Experienced over the course of the last 10 or so days. 93 lightning strikes just in the last 24 hours. 30 new fires that occurred it really is important to Pay Attention to the three numbers overnight. Those fires have on this slide. You see the 7170 number. That substantially diminished and or is the peak of hospitalizations last month, july 21st. Although we have come down nearly 40 , or just over 40 , extinguished. Just gives you a sense of the ongoing vigilance that is 4205 today in our hospitals. Required this time of year. It is still higher than we were as it relates to work currently back in june, and at the be done by cal fire and others. Beginning. Some seven individuals have even when we started to have lost tragically their lives, certain business sectors begin and 2100 structures that we to increase their own have identified as destroyed. Activiti this is such an Important Message to remind people that i always caution. I did this on wednesday. Ill do it again today. Reall
We are the largest Political Committee in support of electing women in this country. We are looking forward to a very big 2020. Host tonights keynote speaker, Kamala Harris, you are quoted in one of the papers about your impressions of her. For those who did not read it, what do you think her being on the ticket rings to the issues your organization focuses on . The most important issue for us at emilys list is womens or presentation. We really do believe that we are going to have a better country, with better policies and more forward thinking when we have an equal number of women and men sitting at our decisionmaking table, and in the highest levels of power. To see senator harris rise up and be chosen by Vice President , which we were so grateful for, you have nominee someone being great enthusiasm, someone with great experience as attorney general of california and United States senator, someone with great passion and compassion for this country, and i am just thrilled by what i am
Then, naacp president and ceo Derrick Johnson on black voters and the important issues in campaign 2020. Washington journal is next. I am pleased to announce that Vice President joe biden has officially been nominated by the Democratic Party as our candidate for president of the United States. Vice President Biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. Thank you very, very much, from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to me and my family, and i will see you on thursday. That took place after a first ever virtual rollcall vote officiallyn is selected as the nominee for the Democratic Party. Just some of the activities on night two of the Democratic National convention. Watch our coverage of night three starting at 9 00 tonight on cspan, cspan. Org, and follow along on our cspan radio app. In the first hour bang, you can give us your impressions of the activities. In the first hour, you can give us your impressions of the activities. If you support joe biden, 202 7488
[gavel]. Chair peskin good morning and welcome to the San Francisco county Transportation Authority meeting for today, august 25, 2020. We have a new clerk today, miss brittany milton, who comes to us from the contracting industry, and we are delighted that she is on board, and someday, well work with her in the board of supervisors chambers. With that, ms. Milton, welcome, and if that, could you please call the roll. Clerk yes. [roll call] clerk we have quorum. Chair peskin thank you, ms. Milton. Do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Public comment will be available for any item on this agenda by call 8882045987, and entering access code on the screen. Once told, you will be invited to join the meeting as a participant. When prompted, dial star, three to speak. You will be prompted by the system when it is your turn to speak. Please anow for audio alf delays and a 30second lag time during the course of this meeting. That completes my announcement. Chair peskin thank you, ms. Milt
The chair of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on asia, the pacific, and nonproliferation provided an update on Global Cooperation during the coronavirus pandemic. California congressman ami bera talked about the council how countries can Work Together to address the pandemic. Minutes,e next 25 congressman bra and i will discuss the post covid world order, and then we are going to open up the conversations to questions from our members. Thank you for joining us today, congressman. Thank you for that introduction. Certainly i want to thank the council for this opportunity. When you look at the list of participants, there are a lot of people that we use for contact expertise. Im sure we will have a lively discussion. Lets get started. Since the outbreak of the covid debatec, a fascinating has emerged about the potential impact of the coronavirus on the global order. Some experts maintain the virus will have a transformative effect. Kissingere, dr. Henry has written the world will ne