News conference begins, we will bring it to you live. In fact, it is getting underway right now. Lets listen in. Is. The individuals in the state of california that are in icu beds. That represents a 16. 4 increase from the prior day. Why do i start with the number 774 . Because that is the number i wake up to that i am most focused on as governor of the state of california. The number of people in icu, and the number of people hospitalized in the state of california. Those numbers represent our most urgent need in terms of keeping people aleve and keeping people healthy and safe in the state of california. It is incumbent that we prepare for a surge in the number of hospitallyizations and the number of icu patients. That were 74 may be deceiving. Many of you may think that sounds relatively modest to what is happening in other parts of the country. And that may be true, but it is incredibly important to impress upon you that that number represents roughly a quadrupling compared to whe
Here in california. Cases have risen above 2000 up to 2102. That is up from 1700 above 2000 up to 2102. That is up from 1733. Federal Health Officials are asking people who are leaving new york for other places to self quarantine for 14 days as an effective measure. The number of cases is doubling every three days. And it is now above 25,000. The white house at 4000 more ventilators are now going to the state after an urgent plea today for help from governor andrew cuomo. Health officials are also working on experiment always to use one machine for two people. There are two ventilators here, with two sets of pipes going into the two patients. Bill de blasio said the city may shutdown playgrounds and parks this weekend to ensure that people are using those social distancing recommendations. Hospital workers are obviously concerned about the safety and protective gear. And heres why. Today we know that there 2 hospital workers are not tested positive. Hospital in San Francisco. Christian
Colleges, black colleges and universities and minorityserving institutions in preparing students for success. Pursuant to committee rules, Opening Statements are limited to the chair and Ranking Member. This is to allow us to hear from witnesses sooner and allow adequate time for questions. I recognize myself now for an opening statement. Examine thel Critical Role of historicallyblack colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and universities, and Community Colleges in providing lowincome students and students of color with a quality Higher Education. Our first three bipartisan hearings have clearly demonstrated that a College Degree remains the surest path to Financial Stability for americans across the country. This is particularly true for lowincome students and students of color, whose educational and workforce opportunities have historically been limited i enter generational poverty and systemic racism. Studies show students with income and the bottom of distribution can double
Good morning and welcome, everyone. Good morning and welcome, everyone. The subcommittee on Higher Education and workforce investment will come to order. Were happy that youre here. I know that a kwoerm is president and i want to ask that unanimous kent that miss haze of pennsylvania be able to participate with understand that their question also come after all committee hems. We are hearing testimony on engines of economic mobility, the Critical Role of Community Colleges, historically black colleges and universities and minorityserving institutions in preparing students for success. Pursuant to Committee Rules 7 c Opening Statements are limited to the chair and Ranking Member and this allows us to hear from our witnesses sooner and provides all members with adequate time to ask questions. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. Today we will examine the Critical Role of historically black colleges and universities hbcus. Hispanic serving institutions an
And king streets, just about a block away from oracle park. Ktvu. Alice schwartz tells us officers say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. An it was about 5 15 p. M. A couple pushing a stroller here at fourth and king streets next to the caltrain station heading south. There are two right lanes turning to king street. The family was crossing when a silver suv in the second turning lane struck the family. Pedestrians. Who is who were struck in the intersection by a vehicle. The vehicle and the driver that was involved in this incident remained on scene. San Francisco Police spokesperson robert rooks says Traffic Control officers are here during week nights to direct the commute traffic. This happened an hour before the giants game started, so there were lots of pedestrians headed to the game at the time. A four year old female who was in a stroller being pushed by their parents was injured as well as an adult male who was injured from the incident