Cspan radio area cspan, your unfiltered view of politics area. This week cdc director doctor Robert Redfield took questions from senators on the us Coronavirus Response and how soon a vaccine might be available to the public. He said a vaccine might not be widely available until next year and that facemasks are an effective way of fighting the disease. Afterwards President Trump contradicted doctor redfield coronavirus treatments on timing for a vaccine. Heres a look at thatsenate appropriations hearing from wednesday. Appropriations subcommittee on labor health and human services, education and related agencies will come to order. Ri want to thank our witnesses for appearing before the subcommittee today. To provide an update on where we are on the areas that they are so involved in on the covid19. As we continue to be challenged by this pandemic in the country we know that 195,000 961 americans have died as part of the pandemic and 6. 6 million have tested positive during the process
A short time ago, an american airplane dropped one bomb on hiroshima. It destroyed its usefulness to the enemy. That bomb has more power than 20,000 tons of tnt. With this bomb, we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. What has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science in history. On august 6th, 1945, the United States detonated the First Nuclear weapon in history over the city of hiroshima, japan. Followed by a second detonation august 9th over the city of nagasaki. Six days later, japan surrendered, bringing in and to the second world war. I have received this afternoon a message from the japanese government by the secretary of on august 11th. I did this reply a full acceptance of the declaration. It specifies the Unconditional Surrender. Through the work of cspan city store, we will share stories of the people that contributed to this world altering event. We begin
Acres over the last 10 or so days. 93 lightning strikes in the last 24 hours. 30 new fires. That occurred overnight. Those fires have all substantially been diminished and or extinguished. It gives you a sense again of the ongoing vigilance that is required at this moment in time of year. As that relates to work currently being done by cal fire. Some seven individuals have lost tragically there lives and 2100 structures that we have identified is destroyed. I always caution i do this on wednesday and ill do it again today. These are the numbers of fatalities that we are aware of and familiar with and number of structures that we have been able to identify there are still a lot of work to do as people begin to repopulate, and go back home as we continue to assess the damage, devastation and potentially the mortality related to this these fires. These numbers on the screen are likely to go up. Just to give you a sense of where we are. Good news, we are seeing in terms of things going up
Experienced over the course of the last 10 or so days. 93 lightning strikes just in the last 24 hours. 30 new fires that occurred it really is important to Pay Attention to the three numbers overnight. Those fires have on this slide. You see the 7170 number. That substantially diminished and or is the peak of hospitalizations last month, july 21st. Although we have come down nearly 40 , or just over 40 , extinguished. Just gives you a sense of the ongoing vigilance that is 4205 today in our hospitals. Required this time of year. It is still higher than we were as it relates to work currently back in june, and at the be done by cal fire and others. Beginning. Some seven individuals have even when we started to have lost tragically their lives, certain business sectors begin and 2100 structures that we to increase their own have identified as destroyed. Activiti this is such an Important Message to remind people that i always caution. I did this on wednesday. Ill do it again today. Reall
Squawk alley. Were going to begin this morning with literally an epic battle royal they are claiming anticompetitive behavior after launching a new way to buy accessories giving users a discount but cutting out the app store in the process this, of course, violates the terms of both app stores that take a 30 cut of digital sales. They both removed fortnite as a result epic games responded with lawsuits and a parody of apples famous 1984 ad platform unification directives for years they have given us their sums, their labor, their dreams in exchange we have taken now a tribute out of it, out of our control. This power is ours and ours alone. We shall prevail see what they did there . Lets bring in alex. You have get with the app stores for a long time and you continue to what side of this do you come down on . I am now the little guy so i have to be careful with what i say, but i like the odd of challenging apple and google and getting them to reduce the tax they charge all of the devel