History and now Prime Minister just you know is promising more gun control legislation all right its time to boost your news i. Q. Over 1000 continues to live up to its name as a Global Pandemic as confirmed cases worldwide now topping 2000000 the latest count shows 2400000 cases with about 168000 deaths so far taking a closer look at this nation the u. S. Now reporting some 776000 confirmed cases with more than 40000. 00 reported deaths a total of 3800000. 00 people were tested here in the u. S. 600000 of those over in new york alone still the epicenter of this outbreak and where hundreds continue to die every day but today there is growing pressure to reopen some parts of that state parties trying to chavez has the report. 51 days after the 1st case of corona virus was reported in new york to date the state has nearly 250000 infections and more than 18000 people have died but today some good news the question for us is we are we past the apex we have had a number of days that have se
Then the meeting is adjourned. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Take care. Thanks. Ok. Good afternoon, and welcoo the april 7th, 2020 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, would you please call roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] [roll call] mr. President , all members are present. Supervisor yee thank you, madam clerk. Just a reminder, if you are not speaking, please mute your mic. Im hearing a lot of echo. So, at this time please place your right hand over your heart and will you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Supervisor yee ok. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who will record each of our meetings and make the transcripts to available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications .
Brad wenthrup. Your reaction to this seemingly good news. We are not out of the woods, but it seems like its good news. You want to see the numbers go down. The goal all along was to beat the models. You saw the models happen in other countries where it went right up, very high. We were trying to stay under that and keep our Healthcare System in check and not overrun. This is good news because thats what we have been after all along. Starting to see the trend go down. Liz will be do you think the United States has answered the wakeup call . You saw the warnings about pandemic. Now the president is saying one of the toughest decisions of his life is reopening the country possibly on may. Americans may wake up to a brandnew world of having to wear masks, and maybe tests for coronavirus. New apps on their iphones and phones to track them if they are near somebody who has coronavirus. Do you think congress has answered the wakeup call that has been ringing for years. We are in an able of a
Association of American Railroad president on Railroad Freight and passenger travel during coronavirus. President trump is expected to name a commission on reopening the u. S. As the coronavirus abates. Plans are in place to coordinate reopening. Good morning. Welcome to washington journal. Who should take the lead in the reopening of the u. S. Here are the lines. Mountain and pacific, send us the reporting this morning of the wall street the two groups of governors said they would coordinate efforts to gradually sociald as this is andes distancing. President trump said he had authority on restarting the economy. This comes after a decline in daily infection rates, propped officials to express cautious optimism. The same reporting in the Washington Times. Control of the reopening. West coast box trumps claim of ultimate authority. They are crafting plans for reopening schools and businesses in their state, putting them on a collision course with President Trump. He said he had the ulti