This is the recreation and Park Commission meeting of november 19, 2020. Please note that due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect board members, City Employees and the public, the meeting rooms at city hall are closed. However, commissioners are participating in this meeting remotedly at the same extent as if they were physically present. We ask listeners to turn down your televisions and or computers while listening on the phone. We ask for your patience if we experience any technical issues. Public comment will be available for aefp item on the agenda. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone by calling 14156550001. The access code today is 1462848651. When you hear the agenda item you would like to comment on dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. You will be lined up in the system in the order you dial star 3. While youre waiting t system will be silent. It will
Diplomat to visit any legal settlement in the west bank. And hes accused of supporting the occupation the and we begin with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and the race to find an effective vaccine. British pharmaceutical giant asters anika says its phase 2 trials show, promise in protecting the most at risk groups. It says people over 70 who have been tested have shown a strong immune response that x. Develops without said university, and its in the final stages of human trials. And the last 10 days, 2 other drug makers, pfizer and more data, reported their vaccines are more than 90 percent effective in late stage sheilds. Now, globally, 1000 cases have surpassed 56000000 have been more than 1300000 deaths worldwide, stew 150000 of those in the u. S. , making it the worst affected country by far has been following developments from london on the race for a vaccine. Just published its phase 2 results, which was based on a group of 560 volunteers. Know its phase 3 results, which
Settlements and forced from their homes. We need the feel p. And so fled to sudan and are now desperate for help. Im joining us though with Sports Major League Baseball star Robinson Camaro has been banned for a whole season for doping and must fulfill his 24000000. 00 salary. Thank you for joining us. We start this news hour with the coronavirus funday make and the race to find a vaccine. British pharmaceutical giant astra zeneca says its phase 2 trials show, promise in protecting the most at risk groups. A strong immune response was shown in those age over 70. The vaccine is being developed in partnership with Oxford University and is now in the final stage of human testing to confirm those findings. The positive news on the vaccine front comes as cases continue to mount. More than 2000000. 00 cases have now been reported in africa, but low rates of testing means the caseload is sought to be much higher across the 54. 00 country, continent globally cases have surpassed 56000000. 00.
Emergency covert 19 meeting between chancellor Angela Merkel and regional leaders in germany nearly 500 people have died and 28000 have been infected in a single day germany is considering a strict a lockdown to stem the pandemics 2nd wife. The glitz and glamour of the european film awards moved to the Digital Space for saturdays 33rd annual ceremony nominees and when a zoomed in from around the world best european film went to another round a scandinavian comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen about teachers who take to day drinking. This is d w news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram d w news ovies its d. W. Dot com. For. Welcome to in good shape coming up. Healthy hiking how to get the most out of the mountain trail. Smile which gentle bleaching method works best. And music is medicine the therapeutic effect of sweet sounds. A little welcome to in good shape what i realize is that more and more people now airing head why their nature but listen to this this is my music. When i a
Without much fighting their enemy. Its a gray and Peoples Liberation front appeared to have decided not to put up much resistance. So i thought, you know, after taking full control them a clearly our forces are now pursuing and hunting and to piece our laments here to new holes. The government says its forces now control all of the region. Ethiopian state television showed weapons that it said the t. P. L. F. It hidden in churches. But questions remain, where are all the t. P. Left fighters and substantial stocks of military hardware. And is it equipped to fight an insurgency . As it did once before, successfully in the 19, seventies and eighties, with its leaders have said it will keep fighting. Ethiopias government says it no longer has Popular Support with the so guerrilla warfare component of the p. L. F. This is part of their history that they have enjoyed with all guards. And so when there isnt Popular Support for this kind of thing within the region. Prime minister i. B. M. It c