Coronavirus crisis. This is two hours and 30 minutes. I want to begin by thanking our pannestist and esteemed members for joining us. This week our country passed a grim milestone, more than 100,000 americans have lost their lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of americans continue to contract this virus every day. Over 150 more here in South Carolina on yesterday. And the day before, wednesday, marked our largest singleday increase of covid19 deaths. Local Community Leaders across the country, democrats, and republic ans need strong federal leadership to help them combat this deadly threat. Communities need federal help to get the protective equipment and testing supplies they need to protect their front line medical workers and essential employees. Unfortunately the administration is leaving it up to the states. Forcing them to compete against each other in order to purchase equipment and supplies from the private sector, leading to higher prices and greater shortages. W
American history tv continues now with a look at the influence of religion on u. S. Politics and Foreign Policy in the 20th century. From purdue university, this is an hour and a half. Thank you all for coming. Im ronit stahl. Ill be chairing this roundtable today. Ill give a brief overview of how it came to be and what well talk about and quickly introduce our group. Then well get started. 15 years ago in is your mike on . There we go. Thank you. Theres a switch on the mikes. 15 years ago in a journal of American History article, john butler challenged historians of modern america to Pay Attention to religion. In particular, he noted, religions continuing importance contains analysis. In political history religion has retained in butlers evocative term, a jack in the box view. Today our roundtable will address how religion matters in american political history and well do so in three ways. First ill each panelist to focus on a way in which religion matters. That is in their own resear
Because george floyd is not here. He should be here. He should be alive but hes not. Nine days ago, the world watched floyd under his last words. I cant breathe. He pled for his life. The world heard him call out for his mother and cried out, dont tell me. Two days ago, when i became the lead prosecutor in this murder, i asked for time to thoroughly review while the evidence in the case. We looked at the evidence that is available and the investigation is ongoing at this time. I also said that i know what is asking a lot of people to give us time, particularly people who have suffered for centuries, to be patient. We did get that time. Strongr, a very experienced team which included kenny attorney mike freeman, his team, and my team. And weewed the evidence have something to announce today. It, i want tonce say thank you for the patients of the people in pursuit of justice. Im here to make these announcements right now. First, today, i filed an amended complaint. Murder in the Second D
Year some familiar names that feature in the choice of the fifty six films of two thousand submitted that was selected. To play at this y years event. Thank you very much for being with us the Police Officer who refused to take his weight off the neck of a handcuffed black man gasping for breath is to face a charge of murder in the Second Degree ten days ago the death of george floyd was caught on camera. Placement derek show then knelt on the neck of forty six year old mister floyd who was heard gasping for breath and saying i cantt breathe three other offices who faileled to intervee to save mr floyd arere also to face criminal charges. Kevin gorgeous studies our correspondent awaiting us in washington lets join a live not get on good evening. The inincrease of the charge against the Police Officer who knelt. On the neck of george floyd for some eight minutes and forty six seconds. I will now be loaded in the Second Degree tell us more. Yes said the charges have been upgraded to a mo
And incorporated in the 70s as a joint effort with the evangelical association and one of the few remaining love child of that movement. We are there for the specific purpose of serving all the men, women and youth that are incarcerated in the Santa Clara County. A nonprofit. We are, part of the budget comes from the county. Part of the budget comes from local churches, faith communities and individuals who are supporting of this ministry can. Tell us a bit about the Santa Clara County system and who is there and how manysonserand wh kpopula the poonto t 3500 people. The last few years, the population was reduced. There is a womens jail and the mens facility. There is the main jail complex downtown san jose near the county and we are also active in the juvenile probation facilities. There are two of those. About 3500 people altogether. It is considered one of the super jails and i think about the 11th largest in the country at this point. When you say we, do you have other chaplains on