testimony from the director of the centers for disease control and prevention and other officials. the hearing starting a bit later than scheduled. it should begin in about five minutes or so. "new york times" reporting that vice president mike pence who's been put in charge of the response, by president trump, will control all coronavirus messaging from health officials. the administration says they want to coordinate efforts, not control the content of what experts and officials are saying. both officials and scientists will have to clear statements with the vice president's office. that again, from "the new york times." while we wait for the hearing to start, there is currently a vote on the house floor to move toward regulating tobacco and vaping products. some details on that now while we wait for the coronavirus hearing to start. >>> the health care reporter with cq roll call, the house this week is taking up legislation to regulate flavored tobacco products. what's the purpose of the legislation? and give us some of the key details in it. >> so this bill is meant to build up

i think the public health community in the united states and the centers for disease control have an llent plan on how to deal with this situation. and for two months we've known that this is an imminent threat. a month ago, the whois signaled as a public health event of international concern. suld have initiated political leadershipp to s forward and begin authorizing the use of these plans. wwh have not seen is the execution over theeadership of political communities. judy: so you are saying it has been slower thant should have been. a lot of focusn those. are there enough available n for what may be coming in the near future? dennis:ut absy not. the strategic use of these kits as defined by the centers for disease control limit where we are testing. it is largely around populations coming from what we t knobe infected areas. we know nothing abouthat may or m not be circulating within the united states. we've only tested 500 people. soh koreaas tested tens of thousands. judy: are there kits available elsewhere around the globe? dennis: i don't really have insight in that, but it is

centers for disease control and prevention director dr. robert redfield and others will testify on the coronavirus response before a subcommittee. watch that live thursday at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span-3, online or listen live with the free c-span app. morning, wethis hear from the secretary of health and human services, alex azar him who will testify before a senate appropriations , whommittee --alex azar will testify before a senate appropriations committee and get the response to the coronavirus outbreak. the white house is asking for $1.25 billion in new funding and would take the same amount from ebola preparedness and other programs to deal with the coronavirus. the center for disease control and prevention will also testify on the coronavirus response before a house subcommittee. we will have that live at 2:00 eastern over on c-span-3. you can also stream that hearing live online or tune in with the radio app. the budget proposal for 2021 includes nearly 95 billion dollars in discretionary budget authority and 1.3 trillion dollars in

center of the outbreak are now in the bay area. >> nearly 200 american citizens now at travis air force base for mandatory two-week quarantine. >> the centers for disease control says one young child among group has been transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. >> live now at travis air force base. laura? >> reporter: that one child has just been observed at the hospital. the other evacuees are exhausted but otherwise okay of they're not necessarily local people or even from california. but what we do know is that for the next two weeks, they will make a hotel on this base their home. this is one of two planes to arrive just after 4:00 a.m. at travis air force base. carrying american citizens trying to he is today inthe coronavirus in wuhan, china. one plane left. the other dropped off 178 people for a two-week quarantine. >> we're doing twice daily health assessments and temperature checks. >> the centers for disease control reports one young child on the plane did have a fever and was transported to a local hospital. >> children have fever for a number of different reasons. so the child is being evaluated at this point and will be put into iso

the centers for disease control has linked these injuries to t.c.h. products not tobacco. protecting our youth from tobacco is an important priority. however, h.r. 2339 does not do that and goes too far and therefore i cannot support it. i urge members to oppose the bill, oppose the rule that delivers the bill, and oppose this assault on free choice for the mesh people -- american people. with opposition to the rule, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida. ms. shalala: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, let me simply say we can never go too far when we are protect our children. i ask for a unanimous consent to insert into the record a february 5 nbc news article entitled, "federal flavor ban goes into effect thursday, but many flavored vape products will still be available. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. shalala: madam speaker, many teens today have moved from using flavored e-cigarettes to other flavored nicotine laced products, including things like flavored pouches and drops and pods. these products

according to the centers for disease control and prevention e-cigarette pose a risk to all users but most particularly to young people. the vast majority of e cigarettes contain nicotine which, according to the national

and accuse some news outlets of alarmism and panicking financial markets on tuesday the center for disease control want the american people to prepare for an outbreak. i'm joined now from washington by d.w. correspondent yes donald trump a set to hold a news conference on the corona virus outbreak up until now he has been playing down the significance of the at the demick is this news conference a sign that he's now taking it more seriously. hi leon erupts to the right he's been playing it to put it mildly and now he's actually had a lot of negative words surprise surprise for the u.s. media he's been saying that they've been doing everything possible to make the corona virus sound as bad as possible and he's been remarkably upbeat about the u.s. is response to the virus so far in the u.s. the centers for disease control and prevention which is known as the c.d.c. we saw some of what they've been saying there already and they've also said you know if those are when it does get to the united states it may cause a lot of disruption to americans' lives and what's also being criticized here is that yo

centers for disease control and prevention warning americans to prefer -- to prepare for a coronaviruseak at home. shery ahn joins us with the latest. the story of the last several days is that people are not just talking about containment. shery: yet president trump and his top officials keep insisting that it has been contained. yieldve seen the 10 year fall to record lows. there are concerns that this will have a major impact on the u.s. economy. in the meantime, larry kudlow coming out this afternoon and saying that this has largely been contained. the next stepis here? is there any sort of coordinated effort? are people working with beijing and the italians? china we have seen the who team working diligently. but they are saying, outside of china, the world is not ready. saying last week that there was not enough funding out of the money they were asking for globally. the cdc warning that if this comes into the u.s., they are not prepared. we are talking about only some states and regions having the right test kits. this means that because this has such mild symptoms, it could be

plus for the first time since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus the centers for disease control allows cameras inside theiemergency operations center. we will hear from doctors who work there about the battle to contain the virus and in the race for the white house people to making his case to california is today what he had mckissack and mckissack is the nation's oldest black-owned design and construction firm. before mike, we were desperate. there were not a lot of opportunities for black-owned businesses to compete. mike saw that and he leveled the playing field for black-owned businesses. over the years, we have heard a lot of talk. but mike came in, and he actually did something about it. and that's how mike will get it done as president. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wherever we want to go, we just have to start. autosave yr way there with chase. chase. make more of what's yours. economicly powerfully influenced my values. bernie sanders he's fighting to raise wages. and guarantee health care for all. now, our country is at a turning point. hard wor

according to the centers for disease control, the woman had been active for several days before diagnosise state has only around 200 test kits for the virus. turkey says it is retaliating against syrian government forces after at least 33 of its soldiers were killed by airstrikes in the province of idlib. the developments mark a serious escalation in the conflict between turkey, which supports rebel forces, and the syrian government, which is backed by russia. now on bbc news, hardtalk with shaun ley, and he speaks to who advisor david heymann. hello and welcome to hardtalk, i'm shaun ley. "get ready" is the message from the health experts fighting the coronavirus, covid—19. at least 80,000 people are already infected in more than a0 countries, and that number is expected to rise. my guest today is david heymann, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. he's among those advising the world health organization on its response to the coronavirus. is the organisation moving quickly enough or are powerful countries are slowing the who'

centers for disease control is warning that the coronavirus is likely to impact the world for months.a little later, dr. sanjay gupta tells us what we can do and if a cure is coming. >>> the coronavirus outbreak has affected a number of countries in asia, but north korea has yet to report a single case of the disease. still, the country appears to be taking the outbreak seriously as cnn's paula hancocks reports. >> reporter: north korea is able to shut its borders in a way that very few countries in the rest of the world can, and it did shut those borders relatively quickly. we also know that north korea has asked for help, which is quite unusual. the world health organization telling cnn that they have supplied medical supplies to north korea including personal protective equipment, for example, goggles, masks, and gowns. north korea was swift to react when news broke of coronavirus in neighboring china, shutting its doors to border tourists, mostly chinese on january 22nd, suspending all air and train routes to china nine days later and very publicly declaring a state emergency, unu

thank you very m the centers for disease control's netimeline for getting coronavirus diagnostic testings to every state was welcome news today. but, there have been questions about the country's ability to do enough tests in the event of break. o it has also raised larger questions about the health system's ability to deal with a major surge of patients. dennis carrolls the former director of the u.s. agency for international development's emerging threats division. he currently heads "the virome project," a non-profit global partnershiworking to prepare for potential future viral threats. c dennroll, welcome to the "newshour". >> thank you. >> woodruff: so, right now, does the united states have in place the systems, the materials that it needs to address what may be coming? >> t short answer is no. we do have the plans for what is need, and i tnk the public health community in the united states, certainly those at centers for disease control, have a very excellent plan over the years on how to deal with exactly this situation. d for o months, we've known, since the beginning of januar

president trump will hold a news conference along with representatives from the centers for disease control and prevention at 6:00 p.m. eastern to discuss the issue. as he returned from india, the president tweeted that his administration was doing a great job handling the crisis and fired back at democrats and others criticizing the response. health and human services secretary azar told congress today there are now 15 confirmed cases in the united states. that's in addition to the 45 cases among americans who are brought back from china and a cruise ship quarantined in japan. >> as of this morning, we still had only 14 cases of the novel coronavirus detected in the united states involving travel to or close contacts with travelers. coming into this hearing i was informed we have a 15th confirmed case, the epidemiology of which we are still discerning. but we have always been clear that could change rapidly and from the outset i and the public health experts have said we fully expect we will see more cases here in the united states. we have to be mentally prepared and as a government prepa

they were told they would be released in three days if they showed no symptoms but the centers for disease control ordered a quarantine of 14 days saying it could take that long for some to become ill. this is the cdc first quarantine order in fifty years. >>> stay with kpix 5 for updated information in the bay. you can find the latest on kpix.com. >>> at the impeachment trial the senate has rejected the idea of hearing from additional witnesses. it means the president's acquittal is all but insured. >>> catherine johnson is live on capitol hill with how the vote will play out. >> veronica not a vote for acquittal tonight. just moments ago the senate adjourned until monday. the trial is moving to next week where senators will get a chance to speak on the senate floor. tell the public the way they voted the way they did with witnesses. >> the yays are 49. thenays are 51. the motion is not agreed to. >> a vote on witnesses failed as expected during the senate impeachment trial. >> the senate stands in recess subject to the call of the chair. >> the debate over web sites dominated the closing argumen

the centers for disease control and prevention said americans should start preparing for what could turn into the pandemic. right now there are at least 58 cases confirmed in the u.s. the cdc says it's not a matter of if the virus will spread it's when. laura podesta is here in new york. what measures is the cdc asking the americans to take? >> well, cities and towns across america should plan for social distancing measures like dividing school classes into smaller groups of students or closing schools altogether. this as stocks tumbled for a second day, the dow has dropped more than 1,900 points in two days that's a loss of nearly 7%. the trump administration sent congress an emergency funding request for $2.5 billion to combat the virus. that money would go toward things like buying protective gear and work on new treatment and vaccines but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say that money may not be enough. >> if you low ball something like this, you'll pay for it later. >> the dollars will come if the plan is there. but we're not just going to give the president dollars that we don

daily basis whether that's their state health departments website or the united states centers for disease control for the latest information because this is a fast moving dynamic situation what we are doing at the state level is making sure that we are continuing our preparedness efforts all 50 states have been working intensely for many weeks now to make sure that even though we don't hope the situation gets worse no one wishes that if it does we are big we are we are hoping to be as prepared as possible to contend with that we know the white house is asking for 2 and a half $1000000000.00 from congress to help fight the virus in terms of contingency funding but yesterday we saw u.s. health officials saying look there isn't enough medical equipment and infrastructure in place to deal with a major outbreak in the u.s. that's pretty warming though isn't it. what we know is that more resources are going to be needed we appreciate that the white house says initiated discussions around additional funding we view their proposal as the floor our view is that this initial gambit is a down payment but th

parents started a petition back in october and it will be voted on tonight. >>> the centers for disease control and prevention says every year 48 million americans get a food-borne illness and some food is bought at the supermarket. the new push for grocery stores to help keep people safe. >> reporter: in 2018 more than 6 million pounds of ground beef were recalled because they could have salmonella. months later, people were still getting sick. they apparently had frozen the meat and later ate it never knowing about the recall. >> 25% of people who developed illnesses front contaminated beef got sick after the recall occurred. >> the food and drug administration and usda post recalls and depend on the media to get the word out, but it doesn't reach everyone. now the group u.s. perking is calling on grocery stores to help. >> using supermarkets to warn the public would help variously protect public health and make sure people don't end up in the hospital or worse. >> adam garber worked on the report for 26 major grocery stores how the public is alerted. only four received a passing grade. 22 ot

the centers for disease control and prevention says it is currently contained here in the united states but there are now more than 80,000 cases worldwide. >> skyler henry reportings on the health and impact growing globally. >> the dow opened higher wednesday morning as wall street tries to bounce back. they are trying to gauge how the coronavirus outbreak will impact the global economy. >> we'll get out on the other side of this, but for now there are more unknowns than knowns. >> italy is reporting about 350 cases prompting the to issue a advisory asking u.s. citizens to use caution when traveling there. pope francis offered prayers for the victims as many in the crowd were masked to protect themselves. in south korea workers disinfected buses to stop the illness. a 23-year-old soldier tested positive for the virus. president donald trump will discuss the u.s. response to the coronavirus. senior white house officials say the president is frustrated that stom have spooked investors with dire predictions. >> we need everybody to think about this and dust off their pandemic plans if the

>also for your health 13 children died from the flu just last week has according to the centers for disease control and prevention that brings the total number of deaths for the flu season which started at the end of september to 105 children the cdc says flu virus activity is widespread and nearly every us region this season. the agency estimates that there have been at least 29 million flu cases in the united states this year, 280,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths again that's for the entire flu season up next state lawmakers will soon file new legislation for 2020. >>take a look at the piles of proposals aimed at trying to solve homelessness and address the housing issues in california and if you're streaming us on kron on the news continues during mckissack and mckissack is the nation's oldest black-owned design and construction firm. before mike, we were desperate. there were not a lot of opportunities for black-owned businesses to compete. mike saw that and he leveled the playing field for black-owned businesses. over the years, we have heard a lot of talk. but mike came in, and he actua

people we talk to here in the county say they are concerned. >> the centers for disease control said the 15th patient was confirmed with coronavirus, and appears to have contracted it here in the united states, another traveler coast close contact with a person known to be infected with the virus. the patient is a resident of the solano county but the occasion of their home is not being disclosed. residents in the county say they want more information from health officials. >> i would like to know if there is anyone that's been diagnosed with the disease living in my town. that is very concerning, that's very serious. pugh i find it alarming, it confirms that it's here and it's something we have to prepare and get ready for. >> travis air force base has accepted travelers from china and the japanese cruise ship for quarantine, but this would be the first case of community transmission. at a news conference on wednesday president trump announced he is appointing vice president mike pence to head up a federal coronavirus task force. >> we are screening people, and have been at a very h

well, from people with actual medical and scientific expertise, the center for disease control confirmingssion without travel. this woman was active for several days before her diagnosis. yeah, what is really worrying about this woman in cilantro county in california is that there was no obvious contact with someone else who had the coronavirus and therefore they don't know where this came from. that is what is so this came from. that is what is so worrying about her. it is trying to work out exactly who she had contact with because there is a danger of community spread, and that is something thatis spread, and that is something that is really concerning people. —— in solano county. in california alone they are looking at 8500 people wanting to be monitored dost mark they wa nt to to be monitored dost mark they want to monitor for possible contact with coronavirus. they have 200 test kits. it gives of the problem and how much america has to do should this become a greater outbreak. chris, thank you for that. in a move affecting millions of muslims worldwide, saudi arabia has taken the unp

well, from people with actual medical and scientific expertise, the center for disease control confirmingerson to person transmission without travel. this woman was active for several days before she was diagnosed. yeah, what is really worrying about this woman in solano county in california is that there was no obvious contact with someone else who had the coronavirus, and therefore they don't know where this came from. and that is what is so worrying about her. and as a result, the health authorities are trying to work out exactly who out exactly authorities are trying to work out exactly who she had contact with. because of course there isa with. because of course there is a danger of community spread, and that is something thatis spread, and that is something that is really, really concerning people. in california alone, they're looking at some 8,500 people wanting to be monitored — they want to monitor for possible contact with coronavirus. they have 200 test kits. it gives a sense of the problem and how much america has to do should this become a greater outbreak. injapan, the gover

we are working closely with the california department of public health and the centers for disease control and prevention to track this novel coronavirus which originated in wuhan, china. this situation is rapidly evolving and changing. it's important to recognize that there are no confirmed cases in san francisco at this time. we are actively preparing for the possibility of confirmed cases. we have activated our emergency response plan specifically for this type of scenario. this is what we do in public health. we have a lot of experience responding to outbreaks. we are in touch with our health care providers, our hospitals, our regional, state, and federal partners as we implement pret implement protocols on how to identify potential cases, how to isolate them, how to test them, and how to ensure they don't affect others. at this time, residents of the bay area are at low risk of becoming infected with this novel coronavirus. unless they have recently been to wuhan, china or unless they're in contact with somebody that's a confirmed case from that area. it's important to know that at th

the centers for disease control and prevention. our screening those evacuees they will be under quarantine for 14 days also in southern california. almost 200 americans are in quarantine at the march air reserve base in riverside county. the 195 evacuees there were flown in on a charter flight from lawn last week. they will also spend 2 weeks air so far none of them has shown any sign of illness. the cdc will distribute 400 tests kids for the corona virus. each test kit can perform up to 800 patients samples that s is called a reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test and it can detect will have a corona virus from nasal or oral swabs. >>half the kids will go to domestic laboratories and half will go to international labs. the extra case means local health officials will be able to confirm cases themselves rather than waiting for the cdc. stay with kron on as we continue our coverage of the corona virus we'll keep you posted on the latest updates and the best way to protect yourself. we have the very latest on our website

morning we asked our colleagues from the california department of public health and the centers for disease control and prevention for assistance, and their teams have already arrived to our operations center and are here with us today, and i really cannot thank them enough. i know that at the last press conference announcing our other cases, i expressed the importance of having so many partners and so much support, it is absolutely impossible to do this without this kind of broad support. it is necessary, and we have it, and we are so grateful. so we will continue to work with them and our other partners to respond to cases to trace contacts and to understand what is happening in our community. i want you to know that our operations center has been activated for five weeks now. and it will continue to be, and colleagues from across county government are involved, many of them are here today. so we need to begin implementing additional measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus or at least slow it down as much as possible. so these are the measures that we are recommending for individuals

according to the centers for disease control, the woman had been active for several days before diagnosis is retaliating against syrian government forces after at least 33 of its soldiers were killed by air strikes in the province of idlib. the developments mark a serious escalation in the conflict between turkey, which supports rebel forces and the syrian government, which is backed by russia.

more evacuees held at travis air force base in fairfield were released today yesterday the centers for disease control and prevention medically cleared the group from having the coronavirus the group had been under party for the past 2 weeks com forcefully to go met up with an evacuee at san francisco airport before he caught his flight back home. >>jeffrey ho documented his stay travis air base hotel in fairfield by taking pictures every day and sharing his experiences on social media, the 33 year-old says being under a federal quarantine wasn't bad like most people might think he says he was allowed outside essentially when every wanted just had to stay within the hotels surrounding i've been most of the day was stream movies and. >>what worked on cycle run around the grass, it wasn't that it off really. in one location kind of week haitian i guess who is like a staycation newman tuesday ho received a letter from the centers for disease control and prevention's stating he no longer requires quarantine and has been cleared to return home to southern california. >>he was on vacation with his wife and

>>> centers for disease control director will testify on the coroner virus response on c-span3. you can listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> now, the british prime minister's questions, members of the house asked prime minister johnson questions. this is about a half hour. >> questions for five minutes. >> mr. speaker, the whole house want to extend our condolences to families who lost their lives to the storms. and like to offer our support to the impact of these storms and local environment agencies. i had meetings with the colleagues and others and in addition to my duties, i will have other meetings today. >> i would like to extend my thanks to the prime minister and those helping in the amp fterma of storm dennis. it brought record high water levels. parts of my area have been flooded. and one just breached its banks. will the prime minister use his influence in the budget and later this year in the comprehensive spending review for flood defenses for communities at risk as part of this is determination in this year of 26 to show global leadership taking action on

the centers for disease control by the way say that evacuees from china will be coming to travis air force base near fairfield local universities are also suspending their study abroad programs in china. doug johnson has more on that part of the story. >>near term. travis will be selected. not only as a base but there will be evacuees there. >>congressman john garamendi admits there's not a lot of information coming out of the centers for disease control nor the air force and who exactly is being brought to travis air force base from china for corona virus quarantine or american contractors uh citizens. >>diplomats other folks that are in china, providing government services of all kinds. i hope to find out. >>well there's 9 currently on base. he says those people are coming and their numbers could be in the hundreds. there are many says from what he understands the air force is only providing facilities for the evacuees. we'll cdc personnel is the staffing. still he isn't so sure some support roles won't be done by civilian staff is going to be people providing through service. >>ot

number two, he's been defunding centers for disease control so we don't have the experts in place. i hope it doesn't come here. but the bottom line is we are not ready for this kind of thing and the president is not a scientist is a nice way to phrase it. doesn't seem to believe in science, we are as exposed to this kind of thing as we've ever been, probably more so. >> so, dan, is bloomberg right? is this country not ready for an outbreak like this? >> well, i think he's at least half right, rosemary. the president, president trump has made a lot of cuts to the u.s. public health infrastructure. his proposed cuts to the cdc, he has gotten rid of staff as mike bloomberg correctly said who dealt with pandemics. at the same time, there are still many staffers who have years of expertise working on this and there has not been major spread in the united states yet. this might be the kind of issue where in the moment it seems like the united states is okay but three weeks later we will realize that we didn't have enough staffing, enough resources, enough surveillance to prevent a potenti

national institutes for health the environmental protection agency they're cutting the centers for disease control at the same time the media in the government is beating the war drums against china over the coronavirus the u.s. is actually slashing its budget that's what the budget proposes big savage cuts to the health care infrastructure in america including to the centers for disease control and the national institute of health i mean this seems again crazy because it is crazy some of the world headlines to update you on this 1st afghanistan where there's been a deadly terror attack near the capital a suicide bomber targeted defense ministry buildings in kabul 5 people were killed and several more injured in that attack when this is also said gunshots were heard in the aftermath of the blast no groups yet to claim responsibility for the attack . the philippines has announced it's ending a security pact with the u.s. that stood since $999.00 it was initially signed to allow american forces to train on the country soil it's expected to take around 3 months for the changes to come into effect. un

it's to have a scientist, to have somebody from either the center for disease control, the national institutes of health somewhere come out every day and do a briefing, much like you do for a hurricane. you come out, you give a briefing, and you say this is where we stand today. take questions from the media, here's where we are with the number of coronavirus cases in the country. here's what's happening with that case in california. here's what our investigation shows. here's how many more testing kits we have available throughout the country, and let the public know that the scientists, not the politicians, are answering the questions that everybody wants the answers to and give a sense of reassurance to the public that the public health community is being allowed to do his job and is being well-funded enough so it can do its job. >> would be the smart thing to do, gloria, thank you. kaitlan, and all of the queen playing, thank you so much in south carolina. good to have both of you on, seriously, though, to talk about the politics of all of this. as the nation, the world is preparing for a

in all cases, not heard anything other. >> recent budget proposal calls for cuts to the center for disease control5 billion to fight coronavirus. senate minority leader chuck schumer says the administration has no plan, no urgency of the facts or how to coordinate a response. joining me now, white house reporter for politico, nancy cook as well as hans. hans, let me start with you. do you get any sense of heightened worry at the white house? >> reporter: they just sent larry kudlow out, trying to calm the markets, saying they think they fundamentally contained coronavirus. while it's not airtight, the containment, they think they're pretty close. larry kudlow talking to our sister network, cnbc, try iing calm things down. on whether it's more heightened or more acute now, the president did appoint a cabinet-level task force on this early. he has gone out of his way to talk about this most of the time he engages with the press. if you want any indication for how there's heightened concern it's the level of money they're asking for. initially reports for $1.8 billion. the most recent request is for

beyond that, the centers for disease control is confirming the first case in the united states of coronavirus of unknown origin. in a press release tonight, the california public department of public health noting that the individual in northern california is somebody who had no known exposure to coronavirus through travel or through close contact with a known infected individual. nevertheless, that person has been diagnosed with coronavirus now. according to the california department of public health, the individual is a resident of soleano county in california and is receiving care in sacramento county. that's all we know other than the cdc is doing contact tracing to find out who they might have exposed. now it's time for "the last word." >> at the end of that press conference, alex azar did a good job of saying that he's happy that mike pence is on top of this. because he insisted that mike pension can make all these various departments of government work, which would be true if mike pence is actually good at that. and we're not aware of any evidence that indicates that. >> it is nice tha

centers for disease control prevention and the assistance of the world health organization there's a lot in looking back that had they been allowed in they could have gotten a lot more information that could have curtailed the epidemic right instead of where we are now you say you're an audience fancy i am not saying i think that we have heard in recent days that there was a delay in accepting assistance international assistance from the w.h.o. from the centers for disease control from the united states and others who can assist in any time a country is dealing with this kind of an outbreak you really need all the help that you can get josh let me jump to you you know china well the decision making in china and i think the question the question is what do you think when it comes to trying these leadership positions either exacerbated or acted you know smartly with with relations given the benefit of the doubt perhaps that maybe they're doing whatever can be done but how do you read it as an expert on chinese decision making . well thanks steven it's great to be here with you you know

the us centers for disease control and prevention, where you once worked for many years, thinks a pandemicnow likely and anne schuchat, speaking in the last few days, said it's not a question of if, it's a question of when and how many people will be infected. so some in what one might call the public health industry find the word of value because it helps them identify the scale of the challenge they face. that's right, and when you think of when the pandemic of influenza was announced in 2009, it changed nothing. the response was the same. countries have preparedness plans, they put those plans into operation and right now, the word pandemic could actually mean that countries stop trying to lock down the virus in outbreaks and prevent a rapid spread into the country if it's so destined to do that. so the word pandemic may have connotations that actually backfire. so is it fair to say this has been discussed by the world health organization? it's not that they haven't looked at it, they've actually engaged and considered whether it would be useful and they've effectively said, "no, it's n

twitter has a thing where it prompts you to go to the centers for disease control. >> yeah, that's thee thing people are doing on the platforms to combat information. they'll have a warning label at the front or a banner when you search for it. that's great. that's a great first step. the problem is right when you get below that banner, you get to the most recommended profiles are often people just spreading disinformation too. the scale of the problem cannot be overstated. it's great that they're making -- they're making -- they're trying, right? but are they doing enough? absolutely not. >> ron, you and i were just reminiscing we've been talking about 20 years. so we've seen events and how they affect the market. i tend to like to remind people that even on events like 9/11, which were really serious, the markets were back to the levels they were at one month afterwards. so markets tend to be resilient. but i haven't seen the speed of warnings from companies that we have seen in the last week about the effect. it's two effects, right? it's the effect of their shops in china, because

you've got experts there, the leaders from the centers for disease control, national institutes of health, department of homeland security, department of health and human services, they are all there standing waiting for the president. the picture as john king says is very significant. >> reporter: yeah and the door just opened, we're waiting for the president to come in any minute. right now the people that you are seeing here in the briefing room are the president's coronavirus task force that they assembled. and of course the big question is going to be whether or not they pick someone who will be running point on this more so than they have already with the health and human services secretary. would he ha we've heard from several sources saying that that is something that they are weighing like the obama administration did with the ebola virus. though today -- >> okay. hold on. the president is walking out. >> thank you very much, everybody. thank you very much. before i begin i'd like to extend my deepest condolences to the victims and families in political because milwaukee, wiscons

government for kind of coming in, getting them off that ship because the centers for disease controleople who remain on board the diamond princess is right there behind me, it's a beautiful ship. but inside the number of coronavirus cases has continued to increase every single day. and health officials have acknowledged people who remain on board do face a higher risk of infection than those who are off the ship including the 300 americans who are either back in the united states now or will be, you know, within the next couple of hours. >> yeah, a lot of concern, lot of people calling that quarantine a failed effort at quarantining people. and we are learning as we go along what needs to be done because there is so much that isn't known about this coronavirus. many thanks to you, will ripley, bringing us up to date as we await for the return of those americans back to u.s. soil. but as you pointed out, they still have another 14 days in quarantine to look forward to before they go home. many thanks again to our will ripley. we'll take a very short break. back in just a moment. out u

meanwhile, the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta is warning the true number of u.s. coronavirus cases might be higher than reported because test kit sent out nationwide earlier this month includeded a faulty component. after the headlines, we will spend the rest of the hour discussing the growing threat of the coronavirus. wisconsin, gunmen opened fire inside a sprawling brbrewery wednesday, killing fie people before taking his own life. the shooter was i identified asa 51-year-old m man who worked att the factory y complex.x. police have not yet identififiea motive in ththe killing. in immigration news, and report by physicians for human rights finds the trump administration's separation of families at the u.s.-mexico border is tantamount to torture. the report studied 17 adults and nine children separated for about two months under trump's so-called "zero tolerance" policy, finding people experienced shock, terror, and grief constituting "cruel, unusual, and degrading treatment." the report warns of long-lasting effects of family separations with people put at hig

system, in the united states, beginning with security at the border, beginning with the centers for disease control, the national institutes for health, and frankly, our massive private sector, that is incredibly innovative, look at the response that we've had and the track record we've had so i don't think the president is saying hey, this isn't anything to worry about, for anyone in the world, and i think he is saying for the people in the united states, look, we are taking this seriously, and we have the resources to deal with the problem. and i think when people come on and they sound alarmist, the president is like no, you're going against the message. the message here is we've got this, make sure you take your precautions, wash your hands, practice good hygiene, and if you are sick, stay home and don't get other people sick. but otherwise, go to work and get back to normal life. things are going to be fine. and i think that was the message. not that he didn't care. but when you see somebody say something that is at odds with that, he's like well, let's weigh back in and get the focus on the r

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the centers for disease control has linked these injuries to t.c.h. products not tobacco. protecting our youth from tobacco is an important priority. however, h.r. 2339 does not do that and goes too far and therefore i cannot support it. i urge members to oppose the bill, oppose the rule that delivers the bill, and oppose this assault on free choice for the mesh people -- american people. with opposition to the rule, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida. ms. shalala: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, let me simply say we can never go too far when we are protect our children. i ask for a unanimous consent to insert into the record a february 5 nbc news article entitled, "federal flavor ban goes into effect thursday, but many flavored vape products will still be available. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. shalala: madam speaker, many teens today have moved from using flavored e-cigarettes to other flavored nicotine laced products, including things like flavored pouches and drops and pods. these products