Coronavirus. The chairs authorized to have the committee and recess at any point. Good afternoon. Today the committee is meeting to examine the federal government response to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic. As a nurse i want to open by encouraging everyone to visit coronavirus. Gov. The most uptodate information from the center of Disease Control print mentioned. Keep us all safe. Wash your hands often with seven water or Hand Sanitizer dont touch her face, cover your cough, and avoid close contact with others if you are they are sick. We note that the spread of coronavirus has likely not yet reached its peak. It is affecting all of our communities. I dont think there is a person in this room was that worried about an elderly or an immune compromised relatives health, friends job, or Childs School closure. Just yesterday, the first two cases were diagnosed in the counties that i represent in illinois. Our job is members of congress is to keep americans safe. Im working with the executi
The next block up heading west had a major cave in about a year and a half ago where she had replace a lot of i hope you guys got there. We got the collapse in progress. As Water Department inspectors and neighbors watched it sing and grow and collapse some more. The water came up the street actually lived up and then collapsed down. Reporter Water Department Officials Say the main below did break. But theyre not sure if something went wrong before that like a defective sewer pipe from somebodys house. Hold logue out the ground below causing the street to collapse and break the main. Thats why they flushed die through to see where it goes. No answer on that yet. They say the rain hasnt helped. Everything is going to cave in. Im not a happy camper. Im not a happy camper. I got 40 years in this neighborhood. Reporter and there are a lot of neighbors here who have 40 years, 50 years in this neighborhood. We could not find any record of any multiple locations of collapse or compromise thro
Death. These are stories that do not have the luxury of turning away but they have to respond situations and take responsibility for it. This is what passes for normal in their report. The work at officers through today take a huge toll on the human mind and body and soul and many of her officers who suffer from it we continue to work to help others and they should receive psob benefits. They should receive these benefits as a result of turn four. I appreciate the opportunity and urge you to consider this as we move forward. Thank you for your testimony. Next well hear from Jonathan Thompson executive director of the National Sheriffs association. Good afternoon, members of the task force, thank you for inviting me to testify. Im currently serving as the executive director of the National Sheriffs association that represents and each one serves as the chief Law Enforcement officer for that. Chairs are the only of lawenforcement officers providing the full line of Services Including jai
We have one on skype. Well start with chief zachery, the Public Safety director woodway, texas, and immediate past president of the International Association of chiefs of police. Yost, good to have you. Thank you, sir. Thanks for inviting me to testify today. My name is yost zachery, immediate past president of the im sorry i wasnt able to join you in person today. I intended to but my flights were canceled. I began Law Enforcement dispatcher woodway in 1979 and im still there today and currently serve as a chief and a director of the Public Safety department. One of my main duties as a chief is to ensure safety and wellbeing of my officers is there. This means making sure they have the proper training and equipment they need to do their job safely so they can return home each and every day to their loved one. During my time as president iecp, officer safety and wellness was one of my top priorities. Its always been a top priority of iecp. It is the position of that organization that n
Former vp biden says the disasters are clear evidence that something needs to change and shared by the vast majority of scientists, President Trump says the jury, well, it is still out. Weve got reporters across the country covering the latest on the natural disasters as well as the politics surrounding them. Lets start with Morgan Chesky in mobile, alabama, where they are starting to feel the impact of Hurricane Sally morgan, the big worry there with this storm isnt the wind. Its the water whats the level of concern where you are . The level is significant. I can tell you that. It just takes a few feet of water here in mobile before lowlying areas will be flooded. Im just on the banks of the mobile river as the storm surge starts to rise by just a few feet, parts of downtown could see themselves be submerged thats a real concern because this is such a slowmoving storm. 2 miles an hour that it could drop 15 to 20 inches of rain right where were standing right now. Mandatory evacuations