Happen this fall particularly as restrictions loosened and students return to school so far shelterinplace orders have slow the spread but what will happen as we all start to open back up again for sale of a sack a top to a u c berkeley professor about the possibility of a false alert. So taylor whats the prediction. Well, pam of course, no one knows for sure, but John Swartzberg whos an Infectious Disease. Professor at u c berkeley predicts that october will be arm our worst month for several reasons. Possible that over the summer were going to see things are going us it may be gradually increased its interim and it. Then. Schools get a start in the end of august. Not just kids for 12 universities. After months of that. Things will explode John Swartzberg is an Infectious Disease professor at u c berkeley. Well, he says there are several scenarios of what could happen seen a fall surge of coronavirus cases in october is very likely. Is the economy opens up restrictions loosen and stud
Director of intelligence and and votes throughout the day. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate now here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Lord of our lives, make these moments of prayer more than mere words, but may this reverent pause fill our hearts with gratitude and love for you. May our lawmakers appreciate the fact that through prayer, they have the privilege of talking to you, the superintendent of the universe. Lord, inspire them to use this intercessory opportunity to seek your wisdom and guidance, knowing that you are eager to help them. Give us all the wisdom to remember that you continue to be our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. And lord, as we approach memoriamemorial day, thank you e men and women who gave their lives for this nation while serving in the United States military. Were grateful also for the great sacrifices made by
Grim statistics. The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus with more than 1. 5 million. Another 2. 4 million workers filed jobless claims this week, joining more than 38 elliott americans who have applied for unemployment since the crisis began. Very soon our country will reach another grim milestone. We are fast approaching the day when elves 1 million american lives have been lost to covid19 comes the size of a small city erased from the map for pelosi and i sent a letter to President Trump this morning requesting that the American Flag be flown at half mast on all public buildings on the day the toll but as families all across its great country mourned the loss of friends colleagues and loved ones flying the flag at half mast would be a national expression of grief. And of course this weekend is also memorial day where we commemorate so Many Americans who through the centuries have lost their lives for our country and we never forget t
Hygiene. Thank you for coming. I hope everybody has disinfectant that they can use. We spaced out the room to be as safe as possible to my staff and minority staff, thank you for working together. We are back, we spent 40 something days since the senate has been able to meet. The committee has a lot to do related to the coronavirus but we have other things for the good of the nationlike filling judicial vacancies or getting comments throughout the country about the vacancies and how they are impacting the ability to deliver justice in various states it will be as prompt as we possibly can. My democratic colleagues are requesting hearings on the effect of the virus in Detention Centers for immigration purposes and we will try to Work Together to have those hearings. Im curious myself about safely in the nations prison. Next week we will hear about liability issues related to the virus. What can we do as a congress to safely open up and minimize legal exposure for those to reopen the ame
Has disinfected they can use. We have spaced out the room to be as safe as possible for my staff and minority staff , thank you for working together to set up the room. It has been 40 something days since the senate has been able to meet the committee has a lot to do related to the coronavirus but we also have things that are necessary like filling judicial vacancies we are getting comments throughout the country about the vacancies and how they are impacting the ability to deliver justice in various states that we will be as part to that as we can. My democratic colleagues are requesting hearings state and federal and Detention Centers and for immigration purposes we will try to Work Together to have those hearings i am curious myself about our nations prisons and immigration Detention Centers so we are working as quickly as we can hopefully we will have a hearing about liability issues related to the virus and what we can do as the congress to safely open the country to minimize lega