Lity now. Today the subcommittee will be having virtually. Does not have any of us would like to perform her duties but we essentially this is an necessity of the current moment. Our question and slowing the spread of covid19. Reminders to the members but the conduct of the sintering. Keep their video feeding on as long as they are present at the hearing. Memos are responsible for minting an un meeting their own microphones pretty please keep your microphones muted. Especially love your family dogs, finally, members of documents on which to submit to the record. Address are circulating prior to the steering. Welcome to the First Virtual hearing on investigation of oversight. Today critical issue. Repurposed income existing therapeutic drugs of the covid19 treatment. As well as the scientific basis of the evaluation of such drugs. Appreciate our witnesses being here. These are very important issues and we look forward to addressing these. One of humanitys most promising Public Health re
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Following the death of george floyd an unarmed black man who said he couldnt breathe after he was held down by a Police Officer with a knee on his neck for more than a minute or so to a crowd of people on the street where his brother was killed listen. Of all not over. All want to. Go home out on where are. Known or oh. Were going to have our own. I dont. Know but were ready for him because. I thought some of the one. About i 8 voted for meto. The. Hope of all of the vote for the poet mother was everybody. Right in a statement is coming as many dozens of people arrested after night upon the rest of the National Guard moving in and forcing a curfew many nights ended with the city on fire while leaving stores ravaged and looted lets start our Team Coverage where these protests far off in minneapolis thats where well find actually banks. Im here in the exact spot where george will be with count by minneapolis Police Officer derek shubin exactly a week ago today and. We all saw the video a
History and now Prime Minister just you know is promising more gun control legislation all right its time to boost your news i. Q. Over 1000 continues to live up to its name as a Global Pandemic as confirmed cases worldwide now topping 2000000 the latest count shows 2400000 cases with about 168000 deaths so far taking a closer look at this nation the u. S. Now reporting some 776000 confirmed cases with more than 40000. 00 reported deaths a total of 3800000. 00 people were tested here in the u. S. 600000 of those over in new york alone still the epicenter of this outbreak and where hundreds continue to die every day but today there is growing pressure to reopen some parts of that state parties trying to chavez has the report. 51 days after the 1st case of corona virus was reported in new york to date the state has nearly 250000 infections and more than 18000 people have died but today some good news the question for us is we are we past the apex we have had a number of days that have se
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