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>> watched testimony from rick wright, a high-ranking federal silence -- scientist. he was recently removed from his post of the international institute of health. there were here from mr. bright on scientific integrity during the covid-19 response. c-span,e airing live on online on c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> we had a chance to talk with several legislators over the past few weeks about their experience with the pandemic. joining us from very, representative blaine meyer. he is a member of the sow committee on coronavirus crisis. good morning to you. start by talking about this new subcommittee? what do you hope to get out of it? guest: speaker pelosi says it is supposed to provide some oversight on the activities going on around the coronavirus situation, the pandemic and the but we already have eight other committees or entities or individuals that are doing oversight and the very first thing she did when she put the committee together was to immediately go after some small businesses that applied for ppe loans under the auspice of t
>> watched testimony from rick wright, a high-ranking federal silence -- scientist. he was recently removed from his post of the international institute of health. there were here from mr. bright on scientific integrity during the covid-19 response. c-span,e airing live on online on c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> we had a chance to talk with several legislators over the past few weeks about their experience with the pandemic. joining us from very,...
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dr rick wright repeatedly said that when he was head of a vaccine agency within the u.s. government that he warned some top officials including the health and human services secretary alex aids are that there were insufficient stockpiles in terms of personal protective equipment ventilators he was told that his urgings were causing a commotion and he was removed from those meetings still he said he pressed because he was concerned that lives were being lost or could be lost and he's also issuing a stark warning about the future that there if there isn't a coordinated central and scientific bass player more lives could be lost with the next wave of coronavirus that hit in the fall here's what he had to say our window of opportunity is closing if we fail to improve our response now based on science i fear the pandemic will get worse and be prolonged there will be likely a resurgence of code 19 this fall and we greatly compound that by the challenges of seasonal influenza without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history 1st and foremost we need to b
dr rick wright repeatedly said that when he was head of a vaccine agency within the u.s. government that he warned some top officials including the health and human services secretary alex aids are that there were insufficient stockpiles in terms of personal protective equipment ventilators he was told that his urgings were causing a commotion and he was removed from those meetings still he said he pressed because he was concerned that lives were being lost or could be lost and he's also...
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have something to say about this he did try to discredit this testimony in advance tweeting that rick wright was nothing more than a disgruntled employee but since then we've had some from the white house press secretary kaley mcenaney and she's pushing back on the assertion made by dr rick wright that essentially the administration has been ignoring the advice of scientists he being among them the press secretary saying that's not at all the case the president has a number of experts he takes into consultation and he decides what is best to go for the president regularly talks to doctors and ultimately ultimately makes the decision on how to move forward but there's no question that this testimony is is particularly difficult to try and do now that it is out there on capitol hill i mean not only is this scientist predicting that the next fall could be particularly bad in terms of numbers of deaths that infections but he's warning that essentially this administration continues to not listen to the advice of its own experts to prepare and what he's saying essentially is that when he tried to
have something to say about this he did try to discredit this testimony in advance tweeting that rick wright was nothing more than a disgruntled employee but since then we've had some from the white house press secretary kaley mcenaney and she's pushing back on the assertion made by dr rick wright that essentially the administration has been ignoring the advice of scientists he being among them the press secretary saying that's not at all the case the president has a number of experts he takes...
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the trumpet ministration after raising concerns about the government's coronavirus response dr rick wright led the federal agency in charge of developing a code 19 vaccine he said lives were lost because of government inaction and when the worst of the pandemic is yet to come castro has more. a dire warning from the medical expert formerly in charge of the u.s. government's effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine. without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history immunologist rick bright told a house subcommittee he was removed from his position as head of the biomedical advanced research and development authority after resisting pressure to expand access to an unproven malaria drug promoted by president trump wright also testified that prior to the pandemic his calls for the nation to increase its medical supply stockpile went ignored from that moment i knew that we were going to have a crisis for health care workers because they were not taking action we were already behind the ball that was our last window of opportunity to turn on their production to save the l
the trumpet ministration after raising concerns about the government's coronavirus response dr rick wright led the federal agency in charge of developing a code 19 vaccine he said lives were lost because of government inaction and when the worst of the pandemic is yet to come castro has more. a dire warning from the medical expert formerly in charge of the u.s. government's effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine. without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history...
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rick wright was in charge of developing a vaccine until he was fired, he claims he was removed for demanding a more thorough vetting of a drug president trump had been promoting as a promising treatment, according to prepared testimony he will issue a dire warning about the consequence of failing to develop a national coordinated response to the pandemic. >>> the white house has dismissed him as a disgruntled former employee.>>> a target of an investigation agrees to cooperate with the feds. >>> sonoma county is reopening some areas as it relaxes rules, what is allowed and what is off limits. >>> retailers across california are getting back to business, tonight, one notable exception. >> i don't know if we will be the last one to reopen but pr ♪ this virus is testing all of us. and it's testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. so abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. and until this fight is over, we...will...never...quit. because they never quit. >>> a central figure in the corruption scandal at san francisco city hal
rick wright was in charge of developing a vaccine until he was fired, he claims he was removed for demanding a more thorough vetting of a drug president trump had been promoting as a promising treatment, according to prepared testimony he will issue a dire warning about the consequence of failing to develop a national coordinated response to the pandemic. >>> the white house has dismissed him as a disgruntled former employee.>>> a target of an investigation agrees to cooperate...
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freeden, is rick wright correct?no one can predict with certainity what's going to happen with this virus. it's a new virus. we think it may spread a little bit less in warmer weather. that could help us. but i think it's not right to think of a second wave. unfortunately, we're likely to see multiple waves in different parts of the country. we know this can spread explosively if it gets out-of-control. that's why we have to be so careful. we're all tired of waiting at home. we want to get out. i want to get back to the gym. we want to get back to our lives. we want to get our economy back. but at the same time, if we go too fast, it will backfire and we could see explosive spread that could bring us back in. fundamentally, it's not just the lockdowns that are keeping us at home, it's the virus. the virus is the enemy here. and you know, chris, yogi bear ray said if people don't want to go to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them. if people aren't feeling safe going out, they're not going to dine, shop, do oth
freeden, is rick wright correct?no one can predict with certainity what's going to happen with this virus. it's a new virus. we think it may spread a little bit less in warmer weather. that could help us. but i think it's not right to think of a second wave. unfortunately, we're likely to see multiple waves in different parts of the country. we know this can spread explosively if it gets out-of-control. that's why we have to be so careful. we're all tired of waiting at home. we want to get out....
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chris: is rick wright correct?> no one can predict with certainty what's going to happen with this virus, it is a new virus. might spread less and warmer weather, that could help us but i think it's not right to think of the seconds wave, unfortunately were likely to see multiple waves in the country,ts of we know that this can spread explosively if it gets out of control. that's why we have to be so careful, were all tired of waiting at home, we want to get out and get back to the gym, we want to get back to our lives and get our economy back. at the same time if we go to fastenal backfire and we can see explosive spread that will bring us back in. fundamentally, it's not just the lockdown keeping us at home, it's a virus. the virus is the enemy. yogi bear has said, people don't want to go to the ballpark, how will you stop them. if people aren't feeling safe going out, they are not going to dine to eat, to shop and do other things. that's why it's so important to get our economy back soon we start safe. chris: yo
chris: is rick wright correct?> no one can predict with certainty what's going to happen with this virus, it is a new virus. might spread less and warmer weather, that could help us but i think it's not right to think of the seconds wave, unfortunately were likely to see multiple waves in the country,ts of we know that this can spread explosively if it gets out of control. that's why we have to be so careful, were all tired of waiting at home, we want to get out and get back to the gym, we...
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doctor rick wright says he was transferred from directing a vaccine team at the department of health and human services after he pushed back on the wide use of anti-malaria drugs. the white house says his complaint is one-sided and full of misinformation. >> when i spoke outside of our government and shared my concerns for the american public, that i believe was the straw that broke the camels back. >> investigators believe alcohol was a factor in a crash that killed four people on highway 85 in san jose. an suv with six people inside rolled over several times near connell road last night. three men and woman were killed , 26-year-old driver suffered minor injuries and could face manslaughter charges. >>> amazons jeff bezos is trending tonight, he's on track to become the world's first trillionaire, it's predicted to happen by the year 2030, he is already the wealthiest man on the planet with a net worth of about $140 billion. >>> up next, do you have your social party yet? the new pandemic trend that could help keep your mental health intact this summer. >> it could be a good way to
doctor rick wright says he was transferred from directing a vaccine team at the department of health and human services after he pushed back on the wide use of anti-malaria drugs. the white house says his complaint is one-sided and full of misinformation. >> when i spoke outside of our government and shared my concerns for the american public, that i believe was the straw that broke the camels back. >> investigators believe alcohol was a factor in a crash that killed four people on...
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and then i think next year i think we're going to one of the best years we've ever had this as rick wright a government scientist takes aim at the president in a whistleblower complaint filed tuesday alleging the trumpet ministration ignored his dire warnings about coded 19 and was demoted for resisting a malaria drug trump was pushing despite little evidence that it actually helped keep it constant keep it consistent with the process transparence we can bring innovation to the table and with more than half the country starting to ease restrictions many are still seeing an increase of cases the state of georgia reopening non-essential businesses despite new concerns rural areas in that state could soon see coronavirus hotspots the virus robbing desmond tolbert of georgia residents of both his parents within 48 hours are your group your primary american today. parents signed new jersey also seeing a rise in cases up nearly $1200.00 bringing the new total of confirmed infections to more than $131000.00 and while hard hit new york plans to reopen regions and phases as it comes down the curve
and then i think next year i think we're going to one of the best years we've ever had this as rick wright a government scientist takes aim at the president in a whistleblower complaint filed tuesday alleging the trumpet ministration ignored his dire warnings about coded 19 and was demoted for resisting a malaria drug trump was pushing despite little evidence that it actually helped keep it constant keep it consistent with the process transparence we can bring innovation to the table and with...
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. >> watched testimony from rick wright, a high-ranking federal silence -- scientist. he was recently removed from his post of the international institute of health. there were here from mr. bright on scientific integrity during the covid-19 response. c-span,e airing live on online on c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> we had a chance to talk with several legislators over the past few weeks about their experience with the pandemic. joining us from very, representative blaine meyer. he is a member of the sow committee on coronavirus crisis. good morning to you. start by talking about this new subcommittee? what do you hope to get out of it? guest: speaker pelosi says it is supposed to pre
. >> watched testimony from rick wright, a high-ranking federal silence -- scientist. he was recently removed from his post of the international institute of health. there were here from mr. bright on scientific integrity during the covid-19 response. c-span,e airing live on online on c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> we had a chance to talk with several legislators over the past few weeks about their experience with the pandemic. joining us from very,...
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dr rick wright repeatedly said that when he was head of a vaccine agency within the u.s. government that he warned some top officials including the health and human services secretary alex aids are that there were insufficient stockpiles in terms of personal protective equipment ventilators he was told that his urgings were causing a commotion and he was removed from those meetings still he said he pressed because he was concerned that lives were being lost or could be lost and he's also issuing a stark warning about the future that there if there isn't a coordinated central and scientific base play on more lives could be lost with the next wave of coronavirus that hit in the fall here's what he had to say our window of opportunity is closing if we fail to improve our response now based on science i fear the pandemic will get worse and be prolonged there will be likely a resurgence of code 19 this fall and we greatly compound it by the challenges of seasonal influenza without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history 1st and foremost we need to be
dr rick wright repeatedly said that when he was head of a vaccine agency within the u.s. government that he warned some top officials including the health and human services secretary alex aids are that there were insufficient stockpiles in terms of personal protective equipment ventilators he was told that his urgings were causing a commotion and he was removed from those meetings still he said he pressed because he was concerned that lives were being lost or could be lost and he's also...
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as a result the office of special counsel is recommending rick wright be reinstalled while they investigate the case. he filed a whistleblower complaint this week saying he was removed from his government post overseeing the coronavirus crisis due to political reasons. >>> a san diego company is getting the go-ahead for a new category of tests against covid- 19, the antigen test detects proteins found in the virus by analyzing swab samples from a patient nostrils. the fda issued a so-called emergency use authorization to a corporation where the test can provide results within minutes but it did not go through this normal stringent review. >>> the first of five bart closures happened this weekend and it may mean you will experience a disruption in service in the east bay. tracks are shut down between lafayette and rockridge irion >> reporter: this project was planned before the coronavirus pandemic so now won't affect as many people since bart ridership is so low, but for those who are still writing, you will notice disruptions during this work. with slightly different rules in place to foll
as a result the office of special counsel is recommending rick wright be reinstalled while they investigate the case. he filed a whistleblower complaint this week saying he was removed from his government post overseeing the coronavirus crisis due to political reasons. >>> a san diego company is getting the go-ahead for a new category of tests against covid- 19, the antigen test detects proteins found in the virus by analyzing swab samples from a patient nostrils. the fda issued a...
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. >> rick wright has not shown up for a tradition pretty he was transferred with a bald new one billion-dollar texting program pretty is not yet shown up for work. he takes a $285,000 seller this extraordinary for federal government salary. and he is still in taxpayer-funded medical leave. so we can work with partisan attorneys to align as president . semester right, is perhaps showing up for the job that he currently has rated. reporter: what is present trump choose not to wear the mask . >> that is his choice. i'm in the oval office going to wear on the ground him . he is very protective. he tested negative daily. that's his personal choice . in the cdc recommends but is a personal choice . reporter: they're both testing for things and they both were there facemask credit. >> he said an example. i want all of you wearing facemask in here . he noted that today's young man that is and above and beyond what the cdc guidelines say. but all of our staffers and art they are all wearing facemask. that was at the direction of the present to set a good example. reporter: personally, getting talk abou
. >> rick wright has not shown up for a tradition pretty he was transferred with a bald new one billion-dollar texting program pretty is not yet shown up for work. he takes a $285,000 seller this extraordinary for federal government salary. and he is still in taxpayer-funded medical leave. so we can work with partisan attorneys to align as president . semester right, is perhaps showing up for the job that he currently has rated. reporter: what is present trump choose not to wear the mask...
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it's significant i think the white house is going to try to disparage the character of rick bright rick wright was head of what's called part of the bio medical advance research and development authority and while that's a long name what he basically had responsible for was overseeing all of the partnerships between the federal government and the private sector and university research labs and eventually tasking that entire ecosystem with the production and manufacturing of various critical drugs and and therapies in the united states so it's an enormously significant position and what i think he will do is bring a formidable amount of science and expertise to this and we know this administration doesn't have much tolerance for science and expertise in the way that it is postured itself so i think it's going to go and try to disparage his character try to disparage his his reasons for taking the administration on and paint him as a partisan as we're in an election season and i think it's going to be a fascinating battle dr brides going to give evidence as a house committee next week what do yo
it's significant i think the white house is going to try to disparage the character of rick bright rick wright was head of what's called part of the bio medical advance research and development authority and while that's a long name what he basically had responsible for was overseeing all of the partnerships between the federal government and the private sector and university research labs and eventually tasking that entire ecosystem with the production and manufacturing of various critical...
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thing right now that we have to look at is scientists like tony fouty deborah burke's folks like rick wright are beginning to have political weight in an election season this is not just science versus lack of science these are people that are threatening the president and he believes that they're acting politically not necessarily just because of the science that may be motivating them. for more than 120 schools of reopened in china's one hand city after they were closed for months because of coronavirus around 58000 senior high school students have been allowed to return to class but no date has been set for junior and middle school students it's the latest step in the gradual return to normal life in one hand and surrounding province so let's go now to katrina you she joins us live from beijing katrina is this being seen as perhaps the final hurdle in the return to normal life. certainly one of the final hurdles i think these students have been horrible and not be able to attend class for more than 3 months now and certainly it's really seen as a key indicator among the people here in chi
thing right now that we have to look at is scientists like tony fouty deborah burke's folks like rick wright are beginning to have political weight in an election season this is not just science versus lack of science these are people that are threatening the president and he believes that they're acting politically not necessarily just because of the science that may be motivating them. for more than 120 schools of reopened in china's one hand city after they were closed for months because of...
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a congressional hearing that the nation could be facing its darkest winter in modern history dr rick wright says that he was removed from his government post because he raised concerns over the white house coronavirus response. china's industrial output is recovering from the coronavirus lock down faster than expected production was up in a pool for the 1st time this year government says the economy still faces many challenges the u.n. envoy to yemen says the perfect storm of colorado malaria and the corona virus poses a grave risk to the population confirmed cases have risen to 72 in recent days. a powerful typhoon in the eastern philippines has forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters that are fears the typhoon vaughn young could cause catastrophic landslides winds reaching 250 kilometers an hour destroyed homes and cut off power supplies on the central ideas of sama rescue efforts are being complicated by restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus let's go live now to manila al jazeera is general allen dogon is there for us so the typhoon has made la
a congressional hearing that the nation could be facing its darkest winter in modern history dr rick wright says that he was removed from his government post because he raised concerns over the white house coronavirus response. china's industrial output is recovering from the coronavirus lock down faster than expected production was up in a pool for the 1st time this year government says the economy still faces many challenges the u.n. envoy to yemen says the perfect storm of colorado malaria...
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i think we're going to one of the best years we've ever had this as rick wright a government scientist takes aim at the president in a whistleblower complaint filed tuesday alleging the trumpet ministration ignored his dire warnings about coded 19 and was demoted for resisting a malaria drug trump was pushing despite little evidence that it actually helped keep it constant keep it consistent with the process transparence we can bring innovation to the table and with more than half the country starting to ease restrictions many are still seeing an increase of cases the state of georgia reopening non-essential businesses despite new concerns were all areas in that state could soon see coronavirus hotspots the virus robbing desmond tolbert of georgia residents of both his parents within 48 hours the group you care. about today. new jersey also seeing a rise in cases up nearly 1200 bringing the new total of confirmed infections to more than 131000 and while hard hit new york plans to reopen regions and phases as it comes down the curve hospitals are still seeing more than 600 new cases of
i think we're going to one of the best years we've ever had this as rick wright a government scientist takes aim at the president in a whistleblower complaint filed tuesday alleging the trumpet ministration ignored his dire warnings about coded 19 and was demoted for resisting a malaria drug trump was pushing despite little evidence that it actually helped keep it constant keep it consistent with the process transparence we can bring innovation to the table and with more than half the country...
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elements to it rick that i think are important the 1st is what you just alluded to which is why rick wright was fired in the 1st place he says that he was fired from his position position excuse me at h.h.s. because he would not push forward the trump administration's line about. hydrochloric when malaria anti-malaria drug he says it was not enough testing and not enough robust testing to know whether or not that would actually have a positive effect on coronavirus now we know that some doctors have said that it does there is anecdotal evidence of it but there's not enough to do a full study obviously we're behind the curve on all of this anyways but he says that he was not willing to push that and that's why he was fired but he also said that he's had a whole series of warnings that have been coming out for quite a while including the warnings over facemask saying that there were not enough in the 95 facemasks in the country he warned him about this he's been warning the country about it for about 13 years he says and then when we found ourselves in this moment is remember in the beginning
elements to it rick that i think are important the 1st is what you just alluded to which is why rick wright was fired in the 1st place he says that he was fired from his position position excuse me at h.h.s. because he would not push forward the trump administration's line about. hydrochloric when malaria anti-malaria drug he says it was not enough testing and not enough robust testing to know whether or not that would actually have a positive effect on coronavirus now we know that some doctors...
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thing right now that we have to look at is scientists like tony fouty deborah burke's folks like rick wright are beginning to have political weight in an election season this is not just science versus lack of science these are people that are threatening the president and he believes that they're acting politically not necessarily just because of the science that may be motivating them. in the philippines human rights groups and journalists say the government's decision to shut down the leading broadcast network is a grave assault on media freedom activists light candles outside a.b.s. c.b. and headquarters despite the lockdown in manila president ricotta territories frequently attacked the company's news coverage but denies having anything to do with this closure order managers have 10 days to appeal the government's decision to mail alan going to manila says this is not the 1st time the channel has gone off air. there is strong opposition online and also in other interviews where government officials specially those in congress have actually in a way apologized to the network for failing
thing right now that we have to look at is scientists like tony fouty deborah burke's folks like rick wright are beginning to have political weight in an election season this is not just science versus lack of science these are people that are threatening the president and he believes that they're acting politically not necessarily just because of the science that may be motivating them. in the philippines human rights groups and journalists say the government's decision to shut down the...
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thing right now that we have to look at is scientists like tony fouty deborah burke's folks like rick wright are beginning to have political weight in an election season this is not just science versus lack of science these are people that are threatening the president and he believes that they're acting politically not necessarily just because of the science that may be motivating them and their coronavirus cases in russia have risen by over 10000 for a 4th consecutive day it's now over 165000 sections and more than 1500 have died and 3 doctors who complained about working conditions had mysteriously fallen out of windows the day bob reports. digging graves in st petersburg russia 2nd city for victims of covered 19 a scene that's becoming more common on tuesday the country reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in europe and now there are disturbing questions over health workers who've raised the alarm about their working conditions there after. this video on twitter shows dr alexander should lead off on the left and a colleague is explaining how she had been forced to keep wo
thing right now that we have to look at is scientists like tony fouty deborah burke's folks like rick wright are beginning to have political weight in an election season this is not just science versus lack of science these are people that are threatening the president and he believes that they're acting politically not necessarily just because of the science that may be motivating them and their coronavirus cases in russia have risen by over 10000 for a 4th consecutive day it's now over 165000...
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appeared alongside the health and human services secretary alec 8 alex a's are who we should point out rick wright has also sharply criticized in his testimony saying that the health and human services secretary was dismissive of my dire predictions and knew the stockpile was insufficient in other words he didn't respond to the alarms with action now alex asr has responded to this comment saying that everything that rick bright has brought forward as a complaint has been achieved in terms of not only getting and addressing the shortage of ventilators but also personal protective equipment so it really came down to the u.s. president to believes that this is testimony that is really have nothing more than a ploy who is unhappy that he was removed from his job here's what the u.s. president had to say. i watched the guy for a little while this morning to me nothing more than a really good month old and happy birthday and how much just so good about our good ol extended program but there are a lot of people that do not like the job he did i don't know i've never met him i don't want to meet him but i
appeared alongside the health and human services secretary alec 8 alex a's are who we should point out rick wright has also sharply criticized in his testimony saying that the health and human services secretary was dismissive of my dire predictions and knew the stockpile was insufficient in other words he didn't respond to the alarms with action now alex asr has responded to this comment saying that everything that rick bright has brought forward as a complaint has been achieved in terms of...
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house of representatives rick wright is the former head of the u.s. agency responsible for developing a vaccine for the virus he says he was sacked for raising concerns over the u.s. coronavirus response he told the house that unless urgent action was taken the country would be facing its darkest winter in modern history there have been more than 82000 coronavirus related deaths in the u.s. so far our white house correspondent kimberly halkett joins us live now with more on this 1st of all what else did rick bright say to the house can really. well overall he was sharply critical of the administration's response a response he says could have been prevented testifying that he personally went to top leadership in the health and human services agency trying to urge the agency at the highest levels to be better prepared saying it was well known that there were certain stockpiles that were very low particularly when it came to personal protective equipment even ventilators he told the house that he was told he was causing a commotion and he was removed fro
house of representatives rick wright is the former head of the u.s. agency responsible for developing a vaccine for the virus he says he was sacked for raising concerns over the u.s. coronavirus response he told the house that unless urgent action was taken the country would be facing its darkest winter in modern history there have been more than 82000 coronavirus related deaths in the u.s. so far our white house correspondent kimberly halkett joins us live now with more on this 1st of all what...
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rick wright, but removed as head of the federal agency overseeing vaccines. of lack of covid-19 federal coordination. >> the time is running out, the virus is still spreading everywhere. without better planning, 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history. >> democrats including one from a california district that adds receives hundreds of millions of dollars from the former office that were quick to defend his complaint. >> he has filed one of the most specific and troubling whistle-blower complaints i've ever seen. he was not only ignored, he was fired for being right. >> republicans called the hearing political, noting there much big dow mike baker issues. >> it's not about this, it's about undermining the administration during a national and global crisis. >> president trump weighed in. >> i don't know him. i never met him. i don't want to meet him. but i watched him, and he looks like an angry disgruntled employee. according to some people, he didn't do a good job. >> he criticized bright, seeing others in the administration had similar concerns t
rick wright, but removed as head of the federal agency overseeing vaccines. of lack of covid-19 federal coordination. >> the time is running out, the virus is still spreading everywhere. without better planning, 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history. >> democrats including one from a california district that adds receives hundreds of millions of dollars from the former office that were quick to defend his complaint. >> he has filed one of the most specific and...
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the office in charge of creating a covid vaccine has filed a whistleblower complaint like doctor, rick wright says he was reassigned to a position of lesser influence. and here's a full list of the confirmed covid-19 cases and deaths here in the bay area we'll be right tonight the ousted director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine. formally filed a whistleblower complaint. >>doctor rick bright do you see here says his early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and his caution about the treatment favored by president trump led to his removal, a bright led the biomedical advanced research and development authority since 2016. he was reassigned in april to a narrower position at the national institutes of health right says he raised concerns about us preparedness for coronavirus starting back in january. but he says he was met with indifference and then hostility by health and human services department leaders. wright is asking for his old job back in a full investigation today president trump made his first trip outside of the washington dc area in weeks to visit
the office in charge of creating a covid vaccine has filed a whistleblower complaint like doctor, rick wright says he was reassigned to a position of lesser influence. and here's a full list of the confirmed covid-19 cases and deaths here in the bay area we'll be right tonight the ousted director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine. formally filed a whistleblower complaint. >>doctor rick bright do you see here says his early warnings about the coronavirus were...
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rick wright says his early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and that his caution at a treatmented by president trump led to his removal. bright was demoted last month to a new position at the national institutes of health, and he's expected to testify on capitol hill next week. >>> many millions of covid-19 vaccine doses could be available by the end of the year. well, that's the very optimistic view of the company partnering with pfizer on a trial that the world is certainly watching very closely. participants in this trial got their first injections on tuesday. pfizer's partner, biontech, started human trials in germany in late april and so far has vaccinated a total of 12 participants. fred pleitgen has been speaking to biontech's ceo and joins me now from berlin. just 12, but a very good start. hi. what did he have to say, fred? >> reporter: hi, there, robyn. absolutely right, the company says it has been a very good start, and they also say that the fact they are now able to conduct these trials in the united states is also a big milestone for them. they say they want to ex
rick wright says his early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and that his caution at a treatmented by president trump led to his removal. bright was demoted last month to a new position at the national institutes of health, and he's expected to testify on capitol hill next week. >>> many millions of covid-19 vaccine doses could be available by the end of the year. well, that's the very optimistic view of the company partnering with pfizer on a trial that the world is...
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critical of the administration's response to the corona virus pandemic inside the united states dr rick wright repeatedly said that when he was head of a vaccine agency within the u.s. government that he warned some top officials including the health and human services secretary alex aids are that there were insufficient stockpiles in terms of personal protective equipment ventilators he was told that his urgings were causing a commotion and he was removed from those meetings still he said he pressed because he was concerned that lives were being lost or could be lost and he's also issuing a stark warning about the future that there if there isn't a coordinated central and scientific base play on more lives could be lost with the next wave of coronavirus that hit in the fall here's what he had to say our window of opportunity is closing if we fail to improve our response now based on science i fear the pandemic will get worse and be prolonged there will be likely a resurgence of code 19 this fall and be greatly compound that by the challenges of seasonal influenza without better planning 2020
critical of the administration's response to the corona virus pandemic inside the united states dr rick wright repeatedly said that when he was head of a vaccine agency within the u.s. government that he warned some top officials including the health and human services secretary alex aids are that there were insufficient stockpiles in terms of personal protective equipment ventilators he was told that his urgings were causing a commotion and he was removed from those meetings still he said he...
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kind of discount what's being said the testimony itself that still playing out is pretty damning rick wright has essential he said that when he went to top officials in the health and human services agency that in fact he was dismissed as essentially his dire predictions were dismissed by top leadership he also talked about the personal protective equipment for example ventilators and other things in the national stockpile he said that we knew for some time the stockpile was insufficient but alarms were not responded to with action he further says that when he raised the alarm bells that the united states was not adequately prepared he was told he was causing a commotion and was removed from those meetings this is pretty dim damning testimony certainly the u.s. president will when he appears in pennsylvania and even as he departs from the white house in the next hour or so will try to counter some of that but again as americans are angry about the pandemic response looking for someone to blame certainly it's going to be difficult for the trumpet ministration to push back in light of such sha
kind of discount what's being said the testimony itself that still playing out is pretty damning rick wright has essential he said that when he went to top officials in the health and human services agency that in fact he was dismissed as essentially his dire predictions were dismissed by top leadership he also talked about the personal protective equipment for example ventilators and other things in the national stockpile he said that we knew for some time the stockpile was insufficient but...
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rick wright. he was the head of an agency trying to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. he said they resisted efforts to fund potentially dangerous dr s drugs, hydroxychloroquine that the president repeatedly promoted. he says he was pressured to let politics and cronyism drive decisions, not science. he said bright's urgent warnings about the need to act early this year were met with indifference that he says turned into hostility from his hhs leaders. among them, the secretary there, alex aczar. there's also been a lot of focuses on ventilator shortages and testing shortages. bright's complaints raise other issues. he talked about the risk of a shortage of needles and syringes as this country chases a vaccine that may be needed for tens of millions, perhaps hundreds of millions of americans. the complaint says the national stockpile contains approximately 15 million needles answer rings which he says is just 2% of the required amount. he says his superiors dismissed his concerns. he includes in his complaint an email sent to colleagues a couple months ago where he writ
rick wright. he was the head of an agency trying to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. he said they resisted efforts to fund potentially dangerous dr s drugs, hydroxychloroquine that the president repeatedly promoted. he says he was pressured to let politics and cronyism drive decisions, not science. he said bright's urgent warnings about the need to act early this year were met with indifference that he says turned into hostility from his hhs leaders. among them, the secretary there, alex...
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but there's this whistleblower thing now with rick wright. the first time i saw that last night p i'm like i remember this, i remember this, i remember that name, i remember there was a whistleblower complaint, and i remember that he was somebody important. but, you know, so many of the articles just sort of said, oh, and he did this -- wait a minute, there was a back story. i know there was a back story. i wrote about the back story. and i think that's a lot of why we're important right now is because we can say here's the context and here's why it matters. and really there's not room with most newspapers to do that. some of -- "the washington post" is doing very well, but their articles are too long because they do it for every single story, and you're like i've got a job, you know? >> [inaudible] stories every day, right? >> they do a great job with it but like, really? nobody can read that much stuff on each particular thing. >> and history, the study of history is about context. >> yes. >> so we're primed to do that sort of thing right a
but there's this whistleblower thing now with rick wright. the first time i saw that last night p i'm like i remember this, i remember this, i remember that name, i remember there was a whistleblower complaint, and i remember that he was somebody important. but, you know, so many of the articles just sort of said, oh, and he did this -- wait a minute, there was a back story. i know there was a back story. i wrote about the back story. and i think that's a lot of why we're important right now is...
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the federal watchdog found rick wright's removal from hhs was improper. they are blocking that move now. have you seen that report and you have a response? >> i do not know to make it looks like a disgruntled employee. i do not know who is. , but to me he is at scrabble employee. -- he is a disgruntled employee. if people are that unhappy you should not work. if you are unhappy with a company you should not work there, go out and get some thing else. to me he is a disgruntled employee and i've not heard great things about him either. >> michael flynn pled guilty twice and admitted before god that he had lied. how does that comport with your present position? >> obviously on these guys can give you a better answer. one, will tell you, number they played the sun game, we are going to go after your son. and never to, the fbi guy says i know it and i found out. they did not think he lighted all. they said -- they did not think he lied at all. they do not think he lied. they did not know what he was talking about. and they said he lied. the fbi said he's not l
the federal watchdog found rick wright's removal from hhs was improper. they are blocking that move now. have you seen that report and you have a response? >> i do not know to make it looks like a disgruntled employee. i do not know who is. , but to me he is at scrabble employee. -- he is a disgruntled employee. if people are that unhappy you should not work. if you are unhappy with a company you should not work there, go out and get some thing else. to me he is a disgruntled employee and...
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conversations] [inaudible conversations] on [inaudible conversations] >> watch testimony from doctor rick wright, the former high-ranking federal scientist whose focus was vaccine development and was recently renewed disposed at the national institute of health. house energy and commerce committee will hear from him on scientific integrity during the covid-19 response. watch the hearing live thursday at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span, online the c-span.org or slip on the free c-span radio app. >> sign up today for c-span's newsletter word for word, providing two updates daily to the coronavirus pandemic response from state governors, the white house task force briefings and important updates from congress. sign up today. it's easy. go to statement out of/connect and it are your email the word for word sign-up box. -- c-span.org/connect. >> on the floor senators continue to talk about the coronavirus pandemic and the possibility of passing additional relief legislation. >> mr. president, the city is back for its second week in session and way more important work to do for the american people. while ou
conversations] [inaudible conversations] on [inaudible conversations] >> watch testimony from doctor rick wright, the former high-ranking federal scientist whose focus was vaccine development and was recently renewed disposed at the national institute of health. house energy and commerce committee will hear from him on scientific integrity during the covid-19 response. watch the hearing live thursday at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span, online the c-span.org or slip on the free c-span radio app....
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rick wright says he was moved to lesser role after raising concerns over the u.s. coronavirus response. health and human services secretary alex azar firing back saying that's simply not true. >> the president literally ask what bright is saying what should be done. you know, this guy was singing in a choir back then of everybody. we all were singing the same tune. and now he's trying to claim that he was a soloist. ainsley: president trump also slamming bright claiming he was disgruntled employee. turning over stock documents to investigators overnight. she and her husband are accused of unloading millions of dollars in stock durin before the crashg the pandemic. her spokesman says she also handed over documents to investigators. both senators deny doing anything illegal. the nation is mourning the loss of a hero. army staff sergeant ronald shore has died after a long battle with lung cancer. shurer was enlist after 9/11 terror attacks. he used his body to shield cowngsd wounded combats by fighters on a mountain in average. president obampresident trump presented
rick wright says he was moved to lesser role after raising concerns over the u.s. coronavirus response. health and human services secretary alex azar firing back saying that's simply not true. >> the president literally ask what bright is saying what should be done. you know, this guy was singing in a choir back then of everybody. we all were singing the same tune. and now he's trying to claim that he was a soloist. ainsley: president trump also slamming bright claiming he was disgruntled...
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last year and it reads right into a pandemic i heartily recommend it to rick i'm writing it down the end of october by lawrence wright when you say october i think are ready jackson but i don't imagine he wrote. it in. good line oh right mr october there it is mr larry king love you man appreciate it larry good conversation same as usual that's our news i'm rick sanchez if they can hear mr october right. and by the way the portable what if you can download it a lot of people are asking when they stop me on the street tell me more about the portable it's pretty simple you download it takes about 5 seconds to put it in your back pocket any time you're sitting there you could literally watch this newscast for the one i did from the day before or pick a topic that's right. it's cut good news if. you can't be both with the yeah you like. to buy it is the end. please do you think this is. more operation going to mean what some of the wealthier neighborhoods it's been far more contained in the numbers are much lower than some of the more a neighborhood star city it's the same we're working with can source outside of the sta
last year and it reads right into a pandemic i heartily recommend it to rick i'm writing it down the end of october by lawrence wright when you say october i think are ready jackson but i don't imagine he wrote. it in. good line oh right mr october there it is mr larry king love you man appreciate it larry good conversation same as usual that's our news i'm rick sanchez if they can hear mr october right. and by the way the portable what if you can download it a lot of people are asking when...
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repeated warnings rick brights also claims he was removed from his position after pushing back against unproven. by president trump such as hydrogen hydroxycut a truck used to treat malaria wright says he wants his job back as the head of the agency charged with developing a coronavirus vaccine as well as a full investigation we're in the recognize occurrence of years around of some of the latest pandemic. in the latest sign that the trunk administration no longer considers the virus a top priority the white house is set to disband the task force responsible for the pandemic by early june brazil has set a record for daily deaths announcing that 600 people died since monday making it the hardest hit latin american country and in china according to official numbers there have been no new deaths and just 2 new cases of the virus indicating a slowdown in the spread of covert. the philippines leading t.v. network a target of the country's presidents for its for its critical reporting has been forced off the air by the government authorities ordered a.b.s. to stop operating after its bid to renew its 25 year french eyes was blocked activists lit candles outside its building accusing
repeated warnings rick brights also claims he was removed from his position after pushing back against unproven. by president trump such as hydrogen hydroxycut a truck used to treat malaria wright says he wants his job back as the head of the agency charged with developing a coronavirus vaccine as well as a full investigation we're in the recognize occurrence of years around of some of the latest pandemic. in the latest sign that the trunk administration no longer considers the virus a top...
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other public health official to watch doctor, rick bright a top actually next per who was removed from his post he says an alleged act of retaliation. >>wright who is set to appear before a house subcommittee thursday warns the u.s. must prepare for the pandemic to get worse saying in his prepared testimony without clear planning and implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history, that mister trump is brushing off right as an unhappy employee, to me he's a disgruntled guy and i had heard great things about him with such dire predictions, the president's son in law jared kushner was asked whether the november election might be postpone elections will happen on november, 3rd. >>i was not my decision to make site i'm not sure i could commit one way or the other but right now that's the plan kushner later released a statement saying i have not been involved in nor am i aware of any discussions about trying to change the date of the presidential election. >>but the damage done to the economy is beyond question. according to federal reserve chairman jerome powell who has working
other public health official to watch doctor, rick bright a top actually next per who was removed from his post he says an alleged act of retaliation. >>wright who is set to appear before a house subcommittee thursday warns the u.s. must prepare for the pandemic to get worse saying in his prepared testimony without clear planning and implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history, that mister trump is brushing off right...