Todays sponsors, target and Thomson Reuters, two Companies Whose core values clearly reflect their desire to connect Law Enforcement with communities, by helping the national Law Enforcement museum to accept the table for meaningful and impactful conversations. Now for some brief housekeeping items before i introduce our keynote speaker. All attendees are muted. If you like to ask a question, please cement your question through the q a tab. Note that everyone in the webinar will see your question. You can upvote questions submitted by other attendees and we will prioritize questions that received the most votes. A link to this webinar would be sent to everyone, and will also be available on that museums youtube channel. Panelists, please room ever to keep yourselves on mute when you are not speaking. I would like to introduce our keynote speaker. Sharon belton, the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and alliances of Thomson Reuters government. She oversees development and managem
California and acss the nation. In washington, d. C. , the senate is working toward a new Coronavirus Relief package, thdr white house ped its demand for a payroll tax cut, which gop lawmakers had opposed, big divisions remain as unemployment nefits are set to expire next weekfor 20 million people. Meanwhile, democrats on capitol hill are championing a 3 trillion relief planhat includes eight. Closer to home, governor gavin newsom announced on tuesday, california recorded mo than ,000 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily total get, cafornia now has the most number of cases in the nation, surpassing new york. Joining us now by skype to discuss this, our political and government correspondent, marisa lagos. With us by skype from palm springs is scott shafer. So, lets start with the national picture, i want to askr you, presidenp has canceled the Republican National convention that was to be held ti jacksonville, that this was not the right time to bring so many people together, he al
Hello everybody welcome to the brookings event on election and here at the Brookings Institute to have several colleagues to join me for an indepth discussion on this topic we will do a twopart event today starting with what you see before you. With the integrative process and then as second panel on the problems tackling this implication with a campaign were in the midst of. And with those keynote remarks some one from someone on the front lines. And the infrastructure security with the department of homeland security. And with they are doing with those t issues and then to go into a discussion with mark harvey with the National Security council for the person in charge of coordinating all of the initiatives. And with Election Security and integrity. And at the Harvard Institute of politics will also trying to work with the outreach on those issues and to understand whats involved on the various issues and to be and in the midterms. And with the organization especially devoted with th
Coronavirus relief package, the white house dropped its demand for a payroll tax cut, which gop lawmakers had opposed,big visions remain as Unemployment Benefits are set to expire next week for pe20 milliole. Hill are championing a 3 pitol trillion relief plan thatin udes eight. Closer to home, governor gavin newsom announced on tuesday, california recorded more than 12,000 new cacoronavirus, its highest daily total get, california now has the most number of cases in the nation, surpassing nin york. Jous now by skype to discuss this, our political and government correspondent, marisa lagos. With us by skype from palm springs is scott shafer. So, lets start with the national picture, i want to ask you, President Trump nchas ed threpublican National Convention that was to be held in jacksonville, citing that this s not thright time to bring so many people together, he also this week wear face maskpolitically, to what is behind this shift from his earlier message in which he had downplaye
Chair jerry nadler. Death ofer the tragic george floyd has been a wakeup call for americans feel yet the streets are lined with protesters demanding fundamental change in the culture of Law Enforcement and meaningful accountability for officers who commit misconduct. Today, we answer that call. We value and respect the brave and Honorable Police officers who put their lives on the line to protect our communities. We know most Law Enforcement officers do their jobs with dignity, selflessness and honor. They are deserving of our respect and gratitude for all they do to keep us safe. We must also acknowledge that there are too many up exceptions, too many Law Enforcement officers that dont uphold protecting and serving. The reality for too many americans, especially for too many africanamericans, is that Police Officers are perceived as a threat to their liberty, their dignity, and all too often, to their safety. And to those who do not believe it, look at these tragic statistics. Are mor