Is the minutes and approval of minutes of october 172,017th. Motion is in order for the approval of the minutes. Second. So moved. Its been a motion second are there any corrections to the minutes . If not all those in favor of the minutes please a aye. All opposed the minutes have been approved. Thank you. Next item. 3 the directors report. Good afternoon commissioners i want to welcome the ucsf pharmacist students, lift your hands so we can wave at you. Also our members of our drug usage union are here today to testify so i want to acknowledge all of you. And many advocates from the community so well have a very Great Commission meeting today. And just on that note, well let you know President Trump announced he is helping Human Services agency to declare a Opioid Crisis a publichealth emergency. This does not provide us new dollars. There are a couple of things i think are worth noting, one is that there may be flexibility about the regulations of certain medications considering bei
Also our members of our drug usage union are here today to testify so i want to acknowledge all of you. And many advocates from the community so well have a very Great Commission meeting today. And just on that note, well let you know President Trump announced he is helping Human Services agency to declare a Opioid Crisis a publichealth emergency. This does not provide us new dollars. There are a couple of things i think are worth noting, one is that there may be flexibility about the regulations of certain medications considering being able to pay for tele medicine for many Rural Communities who do do not have access, this would be a real important part. Also naloxone, trying to reduce cost to that and also there is some concern from h. I. V. Advocates in the way theyve allowed for thinking about flexibility to shift resources from h. I. V. And a. I. D. S. To this issue but i think over all, knowing that its a publichealth emergency i think is from a symbolic message i think is very i
Pharmacist students, lift your hands so we can wave at you. Also our members of our drug usage union are here today to testify so i want to acknowledge all of you. And many advocates from the community so well have a very Great Commission meeting today. And just on that note, well let you know President Trump announced he is helping Human Services agency to declare a Opioid Crisis a publichealth emergency. This does not provide us new dollars. There are a couple of things i think are worth noting, one is that there may be flexibility about the regulations of certain medications considering being able to pay for tele medicine for many Rural Communities who do do not have access, this would be a real important part. Also naloxone, trying to reduce cost to that and also there is some concern from h. I. V. Advocates in the way theyve allowed for thinking about flexibility to shift resources from h. I. V. And a. I. D. S. To this issue but i think over all, knowing that its a publichealth em
Gas, the other a toxic chemical. How much of that leaks our get into the air is anyones guess. Authorities are saying it does not appear to be a major worry for the time being but once buried, twice shy in prior crises when they got reassurances tend to be skittish. How difference no way of knowing. It is something we are watching closely. The Energy Department has tapped into those reserves to the tune of 500,000 barrels. Millions in there and this is meant to mitigate whatever price fallout we would have from here. But it is oil were talking about, not exactly some refined product whose prices have been soaring of late. Oil actually going the other way, but for the potential and ahead of any potential supply disruptions going on longer, theyre taking precaution tapping that reserve right now. Hillary vaughn in crosby, by the way near where this arkema plant is located. A lot of questions about how safe it is there. Hillary, what are you hearing . Reporter neil, the plant doesnt have
Province. Mark welcome to countdown, i am mark barton. Caroline i am caroline hyde. Also, a pay raise for mcdonalds employees. It means a growing list of u. S. Employers such as walmart are vowing to boost pay this year. Mark talks aimed at preventing iran from getting a nuclear bomb in exchange for sanctions relief continue. There is still no deal. Elliott, good morning. What is the latest . Elliott the talks literally broke up about an hour ago. That is accruing to a tweet from a state department spokesperson. They are getting rest. We have gone full circle from yesterdays optimism. And then some thinly veiled threats from the white house, saying all options are on the table. And also from the iranian suggesting there may not be another chance. Now we are back on the optimistic track as the talks broke up over an hour ago. The Iranian Foreign minister saying the talks with them we are moving in the right direction. The French Foreign minister saying they are tens of meters from the a