Me up white ministers that we know, and start talking. Makes us start praying. I dont know who to talk to about but i feel pain. Something i think, the potential for making change about the issues that predate this administration. You have the responsibility to address, and i think we are going to do a great job. Thank you. With we are here youink you for thank you for bringing these leaders together. The president spoke on his commitment to equality, equality of opportunity for every american. You know the president s record on Opportunity Zones and criminal Justice Reform and educational choice. We really believe this is the moment. Tragedy, that the we listen, we learn can we respond. I really thank you for creating this forum to do that. Bishop jackson thank you. Vp pence my prayer is that we hear,ation have ears to to listen to one another and open hearts. I would be grateful if you started us with a devotion. Bishop jackson thank you. Heavenly father, we ask that you lead us and
Be joiningeden will us and whats behind the numbers out daily by Johns Hopkins university . You live in the eastern half 2027488001. , in the mountain and pacific time zones, medical professional, 202748, 8002. We begin with the numbers from Johns Hopkins university, around world now more than 2. 5 million confirmed cases and the death rate now approaching 177,000. Here in the u. S. , we have over 805,000 cases with more than 44,000 confirmed deaths across the country. Joining us from brooklyn is dr. Tom frieden, former director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention. He served in the Obama White House and is the former new York City Health commissioner and currently president and c. E. O. Of an Organization Called resolve to save lives. Well talk about that in a moment. To begin, dr. Frieden, with the debate going on in states around the country. Your advice as they look to reopen their economies, many casebycase, gradual basis . Were all eager to get out as soon as possibl
He served in the Obama White House and is the former new York City Health commissioner and currently president and c. E. O. Of an Organization Called resolve to save lives. Well talk about that in a moment. To begin, dr. Frieden, with the debate going on in states around the country. Your advice as they look to reopen their economies, many casebycase, gradual basis . Were all eager to get out as soon as possible. Go out too if we soon, we could have a resurgence cases,s, an explosion of which could overwhelm our Healthcare Facilities with the lives of Healthcare Workers and to having to go back in for a longer period of time so the challenge here really is to at six different factors. First is, is the virus coming down . Are we seeing fewer cases and least twohs for at weeks . Second, is our Healthcare System so that if there is another surge in cases, we can manage those cases, helping to survive and preventing Healthcare Workers from becoming infected. Third, is there a Public Health
You can also send us a text this morning, 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from, and otherwise catch up with us on social media. That is facebook. Com cspan and cspanwj. A very good saturday morning to you. You can start calling in now if you are an essential worker in this country. As you are calling in, we show you this map from abc news of the 46 states and washington, d. C. That have enacted policies to close nonessential businesses in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. The exact number of essential by. Oyees, hard to come there is an estimate from the Brookings Institution that relied on department of Homeland Security designations of essential. Atut 7 million employees Grocery Stores, pharmacies, and bigbox stores. When it comes to the state of california, the Public Policy institute of california estimates that in a typical year, roughly one third to one half of californias labor force is employed in essential operations. The standard
An exact number of essential employees, hard to come by. 49one estimate tomorrow million to 62 million workers. That is an estimate from the Brookings Institution that relied on department of Homeland Security designations of essential. About 7 million employees at Grocery Stores, pharmacies, and bigbox stores. When it comes specifically to the state of california, the Public Policy institute of california estimates that in a typical year, roughly one third to one half of californias labor force is employed in essential operations. The standard definition of essential comes from the 2013 essential services act, generally defined as someone who performs work involving the safety of human life and the protection of property. Of course, those in the Health Care Industry and law enforcement, Food Security and Food Production included under that definition, but as fox news notes in their story, states have been free to add their own designations of what is an essential business in their sta