and -- health and human servicesficer becerra. if you have any doubt that mr. becerra had direct knowledge of this crisis, look no further than his own words. that same "new york times" report referenced an audio recording taken during a staff meeting with the office of refugee resettlement. now, that is a department within health and human services. when becerra was admonishing his staff about their lack of speed in vetting sponsors and discharging these children into their care, he said -- and i quote -- if henry ford had seen this in his plants, he would have never become famous and rich. this is not the way you do an assembly line. and if that doesn't convince you, listen to the whistleblowers who begged hhs leadership to listen. hhs employees on the ground in thed enormous signs of exploitation and raised it their supervisors. this is urgent, one wrote. she was ignored. again and again, staffers and contractors told hhs, something was wrong and the reports allegedly reached secretary becerra's desk. even the sen

these children have to be released to health and human services. health and human services has to release them to whoever shows up as the sponsor. sometimes they come because the traffickers put a name in their pocket. safety pinned to their shirt. health and human services by mandate because of the biden administration has to call that number and they used to come pick the kids up. not anymore. now your taxpayer dollars are paying for the last leg of a child trafficking experience. they call the number. the number just disappears. you can't follow up. the kid is gone. >> martha: it's really unbelievable. so chris, congressman smith, our government, which is -- they're claiming this is so compassionate that we have to allow immigrants to cross the border. so this is an act of compassion. the cartels are running this enormous operation. it sounds like we're helping facilitate bringing little kids across the border so that they can be sold in to sex slavery and we're the intermediary. how does that happen in this country? >> summed up, president biden

, the safer communities act instructed the department of education and the department of health and human services, both represented here today, to improve guidance to schools, particularly those in local -- excuse me -- in small or rural communities to more easily build medicaid for school-based mental health services. and we'll talk and hear more about that during the first panel. i'm proud of the work that congress put into this legislation and signed into law, and these achievements show there is a strong bipartisan support for addressing youth mental health issues. but -- and i say this all the time at home -- these grants and programs only make a difference if state and local government are aware of them and apply and show local leadership in order to participate. we need this local leadership to use these resources to make sure the assistance reaches those who need it most. what we can't do is pretend that congress hasn't done anything and that we must start anew. that, sweeping the debt clean so to speak in our minds, not acknowledging the base upon which we build, will create duplicate, i

[applause] elizabeth: during this time, when the secretary of health and human services would see you and go, working on something interesting? what would you say? dr. fauci: it was uncomfortable, but you know. but when the president explicitly tells you something, i know what the hierarchy is. elizabeth: it seems like the key to making this work was bipartisan support, including from conservatives like jesse helms, who really turned around on this issue. can you talk about that? dr. frist: let me jump in, tony. language in politics and everything is so important. we were very divided on this particular issue at the time. it was a huge hill to climb in large part because people did not understand. there was a stigma. we had ryan white here in this country, but the idea of taking taxpayer money overseas was just hard. it is hard even today as you know. so jesse helms, it is all coalition building. pulling the very best out of people. this drug cost about one dollar. there were 10 million aids orphans in the world at the time. jesse helms was the most iconic republican in the party. if

and the full service community programs. the act also directed the department of health and human services in collaboration with the department of education to issue guidance to increase access to school-based health services to children enrolled in medicaid and the children's health insurance program. this guidance was released on may 18th of this year. medicaid provide health coverage to more than half of america's children. roughly 41 million children. these programs are administered by state according to federal requirements. children are eligible based on family income or unique healthcare needs such as having a disability or serious mental illness or if they are in foster care. under medicaid's early, periodic screening diagnostics and treatment program, eligible children can receive comprehensive primary health, mental health, and behavioral health services. medicaid enrolled children who need services in school can fall into two categories. children who need general healthcare services and students with disabilities who receive services under the disabilities education act. in 2021, schools received nearly $6 billion

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household can request a shipment of four tests from health and human services. go to this website, covid.gov /test. it is a restart of the program that the biden administration put in place nearly 2 years ago. he comes amid a national uptick of hospitalizations and deaths from the virus. >>> one, ignition. and lift off. >> overnight, spacex carried out a successful launch from the air force base in southern california. a falcon 9 rocket blasted off just before 2:00 a.m. our time. it will put 21 satellites into a low earth orbit. the starlink satellites are designed to enhance internet connectivity around the world. >>> president biden is set to visit the bay area this week . the white house confirmed he will be here tomorrow and wednesday for two separate fundraising events. the first in atherton and the second in san francisco. on wednesday the president is set to speak with his council of advisors on science and technology. the last time president biden was in the bay area was in june for a three day trip. >>> into this afternoon we see partly cloudy skies stic

health resource hubs for students and families. the state is awarding grants to organizations which support youth suicide prevention that says students are now back in the classroom. the california health and human services department helped launch the online hub. it's going to feature videos and guides and information on recognizing the warning signs of suicide and how to help people struggling with anxiety. and if you or someone, you know, needs help. remember 9, 8, 8, is the number for this suicide and crisis lifeline. it offers around the clock. call text and chat access to trained counselors. still ahead, a ban on cruising culture can soon be lifted in california. >> but first, lawmakers are concerned about the possible impact of artificial impact of artificial intelligence on elections. ♪ there it is. that feeling you get... when you can du more with less asthma. it starts with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... and can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. can you picture it? dup

that's according to the marine health and human services while infection rates have dwindled. als warn that cases have gone up in previous years in october, people are advised to get updated booster shots ahead of a potential winter surge. meanwhile, the federal reserve will meet this week to decide if it's ready to move those interest rates. traders at the cme group in chicago. expect a 97% chance the central bank will keep rates unchanged, but they weren't sure whether the fam will continue to hold rates steady or increasing again later this year, flay shun decree that went up about 3.7% last month. the from the prior year, however, core inflation, which is a staff static, more closely watched by a statistic that is more closely watched by the fed that wind down slightly last month. but more than double the 2% inflation rate that the central bank would like. are coming of the next hour. the kron 4 morning news east bay communities mourning the loss of a mother was killed. >> in her sleep by a stray bullet. now, city officials reassuring residents of the city's taking steps to

secretary of health and human services and former california attorney general xavier becerra sat down to get his updated booster and flu shot at a cvs today. those appointments are now available right now at local walgreens and cvs. becerra says it's especially important now as covid hospitalizations have ticked up nearly 8. that's according to the latest cdc data . those free covid tests will be available for at a time starting this monday, september 25th. you can order them at covid test.gov. san francisco is looking to build a better downtown as it recovers from the pandemic. >> some of that effort begins tomorrow. it's trying to turn the landing at leidesdorf into a downtown destination by reimagining the space. you've got murals, a lot of outdoor seating, a long list of events planned, ranging from performances to morning gym classes with several restaurants , bars and shops nearby. the city is hoping to make it a go to spot in the future. all right. i want to give you a live look now at the bay bridge tonight, because we have an update on that. lights project that would illumina

lifeline within the video phone department, according to the department of health and human services,ks, people will be able to directly dial 988 using a video phone to reach a lifeline. counselor trained in sign language and a reminder, if you or someone you know is in need of help, there's a national hotline where support is available 24 hours a day. that number on your screen, nine, eight, eight. well, certain psychedelic drugs could soon be decriminalized here in california under a new bill that's heading to the governor's desk. the bill that passed the state senate yesterday would allow possession and use of a few. naturally occurring psychedelic substances, including the ingredients in hallucinogenic mushrooms. the bill would also allow more research to be done around these drugs. state senator scott wiener of san francisco, who wrote the bill, says there's evidence that they can help people suffering from addiction, ptsd, depression and anxiety. when people are or, you know, have and are using, you know, personal use of mushrooms for whatever benefit they're getting from it. we

the california secretary of health and human services doctor mark galli. 2 questions today saying the system as it stands now is fractured and needed this attention. i'm hoping that and >> the lights go up. this is to be able to support and stabilize people in their wellness and recovery prior to having hospitalizations and or pressure asians and the or and medical emergencies. >> department of public health will file the petition and a judge will investigate whether the person qualifies for support through care court to qualify. a person must be at least 18 years old currently experiencing severe mental illness have a diagnosis of mental illness. not be ted clinically stable in ongoing voluntary treatment and is unlikely to survive safely without supervision and his deteriorating. they must also have at least 2.50, to 50 episodes which are involuntary holds of up to 2 weeks in a treatment center. one in the last 60 days that allowed that to leverage that symbolic weight of the court or this idea that because a black, the black robe, the fact that judge is telling you to do something.

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the money is coming from the national science foundation and the us department of health and human services. officials say the money will support stem initiatives that will help find cures for diseases such as alzheimer's and type two diabetes. the funding will also go toward ecosystem studies and help enhance computer systems. all right. here's a look at the stories trending tonight on ktvu. com one of the top stories, hayward police shot and killed a man last night after receiving reports of a person brandishing a gun. that weapon turned out to be a b-b gun. a man has been charged in the death of his fiance. her dismembered body was discovered along the alameda shoreline in july. and we brought you this last night on air, but it is still trending tonight. online former 40 niners quarterback steve young, three time super bowl champ, is the newest assistant coach for the menlo girls flag football team. young has two daughters who play for the team. you can find this story and much more on ktvu.com. still ahead tonight, flower piano is back for its eighth year at golden gate park, coming up

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department of health and human services represent the president's council on sports, fitness and nutrition has submitted written testimony which will appear in the record alongside other testimony from the session. as a reminder all witnesses are asked to keep to five minutes for the prepared testimony. and as you can see if the timers on the wall in front of you we are doing our best to keep to that. i will now yield each of you five minutes. >> good afternoon distinguished members of the commission. project manager with the sport society program of the aspen institute. thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in the future sports in america particularly the state. admittedly bring a diverse perspective to the states hearing when i started coaching at 18 although i found a service to many families particularly underserved communities coaching quickly became a calling than a career but not in the way i thought. rather than learning an inning living as a coach i became a coaching researcher first at uc barkley than internationally. my quest was to understand how we develop the nex

department of health and human services representing the president's council on sports, fitness and nutrition has submitted written testimony which will appear in the record alongside other testimony from this session. as a reminder, all witnesses are asked to keep to five minutes for their prepared testimony. and as you can see from the timers on the wall in front of you we are doing our best to keep to that. i will now yield each of you five minutes. >> good afternoon, distinguished members of the commission, i am dr. vincent project manager with the sport and society program at the aspen institute. thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on the future of sports in america, particularly the state of youth coaching. admittedly, i bring a diverse perspective to today's hearing. when i started coaching at 18, i knew i'd found a service to uh many families, particularly in underserved communities. sport coaching quickly became a calling then a career but not in the way i thought rather than earn a living as a coach, i became a coaching researcher, uh first at uc berkeley, then intern

focused on the great work that is being done at dcsfg, just to call out that the california health and human service and cal hospital can, and the california and human services and care hospital compare recognize as a hospital that can consistently demonstrate a demos culture of safety in the maternity care honor role. the 2023 maternity honor role recognized aimed the redursing birth to c-section. so another indication of great medical care that people receive. also very timely at cfg, received honor roll. this recognizes for the hospital efforts to increase access to addiction treatment by placing the hospital honor role and it was one of 100 hospitals that submitted data and was, was recognized for achieving excellence progress in making opioid treatment more available to our patients. and as you know, with the incredible challenges that we have overdose deaths across the country, and across the state and unfortunately here in san francisco, this is such an important thing to continue to expand treatment and make sure that treatment is available when people want it and when they need it, that eve

and blood clots. according to the department of health and services -- health and human services, about 9 million medicare beneficiaries use one or more of these ten drugs in the past year and paid a total of 3.4 billion dollars out of pocket for those medications. that is on top of the 50.5 billion dollars the government spends on these same drugs every year. the federal government is the largest buyer of prescription drugs in the united states. theoretically, in a market system, that would mean it should have some measure of influence over drug prices. a power that has been specifically nullified for 20 years by something called the non interference clause. back in 2000, three when congressman president, george w. bush, passed the prescription drug benefit medicare, republicans no doubt at the behest of the powerful pharmaceutical lobby, added something called the non interference clause, which prevented the government, as i said, the single largest buyer of prescription drugs in the country, from negotiating drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies. in some, cases it resulted in americans pay

department of health and human services represent the president's council on sports, fitness and nutrition has submitted written testimony which will appear in the record alongside other testimony from the session. as a reminder all witnesses are asked to keep to five minutes for the prepared testimony. and as you can see if the timers on the wall in front of you we are doing our best to keep to that. i will now yield each of you five minutes. >> good afternoon distinguished members of the commission. project manager with the sport society program of the aspen institute. thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in the future sports in america particularly the state. admittedly bring a diverse perspective to the states hearing when i started coaching at 18 although i found a service to many families particularly underserved communities coaching quickly became a calling than a career but not in the way i thought. rather than learning an inning living as a coach i became a coaching researcher first at uc barkley than internationally. my quest was to understand how we develop the nex

i'm from the office of infectious disease health and human services. i wanted to ask the question, obviously the federal health space and a lot of different spaces we are all teleworking and at home for number of years and now slowly but surely we are starting to get back into the office for this a lot of conversations about telework and going back into the office and how productive we were not having to commute, not having to be in person and able to have digital spaces and webinars and other meetings that we are able to take what is your perspective about us having to go back physically into the office? we're hearing a lot about we need to be back in the office and some people are arguing we have the technologies and the advancement to not actually have to go in person. >> that is a hard question by the pen i do not want to get in trouble. [laughter] a put out there like this i think my telework friends would want me too say at this telework did have some benefits. benefits of mental health that has huge benefits to people with children. people with e

consider as many as 30% of department of health and human services remote employees did not appear to be working on any given day during the pandemic and again, these are health and human services remote employees during a pandemic, you would think they would be working. they did not appear to be working. according to an internal review of employee log-ins to the agency's e-mail and file systems. so hello, federal employees, we actually can see when you are working and when you are not. folks, remote work should not be confused with flipping flaw channels with a tv remote. this, folks, is not remote work. growing up on a farm, i know what working from home really means, and it ain't easy. it's not fair to let the responsibilities of running a federal agency and the country fall on the shoulders of hardwork being public servants who are showing up while others are out golfing on the taxpayers' dime. that is why i have asked the inspector general of every single federal department and agency to determine, first, the impact of telework on the delivery and response times of services and,

senate staffer, head of florida's 40,000 employee health and human services agency in, 1996 with mother teresa's encouragement, he founded, the nonprofit advocacy organization aging with dignity and the five wishes, advanced directive, which has sold 40 million copies and is used in all 50 states, too. he met his wife, mary, and mother traces dc aids home. he continues to provide pro-bono legal services for the missionaries of charity. please give warm savannah welcome to jim towey jim towey. welcome. thank you, kathy for lovely introduction and so nice of you to be here today. i feel very much at home. i grew up in jacksonville, a little south from here and and so the southern hospitality was part of my life and i felt it since i got into this. um, i want to thank the murphys too for sponsoring this morning and welcome coach melinda durham friends, coach and fsu and at georgia and zimbalist who's on the board at aging with dignity and his wife, terri look i know that the reason i'm here to speak is because of my longtime friendship and working relationship with modern day saint george

for instance the contraception mandate imposed by the health and human services under the affordable care act required all employers to provide contraception and provided no exemptions for those with religious or moral objections. the supreme court held that this violated the religious freedom restoration act, because it imposed a mandate against private employers with sincerely held religious objections to such contraception. as the court said, they are getting the authority to provide a binding national answer to this religious and philosophical question hhs in effect tells the plaintiffs that their beliefs are flawed. we have repeatedly refused to take such a step. agencies also often stretch or exceed their statutory power. for instance during the covid 19 pandemic the centers for disease control imposed a nationwide eviction moratorium that the supreme court invalidated. the court explained the moratorium went well beyond what congress had authorized, intruded on the landlord/tenant relationship and claimed unprecedented federal power. as the court said, the systems does not perm

the department of health and human services has placed many with unvetted sponsors for these children. in some cases leading to their exploitation and leading to forced labor. >> we are talking about tens of thousands of children involved in child labor being exploited in america right now because of this loophole. >> martha: mike tobin is live in the midwest bureau to dig into this important story. >> the year president biden took office a number of children coming across the border without families nearly quadrupled from the previous year and continues to increase. the president of league of un united latin american -- families know that kids aren't deported with a promise they will find work and send money back. minors stopped at the border are supposed to be linked with relatives, sponsors or foster families but the numbers are so great that guardians aren't thoroughly scrutinized opening the door for people who would exploit children. >> a lot of what we call recruiters. if they know there is a child not going to a family member they are at the bus stops and they will get them an

secretary is the health and human services secretary kim in front of our committee recently. ked about vetting the sponsors they are sending unaccompanied children to and he did not have any good answers. they are not betting them a while but we do not know where these children are going to pray there is a report 85000 children unaccompanied children they could not even fines. this is a total disaster. and then when you couple that with the recent report that all of our federal agencies were alarmed because there was a human smuggler affiliated with isis that are helping people cross the border. this is a total disaster it is the biden policies that are creating it. if you just look at the numbers, and august of 2020 there were 50000 border crossings that was under president trump now the recently reported that in august of 2023 there are as many as 200 30,000 that is 177,000 that crossed between the border plus another 50000 that cross at the border entries. that does not even include the 30,000 that aren't legally being able to come across each and every month from certain c

for instance a contraception mandate imposed by the health and human services under the affordable care act, require all employers to provide for contraception. provided no exemption for those with religious or moral objectives. supreme court tells it violate the restoration act because it imposed a mandate against private employers sincerely held religious objection to such contraception. as the court said a binding level to this religious and philosophical question. at an effect tells the plaintiffs the beliefs are flawed for good reason. we have repeatedly reviewed to take such a step. agencies also exceed their statutory power. for instance route center for disease control imposed an eviction moratorium with the supreme court invalidated. the court explained the moratorium was well beyond what congress authorized and intruded on the relationship claim unprecedented federal power. as the court said our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully. even in pursuit of desirable end. the court stressed that congress that the cdc had to decide where the public interest merits furthe

so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human servicessing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those things, people depend on government to say what's happening. are we safe? what do i do? and that's a lot of what department of emergency management's role is. public service is truly that. it is such an incredible and effective way that we can make change for th

the department of health and human services has a grant nine states, four territories and 82 tribes of waivers because they have not been able to spend their money on time. i would like to point out the hhs, our official sources of information, to -- can't tell us how the funding is being used. there are stories of the money not being used well. i heard that it has not been used in the direct operation of running a childcare system but on ancillary issues that are peripheral to providing childcare. i would look for -- forward from hearing from hhs on what they hand -- found. we need that information. it is very emotional. we don't know where the money is and there is $18 billion out there and we don't know how the money that has been spent has been spent. we should have the information to understand the scope and make an informed decision to make legislation. it blows my mind that we would dramatically increase funding without knowing how the existing funding is being spent. think about that. 18 billion left to beast -- we spent. we don't know how the money has been spent. the massive

agriculture, energy, health and human services, transportation -- >> you don't have to name them all. >> -- commerce -- why do we not have a department of technology? why is there not a secretary of the technology department when technology is the entire u.s. economy or a large part of the u.s. economy? and i think it just shows the lack of understanding that our policymakers truly have about what our economy is and how important technology is, and we're at a moment listening to elon musk -- i'm not saying it's elon musk, but someone who is a technology leader, should be in that room with the president when there are cabinet meetings advising on what policy should be for technology and, yes, there absolutely should be regulation related to these technology companies. >> elon musk said maybe a department of ai but you're suggesting broader than that, there's so much technology we need to talk about, what should be regulated, what shouldn't be. this is fascinating stuff. "the halftime report" will be back after this. power e*trade's easy-to-use tools make complex trading less complicate

10,280 how many ann accompanied migrant children were in the custody of the department of health and human services month and it comes as we are learning more about the tragic death of an 8-year-old girl in u.s. customs and border protection custody, parents say they begged for help but unanswered. >> 8-year-old anna belle loved dreams and hugs. >> [speaking in spanish]. >> she wanted to be a doctor. >> she died in u.s. customs and border protection custody this spring. >> [speaking in spanish] >> her parents say they migrated to the u.s. for safety and say their daughter had sickle cell anemia and heart problem. she was fine when they entered immigration custody in south texas on may 9th. the problems started a few days later when they say she was diagnosed with the flu. >> she says they were all transferred immediately to another location, a border patrol station. >> in harlingen where they said they were given blank totes sleep on the floor. >> she says it was there her daughter started feeling sick. that's when you started asking for medical attention for your daughter. >> these parents say the

. 10. 21 right now and for your health rain county's covid cases are down after there was a surge in infections over the summer. this is according them are in health and human services. the infection rates are going down. the county health officials are warning they could go up again because that's what's happened in previous years in october. so in advance of a spike that they expect there saying you should get a booster shot, which should start being available this week in marin county. other areas have already started with the new covid boosters. president biden's son, hunter is suing the irs. he's accusing the agency of failing to protect his private records and illegally releasing his tax information to the public. the lawsuit is centered on disclosures made to congress by to irs agents in july. the lawsuit does not name the 2 irs agents. the suit comes just days after hunter biden was indicted on 3 felony gun charges. it's 10. 22. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news. police are warning you about scams. people that are calling impersonating officers. and in this case, a real officer was on the other side of the phone. >> and a nonprofit is making progress

. ♪ geoff: the department of health and human services is recommending a major change in the way theats marijuana, but stops short of saying it should be decriminalized under federal law. john yang has the details. john: geoff, the recommendation is part of a review president biden ordered last year. hhs says marijuana should no longer be a schedule one controlled substance like heroin and lsd, which the law defines as having no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. instead, hhs says the drug enforcement administration should classify marijuana as a schedule three substance, defined as having a lower potential for abuse. other class iii substances include anabolic steroids and painkillers with small amounts of codeine. dea, part of the justice department, will have the final say on this. natalie fertig covers federal cannabis policy for politico. i want to underscore, they are not recommending decriminalization, right? >> correct. it would not remove the federal prohibition on cannabis. john: some restrictions would remain? >> yes. a schedule three drug is still overse

the department of health and human services will award most of the money to local communities to helprisis lifeline. according to the cdc, suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the u.s.. the agency says that last year almost 50,000 people died by suicide. that is an increase of about 2.6% from the previous year. if you or someone you know, is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can call or text the number 9, 8, 8, and speak to a trained counselor who can connect you to local services. that line is open. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. if you are in need of immediate medical attention, you are advised to call 9-1-1. affordable childcare is about to get harder to find for millions of americans. covid air emergency grants are set to expire tomorrow and more than 70,000 child-care programs could close causing about 3 million children to lose childcare. according to the century foundation, democrats are pushing for an annual 16 billion dollars in child care funding for 5 years. the initiative faces an uphill challenge at republican led house that looking to cut what they see

and i'm the people of san francisco, certainly support that in terms of myself, i am in my background's in public health. i currently work for the us department of health and human services. i serve as the executive officer for the office here in san francisco, our regional office. so i work pretty much directly for secretary becerra in dc. we represent him out here, so we make sure that we are responsive to the people of region nine with health and human services programing and initiatives. so i am volunteering. this is on my own time. i've been a resident of san francisco for 30 years. i grew up in the east bay and went to uc berkeley undergrad and have been working on the right to health care my entire career . so we have so i'm very interested in this and want to bring all my talents and concerns to this work. thank you . thank you so much. i'm excited to work with you all. so next, we'll move on to general public comment. and this would be the time for yeah. members of the public who wish to provide in-person public comment on this item or on general items, please line up at the podium now. each person will have two minutes to speak. good morning. my name is jay con

that's according to marine health and human services while infection rates have dwindled.ne up in previous years in october, people are advised to get updated booster shots ahead of a potential winter surge. california is suing 5 of the largest petroleum companies in the world. the state is accusing gas and oil giant. exxonmobil shell, chevron, conoco phillips and british petroleum. the state claims the companies knew the consequences of burning fossil fuels but downplayed those dangers to pursue record-breaking profits. the seeks to create a fund paid for by the companies to pay recovery efforts following storms and wildfires. in a statement, shell said that it agrees that the at more action is needed on climate change. but said that the courtroom is not the proper place to address global warming. meantime, the american petroleum institute called the lawsuit a waste of taxpayer resources. artist, an author who nearly lost his life last year is bouncing back 10 months ago, paul madonna was involved in a near fatal hit and run crash. he hasn't fully recovered yet, but he sa

he's a former deputy secretary of health and human services, and he's also a bestselling presidential historian. he is the author of the bestselling book what jefferson read. i watched and obama tweeted 200 years of popular culture in the white house. his most recent book is white house rival rivalry rooms in the white house from truman to trump, which was named as one of 2020 top political books by the white power by the wall street journal. dr. terry has a b.s. from cornell university and m.a. and ph.d. in american civilization from the universe ity of texas at austin. so tell me when we have people that work and worked in the white house like you did. tell us a little bit about your time in the white house. how you got there. what did you do and tell us about do you have a favorite memory from the white house or a favorite place within the white house complex? great. well, first, thank you for having me for doing this event, for reaching out to me 20 years ago. the first book, intellects from american presidents. she wrote great reviews for like nine years of millions. your. hair.

guest: the biden administration, the department of health and human services, issued a letter that outlines the recommendation for the schedule that cannabis should be on. cannabis is currently a schedule one drug, which means it is in the same category as heroin. it has been there since 1970 when the bill was signed into law by president nixon. obviously americo's relationship to has changed dramatically. we now have half of the country lives in a state where cannabis is legal for recreational use. the vast majority of americans live in a state where it is legal for medical use. last october, right before the midterm election, president biden issued the executive order. one of the portions of that executive order asked hhs to review all of the available research on cannabis and say whether they thought it should be moved to a different schedule. there are five schedules right now. it is at the most extreme, which is that there is no medical use for it. that is the big deal about this letter. 11 months later they have completed this review. they have said, you know, he wanted to be schedule