But entrepreneur chanel fields, ceo of startup md ally in philadelphia, says the timing couldnt be better. You know, i think that this is a pretty good time to start a business. Reporter fields new company lets Emergency Responders and 911 dispatchers reroute nonemergency calls to virtual doctors. Youre talking about a business that both makes sense now and will continue to grow in importance in the future . Yeah. I have a lot of people who call 911 for things that are sore throat pain. When youre in the middle of a pandemic its important that you are using those resources as efficiently as possible. Reporter with Interest Rates low, the cost of rent and equipment falling, many talented people looking for work, some traditional barriers to starting a business are less of a burden. But fields says its even bigger than that. Theres more of a sense of purpose. I cant think of a better reason to create value and see if you can do more, do something thats outside of your norm. Reporter she
We are back with breaking news from idaho. A magnitude 6. 5 earthquake just hit hours ago north of boise. There have already been several moderate aftershocks, no immediate reports of damage or injuries. It was the strongest quake to hit idaho since 1983. New york city is bringing in hundreds of out of town ambulances and paramedics to help with the coronavirus crisis. Abcs eva pilgrim is on the frontlines where First Responders are risking their lives every day as they struggle to cope with the dramatic spike in 911 calls. Reporter in queens, the epicenter of the new york city outbreak, ems workers are the infantry, and they are overwhelmed. The number of calls to new yorks 911 system skyrocketing. Every call is treated as a potential coronavirus patient. We followed them at a safe distance on several calls. This woman says her aunt is covid19 positive and has pneumonia. This is her second trip to the hospital. With 20 of the ems force out sick, the ones that can work are working near
Thats now making ventilators. But is it enough and will they get to sick patients in time . And reading the room. Levar burton on the solice in reading books at this time. First, heres todays eye opener your world in 90 seconds. This san allout military operation that weve waged. The president warning americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities. This next week is going to look bad because were still not yet at that apex. This is going to be our pearl harbor moment, our 9 11 moment. The coronavirus is truly vicious. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now hospitalized a week after he tested positive for coronavirus. Its a big move going to the hospital. Thats a big thing. Hes a great gentlemen, so i just hope hes okay. Queen elizabeth gave a special address from her residence at windsor castle. It offered words of comfort. We will meet again, but for now, i send my thanks and warmest good wishes to all. Nba champion kobe bryant will be inducted into the hall of fame
People. Black people were just so absent in Science Fiction, and its a blind spot. Black panther was a massive moment in our culture. They thought it was going to make 700 million. But it actually made 1. 3 billion. So, it had a business impact. It had a community impact. It opened up doors. It showed that these kinds of stories, looking at black speculative fiction, looking at black looking at horror was also highly profitable. Scifi is really a conversation about our humanity and mans relationship to technology and exploring other worlds. Its really exciting to know that more blackcentric Science Fiction is making its way onto the Television Screens finally. Black people have always loved Science Fiction and have always loved fantasy. We just didnt know it. When you think of how broad that landscape is, to not include every single individual that is participating in the world, then its a lie. We have millions and millions of stories that need to be told. And us getting our due is lit
i will dive deep into this with my panel of experts. our republican primary goes off the rails of the ten people who are looking to take on the michigan governor. more than half of been kicked off the ballot for election fraud or arrested by the fbi. i m going one-on-one with the michigan secretary of state about this insanity. later, thousands are getting ready today to march across the united states for new gun laws in just a few hours. the question lurking in everyone s mind, will this time be any different? i will put that exact question to activists a freddie guttenberg, whose child was killed in parkland. all of this and more is coming up. good saturday morning to you all. i am katie fang. democracy, it is not inevitable. we, the american people, were reminded of this this week with the first primetime hearing of the january six committee. here s community member jamie raskin on the panels efforts to prove that trump was directly responsible for what happened that