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The CDC has not provided an official definition of what it means for a COVID-19 patient to recover, in the sense of returning to a pre-COVID-19 state of health, but it does provide some guidance on when COVID-19 patients no longer need to be isolated. In its guidance for “discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions” for persons with COVID-19, the CDC recommends using a “symptom-based strategy,” which calls for releasing people with mild cases of COVID-19 from isolation 10 days aft...

>> i was disheartened by it. with all due respect i think it sends a message we dont want to send. the bible itself tells us to respect and honor those who are in leadership over us and our government officials are trying hard on the national and local levels and state levels to fight this thing. my belief is churches should be the first ones in line to cooperate and partner with our governors and officials to tackle this thing and so it is disheartening because things that get reported the most...

Voting rights act amendment, you used to have to go to the justice department. now you can do it more freely. some southern states take it as an opportunity. not just the south. we saw redrawn maps in pennsylvania recently. and some look like a rorschach test. extraordinary images that dont make since on any other political scape. courts ruled that the federal government doesnt have a role in intervening in these maps. it has to be decided at state levels. a lot of state courts you have similar ...

Copycat bills to state levels helping even more people. as much hell as we rightfully give trump when he does wrong, it is fair to give credit when he does something right. i tweeted out something snarky and black twitter tore me up, okay? you know what? they were right because my tone was off. i should have tweeted, kamala, please come, she came anyway, so did cory booker and mayor pete and donald trump and they all did a great job, history was made and rather than putting anybody down i should...

Parked at a school for example. at a church, a church would have to go out of its way to specifically prohibit you from bringing a gun into the pew with you on sunday. theyve loosened the rules for how guns have to be stored in foster homes. it used to be that guns and ammo had to be locked up separately now the rule says go ahead and lock them up together. in a disaster situation in texas now you can carry your gun regardless of how you -- whether you are licensed to do so. all of these have fr...

We know that as a city, weve done all that we could do prior to, to be prepared as you said, draining retention ponds, just making sure your gutters and things of that nature are cleared out. that way youre able to move the water as best you can as a municipality to do your part. >> and what about assistance from, you know, both federal and state, from both levels, federal and state levels? are you getting everything you need? >> well, as of right now, you know, we in florida have a long history...

Water as best you can as a municipality to do your part. >> and what about assistance from, you know, both federal and state, from both levels, federal and state levels? are you getting everything you need? >> well, as of right now, you know, we in florida have a long history of, i think, doing a great job as a state, responding to these type of crises, and the state has done all that it should, you know, declaring an emergency ahead of time, and weve done that here locally as well. so our expec...

Three-person race? >> well im not sure. it depends on what happens in iowa. these national polls are important, but we need to understand that whats happening at the individual state levels, will in some ways determine the trajectory of the primary, so lets think about it. remember hillary clinton thought she had it wrapped up. she was kind of, she thought she had the black vote wrapped up. what happened in iowa, obama beat her and then things changed so we need to be very careful in terms of ho...

Keep the pressure up even after they come back? >> i think -- i dont have much confidence in mitch mcconnell. i mean, he said -- look, he said im going to put it front and center. there is already a house bill thats been passed. there is no more deliberating. we know whats needed in terms of the background checks and the red flag issues. front and center, i think in russia they say niet, right? this is just a stall tactic. this is mitch mcconnell after all. think what phil was saying, you know, ...

In the local and state levels. now, thats not ideal because you would want federal standards and national standards for gun control. and i think thats important because when people are feeling frustrated and the polling is showing that frustration, they can definitely show it when they vote in 2020, but also before that, you know, the activity thats being done on the state and local level is actually promising because i think those people, those leaders have to be much more responsive to the dem...