House. And later, advancing Health Equity founder and ceo dr. Uche blackstock joins us to discuss covid19s impact on minority communities. Another ruling on the Affordable Care act, the Supreme Court ruled 72 yesterday in favor of a 2017 Trump Administration rule extending the exemption to the Affordable Care acts birthcontrol mandate. It is thursday, july 9, 2020. Good morning, and welcome to washington journal. We open the show and ask whether support employers decided denying contraceptive health care to employees. Here is how to join the conversation. If you support the exemptions, two of 274s 88000. Two748pose, it is to 80001. Commentsost additional at facebook. Com cspan. , specificallyting on that case, the New York Times this morning with a graphic on how justices voted and how people for it feel about where the public stands on this issue. They write the Affordable Care act requires Health Insurance plans for women include coverage for contraceptives, Birth Control, but the Tr
The author of our translation work. We are now turning to u. S. Global leadership in 2020 and beyond. Our two guest need very little introduction. First and foremost, former secretary of state, john kerry from the u. S. And from the alliance, the former head of nato. Welcome, gentlemen. Good to be with you. I will turn to you first, secretary kerry. Global Public Opinion is not looking good for the u. S. Every country surveyed and china had a better response to the pandemic, but rights can be abused in countries that did not have checks and balances, much more easily in this situation. Does the pandemic make you an optimist or a pessimist . I am an optimist by nature and an optimist because i believe that america is waking up and taking stock of the position the administration has put us in. There are reasons to be concerned about the pandemic carrying into 2021. I think that is clear. That is going to be very difficult. It will present the next president with Major Economic challenges
Good for the United States. Every country surveyed thinks china had a better response to the pandemic. What we have seen is that can be countries that dont have checks and balances. I want to know does the pandemic make you an optimist or pessimist for u. S. Global leadership . Secretary kerry im an optimist because i believe americans are really waking up and taking stock of the position the Current Administration has put us in. There are reasons to be concerned about the pandemic carrying into 2021. That will be difficult and present the next president with Major Economic challenges as well as global strategic challenges. Im optimistic about that. I believe we will have a new president. I think we will see record levels of turnout in this election. People are seized by a number of issues. By what happened with the George Floyds murder. Aggregate of all of the civilrights components, including environmental justice. People see a link between covid19 and the unwillingness to listen to
Sunshine and showers today. Bug changes are ahead. Ill tell yu all about them. There may not be professional baseball. Wait this will you hear what the governor had to say. Putting Better Health and habits and home grown produce on the table. The wait is over. Retail stores are gearing up to open for curb side pickup. Starting tomorrow. Its official. All nine bay area counties have confirmed they are starting to reopen or will be by the end of the week. Roughly 53 of the 58 counties would be eligible to move into the phase. Governor newsom changing the stay at home order for phase 2. Making it easier to reopen. Looking at the next step. Once thought to be months away could happen in weeks. A number of sectors of the economy will open up that includes for example a haircut. The governor isnt done. We could see all bay area major sports taeps this action soon. Prosports in that first week or so of june. Without spectators. Mayor of San Francisco is optimistic as the city moves into phase
Into phase 2. Maybe not as fast. I dont think necessarily well be there june 1. Its looking better than it has in some time. Encouraging news. A map showing where each county stands when it comes to phase 2. Seven counties are green. Santa clara will transition friday. And gold is hours away from entering phase 2. That means out door at pickup at retail. The move is welcome by most businesses, not all are on board. Some worry its not going to be enough. This is the sound of they are missing right now. Trm they will reopen after two months. They know it wont be the same. We want our presence to be felt. We are here. I dont know how sis a locals. Selling peerings and gift cards is their only option for now. Normally we help them through healing process. And any complications. They have nowhere to go. Now they can come through the door and get a consultation. Even though covid19 cases have gone down. The health and Safety Officer says they still need to take it step by step. We will have