2020 election and the qs of the u. S. Electoral process. We are about the legal challenges brought forward by the Trump Campaign and how the American People perceive the integrity of the results. The center for American Progress is the host, this is about an hour. Subject this year we saw significant strength in our electoral system. Ultimately our system deck demonstrated democracies resilience we saw a higher share of the voting eligible population than any time in the last 120 years. That is a great site of the vibrancy of democracy but at the heavy load for a lecture to biggest ration vertically during the pandemic the conditions around covered for states to adopt quickly to a once in a century pandemic that meant shifting to mailin ballots recruiting new and younger poll workers and confronting prohibition in some states against counting mail ballots prior to election day. Sadly we also saw the effects of disinformation shared by politicians. And amplified over digital platforms a
At a joint hearing on the coronavirus and the procurement of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. This rants an hour and a half. Joint hearing will come to order. Let me begin by thanking everyone for joining us today. I hope that my colleagues, our witnesses and viewers are staying healthy and safe. I want to thank chairman pain and Ranking Member king of the Emergency Preparedness response and recovery subcommittee, for coming together with Ranking Member crenshaw and i to hold this hearing. We are here to discuss federal and state efforts to picker critical supplies and response to the coronavirus pandemic. First, i want to acknowledge that the federal Emergency Management agency, fema, who is put in charge of the federal governments response was asked to testify today. While fema is not here today, i understand that and miss straighter gaynor plans to appear before the full Committee Later this month. Im pleased to hear this because it is vital that we Work Tog
Corona fund the chancellor hosting italys Prime Minister saying theres still a long way to go to put together an unprecedented recovery fund. And france breaking with tradition this day today with a tribute to Health Care Workers rather than its military president mccraw will make a rare address to the nation laying out his plans to overcome the kind. And in peru out of work and out of options the virus leaves the poorest of the poor struggling just to put food on the table. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today california has announced that it is ordering thousands of businesses to shut down after briefly reopening they include restaurants bars movie theaters across americas most populous state this decision comes amidst a new surge in reported cases across a number of american states large metro areas in california including los angeles and San Francisco are among those affected. Back to square one california shuts down most of its public life for the 2nd time back in march
A tribute to its Health Care Workers president mccrone will be laying out his plans to overcome the pandemic and shutdowns and a televised address later today. Plus in peru its out of work and out of options the virus leaves the poorest of the poor struggling just to put food on the table. Our brian todd was great to have you with us today californias governor is ordering thousands of businesses to shut down after briefly reopening they include restaurants bars and places of worship across americas most populous state the decision comes amidst a new surge in reported cases across a number of u. S. States large metro areas in california including los angeles and san fran. Sysco are among those affected. Back to square one california shuts down most of its public life for the 2nd time back in march it was the 1st us state to impose a strict stay at home order even closing down its beaches parks and campsites but now that more is known about how the virus is transmitted the state has shif
A sweeping rollback of its plans to open up for business bars restaurants places of worship being shut down again after a new surge in the virus. And left jobless spike coated many hungry families in india are turning for help to a hotline run by teenagers. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today well today francis celebrating its National Holiday still day but this year paul probably sold ration have been canceled or scaled back for example the capital paris were giving these live images right now for the 1st time since 1945 authorities have canceled a traditional parade along the shawms elease a instead a much smaller. Or event is featuring a tribute to the countrys Health Care Workers president guest of honor this year our Health Ministers from nearby countries that took in patients from overcrowded hospitals at the height of the pandemic in france. Lets go live now to debbie is liza lois joining us from the class to look concorde in paris where a far more modest event is men