Involved in the cellar telephone business and formed Columbia Capital and made money doing that and openly got involved in government and politics and became the chairman of the Democratic Party in virginia and also later governor of virginia, and then elected senator from virginia initially in 2018. Reelected in 2014, and hes up for election again in 2020. Mark, thanks very much for joining us. Thank you, saved david. Now, recently you got a lot of attention for the tuna melt. And the kitchen behind you where you cooked that. Why so much attention to a tuna melt . David, thank you for having me and i hope you and your family and all of the folks who are watching this are doing okay and that their families are safe. The tuna melt came about because i got, i was getting a little quarantine crazy. Ins our guest house and my wife sends me here this morning each morning to while away on zoom calls and i saw other politicians doing Singing Heart felt songs and playing the piano or making th
Cal tran crews have been making a big step well pause on that. Well go to the governor right now with that live news conference. Lets listen in. I want to begin by extending again gratitude to 40 million californians that over the course of the last number of weeks has not only bent the curve in the state of california, but stabilized it. We have made Real Progress in this state over the course of the last number of weeks. And that is why i want to just confront the topic that is top of mind. And those are the images we saw over the weekend. The images down in an example o whatnot to see. People, whatnot to do if we are going to make meaningful progress that we have made in the last few weeks extend into the next number of weeks. The reality is, we are just a few weeks away, not months away from making measurable and meaningful changes to our stay at home order. That is a very optimistic point. To emphasize. However, that is driven by data. Its driven by behavior. And as we change our
Shelter in place order through the month of may and this ever. We do not get a lot of includes alameda, contra costa, donations of protein, we have to purchase protein, so this is marin, san mateo, San Francisco obviously going to help a lot and santa clara counties. To get such a donation of this that current order was set to scale. This will be enough chicken for expire this coming weekend but now it has been extended or it will be extended we now know 120,000 servings. Through the month of may. Lets take you to sacramento to it will go to the city of join Governor Newsom. We have made Real Progress in this state over the course San Francisco. Ktvu is part of of the last number of weeks. With food banks around the bay area to help them raise money and that is why i just want to during this difficult time and confront the topic that is top your donation helps ensure food of mind. Is available to those who need those are the images we saw it most. For more information go to over the we
People in the hospital, and, sadly, 152 deaths. We know that this disease includes an extra amount of sorrow, since loved ones cannot the at the bedside, and we continue to hold all of those suffering from this virus in our thoughts. Earlier this week, i laid out our path forward to a new normal , dependent upon testing, and i want to share some key updates about our work on that front. On testing first. North carolina has made great strides, but we have more work to do. We have conducted at least 73,000 tests, which is a long way from where we were a month ago. In fact, testing and our state has increased by 88 over the last two weeks, but we need testing to be more widespread, and we need to use it to give us a better indication of where we are in this fight. Today, we announced a partnership with three of our states medical universities, to use testing and tracing to help us determine how far the disease has spread in North Carolina. This research is part of a coordinated statewide
Was also testifying on the coronavirus outbreak and federal government response. Next, a look at how the federal government response to coronavirus is impacting state and local governments. This House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing includes state Health Officials from mississippi and new jersey, and a former Obama Administration official who oversaw coordination efforts during the ebola outbreak. The subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness response and recovery will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on Community Perspectives on coronavirus, preparedness and response. Without objection the chair may , declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. Without objection, members not sitting on the subcommittee will be permitted to participate in todays hearing. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon. We are here today to discuss the coronavirus, also known as covid19. We are at a critical point in responding to the Coronav