Restriction due to covid19. sime minister trudeau ambitious immigration policies resulted in the fastest pace of population growth in three decades. Despite the Current Border closures, canadas immigration minister does not want to scale back the countrys immigration targets for the coming years, which includes bringing in more than 350,000 new permanent residence in 2021. The wildfires, power outages, and extreme weather ravaging california are taking a bite out of the state economic recovery. Officials say the blazes that scorched more than 4 million acres over the past three years have caused a record 1. 1 billion. This weeks hot and dry weather is reminding residents that wildfires season is not over yet. The coronavirus pandemic has also battered the state, leaving them with a 54 billion hole in the budget. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg.
Is no longer very visible at the bay bridge but certainly is right along the coastline, so if youre near the coast watch out for those low visibility spots. Good air quality for most of the bay area improvements from last weeks moderate pockets of air. And temperatures this morning as i mentioned have that cool crisp feel to them especially in the north bay, were starting things off in the 40s in Santa Rosa Petaluma nevado and since elmo 50s for most of the rest of us later today at 70s and 80s for most of our daytime highs nothing wrong with that. I am talking slightly warmer days come tuesday and wednesday. Still ahead robin. I thank you john were heading back to the bay bridge toll plaza where we have a couple of trucks blocking right now this is right at the pay gates westbound as you approach i notice a truck thats been sitting there in that middle lane for quite some time and then i thought it was a stall, but check this out this truck. Its not moving either. So this may be a cra
And state coronavirus response. Former Trump Administration Economic Advisor Casey Mulligan on President Trumps economic record heading into the final days of campaign 2020. Is the washington journal for wednesday, october 21, less than two weeks until election day. President trump campaigns in gastonia, Kamala Harris in asheville, North Carolina today. President barack obama campaigning in philadelphia. We invite you to answer this question. What is motivating you to vote this year . Perhaps it is an issue you are passionate about, you do not like the other candidate, maybe it is due to who you think will handle the pandemic better. Heres how you can let us know this our what is motivating you to vote. 202 7488001 if you support President Trump and mike pence. 202 7488000 if you support joe biden and Kamala Harris. Areare decided undecided or supporting another candidate, 202 7488002. cspanwj. Cial media pew in august, it was the organization that took a poll on those issues important
With matters of health care . Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nations largest private philanthropy, focused on improving health and health care in america. We are a large foundation, we give out grants each year, over 500 million. Our focus is on what we call it a culture of health, and it is recognition that health is about what takes place where we live, where we work, where our kids go to school and play, that it is about more than just having access to highquality health care, and our big focus now is on what we call health equity, and that is ensuring that everyone in america has a fair and just opportunity to live their healthiest lives. Host when it comes to issues of the pandemic, you wrote a recent opinion piece for usa today, and one of the lines is that it is still really early in the lifecycle. We have been at this for several months now. Can you explain the reasoning for saying that . Beforea couple careers coming to the robert Wood Johnson Foundation, i worked at th
Nepa process. The draft document with the environmental assessment. We have section 106 for historic preservation. Park land and historic site. Were currently in this middle level where were working with comments, a memorandum of agreement. Were drafting our final 4s evaluation. Our target for final signature from cal trans is august 24th. This is low allows us to allocae our federal funds build fund dollars by the end of august. Our schedule has changed a little bit as a result of covid 19. Primarily advertising the first phase of construction between fifth to eighth street to 2021. Our design is continue to go that time. We implemented quick build back in january. We have a Pilot Project as a sidewalk level bike way. We plan to begin construction in 2021. Were assuming a two year construction duration. Followed by construction of the f loop. Im sure you all remember that Market Street went car free january 29th. We saw significant increase in bicycling. In the eastbound direction mar