[no audio] [silence] [no audio] good afternoon, everyon good afternoon everyone. [inaudible] to support millions of veterans every day to hear from those organizations and the support for Suicide Prevention and legislation with commander John Scott Hannon better improvement act. Business legislation before thisbe committee and before the senate and i wanted to give the opportunity to the Veterans Service organizations and others and as you negotiate with the passage in the ability to be sent to the president. September 10 is worldwide Suicide Prevention day in the hearing is our opportunity to impact so Many Americans and urge for swift passage of legislation to provide lifesaving measures for those at a risk. I was notified yesterday of another veteran who died by suicide on v. A. Property. And those placing the veteran at the center of the system focusing on new forms of outreach. To achievein those goals and those not yet identified and organizations not yet with caddying and resear
Communities of color including africanamericans, latinos, asians and pacific americans and native americans. This is an hour and 50 minutes. Right now across the country, citizens are coming together to protest racial injustices. These protests began in response to a public lynching of george floyd by Minneapolis Police and the recent killings of other americans at the hands of those who are supposed to protect them. My prayers go out to the floyd family and other families, a long list of other victims and their loved ones. I stand in solidarity with all those who are protesting and patriotically challenging the status quo. These protests are about more than the pigment of africanamericans at the hands of police. There about the systemic changes or gears. They are now magnified by the coronavirus that we are here to talk about. This racial inequity in healthcare, it has been laid out by this pandemic. Africanamericans, latinos, native americans and other people of color have tested pos
Who are supposed to protect them. My prayers go out to the floyd family and other families, a long list of other victims and their loved ones. I stand in solidarity with all those who are protesting and patriotically challenging the status quo. These protests are about more than the pigment of africanamericans at the hands of police. There about the systemic changes or gears. They are now magnified by the coronavirus that we are here to talk about. This racial inequity in healthcare, it has been laid out by this pandemic. Africanamericans, latinos, native americans and other people of color have tested positive, being hospitalized and dying from covid19 at alarming rates. Americans are dying at a rate that is double what would be expected given the population. Latinos have been infected every state. Native americans who represent just 4 of the population in arizona are 21 of the coronavirus deaths. They went under, the recent by this crisis, the national conversation. The Coronavirus I
And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you thank you. America. This is bbc world news i am Laura Trevelyan reporting from new york city. The u. S. Now has morehan one million coronavirus cases, onal third of gl infections. The milestone s comes astes continue to loosen lockdowns. France willicasetions next month but masks will remain a way of life. Understanding immunity. A look at whether you can19 get covid a second time after youve already recovered. Plus, why the historical ties tween jobs and health care in the u. S. Are leaving millions uninsured. We look at why americans get medical cover from employers. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america thu. S. Is the epicenter of the e obal coronavirus outbreak, with more than llion known infections. President trump claims the u. S. Has more casesinecause it is more testing in new york, 3 people died yesterday, a big drop from two weeks ago. All this comes as more states move
Interpreted. Our agendas are available in large print. Ask staff for additional assistance. To prevent electronic interferes with the sound system, please silence all mobile phones. The Mayors Disability Council Public Meetings are generally held on the third friday of every other month. Please call the Mayors Office on disability for further information or to request aecom accommodations at 14155546789, or by email at mod sfgov. Org. Our next regular meeting will be on friday, february 21, 2020. 1 to 4 p. M. In this hearing room. Im not sure that was actually accurate. It says every other we have changed our meeting schedule so that we are now meeting nine months out of the year. So what i just read is fake news. [laughter]. We are meeting pretty much monthly. The months that we are not meeting are heather, help me out here july, december. Its the months the off months are december, june and august. Thank you, nicole. Okay, id like to read the action item. It is an action item. Im goi