From nbc news headquarters in new york, im Joshua Johnson. Welcome to the week. Tomorrow President Biden will announce new covid travel restrictions. The new order blocks most noncitizens if theyve recently been in south africa, where a new covid variant was recently discovered. Mr. Biden will also reinstate a similar ban affecting International Travelers from the uk, ireland, brazil, and much of europe. Meanwhile, the legislative focus remains on the American Rescue plan, including direct payments of 1,400 to most americans. Also it would increase the federal weekly Unemployment Benefits of 400 a month through the end of september. It would raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, and it would provide billions of dollars for state and local government aid including for schools, covid testing, and a National Vaccine program. This afternoon President Bidens top economic adviser discussed the relief package on a call with a Bipartisan Group of 16 senators. Sources tell nbc news the conversa
Welcome to the week. Tomorrow President Biden will announce new covid travel restrictions. The new order blocks most noncitizens if theyve recently been in south africa where a new covid variant was recently discovered. Mr. Biden will also reinstate a similar ban regarding International Travelers from the uk, ireland, brazil, much of europe. The legislative focus remains on the American Rescue plan including direct payments of 1400 to most americans. Also it would increase the federal weekly Unemployment Benefits of 400 a month through the end of september. It would raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour and it would provide billions of dollars for state and local government aid including for schools, covid testing, and a National Vaccine program. This afternoon President Bidens top economic adviser discussed the relief package on a call with a Bipartisan Group of 16 senators. Sources tell nbc news the conversation was robust and that it was a great first meeting. Heres what one member o
Forest when you dont have a fire that make it easier and more effective in fighting the fire . Its an excellent question, sir. We spend a large time in cal fire on Public Education and prevention and also with respect to you were talking about fuel, the fuels program, or Vegetation Management program in cal fire, we have a Robust Program throughout the state where we are conducting burning operations and Vegetation Management with prieflt ranch owners and private land owners as well as on state and cooperating with our federal agencies with the u. S. Forest service. So twofold program, Vegetation Management, we aggressively pursue that, but also from a Public Education stand point. What we find in these large scale incidents, the public is going to have to be selfsustaining and selfsupporting. They need to be prepared. We try to educate them in respect that we say well provide the offense, you provide the defense. We talk to them about hardening their structures in a defensive measure
To keep doing this every month and to try to get people to come to the meeting. I think we made some really good headway through this process. So, council, you are going to have to pick a new chairperson for this committee. That will be a challenge, definitely. Thank you very much for that, john paul. One of the best things about this role is the opportunity to work with john paul and carla before you, susan, theres really some talented, dedicated people who are not just dedicated but really good at what you guys do. You are good teachers and so i thank you all for the opportunity to have done that. And, howard, if you would stay for a minute, the council would like to present you a small token of our appreciation. Thank you very much. Howard, on behalf of the council, carla, everyone involved, i with like to present you with this token of our appreciation for all your hard work and your dedication and we hope to see your face around because we do need your opinion and we know you will
So again good morning everyone. I am ed risk. I am the transportation director in the great city of San Francisco and its my great pleasure and delight to welcome you today to a great celebration. What were celebrating here is the partnership that many of you that are with us today that have gotten to this point. We are celebrating the fact that we have gotten to this point and the investments that will central sup way will bring to San Francisco and what it means for this city and this region. I cant tell you what an honor and privilege it is to serves as the transportation director in this great city. We ordered San Francisco weather to deep the dust down and we are in a construction site and its a great time for transportation across the nation largely because of some of the folks you will hear who are to my left and your right. It is also a great time to be in San Francisco because we have leadership here in the city that are encouraging innovation, that recognize the importance of