That wraps up todays white house briefing. We now return to last Thursdays Senate commerce meeting on fcc oversight. The serenity they necertaint build at scale. Capital, talent is scarce. Innovation doesnt have to visit. The more difficult it is, the less likely we hare to get it. And its consistent, i would add, with three years of reforms we have made oven with great heat taken. They have been a proven concept for a regulatory approach. I think the reforms, the ones you championed in the steam line act, would have us close the Digital Divide. The period is a marked contrast from the prior eight years. We wasted a tremendous amount of time chasing around partisan little agendas, rather than focusing on what matters. I think this pandemic has pult Telecom Policy in a crucible. That is what we have to focus on. On closing the Digital Divide. That is where we have been the last three years and its paying off results. We have not raised the mission divide yet. And the u. S. Infrastructur
Thank you all again for coming back today and for tuning in, and i do know that these daily briefings can get tedious, and the information, much of it, sounds the same, so people may start to tune it out, but i can tell you the situation is changing, it is evolving, and the information we are putting out is important. Just because the social distancing and hygiene guidance and the stay at home order stays in place after day doesnt mean we shouldnt talk about those things because that will be the key to success in trying to get through this Public Health emergency with the fewest amount of cases and certainly the lowest death toll. I want to think the doctor for being with us today. He has been a practicing physician in new orleans for decades although he does not look that old. Officere chief medical officer. Working with the state office of Public Health and it is great to have you here today. He will take some questions. He will have some prepared comments and take questions after i
Trying to get through this Public Health emergency with the fewest amount of cases and the lowest death total. Corey he thank dr. Bert. He has been a practicing physician for decades, although he does not look that old. He is the chief chief medical officer for dillard university. He is also working with the state of Public Health. And it is great to have him here today. He will take questions and have some prepared comments after i am finished. The doctory have from the apart department of health to take questions related to testing and Public Session other things. Dr. Hebert is here because we mentioned some disturbing statistics coming out of our analysis of the information we are getting, and that is while about 33 of the states population is africanamerican, over 70 of the deaths because of covid19 or among africanamericans. That is concerning to me and to others, and it is unacceptable. We want to better understand why that is and what we can contributed to do, and how we get rid
Gov. Raimondo this is the best place to get your information. The most uptodate information on the coronavirus here in the state of rhode island. To report very sad and other death in the state of rhode island as a result of coronavirus. Bringing us to a total of 35 losses. Cases for anew total of 1450 cases. We now have 143 people in the hospital. The number of people in a hospital is what we are very focused on now. Tracking how quickly that number doubles and increases. , wepeople in the hospital are at a good clip of increase, which means we are in the rapid spread phase of the virus. That there isume Widespread Community transmission. Quick notes today. I am trying to respond today on the basis of the questions we are getting most frequently at this point in time. The first note i have is around testing. A couple of days ago i announced , rhode rhode island island in partnership with cbs, open a Rapid Testing facility in a parking lot of twin river in lincoln. This is going very w
He also talked about the kavanaugh confirmation hearing and how it compared with Clarence Thomas confirmation. As i said, i am thrilled and delighted to see such a crowd this is a notforprofit volunteer educational organization. At the Unitarian Universalist fellowship in boca raton. Thank them for the use of the hall. Cspan is here, so this is an historic occasion. I am tony laducca. You encountered several of the Board Members when you are checking in today. Carol, whocknowledge is where . Where are you, carol . Our executive director. [applause] doing a lot of the heavy lifting associated with this. There are a couple of business items i want to address. Photographs, recordings not permitted. We have already turned off the cell phones. Ok. We are beginning our full the 15th. Monday we have a open house scheduled 1 00ext week, the 10th, at at the Boca Raton Community center, which is right near the city hall near palmetto. You have a Program Brochure on your seats when you came in th