The 4th people started to evacuate the area around the port because. There was Little Information on what caused the fire the Lebanese Army then issued a statement saying this was not a deliberate this was an accident and. Fire that oil as well as tires that were stored in a warehouse caught fire and the army as well as firefighters theyve been deployed to the scene as you can see trying to put out the flames helicopters have are also being used to try to distinguish extinguish the flames that are on their nerves this is a city that is still on their nerves the city still demanding answers theyre still having questions on what caused that massive explosion 55 weeks ago investigations are continuing. The case has been theyve been questioning Security Officials as well as politicians but still no answers still no official help to account especially since so many officials were aware of the presence of highly explosive Ammonium Nitrate at the warehouse and they did nothing about it. Thous
Basic terms of the phase one part of that deal. That is coming from the wall street journal, among other sources saying that the deal is not a finished or kaput deal at all. So well see how the market responds to that. Some mild positive reaction to all of that. The s p in record territory. The nasdaq in record territory. Both hit records yesterday. Any gain today is a record. Were following a couple of other developments. Well pursue it with the tiktok head of u. S. Policy on this giant move right now to find alternatives to how tiktok ultimately is or even if it will be sold off or kicking the companys tires. The president intrigued by that. He said he would support an oracle move. He said a couple weeks ago he said he would support a microsoft move for the company. Well speak to the novavax ceo on the latest vaccine trials. If you had gotten into this stock by the way at the beginning of the year, you would be up more than 2,000 but whos counting. Day three of the Democratic Convent
Good afternoon, everybody. Im cherie miller. Im located in district 5, and also, i am an originating member of the African American art and cultural district in district 10. The San Francisco board of supervisors historic use of laws and policies have targeted and harmed the African American community intentionally and the eventually, and its the cause of Police Brutality and the loss of black lives, and our health and wellness in our community. Defund sfpd. The Police Department has not used the public funding for all of the public good. Greater funding should be directed more intentionally to Community Programs and spaces to strengthen us. No more intentional racist laws and policies . Find subprime loan lenders. I want to thank all of the supervisors for their work. I look forward to meeting dean preston. I have not met him yet. Shamann supervisor shamann walton, thank you for your work and your excellence. We want to continue fighting for our health and wellness and our prosperity.
And security. We stand in solidarity with the budget Justice Organization that prioritizes and stands with the vulnerable Filipino Community of San Francisco, and i urge you to fund the entire v. J. C. List. Clerk thank you for your comments. Good morning, supervisors. Thank you for your time of leadership during this covid19 pandemic and providing services for our indigenous, black, and people of color in San Francisco. We are fiscally sponsored by the american developmefilipino Development Coalition or fadc. Since the shelter in place order back in march, the f. C. C. , along with fellow fadc organizations had to swiftly just our skills to support those suffering increased unemployment, homelessness, severe food insecurity, increased policing and tenant harassments and evictions. More than 20 of registered nurses are filipino, and many more of our hidden frontliners are filipino senior caregivers, nannies, and housekeepers. Our Community Organizations continue to respond by adapting
The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h