Remote hearings certainly arent the same as sitting together in our Committee Room but this new authority has allowed us to continue to do our work on behalf of the American Peoples while keeping our staff, family and broader communities safe. This is the second official virtual subcommittee hearing in the ways and means committee. As with our previous hearing i want members to know i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantive debates. Even as we conduct our business from afar i will continue to work with our Ranking Member and his staff so to ensure that the rights of all members are respected in this new virtual format. Before we turn to todays important topic i want to remind members of a few procedures to help you navigate this new platform. First, consistent with regulations the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for on meeting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for the
Seeing that noticeable haze as weve seen for days now still continuing we are almost all under the worst of air quality yet again just as we left on friday. Were seeing very similar conditions to this so no big improvements in that regard now we are seeing continued smoke from wildfires burning across the western sierra pushing into the Central Valley and eventually having settled the right here in the bay over Weekend Hours you see how bay area is impacted by both some fog and smoke imbedded in a fog from the pacific as well as that smoke that the subtle the right down into the Central Valley so he had a 1, 2 punch of smoke to our east and west. Least wildfire smoke from the north has mostly pushed further to the north now impacting areas as far east as ohio, so its definitely not just a california issue anymore. Although obviously we still have a greater impact as fires are right here in our own backyard. Livermore and santa rosa visibility below a mile this morning as we do look at
Ed suggesting Young Children are priority and trying to do that as safely as possible is a perfectly reasonable Public Health strategy. The application and review status has not been formalized by the state and schools in the bay area are asking. Santa clara reporting more than 80 and napa 11 and other counties responding without specific members waiting for driveins. We miss our kids and miss in person teaching and we know its good for their social and emotional wellbeing. The cdc highlighted children under eight years old account of her 0. 1 of covid19 related deaths responsibility as a society is to Work Together to make sure teacher safety should not be at risk and parent safety if theres a vulnerable parent at home and it should not be a risk. Santa clara county said it strongly encourages Elementary Schools to consider filing for waivers to we open and what reasons do they give . The doctors the Health Director in Santa Clara County and is obviously concerned and focused on the s
From trevors couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is the daily social distancing show with trevor noah. Lets begin with the covid19 pandemic. The virus that show has been to more parts of america than guy fieri. Back in march when we first realized how serious it was, a lot of people were like damn, this might not be over until like the summer. Well, summer is here and it turns out corona might just be getting started. Across the country states are shattering coronavirus records with nearly 35,000 cases yesterday in the u. S. , the highest oneday total in two months. Today in florida a record 5500 new cases, while california has seen a 29 jump in hospitalizations in just two weeks. And in texas the governor sounding the alarm. Houston, Texas Medical Center reports 97 of the areas current icu beds are filled. Nearly three out of ten with covid patients. Texas Childrens Hospital is admitting adults to free up beds for covid patients. Trevor oh lord, its happe
More parts of america than guy fieri. Back in march when we first realized how serious it was, a lot of people were like damn, this might not be over until like the summer. Well, summer is here and it turns out corona might just be getting started. Across the country states are shattering coronavirus records with nearly 35,000 cases yesterday in the u. S. , the highest oneday total in two months. Today in florida a record 5500 new cases, while california has seen a 29 jump in hospitalizations in just two weeks. And in texas the governor sounding the alarm. Houston, Texas Medical Center reports 97 of the areas current icu beds are filled. Nearly three out of ten with covid patients. Texas Childrens Hospital is admitting adults to free up beds for covid patients. Trevor oh lord, its happening again. Just as new yorks numbers started going down, the rest of the country is seeing an explosion in cases and hospitalizations. In fact, in places like houston, texas, it is getting so bad that t