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requires buthe law i think the taxpayers want that money going to the people who are unemployed and if somebody isn't that you want to make sure that money is there for the people who need it. have sometimes -- there is a process under the law where someone will apply for it and the employer may contest it. that's not because the connect system isn't functioning. i was in tampa and there was a reporter who said i have so-and-so still waiting for a check and i said do you have information? give me the information and we will look at it turned out that the individual had left a job voluntarily before the pandemic it and the employer was contesting it. that is something outside of whether the connect is functioning or not. payments will be direct deposit or prepaid card based on your selection and the direct deposit is an easier thing but the amount of payments being processed through unlike anything in the state history to be able to do this. this puts claim numbers in perspective. you look at all those years when the system was designed to handle 1000 people per day, maybe 5000, you can

they have helped screenings in the bay area celebrating asian american storytelling, buth because of pandemic they ift th daciy shdetoded festival onlin starting next week they will roll out more than 20 ogee digital prrams from discussions with filmmakers to live performances d watch parties, showcasing the diversity and creativity of asian american artists with a theme of herige at home and is able to experiment that may also point to a future of engaging audiences wherever they arin jome is the director of the festival. thank you for being with me. >> so, due to the virus you have had to pivot like many others. what made you decide to hold the festival anyway online rather than canceling like some musical festivals? >> at first, we did not know. i think we were trying to figure out how the world is evolving. d, you know started to see so much isolation from the audience members and community and that need for a connection of a festival seemed so important and at the we saw all this anti-asian discrimination and we felt may important that iswe come together, even if remotely or eve

on the beach, there's no swimming or sunbathing, buthe public can walk, fish, and even surf. mayor vaz says it's just the first phase of seaside heights' reopening. >> i'm optimistic that this is a-- a good first step. obviously, i would love to see everything open. i would love to see us swimming and so forth. but we have to recognize that we have to take this in steps. >> sreenivasan: seaside heights is one of more than three dozen communities along the jersey shore grappling with how best to reopen. in neighboring seaside park, beaches are already open to sunbathers, provided beachgoers keep their distance. but by memorial day weekend, all beaches in new jersey will be open. on thursday, governor phil murphy officially gave the go ahead and issued statewide guidance. >> we want everyone to have fun, but we need everyone to be safe. to accomplish both, we will be requiring restrictions on how many beachgoers may allowed on any beach or lakefront. and the social distancing we've been practicing in our hometowns will be extended to our beaches. sreenivasan: here in seaside he

in some places restrictions are easing, buthe debate over how and when to reopen coinues. let's get started with today's top news: as parts of the country and the economy begin to reopen, the trump administration is taking a wait and see position on new nancial aid. white house economic adviser larrkudlow said today the administration wants to see how the more than $3 trillion already allocated affect the country before authorizing morep ding. >> we're trying to work through this. i don't want to rule in or out anything right now. we are in discussions internally and with leading members of congress. >> mitchell: new york governor andrew omo invited governors from nearby states to join him online at his daily news conference today. all focused on working together to meet their reopening and health care needs. >> we're gng to form a consortium withur seven northeast partner states, which buy about $5 billion dollars in equipment and supplies that will increase our market power when we're buying. >> we can wait for the national stockpile, we can wait for that plane to land f

we are in a fourth category, skeptical as you should be, buth committed to finding out what happened.ew facts in the case. in 1996, tara reade got a restraining order against a man she was married to called theodore drone in. in response to the restraining order filed with a court in california, he refers to a "problem reade was having at work regarding sexual harassment in joe biden's office." according to the account "it was obvious that this event had a very dramatic effect on reade, and that she is still sensitive and affected by it today."ed they did not mention sexual assault or accuse joe biden personally, but the document does establish that as hafar back as 24 years ago tara reade told others that she was traumatized by something that happened in joe biden's senate office in washington. judge for yourself what it means, but it does seem significant. we will keep you updated as we learn more. even if tara reade's allegations turn out to be false, assuming we ever know for certain, joe biden's campaign has a lot of other problems. we will take you through his disastrous virtual

so my, you know, big blowout itas gre. 21 was last year, buth i had a really good cake that my mom gote the birthday special which was a great thing. nicholas, how are you doing, my friend? >> interesting. i have a little 2-year-old boy so he's keeping me vest busy most days and it's just play time all day. it's fun. grateful to have the time with him. >> absolutely, and let's talk about "the great." it's about catherine the great. elle, not only do you star in it but you're an executive producer on the show. can you relate to some of catherine's power moves? >> you know, i could. you know, it was -- you know, i was new to producing for sure. definitely still learning and i think finding my voice much like my character, catherine was. so i was growing in confidence and learning things like her. so i definitely could relate. >> nicholas -- >> she was a tyrant. >> not to put you on the spot but how was elle as a producer? >> well, she was fine except she went into the edit and started cutting out, like, my best bits of performance and changing things to make her look better. no. she was