And the former olympic swimmer setting a new High Altitude record in the Mountain Ranges of south america. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Were starting in india, where the Healthcare System is collapsing under the pressure of a surging Second Coronavirus wave with hospitals full, patients left untreated for hours and supplies of oxygen desperately inadequate. It now has more daily cases than anywhere else since the pandemic began, and its set a global record for two days running in the past 2a hours, its seen 330,000 new cases. 0ur delhi correspondent Yogita Limaye got access to the Emergency Ward of one hospital. Her report contains distressing scenes from the start. The front line an Emergency Room in a covid hospital, just about standing under the weight of an unfolding disaster. A patient whos hardly breathing is brought in. As nurses try to get him to respond, theres another person, even more critical. This woman rushes to help. So many like her are
Infections. Prime minister Suga Yoshihide says the government will make a final decision about the state of emergency on thursday. The measure is likely to remain in place for around a month. The declaration will give prefectural governors the Legal Authority to urge residents to cooperate with prevention efforts. Translator a state of Emergency Declaration will lead to stepped up measures. I hope they will be more effective. The four governors will ask people to refrain from nonessential outings after 8 00 p. M. Theyll also request that bars and restaurants close by that time. But a state of emergency is less rigid in japan than in many western countries. Its so far relied on voluntary closures rather than strict lockdowns. Suga says hell submit a legal revision to the diet that would allow penalties for those who do not comply. With the number of serious ill patients surging, governors around the capital are warning the Health Care System could collapse. Front line medical workers sa
San Francisco City college. I never knew that i would one day grow up and oversee the Free City College program at the department of children, youth, and their families, increasing access to Educational Opportunities for our Community Every day. In this role, i also monitoring the entire budget for the program. My passion for education started at a young age. I grew up in a lowincome household and have experienced firsthand the transformative nature of education both as a student and teacher. But over time, i realized how Education Systems failed our most vulnerable students. As a former legislative aide, i worked on legislation to ban the box on private college applications, making San Francisco the first city in the nation to do so. During this time of a Global Pandemic and a social movement to dismantle systemic racism, city College Needs a new voice and a proven leader in education. My lifes mission has been to ensure institutions are accountable to the people they are built to ser
Comanche and navajo. We moved to california when my father was forced to retire. That opened up Higher Education for me because Community College was free in california. I studied at delta college, earned an associates agree. I transferred to s. F. State, and i was often the only student of color in any of my classes. My grassroots activism started in the ethnic strike. We didnt win all of our demands, but ethnic studies is now included and growing in area schools. In 2019, i was invited to speak at the city college ethnic studies teachin during black history month. I told the students that as a former student and Community College teacher and administrator, i was passing the baton onto them in the struggle for social justice. As i finished speaking, i should and could go one more lap on the City College Board of trustees. Im running with the support of students, faculty, and trustees that are just as concerned as i am. Too many classes have been cancelled, outcomes for black and brown