Of our native communities. As part of our hearing, microphones will be set on mute. Members and witnesses, you will need to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. Documents can be sent to rebecca at the email address weve provided. And all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Let me find that, now that ive said that. I believe that todays hearing is long overdue. Day after day, our nations tribal communities are suffering inequality, unequal access to Drinking Water, energy grid, broadband, and other problems that have created unnecessary hardship and turmoil. And covid19 is exacerbating the existing problems now. And the Navajo Nation has seen rates higher than wuhan, china, during the height of the pandemic. And weve heard repeatedly about the struggles of the native communities to protect against covid19. As the pandemic rages on, access to ppe and testing and proper san
The internet is something so many of us take for granted but africa is still behind other regions in terms of online quantitative easing now some of the big tech firms are racing to bridge that gap but at what cost what happens when the same Company Controls the content and its delivery this is inside story. Hello im come out santa maria from video chatting to working from home one thing that is keeping us all going during this lockdown is a good Internet Connection think about when the online world became part of your everyday life and how transformative it was ordering banking educating building a business all from your computer and then from your phone but in africa into. 20 only 4 in every 10 people has access to the internet and so tech firms are seeing an opportunity they want to develop the internet infrastructure there for example facebook and google teaming up with Telecommunications Firms to build cables under the sea project which i aim to connect to the continent to the mid
Launching that service here in the u. S. Later this month. We are staying at home and we want our groceries and other purchases delivered and quickly. And we are on that story throughout the program today. As for the overall market, dead flat following a selloff on tuesday but keep in mind the dow and s p are up 40 from their march lows and the nasdaq is up 50 since then. Pretty impressive. President trump says he will pressure governors to reopen schools in the fall. This is a major step in getting the economy back on track. Kids go back to school, parents can then go back to work. That, of course, will be an issue for sure in the election, where joe biden has the lead in all of the polls, if you believe them, and even some wall street firms are apparently preparing for a biden win. But we have a democrat pollster coming up in a few minutes who says the race is a lot closer than the polls would indicate. Just wait until you hear what congresswoman ilhan omar wants to do to the economy
Provided and into the record to the conclusion of the hearing. I recognize myself for 5 minutes for Opening Statements. Let me find my Opening Statement here. I believe this hearing is long overdue. Suffering terrible inequalities. Unreliable access to the energy grid, little or no broadband connectivity, and reliable funds for the federal government and other systematic problems that created unnecessary hardship and turmoil and covid19 is exacerbating these long existing problems. One third of tribal members are at high risk of serious covid19 complications due to Underlying Health factors and Navajo Nation has seen higher infection rates than those in china at the peak of the pandemic. Despite this stark reality the impact of covid19 on tribal communities, weve seen the struggles of tribal communities and access to personal protective equipment and testing to protect against covid19. Is this pandemic redesign and covid19 cases continue to rise in many areas of the Country Access to p
But never this kind of. The Award Winning journalist maria ressa failing to appeal her conviction of cyber liable by a court in the philippines she says the ruling is meant to silence critics of president. And funding the vaccine the German Government by 23 percent stake in the german biotech firm. Its the same company that the u. S. Government reportedly trying to buy. Our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we start tonight in the United States with a big victory for the community the Supreme Court in the u. S. Has ruled that it is. Legal to fire workers based on their Sexual Orientation or their gender identity the court said the nations landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act which bars Workplace Discrimination based on sex also protects gay and transgender people the vote was 6 to 3 with 2 of the courts conservative justices joining with the courts 4 liberal justices in that majority decision. And there have been reactions coming in on social media app