Schoolwide coronavirus tests to make sure students and staff are safe when they return to the classroom. Widespread testing not only helps contain the virus, it builds confidence that the schools are safe. U. S. Assistant secretary for health told our committee that there will be 40 to 50 million diagnostic tests available per month by september. Thats four to five times the number of todays tests and todays number in the United States is twice as many as any other country. And dr. Francis collins who led the human genome project and leads the National Institutes of health, leads a shark tank enterprise at the nih to discover new ways to create tens of millions of quick and accurate and inexpensive diagnostic tests. School covid plans should let the plans last for at least a year. The government is pursuing vaccines at what it calls warp speed, faster than weve ever done that before, but no one expects a vaccine this august. And the second half of the school year, schools should be bet
Peskin present. Preston well return. Ronen present. Safai. Stefani present. Walton present. Yee present. Haney present. Safai okay. I received a message that supervisor preston is having trouble signing in. So we will make a note of that, mr. President. And the minute on which he arrives. President yee thank you, madame clerk. Please place your right hand over your heart. Recite the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you very much. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv. Who records each of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madame clerk, are there any communications . Yes, mr. President. The minutes reflect that due to the covid19 pandemic, members of the board of supervisors will participate remotely through Video Conference to the same extent as ph
Thank you. I dont really have any words. I will be an up and down meeting. We have a meeting with the school of the arts and a reading from school of the arts. Commissioner collins, did you want to chime in here . I just want to say that even though this has been a very difficult time, i think its also showing us ive been getting a lot of hope from youth and from what im seeing and so a senior with the school of the arts and i think that she excepexemplifies the intelligen, intellect and just the leadership that we see in so many of our youth, including those who are serving on the board with us. And i just really appreciate that shes willing to share her talent with us and i think she serves as an example for adults who should be doing everything we can to support youth. I think that gives me hope and inspiration when im looking at just what our next steps should be. And i just really appreciate jara and im glad she can be here. Thank you, Commission Collins. Miss martin. Thank you. I
Said how. A pro wrestler is the focus of a desperate search in the waters off Southern California. Former wwe star shad gaspard vanished while swimming along a just reopened Marina Del Rey beach. Several swimmers were caught in strong rip currents sunday. Reports say gasperts 10yearold son was among those rescued. Another report of a missing person thats turned into a murder case involving a prominent surgeon in massachusetts. Bostonarea doctor ingolf tuerk has been arraigned in the killing of his estrangedif Kathleen Mclean whom he had reported missing. Prosecutors say he confessed to putting her body in a nearby pond, weighing it down with rocks, after a heated fight between them at their home. He said that the victim struck him on the head with an object. He wasnt certain what that object was but thought it might be a glass. He said that he reacted to that aggressive situation and that he had choked the victim. He said he was fighting at first. He said he continued to choke her and
The pandemic. And the babies locked behind closed doors away from parents desperate to take them home. Im sure i guess roscoe would sports the wait is over as footboards hands to germany there are no fans allowed in any of the stadiums with Strict Health and safety rules in place. A top u. N. Prosecutor is welcoming the arrest of a suspect in the 994. 00 rwandan genocide 84 year old philip had been on the run for 25 years the hutu businessman is accused of funding those who slaughtered civilians and the Radio Station that encouraged it of a period of 100. 00 days and 994. 00 hutu militias killed at least 800000 minority to seize and moderate hutus prosecutors say paid those militias and purchased weapons that were used in the killings in 1997 he was indicted on 7 criminal counts including genocide. Was arrested near paris on saturday after he was found living under a false identity. Louis munch is the Central Africa director for Human Rights Watch he joins us now from burlington in the