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A group of firefighters. Details in the skinny on this monday, february 24th. Good morning, everyone. Great to have you on this monday. Its great to have Mona Kosar Abdi in the room, everyone. Good to be here. Is jack here this morning, everybody . Yes. Okay. Jack, i was going to say, could you give us a slow clap . Yes. From the other room. Yes. I was like, where is this voice of reason coming from . Jack . Its the voice of jack, definitely not the voice of reason. No, jack, i love you. Shade. We begin with news, President Trumps vit to india, treated to what appears to be his biggest rally yet. The president and first lady were greeted by the indian Prime Minister and cheering onlookers before heading to a welcome rally at the Worlds Largest cricket stadium pack ....
He will also deliver remarks. Live coverage on cspan gets under way at 5 p. M. Eastern, followed by your phone calls. The cspan city store visits literary and Historic Sites across the nation, to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders, every other weekend on cspan2s book tv and American History tv on cspan3. And this month, with congress on its summer recircumstance the cities tour is on cspan each day at 6 p. M. Eastern. Today, we are in key west, florida, and aboard a u. S. Ship that sunk german uboats in world war ii. Thats at 6 p. M. , eastern time. Up next, medical researchers testify on capitol hill about developing a cure for alzheimers disease. The effectiveness of Current Treatment and the need for more funding to study it. Former model, actress and restauranteur, bee smith, who has been diag ....
Early on set alzheimers and also appeared before the senate aging committee. The hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to convene this afternoons hearing to assess our nations process in combatting alzheimers disease since the enactment of the national alzheimers project app which i co authored with then senator in 2011. I dont need to tell the people in this room what a devastating disease alzheimers is it exacts a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual and family and authority. In addition to the human suffering it causes. Alzheimers cost the United States 226 billion a year including 153 billion in costs to medicare and medicaid. These will skyrocket as the baby boom generation ages. Already our nations most costly disease alzheimers is projected to cost more than 1. 1 trillion in 2050 if nothing is done to change its current trajectory. Its also one of the leading causes of death. Its th ....
We understand our Northern Virginia bureau chief julie carrie is already on the scene and working to bring us some details and update we should have her in the next few minutes. Standby for that. Thanks, erika. Right now one of freddie grays friends is testifying in the trial of Baltimore Police officer edward nero. He was there when gray was taken into Police Custody and put in transport wagon where he later died. Officer nero a facing Assault Charges in this case. Were live in baltimore with the latest. Chris. Reporter brandon ross says he grew up with freddie gray and was with him that sunday morning april 12th of 2015. He is on the stand in the courthouse behind me right now testifying as a prosecution witness in the trial of officer edward nero. Ross iden ....
With then senator evan bae in 2011. I dont need to tell the people in this room what a devastating disease alzheimers is. It exacts a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual, the family and our society. In addition to the human suffering it causes, alzheimers costs the United States more than 226 billion a year, including 153 billion in costs to medicare and medicaid. These costs will skyrocket as the baby boom generation ages. Already our nations most costly disease, alzheimers is projected to cost more than 1. 1 trillion in 2050 if nothing is done to change its current trajectory. Alzheimers is one of our nations leading causes of death. The c. D. C. Lists alzheimers as the sixth leading cause of death overall and the fifth leading cause of death for those 65 and older. Other estimates put the mortality rate much higher, at number three, right behind cancer and He ....