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we can open watkins glen. that is in our control. >> is this just for the nascar race in august or all racing? >> i don't know exactly. do you know? >> allow for fanless activity, to the extent nascar wants to race, which they have indicated they would, as long as there is no fans, they can bring staff, with guidance. that is the same thing for the racetracks, the horse racetracks in the vast majority of employees are already on site on those tracks working with horses and training. as the governor mentioned, the risk there is minimal because activity is already occurring. >> for any sports, baseball in particular, there is a large number of maintenance staff, support staff, can you allow games in stadiums and still account for production and social distancing? >> that is what they are doing, coming up with a plan that says, look, i have to maintain the stadium anyway. there are people there. it is a big venue. if i am only doing a game, i can bring back limited staff. this is how they will be protected, the p
we can open watkins glen. that is in our control. >> is this just for the nascar race in august or all racing? >> i don't know exactly. do you know? >> allow for fanless activity, to the extent nascar wants to race, which they have indicated they would, as long as there is no fans, they can bring staff, with guidance. that is the same thing for the racetracks, the horse racetracks in the vast majority of employees are already on site on those tracks working with horses and...
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on watkins glen. i am not an official participant in nascar. i have no vested interest in opening watkins glen. if they open, and if i am invited to the ceremony, i may go and bring my car. i drive it around the track. there is no self-interest involved in watkins glen. just to be clear. >> [indiscernible] -- it is better if nursing home staff -- [indiscernible] -- because that is an isolated problem. do you agree or disagree? is it possible to separate that? [indiscernible] >> people have been restless. i am restless. i am more restless than anyone. i am sure we all think we are the most restless person. we are talking within the department of health. i. understand the issue . it is not just capital district region. to the extent we are saying to hospitals, you should keep nursing home patients and not discharge them to nursing homes. they are saying that is artificially increasing hospitalization rate. i get the point. it is not a capital district might. it is across-the-board. we change that policy
on watkins glen. i am not an official participant in nascar. i have no vested interest in opening watkins glen. if they open, and if i am invited to the ceremony, i may go and bring my car. i drive it around the track. there is no self-interest involved in watkins glen. just to be clear. >> [indiscernible] -- it is better if nursing home staff -- [indiscernible] -- because that is an isolated problem. do you agree or disagree? is it possible to separate that? [indiscernible] >>...
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that can operate and there's a big viewership for watkins glen. i may take my car to watkins glen.i've done it before, i can do it again. wear a mask in the car. i don't even have to wear a mask in the car, i'll be alone. update on elective surgeries. we're going to open west chester and suffolk counties for elective surgeries and ambulatory care. we want to make sure people who need medical services are getting medical services. there was a period where hospitals were dealing, basically, with the covid patients. we are past that period. if you need medical attention, if you need a medical procedure, you should get it, right. and hospitals are safe places to go, to the extent people are worried about going to a hospital, there's no reason. and the caveat, as always, as we reopen, this is a new phase, this is an unknown phase. nobody can tell you exactly what happens, because nobody has been here before. that's stone-to-stone, take a step that you know is a firm step and then you watch and see what happens. what happens depends on what we do. that's why this has been such a unique s
that can operate and there's a big viewership for watkins glen. i may take my car to watkins glen.i've done it before, i can do it again. wear a mask in the car. i don't even have to wear a mask in the car, i'll be alone. update on elective surgeries. we're going to open west chester and suffolk counties for elective surgeries and ambulatory care. we want to make sure people who need medical services are getting medical services. there was a period where hospitals were dealing, basically, with...
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we'll be back with more music from the watkins family hour.re you talking to? ...uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at 3 in the morning!? who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake from state farm? ...uh...khakis. hey, do they ever ask you what you're wearing? uh... yeah. ...red sweater, button down shirt... like a good neighbor, state farm is there. 80% of bacteria in your mouth aren't even on teeth. 80%? colgate total is different. it fights bacteria in your whole mouth protecting 100% of your mouth's surfaces colgate total. antibacterial protection for a healthier mouth. we waste up to 20 gallons of water every time we pre-rinse let's skip the rinse. new finish quantum with activeblu technology, designed to clean without pre-rinsing. switch to finish and skip the rinse to save water. here's one small way you can help them in return. complete your 2020 census today. census data helps communities plan funding for hospitals and emergency services. respond now at 2020censu
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that is also true with watkins glen that can operate and there's a big viewership for watkins glen we'llur car. update on elect erv surgeries. we're going to open westchester and suffolk counties for elective surgeries and ambulatory care. we want to make sure people who need medical services are getting medical services. there was a period where hospitals were basically dealing with covid -- if you need medical attention, if you need a medical procedure, you should get it, right? the caveat is always, as we reopen -- this is a new phase. this is an unknown phase. nobody can tell you exactly what happens, because nobody has been here before. that's stone to tone across the morass, take a firm step and watch and see what happens. what happens depends on what we do. this is quite it's been such a unique situation, not for government, but for society. what will happen? tell me what you're going to do, and i will tell you what will happen. well, how can that be? because you're in control of what happens literally, will i get infected? will we have a higher infection rate? it defense on what
that is also true with watkins glen that can operate and there's a big viewership for watkins glen we'llur car. update on elect erv surgeries. we're going to open westchester and suffolk counties for elective surgeries and ambulatory care. we want to make sure people who need medical services are getting medical services. there was a period where hospitals were basically dealing with covid -- if you need medical attention, if you need a medical procedure, you should get it, right? the caveat is...
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understand is not the focus of your question, this court has repeatedly emphasized in kilborn and watkins and everywhere else that congress has power to inquire into the private affairs of any individual. that is distinct from whatever interest they may have informing themselves about the workings of government. that informing power does not extend to the president that informing power does not extend to the president. branch officials. >> are you saying that the ervin committee subpoenas were unlawful yes or no? that or not argue address the power of impeachment because it's not an issue in this case. >> it wasn't impeachment. >> justice alito? >> counsel, are there any circumstances in which a house of congress can justify a subpoena for a sitting president's personal records on the ground that it wants to use the president as a case study for possible, broad regulatory legislation? >> i think it's difficult to imagine for a couple of reasons. even setting aside the fact that if the president, this court has always required some showing that the information being sought is pertinent. sw
understand is not the focus of your question, this court has repeatedly emphasized in kilborn and watkins and everywhere else that congress has power to inquire into the private affairs of any individual. that is distinct from whatever interest they may have informing themselves about the workings of government. that informing power does not extend to the president that informing power does not extend to the president. branch officials. >> are you saying that the ervin committee subpoenas...
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watkins thank you both for joining us today. thank you thank you to. the i want to start with the release of the video showing the murder of constitutional attorney daniel horowitz the news you know he basically the news of the charges being brought against mcmichaels 2 tweeted out something very very interesting let's take a look at this he tweeted the righteous development is not attributable to a video it's attributable to a video that prosecutors have lot of things to view becoming public that distinction should concern you a great deal that is one of the real ugly realities in america is it not that unless you've got video of a white on black crime it is rarely prosecuted right be. one of the biggest problems that exists in this country it's like you know so many people are racist but nobody wants to be called a racist or see as greece is even though the saints all of the time like you know without technology and cell phones so many police officers who are now incarcerated will be free so many people who committed these heinous types of crimes wil
watkins thank you both for joining us today. thank you thank you to. the i want to start with the release of the video showing the murder of constitutional attorney daniel horowitz the news you know he basically the news of the charges being brought against mcmichaels 2 tweeted out something very very interesting let's take a look at this he tweeted the righteous development is not attributable to a video it's attributable to a video that prosecutors have lot of things to view becoming public...
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joining us now is author and editor at large of the law dot com dean watkins welcome. why don't we thank you thank you going to have me thank you always a pleasure being so your article delves into some of the grittiest parts of your life and upbringing in baltimore it paints a picture of life at the center of the world drugs what that environment was like for you and how you view how you were viewed by the outside world and you just suppose this with her soul who grew up not too far away but had what you described as a system that traditionally rewards mediocre whiteness yet he had a tragic downfall where you excelled what do you attribute this to. the system you know everything that i had it gives me he kind of the want for him so you know so my son my son a fierce street wants out of that are. you can go to jail for. that on the street and on his. it was going to jail or if you got if you got to knock them out i was going to go to prison see if we don't discipline you when you have a court record and one that you can be. you know it's interesting because because i t
joining us now is author and editor at large of the law dot com dean watkins welcome. why don't we thank you thank you going to have me thank you always a pleasure being so your article delves into some of the grittiest parts of your life and upbringing in baltimore it paints a picture of life at the center of the world drugs what that environment was like for you and how you view how you were viewed by the outside world and you just suppose this with her soul who grew up not too far away but...
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bush is joining us from philadelphia and of course joe watkins today we find ourselves in the situation with the death and the killing off george floyd i mean there's obviously grief and anger over george floyd but how much more is packed into the protests that we're seeing well there's been a number of these events as you mentioned earlier and so there's a lot of frustration on the part of people of color especially african-americans as well as white americans who sympathize who believe that that this needs to stop and there has been no national move to rectify the situation and i think a lot of americans are really caught off guard. that such an act could be could be could be made in broad daylight police officer kneeling on the neck of a man who was already handcuffed on the ground and not moving his knee even though the man begged him to be was a niece of the 3 many people were just so disturbed by the video this led to the protests all around the country in cities all around the united states especially in minneapolis where it happened yeah and so we understand that there are prote
bush is joining us from philadelphia and of course joe watkins today we find ourselves in the situation with the death and the killing off george floyd i mean there's obviously grief and anger over george floyd but how much more is packed into the protests that we're seeing well there's been a number of these events as you mentioned earlier and so there's a lot of frustration on the part of people of color especially african-americans as well as white americans who sympathize who believe that...
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let's add to this conversation republican strategies and pastor joe watkins. joe, you and i are both minister and i consider it outrages that this president has said that houses of worship should be open tomorrow. i think that it is certainly something that risks the lives of parishioners. i don't know how you go and pray and thank god for your life and say but, god, i'm going to be recklessly threatening it and putting it at risk today. you are a republican but you're a pastor. how do you feel about the president saying he would override governors, which legally no one can find out where he has the power to do that, but notwithstanding that he would override governors if governors did not say that churches are places of worship and can be open tomorrow. >> i think that every pastor is happy to think that their house of worship is an essential business, so to speak, that the work we do to serve people, to show people the path is essential and that's a nice thought. but we also believe that what -- i know certainly i do believe that what god wants is love and w
let's add to this conversation republican strategies and pastor joe watkins. joe, you and i are both minister and i consider it outrages that this president has said that houses of worship should be open tomorrow. i think that it is certainly something that risks the lives of parishioners. i don't know how you go and pray and thank god for your life and say but, god, i'm going to be recklessly threatening it and putting it at risk today. you are a republican but you're a pastor. how do you feel...
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watkins over here. there's yours. go find yours.ou can set your test there by the papers. >> i know everyone is trying their best and this is all new, but there's just been a lot of let down as far as some teachers not checking in daily. >> the pandemic has revealed enormous inequalities in homes, in schools, in families. so the technological challenges are large, and they are very much connected to a family's financial resources. >> in tulsa, oklahoma, the dual language academy, it wasn't just the digital divide that was the challenge. a language divide as well. here the curriculum is designed for bilingual and biliteral students. this kindergarten teacher leads her classes in spanish. a class for 25 kids is now done 25 times. once for each child. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> this experiment has also been an adjustment for parents. patrick sanchez jr. is in the first grade did at the dual aca. his mother works nights at the tulsa police department. >> with the spanish, since i'm bilingual, i'm able to hepa trick with that pa
watkins over here. there's yours. go find yours.ou can set your test there by the papers. >> i know everyone is trying their best and this is all new, but there's just been a lot of let down as far as some teachers not checking in daily. >> the pandemic has revealed enormous inequalities in homes, in schools, in families. so the technological challenges are large, and they are very much connected to a family's financial resources. >> in tulsa, oklahoma, the dual language...
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grocery promote myself and i'm richard couldn't agree with you more all right thank you so much dee watkins and the kima levy armstrong always a pleasure having you on educating our viewers thank you. thank you. thank you. all right as we go to break remember that you could also start watching the hawks on the man for the brand new portable t.v. . google play on the store by searching portable t.v. or you can stream us to your t.v. if you want to watch the big screen by downloading the portable t.v. app on the apple t.v. and. t v this app will be available on more devices. coming up. yes cook the host of the big picture joins us to talk about the latest political woes and scandals taking place around one of america's oldest civil services the post office. state to be watchable. seemed wrong. but old old just told. me to get to shape out just to become educated and engaged with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground the. the world is driven by a dreamer shaped by one person of those. who dares thinks. we dare to ask. believe. that we're ope
grocery promote myself and i'm richard couldn't agree with you more all right thank you so much dee watkins and the kima levy armstrong always a pleasure having you on educating our viewers thank you. thank you. thank you. all right as we go to break remember that you could also start watching the hawks on the man for the brand new portable t.v. . google play on the store by searching portable t.v. or you can stream us to your t.v. if you want to watch the big screen by downloading the portable...
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watkins and kill him mike brian kilmeade is here, too. we begin with phil keating live on miami beach. of course you are, phil. the entire state of florida is now in phase one of reopening meeting retail, restaurants, salons and barbershops which could now be open and have been for a couple of weeks. at 25% capacity. as of two hours ago, miami break miami-dade and broward counties will join the rest of the state. in broward county in hollywood, a lot of people, a lot of residents there are clearly happy that the broad walk along the beach is once again finally open. for three hours of morning exercise, fresh air and notably on a lot of people not wearing masks. around the country most states have now lifted coronavirus shutdown restrictions partially. 43 states by our count and by next wednesday it will be 46 states. the new state rules allow limited reopening, letting certain nonessential businesses and nonopen spaces. there have been protests across the country exhausted with the past two months of life. like this on sunday in miami bea
watkins and kill him mike brian kilmeade is here, too. we begin with phil keating live on miami beach. of course you are, phil. the entire state of florida is now in phase one of reopening meeting retail, restaurants, salons and barbershops which could now be open and have been for a couple of weeks. at 25% capacity. as of two hours ago, miami break miami-dade and broward counties will join the rest of the state. in broward county in hollywood, a lot of people, a lot of residents there are...
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the african-american actitivist and poet frances watkins harper agreed, declaring the lesson o the war to be this, quote, simple justice is the right of every race, unquote. there were in short varying degrees of anti-slavery sentiment among unionists in the north and, again, some in the south, but together those who championed emancipation did something quite radical and we shouldn't miss this. in claiming that black freedom would enhance white freedom, defender of emancipation rejected the old zero sum game theory of american race relations that had preiled in american politics up until that time. they rejected an age old pro-slavery argument that black freedom could only come at the expense of white freedom. that any gains or lacks would be losses for whites. the idealistic defense of emancipation that it would have broad benefits for american society was a bold argument and its potential to mobilize loyalists was given a stern test in the reelection campaign of 1864. so i will say a few words about that. and then move to some conclusions. as you all know in this room lincoln's reel
the african-american actitivist and poet frances watkins harper agreed, declaring the lesson o the war to be this, quote, simple justice is the right of every race, unquote. there were in short varying degrees of anti-slavery sentiment among unionists in the north and, again, some in the south, but together those who championed emancipation did something quite radical and we shouldn't miss this. in claiming that black freedom would enhance white freedom, defender of emancipation rejected the...
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the person pressuring him to do it is recalling a guest on a commuter train the worst thing dodgers watkins you're up to almost b.r.t. the woman at the last. 210-0000 parker carpenter stop ability to record but here. you have those tunnels are counted you should return to court again i mean cause there are 3 and i wanted to record them to send back and what you thought of switching to len tommy and burnell of jordan pretty much everybody. to mattel is up against powerful forces for the 1st time in italy's history members of the police and the political establishment are in the dock alongside mafia bosses a key witness massimo chanche mino the man on whose testimony the prosecutor has built his case is the son of a once powerful mafia politician. in to the point i guess also telling you see there john there a look at the not the only not. a female so long as just invite me. i don't i didn't mean that in a week and. how. today the threats against him a towel bringing young protesters onto the streets in solidarity with the judge even though the state mafia trial is about events that occurred
the person pressuring him to do it is recalling a guest on a commuter train the worst thing dodgers watkins you're up to almost b.r.t. the woman at the last. 210-0000 parker carpenter stop ability to record but here. you have those tunnels are counted you should return to court again i mean cause there are 3 and i wanted to record them to send back and what you thought of switching to len tommy and burnell of jordan pretty much everybody. to mattel is up against powerful forces for the 1st time...
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marnie a lot better on watkins or timothy o'sullivan. we survived our basement years, scattered, and became colleagues, commiserating, solving problems for our students, for each other, and for the professional organizations that support our work. so, cohorts, classmates, colleagues, but for me, marnie and i became friends. a last bit of graduate school alchemy that knit the strange world of ideas where we do our work into the world of spouses, partners, families, and children where we live our lives. this long friendship made me lucky enough to read drafts of marnie's books along the way, yellowing pages still turn up in my files. i read them and i read them again last week. why are you reading my book, marnie says? i learned stuff, i said. i'm going to tell you briefly some of the things i have learned. marnie's first book was a biography of the photographer laura gilpin, " laura gilpin: an enduring grace" -- published in 1986. it won a slew of awards and i do not have time to tell you all of them. but there's a story. marnie abandoned
marnie a lot better on watkins or timothy o'sullivan. we survived our basement years, scattered, and became colleagues, commiserating, solving problems for our students, for each other, and for the professional organizations that support our work. so, cohorts, classmates, colleagues, but for me, marnie and i became friends. a last bit of graduate school alchemy that knit the strange world of ideas where we do our work into the world of spouses, partners, families, and children where we live our...
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just take cornelius watkins from detroit.tiful children with an 11th, a baby girl, due in july. cornelius died a few nights ago. they built the family you're looking at now. their love so evident it leaps off the screen. carolyn says her husband was at every football game, every basketball game, every cheerleading event. that when you talk to him, the conversation was either about her or the kids. with such grace, carolyn says she's grateful for the years they spent together and for the kids she's staying strong. well, we're thinking of you today, carolyn. just like we're thinking about the family of 66-year-old paul carey. a father and a grandfather. he was a paramedic from colorado. he volunteered to travel to new york city to help save the lives of complete strangers hundreds of miles from his home. his family says they respected his decision to volunteer, that he risked his own health and safety to protect others, that he left this world a better place. he did indeed, and on behalf of every new yorker, thank you, paul. an
just take cornelius watkins from detroit.tiful children with an 11th, a baby girl, due in july. cornelius died a few nights ago. they built the family you're looking at now. their love so evident it leaps off the screen. carolyn says her husband was at every football game, every basketball game, every cheerleading event. that when you talk to him, the conversation was either about her or the kids. with such grace, carolyn says she's grateful for the years they spent together and for the kids...
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watkins to return. participate them to in this historic occasion, unfortunately it historic because of a larger tragedy. so i'm going to call on them. ms. underwood? it is critical that we leverage all available federal resources to protect vulnerable groups during this pandemic. the global pandemic has compounded existing vulnerability and highlighted the susceptibility of our homeless veteran population. and some larger metropolitan areas, as you know, 50% of the homeless veteran population has tested positive for the coronavirus. what can our smaller communities do, to best prepare for when covid-19 inevitably reaches these vulnerable populations, like homeless veterans? ms. monet: there are a lot of things they can do to be proactive. if you're looking at providers or parts of the community that are specific lease serving homeless veterans, you can really start to think about how you would plan from pandemic? what comes of supplies would you need? how would you modify your operations? what partners
watkins to return. participate them to in this historic occasion, unfortunately it historic because of a larger tragedy. so i'm going to call on them. ms. underwood? it is critical that we leverage all available federal resources to protect vulnerable groups during this pandemic. the global pandemic has compounded existing vulnerability and highlighted the susceptibility of our homeless veteran population. and some larger metropolitan areas, as you know, 50% of the homeless veteran population...
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it falls short of the fairly meager resolutions in ramallah and watkins, which at least described general purposes, general legislative topics. here we are talking about the president. i know that three committee chairmen understood what they were doing. i don't think 218 members of the house have understood that they understand the gravity of the constitutional question they are teeing up. the court also requires a clear statement from congress on the separation of powers that is at issue, and we say the same thing here. that's the cleanest and narrowest way to dispose of this case. second kavanaugh: question. history and practice matter quite a bit in separation of power cases, as you know. justice ginsburg earlier cited precedent from watergate and whitewater, as did justice breyer. those dealt with legislative subpoenas. can you respond to those points about those precedents? mr. wall: yes. for the first 200 years of the republic, there has not been anything like this. the examples either did not involve the president -- justice kavanaugh: sorry to interrupt, but specifically what abo
it falls short of the fairly meager resolutions in ramallah and watkins, which at least described general purposes, general legislative topics. here we are talking about the president. i know that three committee chairmen understood what they were doing. i don't think 218 members of the house have understood that they understand the gravity of the constitutional question they are teeing up. the court also requires a clear statement from congress on the separation of powers that is at issue, and...
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we'll speak to actors sarah parish and jason watkins.y can't guarantee primary schools will open to all reception, year1 and year6 pupils, on june 1st. the government will publish the scientific evidence behind its decision for a phased return to schools in england today. teachers and parents have expressed concerns about safety in the classroom for larger numbers of pupils. the department for education says the decision is based on the best scientific and medical advice. plans to quarantine travellers from overseas to try and prevent a second outbreak of covid—19 in the uk, are expected to be outlined by the home secretary today. possible measures could include spot checks and fines of a thousand pounds, if visitors fail to self—isolate for 14 days. ministers say quarantine measures are more important now that infections have reduced among uk residents. an online book of remembrance, to commemorate those who have died from coronavirus, has been organised by st paul's cathedral. family members, friends and carers of anyone who has died c
we'll speak to actors sarah parish and jason watkins.y can't guarantee primary schools will open to all reception, year1 and year6 pupils, on june 1st. the government will publish the scientific evidence behind its decision for a phased return to schools in england today. teachers and parents have expressed concerns about safety in the classroom for larger numbers of pupils. the department for education says the decision is based on the best scientific and medical advice. plans to quarantine...
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joining me now is crystal watkins.d launch new york's initiative and wrote a national plan for contact tracing during this pandemic. thank you so much, crystal watson for being with us tonight. and i'm hoping you can explain to us a couple things, because i think there is a lot of both hope and also concern about how contact tracing works, how you both execute it in a way that is effective, while also protecting people's privacy. but let's start with the big picture. where are we in terms of our capacity to trace people's contacts right now? >> right. so i think what we need across the country is really a large work force scaleup we haven't seen before for public health. so what we think we need is about 100,000 contact tracers across the country doing this work. we've seen recent everyday that state plans and activities that have already been done may have us up to around 30,000 right now so we're on our way. governors i think are taking this seriously and many states like they are in new york. so we're getting there.
joining me now is crystal watkins.d launch new york's initiative and wrote a national plan for contact tracing during this pandemic. thank you so much, crystal watson for being with us tonight. and i'm hoping you can explain to us a couple things, because i think there is a lot of both hope and also concern about how contact tracing works, how you both execute it in a way that is effective, while also protecting people's privacy. but let's start with the big picture. where are we in terms of...