Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We run our cities with a balanced budget which we are required to do by law. So what does that mean . How do we possibly do that in the face of this tremendous crisis . It means the cut jobs. It means eliminating services and staff at the same time. Our First Responders have been on the job since day one of this pandemic transporting those with covid to hospitals with Public Health initiatives keeping social and family order
I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We r
A morning digested by the allied forces. They were the 1st war criminals to be held accountable for their crimes. Our 2 part series right in the dark starts nov 12th on g w. This week on world stories. Starting in spain despite coronavirus. Planting trees to save forests in russia. But we begin in belgium like almost everywhere else in europe the number of coded 1000 infections in seriously ill patients is rising hospitals are struggling to keep up. This used to be the Recovery Room for patients whod had surgery now it serves as a makeshift intensive care unit for cope with 19 patients on life support hospitals of the belgian province of lea is are no the epicenter of europes 2nd wave and struggling to keep up we are not about to admit one new patient any more so if a patient comes into emergency room with a 3rd we offer to transfer him to another of. The flemish bought of the engine will be old ford devo tells us his team is not only short of beds but also personnel one in 5 nurses in
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But i think when youre better for the world youre better for israel to halt to this office us hard bargain is very different from trump trying to bully dos and wanted us to appease him as well as many. Countries with a historically difficult relationship with the u. S. But in selection of burkes little hard. For the future development of the china u. S. Relationship trump didnt do a good job i dont hold much hope for biden turn. But im. I do but im a drummer we talked about improving relations with russia but it didnt come to anything. When you deal with biden is openly against russia. Or for a here. All eyes are now on biden and what changes he may bring to foreign diplomacy for the us. And lets get more now we are joined by did i use your ear shadow who is standing by with the view from moscow yury the kremlin has been remarkably quiet to silence speak volumes. Hi sara well we have no official reaction from the kremlin so far youre right russian president putin only commented once on