Financial Services Subcommittee hearing on creating a federal pandemic Risk Insurance program. Even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves, and to admit themselves after they are finished speaking. Consistent with the regulation accompanying house rest 965, staff will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognized to avoid any background noise. Members are reminded that all house rules relating to order and the corn to this remote hearing. History is entitled insuring against a pandemic, challenges and solutions for policyholders and insurers. And i now recognize myself for three minutes to give an opening statement. According to the Congressional Research service, 110 Million People worldwide could enter a state of extreme poverty due to the Global Economic contraction, and here in the United States 657 Million People have filed for Unemployment Insurance since march of this
Access to a vaccine until spring time of next year at least i talked to doctor matt Willis Warren countys chief medical officer to get the latest on whats known. This is based on current information of course that could change this as bay area counties are among those scrambling to get ready for distribution. Think the first of the first phase is going to be essential workers. So if hospital workers are emergency room doctors, others youre really on the front lines and most at risk of being exposed and are so necessary for our response has got to be the First Response thats phase. One a. And then youre going to have. The Water Community by people who are at higher risk themselves of becoming infected old or older residents people chronic diseases, et cetera and then in that 3rd face were really talking about more the general population as a whole so were from essential workers to atrisk Community Members and then the community as a whole this probably going to be about a 4 month time f
Of a short period of time. I want to say right now we have our second hearing next tuesday on the Affordable Care act. Thank you everyone for joining us and thank you to the staff. We are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with regulations for Remote Committee proceedings and as resolution 965. This is my first hearing is chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and my First Official virtual oversight subcommittee hearing in the ways and Means Committee. Before return to todays important topic i want to remind members of a few procedures while we navigate this platform. First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background music and noise. Members are responsible for muting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for 5 minutes. Second, the members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times so even if you leave for a second or few moments, leave your camera on. Third, we will dispense with the practice of
Yet another string of high winds dry conditions over the next couple of days. Thanks for being with us at 10 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis for the north bay mountains, this is the second red flag warning to be issued this week so lets go ahead kick it off here with chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow he is tracking the dangerous weather conditions out there for us laurent boy it is been a long fire season right now theres no end in sight in fact these winds going to be picking up in fact i think these are red flag warnings are in effect so far feel friday but theyre going to be in effect all the way i think until the weekend weve got a series of wind events that are going to be affecting the bay area and boy it is going to howl around parts of the bay area. Look at the winds expected over the Santa Cruz Mountains this between now and friday, the red flag warnings up even along the coastline, 3040 mile an hour wind gusts probably some 50 mile an hour wind gusts o
About 37,000 customers. Across 15 Northern California counties that they could be losing power. Of the 15 counties 5 hour here in the bay, they are alameda contra costa Napa Santa Clara and sonoma. More than 4,000 customers in the bay area could be affected here. Napa county appears to be hit the hardest the most customers in the bay area affected are in napa some of the outages have already started but most of them are expected as we move through the overnight hours pg and e says the hot and dry weather combined with really high wind gusts pose an increased risk for damage to their electrical system that has the potential to start fires can you want to be on guard. We have Team Coverage for you tonight, Lawrence Karnow is in the Weather Center. Monitoring the red flag warning that goes into effect in about an hour but first we turn to kron fours gayle ong who is live tonight in where people are preparing for another round of shut off scale. Grant and vicki nearly 3300 pg e customers a