What you say we begin the evening with Something Special . Lets go to st. Patricks cathedral for our national anthem. Oh say can you see by the dawnt early light hailed proudly we at the twilights last gleaming brightroad stripes and stars terrible fight oer the ramparts we watched streamingllantly glaree rockets red the bombs bursting in air nightroof through the thereur flag was still starspangledat banner still wave . The freeland of brave ome of the welcome again. Your company and your interest in your support. Let us pray. Father, theof the sun, the holy spirit, amen. We stand before you as one nation under god. We profess in god we trust, admitting that at times, we we have confidence in passing features of this life rather than you alone. Never do we betray the faith of our fathers. Asking your blessing upon our country, our two president ial candidates here this evening, upon those who lead, defend, heal, and protect us. And on this foundation, an. Nstrument in compassion espec
Good evening and welcome to smithnual alfred e. Dinner, Virtual Event this year. I am the cardinal archbishop of new york. I am talking to you what has been the home of the archbishops of new york for 170 years. Given this difficult moment we are living through with the pandemic, many of you are in your homes as well. Regrettably, we are not able to gather as we normally do for our formal dinner to raise funds for the most vulnerable numbers of our beloved community, our children and their families. We do have a wonderful evening planned. Daise we do not have a to introduce, lets go next door to st. Patricks cathedral where as is tradition, our national anthem. Anthem. Oh say can you see by the dawnt early light hailed proudly we at the twilights last gleaming brightroad stripes and stars terrible fight oer the ramparts we watched streamingllantly glaree rockets red the bombs bursting in air nightroof through the thereur flag was still starspangledat banner still wave . The freeland of
Coming up on this mornings washington journal, we will take your calls and comments on the news that the president and first lady have tested positive for covid19. Host good morning. It is friday, october 2. People around the country and the world are reacting to the news that broke overnight that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. We have a two hour washington journal for you today before the house comes in and we want to get your reaction. There is how to take part in the conversation. Epublicans call 202 7488001 democrats, 202 7488000. If you are an independent, call 202 7488002. You can also send us a text, 202 7488003. Please leave your name and the town you are texting from. Broke just before 1 00 a. M. Eastern time when the president sent out this tweet, tonight, flotus and i tested positive for covid19, we will begin our quarantine immediately. We will begin this immediately and get through this. Eastern. At 12 54 a. M. The
The president is expected to carry out his duties without disruption while recovering. They point out that trumps diagnosis will have a destabilizing effect in washington, raising questions how far the virus has spread through the highest levels of the u. S. Government. The Vice President of the United States tweeted around 2 00 a. M. Eastern time, karin and i send our love and prayers to donald trump and melania trump. And swiftr their full recovery. God bless you, donald trump and the first lady. One more piece of information, nbc news has posted a letter from the white house physician about the president s covid diagnosis. It is fairly brief. That, i a note less released the following information with the permission of President Trump. Both have tested positive for the virus. The president and first lady are both well at this time, they plan to remain at home. The White House Medical Team and i will maintain a vigilant watch and i appreciate the support provided by some of our count
Microphones anytime you speak. During the any time hearing, the chairman the vice chairman of the committee, congressman kennedy will serve as chair until i am able to return. Beuments for the record can sent to Benjamin Tabor at the email address provided to staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair will not recognize herself for an opening statement. Today the energy and Commerce Committee continues its oversight of the nations covid19 Pandemic Response. Examining the pursuit of a safe and effective covid19 vaccine that the American People can trust. In the eight months that we battled covid19, over 7 million americans have had the virus, and over 200,000 of them have lost their lives. Millions of the phase unemployment and have lost their Health Insurance, and families are still juggling childcare and virtual classrooms. The list of those most vulnerable to covid19s especially on the line as the virus continues to spread across