Cspan2. Next, attorney general william barr holding a briefing on the governments response to protests across america after the death of george floyd. He discussed how federal Law Enforcement is continuing to protect americans who are peacefully protesting, but will actively pursue those who loot and cause violence. This is one hour. A. G. Barr good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us at this remote press conference. Over the constitution avenue entrance to this building is a latin inscription that translates, everything is created by law and order. That ancient principal still holds true. Our free Society Depends on the rule of law, the assurance ordinary citizens can go about their lives without being subject to arbitrary violence or fear. When the rule of law breaks down, the promise of america does also. Our nation is confronting two serious challenges to the rule of law. The first is a longstanding one that was recently crystallized and driven home by the killing of geo
If you missed any of our live coverage, watch anytime on demand at cspan. Org or listen on the go with the free cspan radio app. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her Weekly Briefing with reporters. She talked about the use of military and federal Law Enforcement agencies in response to protest and feature a just race and future legislation. This is half an hour. Good afternoon. Theres so much going on. Thank you for accommodating our change in schedule today. As you probably are aware, this afternoon i sent a letter to the president expressing concern about the increased militarization and lack of clarity that may increase chaos. I plan to request a full list of the agencies involved and clarifications of the roles and responsibilities of the troops and federal Law Enforcement sources operating in the city. Well, i preface it by saying as you probably saw, the military on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The what is it . Ill read it to you. Soldiers on the steps of the Lincoln Memoria
Concerned about is the expansion of cases that happens over time. If we open up too soon, then it casese an increase in that we will see, and they will engage with us in a way that is in cases. Spikes what i am expecting to see over the next couple of weeks and months is that we are going to have a slow climb. I do not think we will see a spike. In alabama we have seen since we reopened at the beginning, we had about 180 cases a day, on average. 520 newne 1, we had cases a day. You can see that reopening probably was associated with an increase in cases, but we were also testing a lot more, so you can ask the question was it more testing or new cases . I think it was both. Host was there an inevitability about the rise in cases no matter when the reopening happened . Guest in my opinion, yes. It makes sense to me. What do we have . Hasave a virus that nobody seen before, and that means the majority of the population is susceptible. If they get exposed, they will get infected and they w
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Service, and brought to you today by your television provider. We welcome to the program dr. Michael sagg, professor and infections disease professor at the university of Birmingham University of alabama at birmingham. About looking at the reopening that is happening in many states across the country. What are you looking for as possible early indications of spikes as States Reopen and the summer ensues, and fall begins . What we are all concerned about is the expansion of cases that happens over time. If we open up too soon, then it casese an increase in that we will see, and they will engage with us in a way that is in cases. Spikes what i am expecting to see over the next couple of weeks and months is that we are going to have a slow climb. I do not think we will see a spike. In alabama we have seen since we reopened at the beginning, we had about 180 cases a day, on average. 520 newne 1, we had cases a day. You can see that reopening probably was associated with an increase in case