But a little bit about this event. Began in 1995 analyzing issues of critical importance to this Foreign Policy in a nonpartisan way. They are responsible for the content of the new reports and in the task force programs 25th year launching the 78th and id like to welcome you to this discussion called in proving img pandemic. Thus, lessons for covid19. A brief introduction of the panelists. We have Sylvia Burwell the professor at the American University and the former u. S. Secretary of health and Human Services under president obama. Welcome to you. Also joining us is frances townsend, a cochair and former assistant to president bush Homeland Security counterterrorism and vice chairman and general counsel are in chief Administration Officer from the forbes incorporated. Welcome to you. Thomas is a codirector and senior fellow from Global Health economics and Development Director of the Global Health programs. Finally stewart patrick, the senior fellow in governance and director of the
Should the military be used for domestic unrest such as the recent protests . Should the u. S. Be terminating many of our arms control treaties and even contemplating resuming Nuclear Testing . Should the names of Confederate Military leaders be removed from u. S. Military bases and other statue be removed from our Public Places . To address these questions and many more, today we will have a unique conversation between two recent secretaries of defense, doctor robert gates and general james mattis. As a bipartisan secretary of defense, secretary robert gates served under president george w. Bush and barack obama. He is the author of a new book, exercise of power americas failures, successes and a new path forward in the post cold war world. Doctor gates is an officer in the u. S. Air force and spent 27 years in the cia. He served as the cia director and became the first career officer in cia history to move from entrylevel employee to head the agency. Secretary gates served as a membe
Persistent challenge of china not playing by the rules. In the case of coronavirus, that was about china not telling the World Health Organization, not telling other countries, not telling their own people what was happening in terms of the coronavirus, not taking steps to stop International Travel early on. That wasnt playing by the who rules, the World Health Organization rules and the result has been devastation. Its been the spread of the virus and so much of that devastation weve seen around the globe in my view could have been avoided. Had they played by the rules. Unfortunately, not playing by the rules applies to china in many other areas, too. Weve talked about trade a lot on this floor of the senate to be sure theres a level Playing Field between china and the United States and making sure they play by the International Trading rules, but here is another one, where china and the Chinese Communist party has not played by the rules. And thats with regard to obtaining our intell
Governor newsom giving his Daily Briefing on the covid 19 response, right now number wise we know there are 31,000 cases in california and close to 1200 people so far have died from coronavirus in the state and here in the bay area there are more than 6400 confirmed cases with close to 200 people who have died. Now lets go to Governor Newsom right now with just stepped up to the microphone. We have been able to organize this and help support our 6 million kids not physically in the classroom but we hope and expect are learning every day. The issues of equity and the issues of access and availability of laptops and computers, screens, issues of connectivity as it relates to internet and broadband, all of those issues we see on the natural but particularly under the circumstances made more acute and more foundational in terms of our ability to not just promote the promise of education during this time to actually deliver on it. I have been very proud of the work that many have done from
It is just before sunrise in Golden Gate Park and you are not hallucinating or ranoid park rangers were out in force early but to be blunt this is not any other year. We pushed everybody including media crews to the outer perimeter. Guards turned vehicles around. Only foot and bicycle traffic are around. There is fencing around the entire area. Now back to our top story, governor gavin newsom giving updates. That are not physically in the classroom but we hope and expect our learning every day. The issues of equity, the issues of access and availability of laptops and cmputers, issues of connectivity as it relates to internet and broadband, all of those issues. Particularly under the circumstances made more acute and more foundational in terms of our ability to not just promote the promise of education during this time but to actually deliver on its. I have been very proud of the work that many folks have done from the superintendent of Public Education to the president of the state sc