we will hear from doctor tom inglesby, tractor for the center john hopkins, doctor john dreiser, commissioner of tennessee department of public health. brett mcgregor, senior vice president of operations, and cochair of the alliance for bias security. in doctor stephen, head of pediatric medicine in chicago. senator casey and i will have an opening statement in the will hear from witnesses and witnesses will have up to five minutes for questions. i'm pleased to -- today, will hear from individuals with firsthand knowledge of what we face including public health threats and their ideas on how to move forward. this framework has been tested by the emergence of pandemic flu, natural disasters and ebola breaker and ezekiel virus. the lessons learned come from individuals like those sitting before us today in their efforts to protect and save lives. last hurricane season resulted in major storms raising news questions to manage and withstand these times of response. emphasize the needs of improved data collection to inform and protect as many mothers and babies as possible. it highlighted the need

matthew green is with john hopkins information security tiffani has a shiny new outlook. that's where we begin tonight's . following a solid holiday shopping season the luxury jeweler raised its fiscal 2017 earnings forecas a said it would invest in technology, marketing, and s presentation. in the lathequar the company said fine jewelry and items from its new home and accessories collectio appeale to customers. the company's stores in europe and the asia pacific region did tick particularly well. so did the shares. they were up 8% to $108.99 viacom's chairwoman is reportedly pushing for a board shakeup at cbs. the "wall street journa says redstone wants to bring on new director as she renews discussiont a potential merger between the two companies. the added that cbs has reservatio a tie up. viacom's shares were up, shares of cbs were up almost 1%. k corp. reported earnings that rose and beat expectationse nation's largest bank said the majority of the savings from the new tax law will be returned to shareholders in the form of dividends and stock buy backs. the rest wil

secretary, john hopkins is honored to welcome you. please join me in welcoming secretary james mattis. [applause] sec. mattis: good morning and thank you all for taking time to come and listen to us here. again, this is the national defense strategy, but what it really is, this is an american strategy. it belongs to you. you own it. we work for you and i will tell you, dean lewis, it is a pleasure for you hosting me today. it is a pleasure to be at a school named for the gentleman that this one is made for. i will tell you he was so wise and how he could select eople. he picked a young man once and gave him a townhouse to help him when he first got into national ecurity affairs. that young man on his couch was none other than george schulz. that says something about his ability to see talent at a young age. there is a lot of talent that comes through here. you all look like promising young men and women because you are all young compared to me. he was also a great and avid scholar. you could agree or disagree with him, but you would n

the scientists here at john hopkins university in baltimore analyzed more than a thousand patients whohose symptoms of cancer to see whether this new test would accurately confirm the diagnosis and they were excited to discover that for certain tumors the council's seek test was up to ninety eight percent accuracy and the same test was effective for eight different types of cancer polluting five which no early screening currently exists here's how it works as a chuma forms and grows the cancerous cells within it change reproduce and die sometimes cierra shed cells that can get into the bloodstream and when cancer cells die they can also release d.n.a. and other fragments that also get into the blood cancer seek is described as a liquid biopsy and analyzes a patient's blood sample for traces of that cancer d.n.a. and identifying which genes in mutations are most active can identify the type of cancer and the best treatment the importance of early diagnosis of cancer can't be understated for example in the case of bile counts ovarian cancer and breast cancer ninety percent of those diagn

is parent of bloomberg news a major donor to johns hopkins.arification can that is your latest bloomberg business flash. shery: coming up, the headaches keep mounting for now. mightyannery, the one investor giant will take a $6.2 billion charge tied to long-term see and and could turnaround in let's get a quick check of the markets. the currency market in right now. the dollar index falling 4/10 of 1%. the first fall since five days of gains. since januaryst 2015. handicapped by the risk of a potential government shutdown in the u.s. the euro rally faltering after four days of gains. there is concern over a grand german coalition facing challenges. also, the pound, falling after three days of gains after data -- weg u.k. inflation is will have plenty more coming up. live in new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ bloomberg. ♪ ♪ shery: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm shery ahn. vonnie: i'm vonnie quinn. at general electric are falling after the company said it would take a $6.2 billion charge because of a lingering policy and its insurance business. we

said that she was originally from potomac, maryland, and one of her three sons was a student at johns hopkins university. all five members died, as well as another family from florida. left-hand first, totally sideways, then to the ground. headed for the country's capital but crashed into a mountain is wooded area 10 minutes after taking off. investigators think that extreme winds might be to blame. hangup for southwest flyers headed to baltimore. the flight had to make a quick landing after some mechanical issues. the pilot said something was wrong with the nose gear. every one was booked on to another flight and made it home without issues. closeralabama one step to another national title, defeating clemson last night in the college football semifinals. next up, and all sec national title game, alexandra and georgia. adrianna: a c haywire. the chain reaction that filled a parking lot with fireworks. veronica: and this cold just will not quit. we are looking ahead to the weekend, tracking the records. we r adrianna: all right, come to your screen, check us out. nearly 2000 people running a m

researchers at johns hopkins hospital detected 70% of eight cancers.t had a low rate of false alarms, but it's too early to be used widely. >>> let's get the weekend accuweather forecast. meteorologist adam joseph. >> this is an outdoor alert forecast for one of the weekends. as we head to the weather center, big weekend to be outdoors in south philadelphia for the big vikings and eagle game, 6:40 p.m. on sunday. the weather going to cooperate this week. there will be a lot of clouds for the game. there is a lot of sun through most of sunday. clouds pull in, in time for the game. no precipitation. winds light out of the southwest, three to six miles per hour. 6:00, the first kick at 44-degrees and end of the game, temperatures 42-degrees. winning forecast there. not too shabby either, 29 allentown, 38 in philadelphia, 34 in wilmington. temperatures not all that cold considering how cold it has been so far this month. clouds are to the north. they remain there through the weekend, a warm front setting here. it may drag down toward the second half of the

the opinions expressed are my own and don't reflect john hopkins university. there is a range of public health threats that can occur without much warning. these include natural disasters, bombings, shootings, nuclear threats, and biological threats. whether theyreats, are viruses in china, were accidental, such as a viral strain released from a lab, or deliberate like smallpox and anthrax, and that is a big focus of my comments today. biological threats can reach from modest in size or could pose as global, catastrophic threats. first, we need to strengthen the health care system preparedness. that is the capacity to care for high numbers injured in emergency. progressstantial prepared for disasters in the country, the nation is not ready for medical care in large catastrophes. or age 50,l program, has been funded at state and local levels, but significant resource constraints limit wage -- what hpv can do. that trend should be reversed. a new initiatives could be a strong additional component in improving medical preparedness. second, we need and the ability

john hopkins and others have agreed to participate in an in cre encrypted the program. >> it will be helpful when gough to the doctor and remembering your shots. >> there you go. >>> talk about bad flights. passengers are complaining of bathrooms so small that they gotten stuck in the door. that's what some american airlines flight attendants are saying of the boeing new 737 max plane. we showed it to you. it is faster and fuel efficient. it is not all that comfortable. flight attendants say the sink is so tiny that you can only wash one hand at a time. passengers are complaining saying it is too small and measuring an inch smaller. you can only wash a couple of fingers. >> for me, it is just fine. >> can you imagine if just the afternoon person is stuck in that door, do you know how it would be for me? >> oh my gosh, really, it would be an emergency. >> more is coming up. we are talking about that weather, soggy start of the day. kari, what are we expecting? >> we are starting out wet road outside. fremont, off and on rain and cool temperatures and we are going to have some more of

representative had a minor procedure friday at johns hopkins hospital to drain a bacterial infection from his knee. the congressman is resting and expected to make a full recovery. >>> one lucky person in port richie, florida, is taking home $450 million after winning last night's mega millions jackpot. but you can still win big in tonight's powerball drawing. the jackpot is worth $570 million. that's not too still a chance. >> still a chance. >> $1 million winner in virginia, by the way. >> nice. >> not too bad. >> you hate to say it, only $1 million, compared to $450. i'd take $1 million. >> sure. >> not much of a jackpot asis t forecast. >>> there is no way to buy your way out of the cold. temperatures running 5 to 15 below zero early this morning and not much relief is coming today. afternoon highs near 18 degrees. 27 tomorrow. we're watching out for an icy mix possible on monday. >> layer. layer. >> th does it for "neatws kick off the new year with a deal that will save you money for the next 2 years guaranteed. fios is here with a great offer on the

representative had a minor procedure friday at johns hopkins hospital to drain a bacterial infection from his knee. the congressman is resting and is expected to make a full recovery. >>> one lucky person in port richie, florida, is taking home $450 million after winning last night's mega millions jackpot. but you can still win big in tonight's powerball drawing. the jackpot is worth $570 million. >> there is still a chance. >> yeah. >> still a chance. >> if you can get out and buy your ticket. >> that's right. that's the thing. >> may take a lottery win to pay the heating bill for a lot of folks this month. no doubt about it. >> yeah. >>> super cold for today. extra postings on all our social media platforms and, of course, on our absolutely free and instantly downloadable nbc washington app. next real concern, other than the cold, the next real weather concern will be a little chance for freezing rain on monday. the first half of monday. we'll watch that very carefully. >> could cause commute problems you think? >> too early to say but never say never to freezing rain. >> we'll tra

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johns hopkins, cedars-sinai, and others have agreed to participate in a pilot program.ll data will be encrypted and pass password protected. >>> wall street looks poised to open higher after the mixed session yesterday. the dow closing at a record high. the nasdaq fell on a drop in tech stocks. you can look for data on unemployment and new home sales. back to you. >> thanks for that. >>> 5:25. 29 degrees. a new way to snag super bowl tickets. the talk show host who is giving you a chance to see the birds play in person. >> reporter: good morning, i'm matt delucia live at independence mall. coming up after the break, how the city is hoping to cash in on the eagles' success. >>> focus on philly. the city is hoping to cash in on the super bowl spotlight. >>> courtroom fallout. the leader of a university steps down in the wake of a sexual assault scandal surrounding the world of gymnastics. >>> fighting the flu. we're taking you into a tent, a tent where doctors are treating flu patients as the epidemic overloads local e.r.s. >>> good morning, welcome to "nbc10 news today."

so now we move on and welcome sam mullen of the johns hopkins college democrats.s my first time using a microphone, so sorry if i screw this up. i come here is one of the 4.8 million students who entered college during the first year of trump presidency. i can still remember the day right after. none of my high school teachers were particularly happy, thankfully, and the first one i saw that day was my spanish teacher. usually she was pretty happy, but that day she was upset, rightfully so. she talked to us about the election, normally a first, and then tears began to well up in her eyes as she told us the story about a young, undocumented immigrant who had come to her in fear he would be deported because he and his family were undocumented. normally that class was happy, but that day it was silent. next was my environmental science teacher, usually happy, to. that was the first day i had seen her upset. she told us that she would not be able to teach today because she had just lost hope. that shediscouraged had spent her entire life working to teach people about

we start at the health education where late earlier today the dir john hopkins center of health brief members on the severity of this year's

a mother said she is originally from potomac, maryland, and one was a student at johns hopkins university. all five members of the steinberg family died along with another family in florida. a witness described what she saw. >> it made a left-hand turn and was totally sideways and then went straight into the ground. : the airplane was headed for the country's capital but crashed into the mountains about 10 minutes after taking off. friends and family are in shock. while investigators are working to find out the cause, we do know there were heavy winds at the time of the crash. jonathan: they are spread across the city, aimed at getting around easier, but not everybody is a fan of the docleskless bikes, so much so that people are even calling 911. tim barber has that story. dialing 911, seriously? up: these bikes are tied along the street, but sometimes that is not the case and sometimes it makes people angry. dockle the lives of many cyclists, but sometimes they are left in precarious places. >> clogging the streets up and they cannot go through the intersection. they should not be in the

and one of her three sons that died was a student at johns hopkins. friends from both families now left heartbroken. the plane crashed moments after takeoff. costa rican authorities say the pilot was experienced but winds in the area at the time of takeoff were extremely strong. new overnight - a southwest airlines plane headed to baltimore.. forced to make a u-turn mid-flight because of a mechanical issue. airline officials say there was a problem with plane's nose gear. the pilot had to circle over seattle to burn fuel before landing safely at sea-tac airport. passengers were moved to a different plane to head back to b-w-i. happening today - minnesota senator al franken will formally resign his seat. it comes a month ater he announced he would leave office amid sexual misconduc allegations. more than half a dozen women allege he touched them improperly or made unwanted sexual advances. franken denies the claims. minnesota lieutenant governor tina smith will be sworn in to fill his seat tomorrow. this morning the miss america pageant ha anchor and 1

medical experts at johns hopkins university say caffeine is a mood-altering drug.can give you a short-term energy boost, but it can also cause anxiety, the jitters, and trouble sleeping. and when it wears off, you can feel pretty sluggish. even worse, if you have a regular caffeine habit your body begins to crave it. so when it doesn't get caffeine, you can have withdrawal symptoms, including headaches and difficulty concentrating. and that's not good for your schoolwork. so check the label of that soda and go for the decaf if you love coffee and tea. you're under enough pressure from school as it is. don't let caffeine make things harder. i'm christin, here to help you make the grade. - for most of us, the common cold is all too common. but here's something you probably didn't know. coughing can be more than just a nuisance. it can actually hurt you. in fact, if you cough too hard, you can actually crack a rib. and that's nothing to sneeze at. (smooth electronic music) - the history behind the word mascara is kinda fuzzy. some say it comes from the spanish word ma

one of the boys attended johns hopkins university in baltimore. they are among ten americans and two costa rican pilots killed. the plane, a single engine turbo prop went down in a wooded area ten minutes after take-off. investigators there are trying to figure out why the plane crashed. we do know there were heavy winds in the area. that forced other pilots to change their plans and land at a different airport. the airline has so far not commented. at the "live desk," i'm lindsey mastis. nancy: thank you. tonight president trump is leaving florida to head back to the white house. the president finished his working vacation as he called it getting in one last round of golf. last night he and the first lady rang in the new year at mar-a-largo. the president gave a speech there and he told the crowd he expects more of the same in 2018 when it comes to the economy getting stronger. jonathan: an extra cause of celebration for area families to mark the new year. we do it every year. this is no different. cheryl conner shows us a couple's bundle of joy.

. >> defense secretary james mattis spoke friday at the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. he discussed the implications of a potential government shutdown on military operations and urged congress to provide budget predictability for that offense e defense department. this is just over 45 minutes. sec. mattis:sec. mattis: good m. peter: good morning. i'm peter

i am research fellow another johns hopkins university. i have brief question. e-mail was hacked in 2014 by cyber. could you explain more about this organization because after it was hacked so my e-mails were released and it wasn't even a story on tv so probably they work for the government. can you focus on specific their work in ukraine? do they try to check the ground and then just spread it to other countries, and cyber backup, please. >> yes, as i think is -- you will be a target. yes? phishing? >> what kind of an attack. >> phishing attack? >> guest: no, they just corrected and i watched the story, and it's interesting because we did some project and national endowment for democracy and it was like at the beginning of the revolution but it had nothing to do with this. it was a year withit started. had nothing to do but they tried to connect is as we were the net was behind financial of our organization and we were among those who organized -- well, it's a way that is famous but still. >> basically they broke -- >> they kicked -- they broke it and used this

we start at the health education where late earlier today the dir john hopkins center of health brief members on the severity of this year's flu season a public health funding. this is about two hours. >> i like to call the hearing to order. and i'd like to recognize the chairman of the committee for a statement. >> thank you senator burns. senator casey members of the committee. how to think senator burr for chairing the hearing today and senator casey for serving as ranking member at senator murray's request. they're both been leaders. senator per was the original author of the first passage of the pandemic. he helps protect us from the full range of public health threats. natural disasters and outbreaks of net the disease. then in 2013, senators bring casey's led the bipartisan authorization of the pandemic and all hazards act. many can be contributed to that time including senators and see in bennett, war, hatch, roberts, and others. now it needs to be reauthorized for second time. today's hearing is the second we've have the sheer. last week we heard from the administration on re

her son zachary attended johns hopkins university in baltimore. nbc's gabe gutierrez now with more on the investigation into the crash. >> oh, my like i can just see all the smoke. everybody's screaming and yelling. >> reporter: near costa rica's pacific coast an eyewitness describes the horrifying scene after a single-engine plane crashed in the woods. 12 people killed, including 10 americans and two local crew members. >> it all of a sudden beared to the left and nose dived right in front of us. >> reporter: tonight in suburban new york friends and family are mourning the loss of bruce and irene steinberg and their three sons, matthew, william, and zachary. >> inconceivable that a whole family should meet with such a disaster. they were a lovely family. >> reporter: also among the dead mitchell and leslie weiss from near tampa, florida along with their two xharnlchildren. the charter plane belonged to nature air which did not respond to comment. flights crashed into a river. authorities say this aircraft had been inspected a month ago but strong

this was host bide the john hopkins university of public health. it's just under an hour. >> thank you very much, josh, for that very nice introduction. i am aaron khere to introduce te final panel of the day that relates to another important set of public health functions, that greater transparency about information and regulatory decisions about the fda c

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he attended johns hopkins in baltimore as a sophomore studying chemical and biomolecular engineering. he was set to go to israel this wednesday. the university offered its deepest sympathies to zachary's relatives and friends. guys. >>> now to prince george's county and a sad story of a young mother looking for a fresh start. police say she was murdered on this new year's day slashed with a knife by the man she lived with along 38th place in brentwood. relatives tell us the woman recently moved here from guatemala. she had a young child living with her here and two more kids in her homeland. that suspect is in custody. police have not released any of the names. >>> a metro transit police officer on his way to work hit and killed a pedestrian. this happened this afternoon at crain highway and chadds ford drive in brandywine in southern prince george's county. the officer tells investigators stepped right out in front of him. there are no crosswalks in that immediate area. >>> new tonight a rather remarkable statistic about 2017, nobody was killed in a crash of a passenger jet last year

endless wars i'm joined by my guest michael in washington he is a professor of strategy at the johns hopkins university also in washington we have christopher wayne he is a former army police sergeant iraq war veteran and contributor to the hill newspaper and in person bill we cross to philip giraldi he is a former cia counterterrorism specialist who is now executive director of the council for the national interest or a generally crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you wanted i always appreciated philip let me go to you first and percival i read the report and i and i will repeat what i said in my introduction i found it to be rather dark vision of the world is less about defense strategy then preserving or advancing had gemini around the world and i find it remarkably lacking in any kind of discussion of international law go ahead philip. well yes i mean international law did not enter into it yeah it is not a as it describes itself a defense strategy it's an often strategy and essentially what it does it takes away any genuine threats against the united states and

michael madden, from the johns hopkins university.ental disaster in the east china sea, as a tanker continues to leak oil, two days after it hit a cargo ship. chinese officials say the vessel is in danger of exploding. one body has been recovered, but 31 crewmembers are still missing. the sanchi had left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136,000 tons of oil east. it passed through the malacca straits and was heading up the east china sea, to south korea, when the collision happened. robin brant reports from shanghai. since saturday night, the fire has burned. dark black smoke feeding off the cargo of almost a million barrels of oil inside the sanchi. the intense heat and the threat of an explosion is hampering an already difficult sea rch—and—rescue operation. it is not clear at this stage how these two huge vessels collided. the cf crystal, carrying grain, was damaged at its bow, but all on board were rescued. translation: the chinese government takes maritime accidents like this very seriously, and has already despatched many sea r

i'm a journalist and a research center at johns hopkins university. a brief question.arlyil was hacked in 2014. could you please explain about this organization, and why my emails were released? probably they work with government. they check the ground and spread it to other countries? thank you very much. mr. turovsky: as i think you will be an efficient tech target, yes? >> efficient? >> what kind of attacks? >> no, they just collected. it is interesting, because we project and it was at the beginning of a revolution. it was a year before it started. but they tried to connect it as we were -- then that was behind the financial part of our organization, and we were among those who organized. broke --lly they and use theseit emails. in their understanding, it was -- cyberberg is a famous part of russian --, i think . they hacked a lot of ukrainian reporters whome work in ukraine. one, i think you know him. conflicting intelligence organizations who investigate russian connections. of russians a part hacking groups, but i do not defensiveis is a means -- sorry. >> i am

and one of her three sons was a student at johns hopkins university.members of the steinberg family died along with another family from florida. the plane was headed for the country's capital -- but crashed into a mountainous wooded area about 10 minutes after taking off. investigators are still working on finding out the cause -- but we do know there were heavy winds in the area at the time. right now... police in spotsylvania county, trying to track down three thieves who broke into a gun shop, and stole a bunch of guns! take a look at this surveillance footage of one of the men. it was taken right after breaking into "high velocity arms" in fredericksburg around 3 a-m saturday. the men smashed out a door - smashed open cabinets - and made off with the guns. in the day ahead-- his seat. the senator announced his resignation weeks ago, in response to multiple allegations that he touched women inappropriately. many of the accusations refer to incidents that occurred before he was elected in 2008. his successor, minnesota lieutenant governor tina smith,

joining me now from washington is daniel serwer, from the middle east institute and johns hopkins universityin iran right now, how would you characterise the significance of these protests? are they about the economy or political? they seem to be about both, there are economic demands going on but also they reflect the political goals especially against the supreme leader which is quite extraordinary and suggests deep... you mentioned the supreme leader but we have not heard from him so far, is that significant? it is significant, he seems to be leaving this to president rouhani at the moment, but i would expect that some point if this continues, for him to interfere with words and then the revolutionary guard and the paramilitary forces which would >> studio: -- repressed the rebellion in 2009. how significant is this in contemporary iran, you are comparing this to 2009 as our correspondent did. so farthe this to 2009 as our correspondent did. so far the authorities have taken a more softly did. so far the authorities have ta ken a more softly softly did. so far the authorities have taken a

i'm joined by my guest michael de la hosts in washington he is a professor of strategy at the johns hopkins university also in washington we have christopher he is a former army police sergeant iraq war veteran and contributor to the hill newspaper and in personal we crossed to philip giraldi he is a former cia counterterrorism specialist who is now executive director of the council for the national interest or a generally girls in effect that means you can jump in anytime you wanted i always appreciated philip let me go to you first and percival i read the report and i and i will repeat what i said in my introduction i found it to be rather dark vision of the world is less about defense strategy then preserving or advancing had gemini around the world and i find it remarkably lacking in any kind of discussion of international law go ahead philip. well yes i mean international law did not enter into it yeah it is not a as it describes itself a defense strategy it's an often strategy and essentially what it does it takes away any genuine threats against the united states and against the amer

he was airlifted to johns hopkins medical center in baltimore where doctors removed it. >>> now to thelantic ocean, divers striking gold. just 40 miles off the north carolina coast, you see one of the drivers holding up a rare gold coin believed to be from the wreck of the steam ship pulaski. the coins worth about $100,000. the divers hopeful they'll hit the right spot and could be in for even a bigger find. >>> to vancouver, british columbia, a snowboarder buried alive. >> ride it out. oh, god! >> you saw it right there. he jumped into a snow bank by accident. his buddy digging him out, able to save him. turns out, he was just returning the favor, a few years ago the roles were reversed. landon was trapped in the snow needing to be rescued. >>> when we come back, letters for ruby, the get well wishes still pouring in and the power of positive vibes. stay with us. needles. essential for vinyl, but maybe not for people with rheumatoid arthritis. because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did

name is josh sar of seen it i'm the associate dean for public health practice and training any johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health and the diabetes commissioner of the u.s. food and drug administration. i also want to acknowledge and thank the laura and john arnold foundation which response erpd the blueprint for transparency that we will be talking about today as well as the special issue of journal of law, methods and ethics that's being released today and for responsering today's event. i want to thank anna davis, jim miller and caleb alexander from the johns hopkins bloomberg school of health, alex kessel heim, and joe ross and margaret mccarthy from yale medical school and law school who all worked with me and with our students and chauddry and brian smith in drafting the blueprint that is now available on line. today's discussion will take this document as a starting point and focus on critical aspects of transparency. and i also want to thank nick enquest and barbara venom and susan myrrh row and the whole team at the school public health that's made today's convenient pos

from a doctor who at johns hopkins center for public health. the commissioner of tennessee department of public health, a senior vice president for commercial operations, and the forair of the alliance public security. head of pediatric emergency medicine at the children's hospital in chicago. we will have the opening statement and then we would hear from the witnesses and then members will have up to five minutes for questions. i am pleased to chair the second onring to inform our work this. i want to thank the chairman for giving me the opportunity to lead the discussion. today we will hear from some individuals with firsthand knowledge of the challenges that they see face public health threats on their ideas moving forward. since the last reauthorization, the emergency preparedness and response framework has been tested by the emergence of pandemic flu. multiple metro disasters and the of bola breakout and zika virus. the lessons learned in these events -- and these events or learn today. their efforts to protect and to save lives. season re

reats we will hear from the director of the center at john hopkins school for public health. tennesseeor from the department of public health. the senior vice president for seekers and -- and head of pediatric emergency medicine at the children's hospital in chicago. senator casey and i will have an opening statement and then we will hear from witnesses. members will have up to five minutes for questions. i am pleased to chair the second hearing to inform our work. chairmanto thank the for giving the opportunity to senator casey and i to lead that discussion. today we will hear from individuals with firsthand knowledge. since the last authorization, the emergency response framework has been tested by the emergence of pandemic flu, multiple natural disasters, and ebola breakout and the zika virus. the lessons comes from those like those sitting before stood a and their efforts to protect and save lives. the last hurricane season resulted in three major storms, devastating many communities and raising questions about our ability to withstand multiple times of response. the inst

i'm joined by my guest michael de la hosts in washington he is a professor of strategy at the johns hopkins university also in washington we have christopher he is a former army police sergeant iraq war veteran and contributor to the hill newspaper and in person bill we cross to philip giraldi he is a former cia counterterrorism specialist who is now executive director of the counsel for the national interest or a generally girls in effect that means you can jump in anytime you wanted i always appreciated philip let me go to you first and percival i read the report and i and i will repeat what i said in my introduction i found it to be rather dark vision of the world is less about defense strategy then preserving or advancing had gemini around the world and i find it remarkably lacking in any kind of discussion of international law go ahead philip. well yes i mean international law did not enter into it yeah it is not a as it describes itself a defense strategy it's an often strategy and essentially what it does it takes away any genuine threats against the united states and against the ame

supported us in the first place let's take a man called david rothkopf who's senior fellow at johns hopkins school of advanced international studies at but suggests that the reasons for my defenses of israel are collapsing collapsing. since the netanyahu administration has done more than critics it's turn supporters into adversaries it's taken one large step in the direction of the liberal fog ocracy is favored by the likes of china and start something else he said it's broken the hearts of those who wish deep within their d.n.a. that israel would have lived up to be even a shadow of the dreams our fathers and mothers had for it you can spend tens of thousands culturing the b.d.s. movement but if you lose a man like that with his attachment to israel to judaism with his intellectual political you're in more trouble than you think i reject the substance of his argument anyone who goes to israel and you visited my country many times who reads the israeli press who follows the israeli. scene who sees the debate in our parliament who sees the debates in our in our electronic media everyone know

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