Good morning. Thank you very much for being here. As you know, the Surgeon General is with us. The Surgeon General all of you should know. I dican you hear me . Do you want to hear me . That is the most important thing. That happens i tell a wonderful joke, he was giving a speech to 500 people and a guy in the back raised his hand and said senator, i cannot hear you. Immediately the guy in the front row jumped up and said i can and i will trade places with you. [laughter] of you tradee places. Good to see you. Many of the Surgeon Generals family lives in my neighborhood. They are counting on you for protection. [inaudible]t of crisis, the bad news is, it is a crisis everywhere. The good news is, it is a crisis everywhere. What i mean by that is everybody in the congress, whether they represent a rural, st. Marys or calvert, or anne arundel, whether it is rural, urban, suburban, it is a crisis. You can go to the outermost arts of New Hampshire and they will tell you there is a problem.
Id like to introduce dr. Anthony iton. Dr. Iton, or tony as he prefers to be called, is the Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities at the california hes been there since october, 2009. The endowments building Healthy Communities initiative is a 1 billion Program Designed to change policy and encourage Civic Engagement in 14 california communities that are affected by health care inequality. Prior to that he served as director for Alameda Countys Public Health department and, if you look up his resume, you will see a string of academic degrees that very impressive to say the least. Hes going to be interviewed by vanessa mason. The nasa is the cofounder of pt2, Public Health Tech Venture Fund and also ceo of riveted partners, the Digital Health consultancy. She knows what she is talking about. Please join me in welcoming both tony and vanessa to the stage. [applause] vanessa this promises to be a lovely evening. Before we get started with interviewing dr. Eitan, iton, he has wonde
North carolina, where hundreds are trapped by floodwaters from hurricane matthew. The storm killed at least 25 people in the southeast, nearly half in north carolina. More than a million homes and businesses in the south are without power, and some rivers are rising to record levels. Floodwaters topped a levee in lumberton, north carolina, and Mark Strassmann is there. Reporter all day on Martin Luther king drive, rescue teams from at least five states pulled d residents. You all right . Yeah. Reporter the mayor told us 1,000 people needed rescuing, many of them elderly or physically unable to leave on their own. Choppers pulled some of them off rooftops. Others came out two to a boat or by the truckload. Thank god were saved. A reporter jamie and alex hayes were rescued with their son. S very, very glad. Glad to see you. Life, ive never seen it like this, never. Its a lake now. Reporter matthew dumped 15 inches of rain here over the weekend. The nearby lumber river swelled to 24 feet,
Carolina where hundreds are trapped by floodwaters from hurricane matthew. The storm killed at least 25 people in the southeast, nearly half in north carolina. More than a million homes and businesses in the south are without power, and some rivers are rising to record levels. Floodwaters topped a levee in lumberton, north carolina, and Mark Strassmann is there. Reporter all day on Martin Luther king from at least five states pulled out lumbertons stranded residents. You all right . Yeah. Reporter the mayor told us 1,000 people needed rescuing, many of them elderly or physically unable to leave on their own. Choppers pulled some of them off rooftops. Others came out two to a boat or by the truckload. Thank god were saved. Reporter jamie and alex hayes were rescued with their son. Very, very glad. Godsend . Ive been in town all my life, ive never seen it like this, never. Its a lake now. Reporter matthew dumped 15 inches of rain here over the weekend. The nearby lumber river swelled to
Carolina where hundreds are trapped by floodwaters from hurricane matthew. The storm killed at least 25 people in the southeast, nearly half in north carolina. More than a million homes and businesses in the south are without power, and some rivers are rising to record levels. Floodwaters topped a levee in lumberton, north carolina, and Mark Strassmann is there. Reporter all day on Martin Luther king drive rescue teams from at least five states pulled out lumbertons stranded residents. You all right . Yeah. Reporter the mayor told us 1,000 people needed rescuing, many of them elderly or physically unable to leave on their own. Choppers pulled some of them off rooftops. Others came out two to a boat or by the truckload. Thank god were saved. Reporter jamie and alex hayes were rescued with their son. Very, very glad. Glad to see you. Godsend . Ive been in town all my life, ive never seen it like this, never. Its a lake now. Reporter matthew dumped 15 inches of rain here over the weekend.