See for months now the coronavirus pandemic has dominated the News Coverage 1000 has spread all over the world and changed our lives but how many people have actually come into contact with the virus and will that be a 2nd wave of infections in those countries where the numbers have gone down for scientists to gauge that properly as many people as possible need to be tested for the virus so what tests are available and how do they work. The standard genetic test involves taking a swab from the back of your throat or alternatively from up your nose. The sample is then checked for the presence of viral d. N. A. Which would indicate an active infection when the virus is still replicating. The tests are highly accurate and can detect infection early. But the downside is that the samples have to be taken to a Specialized Lab for analysis meaning it can take up to 2 days. Get a result. A much faster option is the Antibody Test it involves taking a sample of your blood it only takes a few min
Having business before the Supreme Court will want to draw near and give their attention. Announcer landmark cases, cspans special history series. Exploring the human story and constitutional dramas behind 12 Supreme Court decisions. Quite often, in our famous decisions, the Supreme Court was unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate what it means to live in a society of different people who help stick together because they believe in the believe in the rule of law. Tonights case is katz v. United states. It is a 1967 case. Charles katz was an unlikely hero. He took his wiretapping case to the Supreme Court and in a seven to one decision expanded our privacy rights. We will begin by listening to Justice Samuel alito in his constitution hearings where he talked about the importance of the kats case. I was talking about cats versus the United States this morning in relation to wiretapping. You had to look into property law in the interest of an invasion, and then with the de
Color, irrespective of party affiliation. We are one america. And lets try to act that way. And i close this briefing. Thank you. As that herring comes to a close, lawmakers discussing how the Veterans Affairs department, this is a live hearing getting under way now on cspan 3. If covid19 turned into a pandemic and portions of the United States Health Care System broke down the va may need to come back and ask for additional funds and since then congress has appropriated 17. 2 billion for vhas covid19 Pandemic Response and i was glad to help advocate for that funding. Now im not sure that many of us here on the dais know what to expect during that february hearing nor did we fully grasp the enormity of the Public Health challenges americans would soon face from the pandemic. This is largely because the administration failed to recognize these risks and communicate them to the American Public in advance of the crisis. Here we are a little more than three months later and exactly 90 days
If demand for that paper does not come back in the coming months, what is the longerterm implication for Interest Rates . I know you are reticent to give any forecast on Interest Rates, which i understand. Give us a tone about the correlation there. Chair powell there seems to be plenty of demand for our paper. I would not want to speculate on what Interest Rates might do. They are the worlds reserve currency, and particularly in times of stress people want to own u. S. Treasury. That is been the way it is for a long time. Even if some of the problems, as in the last crisis, love the problems originated here, people wanted u. S. Treasury, and that is because we have the strongest economy, the best institutions, the most liquid markets. One last question. Youve been very gracious with your candor and your time today. I have heard a conversation in this hearing about labor. I hear all over my state, our state was one of the first ones to reopen. One of the inhibitors to supply and demand
Lead prosecutor of mr. Floyd i asked for time to thoroughly review all the evidence of the case and we looked at cases and the evidence available in the investigation is ongoing at this time. I also said that i know its asking a lot of people to give us time, particular people who have suffered for decades and centuries of injustice to be patient and yet we to get the time in together a very strong experienced team of which included county attorney Mike Freedman, his team and my team, we reviewed the evidence with the b. C. A. And we have something to announce today. Before i announce it, i want to say thank you for the patience of the people they have shown me and our entire team in pursuit of justice and i am here to make these announcements right now. First, today i filed an amended complaint in the chargers former Minneapolis Police officer tran1 with murder in the Second Degree for the death of george floyd, i believe the evidence available to us supports a stronger charge of seco