Good morning, everybody. The maoe willing come to order. Welcome to the october 8, 2020 regular meeting of the Public Safety services committee. Im rafael mandleman, the chair of this committee, and im joined by our vice chair and supervisor, our clerk is john carroll. As usual, id like to thank the folks at sfgov tv for staffing the meeting and i. T. In lending their support. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . I do. Thank you very much, mr. Chair. In order to protect the public, board member and City Employees during the covid19 health emergency, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee will close v. This was pursuant to declarations and directives. Community members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically presentment Public Comment will be available for each item on this agenda. There a Public Comment callin number across your screenful your opportunity to speak and speak during Public Comment speder available via phone
We begin on this sunday with the new numbers on covid19 as the 0 weh toll surpasses 800,00 are dividing. The eastern or pacific 202 7488002, those in the ,ountain region 202 7488001 those in the western regions 202 7488000. Passingh toll is now 800,000. In thethe pandemic began past week nine out of 10 countries with the most deaths per capita have been in south and Central America or the caribbean. In the United States, they have her in your sevenday average of about 1000 per day or two deaths , with more than 175,000 deaths recorded to date. Midwest,ee the south, and out west in california and parts of washington state. The political gridlock over this continues with this from House Speaker nancy pelosi. The house and the senate still not in agreement on the steps moving forward. [video clip] daysmorrow will be 100 since we passed the heroes act. It is even more urgent for us to have the values this is not a discussion about just dollars. It is about values and how we value the healt
Campaignb smith on 2020 and the role of military voters and young americans. Plus your emails, tweets, and phone calls. Washington journal starts now. First Lady Melania Trump closed out day two of the Republican National convention with a speech from the white house last night where she called on voters to support her husband for a second term claiming he will fight for them. Yourll continue with comments and reactions to the Republican National convention with a look ahead at tonights lineup. Here is how we are dividing the line. If you support the president dial in at 202 7488000. If you are supporting joe biden 202 7488001. If you have a thirdparty candidate or are undecided dialing that dial in at 202 7488002. You can also text us with your first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Join the conversation on facebook and twitter. While we wait for your calls, here is a little bit from the first lady. As you have heard this evening, i dont want to use this precious time attacking t
Point of racial tensions to action taken as the result of the nba players boycott. Protesters have their say nationwide. And campus quarantine. As College Students return, well look at one schools extreme approach to control covid outbreaks and ensure classes can continue. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Reporter heartbreaking news, Actor Chadwick Boseman has died. Boseman was a star of black panther. We must find a way to look after one another. He will forevering known for changing changing the landscape. Historical black figures i know what its for. Its not the best experience we ever had in life. Hurricane laura blamed for at least 14 deaths across louisiana and texas. Its not the material things. Its the memories, i think, that are gut wrenching at times. The president is campaigning, trying to build preliminary momentum after his speech on the white house lawn. If i did tonights speech there, i would have been criticized by
Japan. The powerful stotorm is expecte to approach the southwestern part of the country from sunday through monday with nearly its full force intact. Translator it is necessary to fully consider the possibility that the typhoon will have a bigger impact than weve ever experienced. Its the second major storm to hit in a week. Typhoon maysak brought heavy rain to the kyushu region earlier this week. The storm left at least five people injured and hundreds of thousands of homes without power. A search is underway for the crew of a cargo ship. It was sailing wednesday morning when it fell out of contact. Of the 43 crew members on board, one has been rescued so far. He told rescue workers that an engine malfunctioned and made it unable to cruise and the ship capsized when a wave hit it from the side. The storm system barreled across the Korean Peninsula inundating hundreds of homes achd leaving one person dead. South korean Officials Say they recorded more than 1,000 mill meet ergs of rain