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At the impact on patients, healthcare workers and the wider nhs. The personal stories of more than 30,000 people will form part of the evidence heard over the coming weeks. 0ur Reporterjoe Inwood has more. There was no area of life untouched by the covid 19 pandemic. But what impact did it have on those who risked their lives to save others . Thats The Question being asked by the next stage of the covid Public Inquiry, known as module three, which begins today. It will examine how Health Care wo...

Officials here. First of all, it is clear that we did not sustain and suffer the absolute catastrophic damage that we thought was likely based on the forecast we had last night but we have sustained a tremendous amount of damage and we have thousands and thousands of our fellow citizens whose lives are upside down because their businesses and or their homes have been damaged and we have lots of challenges around the state to say the least with a variety of things whether electrical power, Water ...

Resume on Unemployment Benefits that expired last friday and talks on the on a larger package. Live coverage here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, to whom we must give an account for all our powers and privileges, guide the members of this body so that they will be faithful stewards of your will. Lord, open their minds and hearts to know and do your bidding, teaching them to rely on your strength and to serve you with honor. Help them to discover in their daily work the joy o...

Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 80, the nays are 16. The bill, as amended, is passed. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for wisconsin. Mr. Johnson mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President. The presidin...

Servants, representatives karen bass of california. Representative Joaquin Castro from san antonio, who is the of the caucus, and has been very involved in immigration. Osby, from the university of San Francisco, he head ofident obamas the program in president obamas first term. , that2, he was my partner began, ironically, and china, was we talked about what becoming an epidemic unaddressed, as well as the traditional all of those years ago. Think are in a real strong position to answer ratio o...

For the first time in american history, a federal disaster has been declared for all 50 states. 700,000 americans have been infected with covid19. More than 35,000 of them have tragically lost their lives. The economic damage has hit even more americans than the coronavirus itself. More than 22 million americans have filed for unemployment. Texans havemillion filed unemployment claims. Businesses have shuddered. Paychecks have disappeared. Food bank lines are swelling across texas as more famili...

Abbott holding a briefing with reporters on his states response to the coronavirus. At the start of the even, he unveiled his plans for opening the states economy. This is 45 minutes from austin. During the past few months, the coronavirus pandemic has gripped the entire globe. It has killed thousands of innocent people, and decimated world economies and familys pocketbooks alike. For the first time in american history, a federal disaster has been declared for all 50 states. Americans have been ...

Thanks everyone for joining in today. Earlier today, i participated in , telephone conference actually, a Video Conference with the White House Coronavirus task force, with the Vice President participating in that meeting, with also the president. We were able to visit with him. And also, earlier this morning, i had the opportunity to have a phone call with secretary of the veterans administration, robert wilke, and renewed our request that we forwarded through fema for supplemental assistance f...

Thank you all again for coming back today and for tuning in, and i do know that these daily briefings can get tedious, and the information, much of it, sounds the same, so people may start to tune it out, but i can tell you the situation is changing, it is evolving, and the information we are putting out is important. Just because the social distancing and hygiene guidance and the stay at home order stays in place after day doesnt mean we shouldnt talk about those things because that will be the...

Trying to get through this Public Health emergency with the fewest amount of cases and the lowest death total. Corey he thank dr. Bert. He has been a practicing physician for decades, although he does not look that old. He is the chief chief medical officer for dillard university. He is also working with the state of Public Health. And it is great to have him here today. He will take questions and have some prepared comments after i am finished. The doctory have from the apart department of heal...