which will use its veto if you take any action you have the general assembly where you can win a symbolic victory but it has no power on the other option is the international criminal court it's been dragging its feet now it's going to launch an investigation into the situation with regard to settlements but also with regard to the violence in gaza but it is asked it is judges whether it's actually has jurisdiction and there are some european countries who are taking israel's side on

and i want to thank the general assembly and the speaker for setting up this fund and for their quick response in approving this emergency measure. and so that's $45 million in additional funds to go to those the protective equipment that is needed by those on the front line. let me give you more background of our challenge here. i was on a call with the president earlier today as well as other governors and the vice president. clearly their focus is on the hot spots from new york city to california to new orleans. an o as they are devoting enormous amount of resources to those venues, it makes most challenging for states like arkansas to get in that supply chain. we could place an order and the department of defense will say well, we need that. or it might be new york offering a premium. so we are having to compete in a very difficult marketplace. i spoke with one supplier today and said his demand is 64% more than his capacity to produce. and that's a sellers' market. they dictate the price and dictate the terms to a certain extent. so we are having to work in that environment and d

the members of the general assembly were appointed based upon recommendations of the speaker and the senate pro tem and i look forward to that steering group helping to guide as we allocate funding in the future for the emergent needs that we have. with that i would be happy to take any questions. >> -- the calendar year? >> calendar year. so the funds actually should be available from the feds within the next 30 days. but it has to be spent between march 1 and december 30th calendar year. [inaudible question] >> we anticipate $1.25 billion in federal funds. >> could this money be used to fill budget holes? >> no, it states that it will be used for costs related to the covid-19 crisis and we're looking for further interpretations, but i do not anticipate that that can be used for filling the holes in the budget even though the postponement of the tax deadline and the filing deadline is the result of the covid-19 crisis. so we're still looking for some clear guidance on that, but i do not anticipate that. >> what types of things that might be spent on? >> well, it's going to be used f

which will use its veto if you take any action you have the general assembly where you can win a symbolic victory but it has no power on the other option is the international criminal court it's been dragging its feet now it's going to launch an investigation into the situation with regard to settlements but also with regard to the violence in gaza but it is asked it is judges whether it's actually has jurisdiction and there are some european countries who are taking israel's side on this not the court the court in a general did not say. that we don't have jurisdiction did not question then she didn't she didn't say that we have jurisdiction and if any body claims the abos it believes come pouring one and they have come forward and they did it but also there are some people who come forward and they are on the other side there are so many countries and organizations and loaf and individuals who come to say that there is a court of jurisdiction on there but as the interpreter saw there is an argument that some companies have sent a letter to say you know there's some bad and so on but the

deal president miller, speaker pro tem jones, and members of the general assembly. constitutional officers, members of the judiciary, members of the consular corps, and my fellow georgian's. during my first state of the state speech i talked about a wise builder. he put his house on ashore foundation the rain and the winds came. the floodwaters rose. but the house did firm. i tipped my had to governor deal in those lawmakers that came before me. those who poured the concrete and lead the footings. hardworking georgian's who left this place better than they found it. when you're ago, i urged those in this room, in this historic space, to join me in building a safer, stronger, and more prosperous state. a state where small businesses are empowered to grow, invest, and thrive. were government is responsive, and effective. a state where health care is affordable, accessible, and where the rights of the unborn are protected. i asked lawmakers, both republicans and democrats, to join me in the fight for georges future. to crack down on gangs and sex trafficking. to invest

in the general assembly. meaning georgia, ukraine, whatever would be representing as individual states would be represented and churchill and roosevelt were not very excited about that. i'm not going to talk more about it because i'm sure dr. parkey will pick up that issue. veryuture of germany was a important discussion part in all of these conferences. namely the decision that germany would be occupied militarily i the big three after the war. there was an interesting incident in tehran where they were talking about the nazifi germany and stalin said the best way is to kill 50,000 officers. churchill was aghast at this sort of suggestion. we don't know if he set it in jest. it doesn't sound like it. roosevelt choked back 45,000 -- 49,000 is enough. they had to talk about the future order of germany and what are we going to do with all of the nazis. nazification was a very important subject matter. in 1944, the american sector of the treasury henry morgenthau insisted on a severe treatment of germany, namely

on the united nations issue such as a future general assembly where the four policemen, as roosevelt called them we're covering the united nations. great britain, the soviet union and china would dominate as the four policemen of the united nations. there will be a general assembly where all nations would be represented, but one of the sore point with the soviet union just and you all to, but it was discussed earlier that the soviet union insisted that they wanted and in the general assembly. and and i'm not will not talk more about it because i'm sure that they will pick up that issue. the future of germany was a very important discussion part and all of these conferences, namely the decision that germany would be occupied militarily by the big three after the war. there was an interesting incident where, in fact, there was talking about the notification of germany, and stalin said the best way to do not survive germany is to kill 50,000 officers. churchill was aghast at this suggestion. and roosevelt choked 45,000 is enough. they have to talk about the future order of post war germ

then the international astronomical union the i you held its general assembly in prague and demoted pluto to dwarf planet it was a controversial decision which angered many astronomers the american astronomer clyde tombaugh discovered pluto in 930 and it was feigned as the 1st planetary discovery in the u.s. . in 2015 many spice enthuses hope that nasa is new horizons programme might restore pluto status as a planet the spacecraft flew past it and took sensational photos. they revealed a complex and dynamic landscape with 3000 meter high mountains of frozen water juice of frozen methane and possibly even volcanoes spewing ice and it has an atmosphere and it's still not a planet even though it all gets the sun just like the remaining 8 planets know because the new definition of a planet includes a criterion that pluto does not fulfill. the i use as a planet has to quote clear the neighborhood around its orbit that means it sweeps up other material in the vicinity to become the dominant object in its orbital saw on. the earth has done that as have the other 7 planets in our solar system but

the general assembly will address this, i believe next week.ttentionl everyone's to a directive from the puco that came out last week and because of all the other things going on, it may not have been as widely reported as possible. i want to emphasize this. they issued a moratorium in regard to electric and gas disconnects. being.t for the time that runs through may 1. that might be addressed in the future. i want to make that clear. there has been concerns and people have asked me about that. requests --ee some i know dr. acton will talk about this, but the requests are, what we tell families who are thinking about going on their spring break? what we tell people who are already on their spring break and coming back from florida? we will start with those coming back from florida or anywhere else. we welcome you, but the most do, dr. actonto will address this, but if you have been traveling, please stay in your home. make sure you are not in contact with people outside your family that lives in that home. .hat is the most prudent thing we had

then the international astronomical union the i you held is general assembly in prague and demoted pluto to dwarf planet it was a controversial decision which angered many astronomers the american astronomer clyde tombaugh discovered pluto in 930 and it was feigned as the 1st planetary discovery in the u.s. . in 2015 many space enthuses hope that nasa is new horizons programme might restore pluto status as a planet the spy.

so the general assembly will address this i believe next week.et me call everyone's attention to a directive from the puco that came out last week, and i think because all the other things have been going on, it may not have been as widely reported as possible so want to emphasize this again. they have issued a moratorium in regard to electric and gas disconnects. at least for the time being. that runs through may 1, unbelief. i'm sure that will be addressed in the future, but i want to make that -- i believe. i know they're been concerns and people are asked me about that. i also foresee some requests, and anil dr. acton will talk about this, that the requests are, what can we tell families were thinking about going on their spring break? what do we tell people who are already in the spring break and come back from florida? we will start with those coming back from florida or any place else. we welcome you, but the most prudent thing to do, and again dr. acton will address this, but the most prudent thing to do if you been traveling, please stay

as a result of that, the bill passed through the kentucky general assembly and was signed into law by the governor and he was called jeanette law. it would stand after. today she will tell you it's the thing she is most proud of in the world. i am so proud to have been able to watch her transform the system that are taken advantage or. i just want to read you a little bit of it excerpt about jeanette and jeanette law. my experience with jeanette was a powerful reminder about the importance of telling women's stories. her voice like to like a tangie changes in the state law. because of her bravery, other women's lives will be better. and each small win is just that, a win. and each win is reminder things can change. these are also a reminder that the people who have been victimized either by spouse or an unjust system, are nonetheless powerful. some people portrayed survivors of domestic violence as weak. some people portrayed the women in appalachia the same way. i think gen x story illustrates the opposite. when given the right tools, support an environment, these women are capable o

we have a case in the court and that general assembly coming in. minimum, we would want a significant enough time for people to be able to obtain and return absentee ballots. it is as you know a two-step process. you have to fill it out and say which ballot you want and ship it in. then it has to be sent back. then they have to fill it in. then it has to be sent back. do not want to do this overnight. at the same time, we are conducting this when a war is going on. literally, we are conducting this when we are fighting the virus. and we know that there will be more and more of our fellow ohioans who will become sick. so having enough time is very important. whether we can do it in regard to an in person election, i do not know. the most important thing is that people have ample time to be able to vote. governor, the governor of illinois expected this afternoon to issue a shelter-in-place order. what would you need to see to consider doing something similar? and have you been correlating with neighboring states and their governors to make sure there

on the united nations issue, such as a future general assembly where the four policemen as roosevelt called them would govern the united nations. premiere powers in the world, united states, great britain, soviet union and china would sort of dominate as the four policemen of the united nations. there would be a againgeneral assembly where all will be represented. one of the sore points with the soviet was that the soviet union insisted they wanted to have all their 16 republics represented in the general assembly, georgia, ukraine, whatever would be representing as individual states would be represented there. churchill and roosevelt were not excited about that. i'm not going to talk more about it. i'm sure they will pick up that issue. the future of germany was a very important discussion part in all of these conferences. namely, the decision that ge germany would be ak pie e occup military by the big three. there was an incident in tehran where they were talking about de-na de-nazification. stalin said, we need to kill 50,000 officers. churchill was aghast at this. roosevelt choke

general assembly in 1946 as a member of his country's delegation. in 1982 he became the fiftfth u. cretary-general and wewent ono serve as head of the world body for two terms. one of his key achievements was negotiating an end to the iran-iraq war in 1988. he is also credited with helping revive the international body after the end of the cold war in 1989. perez de cuellar played crucial roles in namibia gaining independence, securing the release of american hostages held in lebanon, as well as peace accords in cambodia and el salvador. in 1982 he became the first u.n. chief to visit the japanese city of hiroshima, where he spoke with survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing. in a statement the current u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres called perez de cuellar a committed diplomat and a personal inspiration who left a profound impact on the united nations and our world. ♪ >>> it's time now f for world weather with our meteorologist sayakaka mori. hello, sayaka. >> hello, yoshi. >> tokyo is dealing with strong winds today, and northern japan is dealing with heavy snow. what's causi

you held as general assembly in prague and demoted pluto to dwarf planet it was a controversial decision which angered many astronomers the american astronomer clyde tombaugh discovered pluto in 930 and it was feigned as the 1st planetary discovery in the u.s. . in 2015 many space enthuses hope that nasa has new horizons programme might restore pluto status as a planet the spacecraft flew past it and took sensational photos. that revealed a complex and dynamic landscape with 3000 meter high mountains of frozen water juice of frozen methane and possibly even volcanoes spewing ice and it has an atmosphere and it's still not a planet even though it all gets the sun just like the remaining 8 planets know because the new definition of a planet includes a criterion that pluto does not fulfill. the i use as a planet has to quote clear the neighborhood around its orbit that means it's sweet sour other. material in the vicinity to become the dominant object in its orbital song on. the earth has done that as have the other 7 planets in our solar system but pluto failed to make a great. way out the

way, as you in our budget in the general revised budget, the governor, when we proposed o the general assembly, we initial had $100 million. the es the $150 million in covid emergency fund. we have pushed $200 million, specifically directed cities, every county and every municipality in tennessee through a grant through the department of finance administration will totaling $200 million across the state. so those funds will go directly to the local county and those and they have discretion on how to use it within articular guidelines around infrastructure and covid-19. there's a couple of sources of unding from the state that are coming to your community and to every community. >> we'll leave the last few minutes of this briefing with a at nder you can see this c-span.org/coronavirus. we'll take you now to louisiana. john bel edwards giving an update on that state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

jessica: this, as democrats who flipped the general assembly last november speed through sweeping gun control reform, much of it proposed by governor ralph northam. gov. northam: these laws are intended to keep virginians safe, period it is time to act. jessica: it comes on the heels of last year's mass shooting at a government building in virginia beach and in 2007, at virginia tech. that's where activist lori haas' daughter was shot twice in the head, but survived. >> the will of the people of virginia was made very clear in november, when they elected a gun sense majority and we have come here to this body expecting them to get this job done. jessica: freshman legislator and army veteran dan helmer ran on gun control. >> i think we can both swear to uphold the constitution of the country and va as i have and also be in support of recent gun gun jessica but after : thousands of protestors descended on the state capitol in january and dozens of virginia's cities and counties passed "second amendment sanctuary" resolutions. >> out of my cold dead hands will you get my weapons. a senat

in the 2016 maryland general assembly and governor of maryland established a commission on innovation and excellence in education chaired by the former chance letter of the university system of maryland, william britt kerwin, to identify the policies and practices so that maryland schools at a level of the highest school systems. there was a review of the current funding formulas and accountability measures utilized to ensure educational equity and quality. how maryland schools prepare students for postsecondary education in theworkforce and to make recommendations for the state on needed funding improvements across the state and local school districts. these reviews are necessary to support growing populations of children with disabilities, how to improve and expand programs supporting postsecondary credential attainment, and other policy changes to address the academic achievement gap that has persisted along racial, ethnic, and income levels between students of color and low-income students compared to the higher-income and white peers. to meet this expansive charge, the commission

he and i did not overlap in the general assembly. he was the speaker pro tem, the first african-american speaker pro tem. and we now have the first african-american woman because elijah cummings led the way. now, you will notice, because i will introduce the speaker at some time, the extraordinary diversity of the leadership of the democratic party in the house. jim is from cherry hill. nancy is from baltimore. and i'm from prince georges county. [ applause ] you may have thought it was something else. elijah was the best of us. elijah was in public life for the best of reasons. elijah brought to him an experience, and experiences, that informed his empathy for others. it was one year ago today that our dear elijah presided over a hearing and said the following, and we've repeated this so often because it is so compelling. he said, from that chair, when we're dancing with the angels, the question will be asked. in 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? it was that power in his morality, in his integrity, in h

knowledge was addressing the points the many people have raised the paris think tank for instance general assembly leap so last year the clampdown on civil liberties was part of a consistent pattern since mr michel took office and i deny it because there are freedoms they are respected they are protected for. and freedom to go on strike that's fine that's even constitutional in my county but frank freedom not to go on strike should be protected as well and freedom of movement should be protected as well you want to see the police increased as they were in october through the 17 new a deterrent or substantially increased police in february 28th in the immigration or reduce the rights of migrants and asylum seekers in october that year the supreme court refused to halt the creation of a biometric database containing detailed information of all french citizens as surveillance and these are measures that are causing concern one prominent lawyer and long time supporter actually i'm assuming across france or soon will put it bluntly said fundamental rights are under attack while our i know mr question w

the un in 2016 created the general assembly, the international mechanism. tell us your personal opinions about what we need to do now. to help make this end and hold these people accountable. omar. >> owner: thank you senator. i think before we think about pulling accountable we have to stop them. because, it is still going on. people are dying every day and i still like, when i get contacted, any person he says me like tortured and limited. starvation is horrible. we have to stop them and if not, the leader of the free world, it will take an action by nine of the u.s. does not have a great relationship with europe, they don't have it cut if we are going to support turkey, not for turkey itself and right now feels like the only thing that you can do because there is no attention to send the truth and i understand that. and b not a good idea at all. but to you, your calves their own lives. if nato, support them in providing efforts and stopping the killing. what are talking about how much they like. even if turkey is coming inside of your country. it's only

true. [ laughter ] didn't expt that reaction, b that's okay. [ laughter ] >> as you hear the general assemblyaughing at president trump... there's a recent pew study that suggests that america's standing in the world after the last 3 1/2 years has actually declined among many nations. there is a sense that a once steadfast belief d in tendability of the united states with our allies has slipped. >> other countries need to understand it's not the united states' role to carry the weight of the world. they have to do their part. so we've had hard discsions with our bthers and sisters in europe and around the world that just expect us to do for them with no partnership in return. and so, having them step up in nato and ving now what was four countries paying their share now being nine countries paying their share, that tough loveed to happen. the other side of it is, we have ie have the backs of our a they need to know that when we're in the foxhole, we've gotheir back. and that's why that syria decision was so important, because when the kurds have lost so much blood in the namein of figterroris

what became the end of the cold war and then a couple years later he gave a speech to the un general assembly and then :-colon powell which was that if we are attacked by aliens from outer space the conflicts would seem trivial by comparison. this is kind of nutty but there's something to it. that they are talking about catastrophic things and weapons of masst. destruction maybe this is the way to do it. so while reagan was doing this something else was going on subterranean world. a civilian and the pentagon named frank miller and when dick cheney became secretary of defense. he was very different then for what he was as vice president. he had a briefingef from omaha so he derailed all the doctrines written by the secretary of defense with a limited nuclear often's restraining use. and then he goes to cheney and says i don't understand what is going on. and then to go deep so those people in omaha and the went deeper than any civilian ever has. and that level of overkill is astonishing. . . . . and then td something even more profound, more disturbing. at that point, bush was negotiating the

which is the united states and israel does actually vote against the us blockade of cuba in the general assembly in the amul where cuba condemns the blockade and so but the question is should should they be asking for access to this interferon which the chinese national health commission and up to this antiviral are trying to come back every 90 minutes found it to be very effective it's now according to documents i've seen at the top of them it's for treatment and if this treatment has been solicited now from cuba by at least 15 countries we're hearing but you know i've been contacted by people in the united states and in hospitals in here all they are also pretty desperate to get hold of this and you know they face the fact that they have the u.s. brocade which will deny them access yes and if there is evidence that interferon alpha to be is you know assisting patients and stopping them get and stopping the slowing down the death rate reducing the deficit and the british government should absolutely be talking to cuber about how they can access this about the point is cuba is characterized as b

efforts on monday, the general assembly convened for a special session to ratify a state of emergency. i am grateful to the house and senate for taking swift action so we can deploy all necessary resources to help our fellow georgians and this time of need. we continue to update the approach -- appropriation chairman on how we plan to use the budget. unlike other states of emergency, this declaration allows the department of health to direct action in these extraordinary circumstances. we are moving forward using the advice of health officials at all levels of government. supply learned of shortages at specific hospitals. i want you to know we have taken action working with officials to secure more tests and critically needed materials from the national stockpile. we are coordinating delivery to health care facilities in need and we are grateful for all of those who have offered their inventory to help others. your sacrifice is saving lives. earlier today the centers for servicesand medicaid issued guidance to the american health care workforce asking for a delay in elective procedure