The George Washington institute for data, democracy and politics is hosting this forum. Live coverage on cspan2. Today we tackle another grade disinformation harm, election disinformation. We will have two very important panels. Offers will focus on foreign interference. The second panel will zero in on democratic integrity and Voter Suppression. These are vitally important themes. They are both areas of urgent and serious challenge threatening civil discourse and our democracy itself. We have to understand them, find ways to stop them, all apple for by social media. In between our panel will hear from stacey abrams, founder of fair fight 2020 and will describe the realities she is experienced and she is trying to confront. Were hosting is a series of forms impala with workshops hosted by the center for International Governance innovation on disinformation come online governments exploit domestic and International Governance. Our series is held in cooperation with members of the Intern
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the june 25, 2020 special meeting of the rules committee. Im supervisor hillary ronen, chair over the committee. With me on the Video Conference is vice chair supervisor Catherine Stefani and rules member gordon mar. Id like to thank sfgovtv for the meeting. Mr. Clerk, any announcements . Looks like youre on mute. Apologies. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect board members, City Employees and the public, the board of Supervisors Chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in a meeting remotely. Many members will attend a meeting through Video Conference and attend to the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment is available on each item on the agenda. Were streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Again, that is 415 6550001. The meeting i. D. Is 145, 418, 2406. Again, that is 1454192406 and then press pound and pound
Intellectual property, this is about two hours. Come to order. Well im disappointed we cant all be together in person today, im grateful to the chairman graham, and our clerk for facilitating this through web apps. I want to be clear that this subCommittee Hearing is not distracting from the full committee. Congress must address issues of Police Brutality and horrific circumstances that led to the murder of george floyd, and the senseless deaths of so many of our African American brothers and sisters. Thats why im grateful to senator graham for holding eight full Committee Hearing until the sink in america and i fully support that effort. We also have to continue to address the covid19 crisis in the impact its had on millions of americans and livelihoods. Just this morning the full Committee Held a conference on covid19 and its impact on tension. Centers im also glad mcconnell and several republican senators will take up the protection program. We are going to continue to address this
Dr. Michael saag. It is the at the university of alabama Birmingham School of medicine. Thank you for being here doctor period. Dr. Michael saag thank you for having me. Host is look at the reopening that is happening in many states across the country. What are you looking for as possible potential early indications of the spikes and states reopen, as that summer in singles and fall begins. Dr. Michael saag will he think that we are all concerned about, is this expansion of cases that happens over time. If we opened up too soon, then it will be an increase in cases that we will see and they will engage with us in a way that is going to choke spikes in cases. What im expecting to see over the next couple of weeks and months, is that wepl are going o have a slow climb. I dont think we will see a spike. But like in alabama, what we have seen since weve reopen at the beginning, we had say may 1st, we had about hundred and 80 cases a day. On average. As of june 1st, we had 520 new cases a d
The university of Birmingham University of alabama at birmingham. About looking at the reopening that is happening in many states across the country. What are you looking for as possible early indications of spikes as States Reopen and the summer ensues, and fall begins . What we are all concerned about is the expansion of cases that happens over time. If we open up too soon, then it casese an increase in that we will see, and they will engage with us in a way that is in cases. Spikes what i am expecting to see over the next couple of weeks and months is that we are going to have a slow climb. I do not think we will see a spike. In alabama we have seen since we reopened at the beginning, we had about 180 cases a day, on average. 520 newne 1, we had cases a day. You can see that reopening probably was associated with an increase in cases, but we were also testing a lot more, so you can ask the question was it more testing or new cases . I think it was both. Host was there an inevitabili