Something else. Then the isolation of whoever the individual is then coordinating with the department of health to make sure that that person has access immediately to a covid test. That all goes to the nurse. Rory cullen from the National Association of School Nurses says the issue boils down to lack of funding. 77 of school nurse funding is from education dollars. And so theyre mandate is education, not necessarily health care. She says they are pushing the federal government for 208 billion as part of the safer return to school coalition, to provide the resources needed to make schools safe for opening. As a parent, would you send your child to school this fall if that school did not have a nurse . My community has a high rate of transmission, so probably not at this moment. Reporter the pandemic also presents new obstacles Like Mental Health issues, area nurses routinely help students with. They are life savers from a physical stand and then from a counselling and a Mental Health s
David w very blake burman in washington, d. C. With the latest. Reporter treasury secretary steve mnuchin, chief of staff mark meadows set to meet with the top two democrats. Nancy pelosi and shuck Chuck Schumer. It was this time yesterday that the Mitch Mcconnell released Senate Republican plan. You can fast forward 24 hours to this moment. There is very real acknowledgment from Senate Republicans in this town, even though they have that framework what they want going forward, there is still not a consensus among republicans about whether or not they stand behind this plan. Watch here. At the moment we seem to have unity and disagreement. Thats the bad news. The good news is, how can i put this . Were for the most part were gnawing on the same bone. Were just gnawing at different ends of the bone but at least it is the same bone. Reporter many issues of contention for schumer and pelosi they say the republican plan tries to quote, bully schools to get open. They take issue with tax br
Announced today some extra resources to help with that. The extra resources will go to eight counties in californias central valley. Thats where theres been a surge in coronavirus cases. The governor delivered todays update from a Diamond Foods sto. While positivity numbers are stabilizing statewide, eight counties are seeing increased infections in the central valley. How deadly this disease continues to be. Reporter he announced a 52 Million Investment for those counties specifically, used to improve isolation and testing protocols, as well as to provide more support and personnel to health care workers. The money is part of a 499 cdc grant to california. These dollars, we think are timely. These dollars are critical. And important. And they will buld off local infrastructure already in place. Reporter strike teams will be deployed to support the essential workforce. We have a great deal of work to do to get transmission rates down here in the central valley. Reporter the governor to
Jeffrey epsteins coconspirator transferred to a federal Detention Center in new york. This morning, how prosecutors are working to keep Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars, and why she will not appear in person at a key hearing. Those stories plus with a little help from his friends. Beetles star ringo starr turns 80 today celebrating with a starstudded virtual concert. Well take you live to london. And the one, the only tom hanks. Hes live. His first tv interview since his coronavirus diagnosis. Today, tuesday, july 7th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, guys. Welcome to today. So happy youre joining us on this tuesday morning. Craig and i are sitting here. Savannah is off today. And i got to tell you, i believe shes bummed to be off today. And theres one reason why two words. Tom hanks. Tom is going to be joining us. Its his First Television interview. I know savannah is going to be missing him, bu
3. 5 . The s p, a similar gain, about 2. 5 there. And the nasdaq composite up just with over 2 . That is clearly a rally. Helped by the Federal Reserves bond purchases, thats money printing, a report from bloomberg on a possible trillion dollar plan for bridges, roads and 5g access in rural areas, thats the stimulus plan, a new one. Also helping, really helping, news from an Oxford University study, a breakthrough in the treatment of the virus using steroids. It significantly reduced mortality. We also have the rapid opening up of businesses all across the country and maybe an improvement in u. S. china relations. Mike pompeo meets senior chinese officials in hawaii tomorrow. And then theres this retail sales in may up 17. 7 . That reflects the partial reopening of some stores. It is a very strong number. The president just tweeted about it. Ill read it for you. Wow, may retail sales show the biggest one month increase of all time, up 17. 7 . Far bigger than projected. Looks like a big