Commissioner green . Present. Commission chow . Present. Commissioner guillermo, present. Ill note the commissioners. Thank you, mark. Well move on to the next item, which is approval of the minutes from the last Commission Meeting on january 5th. Commissioners, upon reviewing the minutes, are there any amendments . And if not, do we have a motion to approve . Before we go into the vote, i have to make sure there is nothing on the item. Thank you. And this is a general instruction, but you will press star 3 if youd like to raise your hand, and ill say the same introduction over and over again. Okay. So there is no comment at this time. Well vote. Commissioner chow. Yes. Commissioner green . Yes. Commissioner chong . Yes. Commissioner guillermo tkpwhrerpl . guillermo. And. Our next item is the directors report. Good afternoon, commissioners of health. This report focuses on covid19, and i will be providing an update and as well with regards to the current status of covid19 and our vacci
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Reappearing here. I am a new new jersey girl. There has been a new executive order signed by Governor Phil Murphy about wearing masks. At us check on the markets. On the back of some of those concerning headlines regarding deaths in florida and texas because of the covid crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial coming off by one playboy percent. And some risk aversion in europe. Tensions between the u. S. And china. The u. S. Dollar continues to show some strength. Keep an eye on that market and Pay Attention to the dollar and what happens with the hong kong dollar and the chinese yuan. A lot of risk sentiment is being reflected in those assets and it could be a key on how u. S. Markets trade on friday. Concerns about the supply side. Field in libyan production. Sinking below 40 a barrel. Let us get to that exclusive interview. Take it away, david westin. To our Bloomberg Radio and tv audience, worldwide, im david westin and we are joined by the governor of new jersey. Thank you for being back
Administration made as covid19 gan its spread through the u. S. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding f the pbs newshour has been provided by the william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing suort of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the coronavirus pandemic is showing more signs of leveling off in parts of the world, and there is more talk tonight about easing restrictions. That comes as the global death toll nears 120,000, including some 23,000 in the United States. In new york state alone, deaths topped 10,000 today, but officials pointed to other, more positive trend lines. We begin with this report from amna nawaz. Nawaz as the National Death toll ticks higher, at the epicen