philanthropist robert f. Smith we come back from the pandemic were in a better position. And the latest in the Michael Flynn and tara reade stories. Joining me for insight are kristen welker, richard haass, president of the council on Foreign Relations and wall street journal columnist peggy noonan. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press and our continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Announc