Theres no room for the public, but this is all streaming and there will be an unedited version that anyone can watch later. Our witnesses are participating by Video Conference today and some senators are as well. I would like to Say Something about mass. The office of attending position that he says since were six feet apart, we dont need to wear masks, although some may. I have one and i wear it outside because as dr. Redfield reminded us yesterday, its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee. Sergeant arms, the capitol lice and chun check and Evan Griffith and the people with all their hard work in helping us keep safe and helping us do these conferences by video which everyone has become pretty expert. Senator murray and i will have an opening statement. Well turn to our witness who we thank for being with us today. Each witness if you would summarize your remarks in five minutes, that would leave more time for questions and answ
Good morning to everyone. The committee on Health Education labor and pensions will please come to order. First, a few administrative matters. Weve gotten advice from the sergeant at arms health and human services, centers for disease control, individuals in the hearing room will be at least six feet apart. Theres no room for the public, therefore, but this is all streaming and there will be an unedited version of it that anyone can watch later. Our witnesses are participating by videoconference today and some senators are as well. Id like to Say Something about masks. Since were six feet apart we dont need to wear masks, although some may. Thats why my mask is off, although i have one and i wear it outside because as we were reminded yesterday its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant of arms, the press gallery, the architect of the capitol, the Capitol Police and our staff, people, all their hard work in helping to kee
Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 lets turn our attention to one of the important issues, and it is this. 20 Million Students and their families are in the middle of what has to be the strangest first semester of college in at least a century. Almost everything has changed for students except one thing, students still have to answer 108 questions on the dreaded fafsa form, federal aid application for pell grants and Student Loans to help go to college. For years now ive carried around the fafsa as a prop to make the case for simplifying it, but its no joke, especially this year. Many students are questioning their investment in a College Education at a time when many classes are only offering online courses, many of low income students who would benefit most economically from college long term are putting it off altogether. There was an 8 drop in the number of black undergraduate students enrolled in summer sessions compared with last summers enrollment according t
Most part is sitting just that right above us so visibility for most areas a little bit better than it was yesterday. You remember that low visibility you had on some of our bridges, some of her hillside yesterday things have improved a little bit we do have a foggy impact on the cloudy impact for your morning once that burns off itll be sunshine as for our air quality most of theyre good or moderates, if youre not seeing yellow on this map will you are back into that good category. Whereas if you are seeing yellow, we have returned to moderate, but we will take it air quality still good enough that i say you should get out there enjoy the comfortable temperatures and the nice start to the weekend that we do have relatively calm winds for most of us right now winds will definitely pick up into the afternoon for north bay areas has some cooler air continues to slide into the region. 60s for most of our current temperatures right now livermore morgan hill, dublin and pittsburgh. All at 6
Just that still to come james all right, thank you very much john quick check of the roads for you this morning. So far so good here at the bay bridge toll plaza, nice easy right here on westbound 80 no problems on the span sear oakland to San Francisco commute this morning. Is moving faster than normal because this is a nice friday and the san mateo bridge to your highway 92 ride from hayward out to foster city moving without any problems. The right hand side there those taillights that is your commute direction heading out to the peninsula and so far were doing just fine. Now we are looking here at the richmond sandra fell bridge toll plaza again youve got a little bit of a backup here at the toll plaza itself. No issues really being reported on the span once you lets say just maybe a quarter of a mile off the landing richmond. Youre all green making an easy ride into sandra fell this morning, shes got to get through this bit of having us and then youre good to go. Finally the Golden