Tonight, Offering Solutions to boost testing and clear backlogs of test results. At one point nearly 60,000 people were waiting for their results. Tonight that number is down to about 13,000. More than 126,000 people have gotten tested in all here in california. While that number sounds high, the governor says its not. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro live in santa clara with some of the governors strategies to make sure more californians get tested, marianne. Reporter yes. Today, terry, the governor announced he is forming a testing task force. Basically a collaboration between the public and private Companies Like abbott to make sure that more californians can get tested for covid19. So far more than 125,000 californians have been tested for covid19. Governor gavin newsom says thats just a fraction of whats needed, and today he took responsibility for some of the testing lapses. The issue of testing, i own that, and you deserve more and better. Reporter but, he says, several strategies a
New york stats state we have full Team Coverage stooefr steve is all over the unprecedented action the package has hit some snags what is the latest the out come is looking like the same one we got last night with democrats not signing onto advance the 1. 6 plus trillion dollar stimulus package. We have a vote right now of 4442. 44 yays. 42 nays. You need 60 votes to pass it its difficult with five in swe selfquarantine. Bernie sanders not voted last night. He was following this from afar and following this in negotiations from there. Senator Chuck Schumer said today this vote is meaningless the package is done. The real work is happening behind closed doors. To that end he said that work is very, very close to producing a deal that inif he canned some optimism into the market but he is making clear hes not authorized democrats to back this move to advance the vote as it stands. We know cabinet members have been meeting to reach a compromise slow and steady progress is what they are ca
Test. Test test. Test test test. Test. Test test. Test test test. There is something about highcontent thc that is triggering psychosis. And we need to recognize it. My times up. Thank you. Madam chair. Gentlewomans time has expired. Pleasure to recognize the gentleman from montana, mr. Am i right . Mr. Gianforte. Thank you, madam chair. Thank you to the panel being here today. Understanding the full consequences of readily available marijuana on Public Health and individuals is imperative. Weve heard that today. We should be concerned about the lack of federal research on marijuana because when we consider such a drastic change, we must ensure that policy is based on sound science. So the focus today on research is very appropriate. In november i joined with 16 other members of congress in asking attorney general barr to study the societal impacts of legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes. As we start to see preliminary data from states like colorado and oregon, its important
Everybody mingles. It is not necessarily the dorian. I cant control across the street what happens in the door doorways. What we are trying to do is we are a neighborhood bar trying to additional element to it to bring in more people, to bring in more people to the neighborhood to have the neighborhood people join us more often, add another experience to it. We dont want to do crazy bands to 4 00 a. M. We have another nightclub. We are not that. We are a restaurant with a jazz band on thursday night during happy hour, not doing craziness. That is not our plan. Other than that, we are just trying to support the neighborhood and move forward. Anyone here to testify in support of the project sponsor . Come on up. Thanks for listening to me. I am liz miller speaking on behalf of myself as neighborhood of the dorian. We are a Neighborhood Organization in support of housing, transit and strong local businesses. I have a personal connection. I have been a patron of live music for my life and
[inaudible conversations] good morning the subcommittee will now come to order. Welcome to everyone that is here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement. According to dhs National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. Thirtythree states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and in the district of columbia have legalized for adult use. State laws and federal policy are 1000 miles apart. The federal governments still strictly prohibits even restricting legitimate medical research. Widespread availability of cannabis is the purpose of the hearing to examine the pressing need for medical research of cannabis and the chemical compound with cbd being one of them. Half a century ago the congress listed cannabis as schedule one substance including heroin heroine, lsd, and ecstasy. Schedule one drugs have no medical value in high potential for abuse. Scheduled to drugs such as cocaine and vicodin even schedule