will not focus on profits, instead technology on a more efficient and cheaper health care system whether some 840,000 combined u.semployees as the president and republican legislators working to dismantle obamacare. let's welcome a health economist. he has worked with expert at the university of california in berkeley to try to find a french style health care system to implement in the u.s. so far, not a lot of details about the partnership but what are they planning to do to achieve their goals? what other options as a private consortium -- what are their options as a private consortium? .> thank you for inviting me it seems that the united states and the major companies are looking for a model for the success of the american people to health care. when you see that, kaiser permanente, a prominent health care insurance company, has 10 million to 12 million people insured with a 1.2 million people that the three companies, warren buffett, a amazon, and te other one, j.p. mororgan, havee together, it is reasonable to offer them a plan. from this model, to extend a model of new health care to affordable and equitab

it's the biggest push ever for better health care in the u.s. online retailer amazon warren buffett's berkshire hathaway and j.p. morgan chase teaming up to offer american stuff quality health care at a reasonable cost the three c.e.o.'s say the new company will be independent and free from profit making incentives the initial focus will be on technology that provides simplified high quality and transparent care shares in health care companies took a big hit in early trading on the new york stock exchange hinting at the threat that you entity poses to existing healthcare structures in the u.s. . and let's go over to the stock exchange we're going to go to standing by for us yes good to see there this is got to be a pretty or could set a pretty amazing president considering that it's usually governments that look after this sort of thing or to take care of this sort of thing the american system of course not being as solid as well as what we have here in europe. well it's a big announcement and the u.s. health care industry is one of the most expe

well i mean certainly the u.s. health care system is extremely expensive americans spend about three point five trillion dollars each year on their health stats roughly twenty percent of total g.d.p. but they're also might be incentive to join those companies in the future if they can really offer you cheaper health care we've seen something similar by the way after world war two when companies were not allowed to increase wages too much soul they got new talent they got workers was offering social incentives like pensions or health care financed by the corporation and as we are seeing almost full employment in the us that could be a way for those companies to attract talent and skilled workers all right meanwhile yes we've been seeing quite the sell off that so why have investors been so stressful. i mean certainly the health care stocks did not help we had pharmaceuticals we had insurance companies that we had to direct or stay and the chains are for quite some under quite some pressure but probably cause the sell of th

jens, with the future of the u.s. healthe reform unclear, is this a case of businesses seizing on an opportunity, or is it that they sense that something is lacking? jens: well, probably both, but it is a very interesting story. first of all, the american health care system is probably the most expensive in the world. americans are spending roughly $3.5 billion per year on health, roughly 20% of total gdp. if you look at the history of health care in the united states, the health-care system is much more privatized here than it is in europe. it started basically after world war ii, they were a lack of workers. and to attract workers companies started to offer pension plans, but also corporate health care plans. and right now we are in a similar situation because we almost have full employment. that could be an incentive for talent, for good skilled workers to join those corporations. helena: right, but what does this then mean for the broader health care industry? jens: there is a lot of pressure building up for the health c

talk about affordable and quality health care so the online retailer amazon warren buffett's berkshire hathaway and j.p. morgan chase they're teaming up to offer their u.s. employees quality health care they say at a reasonable cost now the three c.e.o.'s at the new company will be independent and free from profit making incentives the initial focus on technology that provides simplified high quality and transparent care they say well shares in health care companies took a big hit in early trading on the new york stock exchange hinting at the threat that he entity poses to existing health care structures in the u.s. . when our financial correspondent yes court is a new york for us tracking that story up against what the future of the u.s. health care reform unclear is this a case of businesses seizing on an opportunity or is it a bit of a sense that something is lacking. well probably both but it's a very interesting story first of all the american health care system is probably the most expensive in the world some americans are roughly spending three and a half billion dollars per year on health stats roughly twenty percent of total g.d.p. and if you l

can ban that's a vacuum they could sell it's the biggest push we've seen so far for better health care in the u.s. online retailer amazon warren buffett's berkshire hathaway and j.p. morgan chase teaming up to offer american stuff quality health care at a reasonable cost the three c.e.o. who say the new company will be independent and free from profit making incentives initial focus will be on technology that provides simplified high quality and transparent. shares in health care companies took a big hit in early trading on the new york stock exchange ending at the threat the new entity poses to existing healthcare structures in the u.s. . and let's go over to the stock exchange where you are standing by for us yes good to see there this is got to be a pretty or could set a pretty amazing president considering that it's usually governments that look after this sort of thing or are meant to take care of this sort of thing the american system of course not being as solid as what we have here in europe. well it's a big announcement and the u.s. health care industry is one of the most expensive in th

. >>> romaine lettuce, they want people to stop eating it until c canadian and u.s. health officials can get to the bottom of e-coli outbreak. it has been linked to at least two deaths. 17 people in 13 states including virginia have gotten pinpointed the source of the problems. >>> the popular quiz show jeopardy is on hiatus. trebek saying he had surgery to remove blood clots from his brain. he is 77-years old and hosting jeopardy for 33 years. he hopes to resume taping later this month. >>> tomorrow isn't exactly going to be the best visit to the zoo. but you can pay a visit to the newest addition pavel, an amur left in the world. >> pretty incredible. >> he is out in the snow. but tomorrow, i would be surprised if any animals are outside. >> well he came down from chicago and it is colder there. we have cold down here, but he is trying to get farther south. couldn't do it. this is amazing. steal dealing with 40, 45-mile-an-hour wind out there. take a look outside towards union station. the wind continues to blow. the flags around in our region. seeing the wind gusts downt

the future of the u.s. health care reform remains unclear and in the meantime or corporate giants are stepping into the vacuum essentially what we're talking about later is the biggest push for quality and affordable health care in the united states that's from the online retailer amazon warren buffett's berkshire hathaway and j.p. morgan chase their teaming up to offer their u.s. employees quality health care quote at a reasonable cost well the three c.e.o.'s said the new company will be independent and free from profit making incentives initial focus would be on technology that provides simplified high quality and transparent cad shay's and health care companies took a big caves in the trading on the new york stock exchange hinting at the threats the new entity poses to existing health care structures in the united states. well financial correspondent yes court is a new york for us tracking that story at cannes but the future of the u.s. health care reform unclear is this a case of business is seizing on an oppo

cedars says the u.s. health system is so fragmented it does not follow women who donate their eggs. >>> we have rain that has spread south from hayward to the south bay. we'll all get wet overnight tonight. as we look toward the bay bridge. from san francisco has gotten a coating of rain. rain will spread south under the influence of high pressure that's over the puget sound. as a result, rain, rain, rain. temperatures tonight will be in the 40s for the most part in the bay area. much more balmy than they were last night. draw a bead on it. the high def doppler from mount vaca shows very good downpours but they can be found outside the bay area. and as you get down to san pablo bay and corta madera generally light. that's kind of what's happening in the east bay shoreline and down through the san jose airport. this cold front will sag south in the wee hours in the morning. concord 55 degrees right now. futurecast shows us how the night is going to play out. here we are in the early going the front begins to fall

. >> she says the u.s. healthcare system is not set up to follow egg donors as they change jobs or move. the data comes from scandinavian countries with national health care systems. >>> a sewage spill closing down popular beaches, and it's not clear when they will reopen. monterey one water says nearly 5 million gallons of untreated waste water spilled intomont roadway into monterrey bay. they started testing the beaches near the spill site for elevated bacteria levels. >> under normal circumstances we would have received an alarm. there was an electronic control failure that made that alarm not come through. we should have received another alarm and no alarm came through to the operator. >> the beaches will be closed until tests show the water is safe again. the rain may force health officials to issue an advisory warning for at least three days. >> beautiful beaches, but no. >>> we have been watching that rain and we'll show you where it is right now. it's coming down really good, a strong amount that came thro

u.s. health officials are investigating. they are interviewing people who are sick to determine what they ate in the week right before their illness. u.s. officials have not issued a recall nor are they warning you against eating romaine lettuce. however, other food safety experts at consumer reports are advise youing to stop eating the lettuce just out of precaution. the cdc did confirm, though, that the type of e. coli in the canadian cases is similar to what's making the round here and what's making people sick in the >> this is the kind of thing that can be washed off of the lettuce? >> this is a strain that cannot be washed off. i had romaine lettuce last night. i didn't even know about this when we were eating it so this is one of those things where it cannot be washed off. the other thing is, we were talking about it -- >> you had it last week. >> i had it. unlike neurovirus, e. coli, these symptoms won't appear for five to seven days. that's what the cdc is battling with as well. they have to wait for the symptoms. i

morgan chase are teaming up to offer what they call quality health care at a reasonable cost to their u.s. staff and three c.e.o. say the new company will be independent and free from profit making incentives initial focus will be on technology that provides quote simplified high quality and transparent care and shares and health care companies took a hit in tuesday's training session at the new york stock exchange hinting at the threat to the new entity poses to existing healthcare structures in the united states now for some more analysis of these plans here as all wall street correspondent can score the american healthcare system is probably the most expensive in the world some americans are roughly spending three and a half billion dollars per year on health that's roughly twenty percent of total g.d.p. and if you look at the history of health care in the united states the health care system is much more privatized here than it is in europe it started basically also after world war two when there was a lack of workers and to a correct those workers companies started to offer pension p

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u.s. health officials are interviewing people to see what they ate in the weeks before they got sick. they have not yet identified the source, so they cannot recommend avoiding a food. >> we think the u.s. government should warn people about eating romaine lettuce until they know where it's coming from. >> usually cooking kills e. coli, but lettuce is not usually cooked. >> the best advice is to simply not use it. switch to something else. >> the industry is cooperating fully with the investigation and if romaine lettuce is the source, it's unlikely to still be in stores the last illness was reported in mid december. >> until there's more proof. i will continue to keep an eye out. >> it could be weeks before the cdc and the fda pinpoint cause. nbc news. atlanta. >> just ahead, the wayans brothers weigh in on cardi-bs and bruno mar's homage to living color. any object. any surface. if you've got a life you gotta swiffer when a achoo!alls... ...answer it. with zicam cold remedy. it shortens colds,

in canada, even more. >> u.s. health officials are interviewing people to find out what they ate in the weeks before they got sick. because it hasn't identified the source, it can't recommend avoiding a particular food. >> we think that the u.s. government should be warning consumers about eating romaine lettuce until they figure out where this problem is coming from. >>> cooking usually kills food born bacteria such as e. coli, but lettuce isn't usually cooked. >> simply don't use the romaine lettuce. use something else. >> even if romaine lettuce is the source, it's highly unlikely to still be in stores. the last illness was reported in mid-december. >> until there is a little more proof, i mean, i continue to keep an eye out. >> it could be weeks before the cdc and fda pinpoints the >>> we know exercising the body important. what about exercising the face? live science.com says researchers followed a group of middle aged women who learned and practice 32 expresses. after 20 weeks, the women had firmer skin and more to

u.s. health officials are now interviewing people to see what they ate in the week before they got sick. the cdc said since they haven't found the source they can't recommend avoiding a particular food. >> we think the u.s. government should be warning consumers about eating romaine lettuce until they figure out where this problem is coming from. >> reporter: cooking usually kills bacteria but lettuce is not usually cooked. >> the best advice is simply not use the romaine lettuce. switch to something else. >> reporter: the industry says it's cooperating fully with the investigation, but even if romaine lettuce is the source, it's highly unlikely to still be in stores because the last illness was reported in november. >> until there's more proof i'll continue to keep an eye out. >> reporter: it could be weeks before the cdc and the fda pinpoint the cause. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. >>> coming up here tonight, luck of the draw. why a hotly contested race was decided by chance. >>> if you ev

health care investors scared already. like from the press release this is just for their u.s. ployees and not a separate company. >> they are establishing this sort of consortium or company that's going to do some sort of health care thing. they have laid out the management team a little bit. they say it's in very early stages. you have more questions and answers. worrying aboutn amazon getting into health care for a long time. this morning health insurers are selling off. pharmacy benefit managers are selling off. whole health care supply chain right now is very worried about what this could mean for their profits. alix: fair point. -- you have tor wonder how self-serving it is for the companies. >> you have seen warren buffetto wonder how self-serving it is for the companies. call it the tapeworm of the american economy. i think he said something similar this morning. warren buffett, jamie dimon and bezos teaming up on something you are going to get a lot of attention. this is going to be -- so interesting. alix: amazon, jpmorgan, berkshire hathaway have a combined 950,000 em

there are big problems in the u.s. health care system. taking care uninsured population and those who don't get insurance through an employer. where our businesses are employer,hrough their that system is working pretty well. we need to figure out how to how to make the system more efficient. buckt less bang for our than most other countries do. don't know much about the amazon merger but, it is exciting somebody is going to look at innovative ways to do that. of america'sdpoint largest employers, the system is working well and we are going to be in a position of arguing let's sustain that. julie: -- david: if this were george w. bush, what would be your one concern to make sure it goes right? >> the president's mood. in the white house that i worked in, which is -- i have an intuition there he different than the white house we have today, the state of the union would have been locked in a couple of weeks ago and we would have been doing refinements and tweaks, working on major initiatives. the white house i worked in it would be locked d

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normal supplies that they would have on hand what does this say about the current status of the u.s. health care industry if you know not that there's were these storms work like you know aggressive a kind of out of nowhere i mean they're not out of nowhere but you know we saw them coming and all that but the fact that these three hurricanes are so damaging our health care industry what it what does that say about where our industry standards . i mean it's certainly dominated by a couple of big players going back to being one of them the spirit being another one. certainly seeing some large players at the top of the market pretty much dominate the health care organ in the market and then below that you're seeing intermediaries or middlemen called group purchasing organizations that pretty much dictate who gets the supplies from those large organizations so there's some degree . a conflict there in terms of how the products are being manufactured and how they're being distributed to the hospitals and clinics that are in dire need of them i think that certainly needs to be evaluated in actual

economy and the u.s. health care right now u.s. health care is really the rising cost is a huge threat to the u.s. economy these three gentlemen i think are -- who i have enormous respect for, have an opportunity to begin to have an influence on this it's going to require a lot of the things that they have control over for example, the data. and we are swimming in data. we need transparency and fluidity, and that will help bring efficiency right now i think they look at, and hospitals are really quite different from those hospitals are now 20% of the hospitals in the united states are running in the red they're working very hard to take costs down, and enormous amount, and we need a more efficient system supporting us, and similar cost reduction and efficiency. >> they have to put wellness things in place. they have to begin to understand how people go to the correct providers. they have to begin to drive the efficiency of purchasing, and the private sector is very good at when it puts its mind to it i don't think we can depend tota

and u.s. health officials expect there will be more in the coming weeks ominously comparing this year to the 2014- 2015 season where there were 148 pediatric deaths reported for that year. the cdc tracking reveals that last week one out of 15 doctor visits were for symptoms of the flu. that's the highest level since the swine flu pandemic of 2009. >> we've been following the state health departments asking them what kind of activity they're seeing and this is the third year in a row where 49 out of 50 states are indicating there's widespread activity in their state. so we've not had that 3 weeks of 49 states since we've been collecting this information. >> and the flu season is far from over. we are only halfway there. health officials continue to urge people to stay home if you're sick. cover your cough, and if you have not yet done so, get the flu shot. in new york molly line, fox news. >> oakland a's fans gathered for fan fest celebrating the new season. what they're looking forward to after the b

we have a general issue with the u.s. healthe country in thely world that spends a fifth of gdp on health care. what you see, even with our premiums, they have to do with the underlying health care costs. a number of health care systems want to work with us directly, and want to make sure the cost come down. plan with 11,000 members already, twice what we thought it would have. i haven't seen a better approach. c: how do you price new markets without the individual mandate? mario: we look at the next 4-5 years. the numbers will probably not be all that different. insurance, get subsidies for the increases in price. exercise,art of that because of the business you have developed already, it requires you to take a narrower approach in order to build a probable enterprise. doesi am trying to say, the loss of the individual mandate force you to be even narrower in order to preserve response ability? -- responsibility? mario: response and quality are not correlated. cleveland is a great example. there is a high quality system, with h

cigna's ceo is speaking with erik schatzker on u.s. health care policy. sticking with u.s.icy, president trump is planning to attend the world economic forum in dallas later this month, and according to a treasury official, he will descend his america first position. our next guest says it will be a make or break year for u.s. policy and maybe this will change things. michael zezas joins us now. what will come out of davos? lawmakers will go, he is not a davos man. he is the opposite. what will he tell people? michael: it is unclear exactly what he will say. to me, the bigger story is not the attention that douglas is putting on the trade issue, but what is actually happening in the next few weeks. there are some key deadlines coming up, and may be of his language in davos will speak to this directly. there are deadlines as to whether the administration will put tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. whether they will pursue tariffs on steel and aluminum, decisions around those points will tell whether this administration is serious. find out forill real if the count

the biggest health insurer in the u.s. iving health -- thanks to the recent tax changes. the company also posted fourth-quarter profits. there hasn't been a selloff in bitcoin like this for months. has been down as much as 20% today approaching the $11,000 mark. less than a month ago bitcoin was trading at almost $19,000. it has come under increasing scrutiny from regulators in many countries. china is among those trying to crack down on speculation. getting citil be earnings. williams. alison we put a chart up specifically on the question of ficc. >> it is relatively important to them. deutsche bank aren't a little bit more if you include financing revenue and its four to five times the size of their equities business. we did see expectations coming saw a revenue estimate declines at deutsche bank when they announced their 22% trading drop. citiso saw declines at and goldman. on thatsed estimates front. the positive news going forward on the tax front is what investors are looking at. david: all of the banks are telegraphi

. >> 37 pediatric deaths have been reported this season and u.s. healthhere will be more in the coming weeks, comparing this year to the 2014/2015 season where there were 138 pediatric deaths reported for that year. this year's main flu strain h3 h3n2, the over yawl vaccine influence is lower. >> we've been asking them what kind of flu activity they're seeing and this is the third week in a row where 49 out of 50 straits is indicating there's wide spread activity in their states. >> health officials urge people to stay home if you're sick, cover your cough. and if you have not done so, go ahead and get the flu shot. >> thank you. >> you know, the main thing to do, wash your hands and be careful what you touch. that will do it for us. we'll be back at 4:00 p.m. eastern time for northern. >> "the journal editorial" report is next. ♪ >>> welcome to the journal editorial report. i'm paul gigot. new developments this week in the russia probe. president trump saying he's looking forward to speaking to special down sell robert mueller and is ready to do so under

in 2014 the u.s. health launched with a billion-dollar commitment to help countries prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease threats. since then the cpc and usaid have been working in 39 countries with programs to stop and improve resistance from increased lab surveillance capabilities, strengthe, strengd public-health workforces and much more. but at this point, u.s. funding is in said. if we pull away from it, other countries will likely do the same. we should continue to support it. it'it's cost effective program e have to contain international outbreaks of the sources overseas. improving the nation's preparedness and response capacities is a daunting and complex endeavor but i'm confident it is an achievable goal if we focus our efforts on these initiatives. i appreciate the time and welcome your questions. >> good morning, chairman alexander, senator burr, senator casey and distinguished committee members. thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee and to discuss an issue of s

again, a central hub of the u.s. health care system. the rise since we stole it. good luck to them and it is a great aspirational thing for them to take care out of the health care system. it is facing u.s. economy. it is one that esther of and many smart man. i think a lot of reaction is a little overstated. where we began to get a little more cautious, we love amazon as consumers and investors but they have gotten involved in the grocery business, a difficult business to get involved in, and the cloud business while they are the dominant player, it is extremely competitive whether google, alking about lot of people are getting in that space and in five years, i have great confidence that amazon will be the number one player in e-commerce. i am not so sure about the cloud business. >> that would be a deal. some people point to it as a supporter. >> it is driving the investment thesis right now. that is a piece of the puzzle i am less certain about. alix: take a look at the bloomberg here. what we have seen has been enormous just not wh

shown that daca initiative could help introduce over 5,000 previously ineligible doctors into the u.s. health care system in the coming decades to help address our shortages. removing those with daca status will particularly create shortages in rural and underserved areas. without these physicians, the a.m.a. is concerned that the quality of care in american communities will be negatively impacted. when we introduced the dream act, senator lindsey graham, republican of south carolina, said, and i quote, the moment of reckoning is coming. mr. president, it's coming soon. it's coming in a matter of days. by january 19 we have to do something. we've run out of time. we've run out of excuses. we've run out of the opportunity to help zarna pattell and a lot of people like her be part of america's future. now is the time to act. mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that

good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's talk very quickly about the health care sector in the u.s>> sure. >> what do you think the implications are of this clearly some big declines in the health care names. >> health care is ripe for disruption, right? combination of a great reinsurance company and online base and insurance company could result in something that helps bring down costs for the average american i view it as positive. the incumbents are going to be under pressure. >> in terms of the banks stepping away from that particular announcement, i notice goldman sachs is one of your picks >> what's happened in the last two days, volatility we haven't had volatility for a whole year what's one of the best ways to play are one of the brokers. goldman sachs has lagged it's one of the best players in the fic area they have continued to keep that operation robust many of their peers have reduced their exposure there i think it's a great way to play the volatility. >> looking internationally, we've focused on amazon here alibaba is a name you're still long despite incredible perfo

the position of fed chairman is integral to the health of the u.s. economy. washington must empower the american people to create prosperity through sound policy that gets the government out of the way of workers and job creators. jay powell is up to the task. i was proud to confirm him yesterday. the senate advanced the nomination of another highly call fied nomee, alex -- qualified nominee, alex azar. mr. azar discussed his intention to confront head-on the opioid crisis that is hurting so many families across the country, including in my home state of kentucky. he made clear that he will place an important priority on education and enforcement to halt the advance of the scourge. but he recognizes that we need effective, compassionate treatment options for those seeking recovery. for all americans he will work to expand access to high-quality affordable health care options. his distinguished record including prior h.h.s. service and private sector work shows he is the right man for the job. it is vital that this department be headed by a leader with mr. aza

health care. it's teaming up with berkshire hathaway and jpmorgan chase to help their u.s. employees find health care at a ream cost. they have not released many details beyond that. we know the new company will be independent and free from profit-making incentives and constraints. >>> two former google engineers are showing off the new self-driving delivery car. it comes from a mountain view startup called nero. it's about the size of an suv but far narrower than a typical car. it can be used for pizza to dry cleaning. they plan to have several on the roads by the end of the year. it's unclear where these vehicles will be located and nero has not announced any companies that plan to use them. >>> let's talk a little more about that super blood blue moon. i know kristen will have all the details and what it means. i want to give you the forecast and the best viewing. you want to look off to the west between 5:00 and 6:00 because at 5:29 it will peak. you don't need any special glasses. now, there's been a little change in the forecast. my newest data says fog will be more of

. >> 37 pediatric deaths have been reported this season and u.s. health in the coming weeks. ominously comparing this year to the 2014, 2015 season when there were 148 pediatric deaths reported. the cdc tracking reveals last week one out of 15 doctors visit were for symptoms of the flu, that's the highest since the swine flu pandemic since 2009 >> we've been asking what kind of flu activity they're seeing and this is third week in a row where 49 out of 50 states are still indicating there's widespread activity in their states. we've not had that three weeks of 49 states since we've been checking this information >> the season is far from over, we're only halfway there. health officials continue to urge people to stay home if you're sick, cover your kind of and if you have not yet done so get the flu shot. in new york, molly lyon, fox news >> i just saw myself on tv. >> did you get any sleep. >> 0 sleep. >> after the break we'll go through mike's bag to see if he packed appropriately. do you know the temperature there today? . >>> ultimate doppler lit up w

here's a look at live events for tuesday on c-span a senate panel looks at public health threats facing the u.s. that's from the senate health education labor intentions committee at 10 a.m. eastern. former vice president joe biden gives his take on u.s. russia relations he's at the counsel on foreign relations 12:30 eastern on c-span2 cia director mike pompeo on national security and security challenges facing his agency that's at 11 a.m. eastern. the senate back at noon and they continue debate on drone chairman of the federal reserve on c-span 3, senate energy and national reare sources committee examines the impact of major weather effects at american power grid that's at 10 a.m. eastern. later today the u.s. senate takes up the nomination of jerome to be o the next chairman of the federal reserve and next we show you confirms hearing from mr. powell he talked his flossty and anticipated approach to the role of chair this hearing from november 28th is just over two hours. and the committee will come to order for

u.s. public health service. to fillo the best i can my responsibilities and do what i can that i'm supposed to do. host: melissa from pascagoula, mississippi. yes, there is a factor of the shutdown i don't see being reported anywhere. it is being glossed over. the fact that, yes, essential employees, military, police, fire, they will eventually get paid at some point. employeesnonessential are on shutdown will also end up most likely, because it has happened in the past, was a contractor during the 2013 shutdown. they were also the issue. most of the contractors will not. that is at the discretion of the content that contract companies. only part -- and start getting paid "we get more money taken out of her checks for benefits that were not taken them we were on shutdown. no one is talking about it at all. it needs to be discussed. it needs to be talked about. congress needs to know, the president needs to know, the representatives need to know the contractors ultimately are going to be the ones that will hurt t

now some call it the biggest push ever for better health care in the u.s. online retailer amazon warren buffet's investment firm berkshire hathaway and banking giant j.p. morgan chase are teaming up to offer what they call quality health care at a reasonable cost to their u.s. staff the announcement was short on details about precisely what the independent company will do but the three c.e.o. said the entity will be independent and free from profit making incentives the initial focus will be on technology that provides quote simplified high quality and transparent care amazon berkshire hathaway and j.p. morgan chase have an estimated one million employees in the united states. for some more analysis of these plans here is a wall street correspondent yes quarter. the american healthcare system is probably the most expensive in the world some americans are roughly spending three and a half billion dollars per year on health that's roughly twenty percent of total g.d.p. and if you look at the history of health care in the united states the health care system is

a senate panel looks at public health threats facing the u.s. that is that 10:00 a.m. eastern. joe biden gives his take on u.s.-russia relations. on c-span2, cia director mike pompeo on national security and intelligence challenges facing his agency. the senate is back at noon and they continue debate on jerome powell to be chairman of the federal reserve. c-span3, the senate energy and natural resources committee examines the impact of major weather events on the electric power grid at 10:00 a.m. eastern. thursday morning, we are live in columbia, south carolina for the next off -- stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store -- tour.

. >> now, a look at mental health care in the u.s.. we will hear from an assistant secretary for mental health and substance abuse, who joins the 90 minute symposium in new york city.

u.s. response been so different than from the canadian response? >> secretary tillerson from his first day at the department has said that the safety well-being and health and security of u.s. diplomats over seas are his top priorities. it is mine as well. this decision to go to order departure reflects his believes and his concerns and our concerns that, we had to take steps to protect our people and that the cuban government had to do more to assure us that these attacks would stop. >> has any other country in the world have done what we have done and withdrawn all of our diplomats except a small emergency force? >> in havana? not that ai am aware of. >> are you aware that any canadian diplomats, since all of this have unfolded, did they have additional ailments or additional problems? >> sir, they have withdrawn with some of their personnel. i think we can go to greater details on thclassified briefin on that element. >> thank you, i look forward to that. what benefits have we achieved from these actions and how has this impacted america's businesses as well as it does in cuba? >> i am sorry, i missed the first part of that question. >> the trump adm

now aging it happens to all of us a study by the national institutes of health u.s. organization found the world older population is growing at an unprecedented rate today eight point five percent of people around the world are sixty five and over that percentage is projected to jump to nearly seventeen percent by twenty fifty and with aging comes a decrease in mobility and other health issues all of which can mean a loss of independence but could technology solve that problem joining us to talk about this we have alex. he is a professor of biomedical engineering at the university of toronto and also scientific director at age well that's a government funded organization creating real world solutions for seniors and caregiver so professor. what do you think is the most important part of what you're doing right now when you've been trying it out and testing it the older population test subjects what are they loving right now that you can tell us about. you know i think you know the most important their love right now is the possibility of remaining independent in thei

thank you for your invitation to discuss health had attacks involving u.s. personnel in their families. i share your concerns regarding the safety and security of our personnel in cuba and welcome any discussion that may lead to a better ntdsing of this issue and stronger safeguards for our employees. from a security and investigative standpoint we continue to work at embassy havana to counter, mitigate and better understand who or what are causing injuries to our dip wlumatic staff. unfortunately this remains a perplexing case. our regional officer first became aware of attacks involving personnel in late december 2016. in the early stages of trying to understand what may be occurring, post leadership and supporting offices in washington believed it was likely a form of harassment by forces hostile to the united states and our presence in cuba. as more incidents were reported in early 2017 and greater awareness of the seriousness of symptoms became known our level of concern and mitigation efforts rose exponentially. after meetings with cuban officials in f

a panel looks at public health threats facing the u.s. at 10:00 a.m. eastern. former vice president joe bind gives his take on u.s.-russia relations. he's at the council on foreign relation at 12:30 eastern. on c-span 2, c.i.a. director mike pompeo on challenges facing his agency at 11:00 a.m. eastern. the senate is back at noon and continue to debate with the chairman of the federal reserve. examining the impact of major events on the electric power rid at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> american history tv on c-span 3. this week in primetime. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, more from the american historical association conference with a discussion on presidential plantations and how slavery is explored at those sites. wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, historians attending the historical association conference look at how american veterans are being remembered, honored and me moralized since world war ii. and then we're live from the museum in washington, d.c. with a discussion on the ted offensive and on friday night at :00 p.m. lincoln scholar and howard university