Need to be disciplined to continue social distancing, which we are doing in washington. Peter what are you telling the california, nevada, and what you have learned being the first to deal with the pandemic . Ee i think weve been disciplined as a state and we have huge compliance with my stay home, stay healthy order. We have been relatively early in our decisions to declare emergency and close schools, and then have our stay home, Stay Healthy Initiative. That did help to bend the curve, we have a long ways to go in my state. It is not like i have something to offer any other governor. We are all sharing experiences. The one thing we have learned is take care ofre to longterm care facilities. These things can explode, and im glad we are putting strike teams in our state to go to facilities to make sure we have the topnotch Infection Control and to be early in that regard. You saw thatrse, firsthand in kirkland, washington, at a nursing home facility. Why was that hotspot so early . Is
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Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredericka witfield. A Major Hurricane is barreling toward the southwestern u. S. Hurricane hilary has weakened to a category 3 as it hammers mexico with strong winds and high waves. Forecasters warn it could dump more than a years worth of rain across california, nevada and arizona in a short amount of time. The threat is so severe in the golden state that a Tropical Storm warning has been issued for the First Time Ever there. Cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar is tracking the conditions. A years worth of rain in a short amount of time, how are they going to handle that . That is the big concern, because especially in the desert areas that ground is not able to absorb it very quickly, so a lot of it becomes runoff, leading to localized flash flooding. Sustained winds 125 Miles Per Hour gusting up to 155. Weve seen that Forward Movement pick up. Its starting to speed up. Thats important for the timing of a lot of the rain showers. W
testing. it s going to help us accelerate our nationwide effort to reopen schools safely. last week i directed all states, tribes and territories to make all adults eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. while this is a time of optimism, it s not a time for relaxation. i need all americans to keep doing your part. wash your hands, stay socially distanced, keep masking up as recommended by the cdc and get vaccinated when it s your turn. none of this is political. it s all science based. but now is not the time to let our guard down. that is science based as well. in the last week we ve seen increases in the number of cases in several states. things may get worse as new variants of the virus spread. that s why we need to vaccinate as many people as quickly as we possibly can, because the best thing we can do to fight back against these variants. we have to beat this virus. we have to and we will, but we ll do it by setting aside politics and embracing science. another s
World. Its like the dark ages. There wasnt a light on in this town. The military joins the wildfire fight. Thousands of firefighters are battling fires in 8 states. Nearly two dozen in Washington State alone destroying dozens of homes. Numerous funnel clouds and tornadoes in colorado. Another explosion just rocked the city of bangkok thailand a day after a deadly bombing there. Officials searching for a man with a yellow shirt and a backpack. They recovered the flight recorder. 54 bodies have been recovered. No survivors. Bigger than sought. Potential victims double to 334,000. The state department has now recommended that 305 of Hillary Clintons emails be flagged from sending classified information. Donald trump reported for jury duty and his civic duty turned into a circus. Two female soldiers are set to graduate from the armys prestigious Ranger School. Look at that. Its a great white leaping out of the water trying to seat a seal. Unbelievable. Line drive. Didnt get the glove up. I