Their video functions on at all times even when they are not recognized by e chair. Members are also reminded tha they are responsible for muting and on muting themselves and to commute to themselves after ty finishedpeaking. Constent with the regulations accompanying House Resolution 965 will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognized for inadvertent background noise. Members are rinded that our house rules relatin to the order andhe decorum of the hearing. This hearing is entitled insuringgainst a pandemic challenges and solutions for policiesnd i now recognize myself for three minutes to begin with an opening statement. According to the Congressional Research service, 110 million ople could enter a state of extreme poverty do that tohe global econoc contraction and here in the United States, 67 Million People filed for Unemployment Insurance since march of this year. The harmfu effects of this pandemic are the stability of small bunesses like restaurants can
Escalates and theyre going to karabakh theyre now allegations illegal weapons are being used. Accurately. And hollywood loses and legend tributes for infer scottish superstar sean connery the worlds 1st james bond. The u. K. s Prime Minister has ordered a National Lockdown for all of england as governments across europe race to tighten restrictions and prevent surging coronavirus cases from overwhelming the continents hospitals more than 1000000 people have been affected in the u. K. Which is your worst hit country and deaths have been climbing daily cave at 19 has killed more than 46500 people here prompting the government to close nonessential shops and restrict Restaurants Services until the 5th of december when one. Austria has announced a curfew and partial closure of cafes bars and restaurants after 5600. 00 new cases were reported on friday the government has warned that 6000. 00 daily infections would push hospitals beyond capacity if aka reports a major u. Turn in the British
College we need to focus on. Tom not only be Electoral College but the outcome. Divya weston gets to Election Results on the west coast tonight. There are any number of ways to slice it. My opening comment for the next 30 hours is simple. We have seen this force. This is part of america, it deeply divided america. There is nothing new about that. What is new is the social media, the cable tv concentration, the emotion in your face. It used to not be that way. Maybe we can all get comfortable by milford, New Hampshire, where they voted early, probably without tiktok or twitter. The last when its time we talked about a not so peaceful transition of power in the u. S. . We talk about possible social unrest in the u. S. I was speaking to a senior banker yesterday at one of the largest swiss banks, and he said the Trading Floor is fully prepared overnight to see whatever happens, they are prepared. It could become if there is a big surprise, it could be see extra so we will market checks to
Tanzanias president john mica feeley is sworn in for a 2nd term amid tight security as the opposition calls for new elections in. The u. K. Gets a new multibillion dollar rescue package to boost its economy as england enters a new condom oclock town. Hall americans are waking up to another day of uncertainty over who will be their next president it is now a 7 am in the u. S. State of georgia way watching these live pictures vote counting has been going through the night it still makes trini close race in the traditionally republican states and donald trump his lead has been steadily falling georgia is one of several states where republicans are filing legal challenges over this election. Lets now take a look at the state of play biden has already flipped michigan and wisconsin that both states that donald trump narrowly won 4 years ago the democratic candidate is now projected to have a total of 264 Electoral College votes by the Associated Press trump is projected to win what only 214
Motion to approve. Second. Second. Theres no one on the Public Comment line so far today. President bernal all right. Clerk [roll call] thank you. That passes. Item three is the directors report. Commissioners, grant colfax, the health director. A few things in the directors report. We had the pleasure of participating in an announcement with senator scott wiener and mayor breed with reintroducing the Safe Injection Sites. The senator plans to reintroduce this bill in december. As you know that Safe Injection Sites have been a priority for the department and in alignment with mayor breeds priorities. We need these evidencebased proven interventions more than ever as fentanyl continues its uncrease in San Francisco and we have estimated that weve had more than 470 Overdose Deaths in the first month of 2020. And so this is a muchneeded intervention and it remains a priority and able to participate with the senator and the mayor in announcing the fact that that the bill will be reintroduc