And a slowing economy. And a drive to attract tourists back to one of the worlds most visited cities that their own safety concerns. And sport had a catheter as World Cup Organizing Committee vows to keep the event affordable for founts us and all the while he says not pricing out supporters has become more important to the to the Economic Impact of corona virus. Now a new standoff could be brewing between the United States iran and venezuela over a shipment of millions of dollars of fuel 5 iranian tankers are just days away from arriving in venezuela to help ease petrol shortages there venezuelas own Oil Refining Industry has collapsed because of sanctions as well as mismanagement alexia brian reports. In the venezuelan capital caracas the queue at the petrol station can last for days. This is the richest country in the world and we should not be like this because there is wealth there is oil there is everything the shortages have plagued venezuela for years ever since its 1300000 bar
Please stand by this is may 13th 2020 regular budget and appropriatations committee meeting. Im sandra lee fewer, chair of the budget and appropriatations committee. Im joined by Committee Members [inaudible]. Our clerk is linda wong. Id like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Any announcements . Yes, madame chair. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and protect board members, city xwraoeps and the public, the board of supervisors, legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meetings remotely in the same extend that they were physically present. Public comments will be available for each item on this agenda. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period available via phone call by calling 8882045984. Access code 3501008 and then press pound and then press pound again. When youre connected, dial 1 and then 0 to be added to the queue to speak. Youll
Word signup box. While the house of representatives remains out of session due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the House Appropriations subcommittee met on capitol hill to look at the virus. The hearing included testimony from former cdc director tom frieden and caitlin rivers from the Johns Hopkins center for Health Security. This is 2. 5 hours. The hearing will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to the labor, health, and Human Services and education appropriations subcommittee. Todays hearing is on the nations ongoing response to the coronavirus. Like all other efforts on the supplemental package, it has been bipartisan. Let me commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, including my friend and Ranking Member congressman tom cole. Our witnesses, dr. Tom frieden, president and ceo of resolve to save lives and former director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the cdc. From 2000 92016. Dr. Caitlin rivers, featured scholar at the Johns Hopkins center
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[gavel] good afternoon and welcome to the land use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco board of supervisors. I am the chair of the committee, supervisor aaron peskin joined by vice chair supervisor safai and Committee Member supervisor dean preston. Our clerk is ms. Erica major. Madam clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes, due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect Board Members, City Employees and the public t board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. Supervisors will be participating in the Virtual Meeting to the same extent as if they are physically present. Channel 26 and sfgov tv are streaming the number across the screen. Comments or opportunities to speak in the public are via available by phone call by calling 18882045984 and the access code is 3501008. Press pound and pound again. When you are connected, dial 1 and 0 to be added to the queue to speak. You will be lined up in the system in the order you dialled 1 an