Efforts to slow the transmission of the coronaviru and covid19, the disease it causes. This week all ne bay areand counties exteed a stay at home directive until the beginninof may, new restrictions are now in place. They include banning most new construction, closing dog parks, playgrounds, and public picnic areas. Also, californialystudents will licontinue distance learning, for the rest of the academic year. So far california hospitals have not seen the rapid rge in c covides, which have overwhelmed new york and other hotspot regions. Also this week, Top White House scientists revealed data showing that actions like social distancing and shutting noneential businesses do work. They can slow a surge new cases if done early and aggressively. Orge rutherford and an tor Infectious Disease epidemic knowledge is epidemiologist, thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me w know this is a busy time for you, you have been an epidemiologist for 4 decades. You worked on , e hiv cris ebo
The 40th chief of the army general james mccarthonville. The secretary and chief and i will have a chat about the defense strategy, the armys modernization priorities, the president s budget request that just came out, as well as the emerging joint war fighting concept and well save about 15 minutes at the end to take questions from the audience here. First i want to throw it over to the secretary and the chief to give a couple opening remarks. Thank you, susan. Its the closest i will get to davos, switzerland. Great opportunity to be here. Thank you. As we discussed in the green room, these are wonderful opportunities for us to try to talk about how were trying to transform the army. Were in year three of a very aggressive effort of transforming the army in not only how we train the force, how we modernize and ultimately help our people reach their maximum potential. As i emphasized the third year of a massive restructuring like weve not seen in over 40 years in the army with creating
Section a General Information and section b opening items. First item is approval of board minutes. We need a motion and a second. So moved. Any corrections. [roll call]. Clerk thank you. [roll call] speaker cards for the regular agenda and for closed session are necessary if you wish to regards board of education. Members of the public are reminded that an individual can complete a speaker card prior to the item being called. And presented it to the executive session. To my right and to your left. Members of the public are reminded that individual members of the public have two minutes to address the board and or the item and or the time as set by the president. According to board rules and procedures, speaker cards will not be accepted for an item already before the board. Item number 2, dr. Matthews. Thank you, president sanchez. Good evening, everyone. This month the entire country will join us to elevate the diverse histories, experiences, stories, and voices of African Americans
And the role of American Leadership in the world. It is important to remember that what happens abroad and how people live elsewhere affects us here at home. When america turns a blind eye, we invite expressionism and extremism. We must Work Together to safeguard the democratic Border Guarding peace, prosperity and human achievement home abroad. At the bush institute, we are working diligently on these issues and today, our team is releasing a set of recommendations aimed at freedom, democracy and human rights and Foreign Policy. Thank you for contributing to this effort and may god bless you all. It is a little known fact that everywhere i go he does a video. We have a great panel, a really provocative title. I think we start off with the greater opposed opposed. And freedomtty bad house, something we measure every year in our freedom of the world report and for the last 13 years, every year, weve had more countries experiencing decline in so that political andts and Civil Liberties s
Kids spoke with governors from across the u. S. About vaping and ecigarette usage among teenagers. He talked with the governors during the National Governors Association Winter meeting in washington, d. C. We were chatting this morning as governors in an executive committee and talking about how governors at the end of the day have to get a job done. Thats why learning from each other in a bipartisan way is so important. Whether its infrastructure or economic development, there are lessons we can learn. One challenge we all have is Public Health. The vaping crisis that is going all across this nation and is spreading with a frightening facility among our young people. We have two great governors who are going to speak to us about it now. Its my pleasure to introduce governor dewine from ohio and Governor Brown from oregon. Thank you. [ applause ] set our guests up. Good to see you. Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Im kate brown, governor of oregon and chair of the nga health and hu