party committee. _ accounts committee, a cross party committee.robably been the biggest waste of money and the entire _ biggest waste of money and the entire pandemic spending that's going _ entire pandemic spending that's going on — entire pandemic spending that's going on. this is also costing i think— going on. this is also costing i think £15— going on. this is also costing i think £15 billion allocated to the budget, — think £15 billion allocated to the budget, and its system that doesn't work _ budget, and its system that doesn't work it— budget, and its system that doesn't work. it invested... the government is always— work. it invested... the government is always accusing the labour party of being _ is always accusing the labour party of being private sector, bad, public sector, _ of being private sector, bad, public sector, good. actually, the public sector— sector, good. actually, the public sector can — sector, good. actually, the public sector can be very good at what it does, _ sector can be very good at what it does. can— sector can

in addition to reports from the pandemic response accountability committee and the government accountability office, we have a monthly s.f. 133 report from the office of management and budget. coronavirus-related spending is also publicly tracked, publicly tracked on both usa spending.gov and on the website of the pandemic responsibility accountability committee. we don't need more reports right now. we need action. we have been fighting a public health and economic crisis, neither of which will magically disappear without additional federal action. we can't wait until more small businesses close or hospitals run into the red. we know how badly americans are hurting, and they are hurting right now. we are a full year into this pandemic that has taken the lives of over 515,000 americans. and this pandemic is not over. it's continuing to ravage communities all across our nation. let's look at where we are right now. upwards of 2,000 americans are dying each and every day. daily cases are the same levels we saw during the last surge in july, with over 50,000 americans testing positive for covid

but the public accounts committee little bit less happy with it. appy with it. the public accounts committee pretty scathing _ public accounts committee pretty scathing about it. and former several— scathing about it. and former several senior servants have been very scathing about it saying it was a huge _ very scathing about it saying it was a huge waste of money, hugely ineffective. in a bit of a disaster, reaiiy~ _ ineffective. in a bit of a disaster, really i— ineffective. in a bit of a disaster, really. i think the nurses story is 'ust really. i think the nurses story is just so— really. i think the nurses story is just so disheartening and so depressing. a lot of these are women, — depressing. a lot of these are women, they've worked so, so hard. a lot of— women, they've worked so, so hard. a lot of them _ women, they've worked so, so hard. a lot of them are on the poverty line themselves without lots of nurses are having — themselves without lots of nurses are having to go to food banks, they are having to go to food banks, they are failing

that is what the public accounts committee has| the public accounts committee has said and the other money of consultancy firms and they are confident that they are delivering value for money and are not profiteering from that and there has been no evidence of that whatsoever. this is a highly competitive market and many firms competed to work on these projects. so if there are people still watching who have concerns about the test and trace system and how it's been operating over the last year, which your essential argument be that that is down to government, that that is down to government, thatis that that is down to government, that is not down to the work of your members? the that is not down to the work of your members? . ., , that is not down to the work of your members?— that is not down to the work of your members? _, , , . ., .,, members? the consulting sector has stood ready — members? the consulting sector has stood ready to _ members? the consulting sector has stood ready to respond _ members? the consulting sector has stood ready to respond at _ stood ready to respond a

in a new report published today, the house of commons�* public accounts committee says that the "unimaginablef test & trace has failed to deliver the central promise of averting a second — and third lockdown. the committee chair said that the british taxpayers cannot be treated by government like an atm machine any longer. the scheme was introduced in may last year, and began with a budget of £22 billion. since then it has been allocated £15 billion more, totalling £37 billion over two years. the report also questioned the over—reliance on consultants, with some being paid more than £6600 a day. joining me now is sarah olney, who's the liberal democrats mp for richmond park and is also on the committee. tell us more about why this test and trace system, many are concluding in the report, just did not work. concluding in the report, “ust did not worki concluding in the report, “ust did not work. ., . did not work. good morning. we took evidence _ did not work. good morning. we took evidence from _ did not work. good morning. we took evidence from a _ did not work. good morning. we took evidenc

that's the finding of the cross—party public accounts committee, which says the scheme was set up tockdowns but that two more had happened since then. the head of test and trace, dido harding, says the system was built from scratch and is now doing more tests than any other comparable country. anna collinson reports. identifying the infected, locating their contacts and isolating. a well—functioning test and trace programme is seen as crucial in the fight against coronavirus. each nation has its own system but a damning report is questioning whether england's is effective enough to justify its cost — £37 billion over two years. those who have experienced issues would say it's not. by the time we were contacted, we were the close family contacts, i was rung on sunday the 23rd of august and i was asked to self—isolate until sunday the 16th of august which of course was a week earlier, so it's a pretty bonkers system that continues to ring people to ask them to do something that is impossible for them to do because it's in the past. the budget for test and trace was £22 billion when it

in addition to reports in the pandemic response committee and the government accountability office with office of management and budget. coronaviruste related spending is publicly tracked on usa spending.gov and on the website of the pandemic response accountability committee. we do not need more ports right now we need action. women fighting a public health and economic crisis neither of which will magically disappear without additional federal action. we cannot wait until more small businesses close or hospitals run into the red. we know how badly americans are hurting and they're hurting right now. we are a full year into this pandemic the stake in the lives of over 515,000 americans. this pandemic is not over. it's continuing to ravage communities all across our nation. let's look at where we are right now. upwards of 2000 americans are daiichi and every day. daily cases on the same levels we saw during the last surge in july with over 50000 americans testing positive for covid-19 every day. we are also facing the new threat of emerging variance like the uk and south african strains

the commons public accounts committee has urged the government to justify what it calls the staggering in england has received £37 billion in funding since it was set up last spring. the report says the purpose of the test and trace system was to help prevent further lockdowns — the uk has since had lockdown 2 and lockdown three. and, there has been an over—reliance on the use of consultants — with some paid over £6,500 a day. the transport secretary grant shapps said the report on test and trace �*defies logic�* as it is helping to bring down the number of infections. here�*s our health correspondent, anna collinson. identifying the infected, locating their contacts and isolating — a well—functioning test and trace programme is seen as crucial in the fight against the coronavirus. but a damning report is questioning whether england�*s system is effective enough to justify its cost — £37 billion over two years. it�*s an eye—watering sum of money that�*s been spent. and for that, we need to see better results and a better, clearer connection between testing and stemming the spread of th

— accounts committee report has found that 22 billion uk _ accounts committee report has found thatcept that nhs lead _ england. will the minister accept that nhs lead track— england. will the minister accept that nhs lead track and - england. will the minister accept that nhs lead track and trace - england. will the minister acceptl that nhs lead track and trace was the correct — that nhs lead track and trace was the correct option, _ that nhs lead track and trace was the correct option, not— that nhs lead track and trace was the correct option, not privatisingi the correct option, not privatising public— the correct option, not privatising public health? _ the correct option, not privatising public health? can _ the correct option, not privatising public health? can the _ the correct option, not privatising public health? can the minister. the correct option, not privatising i public health? can the minister tell us if he _ public health? can the minister tell us if he believes— public health? can the minister tell us if he believes that _ public health? can the minister tell us i

let's go back to what the public accounts committee says — that test and trace cannot point to a measurablehe house of lords, says... 0r there is anthony costello, professor of global health at university college london. he says... you won't be surprised that the government sees it differently. that report finding just defies logic. ask yourself this — had they not contacted 9.1 million people, told them that they'd been potentially exposed and asked them to quarantine or self—isolate, where would we have been without it? the issue here is not whether test and trace has made a difference — it has. the issue is how much of a difference given the billions spent since may. when it was launched, the health secretary said test and trace would mean being "able to replace national lockdowns with individual isolation". but so far, that has not happened. since test and trace has began in may, the uk has had two more lockdowns and the dental has passed 125,000. as a proportion of population, that is the fifth highest in the world. —— the dental has passed. whether it has been world—class remains an o

those other findings in the house of commons�* public accounts committee, publishing a highly criticalthe scheme. it said the cost was staggering and the taxpayers were being treated like a cash machine. hugh pym reports. a testing site, today, now part of everyday life, but it has cost a lot of money to get where we are and a highly critical report by mps has fuelled a new debate on what test and trace has achieved. it was raised at prime minister�*s questions. the government is throwing a staggering £37 billion at a test and trace system that we know has made barely any difference. the prime minister defended its performance. it is thanks to nhs test and trace that we're able to send kids back to school and begin cautiously and irreversibly to reopen our economy and restart our lives. the £37 billion budget is over two years. the report says it isn�*t clear that�*s making a measurable difference. it says the system has too many expensive contractors, including private consultants. 2,500 were still on the books last month with one paid more lots of money was being thrown at lots of pr

billion pound budget, there is a new assessment of test and trace from the cross party public accounts committee eye watering sum o money that has been spent, and for that we need to see better results and a clearer connection between testing and stemming the spread of the virus. so far, the data on that is not very strong. russ: here are the numbers. the budget for test and trace when it was set up in may was 22 billion pounds. since then, it has been allocated a further 15 billion pounds. for context, that's more than the uk's annual transport budget. we are told that 80% of the money goes on testing. we know 22 million people in england have been given at least one covid test and the capacity of testing is one of the highest ithe world. on .5 million test were done on tuesday alone. then there's the tracing. 20,000 contact tracers were recruited, but this was not going to plan. some staff spoke to the bbc. >> i have just sat scrolling through netflix. why are we doing this if we are just sitting around waiting? >> it's frustrating to know that i am so idle when there's people that need contac

campaigners and the public accounts committee saying there is no plan to achieve, no articulated planr, to achieve this net zero ambition by 2050. steve, is that because the government is still too focused onjobs, the balance between austerity and spending, and itjust hasn't got the capacity at the moment to do more on the green agenda? or is it that they will do more in the coming months? i think it's a combination of the two. and another factor as well. that other factor is important. nearly everybody in politics is in theory committed to a green revolution — almost _ you have the conservative leadership, the labour leadership and so on. but the test is always, are you willing to implement policies that might at least in the short—term involve voters thinking, what the heck are they doing with this? a good example being increasing fuel duty. and they avoid it. more generally with the budget, i think it was partly a product, lockdown in the uk, we are still in lockdown even though there is hopefully light around the corner. so it was partly to deal with the ongoing consequences of lo

but not one, but two lockdowns followed, and the public accounts committee claims there is no evidencetions. it's an eye—watering sum of money that's been spent and for that we need to see better results and a clearer connection between testing and stemming the spread of the virus and so far the data on that is not very strong. the findings are a particular sting for health workers. the royal college of nursing says there will be fury their members have only been offered a i% pay rise, while test and trace has spent millions on consultants. is test and trace a waste . of money, prime minister? but the government says every pound spent has helped save lives. it is thanks to nhs test and trace that we are able to send kids back to school and begin cautiously and irreversibly to reopen our economy and restart our lives. the report does acknowledge that test and trace has been set up at an incredible speed. the person in charge of the programme says it now does more tests than any other comparable countries. the scale of nhs test and trace is huge, but that's because, as we've all been lea

those are the findings of the house of commons public accounts committee, which has published a highlythe cost was "staggering" and that taxpayers were being treated like a cash machine. but the prime minister defended the system, as our health editor hugh pym reports. a testing site today now part of everyday life, but it has cost a lot of money to get where we are and a highly critical report by mp5 has fuelled a new debate on what test and trace has achieved. it was raised at prime minister's questions. the government is throwing a staggering 37 billion at a test and trace system that we know has made barely any difference. the prime minister defended its performance. it is thanks to nhs test and trace that we are able to send kids back to school and begin cautiously and irreversibly to reopen our economy and restart our lives. the £37 billion budget is over two years. the report says it isn't clear that is making a measurable difference. it says the system has too many expensive contractors, including private consultants. 2,500 were still on the books more than £6,000 a day. -- 250

unless the public - accounts committee wants to comment on that— accounts committee wants to commentttably impact on global food and water security. so, do you agree with that summary? a simple yes or no, please? that sounds very sensible to me. well, as we concur on that, during the cold war dispense spending was up the cold war dispense spending was up 4% of gdp. today's threats of more complex and dangerous but we remain on a peacetime defence budget ofjust 2.2%. we are absolutely welcome the structure shake—up and the investment in cyberspace resilience i5 the investment in cyberspace resilience is also welcome but it is coming at a huge price with sweeping cuts to our conventional defence budget, exposing u5 cuts to our conventional defence budget, exposing us to the very threats that you and i both agree are there. is it not time to move britain into a conflict footing and raise defence spending to at least 3%, notjust to defend our interests but to play a leadership role to counter the growing global instability?— counter the growing global instabili ? ~ ., ., instability? wel

the pandemic i appreciate the senator support for the creation of the pandemic response accountability committee when he voted for the c.a.r.e.s. act a provision i offered to ensure we have strong oversight of coronavirus relief dollars. i agree wholeheartedly. we must be faithful stewards of taxpayer money. that's why the c.a.r.e.s. act from the gao and congressional watchdog will overseeer coronavirus spending. we are fortunate to receive consistent, detailed reporting and recommendations on these issues. the senators resolution however will not strengthen thesesm oversight mechanisms are deliver any form of relief to families that are hurting and small businessesg struggling. the senator from florida wants to update the current status of funding from previous relief bills, i am happy to provide want to him. look at the first coronavirus relief measures all m past march and april of last year. proximally 93 percent of those have been obligated and 80 percent outla laid. after accounting for benefits that are continuing to be paid out over time, less than 100 billion of uncommitted funds left a

but the public accounts committee notes what it calls disappointing evasiveness from ministers as toe a genuinely new addition to housing stock. everyone in was a success in that it got people from the streets very quickly into temporary accommodation. the challenge now and the real need is to make sure that is permanent accommodation. and the government says it wants to do this, so we are saying there's a number of things they need to do to fund it, provide certainty of funding, and make sure there is permanent housing provided for these people so they don't go back onto the streets. the mps' report concludes that the ministry of housing still has no plan for ending rough sleeping by 2024 as it has promised, and risks failing to capitalise on the successes of the everyone in scheme. the ministry of housing has said it rejects the unfounded criticisms contained in the report, and remains committed to ending rough sleeping. mark easton, bbc news. police in the us state of georgia have arrested a man who's suspected of killing eight people, at three spas in atlanta. 21—year—old robert

the commons public accounts committee says the £37 billion system didn't have a clear impact on infectionhas been a success. with more, here's our health editor hugh pym. a testing site today now part of everyday life, but it has cost a lot of money to get where we are and a highly critical report by mps has fuelled a new debate on what test and trace has achieved. it was raised at prime minister's questions. the government is throwing a staggering 37 billion at a test and trace system that we know has made barely any difference. the prime minister defended its performance. it is thanks to nhs test and trace that we are able to send kids back to school and begin cautiously and irreversibly to reopen our economy and restart our lives. the £37 billion budget is over two years. the report criticises the use of consultants. 2,500 were still on the books early last month, with one paid more than £6,000 a day. lots of money was being thrown at lots of projects and, you know, in many cases there are big questions about how that money has been allocated, how it is being spent and the overall over

inspector general committee and the government accountability office, as well. today, i'm pleased to welcome distinguished representatives of these watchdogs who are appearing before this select subcommittee. with us this afternoon, the sba inspector general. michael horowitz, the inspector general for the department of justice, and chair. and william scheer, the director of financial markets and community investment at geo. i am also pleased to welcome the select subcommittee's newest member, ms. miller-meeks. i'm looking forward to use how the funds are planned to be used to prevent small business relief program fraud, and how we can continue to work together to ensure our nation's response to the pandemic is effective, efficient, and equitable. in the ranking member's absence, i will now refer to mr. jordan for any public opening statement he would wish to make. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thanks to you and our witnesses for appearing today. we continue to hold only virtual hearings in this subcommittee, even though four members of the majority celebrated the

the cross—party public accounts committee called the spending "unimaginable", and said the taxpayer shouldpondent, anna collinson. identifying the infected, locating their contacts and isolating — a well—functioning test and trace programme is seen as crucial in the fight against the coronavirus. but a damning report is questioning whether england's system is effective enough to justify its cost — £37 billion over two years. it's an eye—watering sum of money that's been spent. and for that, we need to see better results and a better, clearer connection between testing and stemming the spread of the virus. and so far the data on that is not very strong. the budget for test and trace was £22 billion when it was set up last may. a few months later, the person in charge, dido harding, requested a further 15 billion — claiming the main driver would be to avoid a second national lockdown. but two lockdowns followed, and a group of cross—party mps say the service must demonstrate its worth. the public accounts committee has particularly questioned test and trace�*s continued reliance on consultan

now the camera program will be funded through the city's general fund reserves of police accountability sub committee made up of all 5 council members will begin developing the camry policies until an independent review commission is established. mayor thorpe says the police department including the chief and members of the community will have input. >>a process and program all intended to help build trust between police and the community residents should expect to see the cameras up and rolling in the next 2 months so probably going to be about 45 days for that includes the installation that includes the training for officers day fluids. >>everything in 2 weeks the council will vote on more of the mayor's reforms, including mental health and banning the police department. >>from acquiring military equipment in djegal all kron 4 news. now to the south bay take a look at this a car crashed into a cvs in san jose. >>firefighters say it happened just after noon today at the storm blossom road. no word on why the car went through the wall but the fire department tells us nobody was injured and that's the

in addition to reports from the pandemic response accountability committee and the government accountability office, we have a monthly s.f. 133 report from the office of management and budget. coronavirus-related spending is also publicly tracked, publicly tracked on both usa spending.gov and on the website of the pandemic responsibility accountability committee. we don't need more reports right now. we need action. we have been fighting a public health and economic crisis, neither of which will magically disappear without additional federal action. we can't wait until more small businesses close or hospitals run into the red. we know how badly americans are hurting, and they are hurting right now. we are a full year into this pandemic that has taken the lives of over 515,000 americans. and this pandemic is not over. it's continuing to ravage communities all across our nation. let's look at where we are right now. upwards of 2,000 americans are dying each and every day. daily cases are the same levels we saw during the last surge in july, with over 50,000 americans testing positive for covid

the camera program will be paid for through the city's general fund reserves of police accountability sub committee made up of all 5 council members will begin developing the camera policies until an independent review commission is established of course we'll do it in consultation with. >>our chief of police our command staff police union. it will be something that is that it through the committee and then perhaps and then obviously finalize that the city council level the mayor says the cameras could have been useful in a number of past cases. >>including the december in custody, death of a fellow us navy veteran, 30 year-old angelo team told they would have absolutely been helpful in trying to get to the truth so. >>what happened that night mayor thor says officers could be equipped with the body-worn devices within 2 months but the dash cams may take longer in antioch phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >>also in the east bay, the building known as the ghost ship warehouse the structure itself has been closed and guarded by private security since it burned in december of 2016 killing 36 people. no

the commons public accounts committee says the 37 billion pound system didn't have a clear impact onson said the scheme has been a success. with more, here's our health editor hugh pym. a testing site today now part of everyday life, but it has cost a lot of money to get where we are and a highly critical report by mps has fuelled a new debate on what test and trace has achieved. it was raised at prime minister's questions. the government is throwing a staggering 37 billion at a test and trace system that we know has made barely any difference. the prime minister defended its performance. it is thanks to nhs test and trace that we are able to send kids back to school and begin cautiously and irreversibly to reopen our economy and restart our lives. the £37 billion budget is over two years. the report criticises the use of consultants. 2,500 were still on the books early last month, with one paid more than £6,000 a day. lots of money was being thrown at lots of projects and, you know, in many cases there are big questions about how that money has been allocated, how it is being spent

committee says that's not good enough. you have to have the plan now. they take into accountn how it will work in practice. 2a hours ago we were talking about the eu ruling and what the eu had said about britain and targets but equally you're making the point that lots of other european countries were similarly being chastised, if i can put it that way. so is this about the government thinking it is too expensive to try to make everything work or are we as a nation grappling with similar problems that lots of nations are grappling with? mi problems that lots of nations are grappling with?— grappling with? all nations are ara- lin: grappling with? all nations are grappling with _ grappling with? all nations are grappling with this _ grappling with? all nations are grappling with this problem . grappling with? all nations are grappling with this problem of| grappling with this problem of climate change which presents us with a challenge, the like of which humanity has never seen before. previously we were making economic changes depending on improvement of technology. this time

business and entrepreneurship committee held an oversight hearing wednesday on relief programs related to covid-19. representatives from the sba and government accountability office testified. this is two hours and 15 minutes. sen. cardin: the small business and entrepreneurship committee will come to order. i want to acknowledge that our four nieces today will be virtual, and they are all connected through webex, so we have them available. we have also been informed that several members of our committee will also participate through webex and not in person. i want to thank senator paul for his help in accommodating this hearing. this is an extremely important hearing. our first with administration witnesses in regards to our responsibility to oversight the small business tools that have been made available as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. today's hearing will give us an opportunity to look back on sba's implementation of its covid-19 relief programs in the past year. it gives us an opportunity to look ahead at how sba intends to help small businesses get through pandemic. saturday, march 27, three days from now, well marked one year since the cares a

campaigners at the public accounts committee saying there is no plan to achieve, no articulated plan, to be fair, to achieve this zero ambition by 2050.— to be fair, to achieve this zero ambition by 2050. steve, is that because the _ ambition by 2050. steve, is that because the government - ambition by 2050. steve, is that because the government is - ambition by 2050. steve, is that because the government is stilll ambition by 2050. steve, is that i because the government is still too focused on jobs, because the government is still too focused onjobs, the balance between austerity and spending, and itjust hasn't got the capacity at the moment to do more on the green agenda? or is it that they will do more in the coming months? i think it's a combination _ more in the coming months? i think it's a combination of _ more in the coming months? i think it's a combination of the _ more in the coming months? i think it's a combination of the two. - more in the coming months? i think it's a combination of the two. and i it's a combination of the two. and another_ it's a combination of the t

various oversight bodies with jurisdiction under the cares act including the pandemic response accountability committee, the congressional oversight commission, three department ids and the government accountability office. now that we have an additional $1.9 trillion to track, i would ask for your commitment along those same lines. that would be encouraging that you would continue to practice, both democrats and republicans, to ensure appropriate oversight. i want to thank you for the testimony today and look forward to the discussion. i yield back. chairwoman waters: thank you very much. i recognize the chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and investigations. the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for one minute. mr. green: thank you, madam chair. thank you so much for your leadership during these times. as the cares act funding continues to flow, i am concerned about the mechanics of how these funds will reach in the fish area. there are two reasons we authorized pandemic response programs the treasury department is rolling out in which i have special interest. the first is, the december-covid pa

>>the camera program will be funded through the city's general fund reserves a police accountability sub committee made up of all 5 council members will begin developing the camera policies. until an independent review commission is established. >>tonight kron 4 has learned the identity of the man arrested for attacking and robbing a 75 year-old asian american man in oakland 26 year-old oakland resident. deontay bailey is now behind bars in connection with the attack it happened yesterday morning in the area. jane avenue and perkins street not far from lake mary police say the 75 year-old man was walking down the street man approached him. the victim had to be taken to the hospital. bailey is being held without bail at the santa rita jail in dublin. as efforts to recall governor newsome continue some asian pacific islander lawmakers are among those voicing support for the governor. >>they're commending him for the way that he's handled the pandemic. >>he said it's very audacious he does what he thinks is right even if it's not popular us and in the end it ends up that what he stood for became. wha

unanimous the camera program will be funded through the city's general fund reserves of police accountability sub committee made up of all 5 council members will begin developing the camera policies until an independent review commission is established. >>mayor thorpe says the police department including the chief and members of the community will have input. the mayor says the cameras could have been useful in a number of past cases, including the december in custody death of a fellow us navy veteran 30 year-old angelo king told we don't know all the facts about the case and so in this instance, i believe it would helpful in that we would have been able to provide all by camera footage. >>to the da's office but we have nothing to provide them because they have no body cam is now at its next meeting the council will vote on more of the mayor's reforms, including mental health and banning the police department. >>from acquiring military equipment as for the cameras, mayor thorpe says officers could be equipped with the body-worn devices within 2 months. but the desk and may take longer. in antioch phillipe

sec.4003.pandemic response accountability committee funding availability. in addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2025, for the pandemic response accountability committee to support oversight of the coronavirus response and of funds provided in this act or any other act pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic. sec.4004.funding for the white house. in addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, $12,800,000, to remain available until september 30, 2021, for necessary expenses for the white house, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. sec.4005.federal emergency management agency appropriation. in addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the federal emergency management agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,0

by a narrow majority, split along party lines, the committee decided ms sturgeon's account to them haddence and that some on the committee had made their minds up before she appeared. i do not believe the first minister should resign. i do not believe she has misled parliament and i have absolute confidence in her veracity of what she said in those eight hours of evidence to that committee, in her integrity and in her professionalism. and i am not going to comment on unattributed briefings about a report which has not yet been published. this row between two first ministers is reaching its climax. the most bitter battle between two former allies. alex salmond has said his one—time protege has broken the rules that ministers have to follow. ms sturgeon has said he's peddling false conspiracy theories. but this crisis couldn't come at a worse time for the snp. there's just seven weeks until scotland goes to the polls and opposition parties are claiming ms sturgeon can't be trusted. the parliament was misled by the first minister. - now, that is, to me, _ a clear breach of the ministerial

long history of discrimination and practices, how do you think we can hold the local county committees accountable for bad actors there are still some bad actors of these local committees, how do you think we can get the accountability there? >> i think first, making sure the county committees have adequate representation reflecting the population they serve. often times last we had 385 counties that didn't have a minority are presented with. i appointed representatives on this committee. ... >> and the appeals take place and how that operates they may make suggestions and recommendations. it is an internal review with president bidens executive order may result in recommendations. that process is just getting started and can work its way through to get the very best recommendations. >> you spoken to a number of us on the committee about the importance of technology and broadband bio manufacturing and precision agriculture. i wonder how you think we can address the difficult it but divide for the african-american community and black farmers of the real south has been excluded and then to alleviate

pandemic response accountability committee funding availability. sec. 4004. funding for the white house. sec. 4005. federal emergency management agency appropriation. sec. 4006. funeral assistance. sec. 4007. emergency food and shelter program funding. sec. 4008. humanitarian relief. sec. 4009. cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency. sec. 4010. appropriation for the united states digital service. sec. 4011. appropriation for the technology modernization fund. sec. 4012. appropriation for the federal citizen services fund. sec. 4013. afg and safer program funding. sec. 4014. emergency management performance grant funding. title v-committee on small business and entrepreneurship sec. 5001. modifications to paycheck protection program. sec. 5002. targeted eidl advance. sec. 5003. support for restaurants. sec. 5004. community navigator pilot program. sec. 5005. shuttered venue operators. sec. 5006. direct appropriations. title vi-committee on environment and public works sec. 6001. economic adjustment assistance. sec. 6002. funding for pollution and dis

but the public accounts committee notes what it calls "disappointing evasiveness" from ministers as tosuccess in that it got people from the streets very quickly into temporary accommodation. the challenge now, and the real need, is to make sure that is permanent accommodation. the government says it wants to do this, so we're saying there are a number of things they need to do to fund it, provide certainty of funding and make sure there's permanent housing provided for these people so they don't go back onto the streets. the mps' report concludes that the ministry of housing still has no plan for ending rough sleeping by 2024, as it has promised, and risks failing to capitalise on the successes of the everyone in scheme. the ministry of housing has said it rejects the unfounded criticisms contained in the report and remains committed to ending rough sleeping. mark easton, bbc news. energy customers could get an automatic annual refund if they overpay their gas and electricity providers by direct debit. the regulator, 0fgem, wants to limit the amount of customer credit which suppliers

committee. he also accounts the 1968 orangeburg massacre where south carolina state troopers fired on students protesting segregation. three students were killed and mr. sellers were among the nearly 30 who were wounded. former south carolina mayor joseph riley conducts this interview. >> i'm joe riley. i'm former mayor of the city of charleston, professor at the citadel, my alma mater, and also working to help create the national african-american museum to help us present american history. african-american history is american history to present it to this region and to our country. i'm with dr. cleveland sellers, i'm proud to say, a friend of long standing, one of the heroes of the civil rights movement, a leader of the student non-violent coordinating committee, and as part of a peaceful protest to protest segregated bowling alley at orangeburg, south carolina in 1968. he along with about 40 other peaceful protesters were injured, he was shot and three were killed in one of the most tragic moments in our state, and really, our country's history. dr. sellers, thank you very much for sharing your time wi

that is why we had to outsource so much of it and what you heard yesterday from the public accounts committeeeople in poor communities are twice as likely to die from covert. —— covid—i9. but also our policy throughout the pandemic were not focused on those most disadvantaged people. so, there is a lot to learn when you're on but, of course, when remarkable achievement that we have seen is the development of vaccines. vaccines that would have taken ten years to develop were developed in a global effort in record time. that is something positive that needs to be recognised but moving forward, we are not out of the woods yet. thank ou ve are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much- _ are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much. we _ are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much. we are _ are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much. we are going - are not out of the woods yet. thank you very much. we are going to - are not out of the woods yet. thank| you very much. we are going to talk more about the vaccine. a new study suggests that cancer patients get less protection th

by a narrow majority, split along party lines, the committee decided ms sturgeon�*s account to them hads by her evidence and that some on the committee had made their minds up before she appeared. i do not believe the first minister should resign. i do not believe she has misled parliament and i have absolute confidence in her veracity of what she said in those eight hours of evidence to that committee, in her integrity and in her professionalism. and i am not going to comment on unattributed briefings about a report which has not yet been published. this row between two first ministers is reaching its climax, the most bitter battle between two former allies. alex salmond has said his one—time protege has broken the rules that ministers have to follow. ms sturgeon has said he's peddling false conspiracy theories. but this crisis couldn't come at a worse time for the snp. there's just seven weeks until scotland goes to the polls and opposition parties are claiming ms sturgeon can't be trusted. the parliament was misled by the first minister. now, that is, to me, a clear breach of the min

speaking to mps at the public accounts committee, davie said that bbc has a "different purpose" to streamingically different. we make thousands more hours of local... i mean, the us streamers make about 200 hours of uk originated content. the public service broadcasters make 30,000 hours. we are differently shaped. we always have sat alongside competitors. the issue is the bbc needs to be highly instinctive, —— distinctive, whether that be bite—size education provision, locally made drama. tim bite-size education provision, locally made drama. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes across new south wales in australia, as heavy rains continue to batter the east coast of the country, causing severe flooding. torrential downpours have caused rivers and dams to overflow around sydney, and it�*s forecast that the rains will last for several more days. shaimaa khalil reports. (vt next) this is what days of relentless downpour looks like. a deluge not seen here in decades. emergency services have conducted more than 500 rescues so far. this is what they are up against. waters so h

was seriously flawed, that ms sturgeon misled the committee on meetings with alex salmond, a potential breach of the ministerial code and that her accountons, and the government has always said, we made mistakes when it comes to the implementation of the procedure looking at a complaint into alex salmond, we have got to learn from that and hold our hands up. the fact that the independent adviser cleared ms sturgeon the committee report also includes testimony from two women who originally complained about mr salmond. they raised concerns about the situation being politicised. one also raises concerns about the lack of support from the government. the fact that the independent adviser cleared mr sturgeon means herjob is safe, but with just six weeks into cotton goes to the polls, the political questions will continue to be asked. snp members of the committees have distanced themselves from the findings, but opposition members say the conclusions leave big questions. late conclusions leave big questions. we want conclusions leave big questions. - want to stand up for the work of the parliamentary committee as it has thoroughly investigate