Helpful. Thank you so much. I look forward to working with you all. We have a lot to do. Thank you. Madam secretary. Thank you. I would like to make an announcement. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendations issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health, they have lifted restrictions. This is being televised. Be aware of the time lag on sfgovtv. On behalf of the commission i extend thanks to the sfgovtv staff for assistance. If you wish to comment on an item dial 14156550001. Meeting id1463830534pound pound. To raise your hand to speak press star 3. This is a special meeting of the commission. No general Public Comment at this meeting. It will be called at the commission of items 3 and 4 as listed on the agenda. Thank you. As our first meeting i would like to say we have a hard stop at 5 00. Make sure you get calls in. I would like to as the first meeting special meeting workshop turn this over to commissioner harrington to chair. Commiss
What happens when the package moves to the other side of the capital . Well, there are a lot of questions over whether moderate democrats like kirsten and joe manchin will vote for this bill. A lot of people including moderate republicans have said this bill is too big. They havent been pushing it too hafrld lets be honest. This is a very popular bill. 60 of the American Public likes the bill. That means republicans like the bill. Now, democrats in the meantime before it is even being presented, theyre fighting over minimum wage hike and whether that will be put in the bill. Tomorrow they will decide if they can pass it with reconciliation. So youre not hearing too. From republicans. Theyre kind of sitting back and letting democrats fight over the minimum wage package that would be a part of bill because they know that would be unpopular with joe manchin and those who have a lot of power. So yeah. Everyone is really looking sorry. Go ahead. We thought we lost but go ahead. Im saying, a
Green Family Foundation and welcome to and conversation with doctor paul farmer and doctor daniel line. Ive known doctor farmer for 20 years and imvery familiar with his work. He has helped me shape my field. And im delighted to introduce you to this conversation. Six years ago, the world saw the Worst Epidemic of evil in the history of humankind. After initial outbreaks in sierra leone, liberia and guinea, cases were confirmed in seven other countries riyadh including the United States. The virus spread rapidly causing severe loss of life and ethnic destruction. And disruption. By the timeepidemic was over, nearly 3 years after it had begun , more than any thousand cases and then confirm and more than 11,000 people have died. Doctor paul farmer was there. And as fever, feud and diamonds, people and the ravages of history, he chronicled the viruses devastating path, explains the history of politics that is allocated its spread and recounts stories of the people who were affected by it.
What became known as code 19 were 1st reported in will hand in december 29 teen but an Emergency Committee did not meet until 3 weeks later didnt declare a Global Health emergency until the end of january the rate has warned the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure as wealthier countries continue to hoard huge numbers of coronavirus vaccines to address i dont know much every source says the un Health Bodies kovacs scheme is at serious risk because of limited supplies of vaccines more than 79000000 those of vaccine have now been. In at least 49 higher Income Countries just 25 daughters have been given in one lowest income country not 25000000 not 25000 just 25 i need to be blunt. The world is on the brink of a catastrophe moral failure and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the worlds poorest countries 2. 00 days before joe bidens inauguration as us president security in washington d. C. Has been ramped up the National Mall now resemble
Speed up vaccine rollout and bring in stronger measures to get the outbreak under control. To heal we must remember its hard sometimes to remember but thats how we hear its important to do that as a nation thats why were here today between sundown and dusk. A shot im the lights the darkness along the sacred pull of the flexion remember all we lost. Outgoing u. S. President donald trump has delivered his Farewell Speech he took credit for Vaccine Development and once again blame china in the coronavirus on the world and he told supporters that the movement we started is only just beginning. Security has been heightened to unprecedented levels in the u. S. Capitol the head of the no gration ceremony and after this month a time on the capitol 12 National Guard members have been relieved of duty for the ceremony after an intensified vetting process u. S. Secretary of state might pompei always accusing china of committing genocide and crimes against humanity against wigan muslims its believ