Within that county officials held a News Conference on the situation earlier today we have Live Team Coverage tonight from the new information on how the outbreak is affecting the local communities and we begin with kron fours dan thorn who is live in san jose with the latest and. Well pam as you noted Santa Clara County Officials Say that they now have 3 confirmed cases of coronavirus but this case is different from the other 2 because this person got it from an unknown origin meaning that they didnt get it through travel and they didnt get it through contact with an infected person. Its another mystery coronavirus case in the bay area. Santa clara county Health Officials confirming friday they have a 3rd case similar to what was discovered earlier this week in Solano County. Like the california case reported 2 days ago. Our 3rd case did not recently traveled overseas or have any known contact with the recent travelers are an infected Person Health Officials Say this patient and older
The speaker the house will be in rder. The prayer will be offered by the prayr chaplain, father conr. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Merciful god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As we meditate on all the blesings of life, we especially pray for the blessig of peace in our livesand in our world. Coronavirus has already caused pmarkets, International Trade ad travl, and the healthare industry worldwide. We ask your blessings on those men and women whose life work is population and whose efforts to stem the spread of this diseae have endangered their own ellbein. In the days and weeks to come. May your special blessing be the members of this assembly, in the important, sometimes difficult,work they do. Give them wisdom and charity that they might wok together for th common good. May all that is done the peoples house be for your greater honor and tpwhrory, men. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house her approval
Almost six million young lives that would be cut short by nicotine if we fail to act. I am not exaggerating. The c. D. C. Has predicted that if the children of our country continue to use Tobacco Products at the current rate, 5. 6 million children will have premature deaths. This is a test of our courage. Lets look at the facts. 1997, 24. 6 of all 12th graders reported daily use of cigarettes and 36. 5 reported some use in the last in the past 30 days. Thanks to smart, tough policies and a National Commitment to reduce cigarette use by children, those numbers dropped 2018. And 7. 6 by nearly 90 of adult smokers began smoking before the age of 18. If you do not start smoking as a child, it is very unlikely you will smoke as an adult. This is not a secret. Public Health Officials know this. And Tobacco Companies know this too. They also know that nicotine is a highly addictive substance. This dramatic reduction in cigarette use by children put Tobacco Companies in a bind. If children and
Im now delighted to introduce our second panel of witnesses for todays hear iing chief Deputy Director for health and chief medical executive Michigan Department of health and Human Services, dr. Elizabeth cuervo tillson, chief medical officer of North Carolina department of health and Human Services, dr. Lee norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of health and environment and dr. Monica berell. Dr. Berell is the commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Public Health. I want to thank all of you for appearing before the committee today. Now youre aware the committee is holding an investigative hearing and when we do so, we have the practice of taking our testimony under oath. Do you have any objections to testifying under oath today . Let the record reflect the witnesses have responded no. The chair then advises you that under the rules of the house and under the rules of the committee youre entitled to be accompanied by counsel. Do any of you request to be accompanied by counsel
A doctor chief Deputy Director for chief medical date executive officiant. Doctor elizabeth, state Health Director and shes medical officer of North Carolina formative human services. Doctor lee norman, secretary of the chemists department of health and environment and doctor monica rl, the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. I want to thankf all of you for appearing before the committee today. You know aware that the committee is holding an investigative hearing and we do so, have a practice the taking of testimony on oath. You have any any objections to testifying on oath today . No. Let that reflect that the witnesses have responded no. On the rules of the house, and the rules of the committee, entitled to be accompanied by counsel. Through do any of you request to be accompanied by counsel today. Now let the record reflect that the witnesses have stated no. If you would then, please rise and raise your right hand so you may be sworn in. Do you swear the t