Theres now also concern about overwhelming hospitals. Nbc bay areas Sergio Quintana has details on this weekends new rules. Reporter when Contra Costa County rolled back some of its restrictions last month, it was on the condition that infections seemed to be slowing. Unfortunately thats not the case anymore. Infection rates have doubled over the last couple weeks. We set a cap at 8 , and now that weve reached that, we realize we need to scale back. We need to keep the Community Safe and really encourage people to take these additional safeguards. Reporter the newly revised health order now requires stricter rules for Outdoor Dining, members of social bubbles will have to keep their masks on at all times while theyre together, and Indoor Worship Service will be temporarily prohibited after tomorrow night. A church service, usually youre there for a while. Reporter for outdoor diners, the experience will have to be adjusted. Customers had been allowed to sit at their tables without a ma
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Today we do it again. I am pleased that we have one again three republicans, three democrats to take part in this historic reading. And at this point, as we get to that letter, id like to yield the floor to my friend from south carolina, senator scott, for a special introduction to this important reading. I yield the floor, madam president. Mr. Scott thank you, madam president. The presiding officer the senator from south carolina. Mr. Scott thank you, maam. Madam president , we are at a critical time in our nations history. I think we can all sense the opportunity that is before us. Through the challenges of covid and the death of george floyd and its aftermath, we can affect real lasting change. Perhaps the most famous line from dr. Kings letter from birmingham jail is injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Let me say that one more time. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere where. More than at any time i can remember, people of all ages and races are st
Of earlier discussions about the meaning of fremont when we thought about free communities, free black folks in the north and the south and how we came up with this way of representing freedom as freedom with a line through it. Not quite freedom to freedom. Right, this question of freedom and what did it mean. And so, for today were going to be talking about what did freedom mean and in particular, well be thinking about what did freedom mean to the free people, right. And in 19 january of 1865, secretary of war, Edwin Stanton and Union General William Sherman had a meeting with 20 preachers in savannah, georgia, and they wanted to find out from these preachers basically what is it that free people wanted from freedom . What did they expect and particularly wanted to know what did they expect in the aftermath of the emancipation proclamation. The group of 20 people, who was representative of free black folks in the community, selected one person, garrison frazier, a 67yearold man, to b