Help were clear. Let them go [ applause ] reporter and now Governor Newsom has responded. A plan to battle the virus that is wreaking havoc inside california prisons, now up to 8,000 inmates could be eligible for Early Release by the end of august. I think its a good step. Reporter former inmates and advocates have been worried, especially surrounding san quentin, the site of the states largest covid19 outbreak. 7 prisoners have died. We cant afford the luxury of a slow roll out and continuing to make incremental changes in the state prison populations. We need a large scale release. We need to follow the Public Health experts leadership on this. Health experts agree. Large packed settings are a prime place for the disease to spread. Its really a chicken coop of risks for covid. Reporter ucfs doctor peter plods the governors decision to then the prison population, but remains fearful. It may not be enough. The devil is in the details. Because 8,000 inmate six only 7 of the states count
Goodpresident pence morning. The White House Coronavirus task force met at the department of education on our ongoing effort to save lives, meet the needs of our state and our healthcare workers, to protect the vulnerable and to safely reopen america and reopen americas schools. As you will hear today from admiral giroir, we have tested 39 million americans. Among those, or than 3 million have tested positive and more than 1. 3 million americans have recovered. 133,000re than americans have lost their lives and our sympathy is with all of the impacted families. Because of what the American People have done, the extraordinary work of our healthcare workers around the country, we are encouraged that the average fatality rate continues to be low and steady. Days earlier this week, it was 90 lower than at the height of the pandemic. Again, it is a credit to the sacrifice the American People have made, the extraordinary work that healthcare workers are doing. Forcedge that this task working
Johns hopkins universitys big moments ago we have now hit 3 million in the u. S. That is reflected in the sector composition. We see it is technology outperforming, up 1 . It is those more cyclical growth sensitive sectors, industrials, energy, materials, a very hard in todays session. David which takes us back to the coronavirus, which makes sense. Gold has been climbing. Where is the dollar . Kailey the dollar is weaker. We are getting mixed messages from each of the asset classes. A weaker dollar indicates more risk appetite, more confidence about growth. Youre not seeing that reflected in gold. Gold is at its highest since 2000 10 since 2010. Clearly there is appetite on the part of investors to hedge some kind of rest if the markets are moving higher. At the same time, the fixed is relatively modest. The vix is relatively modest. Kailey we are right around 29. It is all relative when we talk about volatility. We are not where we were in march, but we are still elevated relative to
Concementing wico consulting with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control. Individuals are seated 6 feet apart. Vupt theres no need for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool. The hearing may be watched online and unedited recording will be available on our website www. Health. Sena www. Health. Sena www. Health. Senate. Gov. Some senators are participating by videoconference. Id like to say a word about masks. We may remove our masks and talk into the microphone as long as were 6 feet apart. So thats why my mask is off right now because im 6 feet away from everybody else. But like many other senators when im walking the hallways or on the senate floor im wearing a mask. People wear a mask because cdc has said, quote, simple cloth coverings slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Unfortunately, this simple lifesaving practice
Prident trump downplays the pandemic using his fourth of july speeches to focus on the culture wars, saying the enemy is not the virus but americans protesting injustice, calling them part of a new far left fascism as kanye announces hes running for president. Whats behind this latest stunt. A massive outbreak of gun violence over the weekend, 75 people shot in chicago. More than a dozen killed. 55 shot in new york, and in atlanta, an 8yearold killed near the memorial for Rayshard Brooks. Enough is enough. Enough is enough. The call for answers this morning. Waking up behind bars. Ghislaine maxwell, the friend of Jeffrey Epstein, now facing charges, prepares to head back to court as we learn new details about her past and why one alleged victim says Prince Andrew should be panicking. Wild Weather Coast to coast. The fastmoving wildfire forcing evacuations in california and flash floods and high winds wreaking havoc in the east. And major league concerns. Dozens of baseball and basketba