vivek murthy.ox news sunday" buried if i can come i want to kind of ticked through some of the recent covid develop and's. we will put these on the screen buried we are talking about u.s. cases, down 95% from january, but as of this week, the contagious new sub variant is responsible for nearly a quarter of u.s. cases. we are also seeing surges in europe, and we've even seen a few lockdowns in china, samoa, and elsewhere. do you expect a new wave in this country, dr.? >> dr. murthy: trace, when we look at what's happening around the world and over the last two years, we recognize that when cases increase in one part of the world that often leads to increases in the other part of the world. and we should be prepared that covid hasn't gone away. there may be rises and falls in the months ahead, but here's the key. our goal is to keep people out of the hospital, we have more tools than ever to do that ever before. our focus should be on preparation, not on panic, and if we get people these tools, vacc

murthy. just for a second you and i are going to be doctors once more in a literature kind of review session, okay? there is an article that just came out, literature review and meta analysis on the effects of lockdowns on covid-19 mortality. studies and applied economics coming out of johns hopkins. prestigious institution, prestigious, well accomplished authors doing a meta analysis of i think 16 different studies. in fairness it's not peer reviewed, but it's pretty good. a couple of things. they spoke about nonpharmaceutical interventions. they use it to describe any government mandate which directly restricts people's possibilities, not including information campaigns, mass testing, social distancing, but including closing schools or businesses, mandated face masks, et cetera. so pretty broad. now, they found no statistical correlation -- in fact let me read the second paragraph of their -- what this meta analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects. they

murthy, welcome. maternal infant and early childhood home visiting program is an evidence-based program that supports pregnant women and young families. this multi-year support is critical to having young people start off their lives healthier and better prepared for early childhood learning. it also helps parents, including through mental health screenings in connecting to community-based resources. so my question is how can we further support this program so that more young people are starting off on a strong footing and young parents, including pregnant and parenting foster youth have an additional means of support? >> well, senator, i appreciate the question. i do agree that these early intervention programs, especially that support families, are absolutely essential. we have more and more evidence that these kind of programs make a big difference, not just in the immediate setting but years down the line. anything that i can do to work with you to support these kind of efforts i would be happy to

so, doctor murthy is the nation's doctor. he's the vice admiral of the u.s. public health service commission. this is his second tour in the role serving as the surgeon general from 2014 to 2017. during that time commander took initiatives to address ebola and zeke, the opioid crisis and growing threat, stress and loneliness to americans physical and mental health. prior to serving as the surgeon general he cofounded multiple organizations aimed at improving people's health and well-being both here and abroad. he also practices as a physician at bring him and women's hospital in boston where he completed his internal medicine. he received his medical degree from yale, masters in public administration from the yale school of management and bachelors of arts from harvard. doctor murthy, we now turn to you that the formalities are over we would like to hear from you. >> thank you so much for the kind introduction, chair man widen, and to you, ranking member crapo and members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to be here today, and to speak with you.

murthy for five minutes. surgeon gen. murthy: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for allowing me the privilege of speaking with you today. in the last year, we have collectively harnessed our countries scientific and production capacity to make significant progress in the fight against covid-19. we identified and developed the tools to keep people safe and out of hospitals including vaccines, boosters, and antiviral treatments. we funded the production of these on a massive scale and made them, along with high quality masks, available for free to millions in america. we have not relegated covid-19 to the history books. the bottom line is that today, we are in a better position to address covid than any other point in the pandemic. america has never been closer to the date when covid-19 no longer defines our lives. the question now is whether or not we can keep this part one progress and build on it. -- hard won progress and build on it. that is why what i want to highlight today is one of the biggest ongoing threats to our public health, the extensive an

james waterhouse who was speaking to my colleague geeta guru—murthy earlier.om the french capital paris, and this again another pro ukraine rally that is being held in one of a number of european cities today against the incursion of russia into ukraine. in terms of actions that have been taken in france itself, the latest line really is that a number of luxury companies including chanel, lvmh, will temporarily close their shops. there are other marches that have been taking place against what russia has done. but in ukraine itself in kherson, which is the only so far occupied city by russia, protesters came out on the streets in the port city and around 2000 people were seen marching through that city centre waving flags and singing the ukrainian national anthem. the pictures you can see at the moment are from france, from the french capital paris, and you can see the ukrainian flag being held aloft as speakers have their turn on the podium, and the people very calmly listening in to what is being said. let's return to what is taking place around ukraine. 0ur

vivek murthy expanding on the tools. vaccination, boosters and therapies as well.able tools he and many health officials we've heard from expect will help us carry us through these waves as we continue to potentially see an increase of cases and dr. murthy saying, the big concern, securing funding. various lawmakers are at a stalemate. some disagreement about how much more money is needed for covid relief. of course, the white house administration wants to see more but when you hear from some representatives in congress, on the republican side, they say there's still some of that funding relief from last year that's left over. so we'll have to see how that plays out in d.c. as the battle against covid continues. >> polo sandoval, thanks so much. >>> that subvariant is spreading in europe right now as cases rise in a number of western european countries. here now is cnn's barbie nadeau. >> reporter: covid-19 cases across western europe are spiking once again. but that has not led to a new round of restrictions. many countries are easing restrictions despite the risi

vivek murthy. thanks for being back on the show. good afternoon to you. >> thanks, hallie. good to be with you today. >> is it just a matter of time before cases here are starting to surge again like we see in europe? >> well, i think we've seen time and time that one wave that starts in one part of the world often doesn't stay in that part of the world and often comes to the united states. we need to be prepared for that. we knew omicron would not be the last wave of covid that we saw. we can control how prepared we are for the next wave if and when it comes and our preparation is involving getting as many people vaccinated and boosted as possible. it saves lives. it also means making sure treatments are available and that people have access to testing. a lot of the infrastructure has been put in place and people i should say across our country have made incredible sacrifices to get us to the place where we are now. we've got to protect that progress. safeguard and make sure those tools are available for people. this is why the administration has been asking for congress t

our correspondent there, james waterhouse, has been giving geeta guru—murthy the latest.nest with you. we've had three air raid sirens this morning, but it's another morning where it's still. there are even fewer people that we can see from our vantage point here on the street. you see armed volunteers stood next to professional soldiers on checkpoints and barricades in streets across the city, and you can't help but wonder, do they know what awaits them on the outskirts of the city? that ito—mile long armoured convoy 30 kilometres north remains in situ. army chiefs expect it to be joined by russian reinforcements working their way down. but, equally, you wonder if the invaders know what awaits them if or when they arrive here in the capital city, because what is happening across ukraine is that ukrainians are fighting back. this is why we talk on the tenth day of this conflict where one city so far, only one major city has fallen. that said, there is intense fighting continuing, certainly in mariupol in the south—east. that is the last major location that separates advan

i'm geeta guru—murthy. base near the polish border. translation: the yavoriv facility came under attack 79 people havej been injured out on hospital and nine heroic people died. ukraine says foreign instructors have previously worked there — it's not clear if any were at the base when it was hit. satellite imagery shows some of the damage in the city of mariupol — with claims russian troops are stopping people from leaving. here, the government announces a scheme to allow those fleeing the war to come to the uk, offering £350 a month for taking in ukrainian refugees. and hitting the right note — memories of the ukrainian city of kharkiv — years before the war. it has been reported that the military base where we previously thought nine people died we know zero 35 people have been killed and there are a number of injuries. full stop that base was a peace and security centre which had had foreign trainers in the past. it is not clear if any without it present. 35 people apparently killed in that attack accord

special correspondent karla murthy traveled to texas to see how the changing demographics have shapedicting fight there. >> reporter: march 1 was primary election day in texas, and one place residents could cast their votes was at the maryam islamic center in sugar land, a suburb of houston. >> we saw voting centers happening in churches, we saw them happening in schools, and we really wanted to have a way to serve the community, just like those other centers do. so, there's actually voting taking place right now here in the mosque. it's something we're very proud of. >> reporter: nabila mansoor and her family of pakistani descent are part of a growing immigrant population from south and east asia in fort bend, the most diverse county in the state. >> it was always a very multicultural area, but in terms of the growth, it has just changed dramatically. and much of that growth has been propelled by new immigrant communities coming in. there have been a lot of people moving to texas, and a lot of them are attracted to suburbs like sugar land, missouri city, really the southwest area of

i'm geeta guru—murthy.ur top stories... russia's invasion force advances towards several ukrainian cities — with more intense fighting reported on the outskirts of kyiv. satellite imagery shows some of the damage in the city of mariupol — with claims russian troops are stopping people from leaving. ukraine is also reporting a missile attack on a military base close to the border with poland. we'll have the latest on russia's continuing assault. also ahead... thousands of young russians are leaving their own country in protest at the war in ukraine — we've asked them what they hope to achieve... i don't want to fight in this war against ukrainians and not for my homeland, but for putin. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says 30 russian rockets have struck a military base in the far west of the country, close to the border with poland. nine people are reported to have been killed, and dozens injured. the facility at yavoriv has previously been used forjoint exercises with nato, and ukraine says foreign i

newshour weekend special correspondent karla murthy traveled to houston texas to get a tour of the city'sublic art collection, one of the largest collections in the state. >> reporter: when travelers arrive at the main terminal of hobby airport in houston, texas, they're greeted by a work of art. >> this is one of my favorite pieces, this really beautiful multi panel mural. it's by local artist libby masterson. libby comes from a family of jewelry makers. you can see there's a lot of jewel tone qualities going on here. but she's also a great traveler and loves to travel and explore new places. so, this is from one of her travels, and it's kind of her view out the window of the airplane. passengers really love this piece, as do i. reallyakes me want to get on a plane ango somewhere. >> reporter: this mural is one of nearly 350 artworks owned by the city's airport system. >> we've got video, textile, art, paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, a little bit of everything. >> reporter: alton dulaney is the curator for houston's three airports, which include bush intercontinental and ell

. >> reporter: murthy ensuring funding is available for vaccinations, boosters and treatments.remains at a stalemate on what the white house says is urgently needed to fund covid response. some lawmakers said they are reluctant to spend more money on the front when there is still money available from the relief bill of last year. it is certainly what you are hearing from health officials in the united states, that the fight against covid is certainly not over. and there is still a lingering fight to secure funding for the battle against covid. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. . >> and thanks so much for joining me here on cnn "newsroom". i'm rosemary church in atlanta. "early start" with john berman, christine romans and laura jarrett continues. you're watching cnn. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain perfrforman. more brain performance? yes, plelease! neuriva. t think bigger. some home fragrances can be... overwhelming.

i'm geeta guru murthy.ur top stories: at least 35 dead in a missile attack on a ukrainian military base near the polish border. according to preliminary data more than 30 missiles were fired. the air defence system worked under number were shot down. ukraine says foreign instructors have previously worked there — it's not clear if any were at the base when it was hit. i'm yalda hakim in lviv — where the latest russian missile strikes are growing cause for concern — in a city which has become the hub for tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting. poland's president tells the bbc that if russia used weapons of mass destruction in ukraine —it would likely change nato's stance on the conflict translation: if he uses weapons of mass destruction, _ it will be a game changer in the whole thing. because it will be dangerous not only for ukraine, the central europe, but for the whole world. satellite imagery shows some of the damage in the city of mariupol — with claims russian troops are stopping people from

vivek murthy in washington, d.c. >> it's nice to meet you.ountr>> it was kit to open up about my feelings. >> we didn't really talk about mental health a lot before covid. >> don't just treat us like, oh, you're a child, treat us like we've been through is equal to what you've been through. >> why is it so important to do this listening tour? >> our kids were struggling long before the pandemic arrived and the pandemic has been more challenging for some children but if we want to address it we have to listen to kids. >> reporter: filling that gap here in mason, ohio, the hope squad. >> tons of people needed help during like the pandemic. >> reporter: today thoroughly playing on how to handle self-harming behavior when they spot it. >> i'm here to listen to you. like i'm here or we could both go to our counselor. >> one silver lining that's come is the amount of discussion and awareness that happened to talk about their own mental health strugs. >> something that gives me hope is my mom. she's my best friend. she's been there and seeing her go

vindictive murthy. thanks for inviting us in your home tonight that's it for this "special report" fair balanced and still unafraid. "jesse watters primetime" starts right now. hey, jesse. >> jesse: hey, bret, thank you. >> jesse: bombshell from the "new york times america has a free speech problem. americans hold fundamental right free citizens as a country. the right to speak their minds and voice their opinions in public without fear of being shamed or shunned. something is definitely happening here in america. a full article from the "new york times," more than like 2500 words, blasting liberal hypocrites for shutting down the people they disagree with. here's another quote. you can't consider yourself a supporter of free speech and be policing and punishing speech more than protecting it free speech demands a greater willingness to engage with ideas we dislike. so if cancel culture is confirmed just like hunter's laptop, the newspaper of record says so. so it has to be true. and this comes 24 hours

vindictive murthy.r balanced and still unafraid. "jesse watters primetime" starts right now. hey, jesse. >> jesse: hey, bret, thank you. >> jesse: bombshell from the "new york times america has a free speech problem. americans hold fundamental right free citizens as a country. the right to speak their minds and voice their opinions in public without fear of being shamed or shunned. so

i'm geeta guru—murthy.ajor shift in moscow's military focus, east towards the disputed donbas region. western officials see this as an admission of failure so far. president biden has arrived in poland. he's been telling us troops stationed not far from the ukraine border that they're fighting for the freedom of generations still to come. what's at stake is what are your kids and grandkids going to look like in terms of their freedom? and the united states and european union announce a major deal on liquified natural gas in an attempt to reduce europe's reliance on russian energy supplies. more on all of those stories for a moment but first a little break from ukraine and all the other news worldwide. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here is lizzie. good afternoon. it's day two of the final and decisive test between england and west indies in grenada. after a turgid opening hour, england's bowlers seem to have found the key to the dangers of the pitch which caused their batting coll

michelle walensky and surgeon general vivek murthy were in front of the house select committee about covid crisis to testify about the new subvariant, booster shots and other issues related to the pandemic. this runs an hour and a half. chair clyburn: without objection the clear is does designated to declare recess of the committee and time. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. this is a hearing of the select subcommittee on the coronavirus cut crisis.

bill asked surgeon general vivek murthy what that means. >> from filling your gas into buying groceries or finding a place to live, inflation is on the rise. will asked the sunday panel whether the fed's actions will provide relief. all right now on fox news sunday. >> hello again from fox news in washington. russian forces are pushing deeper into ukraine attacking cities, but facing continued resistance. they have not yet claimed full control of a major city, but they have cut off at least one. ukraine's president is repeating his calls to meet with russian president vladimir putin and this week the united nations sent said at least entered 40 million suspension 1400 wounded the real toll is thought to be much higher. in a moment we will speak with a key republican member of the intelligence committee, senator bennett sasse. but we begin this morning with the team fox coverage rate jonathan hunt and lviv which starts first russian strikes this week. beyond the border between ukraine and poland chose the very latest on the humanitarian crisis there. but first, mark meredith at the white

i'm geeta guru—murthy.ur top stories: officials in the besieged city of mariupol say the evacuation of up to 200,000 civilians has been postponed because russian forces are not observing a planned ceasefire. they continue to destroy mariupol. we decided to move our citizens back because it is not safe to be on the streets. just to know that they are alive. like, every time i close my eyes i can see and hear my mum and hear the voice of my dad, and i don't know if i will hear them again. sorry... the city authorities say talks are under way with the russian side to establish a secure humanitarian corridor. i'm yalda hakim live in ukraine's western city of lviv where tens of thousands of people continue to arrive, fleeing the fighting elsewhere. protests against russian occupation have broken out in kherson — the only big city to have been captured so far. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has been addressing the us senate by video link to appeal for more help. poland warns of a refugee crisis on an un

vivek murthy testify at a hearing on the mental health of teenagers during the pandemic. this is 2 1/2 hours.

i'm geeta guru—murthy. to be on the streets. just to know that they are alive. like, every time i close my eyes i can see and hear my mum and hear the voice of my dad, and i don't know if i will hear them again. sorry... the city authorities say talks are under way

ukrainian boxing champion klitschko his brother the mayor of kyiv vitaly klitschko told geeta guru—murthyl city. huge moment for civil defence. young people gave them defence in our city. people gave them defence in our ci . �* , ., ., city. are you getting enough ammunition _ city. are you getting enough ammunition and _ city. are you getting enough ammunition and weapons i city. are you getting enough - ammunition and weapons coming into kyiv and what about food and water, those sort of — those sort of supplies? it is never enouah. those sort of supplies? it is never enough- — get i those sort of supplies? it is never enough- — get iti enough. we are starting to get it but it enough. we are starting to get it but i1 demand. different enough. we are starting to get it but i1 demand. di�* enough and we definitely need support, financial support, military equipment support, medical support, terrible equipment support, medicalsupport, terrible events happened in the past six men terrible events happened in the past six of an terrible events happened in the past six of our men women dying. i

murthy said last week. we're just losing too many young people. so i'm going to close with this and we're going to dedicate this to you, trace, because this is a hearing on young people. i want to thank all our experts for being so helpful. trace, i want you to know right at the heart of our work is our judgment, democrats and republicans, that our country is better than this. we are better than this. and as we go forward, you are going to have a seat at the table. you're going to have a seat at the table. we're going to be reaching out to young people across the country and we're going to stay at our work until we find some real solutions to the issues we've talked about. big thanks to everybody. just a terrific hearing. one of the best i've been part of and i want to thank all of you because you've real minutes. >> without objection authorized to recess at any time welcome everyone to today's hearing unexamined significance of lift every voice and sing it. before we continue we have established an e-mail

earlier, my colleague geeta guru—murthy asked your questions about those changes, and the omicron varianthe group includes people with down's syndrome, sickle cell disease, hiv, severe liver disease, some patients who are undergoing cancer treatment, organ transplant recipients. so if ruth falls into one of these groups, she should certainly be eligible for that. i would suggest she goes onto the nhs website. they've got a full list of who is entitled to these lateral flow tests and then the drug treatments as well. do you know how she gets hold of them? she hasn't been sent them. well, she should contact her gp or the nhs directly. they have been rolling them out over this winter period, so some people should have received them already. and if she does fall into one of those groups, certainly she should have got them already. ok, so they're going to be posted to people or they don't pick them up the lateral flow tests get posted out to to individuals, and then if they develop symptoms, they should use a lateral flow test. and if they test positive, then the anti—viral therapies will be c

i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories. russia's assault of ukraine intensifies.rces battle pro—russian separatists. city officials warn large numbers of people might have been killed after hours of continuous shelling. in southern ukraine, moscow claims to have seized control of the port city of kherson. the mayor says the city is surrounded, but is still under his control. heavy artillery strike an apartment building in borodyanka, northwest of the capital, kyiv. president zelensky accuses moscow of trying to erase his country's history. ukrainians are a symbol of resilience. a symbol of the fact that people in any country can become the best people on earth at any moment. glory to ukraine. thousands of --eole glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed _ glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed over - glory to ukraine. thousands of people streamed over borders| glory to ukraine. thousands of- people streamed over borders seeking from russian attacks. athletes from russia and belarus will have to compete under a neutral flag in the 2022 winter paralympi

i'm geeta guru—murthy, our top stories president bidens is now in poland to see for himself the humanitarianar effort and to refrain from any actions that would help it circumvent sanctions. let's talk to our political orrespondent helen catt. when did this conversation take place and is there anything more we know about it? in the make it happen this morning. it is time since november that the two men have spoken. some reports it lasted 50 minutes, there is an hour so around that sort of length of time. as we are told, downing street, it was a frank and candid conversation. we do know they spoke about, the prime minister expressed his sympathy with the victims of the flight that crashed in china last week. the president asked the prime minister to convey his best wishes to the queen on herjubilee and we are told they discussed a range of issues of mutual interest which did include the situation in ukraine. as if they were discussing the possibility of sanctions if russia was helped by china that was not planned to be in the conversation but the prime minister put forward the uk's position o

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