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Chairman shelby and his staff for letting us try this and see how this kind of information gathering works for appropriators. Its not a markup. There will be no voting today, but were going to get some really important information. Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases passed 50,000 for the first time, making it a single day record. This morning, 128,000 americans have died and nearly 2. 7 million have tested positive for covid19. Of course, the thoughts of myself and everyone on this committee are with those individuals and those families whove been affected. I called this hearing really to look at an update on the efforts that the administrations put together and, frankly members of this committee were very involved in to see if we couldnt establish a new way to look at responding to pandemics. I think we have the chance to actually write a new important chapter in what that response looks like. Developing the right vaccine, the right therapeutics, the right testing is important. And ....
Senator blunt the appropriation subcommittee on labor, health and Human Services, education and related agencies will come together. Im glad to be here this morning with my colleagues, some offices or from some other location. This is the first appropriations hearing being held in person and virtually and want to thank chairman shelby and his staff for letting us try this and see how this kind of information gathering works for appropriators. Its not a markup. There will be no voting today, but were going to get some really important information. Yesterday, the new coronavirus cases passed 50,000 for the first time, making it a single day record. This morning, 128,000 americans have died and nearly 2. 7 million have tested positive for covid19. Of course, the thoughts of myself and everyone on this committee are with those individuals and those families whove been affected. I called this hearing really to look at an update on the ....
Reopening today that means more Retail Stores and more Small Businesses will be open for Curbside Service napa solano and sonoma counties are already doing that yeah in the east bay though Alameda County in Contra Costa County are still in phase. One. However, Health Officials there say that they will be making a decision on phase 2. Perhaps as early as today. Santa clara county, however, which has been the hardest hit. Currently remains in phase. One. So lets go to San Francisco and see how its going to go there so far early this morning, Sa ....
Lets get to some of todays news from our washington and new york teams. I want to return to trade tensions between the u. S. And trump president responding to questions on implementing the phase one trade deal amid the coronavirus pandemic. We signed the deal. I heard that too, they wanted to reopen the talks to get a better deal. China has been taking advantage of the United States for many decades because we have people in this position, sitting in the oval office that allowed that to happen. I am not interested. Alix Kevin Cirilli joins me now. Walk me through. Kevin good morning. This comes as the president has increasingly attacked china politically speaking, and raised questions about chinas response to covid19, including Senior Administration officials. From an economic standpoint, the president saying not so ....
We need to convince the county that livermore is ready to open. And events like today arent going to help. Reporter now, across the street from the protest, there were a few raised eyebrows. I understand what theyre trying to do and everyone has their own opinion, but at least try and separate a little bit is what im thinking. We understand that there are diversities of opinions about whats going on. We appreciate that. Reporter but the message from this crowd today their patience is wearing thin. If it goes on too much longer like this, itll be past the point of no return. We will not recover. Reporter in liver jrmore, wilson walker, kpix 5. All right, well, alameda county, that includes livermore, is expected to move to stage two of reopening next week. That means curbside retail and manufacturing. Contra costa county could allow both as early as tuesday. San francisco, san mateo and marin are planning to make the move on monday. The only bay area county staying put in stage one for ....