[inaudible conversations] welcome, everybody, todays hybrid hearing. Pursuant house rules some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via webex. Since some members are appearing in person let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members appearing in person. You will see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when youre speaking in what is known in webex as active speaker view. At time is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely i know you are all familiar with webex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points. First you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing. Whether they are in person or remote, as long as you have your webex set to
Hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members appearing in person. You will see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when youre speaking in what is known in webex as active speaker view. At time is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely i know you are all familiar with webex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points. First you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing. Whether they are in person or remote, as long as you have your webex set to active speaker view. If you have any questions about this please Contact Committee staff immediately. Second, we have a timer that should be visible on your screen when youre in the active speaker with him know. Members who wish to pen the timer to the screen should Contact Committee staff for assistance. Third, thousand rules require that w
And israel. And find out why the son of angolas former president has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. The president of belarus is says people should get back to work and the interior minister is apologizing for the treatment of demonstrators but thousands of factory workers have gone on strike its day 6 of protests over last sundays disputed president ial election now the workers are from some of the largest state run factories and theyre joining a growing movement which once Alexander Lukashenko to step down after 26 years in power hundreds of protesters have been released but nearly 7000 people have been held since sunday in a violent crackdown that seen many beaten and tortured. As appeared on state t. V. A few hours ago warning that those on strike. Might not be paid. People must be told that they have the only chance to save the enterprise that feeds them only saving their factory will feed their families they can take to the streets there are thousands of them walking but the
But the painful reality remains for millions of americans out of a job because of coronavirus. That was never something that i thought would happen to me in my life. And the u. S. Is accused of political manipulation after donald trump signs of order banning business with the chinese owned apps to talk and we checked. And im here to stand with your sports jason day shares the lead at golds 1st major in 13 months the p. G. A. Championship. Lebanons president is beginning an address to the nation as the clamor grows francis over tuesdays port blast in beirut michele is already raised the possibility of external interference even a rocket or a bomb the full effect of the explosion is now becoming clear. With the u. N. Describing the need for shelter as quote massive the death toll has been updated now to 154 but the search goes on through the rubble in and around the port the number of injured is more than 5000 the World Health Organization says the city is now facing a shortage of hospit
They finally discussed how that waiver works and what it means for the bay area. State superintendent tony thurman. So good to have you with us again. Thank you, kristen. Thanks for having me on. Our timing could not be better because, you know, the state just issued the guidelines for that waiver process last night. Literally, we are all just diving into the details now. And before we get into which schools should or should not apply for a waiver based on that, whats the idea behind the waiver . Why give an exception to Elementary Schools . The department of Public Health put out this guidance and the notion is you could create small centers of students on campus and that really provides for support for parents that have to go to work and students do better with inperson instruction. Our schools struggle with space demand, so its hard to maintain physical distance but if you can accommodate safely that you can some students on campus in small numbers, that does create an important opt