Vice president pence good afternoon. We just completed a briefing with governor ducey to therizonas response rising number of coronavirus cases. Few reflections on what we have heard and what we are determined to do. Before that, let me take a moment to reflect on another aspect of this day. A huge win for the people of arizona. For american workers, farmers, and ranchers. And that is that as of today, the usmca has taken effect. Told, this state in trade with mexico and canada supports 20 billion annually. I will dig this opportunity particularly to thank governor doug ducey for his efforts in moving the usmca through the congress. President trump committed to renegotiating nafta in a way to put american jobs, american workers, farmers and ranchers first, and we have done that. And that promise was kept when the usmca took affected a. So governor took affect today. So governor ducey, you have our sincere respects. President trump asked us to be here today. With the dramatic rise of co
Members of the White House Coronavirus task force were in arizona to speak with the governor about the states response to the pandemic. The visit came as arizona was seeing a record rise in daily covid19 cases. Good afternoon. Vice president pence good afternoon. We just completed a thorough briefing with governor ducey and his Health Care Team here in arizona about his states witness to the rising number of coronavirus cases. I am going to share a few reflections on what we have heard and what we are determined to do. But before that, let me take a moment to reflect on another aspect of this day. A huge win for the people of arizona. For american workers, farmers, and ranchers. And that is that as of today, the usmca has taken effect. It is, i am told, this state in particular, trade with mexico and canada supports 20 billion annually. Win for the people of arizona. For american workers, farmers, and ranchers. And that is that as of today, the usmca has taken effect. Told, this state
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Tightened. Jesse gary joins us now. Reporter dr. Sarah cody says current measures, staying inside, social distancing, sanitizing, are working. But we are not out of the wood woods. Every unnecessary contact with another person increases the chance that the virus may spread from one person to another. Reporter to completely flatten the covid19 infection curve, Santa Clara County officials announcing tuesday an extension of the shelterinplace order, until may 3rd. Social distancing by residents is mandatory. All construction is now halted, except projects deemed necessary. Examples include projects related to limiting the spread of the coronavirus. We cannot afford to simply hope we can impose these regulations weeks from now. This is the moment when it counts the most to save lives. Weeks from now, we will only have regretted that we did not move overnight. Reporter all businesses that are not essential are required to close immediately. The San Jose Police department has already begun
Here in the studio. Alameda county has confirmed its first death related to the Coronavirus Health Officials Say the person had no known travel nor known contact with someone else with a confirmed case of the virus officials are releasing limited information about that patient only to say that they were elderly with Underlying Health condition. Santa clara county is also reporting 3 new deaths from covid 19 that brings the total there to 13 deaths right now almost 70 of those who have died in the county of bin men confirmed cases across the bay area are climbing there are now more than 840 total. Santa clara county remains a hot spot with 321 cases and 13 coronavirus related deaths, San Mateo County has the second most cases, a 142 1 death. San francisco county has a 131 cases Contra Costa County has 71 cases plus a death. Alameda county has a 112 cases and one dance death rather moran, Solano Sonoma and napa counties comprised the other 97 cases and one additional death Governor Newso