Item. Comments will be made in the order that they are received. When the moderator announces that Public Comment is being made, press starthree to enter the queue. When prompted, callers will have the standard three minutes to provide comment. Ensure you are in a quiet location, speak clearly, and turnoff any t. V. S or radios around you. Clerk item 1, roll call. [roll call] clerk general Public Comment. Members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any item within the commissions jurisdiction that does not appear to the agenda. Speakers may address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or personnel. Commissioners are not to engage in conversation or debate with a speaker. Lack of response does not necessarily indicate agreement with Public Comment. Commissioner covington thank you, madam speaker. Are there any public speakers that would like to comment at this time . Clerk there operator there are no Public Commen
Talk about portsmouth virginia. Were a confederate statue is being removed from the city center. You can see it wrapped right now, they are ready to cart it away, this controversy over the monument escalated on wednesday after the president and Vice President were arrested during a peaceful protest where they were trying to protest the existence of the statue there in the middle of the town square. They have been removing it from its base and getting rid of it. And this is one of several confederate monuments and statues of people who were important during the confederacy that are being taken down we are keeping e on the opening of service into san jose including an inaugural train ride with politicians. At the station were a Ribbon Cutting is set for a few hours from now. Good morning, we are stirring to see the station, live as employees are coming to work prepping the site here for the big festivities in celebration later on today. All of the safety checks are done last minute finis
For concord. Daytime highs about 127 degrees below average for this time of year. We will see the winds kick up, breezy westerly winds, futurecast went just as we take you through today and tomorrow in a few minutes. Happening today, bart celebrates the opening of service into san jose including an inaugural train run with politicians. Kiet do is at the station where a ribboncutting is set for a few hours from now. The station is starting to come back to life. We have employees Power Washing and blowing leaves and wiping down surfaces out here. All the safety checks are done. We are seeing the trains come and go to make sure everything woing. Is to get on the train and enjoy the ride. We are hours away from this trip with a lot of local vips, dignitaries, anybody who still live over the past 20 years to help make it happen. Heres a list of todays events. It 10 a. M. Ribboncutting here theyre going to ride to the station for another ribboncutting this is for invited guests saturday june
America yesterday, and frankly, it was a little embarrassing in a new interview, former Vice President joe biden said that president trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic has been incompetent said trump, why dont you say that to my face with no mask on . Say it real loud, so you really spray those particles. After refusing to change his schedule on monday after learning his press secretary tested positive for the coronavirus, the white house confirmed yesterday that Vice President mike pence will distance himself from president trump. Pence apparently decided to take precautions after noticing his temperature was a little higher than his normal 25 degrees hotter than a frozen chicken white house Senior Adviser and president trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner said yesterday that he was not sure if the coronavirus pandemic would delay the general election in november which is a little weird, because the question was, sir, how did you get in here . Oprah announced, yesterday, she will la
Unfolded, here are some of the highlights from todays news conference. The white house today pledged immediate help for individuals and Small Businesses. This came on a date when we learned that 6. 6 million more americans wild unemployment claims last week. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin is said people who have their banks direct deposit information already on file with the irs will get direct payments within two weeks as part of the stimulus bill. Im pleased to report that within two weeks the first payments will be direct deposit into taxpayers accounts. As the president said, he authorized me to say that anybody who has Social Security recipients will not need to file a new tax return and will have that. The secretary said there will be a website for people who dont have direct deposit on file, and they can provide information in order to get their payment. On the medical front President Trump said today that he has again invoked the defense production act to ensure that manufact