Several Democratic Senators came to the floor to push for more coronavirus Economic Relief to local and state governments designed Health Emergency workers. Here are the speeches leading up with senator ron wyden of oregon. Senator from oregon. The covid19 pandemic has thrown our country into a nightmare level crisis of joblessness. The congress has not done enough to stop it and has not done enough to save the jobs of our people. I have come to the floor this evening, the distinguished democratic leader, to call for the senate to pass legislation that is all about saving key jobs that form the backbone of our local communities, our firefighters, our First Responders, our teachers, our families, and so many others. They need our help. They need it now. Senate democrats have been warning since march, covid19 cases exploded and our economy went into lockdown, that our states, cities and towns are now facing budgetary disasters unlike anything gone through in recent memory. The shortfall
Officials estimate 20000000 americans have been infected with corona virus 10 times higher than the confirmed cases in. This field here is the cry of those who have never been. Trying to reform the police after protests against racism the bill is passed in the u. S. House of representatives but is unlikely to become more. Iraqi Security Forces have raided a base for longing to an iran backed Militia Group 10 rockets were seized and at least 13 members of hezbollah were detained including commanders armed members of the group are demanding their release some out of alton has more from bank that. The read on the tide has been the base in a southern neighborhood of baghdad was carried out on thursday night by the Iraqi Counterterrorism service in an effort to create and impending rocket attack on the green zone and Baghdad International airport both of which houses the u. S. Troops now discounts in the wake of several such attacks 6 to be precise which have occurred throughout the month s
31,000 as compared with 110,000 for white fames. As many as 19 of black children in San Francisco live in poverty. Black and African American individuals comprise 35 of the citys unhoused population, despite making up only around 5 of the population as a whole. We have been pushing for reparation for black people here in San Francisco for decades and we have continue to see our organizations disrecorded and left out of receipt of vital resources and in these times of continued system d systemic discrimination of black people, we have to be strong with our solutions. In other words to provide a real opportunity for equity, we need to repurpose resources and give them to the black community to tlefl Playing Field and achieve successful outcomes. Thises a concrete, bold and immediate step toward true reparations for black people and im urging all of my colleagues to support this redistribution of resources from the San Francisco Police Department to the black community. Also today, im sub
We are ready to go now. Take it all for joining the first remote hearing of the subcommittee on select revenue measures. We find ourselves in challenging times as evidenced by this new method of conducting Community Business in accord with the Public Health and safety recommendations. But the challenges we encounter here in congress are small compared to what i hear and see and what i am sure all of you here and see in our communities. Im glad we can move forward into the work that our constituents need given the difficult economic situations in which so many find themselves. The covid19 recession has laid bear the economic struggles of millions of American Families with almost no warning the shutdown claimed tens of millions of jobs, and American Workers and families felt the ground ball from under them. Many had been just barely scraping by and unable to save much for a rainy day, and the sudden loss of income has left them nothing. Food banks are Unprecedented Demand in the country
The driver who appeared to be asleep in the car. Officers say that driver woke up, hit the gas almost hitting one of those officers. One officer fired once. The car got away and its not clear if the driver was hit. Now, were going to bring you that update as soon as we get it. Well, from the governor on down, the push to wear masks is getting ever so serious but the new normal has not been easy for californians to face even with a big spike in covid cases. Kris sanchez joins us live in san jose to explain how masked mandates even make economic sense. Morning, kris. Well, hi, laura. First, i want to start with saying that i am not wearing a mask because im not within six feet of any human being and even alan the cameraman is farther back. The importance of wearing a mask everywhere. Billboards like this one or the flashing chp and cal trans signs on the highway. Youll see signs as you enter any private business like your local grocery store. The centers for Disease Control found that hu