on zero notice. what should we know about that, what should we know about how investigators, thinking about things like this, what is the timing tell us is the rush here likely to be about preserving evidence, making sure one piece of witness testimony comes out before another. the department of justice appears to have coordinated a one day surprise snowstorm, of subpoenas and search warrants for people allegedly involved in parts of trump s scheme stay in power. now we ve got the surprise public hearing being announce less than a week after the justice department took those dramatic steps last week. are those things connected, what s going on here, what can we discern from what we ve been allowed to see that far. joining us now, is barbara mckay, she is now professor the university of michigan law school, barbara, great to see you thank you for taking time to be our. tonight thanks for having me, rachel. so, let me ask if i m asking questions that make sense, obviously we don t
allowed to see that far. joining us now, is barbara mckay, she is now professor the university of michigan law school, barbara, great to see you thank you for taking time to be our. tonight thanks for having me, rachel. so, let me ask if i m asking questions that make sense, obviously we don t know what s gonna be happening at this hearing tomorrow. there s a lot we don t know. in particular about the federal grand jury investigation, investigations that seem to be underway, but given what we can see, is the reason to either make an informed bit of speculation or to say that we know how some of these things might interrelate? yeah, i don t think we know but i think we can make an educated guess. prosecutors are fond of saying there s no such thing as coincidences. i need to believe that these things are related in some way. you may recall, that the hearing day for doj day, which was held last thursday, was supposed to be on the prior wednesday. that got mysteriously delayed, an
New nursing home visitation guidelines to go into effect Friday
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 23, 2021, 6:34am EST
New guidelines will be go into effect Friday regarding nursing home visitation in New York.
Testing will not be required in counties with a positivity rate lower than 5%, though it will still be encouraged. Testing will be required for visitors in counties with a positivity rate between 5% and 10%. Regular visitation will not be allowed in counties with a rate over 10%. Visits will be limited to 20% of a nursing home s residents at any one time.
They are recommending rapid
COVID-19 testing before visitors can enter a nursing home. The state health
Return of NY nursing home visitation welcome news for families and loved ones
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 20, 2021, 6:53pm EST
Families in New York are relieved to hear they could soon have the chance to go inside nursing homes to see their loved ones.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Friday. The Department of Health could release safety measures and guidelines as soon as Monday, such as recommending a rapid test for visitors to enter. This is going to be a very big deal for nursing home residents and families, Gov. Cuomo said.
Barbara McKay and her family have endured signs, masks, and windows all separating her from seeing her dad, Thomas Gary. He s in a Bronx nursing home.