Obviously is being held remotely. All members and witnesses will participate Via Videoconferencing as part of our hearing microphones will be set on mute to eliminate background noise. Members and witnesses, youre going to have to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. So i just say that as a reminder and as a little housekeeping issue, but please remember to do that. Documents for the record can be sent to megan mullen at the email address we provided to your staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Lets see, where is the clock on the screen . There it is, okay. In any given year, one in five adults experience a Mental Illness such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. But 2020 has been a year like no other. In a recent poll, half of adults report that their Mental Health has been negatively impacted due to the coronavirus. One can only imagine
Signs of ending. Tomorrow will mark the 25th day in a row. Good evening everyone, im frank somerville. And im julie haener. It was not the dramatic orange glow we saw yesterday. Even though the sky looked better today experts said their quality was much worse. We have Team Coverage tonight with chief meteorologist bill martin looking for signs of improvement. First, word from airquality officials. An and record 24 day of that error alerts with another one issued tomorrow. Experts say the worst air was in San Francisco tonight, very few places i good enough air to be outdoors. Keys are pub in San Francisco football fans not bothered by this movie conditions for the nfl Season Opener against super bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans. The smoke is heavy and we are all trying to break through it. We are all here to watch football. Reporter the bars manager not expecting outdoor patio to fill up ahead of kickoff. Today im surprised you got this far because the weather. Repo
States, have gotten hit worse than virtually any other country when you talk about cases and deaths. So this is a real important challenge for us. There is a lot we have to discuss here and not a lot of time. I should say that when we are done, i will be joined by the dean of school of Public Health and the director of the school of Public Affairs to build on your comments, but i want to die ve right in. I should also say that we got 100 questions from faculty and students. Im going to do my best to weave those in. I saw a story the other day about boston. The pandemic you just referenced. Different time, different science, but the headline haunted me. The headline said, boston refused to close schools during the 1918 flu. Then children began to die. Is history about to repeat itself as we head to the School Season . I think there is a difference. I think that if you look at the situation with regards to the current pandemic, is that children clearly have much less of a chance of havin
Live coverage here on cspan. Let me first off start by saying thank you for your time. How are you doing . This is insanity . This is insanity. You are right. It is surreal. It is very intense. 15 tosly, we are working 17 hours a day on this seven days a week, but it is something we have to do. Is historic in its proportions. We have not seen anything like this since the 1918 pandemic. It is challenging for the entire world, and we, the United States, have gotten hit worse than virtually any other country when you talk about cases and deaths. This is an important challenge for us. There is a lot we have to discuss here and not a lot of time. When we are done, we will be joined by the school of Public Health and the director of the school of Public Affairs to build on your comments, but i want to die right in. We got 100 questions from faculty and students. Im going to do my best to weave those in. I saw a story the other day about boston. The pandemic you just referenced. The headline