A coming point in the medias attitude to the governments handling of the crisis in the u. K. The 1st one occurred in mid april where fast the Financial Times and then the sunday times over the course of one weekend subjected the government performance to some set showing analysis how crucial were lead supports and terms of affecting the the accent by which most of the media were covering the pandemic. I think the Financial Times and in particular the sunday times reports were very important this sunday times report something times report was very kind of him very give a little insight into the attitude of the government in the early days of the crisis the revelation that mr johnson had not attended the 1st 5 meetings 5 out of 5 meetings of cobra the Emergency Committee which coordinates responses to crises was quote he did suggest that he didnt grip the crisis with anything like the the energy which might be expected and the other thing was of course it came from Rupert Murdochs sunday
But at what cost . Ck up, its hard to stop again. While conquering the virus or getting back to work is a false choice. Plus, three top officials now in some form of quarantine after possible exposure inside the white house. My guests this morning, Infectious Disease specialist miker osterholm and jeffrey shaman, and Lamar Alexander of tennessee. Also historic unemployment disaster. Unemployment numbers not seen since the great depression. Im going to be homeless if i dont open my business back up. Im trying to make a living. My conversation with billionaire businessman and philanthropist robert f. Smith on making sure no one is left out. We have to reinvest so when we come back Michael Flynn and tara reade stories. Joining me for insight are kristen welker, richard haass, president of the council on Foreign Relations and wall street journal columnist peggy noonan. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press and our continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Announcer from nbc news in
For nonessential manufacturing such as furniture, clothing, and toys and a wide array of other factory. As well as warehouses and Logistics Centers so long as social distancing and disinfection methods are practiced. What does a move in this state struggle . It does not mean a return to normal. We know the covid19 is still spreading. Reporter offices, inside dining, malls, and outdoor museums will not be opened unless otherwise wanted. It is a dynamic process, this is not etched in stone, we want to continue to work across sectors and address unintended not just intended consequences. Reporter it will not be until stage three, weeks or months away where shorter contract work places can return under safety protocols. They include churches, weddings, movie theaters, hair and nail salons, gyms, yoga studios, and others. When states that happens remains unknown. Stage four still an unknown number of months away, will and the overall shelter in place or stayathome orders. Then, and only the
[inaudible conversations] him him him. The hearing will come to order. Good morning welcome to the labor health and Human Services and education appropriations subcommittee todays hearing is with the ongoing response to the coronavirus. Like all other efforts of the supplemental package we have been bipartisan when we commend him my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Before i began i went to extend they were to our witnesses tom friedman president and ceo and former director of cdc in prevention 2009 through sc 2016 doctor rivers senior scholar that hell security an assistant professor in the department of Environmental Health and engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Schools of health. Doctor friedman will do is perspective of fighting epidemics including leading the cdc response of where we are and what we need to do to protect americans doctor rivers makes a case where the months and years to come we will need additional capacity heea with Contact Tracing to combat the viru
Present. Clerk mandelman. Supervisor mar. Mar present. Supervisor peskin, peskin present. And supervisor preston. Preston, present. Supervisor ronen. Ronen, present. Supervisor safai. Safai present. Supervisor stefani. Stefani, present. Supervisor walton. Present. Can we confirm that it was peskin . Clerk im worried about him. Supervisor walton, walton present. Supervisor yee. Yee present. And supervisor haney, were you able to join us . Okay, haney not present. Can one of my staff check on him, please. Thank you. Mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. So somebody needs to cut their mike. Its sounding like theres a lot of bass clerk it sounds like supervisor peskin is trying to speak but his voice is changed for some reason. So, supervisor peskin, if you could stand by, a staff member will check on you. Sounds like a boar. indiscernible . President yee supervisor peskin you have a new voice. So, okay, thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart, be you