Federal, state, or local . We are opening up regional lines. If you are in the eastern or central time zones, we want you to call 2027488000 . If you are in the mountain or pacific time zones, your line is 2027488001 . Medical professionals, you are on the front lines. What are you seeing when it comes to confidence of what people think about what you are saying . Your number is 2027488002 . You can always text us at 2027488003 and we are always cspanwja social media and facebook. On friday, Public Health officials were in front of Congress Talking about the coronavirus and answering questions from elected officials. Washington post was there and wrote a little bit of what happened. The failure of the united friday as on display Top Administration Health Officials, appearing before a panel, acknowledged testing delays and a hodgepodge of state policy that protected no more than half the country. With restrictions aimed at stopping more infections, testimony on the coronavirus intos, wh
I want to discuss the actions that i have taken towards protecting our more vulnerable populations, specifically focused on the black community who have suffered a vastly disproportionate effect of covid19. Years and decades after this pandemic, we will surely look back and examine all of the biological and medical questions about the virus. The data accumulating over the last few weeks has shined a bright light on what seemed like a uniquely american problem. Have told you what it would highlight as long as it drew a picture. Generations of systemic disadvantages health care of communities in color and black unities in particular are now amplified in this crisis. In the city of chicago, and greater st. Louis, across our state and nation. First, we need more ubiquitous test. We are working hard to expand our Testing Capacity and thinking hard about where and how these tests are available. I have end, my team and worked to set up a partnership in the city of chicago and with more qualif
Impossible. While we were winning the idea lodge call battle, while were winning support of so many young people and working people throughout the country, i have concluded that this battle for the democratic nomination will not be successful and so today i am announcing the suspension of my campaign. Please know that i do not make this decision lightly. In fact it has been a very difficult and painful decision. Over the past few weeks jane and i in consultation with top staff and many of our prominent supporters have made an honest assessment of the prospects for victory. If i believed we had a feasible path to the nomination i would certainly continue the campaign but it is just not there. I know some in our movement would disagree with this decision and would like to fight on on to the last ballot cast at the Democratic Convention. I understand that position, but as i see the crisis gripping the nation, exacerbated by a president unwilling or unable to provide any kind of credible l
Join us on washington journal primetime monday night, 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Illinois governor jb pritzker gave an update on how his state is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. This is about an hour. Good afternoon and thank you for joining todays public update. I am here with dr. Horace smith, dr. Tor and a doctor suzette mckinney, executive director of the Illinois Medical District and the operations lead for our alternate care facilities across chicago and the state, and bishop simon gordon,. I want to discuss the actions i our taken toward protecting more vulnerable populations, specifically focused on the black community, who have focused a disproportionate effect of covid19. For months, years, and even decades after we defeat this pandemic, we will surely look back and examine the biological and medical questions about this virus. Beyond that, we need to examine what americans learned about ourselves. The data accumulating over the last few weeks has shined a bright lig
One cia director, george h. W. Bush, later became president himself. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this program. Good evening, everyone. My name is ruth robbins. Its a pleasure to welcome you here tonight for our program. A couple of quick things first. One is, if you could, please put away your cell phones, turn them off, silence them, any electronic devices, we would appreciate it. If youre wondering why bright lights in here, because youre all going to be on tv. Cspan is taping tonight. Im kidding, youre not going to be on cspan, the speaker will be on cspan. When we get to the q a, they usually want to bring a mic down so they can record it. So if you have a question, just try to wait until they bring the mic to you so we dont have to repeat it. The speaker will repeat the questions so you can hear, but this is so they can hear it or however they work it. Our speaker tonight is david robarge, received a phd at columbia university. After teaching at columbia, working for banker