We are tracking the increase and the rate of increase of new cases at the county level. We currently have 130 counties out of the 3100 in the u. S. In that category. This level shows you case positivity by the metros and the number of tests that have been done. This shows the change over time of test positivity and the largest metro where we have concerns. Phoenix, houston, dallas, san antonio, orlando, riverside, california and then to the bottom. This is how we continue to integrate data cases, data on testing and on hospitalization so we can work with the states for comprehensive integrative response. I know many of you would be interested in seeing how high test positivity became. March and april, the top line is new york city metro and you can see it reach over 50 on a series of days for almost two weeks. 50 of the tests were positive for covid19. Under that, you see new jersey and minnesota and a series of individuals. Detroit is the second one. To show you how you look at the st
Whether or out is not the 23rd amendment will be repealed. Bill, h. R. 51, contains that. Edited procedure for im pleased to yield one minute from maryland, my Good Neighbor and good friend, the majority leader of representatives, steny hoyer. The speaker pro tempore the chair recognizes the gentleman maryland. Mr. Hoyer im going to leave my on. Not because its not safe for me but for you. It represents e the best of america. From maryland. Aryland was a slaveholding state. I represent the district that probably had the most slaves, from the my friend first congressional district. Were many ere sympathizers for the southern had that would have maryland join the confederacy. Were, of course, wrong. But i want to tell my friends states who withdrew to whose states tried destroy the union that they to remember that this without ok them back condition, with full citizenship to vote. Ight the same for do fellow citizens. Mr. Speaker, i rise in strong of this bill and i thank delegate Eleano
With san quinton, as the states covid19 hot spot right now. The governor is ordering the release of as many as 8,000 prisoners system wide. More than 1500 inmates and employees have tested positive for the virus at san quinton, seven have died. The prison posted these pictures showing how inmates are being socially distanced in a repurposed furniture facility. We are live with the story. Reporter the covid19 outbreak here at san quinton has claimed the lives of seven inmates you can see the staff let willing people in and wearing face masks. Lets remember that the outbreak did not hit san quinton until late may. The spread of the virus has resulted in over 200 staff testing positive to covid19 and thousands of inmates. But the department of corrections estimates that 8,000 inmates currently could be eligible for release by the end of august because of new measures. Those not serving time for a violent kram, they will be the first eligible for early release. The founder of the fair and
Or delayed their plan phase reopening. In texas reversing that saying it must force bars to close today and only remain open for takeout and delivery, that saying that restaurants with indoor capacity right now, lets cut it down from 75 they have been getting used to but the last couple of weeks to 50 and anything to do with rafting and tubing, that stops immediately. So those actions, reversing earlier actions, the first time we have seen it got the markets attention and the fear that other states that have seen a similar uptick in cases with the real test availability and we might do the same. We have gotten hints out of florida that maybe that could be the off thing but that is way too soon to tell. Again, the drill on wall street, you sell first and begin to ask questions and get clarification later. We are also waiting to hear from the president s Coronavirus Task force, we have not seen them in a public setting like this in almost two months, theyre gonna be speaking again were t
Generally vaccines that put the nail in the coffin of these types. We are now mounting a major effort. Washington journal live everyday at 7 a. M. Eastern and all of todays Program Available at cspan. Org. Here on cspan2 we will take you live to the health and Human Services department for live coverage of the White House Coronavirus task force. It is their first briefing in nearly two months. Good afternoon, and to our fellow americans at wes, good morning. We just completed todays meeting of the White House Coronavirus task force come and am pleased to be joined by many members of the task force with us for this briefing. I want to thank secretary azar, dr. Birx and dr. Fauci, dr. Redfield at the cdc as well as our attorney general, admiral giroir of the u. S. Public Health Service and dr. Hahn and seema verma. We will make a series of presentations to update the American People on the status of the coronavirus pandemic in the country and then be available to take questions, but we v