Imposed is that when. The regions hospitals fall below 15 percent of intensive care unit capacity then these restrictions kick in and here in Southern California which includes Los Angeles San diego and many other cities the i. C. U. Capacity has been dropping steadily on saturday it was 12. 5 percent on sunday it was 10. 3 percent we dont have the figures for monday yet but it looks like thats going to that trend is likely to continue there were 10500 new cases of cold 19 on sunday so with hospitals being overwhelmed they have no place to transfer up patients and if i see you capacity runs out its not only. 1000 patients that were talking about anyone who has a heart attack a stroke you know be ill with cancer or anything else an auto accident they need to be transferred to the i. C. U. And if the i. C. U. Is full. You know its its obviously its a its a Health Disaster as well as an Economic Disaster for many people in this part of the country in other developments the u. K. Is less t
Does he have the ability to do this, do you agree with the decision . Sen. Schumer i agree with the decision and i know that he will check things out legally. Thank you, everybody. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] a we take you live to discussion on fiscal policy in the Incoming Biden Administration and congress, hosted by the brookings institution. Size i think is ambiguous and policy occur through a political process. I would rather see something that is a little bit smaller but that could pass this week or next week, rather than wait for something that is a little bit until, but will not pass february. If you look at the output gap, i think a trillion dollars is a reasonable figure for the next round of stimulus. I think democrats should be willing to take a couple hundred billion dollars less than that. Republicans should be willing to take a couple hundred billion dollars more
With the cares act in march and prevented the covid pandemic from doing even more harm to the economy and welfare of americans than it did. The cares act is essentially been spent, many people are about to lose benefits. Unless Congress Acts. And unless Congress Acts fiscal policy soon will be a drag on growth. They are still more than 11 Million People still unemployed by the official count. Most economists and certainly those gathered here today agree more fiscal support is necessary. Following that discussion, we turn to an issue predating the pandemic him one that persists. How to think about the federal debt and very low Interest Rates. Its growing and unsustainable rate. There is sentiment among comp economists for doing anything about that right now. When is a debate about how and how best to address that Going Forward. Had to balance the risk and cost. And too little Public Investment. We look at that issue with the paper posted on our website. By two veterans of economic polic
Has been embroiled in war. Many cities lie in ruins. More than 500,000 people have lost their lives. Countless people have been injured, many have lost limbs. Among them many children. What kind of future do they now face . Mohamed can play football again, though hes not quite as deft as he used to be. His prosthetic leg is not a perfect fit, sometimes it hurts. But the tenyearold is adamant he doesnt want sympathy. In february 2016, his life was turned upside down. He was on his way home from school, when syrian fighter jets appeared in the sky. Four bombs hit our district, one after the other. When they exploded, i was completely conscious. I remember being taken to the hospital. My leg was bleeding and i used my hand to support it. In january, mohamed and his family fled sarakib for idlib, in syrias last remaining rebel stronghold. They feel slightly safer here. Theres a ceasefire which means fewer airstrikes. Mohamed copes as best he can. He lives in a small rented apartment with h
Has been embroiled in war. Many cities lie in ruins. More than 500,000 people have lost their lives. Countless people have been injured, many have lost limbs. Among them many children. What kind of future do they now face . Mohamed can play football again, though hes not quite as deft as he used to be. His prosthetic leg is not a perfect fit, sometimes it hurts. But the tenyearold is adamant he doesnt want sympathy. In february 2016, his life was turned upside down. He was on his way home from school, when syrian fighter jets appeared in the sky. Four bombs hit our district, one after the other. When they exploded, i was completely conscious. I remember being taken to the hospital. My leg was bleeding and i used my hand to support it. In january, mohamed and his family fled sarakib for idlib, in syrias last remaining rebel stronghold. They feel slightly safer here. Theres a ceasefire which means fewer airstrikes. Mohamed copes as best he can. He lives in a small rented apartment with h