Moment and a reflection of the part we all have to play when slowing the spread of covid19. In light of this remote format i also some reminders to the members about conduct of the hearing. Members keep their video feed on as long as they are present at the hearing. Members are responsible for muting and unmuting their microphones and please keep your microphones muted when youre speaking. And finally if members have documents they wish to submit for the record please email to the committee whose email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Well, good afternoon, and well coom the First Virtual hearing of the committee on investigations and oversight. Today were discussing a critical issue. Research into repurposing existing therapeutic drugs for covid19 treatment as well as scientific basis for the federal governments evaluation of such drugs. I appreciate our witnesses being here under these unusual circumstances, but these are very important issues, and we look forward to your
Hello how are you today. Im doing great, thank you for having me, im really excited for this. Im excited, we have our members from across the world joining us for this conversation, i been talking about it nonstop over the last few days to the point of annoying a few friends, were all very excited. To remind everybody, the context of our conversation today, together with alex we will be learning how to compete in a world with the space. The concept of always being one is something we can always benefit from and alex, im sure you were expecting it to be released in the midst of a pandemic, however, in my view, this could not be more relevant especially these days when so many of us are forced to have the d1 mentality. Help us kick off, id love to ask you, what you found to be so important about this topic that you want to focus your sites on going deep in the leading ceos and the workers at all levels and Tech Companies, what got you to write this book and how does this the into your ov
Now perhaps in Critical Condition buckling the new disease. More on rats the under lockdown in the french capital was the most power save poorest registering some of the highest mortality rates from kofi 19th in all of france also ahead. Of a stop the export of these viruses from china the virus was spawned in china as the largest sponsor. Washington ramped up the pressure on beijing with threats to sue china over the pandemic back to donald trump says hell cut only u. S. Ties to a chinese virology lab which for a state significant Financial Support from the a bomb a administration. Very warm welcome to you youre watching R T International with me. And us begin with the latest figures on covert 19 since the outbreak of the new virus in december last year over 2500000 have been infected with it the number of fatalities currently stands at over 177000 but more than 697000 people have managed to recover from the deadly disease. The u. K. s Health Secretary has responded to allegations tha
Hello and welcome to nasas jet repulsion laboratory in pasadena. A hot afternoon and for our monthly Public Lecture series, im preston dyches. 50 years ago three human beings set out on a journey across a quarter of 1 million miles of space to the moon. Two of them sat down on a fragile Landing Craft and one stepped into history uttering a phrase we know by heart. For that one human being to make the one small step to the efforts of hundreds of thousands of people over the course of a decade. In industry, universities, and government. Didnt play the leading roles but for all who contributed to play a small role in the Space Program today, something that mattered. The primary role is to help lead the robotic explanation of the road of the system developing Communication Technologies that contributed to apollo. Used for communicating to all spacecraft. It was used to receive the astronauts tv transmissions from the moon and was also a Vital Communications backup especially during the ten
Learn more about the 1980 refugee act today at 5 00 p. M. Eastern. You are watching American History tv. Next, historians discuss the in u. S. Latino americans political history. This was part of a two day Purdue University conference. Is jaime sanchez, junior grade i will be guiding the discussion this afternoon. This is a theme that is central to the idea of remaking american political history. This is not to say that no one has ever thought of or written in americanlatinos history. About rethinking what political historians Pay Attention to. Asked anlier panel, we essential question. There was a real barrier to what organizations and individuals are labeled as political or diplomatic actors. This cannot this panel seeks to shift the conversation. Fire of 19th century warfare, latinos have been part and parcel of modern america social fabric with well over 150 years of history in the United States. Latinos have made an indelible mark in u. S. Politics. As founders of longstanding civ