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those are the goodbye wordths of cdc director for the biden administration, rochelle walensky. ow, you may remember that it was walensky who was part of the team who confused everyone about what the actual vaccine sorry, the experimental mrsa shot would actually do what it prevent you from p transmitting the virus, getting the viru fros. >> everyone ended up confused our data from the cdc today suggests, you know, that thatt vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don't get sick. >> our vaccines are working exceptionally well. but what they can't do anymore is prevent transmission. >> all of that stuff that they they maintainecad when they came into office, it was all wrong. so rochelle walensky might havea a great degree from johns hopkinm johns s university. she might be a delightful s just one ofled ex doseries of so-called expertspe who tookwn us down a really badu path, hurting our kids, hurting our economy, hurting the public's trust in science. scwhen you hear cdc today, whate does that make you feel? b trust?e th i don't think so. that could be the most damaging legacy

but in the meantime, rochelle walensky informed the biden administration that she was stepping down as the head of the cdc today. she, like fauci, was one of the greatest spreaders of covid mis and disinformation. >> this is becoming a pandemicae of the unvaccinated. ard our biggest concern is that we are going to continue to seec preventablese cases, hospitalizations and sadly, deaths among the unvaccinated. a our data from the cdc today suggests that that vaccinatedpep people do not carrley the virus, don't get sick. >> well,l leslie said that her ficision comes at a good time since the pandemic has finally endenad, which is weird becausee most americans understand that pee pandemic was ended more than a year ago. j another personus who thinks a pandemic has ended is the head of the world healthew ted organization, dr. tedrosro. in the earliest days of h the pandemic, he praisede the chinese communist government for their handling of the pandemipandemc. >> the people that causedu know the chinese government is to be congratulated, for the extraordinary measures it has taken to contai

rochelle walensky director of the cdc. dr. walensky: chair sanders, ranking member cassidy, members of the committee, it's an honor to be here. before i begin i want to acknowledge our cdc family suffered a tremendous loss yesterday with the death of amy st. pierre killed in the shooting in midtown atlanta. amy was a valued member of our team at the division of reproductive health where she worked every day to save the lives of mothers and infants. our hearts are with her, her family, her friends, and our colleagues as they remember her and grief this tragic loss. in addition to the work people like amy do every day to fight disease and support communities, i am here to talk about how the cdc works 24/7 to protect america and thank you for this important opportunity. the cdc has led public health responses since our founding in 1946 providing expertise, resources, and workforce support to states, tribes, local communities and territories the most pressing public health threats and at the u.s. and across the globe. no matter the

people like rochelle walensky, 20 fauci, they are giving themselves awards. alensky, shocking, reflecting what the science was saying at the time. and she worked with randi weingarten to close schools ver early in his tenure as cdc director. our kids minority kids, poor kids are going to pay the price for those school closures for a long time to come so i am -- i think what we need to do is as nation decide, we will never do this again and limit the power of public health authority to act unilaterally about what the did to the chinese government i the smackdown policies. it is so true, professor. i guess it question is, how do we rearrange this agency? it seems like they're getting a lot of their guidance from the world health organization. and they got it wrong as well intentionally, so what do we need to do to restore conf confidence? do we need an entire new agency? does congress need more oversight? or do we just need a independen group that we can rely on? >> i mean, when the space shuttle challenger blew up in 1986 i think it was not there was a detailed

rochelle walensky the director of the centers for disease control, and dr. robert califf the commissioner of the fda. our second panel we will hear from doctor -- and will hear from robert wiseman and martin kerry. so we have two very, very important panels. let me begin by thanking all of the folks who were on the first panel. all oft us know that the last three years have been unprecedented in our lifetimes. we dealt with the worst public health crisis in 100 years and a what you think all of you under the very difficult circumstances for the work you've done for the american people. today, what our job is, is to take a hard look at where we are today in terms of preparing, god forbid, for another pandemic and the need to reauthorize the pandemic and all hazards preparedness act, or pahpa, later this year. and want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the previous leadership on this bill from senator murray who is chair of the committee and senator burr who is the ranking member, as well as the pahpa working group that might help convene with ranking me

rochelle walensky will be leaving her role as cdc director by the end of june. she helped lead the biden administration's response to the pandemic. ama: she is ready for the coronation. we will introduce you to a san francisco woman who has a remarkable collection of royal memorabilia and how she plans to use it to help out a charity. dan: so long, silicon. where this year's show is been canceled and what is going to happen to those who bought tickets for the event. ama: it's a side effect of our wet weather. we will take a deep dive into how the rain and the melting snow are causing some changes to for likes or followers. their path isn't for the casually curious. and that's what makes it matter the most when they find it. the exact thing that can change the world. some say it's what they were born to do... it's what they live to do... trinet serves small and medium sized businesses... so they can do more of what matters. benefits. payroll. compliance. trinet. people matter. dan: we are hours away from the coronation of king charles. a huge crowd has gathered f

rochelle walensky announced she is stepping out of the end of june.he biden administration's covid response estimation emerge from markdowns. no word yet on her replacement. lenski's departure comes as the u.s. government is set to end the public health emergency next week. also today, the world health organization declared in end to the global emergency phase of the pandemic, but caution thousands are still dying from the virus every week. britain will officially crowned king charles iii tomorrow morning and the united kingdom's first coronation in more than 70 years. it is a ceremony steeped in tradition and history. cbs's holly williams has a preview. [cheering] >> reporter: a rare event today outside the gates of buckingham palace. king charles mingling with the crowd, along with the prince and princess of wales. she even spoke to a woman in tennessee, who couldn't make it because she broke her leg. >> i hope you get better soon. >> i will. thank you very much. >> bye. >> reporter: the united kingdom hasn't witnessed a coronation since 1953. to ge

rochelle walensky will be leaving her role as cdc director by the end of june.he helped lead the biden administration's response to the pandemic. ama: she is ready for the coronation. we will introduce you to a san francisco woman who has a remarkable collection of royal memorabilia and how she plans to use it to help out a charity. dan: so long, silicon. where this year's show is been canceled and what is going to happen to those who bought tickets for the event. ama: it's a side effect of our wet weather. we will take a deep dive into how the rain and the melting snow are causing how white do you think your teeth really are? let's try the tissue test. ooof, still yellow. whitening toothpaste can only do so much. there's toothpaste white, and there's crest 3d whitestrips white. so much whiter! crest. for bathroom odors that linger. try febreze small spaces. just press firmly and it continuously fights odors in the air and on soft surfaces for 45 days. ♪breathe happy febreze♪ ♪la la la la la♪ and this is ready to go online! any questions? ♪breathe happy febreze♪

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talking about doctor rochelle walensky. she submitted her resignation today. says the end of the seemed like a good time to make a transition. her set for the end of next month. an interim director has not been named. in the east bay. residents of oakland's biggest homeless encampment were forced to leave today after city crews say they removed 700 tons of trash from the wood street comments for months. residents have pleading with the city to be allowed to stay. but a judge ruled in favor of the city saying that it can demolish the encampment clean-up, all the debris. city officials say they have offered support services to help residents transfer and even to help their pets to get them into safe shelter programs. 57 people accepted the services with the 3 acres of land now cleared out the city is going to move forward with the development of 170 permanent affordable housing units. >> in the meantime, san jose mayor matt mahan is supporting a bill he says addresses how the state works with mentally ill people that would help address homelessness in the state

we learn that the cdc's director rochelle walensky is stepping down, two years too late. think of all damage she inflicted. we knew early on that southern schools in states like nebraska, south dakota, that only locked down for a short of time were doing just fine keeping schools open. if liberals regret anything of the covid years, it is the political consequences that some of them felt. >> was the union just doing its jobs advocating for r teachers and didn't feel safe? >> schools are about children. we demonstrated over and over again that our schools are safe. we put $100 million into retrofitting and classrooms, the learning loss is real. the union needed to work with us. >> here is what -- well, >> lightfoot may not have lost her job if she really stood up to the union. it is all good after the fact. that's not in the democrats dna, is it? they're all disengenerous. major blue states including in places like california, washington state, and beyond, they're bleeding population. new irs data showing that 105,000 people left illinois in 2021. new york lost 261,000, 78

rochelle walensky, stepping down at the end of june. she addressed senators on thursday warning of a lack of readiness for the next pandemic, urging lawmakers to stay on top of funding to help the country better prepare. president biden released a statement thanking dr. walensky for her work, saying she helped save lives and a once in a generation pandemic. no word on who might replace her. larry: now on the opioid health epidemic. calls to allow mobile pharmacies to carry medication that is p ad mobile clinics lik prode to patients in the bayview neighborhood. they can come up here, they have a semi private location where they can discuss with a nurse. reporter: there's legislation working its way through sacramento, maybe 633, allowing mobile pharmacies to offer medications to treat opiate addiction. >> this is going to be a critical step to helping us get to a better place. >> that would allow any pharmacies are then -- any pharmacy to go into the committee like we can and provide that treatment. reporter: the goal is to get people o

today we learned that cdc director rochelle walensky is stepping down two years too late. think of all of the damage that she inflicted in tandem with her pal, randi. the truth is we knew early on that southern schools in states like nebraska, south dakota, only locked down for a short time, were doing just fine keeping schools open. but weingarten never cared about the kids. she was too busy catering to her natural constituency. the democratic party. if liberals regret anything about the covid years, it's the political consequences that some of them felt. >> wasn't the union just doing its job in advocating for teachers that didn't feel safe or do you think that their moves harmed our children? >> schools are about children. woe demonstrated that our schools were safe. we put $100 million in to retro-fitting classrooms. the learning loss is real. the union needed to work with us. they never did that. >> laura: well, lightfoot may not have lost her job if she really stood up to the unions. it's all good after the fact. but that's not in the democrats dna, is it? they're al

doctor rochelle walensky submitted her resignation on friday saying the end of the pandemic was a goode to make a transition. her last day is set for the end of june. and interim director has not yet been named. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, a warning from sonoma county officials about some businesses possibly known as a passionate artist. some businesses possibly overcharging. known for loving the outdoors. known for getting everyone together. no one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 16 types of cancer, including certain early-stage cancers. one of those cancers is triple-negative breast cancer. keytruda may be used with chemotherapy medicines as treatment before surgery and then continued alone after surgery when you have early-stage breast cancer and are at high risk of it coming back. keytruda can cause your immune system to attack healthy parts of your body during or after treatment. this may be severe and lead to death. see your doctor right away if you have cough, shortness of breath, chest pain

cdc director rochelle walensky and fda commissioner robert pear before the senate health committee to discuss ways to be prepared for the next public heth emergency. on c-span two, the senate is back at 100 a.m. to consider nominations including the archivist of the united stat. you can use the free mobile video app span now to watch these programs or go to our website c-span.org. federal chair jerome powell announced another hike in interest rates of one quarter percent. this is the first time since the financial crisis that rates have exceeded 5%. the federal reserve will meet again in june to decide if another interest rate increase is needed. >> good afternoon. before discussing today's meeting, let me comment briefly on recent developments in the banking sector. conditions in that sector have broadly improved since early march and the u.s. banking system is sound and resilience. we will continue to monitor conditions in the sector and are committed to learning the right lessons from this episode and will work to prevent it from happening again. as a first step in that process, la

doctor rochelle walensky submitted her resignation today. she says the end of the pandemic was a good time to make a transition. her is set for the end of next month. an interim director has not been named. >> senator dianne feinstein says she plans to return to the senate, but it's not saying when the 89 year-old senator has not been at work shingles diagnosis in late february. her absence has a lot of people upset, including some fellow democrats and now the powerful new york times editorial board is calling for her to resign. kron four's dan thorn joins us live in the newsroom with this update. dan? >> grand senator feinstein has missed more than 90 votes since getting sick and progressive democrats are getting impatient. one of the biggest concerns is the senator's position and the judiciary committee in advancing judicial nominees. several potential justices are right now. stock waiting for confirmation as feinstein remains absent. >> it's not a matter of if, but when senator feinstein says of her return to the senate, the 89 year-old h

doctor rochelle walensky submitting her resignation today saying the end of the pandemic, it was a good make a transition. her last day is set for the end of next month. and interim director has not yet at night. >> and we're going to see a few degrees of warming for the 2nd half of the weekend. your full bay area forecast coming up after the break. >> welcome back with hate crimes in california seemingly on the rise, the state has launched its first ever non-emergency hotline for hate crime victims and witnesses. capitol correspondent eytan wallace has the story. cheers at the state capitol as the california civil rights department officially launched the california verse hate non-emergency hotline, a new statewide resource for victims and witnesses to report and address hate crimes. we're coming together to take a stand. >> to strengthen our ability to combat hate through more reporting, more resources and better data. this is a direct response to the recent disturbing rise in reports of heat fueled violence across the country. >> and across our state, in fact, according to this most

also tonight, rochelle walensky will step down. that'll happen at the end of june. that follows two years of leadership at the agency. her departure, of course, coincides with the end of the covid-19 emergency and i should also point thissous out, we know we have a new domestic policy adviser at the white house, neera tannedden will take over -- tanden will take over for susan rice. >> good seeing you kevin. >> reporter: you, too. >>> we're getting new information tonight about the letters signed by 51 intelligence officials that suggested reports in 2020 about hunter biden's laptop were russian disinformation. lucas tomlinson has the details. >> reporter: the former number two at cia, mike morrell, one of the hunter biden -- wanted the hunter biden laptop letter to be a talking point ahead of the presidential debate with president trump. the washington examiner reviewed an e-mail by a source that clarifies the claim. it was ball politics. >> their hatred for donald trump far outweighs anything that would matter with respect to national security. >> reporter: some o

rochelle walensky is stepping down as director of the u.s.ease control after two years. in a letter to president biden today, she indicated it's a good time to go, as the covid pandemic wanes. walensky's last day at the cdc will be june 30. the head of russia's "wagner group" mercenaries threatened today to pull out of bakhmut, in eastern ukraine. he said they'd been starved of ammunition. the wachter group has poured men -- the wagner group has poured men and arms into the frontline city for months making it the war's bloodiest battle. in a video message, yevgeny prigozhin charged russia's military had failed to help seize the city by next week's holiday marking victory in world war ii. >> we were going to capture bakhmut by may 9. but the pseudo-military bureaucrats stopped the supply of ammunitions and prevent us from doing this. they are sitting there, shaking their fat bellies and thinking that they will make it into history as winners, when they have already made it as cowards. geoff: it's unclear if prigozhin will make good on this thr

rochelle walensky is stepping down as director of the u.s. centers for disease control after two years. in a letter to president biden today, she indicated it is a good time to go as the covid pandemic wanes. her last day at the cdc will be june 30. the had of pressure's wagner group mercenaries threatened today to pull out of bakhmut in eastern ukraine -- the head of russia's wagner group. wagner group has poured men onto the front lines in the city for months. in a video message, he charged russia's military have failed to seize the city by next week's holiday. >> we were going to capture bakhmut by may 9, but the pseudo-military bureaucrats prevented us from doing this. they are sitting there, shaking their fat bellies and thinking they will make it into history as winners when they have already made it as cowards. >> it is unclear if he will make good on this threat. he has long made fiery accusations against russia's military that he often retracts. the people of serbia were plunged deeper into morning today after the nation's second mas

rochelle walensky has led the cdc for more than two years she was in charge during the pandemic. end of june the u.s. is set to end at covid-19 public health emergency next week. today, the world health organization acquired an end to the covid-19 global health emergency that has been in place since january 2020. dan: there is legi working its way through sacramento that would allow mobile pharmacies to offer medications to treat opioid of addiction. it has a lot of support in san francisco where the impact of the opioid and magnetic -- opioid epidemic is obvious. >> the goal here is to get people off deadly drugs, and in order to do that, you have to go off and meet people where they are and also do the follow-up, and if we can do that, we can get a lot of people off of these drugs. dan: this is the first week of the state's new push to stop because no crisis in san francisco. chp is patrolling and the national guard is gather information on drug trafficking in the area. if you or someone you know is struggling with drug addiction, find an ally by going to abc7news.com/takeactio

nearly 7 million people have died and new at noon, the cdc director rochelle walensky, says she's resigning at the end of june. she submitted her resignation today, saying the covid pandemic coming to an end was a good time to make the transition. dr. walensky led the agency through the pandemic and several waves of covid variants . she also launched a moving forward campaign, a wide range of cdc reforms designed to improve community action. president biden praised dr. walensky, saying she saved lives with her steadfast and unwavering focus on the health of every american and led a complex organization on the front lines of a once in a generation pandemic. expanding access to medication to treat opioid use. the state legislation announced today in san francisco and how it's part of the city's effort to fight the fentanyl crisis. plus, it was absolutely amazing. >> this is my first playoff game and we killed it. i loved it. it was great. >> warriors making a statement and the series is now tied up. how the team is preparing for game three in los angeles tomorrow. >> all right. outside our do

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fauci is out and cdc director rochelle walensky is stepping down, so what does the end of the covid healthy actually mean? joining me now to discuss, former cdc director and one of the few rational voices on the subject, dr. robert redfield is here. doctor, thank you for stopping by. so this a few short words, what because it mean? -- does the it mean? >> well, thanks for having me, kennedy. i mean, i think the whole issue of the emergency side of this is something that probably should have been discontinued, you know, i would say six months to the a year ago. so i think this is really something long overdue, to move on to see how we're going to the move forward living effectively with covid which will be with us probably for the rest of time, and we'll just have to the learn how to deal with it in a rational way. kennedy: well, i believe that there were a few lonely voices who were saying just that toward the beginning of the pandemic, and they were saying that, you know, we have to the protect the most vulnerable. and instead, you know, we decided to have these mass lockdowns which were

doctor rochelle walensky submitted her resignation today saying the end of the pandemic was a good timee that transition. her last day is set for the end of next month. an interim director has not yet been named. fda advisers are expected to meet next week to consider allowing birth control pills to be sold without a prescription. the two-day public meeting is one of the last steps before an fda decision. today, the agency posted a review that raised several concerns, including whether younger teens will be able to understand and follow pill instructions. supporters say selling the medication over-phe-counter could be an important option for women who currently do not use or rely on less effective means of birth control. we'll be right now to an interview you'll only see here on kron 4 alameda county district attorney pamela price says she's faced death threats over her criminal justice reform policies. kron four's haaziq ly. e with the da exclusi someone suggesting. >> that i should have a bullet in my forehead. >> receiving less than flattering comments about your personal job perform

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rochelle walensky warned about the implications of the current public health emergency ending on may11. the senate h.e.l.p. committee also hear some fda commissioner robert caleb about lessons learned from the covid-19 pandemic. this is just over two hours and ten

in october 2020, rochelle walensky would later become cdc director co-authored a memorandum published that stated there's no evidence for lasting protective immunity to sars covid to following natural infection. was there any data at the time that would have supported her statements were refuted her statement? >> absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. she should have known natural immunity with ultra rare exceptions including two other coronavirus is that causes severe illness they were both from immunity so into actually dishonest but even worse she dug into her position as the data were overwhelming even to this day. this doctrine in place yesterday in america prevented teachers of federally funded schools from working. we won't allow people with natural immunity to work unless they have the full vaccine primary series. well, we are hurting children from ignoring natural immunity. it is not historical, not looking back and blaming, it's right now, 160 schools in missouri have gone down to a four-day school week because they don't have enough teachers. they left. hospitals a

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in october of 2020, rochelle walensky, later become c.d.c. director, co-authored a recommendation published in the lancet that stated, quote, there is no evidence for lasting protective immunity to sars covid 2 following natural infection, unquote. was there any data at the time that would have supported her statement or refuted her statement? >> well, first of all, the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. and she should have known that other viruses have natural with exception, and humans both were studied to have long-term immunity. i think it was intellectually dishonest, worse, she dug in her position as the data were overwhelming, even to this day. the djokovic doctrine in place, prevented teachers at federally funded schools from working. we won't allow people with natural immunity to work unless they have the full vaccine primary series. well, guess what? we're hurting children from ignoring natural immunity. it's not historical, 160 schools in missouri have gone down to a four-day school week because they don't have eno

senator roger marshall of kansas questioning cdc director rochelle walensky about pandemic restrictions and what that meant to america's mental health. [video clip] >> what are you feel the impact of lockdowns where a mental health in this country? >> the impact of lockdowns resulted in life saved from covid-19. there are reports of some children doing better in school at home but also some children -- >> my question is mental health. >> yes. we saw increases in mental health challenges before the pandemic. their icing before the pandemic. >> you are saying the lockdowns had no impact mental health? >> no. weed is 1.1 million people in the country there is tragedy, there is loss. there is loss of housing security, food security all of these things impacting mental health. host: that was yesterday on capitol hill. if you want to watch the hearing you could do so on our website at c-span.org. we are talking about loneliness and the public health threat of loneliness. the phone lines are regionally. eastern/central timezones, 202-748-8000. mountain/pacific timezones, 202-748-8001. who want

should be aware of, here is an headline from nbc news.com, and that is that the cdc director, rochelle walenskyg down from the agency. wilensky took over at the beginning of biden's term in january 2021 as the administration began to rule out vaccines for covid-19 and she steps down june 30. let's go to your calls. mike is in oak grove, missouri, independent. caller: good morning. i want to say that i find the ai situation very distressing and worrisome. but what really worries me is our political parties today. the republican party is giving their all to cover for a criminal who has lied, raped and all that kind of thing. they are investigating the investigator which has already been done by john durham who came up with nothing. they are throwing our country away to cover a criminal. and we have the democratic party, they want to give our country to criminals like george floyd, a man who was killed by the police, but he had every illicit drug known to man in his system. host: that wouldn't indicate a death sentence at the hands of police. you would agree with that? caller: all he had to do was

should be aware of, here is an headline from nbc news.com, and that is that the cdc director, rochelle walenskyg down from the agency. wilensky took over at the beginning of biden's term in january 2021 as the administration began to rule out vaccines for covid-19 and she steps down june 30. let's go to your calls. mike is in oak grove, missouri, independent. caller: good morning. i want to say that i find the ai situation very distressing and worrisome. but what really worries me is our political parties today. the republican party is giving their all to cover for a criminal who has lied, raped and all that kind of thing. they are investigating the investigator which has already been done by john durham who came up with nothing. they are throwing our country away to cover a criminal. and we have the democratic party, they want to give our country to criminals like george floyd, a man who was killed by the police, but he had every illicit drug known to man in his system. host: that wouldn't indicate a death sentence at the hands of police. you would agree with that? caller: all he had to do was

emergency declaration , the director of centers for disease control and prevention that's doctor rochelle walenskyres in a wave of variants, inter statement, wolinski said. in part quote i took on this role with the goal of leaving behind the dark days of the pandemic and moving the c d. c. and public health forward into a much better and more trusted place. president praising wolinski saying she quote save lives, whether steadfast and unwavering focus on the health of every american oakland a's announcer glenn kipper is apologizing for using what sounds like a racial slur during last night's game. earlier in the show. i said something didn't come out quite the way i wanted it to. um and i just wanted to apologize if itn i met it. to be said. exciting. just wanted to apologize for that. piper issued that apology during the game in kansas city earlier in the game, he had used what sounds like a racial slur while making a reference to the negro league baseball museum, which is located in kansas city museum honors black people who played in that league before the integration of major league baseball