This is live coverage of the hearing on cspan3. The country is returning to work here. Many of us here in washington having this hearing while the spearer pelosi and House Democrats continue to stay at home Holding Virtual hearings. We have got to get back to doing the real live work that the people sent us here to do and i would urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to come back to washington and do what we have been elected to do. And with that, madam chairwoman, i yield back. Thank you. Thank you so much. Now were introduce our witnesses. First we have rita bigot, an essential worker who died from coronavirus. Next is john costa, the International President of the transit union. Next we have anthony mark perone, who is the unit food and commercial Workers Union and with us Bonnie Castillo who is the executive director of National Nurses united and California Nurses Association and the National Nurses organizing committee. We also have clint odum from policy and advocacy
Special show dedicated to teachers, kids and everyone else whose parents that have been help nothing this unusual time. Congratulations on your fifth greater now turning in to the sixth grader. Thats right. I joke that he is not there yet, but i am sure that we will get there. Yesterday i took the day off and participate in the schools zoom promotion ceremony. It was not what we were hoping for, but still it was emotional and beautiful. I wont quiet say that it was fulfilling in the way, but look. I am not alone. Some 4 million california students have been out of the classroom for months now. We sometimes forget that it happened so suddenly. Big kudos to the teachers that came up with the online lesson plans in an instance. Also, to the parents out there that sometimes struggle to teach their own little ones at home while they were holding down full time jobs. Were going to highlight the incredible work of the california teachers and administrators and california parents. Mike, i know
Weeks spain is opening outdoor cafes churches and mosques bus from but not at all reports but not all businesses are embracing the new freedoms. Todays a big day for at least over a 50 percent of the spanish regions will be benefiting form for the evening of these measures after 58. 00 days of history down menus. That leaving these regions will be able to meet to meet what they believe fulfill long there will be able to meet the relatives with the friends up to 10 people the maximum of 30 m. People at home or outside in terraces bars and restaurants that have terraces will be able to open at 50 percent of the capacity it will have to keep its distance of 2 meters between tables and capacity of 10 people her table we want to have physical menus on the pavement would have to be done with credit cards also retailers of less than 400 square meters will be able to open to the public also limiting the capacity on taking social distancing and sanitary measures also hotels with the able to ope
I need gowns and i need face shields and i needed them a week ago. The latest on the supply lines just ahead out of work. New jobs report released this morning. The labor market in free fall. The governments unprecedented rescue plan to help Small Businesses set to launch today why some banks are saying not so Fast Breaking overnight back home, cruise ships stranded at sea for weeks allowed to dock in florida sick passengers rushed to the hospital, others cleared to head home were in the living room, it feels fantastic. Sharing their ordeal with us. Those stories. Plus stand and applaud the powerful tribute to firefighters leading the fight as heroes honor heroes announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today the coronavirus pandemic with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning. Welcome to today. Doesnt friday sound good . Hoda, good morning, im working from home once again youre holding down the fort in studio 1a an
Today we are announcing a new effort, healthcore. Ca. Gov that will provide a platform to match individuals that may have retired in the last five years that are nursing students or medical students that are nearing to incorporate and encourage them to be good on the platform to provide for the platform and meet the moment over the course of the next number of weeks as they continue to rise. We couldnt be more pleased by the incredible professionalism of nurses and doctors, our professional representatives that came together across many differences and organized to provide more flexibility, more Surge Capacity for the system. Allowing us to utilize our existing resources in a more resourceful way. I want to thank all the representatives for putting aside those differences and meeting this moment head on. To provide the flexibility that is required to meet this moment. We have an executive order that went out that will provide flexibility through june 30. This is temporary flexibility o