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People say we cater to the rich. we dont. the resources are so thin and spread out, we have the fires going crazy, you know, would you do it? >> yeah. absolutely for my family, sure. can you imagine a future with the haves and the have-notes when it comes to defending your house against a wildfire? >> i am not going to imagine that future. i am hire todman fest a different future. >> gavin newsom ran on promises to bring california into a carbon-free future but as governor he has been consumed b...

Distancing efforts that americans have already undertaken, not squander them by opening up too soon. philanthropists like bill gates can pay for labs and research, but the rest of us can help to buy time for them to find a way out of it. our ordinary part in this is heroic. it comes with real sacrifices that a single $1,200 check from washington cannot erase. we need more long-term income support. we need expansion of food stamps for all needy americans. the sooner we make it economically feasib...

Professor whitty pointed to this graph to show that even though the rate of deaths is falling in britain, and in other countries, its a very slow process. this disease is not going to be eradicated or disappear so we have to accept that we are working with a disease that we will be with globally for the foreseeable future. if people are hoping that its suddenly going to move from where we are now, in lockdown, suddenly into everything is gone, that is wholly unrealistic. we will have to do a lot...

For health and care workers continues. this raf plane has finally flown back from turkey to the uk with a consignment of protective equipment, three days later than expected, and it is carrying just half the 80 tonnes of equipment which had been ordered, which included urgently needed gowns. it is not clear when the rest will arrive. and this is the european union has now told the bbc of the british government failed to ta ke of the british government failed to take up offers to join a european ...

Themselves, as well as protect the residents in our services. scotland has also seen increases in the numbers dying in care homes, compared to elsewhere. they were 25% of last weeks total figure. this week, they are 33%. meanwhile, the struggle to get enough protective equipment, or ppe, for health and care workers continues. this raf plane has finally flown back from turkey to the uk with a consignment of protective equipment, three days later than expected, and it is carrying just half the 80 ...

This week, they are 33%. meanwhile, the struggle to get enough protective equipment, or ppe, for health and care workers continues. this raf plane has finally flown back from turkey to the uk with a consignment of protective equipment, three days later than expected, and it is carrying just half the 80 tonnes of equipment which had been ordered, which included urgently needed gowns. it is not clear when the rest will arrive. and this as the european union has now told the bbc the british governm...

We need to be pursuing the preventative agenda with much more vigour than we have been, perhaps, and making sure that ppe is available so that the staff can protect themselves as well as protect the residents in our services. scotland has also seen increases in the numbers dying in care homes compared to elsewhere. they were 25% of last weeks total figure. this week, they are 33%. meanwhile, the struggle to get enough protective equipment, or ppe, for health and care workers continues. this raf ...

Job with that, but were not out of the woods yet. not only do we need to give them the confidence that we have a testing regime in place, contact tracing, a plan to isolate any rebirth of this, in addition to cracking the back of the curve, but they want confidence themselves. no one is going to show up, and who can blame them? they want to make sure were on the backside of this curve, which were not there in our state. and we have a system in place that gives them the confidence that they and t...

Rebirth of this, in addition to tracking the back of the curve, but they want confidence themselves. no one is going to show up, and who can blame them? they want to make sure were on the backside of this curve, which were not there in our state. and we have a system in place that gives them the confidence that they and their families can come out and participate in the economy and the society again. were not there yet, at least here. >> you know, its interesting, because i think theres been a c...

That blamed in part, the states new bail reform law for increasing and stay free on the streets. and with the existing law, whats happening is the individuals are being released immediately and thats something that ultimately in the end has to be fixed. >> the 1500 inmates released, they are releasing nonviolent offenders and they would priority focus on those more susceptible to covid-19. >> so here in new new york, here at the queens borough correctional facility the aclu says 120 inmates at l...