Hes also author of prelude to cruise which is winner of the penn joyce author award for poetry and at the 2015 stonewall literature award. Poetry collection is also a finalist for the 2015 National Book critics circle award as well as awards lambda literary and the publishing triangle in 2015. Saeed jones served as cohost of buzzfeeds morning show and served as buzzfeeds lgbt and culture editor. He grew up in lewisville texas and earned a ba at Western Kentucky University and an mfa at Rutgers University in newark. He lives in new york city and tweets at the ferocity. Thank you for being here saeed jones. As a side note, the southern festival of books remains completely free because of Strong Community support and we want to keep it that way. So you can donate on the web. Humanities tennessee. Org or by the southern festival of books or by the collection plate thats been passed around. Saeed is going to read for us. We will have a q a and when we get to the q and aplease use the microp
President backtracked and said a quarantine will not be necessary. That comes as the states raise to continue to keep up with a surge of covid19 patients. Our alex hogan has more from york. Reporter President Trump watched as the uss comfort pulled out of the port in virginia. That ship is loaded with medical supplies and is headed for the epicenter of the coronavirus in the United States. The United States is leading the world with the highest cases of coronavirus cases, surpassing italy and Mainland China where the outbreak was first reported. Since the beginning of the epidemic, new york, california, and washington have captured the countries tension with spikes and the virus. There are a growing new number of hotspots emerging from coastto coast, including detroit, chicago, and new orleans. Every day we have a dramatic uptake in a number of cases. Despite the surging number of cases, the u. S. Is with a severe shortage of ventilators and equipment. This is the alternative if you do
We have a lot did discuss including the bachelor. Bachelor peter is here tonight. You know those people who resolve to exercise and eat healthy . You probably did. Every year. Jimmy i didnt make a new years resolution this year but my wife made new years resolutions for me. She said, this year my new years resolution for you is, and she went on to mention areas in which she would like me to improve. I didnt say anything. But that is allowed . [ laughter ] can you make a resolution for someone else . I dont think so. I think its a selfonly thing. Its like flossing, you dont floss with other people. You can, you just dont. If someone else makes it, i dont think it technically counts as a resolution. I think thats an intervention. There are no joint resolutions for new years. They have to be made by the person who is subject to them, right . Bottom line, im a lazy monster who is incapable of change. The sooner my wife accepts that, the easier both of our lives is going to be. [ cheers and
We have a lot did discuss including the bachelor. Bachelor peter is here tonight. You know those people who resolve to exercise and eat healthy . You probably did. Every year. I didnt make a new years resolution this year but my wife made new years resolutions for me. Shouldnt this year my new years resolution for you is, and she went on to mention areas in which she would like me to improve. I didnt say anything. But that is allowed . [ laughter ] can you make a resolution for someone else . I dont think so. I think its a selfonly thing. Its like flossing, you dont floss with other people. You can, you just dont. If someone else makes it, i dont think it technically counts as a resolution. I think thats an intervention. There are no joint resolutions for new years. They have to be made by the person who is subject to them, right . Bottom line, im a lazy monster who is incapable of change. The sooner my wife accepts that, the easier both of our lives is going to be. [ cheers and applau
Im now delighted to introduce our second panel of witnesses for todays hear iing chief Deputy Director for health and chief medical executive Michigan Department of health and Human Services, dr. Elizabeth cuervo tillson, chief medical officer of North Carolina department of health and Human Services, dr. Lee norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of health and environment and dr. Monica berell. Dr. Berell is the commissioner of Massachusetts Department of Public Health. I want to thank all of you for appearing before the committee today. Now youre aware the committee is holding an investigative hearing and when we do so, we have the practice of taking our testimony under oath. Do you have any objections to testifying under oath today . Let the record reflect the witnesses have responded no. The chair then advises you that under the rules of the house and under the rules of the committee youre entitled to be accompanied by counsel. Do any of you request to be accompanied by counsel