Government response to the pandemic calling for better coordination of the distribution of medical supplies. Critical supplies. I believe our residents will do the right thing if they get Accurate Information to time calling on every elected official from the president on down to send the message that Wearing Masks works in the staying at home can slow the spread. Welcome to Washington Post letter on jonathan capehart, opinion writer for the Washington Post. Phoenix mayor kate gallego is making headlines for her criticism about arizonas governor and the federal government have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. Her city and surrounding county has seen a surge in new cases but not in testing. Last end of this week George Stephanopoulos you said it quote feels like they are declaring victory while we are in crisis mode. We will talk about all of that right now with mayor gallego. Welcome. Thank you so much for having me. Theres a lot to talk about. Youve made multiple requests to fem
Statements, i want to acknowledge the loss over the weekend of congressman john lewis, a civil rights icon who changed history at great personal sacrifice. In 2015 i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the blood sunday march which he led. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing the confluence of a health crisis, economic depression and a series of killing is that laid bare the Racial Injustice that still paints the country. Our focus is on covid19s disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors. As well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority communities, black and latino residents are infected with a virus, nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine has the worst Racial Disparity in covid19 cases in the country, also comprise less then 2 of maines population, they account for approximately 23 of all cases, lik
Dialogue about the most Critical Issues of our time. Were gathered tonight albeit virtually at a time when so much feels uncertain. But over the past two weeks it has become abundantly clear there is no more urgent time to talk about Voter Suppression than ahead of the upcoming 2020 election. In this moment following ongoing unconscionable tragedies of Racial Injustice in our country i have more hope than ever that our declaration that black lives matter and our protest in support of freedom for all will be unrelenting in bringing about equitable and long overdue change. We feel incredibly fortunate that you tonight suggest this f the most foremost expert on Voting Rights. Leader abrams is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, nonprofit ceo and political leader. She was the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major part in the United States. In the race for governor of georgia 2018 she won more votes than any other democrat in the states history. Stacey abrams aga
Unconscionable tragedy that rachel injustice in our country, i have more hope than ever that her declaration the black lives matter and are protested in support of freedom for all will be unrelenting and bringing about equitable and longoverdue change. We feel incredibly fortunate that tonight is a form of expert on Voting Rights, a bestselling author, entrepreneur, nonprofit ceo and political leader, she was the first black woman to become the nominee for a major party in the United States. In the race for governor in 2018 she won more votes than any other democrat in the state history. Stacey abrams made history at the first black woman to deal with a response to the state of the union in 2019. There is no doubt that her history making endeavors are far from over. In her new book our time is now, power prevents in his site for fair america, she draws on Extensive Research to offer concrete for Voter Suppression and empower citizens. Former u. S. Secretary of state madeleine called th
These are the latest numbers in arizona. Total covid19 cases. Surpassed 100,000. June inhad a brutal. Rizona with a 50 increase and of course, our thoughts, prayers, and sympathies go out to everyone affected by covid19 , which is basically everyone in more soe, but none than the 230 families that have lost in arizona and. N. An arizona these numbers are going to show where we are and where we are and whatme progress our opportunities are in arizona right now. Illness continues to increase inside Emergency Rooms use is up and so is the percentage of positive tests. We see increases across the board. I am going to take you through the metrics quickly. I think you have heard some people incorrectly say this is like the flu. The goldmine, that is influenza. It is behaving like the flu. Covid is different. And it is on the rise in arizona in terms of surveillance. Over the last week, we see our first flattening and slight decrease. Covid19 cases by i want to point out a new metric we added