The regular meeting for the commission of investment and infrastructure. I would like to welcome the members of the public who are following the live stream as well as the staff who will present for us. The members of the commission are meeting remotely to ensure the safety of everyone, including the members of the public. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Clerk thank you, mr. Chair. The first order is roll call. Please respond when i call your name. [ roll call ]. Clerk all members, excuse me, all other members of the commission are present. The next item is announcements. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held remotely on november 20, 2020. Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comment on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. Please note that during the Public Comment reared, all dialin participants from the public will dial 14156550001 and the access code is 146436701
We will share guidelines in chats and links to the book so you have easy access. Remember your purchase supporting bookstore and staff. I would like to give a walk through our platform and event after this instruction. Our guest joining us on screen. Will we be taking questions from the audience. Please submit the questions below. If you are looking at the far below all the way to the right you will see two bubbles where you should put them. I would avoid the chat to keep track of all the questions. Also if you are watching Facebook Live stream, submit questions in the comments field and be sure to grab them there. Now i would like to give a warm welcome to our guests for the night, eddie cole, phd, associate professor of Higher Learning and organizational change at ucla and author of the campus color line College President s and the struggle for black freedom, College Published by Princeton University press. You can find him on twitter eddie cole. Former phd, historian of black womens
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; rsuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Philippa im ronstadt ros im ros atkins, welcome to outside soue. A big surge in the pandemic, as documents show expert wanted tougr restrictions three weeks ago when the opposition is now calling for that. A plan to slow in ecrtions, upland to slow infections, it has lost control of the virus. Ros a second wave of Coronavirus Infections tweeps through europe, and we hear from an epidemiologist who says sweden has taken the right approach to the pandemic. Also, in washington, Amy Coney Barrett, President Trumps choice for Supreme Court justice, is pushing back on quesons from the opposition. Iant express views on cases or commit to approaching a case any particular way. Ros the u. N. Says as many as 35,000 afghans have been killed in heavy fighting between the taliban and the governm
Im going to have our 1st welcome to this special edition of the news as we cover the festivities commemorating 30 years of german reunification on this Germanys National holiday it was on this day 30 years ago that east and west germany reunited to become one country again for the 1st time since the 2nd world war this years event is being held in potsdam the capital state of brandon book state near berlin that german president from father steinmeyer will be speaking shortly well bring you his speech live its a splendid occasion but this years festivities are scaled down in compliance with social distancing measures and other restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus kind. Of help me guide us through the events today and shine a light on its significance im joined in the studio but it of you cross part. Common ration venue in potsdam nina hoss is standing by at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in berlin we welcome. Thomas sparrow and lets start with you the german president is speakin
Today we have the pleasure of posting and discussing the personal new book the campus color line. Will be out on september 29. Please consider grabbing the book if you dont have one and now were open a limited capacity weekends are busy is your best is to come by on monday or tuesday and with the easy access thank you for supporting our bookstore and our staff like to give a walkthrough to our platform. We will be taking questions from the audience. All the way to the right and then to keep track of all the questions and not to give a warm welcome home. And the Author College president s in the struggle for black freedom and you can find them on twitter also the phd with a black womens history and racial politics. And with history and African Studies at the university of texas austin and is the author of remaking black power transformed an era with that please help me to welcome and thank you both for being here tonight. Welcome everyone we are glad to have everybody here i will dig in