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Thank you so much, dr. Goff. Our next witness is jim mcdonald who is the sheriff for l. A. County. Welcome. Thank you very much very honored to be here today. Thank you for allowing me to address you today. Nearly three months ago, i was sworn is as l. A. Countys elected sheriff. The first person in over a century elected from outside of the Sheriffs Department. I took command of a Law Enforcement agency facing many challenges. I also took command of an agency flown below the radar for years, not always acknowledged for the cutting edge work and expertise. I speak to you today as both a new sh...

Perhaps saying the first thing that we would fund before we begin to Fund Anything else, not a federal mandate but first on your list must be body cams . Has that been discussed at doj or Homeland Security that these officers using this equipment that the best way to check whether or not it is being used appropriately is for every officer to wear a camera . Senator, the office of Justice Programs funs are available for Law Enforcement agencies to use to purchase body cameras and we see value in it. Our National Institute of justice is studying the effectiveness of body cameras and appropriate ...

Decisionmaking about local Law Enforcement requests. The process that mr. Estevez has laid out, we dont coordinate that at all. You wouldnt know in issuing a homeland grant what the d. O. D. Has done in issuance of equipment to local agencies . Correct. So, how do you then know that in terms of the use of the homeland grants for this, that there isnt shouldnt be some followup . So, thats an entirely different story. I will say on the i know the Defense Departments equipment under the 1033 program is free. Grantees have paid for, i believe, transportation costs using grant funding. But its a ve...

A number once unthinkable and now unavoidable. A model cited by the white house is now projecting an astronomical 410,000 americans dead by january. Thats more than double the current dead toll. Thats one american dead every 80 seconds of the rest of the year. 3,000 are dying a day. 1,000 died yesterday. A painful normal. The u. S. Seems all too unwilling to accept. This Holiday Weekend will be a pivotal determination whether they are willing to curb this crisis. Small Outdoor Events are generally okay. Big indoor events are a recipe for disaster. We dont want to see a repeat of the surges tha...

Can you image a 9 11level of loss every day . The Scientists Say thats because of the combo of the flu and the declining vigilance of americans. The u. S. Already averages about 1,000 deaths a day, jim. President trump does not want to talk about this worsening pandemic, despite those figures. Instead, last night, he mocked joe biden for wearing a mask at a rally in pennsylvania, even as more and more science shows masks save lives. Overnight, multiple sources tell cnn that President Trump has been ramping up the pressure on Health Officials to deliver good news about a coronavirus vaccine, an...