Welcome, everybody. Today our select subcommittee is holding a hybrid hearing where some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via web x. Since some members are appearing in person let me remind everyone pursuit to the latest guidance from the house of intended physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a Face Covering. We will allow you to remove them as you see me doing in order to speak. I know a little bit about how your glasses get fogged up and you dont see where youre going. Members who are not wearing a Face Covering are not permitted to remain in the hearing room and will not be recognized to speak. When youre not speaking, we expect for you to have the face mask or we will not recognize you. Let me make a few reminders about hybrid hearings. Those members appearing in person you will be able to see members appearing remotely on the two monitors in front of you. On one monitor you will see all the members appearing remotely at
Doing their job in terms of Public Health and not neglect certain neighborhoods. There are now nearly 4,000 confirmed cases inial need. A more than santa clara county. Reporter people tested positive days after reopening. If people are Wearing Masks and theyre following guidelines, what does it say . When you look at the death rate, a tragic indicator, the death rate from covid in Alameda County is not particularly elevated. Reporter still, he says the numbers should warn everyone about being vigilant and following guidelines, especially as more people convenienture out of their homes. Were very worried about it. It is entirely possible, in fact, that is happening. If people are out and about more. Reporter alameda Public Health has not made a statement about reason numbers and there are no new guidelines for business that are reopening. Employers are not required to test their employees before going to work. I think each individual still has to be responsible for his or her or their o
Ubations, the int way we like to see it. New cases, up a tick and these numbers tend to bounce, but it has been a slow decline. Theres no doubt about that and you see there have been several plateaus and then decline. We are very interested to see where that number winds up, how low the cases go. Weve done a lot of research, as you know, those new cases mostly coming from people who are at home, so we are talking about home spread. Thanthan at work, more essential personnel, and that is the hardest place to control the spread is when a person is literally at home, right . There are very few precautions. It is all about personal behavior. That is where those cases are coming from. Number of deaths is down, but 132. Painful, we are right about where we were when we started this, number of when west, march 27 is really started this miserable journey. If you look at new york, our curve is down. Congratulations, new yorkers, and actually, the curve in the rest of the nation is up. So while
Assistant hhs secretary admiral brancheau walk and stephen hahn. Good morning. The committee will please come to order. Administrative matters based on the attending physician, after we consulted with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are at least six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay their observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on the committees website. Witnesses are participating in Video Conference in a onetime exception. Some senators including the chairman are participating via Video Conference. Senators, weve been advised may remove their masks to talk into the microphone when theyre in the hearing room as theyre six feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, Committ
The crime scene unit pulled up here about half an hour ago. Once again an officer involved shooting in hayward. The Hayward Police chief has called a 6 30 News Coverage conference. We are going to bring you the latest as it develops. Joe vazquez, kpix5. The other big story this evening, the department of justice has fired off a letter to gov. Newsom. The agency says california churches are facing unfair restrictions in the lockdown. Not divine, but federal intervention. Ondrea . Reporter the letter says that a pandemic does not supersede the u. S. Constiand th Bishop Bob Jackson is able to see eager to see his flock and is working on a plane with Alameda County to turn his parking lot into a place of worship. 2000 years ago the church was birthed on the day of pentecost which we celebrate may 31. We are excited about being able to reopen even if it is a parking lot church. It is a new paradigm but we will get used to it. The department of justice says Bishop Jackson and others should n