Hospitalizations in real time to make a determination if there should be tougher restrictions for counties in the purple tier. Based on covid cases on the last number days and thanksgiving gatherings, california will see an increase of cases in the next few weeks. Things will only get worse if we do not change our ways. We could see an increase in hospitalizations. It is greater than the current sentence in just one calendar month. Reporter what is concerning is an increase in hospitalizations and the state growth rate and Positivity Rate. The sevenday averages close to 15,000. The peak in the summer was roughly 9881 in july. The Positivity Rate is 6. 2 . 50. Percent are occupied. They could increase to 62 . Currently 72 percent are occupied. It could reach 91 by christmas eve. They could be at capacity in january. California could see another stayathome order. The potential for stay at home order for those regions and purple because of hospitalizations in icus. That is the quibbling,
from obesity world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with the growing concern over china s posture on the war in ukraine. three u.s. officials telling nbc news new intelligence suggest china is considering sending artillery and ammunition to russia. this could be the latest in a series of insults. here is an exchange between my colleague, chuck todd, and white house national secretive of jake sullivan on meet the press today. we re sending more troops to taiwan. that shine is ignoring calls from our defense secretary. secretary blinken to cancel his trip. the president wants to have a call with xi, there s no evidence that anything it s been scheduled. this like a communication, how dangerous is the situation with china right now? we have said repeatedly that we need to have military communications channels to avoid escalation, to avoid surprise, to avoid mistake. it is unfortunate that the chinese defense ministry has d
Commissioner chow helped with improving the health of asianamerican Asian American Pacific Islanders were honored to have among us and acknowledge the contributions this month and with that, Vice President guillermo will read the land acknowledgement. Thank you four ad litem the Asian American Pacific Islanders Asian American Pacific Islanders heritage month. Unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush rahmytoosh ohlone olonee who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. Responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. Elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Thank you so excited the apa Hydrogen Month i forgot to ask you to call the roll. I was going to do that. Commissioner christian present and commissioner giraudo present. Vice president guillermo and commissioner chow 2. Approval of the minutes of the Health Commission
Committee for q a. Let me say at the outset, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its whats happening right now to correct some of the things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. I told the secretary we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, all the things that we passed to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america and this committee to begin moving away from the problems of the past and towards the solutions of the future. In particular, on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the g. I. Bill, in particular on all those things that are important to the veterans and their family. And particularly on the leadership of the v. A. As well. And i want to thank secretary shulkin. Ive always been complimentary of him. A lot of people say youre too nice to him. Im not too nice to him. Hes been good to the veterans. He has bee
Meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its whats happening right now to correct some of the things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. I told the secretary we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, all the things that we passed to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america and this committee to begin moving away from the problems of the past and towards the solutions of the future. In particular, on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the g. I. Bill, in particular on all those things that are important to the veterans and their family. And particularly on the leadership of the v. A. As well. And i want to thank secretary shulkin. Ive always been complimentary of him. A lot of people say youre too nice to him. Im not too nice to him. Hes been good to the veterans. He has been a forthright leader that the administration is l