62,000 patients admitted with serious cases of covid19 that breaks the record of 60,000 patients that was set back in april. The u. S. Recorded an 8th straight day of more than 100,000 new cases and texas became the first state to top 1 million coronavirus cases surpassing all of italy. Governors across the country are urging people to stay home and limits, socializing. California could surpass 1 million confirmed cases by tomorrow. There were 7400 new cases today and 69 people died. While here in the bay area there were 300 new cases and one new death. Contra costa and santa cruz counties were forced to roll back their reopening plans due to a rise in covid cases and San Francisco has also halted reopening plants other bay area counties are on track to do the same. If they are unable to slow the spread. How about this if everybody wore a mask, the lockdowns might go away sooner and the pandemics impact on the economy might not be as bad yeah well thats the upshot of revised recommenda
During recent protests following the death of george floyd. Is a member of the joint chief of staff and nations top officer for overseeing the army and the air force National Guard. Combined total strength of nearly halfmillion airmen and soldiers under his supervision and command. He is a distinguished airmen and fire and formally of the air ghforce. In the early 1990s which the National Guards in a number of physicians in the United States and around the world. Sometimes in more of a guarded capacity or parttime capacity. Sometimes fulltime and for the last eight years has been at the leadership of the National Guard here in washington. Were really privileged to have him today be prepared for his very well earned retirement and getting back to the rotc great country into the air force in the graduation from the program and it was 1981 so hes been serving his country long and very well despite his youthful appearance, he has been it at it quite a while. We wish him well. And we look f
The Brookings Institution hosted a conversation with the bureau chief of the National Guard, topics included the guards role during the birx pandemic and protests following the death of george floyd. The chief of the National Guard bureau which means a member of the joint chiefs of staff and officer for overseeing the army and air force National Guard combined the total strength of half 1 million airmen and soldiers under his supervision and command and he is the distinguished airmen and fighter pilot, texan, formerly of activeduty air force in the 1990s and did a number of students in various positions, sometimes in more of a guard capacity, sometimes full time and for the last eight years have been at the leadership of the National Park bureau in washington, now as its top officer, we are privileged to have him today as he prepares for imminent in the rotc entry, the graduation from the rotc program was 1981. He has been serving his country long and very well despite his youthful app
Rotc program from the university of texas was 1981. Hes been serving his country long and very well, despite his youthful appearance, hes been at it for quite a while. We look forward to a rich conversation today at the end of which well be able to handle some of your questions if you wish to email us. I will transmit some of those questions to the general. But, first, were going to hear from him with some opening thoughts on the state of the guard and on its health and admiral and much appreciated help in responding to the covid crisis in the United States. That will not be our only topic. This will be an opportunity to think more broadly about the guard and its role in the nations force at this very difficult moment in our history with the return of Great Power Competition and other challenges around the globe. General, thank you again for joining us. Without further adieu, over to you, my friend. Michael, thank you. Thank you to brookings for having me on today to talk about the Nat
Early today starts right now good morning on this wednesday. Im cori coffin. And im frances rivera. An epidemic with no end in sight. The coronavirus reaches a grim milestone as the american death toll hits the triple digits. Heres what you need to know at this hour. As the deadly outbreak evolves, u. S. Officials are boosting measures to combat coronavirus in new york city the shutdown threatens to go further. Mayor bill de blasio urging new yorkers to prepare for a shelter in place order a decision will be made within the next day or so as hospitals become strained by a surge of patients the pentagon announced it is getting 5 million respirator masks and also 2,000 ventilators to the department of health and Human Services secretary of defense mark esper said 1 Million Masks would be available immediately. And one South Carolina School District is putting meals on wheels the anderson School District is delivering breakfast and lunch to thousands of students the bus driver miss patric