Thanks for joining us, tonight, we are with staunch activists in a political clash away from the campaign trail, the struggle over the future of the Supreme Court, the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg making way for a nominee who some say may reshape weapons reproductive rights for decades to come. Hey yall, the time is 7 50 and we are on our way to our location. We have our cart ready to go. And we are excited. The rain is starting to pour a little bit. That is not going to stop the prolife generation. For melanie, a 20yearold senior this moment is history in the making. She is joining four other women, the self described scotus squad. We want to motivate and activate the prolife generation right now to vote prolife first and be a voice for the preborn. Only a few blocks away, amanda, a planned parenthood activists is getting fired up. Abortion rights and all of reproductive rights is personal. The personal is political. Todays a big day. Its the start of the Supreme Court confirmation
Office testified. This isan hour and 20 minutes. I thank everybody for joining us today. Both virtually and in the hearing room. And also like to thank the witnesses for their participation in this important and timely oversight hearing. Before we begin id like to take this opportunity to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that Standing Health and Committee Roles at practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. All members are reminded that theyre expected to adhere to these standing rules and put in a courtroom. During the period designated by the speaker the committee will operate in accordance with House Resolution 965 and subsequent guidance from the rules committee and canada respects the rights of all members to participate. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the preceding though please keep your cameras on. Also, please remember to remain muted until you are recognize to minimize background noi
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Fog. Also a smoke layer. From 66 downtown. 62 across the bay. 64 on the peninsula and south bay 64 in san jose. Lots of fog. Not totally clearing. Mid 50s in santa rosa. The air quality poor. Right now look at the worst air quality well up into the north bay. Going further north throughout the day and into your sunday we still have a spare the air alert. The pinks indicating the worst area quality. We will get into a wind shift for your sunday and into the week ahead and that means warmer weather with an off shore floe. A look at the rest of the day where we have 60s around the bay. Upper60s to upper70s by noontime. Another comfortable afternoon. Although the air quality will be poor and well talk about how the heat will impact the fires in the days ahead. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Hundreds of people took to the streets of oakland and san jose overnight to protest Police Brutality. The demonstrations part of a day of activism around the country on the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther kin
Between the union and the school board and the School District, it feels like from those those other entities, and i want to say that the purpose of this meeting was to figure out how the city can best support families and the School District and educators. Because i agree with the comments of Susan Sullivan that the caste that the educators have in front of them is so monumental. And it is difficult to roll out distance teaching and learning, which is what you are doing, and also at the same time to simultaneously provide for the needs of families to do what needs to be done in households to make that education work and meaningful. So what i see the role of the city is and i want to take my at off to maria sue and her staff and the mayor who stepped up and are trying to play a useful role in in the in one area of where families need help. And it is the area that is most complicated because how to provide safe child care so that theres an adult, you know, helping the teachers to teach