1 00:00:03,067 --> 00:05:36,901 YEAH. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON AND 2 00:05:36,901 --> 00:05:38,067 YEAH. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR 3 00:05:38,067 --> 00:05:39,634 THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 00:05:39,634 --> 00:05:40,867 JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON AND WHETHER YOU’RE WATCHING ON 5 00:05:40,867 --> 00:05:42,467 WHETHER YOU’RE WATCHING ON TELEVISION OR ONLINE WE 6 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:44,367 TELEVISION OR ONLINE WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING WE 7 00:05:44,367 --> 00:05:45,467 APPRECIATE YOU JOINING WE ALWAYS WANT TO GIVE ACCURATE 8 00:05:45,467 --> 00:05:47,201 ALWAYS WANT TO GIVE ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION AS 9 00:05:47,201 --> 00:05:48,601 AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION AS TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR 10 00:05:48,601 --> 00:05:50,833 TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR COMMONWEALTH TO START OUT TODAY 11 00:05:50,833 --> 00:05:52,267 COMMONWEALTH TO START OUT TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR COVID 12 00:05:52,267 --> 00:05:54,301 I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR COVID NUMBERS WE’LL START WITH SOME 13 00:05:54,301 --> 00:05:56,500 NUMBERS WE’LL START WITH SOME GOOD NEWS- THIS FIRST SLIDE 14 00:05:56,500 --> 00:05:59,167 GOOD NEWS- THIS FIRST SLIDE HERE- IS A NEW YORK TIMES 15 00:05:59,167 --> 00:06:01,533 HERE- IS A NEW YORK TIMES GRAPHIC FROM LAST WEEK. THAT 16 00:06:01,533 --> 00:06:04,000 GRAPHIC FROM LAST WEEK. THAT SHOWS VIRGINIA AS ONE OF JUST A 17 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,901 SHOWS VIRGINIA AS ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL OF STATES THAT ARE NOT 18 00:06:06,901 --> 00:06:09,301 HANDFUL OF STATES THAT ARE NOT SHOWING LARGE INCREASES IN 19 00:06:09,301 --> 00:06:11,767 SHOWING LARGE INCREASES IN COVID CASES. AS YOU HAVE HEARD 20 00:06:11,767 --> 00:06:14,267 COVID CASES. AS YOU HAVE HEARD ON THE NATIONAL NEWS VIRUS CASE 21 00:06:14,267 --> 00:06:16,067 ON THE NATIONAL NEWS VIRUS CASE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP ACROSS OUR 22 00:06:16,067 --> 00:06:19,667 NUMBERS ARE GOING UP ACROSS OUR COUNTRY- IN NEARLY EVERY STATE. 23 00:06:19,667 --> 00:06:21,934 COUNTRY- IN NEARLY EVERY STATE. WE’RE LUCKY HERE IN VIRGINIA 24 00:06:21,934 --> 00:06:23,834 WE’RE LUCKY HERE IN VIRGINIA THAT WHILE OUR CASE COUNTS ARE 25 00:06:23,834 --> 00:06:26,567 THAT WHILE OUR CASE COUNTS ARE TRENDING UPWARD IN SOME REGIONS 26 00:06:26,567 --> 00:06:27,034 TRENDING UPWARD IN SOME REGIONS WE’RE NOT SEEING LARGE 27 00:06:27,034 --> 00:06:30,301 WE’RE NOT SEEING LARGE INCREASES. BUT AS WE ALL KNOW 28 00:06:30,301 --> 00:06:34,134 INCREASES. BUT AS WE ALL KNOW VIRGINIA IS A DIVERSE STATE AND 29 00:06:34,134 --> 00:06:34,734 VIRGINIA IS A DIVERSE STATE AND IN OUR RURAL AREAS IN 30 00:06:34,734 --> 00:06:37,234 IN OUR RURAL AREAS IN PARTICULAR. A SMALL INCREASE IN 31 00:06:37,234 --> 00:06:40,701 PARTICULAR. A SMALL INCREASE IN CASES CAN HAVE A VERY LARGE 32 00:06:40,701 --> 00:06:42,767 CASES CAN HAVE A VERY LARGE IMPACT. FOR EXAMPLE BALLAD 33 00:06:42,767 --> 00:06:44,901 IMPACT. FOR EXAMPLE BALLAD HEALTH THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN 34 00:06:44,901 --> 00:06:47,301 HEALTH THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EASTERN 35 00:06:47,301 --> 00:06:48,901 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EASTERN TENNESSEE IS WARNING THAT IT IS 36 00:06:48,901 --> 00:06:51,301 TENNESSEE IS WARNING THAT IT IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN COVID 37 00:06:51,301 --> 00:06:53,734 SEEING AN INCREASE IN COVID PATIENTS. SO WHY ARE NUMBERS 38 00:06:53,734 --> 00:06:56,067 PATIENTS. SO WHY ARE NUMBERS LOOK PRETTY GOOD OVERALL WE 39 00:06:56,067 --> 00:06:57,000 LOOK PRETTY GOOD OVERALL WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE 40 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,833 HAVE TO CONSIDER THE DIFFERENCES ACROSS REGIONS OF 41 00:06:58,833 --> 00:07:00,934 DIFFERENCES ACROSS REGIONS OF THE STATE. AND WE HAVE TO SLAP 42 00:07:00,934 --> 00:07:03,101 THE STATE. AND WE HAVE TO SLAP VIRGINIA INTO THE BIGGER 43 00:07:03,101 --> 00:07:06,301 VIRGINIA INTO THE BIGGER NATIONAL PICTURE. WE ARE AN 44 00:07:06,301 --> 00:07:08,367 NATIONAL PICTURE. WE ARE AN ISLAND LIKE NEW ZEALAND. OUR 45 00:07:08,367 --> 00:07:10,201 ISLAND LIKE NEW ZEALAND. OUR CITIZENS CROSS STATE LINES 46 00:07:10,201 --> 00:07:12,601 CITIZENS CROSS STATE LINES EVERY DAY. AND WHAT HAPPENS IN 47 00:07:12,601 --> 00:07:16,034 EVERY DAY. AND WHAT HAPPENS IN OTHER REGIONS CAN AFFECT US. I 48 00:07:16,034 --> 00:07:16,801 OTHER REGIONS CAN AFFECT US. I MENTIONED THE BALLOT HEALTH 49 00:07:16,801 --> 00:07:19,301 MENTIONED THE BALLOT HEALTH SYSTEM PART OF THE ISSUE THERE 50 00:07:19,301 --> 00:07:21,301 SYSTEM PART OF THE ISSUE THERE IS THAT CASES JUST OVER THE 51 00:07:21,301 --> 00:07:23,067 IS THAT CASES JUST OVER THE BORDER IN TENNESSEE. ARE 52 00:07:23,067 --> 00:07:25,834 BORDER IN TENNESSEE. ARE SPIKING. I’D LIKE TO TAKE A 53 00:07:25,834 --> 00:07:27,767 SPIKING. I’D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS TO SHOW YOU 54 00:07:27,767 --> 00:07:29,367 LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS TO SHOW YOU HOW THINGS ARE PLAYING OUT IN 55 00:07:29,367 --> 00:07:32,367 HOW THINGS ARE PLAYING OUT IN OUR REGIONS ACROSS VIRGINIA. SO 56 00:07:32,367 --> 00:07:34,567 OUR REGIONS ACROSS VIRGINIA. SO HERE YOU SEE OUR CURRENT CASE 57 00:07:34,567 --> 00:07:37,701 HERE YOU SEE OUR CURRENT CASE CAN. YOU CAN SEE THAT HAS 58 00:07:37,701 --> 00:07:39,000 CAN. YOU CAN SEE THAT HAS STARTED TO TURN MORE SHARPLY 59 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:43,234 STARTED TO TURN MORE SHARPLY UPWARD IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. 60 00:07:43,234 --> 00:07:44,601 UPWARD IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. OUR PERCENT POSITIVITY 61 00:07:44,601 --> 00:07:48,034 OUR PERCENT POSITIVITY STATEWIDE HOWEVER REMAINS AT 62 00:07:48,034 --> 00:07:50,000 STATEWIDE HOWEVER REMAINS AT FIVE POINT 1% REMEMBER A FEW 63 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,567 FIVE POINT 1% REMEMBER A FEW MONTHS AGO IT WAS UP OVER 20% 64 00:07:53,567 --> 00:07:54,867 MONTHS AGO IT WAS UP OVER 20% SO LET’S LOOK AT HOW THINGS ARE 65 00:07:54,867 --> 00:07:57,034 SO LET’S LOOK AT HOW THINGS ARE GOING IN THE DIFFERENT REGIONS 66 00:07:57,034 --> 00:07:59,367 GOING IN THE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF VIRGINIA THIS SHOWS YOU HOW 67 00:07:59,367 --> 00:08:00,766 OF VIRGINIA THIS SHOWS YOU HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 68 00:08:00,766 --> 00:08:02,833 THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DIVIDES THE STATE INTO FIVE 69 00:08:02,833 --> 00:08:05,534 DIVIDES THE STATE INTO FIVE REGIONS. WE’LL START IN THE 70 00:08:05,534 --> 00:08:09,201 REGIONS. WE’LL START IN THE EASTERN REGION. DURING OF THE 71 00:08:09,201 --> 00:08:11,667 EASTERN REGION. DURING OF THE SUMMER WE SAW A SPIKE IN THE 72 00:08:11,667 --> 00:08:13,867 SUMMER WE SAW A SPIKE IN THE EAST AND WE HAD TO REINSTATE 73 00:08:13,867 --> 00:08:14,634 EAST AND WE HAD TO REINSTATE SOME RESTRICTIONS AND SOME 74 00:08:14,634 --> 00:08:16,667 SOME RESTRICTIONS AND SOME LOCALITIES TO HELP GET OUR 75 00:08:16,667 --> 00:08:19,134 LOCALITIES TO HELP GET OUR NUMBERS DOWN. I’M PLEASED TO 76 00:08:19,134 --> 00:08:21,500 NUMBERS DOWN. I’M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WORKED. OR TOOK IT 77 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:23,601 SAY THAT WORKED. OR TOOK IT SERIOUSLY AND NOW THE EASTERN 78 00:08:23,601 --> 00:08:26,234 SERIOUSLY AND NOW THE EASTERN REGION CAKE CASE COUNTS ARE NOT 79 00:08:26,234 --> 00:08:28,267 REGION CAKE CASE COUNTS ARE NOT SPIKING. AND THEY’RE PERCENT 80 00:08:28,267 --> 00:08:31,567 SPIKING. AND THEY’RE PERCENT POSITIVITY IS AROUND FOUR POINT 81 00:08:31,567 --> 00:08:36,000 POSITIVITY IS AROUND FOUR POINT 1% WHICH IS VERY GOOD SEVERAL 82 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,767 1% WHICH IS VERY GOOD SEVERAL NORTHERN VIRGINIA HAD HIGH 83 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:39,767 NORTHERN VIRGINIA HAD HIGH NUMBERS EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC 84 00:08:39,767 --> 00:08:40,934 NUMBERS EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC AND THEY AS YOU REMEMBER 85 00:08:40,934 --> 00:08:42,301 AND THEY AS YOU REMEMBER DELAYED LIFTING SOME 86 00:08:42,301 --> 00:08:44,333 DELAYED LIFTING SOME RESTRICTIONS UNTIL THEIR HEALTH 87 00:08:44,333 --> 00:08:46,401 RESTRICTIONS UNTIL THEIR HEALTH NUMBERS LOOK BETTER. THIS SLIDE 88 00:08:46,401 --> 00:08:47,601 NUMBERS LOOK BETTER. THIS SLIDE SHOWS CASES IN NORTHERN 89 00:08:47,601 --> 00:08:48,967 SHOWS CASES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA IS STARTING TO TICK 90 00:08:48,967 --> 00:08:51,167 VIRGINIA IS STARTING TO TICK UPWARD JUST A BIT. AND THERE 91 00:08:51,167 --> 00:08:53,767 UPWARD JUST A BIT. AND THERE PERCENT POSITIVITY IS STILL 92 00:08:53,767 --> 00:08:56,267 PERCENT POSITIVITY IS STILL PRETTY GOOD AROUND FOUR POINT 93 00:08:56,267 --> 00:09:00,200 PRETTY GOOD AROUND FOUR POINT 7% TURNING TO THE CENTRAL 94 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,000 7% TURNING TO THE CENTRAL REGION CASE COUNTS THERE HAVE 95 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,234 REGION CASE COUNTS THERE HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY STEADY. AND 96 00:09:05,234 --> 00:09:07,601 REMAINED RELATIVELY STEADY. AND THE PERCENT POSITIVITY IS 97 00:09:07,601 --> 00:09:10,167 THE PERCENT POSITIVITY IS AROUND 5% WHICH HAS BEEN 98 00:09:10,167 --> 00:09:12,500 AROUND 5% WHICH HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY INCREASING OVER THE 99 00:09:12,500 --> 00:09:14,901 SLIGHTLY INCREASING OVER THE PAST FIFTEEN DAYS. IN NORTH 100 00:09:14,901 --> 00:09:17,367 PAST FIFTEEN DAYS. IN NORTH WEST VIRGINIA CASES ARE 101 00:09:17,367 --> 00:09:19,634 WEST VIRGINIA CASES ARE REMAINING RELATIVELY STEADY. 102 00:09:19,634 --> 00:09:21,534 REMAINING RELATIVELY STEADY. THERE PERCENT POSITIVITY IS 103 00:09:21,534 --> 00:09:24,801 THERE PERCENT POSITIVITY IS AROUND 4% A STEADY DECREASE 104 00:09:24,801 --> 00:09:27,467 AROUND 4% A STEADY DECREASE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS NOW 105 00:09:27,467 --> 00:09:29,034 OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS NOW LET’S TURN TO SOUTHWEST 106 00:09:29,034 --> 00:09:31,234 LET’S TURN TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE 107 00:09:31,234 --> 00:09:33,634 VIRGINIA WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE MORE CONCERNING. CAN SEE THE 108 00:09:33,634 --> 00:09:35,667 MORE CONCERNING. CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF CASES HAS BEEN 109 00:09:35,667 --> 00:09:38,201 NUMBER OF CASES HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING. AND THE 110 00:09:38,201 --> 00:09:40,234 STEADILY INCREASING. AND THE PERCENT POSITIVITY IS NOW JUST 111 00:09:40,234 --> 00:09:44,034 PERCENT POSITIVITY IS NOW JUST UNDER 8% FOR THE REGION WHICH 112 00:09:44,034 --> 00:09:46,534 UNDER 8% FOR THE REGION WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN RISING. IN THE 113 00:09:46,534 --> 00:09:48,833 HAS ALSO BEEN RISING. IN THE SOUTHWEST LOCALITIES IN THE 114 00:09:48,833 --> 00:09:51,034 SOUTHWEST LOCALITIES IN THE WESTERN END OF THE STATE IT’S 115 00:09:51,034 --> 00:09:53,401 WESTERN END OF THE STATE IT’S ACTUALLY MORE LIKE 9% AND HAS 116 00:09:53,401 --> 00:09:55,333 ACTUALLY MORE LIKE 9% AND HAS BEEN INCREASING FOR FIFTEEN 117 00:09:55,333 --> 00:09:58,667 BEEN INCREASING FOR FIFTEEN DAYS THAT’S TWICE THE RATE. OF 118 00:09:58,667 --> 00:10:01,634 DAYS THAT’S TWICE THE RATE. OF THE REST OF THE COMMONWEALTH. 119 00:10:01,634 --> 00:10:02,167 THE REST OF THE COMMONWEALTH. AND THAT QUITE FRANKLY IS 120 00:10:02,167 --> 00:10:04,633 AND THAT QUITE FRANKLY IS TROUBLING. OUR PUBLIC HEALTH 121 00:10:04,633 --> 00:10:07,133 TROUBLING. OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS ARE CLEAR. THE SPREAD 122 00:10:07,133 --> 00:10:09,667 EXPERTS ARE CLEAR. THE SPREAD IN SOUTHWEST IS DRIVEN IN PART 123 00:10:09,667 --> 00:10:12,000 IN SOUTHWEST IS DRIVEN IN PART BY SMALL FAMILY GATHERINGS I 124 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,467 BY SMALL FAMILY GATHERINGS I STRONGLY URGE EVERYONE IN THE 125 00:10:14,467 --> 00:10:15,734 STRONGLY URGE EVERYONE IN THE SOUTHWEST TO LOOK AT THESE 126 00:10:15,734 --> 00:10:17,667 SOUTHWEST TO LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND STEP UP YOUR 127 00:10:17,667 --> 00:10:20,767 NUMBERS AND STEP UP YOUR PRECAUTIONS. I ASK YOU ALSO TO 128 00:10:20,767 --> 00:10:22,534 PRECAUTIONS. I ASK YOU ALSO TO WEAR FACE PROTECTION WE KNOW 129 00:10:22,534 --> 00:10:25,333 WEAR FACE PROTECTION WE KNOW THAT THAT WORKS CASE NUMBERS 130 00:10:25,333 --> 00:10:27,701 THAT THAT WORKS CASE NUMBERS ARE RISING IN MOST STATES AND 131 00:10:27,701 --> 00:10:29,467 ARE RISING IN MOST STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD IN OTHER 132 00:10:29,467 --> 00:10:32,167 AROUND THE WORLD IN OTHER STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES 133 00:10:32,167 --> 00:10:33,301 STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES THEY’RE RE IMPOSING 134 00:10:33,301 --> 00:10:35,667 THEY’RE RE IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS TO GET CASE 135 00:10:35,667 --> 00:10:38,534 RESTRICTIONS TO GET CASE NUMBERS UNDER BETTER CONTROL. 136 00:10:38,534 --> 00:10:41,834 NUMBERS UNDER BETTER CONTROL. NOBODY NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE TO 137 00:10:41,834 --> 00:10:45,567 NOBODY NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE TO DO THAT. BUT THIS VIRUS REMAINS 138 00:10:45,567 --> 00:10:48,101 DO THAT. BUT THIS VIRUS REMAINS A VERY REAL THREAT. WE’RE 139 00:10:48,101 --> 00:10:50,634 A VERY REAL THREAT. WE’RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS AND ARE 140 00:10:50,634 --> 00:10:52,367 KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS AND ARE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR LOCAL 141 00:10:52,367 --> 00:10:54,767 IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR LOCAL LEADERS AND HEALTH OFFICIALS IN 142 00:10:54,767 --> 00:10:55,634 LEADERS AND HEALTH OFFICIALS IN THAT REGION ABOUT POTENTIAL 143 00:10:55,634 --> 00:10:57,734 THAT REGION ABOUT POTENTIAL ACTIONS THEY CAN TAKE TO 144 00:10:57,734 --> 00:11:00,967 ACTIONS THEY CAN TAKE TO MITIGATE THE COMMUNITY SPREAD. 145 00:11:00,967 --> 00:11:02,267 MITIGATE THE COMMUNITY SPREAD. LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE 146 00:11:02,267 --> 00:11:04,500 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING WITH LOCAL ELECTED 147 00:11:04,500 --> 00:11:06,500 WORKING WITH LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS 148 00:11:06,500 --> 00:11:09,134 OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS SUCH AS OUR FAITH LEADERS TO 149 00:11:09,134 --> 00:11:10,201 SUCH AS OUR FAITH LEADERS TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT 150 00:11:10,201 --> 00:11:12,601 REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO THEIR PART 151 00:11:12,601 --> 00:11:14,667 EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO THEIR PART TO REDUCE THE SPREAD. OF THIS 152 00:11:14,667 --> 00:11:20,534 TO REDUCE THE SPREAD. OF THIS VIRUS. I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE. 153 00:11:20,534 --> 00:11:21,967 VIRUS. I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE. ARE TIRED OF COVID RESTRICTIONS 154 00:11:21,967 --> 00:11:24,734 ARE TIRED OF COVID RESTRICTIONS WE ARE ALL TIRED. OF NOT HAVING 155 00:11:24,734 --> 00:11:27,201 WE ARE ALL TIRED. OF NOT HAVING SOCIAL GET TOGETHERS NOT GOING 156 00:11:27,201 --> 00:11:30,000 SOCIAL GET TOGETHERS NOT GOING TO SEE SPORTS OUR SHOWS NOT 157 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,333 TO SEE SPORTS OUR SHOWS NOT HAVING THE REGULAR INTERACTIONS 158 00:11:31,333 --> 00:11:34,167 HAVING THE REGULAR INTERACTIONS THAT WE COUNT ON IN OUR LIVES. 159 00:11:34,167 --> 00:11:36,201 THAT WE COUNT ON IN OUR LIVES. MOST PEOPLE ARE DOING THE RIGHT 160 00:11:36,201 --> 00:11:39,000 MOST PEOPLE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND THEY ARE TIRED OF 161 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,434 THING. AND THEY ARE TIRED OF SEEING OTHER FOLKS DISREGARD 162 00:11:41,434 --> 00:11:44,034 SEEING OTHER FOLKS DISREGARD THE RULES AND DISREGARD THE 163 00:11:44,034 --> 00:11:45,734 THE RULES AND DISREGARD THE HEALTH AND SAFETY. OF OTHER 164 00:11:45,734 --> 00:11:50,333 HEALTH AND SAFETY. OF OTHER PEOPLE. SO WE ARE TAKING ACTION 165 00:11:50,333 --> 00:11:51,800 PEOPLE. SO WE ARE TAKING ACTION YOU SAW THAT IN THE LAST FEW 166 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,201 YOU SAW THAT IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WITH SOME HIGH PROFILE 167 00:11:54,201 --> 00:11:55,767 DAYS WITH SOME HIGH PROFILE ENFORCEMENT BY THE HEALTH 168 00:11:55,767 --> 00:11:57,134 ENFORCEMENT BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AGAINST FOR 169 00:11:57,134 --> 00:11:58,867 DEPARTMENT AGAINST FOR RESTAURANTS RIGHT HERE IN THE 170 00:11:58,867 --> 00:12:00,366 RESTAURANTS RIGHT HERE IN THE RICHMOND AREA THAT WEREN’T 171 00:12:00,366 --> 00:12:01,701 RICHMOND AREA THAT WEREN’T ABIDING BY THE HEALTH 172 00:12:01,701 --> 00:12:03,301 ABIDING BY THE HEALTH GUIDELINES AND WE’LL KEEP DOING 173 00:12:03,301 --> 00:12:07,500 GUIDELINES AND WE’LL KEEP DOING THAT. SENTIMENT SEPTEMBER WE’VE 174 00:12:07,500 --> 00:12:09,800 THAT. SENTIMENT SEPTEMBER WE’VE AVERAGED MORE THAN FIFTEEN 175 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:11,301 AVERAGED MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND TESTING AND COUNTERS A 176 00:12:11,301 --> 00:12:13,667 THOUSAND TESTING AND COUNTERS A DAY. OUR NATIONAL GUARD AND I 177 00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:15,333 DAY. OUR NATIONAL GUARD AND I THANK ALL THESE MEN AND WOMEN 178 00:12:15,333 --> 00:12:17,401 THANK ALL THESE MEN AND WOMEN CONTINUES TO HELP WITH THAT AND 179 00:12:17,401 --> 00:12:18,934 CONTINUES TO HELP WITH THAT AND THEY CAN BE DEPLOYED IF WE NEED 180 00:12:18,934 --> 00:12:21,567 THEY CAN BE DEPLOYED IF WE NEED TO QUICKLY TEST AT PLACES WHERE 181 00:12:21,567 --> 00:12:23,834 TO QUICKLY TEST AT PLACES WHERE WE’RE HAVING AN OUTBREAK. TODAY 182 00:12:23,834 --> 00:12:25,201 WE’RE HAVING AN OUTBREAK. TODAY I’M ALSO HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE 183 00:12:25,201 --> 00:12:27,000 I’M ALSO HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A SHIPMENT. OF 184 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,000 HAVE RECEIVED A SHIPMENT. OF RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS THAT WE 185 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:29,767 RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS THAT WE ORDERED THROUGH OUR 186 00:12:29,767 --> 00:12:31,867 ORDERED THROUGH OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE TESTING 187 00:12:31,867 --> 00:12:34,101 PARTICIPATION IN THE TESTING COMPACT WITH THE ROCKEFELLER 188 00:12:34,101 --> 00:12:37,134 COMPACT WITH THE ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTION. FOUNDATION WE 189 00:12:37,134 --> 00:12:40,601 INSTITUTION. FOUNDATION WE ORDERED AN INITIAL TWO HUNDRED 190 00:12:40,601 --> 00:12:41,401 ORDERED AN INITIAL TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND RAPID TEST A FEW WEEKS 191 00:12:41,401 --> 00:12:45,601 THOUSAND RAPID TEST A FEW WEEKS AGO LAST WEEK THE FIRST TWENTY 192 00:12:45,601 --> 00:12:47,067 AGO LAST WEEK THE FIRST TWENTY SIX THOUSAND ARRIVED. THOSE ARE 193 00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:48,767 SIX THOUSAND ARRIVED. THOSE ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO NURSING 194 00:12:48,767 --> 00:12:50,534 BEING DISTRIBUTED TO NURSING HOMES AND LONG TERM CARE 195 00:12:50,534 --> 00:12:53,134 HOMES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND WE EXPECT MORE 196 00:12:53,134 --> 00:12:56,000 FACILITIES AND WE EXPECT MORE TO ARRIVE SOON. AND WITH 197 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,034 TO ARRIVE SOON. AND WITH HALLOWEEN THIS WEEKEND I WANT 198 00:12:59,034 --> 00:13:00,933 HALLOWEEN THIS WEEKEND I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO PLEASE 199 00:13:00,933 --> 00:13:03,333 TO REMIND EVERYONE TO PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND MAKE GOOD 200 00:13:03,333 --> 00:13:06,133 TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND MAKE GOOD CHOICES SOME FAVORITE HALLOWEEN 201 00:13:06,133 --> 00:13:08,401 CHOICES SOME FAVORITE HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES ARE NOT CUT OUT FOR 202 00:13:08,401 --> 00:13:12,534 ACTIVITIES ARE NOT CUT OUT FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING. BIG CROWDS 203 00:13:12,534 --> 00:13:14,667 SOCIAL DISTANCING. BIG CROWDS ARE A BAD IDEA. WE ALL NEED TO 204 00:13:14,667 --> 00:13:16,734 ARE A BAD IDEA. WE ALL NEED TO KEEP OUR GUARD UP. AS 205 00:13:16,734 --> 00:13:18,234 KEEP OUR GUARD UP. AS SCIENTISTS LEARN A LOT MORE 206 00:13:18,234 --> 00:13:20,201 SCIENTISTS LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT THIS VIRUS OVER THE PAST 207 00:13:20,201 --> 00:13:22,434 ABOUT THIS VIRUS OVER THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS WE ALL LEARN MORE 208 00:13:22,434 --> 00:13:24,833 EIGHT MONTHS WE ALL LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW EASILY IT SPREADS 209 00:13:24,833 --> 00:13:27,333 ABOUT HOW EASILY IT SPREADS THROUGH THE AIR. AND WE LEARN 210 00:13:27,333 --> 00:13:29,534 THROUGH THE AIR. AND WE LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THESE GUIDELINES 211 00:13:29,534 --> 00:13:32,467 MORE ABOUT HOW THESE GUIDELINES TRULY DO HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD 212 00:13:32,467 --> 00:13:34,701 TRULY DO HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD IF WE ALL FOLLOW THEM. WEAR A 213 00:13:34,701 --> 00:13:37,134 IF WE ALL FOLLOW THEM. WEAR A FACE COVERING MULTIPLE 214 00:13:37,134 --> 00:13:39,367 FACE COVERING MULTIPLE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES SHOW THAT 215 00:13:39,367 --> 00:13:42,701 SCIENTIFIC STUDIES SHOW THAT THAT HELPS AVOID CROWDS 216 00:13:42,701 --> 00:13:45,534 THAT HELPS AVOID CROWDS ESPECIALLY INDOORS SCIENTIFIC 217 00:13:45,534 --> 00:13:47,467 ESPECIALLY INDOORS SCIENTIFIC STUDIES SHOW THE VIRUS SPREADS 218 00:13:47,467 --> 00:13:49,934 STUDIES SHOW THE VIRUS SPREADS THROUGH THE AIR. WASH YOUR 219 00:13:49,934 --> 00:13:53,234 THROUGH THE AIR. WASH YOUR HANDS SCIENTIFIC STUDIES SHOW 220 00:13:53,234 --> 00:13:55,934 HANDS SCIENTIFIC STUDIES SHOW IT CAN HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD. 221 00:13:55,934 --> 00:13:57,167 IT CAN HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD. WE DON’T WANT VIRGINIA CASE 222 00:13:57,167 --> 00:13:59,201 WE DON’T WANT VIRGINIA CASE CAST A LOOK LIKE MOST OTHER 223 00:13:59,201 --> 00:14:02,133 CAST A LOOK LIKE MOST OTHER STATES AND THAT DEPENDS ON EACH 224 00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:04,101 STATES AND THAT DEPENDS ON EACH AND EVERYONE OF US DOING OUR 225 00:14:04,101 --> 00:14:06,667 AND EVERYONE OF US DOING OUR PART CARING ABOUT THE PEOPLE 226 00:14:06,667 --> 00:14:09,167 PART CARING ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND US. VIRGINIA YOU HAVE 227 00:14:09,167 --> 00:14:11,201 AROUND US. VIRGINIA YOU HAVE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB OF THIS 228 00:14:11,201 --> 00:14:13,500 BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB OF THIS IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS OUR 229 00:14:13,500 --> 00:14:15,034 IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS OUR NUMBERS SHOW THAT AND ON BEHALF 230 00:14:15,034 --> 00:14:17,401 NUMBERS SHOW THAT AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH I THANK YOU 231 00:14:17,401 --> 00:14:19,434 OF THE COMMONWEALTH I THANK YOU BUT WE ALL NEED TO KEEP DOING 232 00:14:19,434 --> 00:14:21,834 BUT WE ALL NEED TO KEEP DOING THE RIGHT THING. WE WANT OUR 233 00:14:21,834 --> 00:14:24,034 THE RIGHT THING. WE WANT OUR CHILDREN BACK IN SCHOOL. WE 234 00:14:24,034 --> 00:14:27,434 CHILDREN BACK IN SCHOOL. WE WANT OUR BUSINESSES TO BE OPEN 235 00:14:27,434 --> 00:14:29,767 WANT OUR BUSINESSES TO BE OPEN WE WANT TO GO TO CONCERTS THEME 236 00:14:29,767 --> 00:14:32,734 WE WANT TO GO TO CONCERTS THEME PARKS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS BUT 237 00:14:32,734 --> 00:14:35,034 PARKS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS BUT WE WANT TO DO IT SAFELY AND 238 00:14:35,034 --> 00:14:37,301 WE WANT TO DO IT SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO 239 00:14:37,301 --> 00:14:39,333 RESPONSIBLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO KEEP THE NUMBERS 240 00:14:39,333 --> 00:14:41,634 DO THAT IS TO KEEP THE NUMBERS DOWN IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE 241 00:14:41,634 --> 00:14:43,101 DOWN IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE KNOW THAT WHILE THIS HEALTH 242 00:14:43,101 --> 00:14:45,967 KNOW THAT WHILE THIS HEALTH CRISIS CONTINUES SO DOES THE 243 00:14:45,967 --> 00:14:48,234 CRISIS CONTINUES SO DOES THE ECONOMIC FALLOUT. YOU HAVE 244 00:14:48,234 --> 00:14:49,834 ECONOMIC FALLOUT. YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THAT WE HAVE TO 245 00:14:49,834 --> 00:14:51,934 HEARD ME SAY THAT WE HAVE TO FIX THE HEALTH CRISIS TO FIX 246 00:14:51,934 --> 00:14:53,734 FIX THE HEALTH CRISIS TO FIX THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THAT 247 00:14:53,734 --> 00:14:56,901 THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THAT REMAINS TRUE. BUT THAT DOESN’T 248 00:14:56,901 --> 00:14:59,267 REMAINS TRUE. BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN WE CAN’T WORK ON BOTH AT 249 00:14:59,267 --> 00:15:01,633 MEAN WE CAN’T WORK ON BOTH AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT’S 250 00:15:01,633 --> 00:15:03,800 THE SAME TIME AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT WE’RE DOING. IN 251 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:05,667 EXACTLY WHAT WE’RE DOING. IN AUGUST WE LAUNCHED REBUILD 252 00:15:05,667 --> 00:15:08,934 AUGUST WE LAUNCHED REBUILD VIRGINIA USING SEVENTY MILLION 253 00:15:08,934 --> 00:15:10,934 VIRGINIA USING SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL DOLLARS FROM 254 00:15:10,934 --> 00:15:13,567 DOLLARS IN FEDERAL DOLLARS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND 255 00:15:13,567 --> 00:15:15,734 THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT TO GIVE 256 00:15:15,734 --> 00:15:18,367 ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT TO GIVE GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND 257 00:15:18,367 --> 00:15:19,867 GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS THAT DIDN’T RECEIVE 258 00:15:19,867 --> 00:15:22,967 NONPROFITS THAT DIDN’T RECEIVE OTHER FEDERAL HELP. TODAY WE 259 00:15:22,967 --> 00:15:24,734 OTHER FEDERAL HELP. TODAY WE ARE DRAMATICALLY EXPANDING THE 260 00:15:24,734 --> 00:15:27,534 ARE DRAMATICALLY EXPANDING THE PROGRAM ADDING MORE MONEY AND 261 00:15:27,534 --> 00:15:29,101 PROGRAM ADDING MORE MONEY AND MAKING MORE BUSINESSES AND 262 00:15:29,101 --> 00:15:31,267 MAKING MORE BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS ELIGIBLE I’VE JUST 263 00:15:31,267 --> 00:15:33,401 NONPROFITS ELIGIBLE I’VE JUST GOT OFF OF ASSUME CALL WITH 264 00:15:33,401 --> 00:15:34,634 GOT OFF OF ASSUME CALL WITH SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS 265 00:15:34,634 --> 00:15:36,434 SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS VIRGINIA LISTENING TO THEIR 266 00:15:36,434 --> 00:15:38,767 VIRGINIA LISTENING TO THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND ONE OF THEM WAS 267 00:15:38,767 --> 00:15:40,401 SUGGESTIONS AND ONE OF THEM WAS TO REALLY EXPAND REBUILD 268 00:15:40,401 --> 00:15:41,767 TO REALLY EXPAND REBUILD REBUILD VIRGINIA AND WE’RE 269 00:15:41,767 --> 00:15:43,500 REBUILD VIRGINIA AND WE’RE DOING THAT WE’RE UP IN THE 270 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:46,634 DOING THAT WE’RE UP IN THE MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT TO ONE 271 00:15:46,634 --> 00:15:47,667 MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. UP 272 00:15:47,667 --> 00:15:49,867 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. UP FROM TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO 273 00:15:49,867 --> 00:15:51,601 FROM TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THAT WE’RE ADDING 274 00:15:51,601 --> 00:15:55,034 SUPPORT THAT WE’RE ADDING ANOTHER THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS 275 00:15:55,034 --> 00:15:55,601 ANOTHER THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS IN CARE SACK DOLLARS TO THE 276 00:15:55,601 --> 00:15:58,601 IN CARE SACK DOLLARS TO THE PROGRAM. REBUILD VIRGINIA WILL 277 00:15:58,601 --> 00:16:00,967 PROGRAM. REBUILD VIRGINIA WILL NOW BE OPEN TO ALL TYPES OF 278 00:16:00,967 --> 00:16:02,967 NOW BE OPEN TO ALL TYPES OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS 279 00:16:02,967 --> 00:16:04,767 SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS IN VIRGINIA THAT MEETS SIZE 280 00:16:04,767 --> 00:16:06,767 IN VIRGINIA THAT MEETS SIZE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER CRITERIA 281 00:16:06,767 --> 00:16:08,601 REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER CRITERIA FROM RESTAURANTS TO SUMMER 282 00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:11,333 FROM RESTAURANTS TO SUMMER CAMPS FROM FARMERS TO OUR 283 00:16:11,333 --> 00:16:14,667 CAMPS FROM FARMERS TO OUR RETAIL SHOPS. SMALL BUSINESSES 284 00:16:14,667 --> 00:16:17,367 RETAIL SHOPS. SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS ARE THE BACKBONE 285 00:16:17,367 --> 00:16:19,201 AND NONPROFITS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY AND THEY WILL BE 286 00:16:19,201 --> 00:16:21,267 OF OUR ECONOMY AND THEY WILL BE THE BACKBONE OF OUR RECOVERY. 287 00:16:21,267 --> 00:16:22,734 THE BACKBONE OF OUR RECOVERY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING 288 00:16:22,734 --> 00:16:23,734 WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING THEM THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT 289 00:16:23,734 --> 00:16:26,167 THEM THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME SO THAT WHEN THE PANDEMIC 290 00:16:26,167 --> 00:16:28,534 TIME SO THAT WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER AND THERE WILL COME A 291 00:16:28,534 --> 00:16:30,734 IS OVER AND THERE WILL COME A DAY WHEN IT’S OVER. WE’RE 292 00:16:30,734 --> 00:16:32,767 DAY WHEN IT’S OVER. WE’RE ALREADY ON THE PATH TO ECONOMIC 293 00:16:32,767 --> 00:16:36,401 ALREADY ON THE PATH TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY. WE’RE USING CARES ACT 294 00:16:36,401 --> 00:16:38,934 RECOVERY. WE’RE USING CARES ACT DOLLARS TO HELP VIRGINIANS FROM 295 00:16:38,934 --> 00:16:41,134 DOLLARS TO HELP VIRGINIANS FROM OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO FREE 296 00:16:41,134 --> 00:16:43,800 OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO FREE CLINICS TO COLLEGES AND 297 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:45,967 CLINICS TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SO RECENTLY WE 298 00:16:45,967 --> 00:16:47,500 UNIVERSITIES SO RECENTLY WE HAVE MASKS AND YOU CAN SEE IT 299 00:16:47,500 --> 00:16:50,567 HAVE MASKS AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE SLIDE. A HUNDRED AND 300 00:16:50,567 --> 00:16:52,167 ON THE SLIDE. A HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR 301 00:16:52,167 --> 00:16:53,701 SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO 302 00:16:53,701 --> 00:16:55,601 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR COVID 303 00:16:55,601 --> 00:16:58,734 HELP SUPPORT THEIR COVID RESPONSE. THREE MILLION DOLLARS 304 00:16:58,734 --> 00:17:01,867 RESPONSE. THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR OUR FREE CLINICS. SIXTY 305 00:17:01,867 --> 00:17:02,667 FOR OUR FREE CLINICS. SIXTY FIVE POINT EIGHT MILLION 306 00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:04,634 FIVE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT CHILD CARE 307 00:17:04,634 --> 00:17:07,534 DOLLARS TO SUPPORT CHILD CARE ACCESS. SEVENTY THREE MILLION 308 00:17:07,534 --> 00:17:10,000 ACCESS. SEVENTY THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR HAZARD PAY FOR HOME 309 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,033 DOLLARS FOR HAZARD PAY FOR HOME HEALTH WORKERS WHO PROVIDE 310 00:17:11,033 --> 00:17:14,066 HEALTH WORKERS WHO PROVIDE PERSONAL CARE. TWO HUNDRED AND 311 00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:17,367 PERSONAL CARE. TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS FOR K. 312 00:17:17,367 --> 00:17:18,233 TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS FOR K. THROUGH TWELVE TO SUPPORT COVID 313 00:17:18,233 --> 00:17:19,701 THROUGH TWELVE TO SUPPORT COVID RESPONSE. THIRTY MILLION 314 00:17:19,701 --> 00:17:22,500 RESPONSE. THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS TO FAST TRACK LOCAL 315 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:25,434 DOLLARS TO FAST TRACK LOCAL BROADBAND PROJECTS AND TWENTY 316 00:17:25,434 --> 00:17:26,934 BROADBAND PROJECTS AND TWENTY TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR 317 00:17:26,934 --> 00:17:28,901 TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR VIRGINIA’S COVID VACCINATION 318 00:17:28,901 --> 00:17:32,301 VIRGINIA’S COVID VACCINATION PROGRAM PLANNING. FOR WHILE OUR 319 00:17:32,301 --> 00:17:34,767 PROGRAM PLANNING. FOR WHILE OUR BUSINESSES ARE HURTING SOME 320 00:17:34,767 --> 00:17:37,301 BUSINESSES ARE HURTING SOME MORE THAN OTHERS SO ARE MANY 321 00:17:37,301 --> 00:17:39,701 MORE THAN OTHERS SO ARE MANY WORKERS ACROSS VIRGINIA. WHO’VE 322 00:17:39,701 --> 00:17:40,867 WORKERS ACROSS VIRGINIA. WHO’VE BEEN LAID OFF OR SEEN THEIR 323 00:17:40,867 --> 00:17:44,301 BEEN LAID OFF OR SEEN THEIR HOURS CUT DUE TO THIS PANDEMIC. 324 00:17:44,301 --> 00:17:46,101 HOURS CUT DUE TO THIS PANDEMIC. IN THE COMING DAYS WE’LL BE 325 00:17:46,101 --> 00:17:48,201 IN THE COMING DAYS WE’LL BE ANNOUNCING A NEW WORKFORCE 326 00:17:48,201 --> 00:17:49,934 ANNOUNCING A NEW WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS AIMED 327 00:17:49,934 --> 00:17:51,767 TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS AIMED AT HELPING FOLKS WHO’VE BEEN 328 00:17:51,767 --> 00:17:53,734 AT HELPING FOLKS WHO’VE BEEN LAID OFF GET NEW SKILLS FOR NEW 329 00:17:53,734 --> 00:17:56,167 LAID OFF GET NEW SKILLS FOR NEW JOBS WE WANT TO GET PEOPLE BACK 330 00:17:56,167 --> 00:17:57,534 JOBS WE WANT TO GET PEOPLE BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE AND WE’RE 331 00:17:57,534 --> 00:17:58,967 INTO THE WORKFORCE AND WE’RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING TO. MAKE 332 00:17:58,967 --> 00:18:01,470 GOING TO DO EVERYTHING TO. MAKE THAT POSSIBLE WHILE WE CONTINUE 333 00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:03,434 THAT POSSIBLE WHILE WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE HEALTH CRISIS 334 00:18:03,434 --> 00:18:05,702 TO FOCUS ON THE HEALTH CRISIS THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT ALSO 335 00:18:05,702 --> 00:18:09,036 THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT ALSO KEEPS GOING. THIS WEEK I HAVE 336 00:18:09,036 --> 00:18:11,369 KEEPS GOING. THIS WEEK I HAVE SIGNED LEGISLATION THAT 337 00:18:11,369 --> 00:18:13,336 SIGNED LEGISLATION THAT SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCES POLICE 338 00:18:13,336 --> 00:18:15,269 SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCES POLICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. 339 00:18:15,269 --> 00:18:18,403 AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. TODAY VIRGINIA BECOMES JUST THE 340 00:18:18,403 --> 00:18:20,768 TODAY VIRGINIA BECOMES JUST THE THIRD STATE TO BAN NO KNOCK 341 00:18:20,768 --> 00:18:23,368 THIRD STATE TO BAN NO KNOCK WARRANTS. THESE REFORMS ALSO 342 00:18:23,368 --> 00:18:25,802 WARRANTS. THESE REFORMS ALSO REDUCE MILITARIZATION OF POLICE 343 00:18:25,802 --> 00:18:28,769 REDUCE MILITARIZATION OF POLICE EQUIPMENT. STANDARDIZED LAW 344 00:18:28,769 --> 00:18:29,535 EQUIPMENT. STANDARDIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 345 00:18:29,535 --> 00:18:31,568 ENFORCEMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND STRENGTHEN THE 346 00:18:31,568 --> 00:18:33,802 REQUIREMENTS AND STRENGTHEN THE PROCESS TO DECERTIFY OFFICERS 347 00:18:33,802 --> 00:18:36,401 PROCESS TO DECERTIFY OFFICERS WHEN NEEDED. I WANT TO 348 00:18:36,401 --> 00:18:39,202 WHEN NEEDED. I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK OUR LEGISLATORS 349 00:18:39,202 --> 00:18:41,435 SINCERELY THANK OUR LEGISLATORS AND ALL OF THE ADVOCATES WHO 350 00:18:41,435 --> 00:18:43,302 AND ALL OF THE ADVOCATES WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO REFORM 351 00:18:43,302 --> 00:18:45,202 HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO REFORM OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS SO WE 352 00:18:45,202 --> 00:18:47,568 OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS SO WE CAN KEEP VIRGINIA SAFER. AND 353 00:18:47,568 --> 00:18:49,835 CAN KEEP VIRGINIA SAFER. AND REBUILD TRUST BETWEEN OUR LAW 354 00:18:49,835 --> 00:18:51,769 REBUILD TRUST BETWEEN OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES 355 00:18:51,769 --> 00:18:54,602 ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE. WORKING WITH 356 00:18:54,602 --> 00:18:56,369 THAT THEY SERVE. WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE GENERAL 357 00:18:56,369 --> 00:18:58,535 OUR PARTNERS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WE ARE COMMITTED TO 358 00:18:58,535 --> 00:18:59,902 ASSEMBLY WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING PEOPLE DURING THE 359 00:18:59,902 --> 00:19:02,602 PROTECTING PEOPLE DURING THE PANDEMIC FROM BEING. AND FROM 360 00:19:02,602 --> 00:19:05,201 PANDEMIC FROM BEING. AND FROM HAVING THEIR UTILITIES SHUT OFF 361 00:19:05,201 --> 00:19:06,970 HAVING THEIR UTILITIES SHUT OFF WE’LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT 362 00:19:06,970 --> 00:19:09,968 WE’LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT VERY SOON. I ALSO WANT TO 363 00:19:09,968 --> 00:19:12,335 THAT VERY SOON. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERY 364 00:19:12,335 --> 00:19:14,035 TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERY VIRGINIA RESIDENT WHO RESPONDED 365 00:19:14,035 --> 00:19:16,035 VIRGINIA RESIDENT WHO RESPONDED TO THE U. S. CENSUS AND THE 366 00:19:16,035 --> 00:19:18,135 TO THE U. S. CENSUS AND THE CENSUS STAFF AND EVERYONE WHO 367 00:19:18,135 --> 00:19:20,302 CENSUS STAFF AND EVERYONE WHO WORKED SO HARD TO GET VIRGINIA 368 00:19:20,302 --> 00:19:23,001 WORKED SO HARD TO GET VIRGINIA CENSUS RESPONSES IN. THANKS TO 369 00:19:23,001 --> 00:19:25,669 CENSUS RESPONSES IN. THANKS TO YOU VIRGINIA HAD THE HIGHEST 370 00:19:25,669 --> 00:19:27,401 YOU VIRGINIA HAD THE HIGHEST RESPONSE RATE IN THE MID 371 00:19:27,401 --> 00:19:29,469 RESPONSE RATE IN THE MID ATLANTIC. AND IS TIED FOR 372 00:19:29,469 --> 00:19:32,335 ATLANTIC. AND IS TIED FOR ILLINOIS FOR THIS SIX BASS 373 00:19:32,335 --> 00:19:34,735 ILLINOIS FOR THIS SIX BASS RESPONSE RATE IN OUR NATION. 374 00:19:34,735 --> 00:19:37,401 RESPONSE RATE IN OUR NATION. THIS MATTERS IT MEANS MORE 375 00:19:37,401 --> 00:19:39,502 THIS MATTERS IT MEANS MORE FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR VIRGINIA 376 00:19:39,502 --> 00:19:42,001 FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR VIRGINIA AND I APPRECIATE- APPRECIATE 377 00:19:42,001 --> 00:19:44,135 AND I APPRECIATE- APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO DID THEIR PART. 378 00:19:44,135 --> 00:19:45,735 EVERYONE WHO DID THEIR PART. NOW I’D LIKE TO TURN BRIEFLY TO 379 00:19:45,735 --> 00:19:48,635 NOW I’D LIKE TO TURN BRIEFLY TO THE SITUATION AT MY ALMA MATER 380 00:19:48,635 --> 00:19:50,736 THE SITUATION AT MY ALMA MATER THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE. 381 00:19:50,736 --> 00:19:52,636 THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE. WE’VE HEARD TROUBLING NEWS 382 00:19:52,636 --> 00:19:54,602 WE’VE HEARD TROUBLING NEWS REPORTS ABOUT THE CULTURE 383 00:19:54,602 --> 00:19:57,835 REPORTS ABOUT THE CULTURE THERE. LAST WEEK LEGISLATORS 384 00:19:57,835 --> 00:19:59,102 THERE. LAST WEEK LEGISLATORS AND I ANNOUNCED THAT WE WILL 385 00:19:59,102 --> 00:20:01,302 AND I ANNOUNCED THAT WE WILL LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO 386 00:20:01,302 --> 00:20:03,036 LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SCHOOL’S CULTURE AND 387 00:20:03,036 --> 00:20:05,301 THE SCHOOL’S CULTURE AND POLICIES WE WILL HAVE MORE TO 388 00:20:05,301 --> 00:20:07,534 POLICIES WE WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS IN THE 389 00:20:07,534 --> 00:20:10,302 SAY ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS IN THE COMING DAYS. WE WANT TO MAKE 390 00:20:10,302 --> 00:20:12,934 COMING DAYS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CULTURE AT VMI 391 00:20:12,934 --> 00:20:15,169 SURE THAT THE CULTURE AT VMI REFLECTS THE VALUES THAT WE ALL 392 00:20:15,169 --> 00:20:16,502 REFLECTS THE VALUES THAT WE ALL HOLD. IN THIS TWENTY FIRST 393 00:20:16,502 --> 00:20:20,002 HOLD. IN THIS TWENTY FIRST CENTURY. RICHMOND TOOK AN 394 00:20:20,002 --> 00:20:22,168 CENTURY. RICHMOND TOOK AN IMPORTANT STEP INTO THE TWENTY 395 00:20:22,168 --> 00:20:24,002 IMPORTANT STEP INTO THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY JUST YESTERDAY. 396 00:20:24,002 --> 00:20:25,936 FIRST CENTURY JUST YESTERDAY. WHEN A JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF 397 00:20:25,936 --> 00:20:27,568 WHEN A JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF OUR EFFORTS TO REMOVE ONE OF 398 00:20:27,568 --> 00:20:29,303 OUR EFFORTS TO REMOVE ONE OF THE LARGEST CONFEDERATE 399 00:20:29,303 --> 00:20:31,401 THE LARGEST CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS IN THE SOUTH. THE 400 00:20:31,401 --> 00:20:33,302 MONUMENTS IN THE SOUTH. THE LEAST STATUE RIGHT HERE IN 401 00:20:33,302 --> 00:20:36,801 LEAST STATUE RIGHT HERE IN RICHMOND. THESE MONUMENTS WERE 402 00:20:36,801 --> 00:20:39,669 RICHMOND. THESE MONUMENTS WERE PUT UP A CENTURY AGO FOR 403 00:20:39,669 --> 00:20:42,401 PUT UP A CENTURY AGO FOR LITERALLY ALL THE WRONG REASONS 404 00:20:42,401 --> 00:20:45,802 LITERALLY ALL THE WRONG REASONS TODAY. I AM HEARTENED THAT THE 405 00:20:45,802 --> 00:20:46,802 TODAY. I AM HEARTENED THAT THE JUDGE UNDERSTOOD WHAT SO MANY 406 00:20:46,802 --> 00:20:49,202 JUDGE UNDERSTOOD WHAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING TO UNDERSTAND 407 00:20:49,202 --> 00:20:51,269 PEOPLE ARE COMING TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE MONUMENTS BELONG IN 408 00:20:51,269 --> 00:20:53,834 THAT THESE MONUMENTS BELONG IN MUSEUMS AND NOT. IN THE PUBLIC 409 00:20:53,834 --> 00:20:56,401 MUSEUMS AND NOT. IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE. SO I’M PRIVILEGED AND 410 00:20:56,401 --> 00:20:57,802 SQUARE. SO I’M PRIVILEGED AND PLEASED TO HAVE OUR ATTORNEY 411 00:20:57,802 --> 00:20:59,602 PLEASED TO HAVE OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK HERRING WITH US 412 00:20:59,602 --> 00:21:01,401 GENERAL MARK HERRING WITH US TODAY TO SPEAK TO THIS RULING 413 00:21:01,401 --> 00:21:03,769 TODAY TO SPEAK TO THIS RULING PLEASE- PLEASE WELCOME OUR 414 00:21:03,769 --> 00:21:05,102 PLEASE- PLEASE WELCOME OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK AND MARK 415 00:21:05,102 --> 00:21:14,702 ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK AND MARK THANK. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK 416 00:21:14,702 --> 00:21:16,602 THANK. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU GOVERNOR AND- FOR GIVING ME 417 00:21:16,602 --> 00:21:19,069 YOU GOVERNOR AND- FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME 418 00:21:19,069 --> 00:21:23,869 THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME REMARKS ABOUT. THE IMPORTANT. 419 00:21:23,869 --> 00:21:24,502 REMARKS ABOUT. THE IMPORTANT. WIN YESTERDAY AND THANK YOU FOR 420 00:21:24,502 --> 00:21:25,269 WIN YESTERDAY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. YESTERDAY’S 421 00:21:25,269 --> 00:21:27,434 YOUR LEADERSHIP. YESTERDAY’S WIN IS SO IMPORTANT FOR 422 00:21:27,434 --> 00:21:31,036 WIN IS SO IMPORTANT FOR VIRGINIA. AND FOR OUR FUTURE. 423 00:21:31,036 --> 00:21:34,202 VIRGINIA. AND FOR OUR FUTURE. AS INCLUSIVE OPEN AND WELCOMING 424 00:21:34,202 --> 00:21:37,201 AS INCLUSIVE OPEN AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY. THE JUDGE AGREED 425 00:21:37,201 --> 00:21:38,901 COMMUNITY. THE JUDGE AGREED WITH ME THAT THE STATUE WAS 426 00:21:38,901 --> 00:21:41,902 WITH ME THAT THE STATUE WAS ERECTED. AGAINST THE BACKDROP 427 00:21:41,902 --> 00:21:44,702 ERECTED. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF WHITE SUPREMACY. TO SHOW WHO 428 00:21:44,702 --> 00:21:47,403 OF WHITE SUPREMACY. TO SHOW WHO WAS IN CONTROL AND WHAT THE 429 00:21:47,403 --> 00:21:48,002 WAS IN CONTROL AND WHAT THE ORDER IN SOCIETY WAS GOING TO 430 00:21:48,002 --> 00:21:51,702 ORDER IN SOCIETY WAS GOING TO BE. AND THE DECISION YESTERDAY. 431 00:21:51,702 --> 00:21:53,535 BE. AND THE DECISION YESTERDAY. PUTS VIRGINIA ONE STEP CLOSER 432 00:21:53,535 --> 00:21:56,669 PUTS VIRGINIA ONE STEP CLOSER ON THE PATH TO FINALLY BRINGING 433 00:21:56,669 --> 00:21:59,269 ON THE PATH TO FINALLY BRINGING DOWN THIS DIVISIVE SYMBOL. THE 434 00:21:59,269 --> 00:22:00,602 DOWN THIS DIVISIVE SYMBOL. THE LEAST THAT YOU HAS HELD A PLACE 435 00:22:00,602 --> 00:22:02,535 LEAST THAT YOU HAS HELD A PLACE OF PROMINENCE AND STOOD AS A 436 00:22:02,535 --> 00:22:03,935 OF PROMINENCE AND STOOD AS A MEMORIAL TO VIRGINIANS RACIST 437 00:22:03,935 --> 00:22:06,468 MEMORIAL TO VIRGINIANS RACIST PAST. IN THE CENTER OF OUR 438 00:22:06,468 --> 00:22:08,502 PAST. IN THE CENTER OF OUR CAPITAL CITY AND IT’S BEEN UP 439 00:22:08,502 --> 00:22:11,269 CAPITAL CITY AND IT’S BEEN UP ENTIRELY TOO LONG. IT DOES NOT 440 00:22:11,269 --> 00:22:12,937 ENTIRELY TOO LONG. IT DOES NOT REPRESENT WHO WE ARE AS A 441 00:22:12,937 --> 00:22:15,602 REPRESENT WHO WE ARE AS A COMMONWEALTH. OR WHO WE’VE 442 00:22:15,602 --> 00:22:17,502 COMMONWEALTH. OR WHO WE’VE BECOME AS VIRGINIANS AND IT 443 00:22:17,502 --> 00:22:19,703 BECOME AS VIRGINIANS AND IT SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE TO THE 444 00:22:19,703 --> 00:22:21,235 SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD THAT WE 445 00:22:21,235 --> 00:22:22,736 REST OF THE WORLD THAT WE CONTINUE TO VENERATE AN 446 00:22:22,736 --> 00:22:23,902 CONTINUE TO VENERATE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO FOUGHT TO 447 00:22:23,902 --> 00:22:25,135 INDIVIDUAL WHO FOUGHT TO MAINTAIN THE ENSLAVEMENT OF 448 00:22:25,135 --> 00:22:28,002 MAINTAIN THE ENSLAVEMENT OF HUMAN BEINGS. WE ARE LIVING IN 449 00:22:28,002 --> 00:22:29,801 HUMAN BEINGS. WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME UNLIKE ANY OTHER I’VE 450 00:22:29,801 --> 00:22:32,602 A TIME UNLIKE ANY OTHER I’VE WITNESSED IN MY LIFETIME WHERE 451 00:22:32,602 --> 00:22:33,969 WITNESSED IN MY LIFETIME WHERE WE HAVE REALLY BEGUN TO COME 452 00:22:33,969 --> 00:22:35,902 WE HAVE REALLY BEGUN TO COME TOGETHER AS A SOCIETY TO START 453 00:22:35,902 --> 00:22:37,769 TOGETHER AS A SOCIETY TO START THE WORK TO DISMANTLE THE 454 00:22:37,769 --> 00:22:40,102 THE WORK TO DISMANTLE THE SYSTEMIC RACISM RACISM THAT 455 00:22:40,102 --> 00:22:41,336 SYSTEMIC RACISM RACISM THAT CONTINUES TO PERMEATE OUR 456 00:22:41,336 --> 00:22:44,569 CONTINUES TO PERMEATE OUR SOCIETY. AND THAT INCLUDES 457 00:22:44,569 --> 00:22:46,702 SOCIETY. AND THAT INCLUDES REMOVING PAINFUL REMINDERS AND 458 00:22:46,702 --> 00:22:48,235 REMOVING PAINFUL REMINDERS AND GRANDIOSE MONUMENTS THAT 459 00:22:48,235 --> 00:22:50,435 GRANDIOSE MONUMENTS THAT MEMORIALIZE A RACIST 460 00:22:50,435 --> 00:22:53,335 MEMORIALIZE A RACIST INSURRECTION. MAINTAINING THE 461 00:22:53,335 --> 00:22:55,535 INSURRECTION. MAINTAINING THE SYMBOLS OF HATE AND WHITE 462 00:22:55,535 --> 00:22:57,935 SYMBOLS OF HATE AND WHITE SUPREMACY INTRODUCES AND 463 00:22:57,935 --> 00:23:00,369 SUPREMACY INTRODUCES AND REINFORCES THE FALSE AND 464 00:23:00,369 --> 00:23:02,970 REINFORCES THE FALSE AND POISONOUS NARRATIVE THAT THERE 465 00:23:02,970 --> 00:23:05,168 POISONOUS NARRATIVE THAT THERE IS A HIERARCHY OF RACES THIS 466 00:23:05,168 --> 00:23:07,736 IS A HIERARCHY OF RACES THIS MESSAGING IS THE REASON THE 467 00:23:07,736 --> 00:23:10,168 MESSAGING IS THE REASON THE STATUES LIKE THIS ONE WERE 468 00:23:10,168 --> 00:23:12,068 STATUES LIKE THIS ONE WERE RAISED IN THE FIRST PLACE. 469 00:23:12,068 --> 00:23:13,869 RAISED IN THE FIRST PLACE. SOMETHING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME 470 00:23:13,869 --> 00:23:15,036 SOMETHING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME FROM THE TESTIMONY OF ONE OF 471 00:23:15,036 --> 00:23:16,602 FROM THE TESTIMONY OF ONE OF OUR EXPERT WITNESSES DR KEVIN 472 00:23:16,602 --> 00:23:19,069 OUR EXPERT WITNESSES DR KEVIN GAINES WHO EXPLAINED IN OUR 473 00:23:19,069 --> 00:23:22,602 GAINES WHO EXPLAINED IN OUR SOCIETY NOW AND IN THE FUTURE 474 00:23:22,602 --> 00:23:25,002 SOCIETY NOW AND IN THE FUTURE OF IT WHEN WE SEE OURSELVES. AS 475 00:23:25,002 --> 00:23:27,869 OF IT WHEN WE SEE OURSELVES. AS A MORE EQUITABLE OPEN CARING 476 00:23:27,869 --> 00:23:30,502 A MORE EQUITABLE OPEN CARING SOCIETY. HOW DOES A PARENT 477 00:23:30,502 --> 00:23:33,602 SOCIETY. HOW DOES A PARENT EXPLAIN TO A CHILD WHY THERE 478 00:23:33,602 --> 00:23:35,035 EXPLAIN TO A CHILD WHY THERE CONTINUES TO BE A MASSIVE 479 00:23:35,035 --> 00:23:37,369 CONTINUES TO BE A MASSIVE MONUMENT TO THE LOST CAUSE TO 480 00:23:37,369 --> 00:23:39,869 MONUMENT TO THE LOST CAUSE TO WHITE SUPREMACY. AND TO FIGHT 481 00:23:39,869 --> 00:23:42,935 WHITE SUPREMACY. AND TO FIGHT TO MAINTAIN SLAVERY WHY DOES 482 00:23:42,935 --> 00:23:43,435 TO MAINTAIN SLAVERY WHY DOES THAT STILL STAND IN OUR 483 00:23:43,435 --> 00:23:46,102 THAT STILL STAND IN OUR COMMUNITY. A PARENT SHOULDN’T 484 00:23:46,102 --> 00:23:48,401 COMMUNITY. A PARENT SHOULDN’T HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT TO A CHILD 485 00:23:48,401 --> 00:23:49,502 HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT TO A CHILD AND I’M GOING TO CONTINUE TO 486 00:23:49,502 --> 00:23:52,369 AND I’M GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO BRING THIS STATUE DOWN 487 00:23:52,369 --> 00:23:54,535 FIGHT TO BRING THIS STATUE DOWN SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO ANYMORE. 488 00:23:54,535 --> 00:23:56,068 SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO ANYMORE. THE TIME FOR GLORIFYING THE 489 00:23:56,068 --> 00:23:58,202 THE TIME FOR GLORIFYING THE OPPRESSION AND INJUSTICE THAT 490 00:23:58,202 --> 00:24:00,803 OPPRESSION AND INJUSTICE THAT THESE CONFEDERATE GENERALS 491 00:24:00,803 --> 00:24:02,835 THESE CONFEDERATE GENERALS FOUGHT A WAR OVER HAS PASSED. 492 00:24:02,835 --> 00:24:04,202 FOUGHT A WAR OVER HAS PASSED. AND SHOULDN’T HAVE NEVER 493 00:24:04,202 --> 00:24:06,669 AND SHOULDN’T HAVE NEVER EXISTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. 494 00:24:06,669 --> 00:24:08,835 EXISTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. TODAY WE ARE A NEW DIVERSE 495 00:24:08,835 --> 00:24:11,435 TODAY WE ARE A NEW DIVERSE VIRGINIA THAT STANDS FOR 496 00:24:11,435 --> 00:24:14,937 VIRGINIA THAT STANDS FOR OPENNESS EQUITY AND INCLUSION. 497 00:24:14,937 --> 00:24:16,168 OPENNESS EQUITY AND INCLUSION. I WANT TO THANK GOVERNOR 498 00:24:16,168 --> 00:24:17,102 I WANT TO THANK GOVERNOR NORTHERN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON 499 00:24:17,102 --> 00:24:18,937 NORTHERN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND FOR 500 00:24:18,937 --> 00:24:20,869 THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND FOR RECOGNIZING THAT BRINGING THIS 501 00:24:20,869 --> 00:24:22,801 RECOGNIZING THAT BRINGING THIS STATUE DOWN IS AN IMPORTANT 502 00:24:22,801 --> 00:24:24,903 STATUE DOWN IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE HEALING AND MOVING 503 00:24:24,903 --> 00:24:26,835 STEP IN THE HEALING AND MOVING FORWARD THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT 504 00:24:26,835 --> 00:24:28,836 FORWARD THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY. I ALSO 505 00:24:28,836 --> 00:24:30,168 NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY TEAM FOR THEIR 506 00:24:30,168 --> 00:24:32,068 WANT TO THANK MY TEAM FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND TIRELESS WORK. 507 00:24:32,068 --> 00:24:34,502 DEDICATION AND TIRELESS WORK. ON THIS PIVOTAL AND HISTORIC 508 00:24:34,502 --> 00:24:36,401 ON THIS PIVOTAL AND HISTORIC CASE ESPECIALLY MY SOLICITOR 509 00:24:36,401 --> 00:24:38,469 CASE ESPECIALLY MY SOLICITOR GENERAL TOBY HEIGHTENS. AND 510 00:24:38,469 --> 00:24:39,969 GENERAL TOBY HEIGHTENS. AND JACQUELINE HAD BLOWN FROM MY 511 00:24:39,969 --> 00:24:42,035 JACQUELINE HAD BLOWN FROM MY CIVIL LITIGATION DIVISION. I’M 512 00:24:42,035 --> 00:24:43,468 CIVIL LITIGATION DIVISION. I’M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WORK 513 00:24:43,468 --> 00:24:44,269 INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WORK WE’VE ALREADY DONE IT WILL 514 00:24:44,269 --> 00:24:46,168 WE’VE ALREADY DONE IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO TO ENSURE THAT 515 00:24:46,168 --> 00:24:48,635 CONTINUE TO DO TO ENSURE THAT THIS SYMBOL OF RACISM AND WHITE 516 00:24:48,635 --> 00:24:51,102 THIS SYMBOL OF RACISM AND WHITE SUPREMACY IS REMOVED ONCE AND 517 00:24:51,102 --> 00:24:58,236 SUPREMACY IS REMOVED ONCE AND FOR ALL. THANK YOU GENERAL HERE 518 00:24:58,236 --> 00:25:01,135 FOR ALL. THANK YOU GENERAL HERE AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. 519 00:25:01,135 --> 00:25:05,202 AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. AND FINALLY. BELIEVE IT OR NOT 520 00:25:05,202 --> 00:25:07,302 AND FINALLY. BELIEVE IT OR NOT WE ARE LESS THAN A WEEK FROM 521 00:25:07,302 --> 00:25:10,168 WE ARE LESS THAN A WEEK FROM ELECTION DAY SO I HAVE SOME 522 00:25:10,168 --> 00:25:12,835 ELECTION DAY SO I HAVE SOME REMINDERS FOR ALL OF YOU. FIRST 523 00:25:12,835 --> 00:25:15,168 REMINDERS FOR ALL OF YOU. FIRST IF YOU WANT TO VOTE EARLY IN 524 00:25:15,168 --> 00:25:17,602 IF YOU WANT TO VOTE EARLY IN PERSON THE LAST DAY TO DO THAT 525 00:25:17,602 --> 00:25:19,736 PERSON THE LAST DAY TO DO THAT IS THIS SATURDAY. OCTOBER THE 526 00:25:19,736 --> 00:25:24,269 IS THIS SATURDAY. OCTOBER THE THIRTY FIRST. SO FAR ALMOST ONE 527 00:25:24,269 --> 00:25:26,635 THIRTY FIRST. SO FAR ALMOST ONE POINT FOUR MILLION VIRGINIANS 528 00:25:26,635 --> 00:25:28,369 POINT FOUR MILLION VIRGINIANS HAVE VOTED EARLY IN PERSON AND 529 00:25:28,369 --> 00:25:30,903 HAVE VOTED EARLY IN PERSON AND MORE THAN EIGHT HUNDRED AND 530 00:25:30,903 --> 00:25:32,403 MORE THAN EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN THOUSAND. EARLY 531 00:25:32,403 --> 00:25:34,168 SEVENTEEN THOUSAND. EARLY BALLOTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY 532 00:25:34,168 --> 00:25:37,002 BALLOTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY MAIL. THAT PUTS OUR TOTAL 533 00:25:37,002 --> 00:25:39,703 MAIL. THAT PUTS OUR TOTAL NUMBER SO FAR AT MORE THAN TWO 534 00:25:39,703 --> 00:25:42,068 NUMBER SO FAR AT MORE THAN TWO MILLION. NEARLY FOUR TIMES THE 535 00:25:42,068 --> 00:25:43,568 MILLION. NEARLY FOUR TIMES THE NUMBER VIRGINIANS WHO VOTED 536 00:25:43,568 --> 00:25:46,202 NUMBER VIRGINIANS WHO VOTED EARLY IN TWO THOUSAND AND 537 00:25:46,202 --> 00:25:49,303 EARLY IN TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTEEN AND ALMOST 55% THE 538 00:25:49,303 --> 00:25:51,401 SIXTEEN AND ALMOST 55% THE TOTAL TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTEEN 539 00:25:51,401 --> 00:25:55,202 TOTAL TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTEEN TURNER. ABOUT 36% OF REGISTERED 540 00:25:55,202 --> 00:25:58,535 TURNER. ABOUT 36% OF REGISTERED VOTERS HAVE ALREADY VOTED. YOU 541 00:25:58,535 --> 00:26:01,169 VOTERS HAVE ALREADY VOTED. YOU CAN ALSO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY 542 00:26:01,169 --> 00:26:05,401 CAN ALSO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY AS USUAL NEXT TUESDAY SKEWS ME 543 00:26:05,401 --> 00:26:07,868 AS USUAL NEXT TUESDAY SKEWS ME POLLS WILL BE OPEN TUESDAY 544 00:26:07,868 --> 00:26:14,269 POLLS WILL BE OPEN TUESDAY NOVEMBER THE THIRD FROM SIX AM. 545 00:26:14,269 --> 00:26:15,136 NOVEMBER THE THIRD FROM SIX AM. TO SEVEN PM. SECOND IF YOUR 546 00:26:15,136 --> 00:26:17,735 TO SEVEN PM. SECOND IF YOUR VOTING ABSENTEE BY MAIL THAT 547 00:26:17,735 --> 00:26:19,902 VOTING ABSENTEE BY MAIL THAT BALLOT MUST BE MAILED BY 548 00:26:19,902 --> 00:26:22,602 BALLOT MUST BE MAILED BY ELECTION DAY. TUESDAY AND 549 00:26:22,602 --> 00:26:26,502 ELECTION DAY. TUESDAY AND RECEIVED BY NEXT FRIDAY THE 550 00:26:26,502 --> 00:26:27,735 RECEIVED BY NEXT FRIDAY THE SIX. SO IF YOU HAVEN’T MAILED 551 00:26:27,735 --> 00:26:29,735 SIX. SO IF YOU HAVEN’T MAILED YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU SHOULD 552 00:26:29,735 --> 00:26:32,469 YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER DROPPING IT OFF BY 553 00:26:32,469 --> 00:26:34,437 CONSIDER DROPPING IT OFF BY HAND AT A BALLOT DROP BOX WHICH 554 00:26:34,437 --> 00:26:35,969 HAND AT A BALLOT DROP BOX WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL 555 00:26:35,969 --> 00:26:38,035 IS AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE AND OTHER 556 00:26:38,035 --> 00:26:40,635 REGISTRAR’S OFFICE AND OTHER LOCATIONS. REMEMBER THAT 557 00:26:40,635 --> 00:26:42,869 LOCATIONS. REMEMBER THAT BALLOTS RECEIVED BY FRIDAY WILL 558 00:26:42,869 --> 00:26:45,569 BALLOTS RECEIVED BY FRIDAY WILL BE COUNTED. AGAIN BALLOTS 559 00:26:45,569 --> 00:26:47,669 BE COUNTED. AGAIN BALLOTS RECEIVED BY NOON ON FRIDAY 560 00:26:47,669 --> 00:26:49,401 RECEIVED BY NOON ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER THE SIX WILL BE 561 00:26:49,401 --> 00:26:52,035 NOVEMBER THE SIX WILL BE COUNTED. THAT BRINGS US TO AN 562 00:26:52,035 --> 00:26:54,236 COUNTED. THAT BRINGS US TO AN IMPORTANT POINT. WITH 563 00:26:54,236 --> 00:26:57,335 IMPORTANT POINT. WITH TELEVISION AND COMPUTERS WE’VE 564 00:26:57,335 --> 00:26:59,335 TELEVISION AND COMPUTERS WE’VE COME TO EXPECT THAT BALLOTS ARE 565 00:26:59,335 --> 00:27:01,403 COME TO EXPECT THAT BALLOTS ARE COUNTED VERY FAST AND THE 566 00:27:01,403 --> 00:27:03,401 COUNTED VERY FAST AND THE RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED ON 567 00:27:03,401 --> 00:27:06,335 RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED ON ELECTION NIGHT. BUT THAT ISN’T 568 00:27:06,335 --> 00:27:08,269 ELECTION NIGHT. BUT THAT ISN’T REQUIRED AND IN FACT THAT’S NOT 569 00:27:08,269 --> 00:27:11,035 REQUIRED AND IN FACT THAT’S NOT EVEN THE LEGALLY FINAL COUNT 570 00:27:11,035 --> 00:27:13,169 EVEN THE LEGALLY FINAL COUNT ELECTION OFFICIALS DON’T CALL 571 00:27:13,169 --> 00:27:15,802 ELECTION OFFICIALS DON’T CALL ELECTIONS ON ELECTION NIGHT 572 00:27:15,802 --> 00:27:18,502 ELECTIONS ON ELECTION NIGHT NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND CABLE 573 00:27:18,502 --> 00:27:21,135 NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND CABLE NEWS STARTED DOING THAT. UNDER 574 00:27:21,135 --> 00:27:23,334 NEWS STARTED DOING THAT. UNDER VIRGINIA LAW ELECTIONS 575 00:27:23,334 --> 00:27:25,502 VIRGINIA LAW ELECTIONS OFFICIALS MUST CERTIFY ELECTION 576 00:27:25,502 --> 00:27:28,235 OFFICIALS MUST CERTIFY ELECTION RESULTS AND EVENT THAT HAPPENS 577 00:27:28,235 --> 00:27:30,735 RESULTS AND EVENT THAT HAPPENS WEEKS AFTER THE ELECTION. LOCAL 578 00:27:30,735 --> 00:27:32,602 WEEKS AFTER THE ELECTION. LOCAL ELECTORAL BOARDS WILL CERTIFY 579 00:27:32,602 --> 00:27:34,635 ELECTORAL BOARDS WILL CERTIFY RESULTS A WEEK LATER ON 580 00:27:34,635 --> 00:27:36,001 RESULTS A WEEK LATER ON NOVEMBER THE TENTH AND THE 581 00:27:36,001 --> 00:27:37,403 NOVEMBER THE TENTH AND THE STATE BOARD WILL CERTIFY THE 582 00:27:37,403 --> 00:27:39,269 STATE BOARD WILL CERTIFY THE ELECTION IN VIRGINIA ON 583 00:27:39,269 --> 00:27:42,168 ELECTION IN VIRGINIA ON NOVEMBER THE SIXTEENTH. SO I 584 00:27:42,168 --> 00:27:45,069 NOVEMBER THE SIXTEENTH. SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE 585 00:27:45,069 --> 00:27:46,335 JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE WE’RE LOOKING MORE AT AN 586 00:27:46,335 --> 00:27:49,002 WE’RE LOOKING MORE AT AN ELECTION WEEK THEN AN ELECTION 587 00:27:49,002 --> 00:27:51,336 ELECTION WEEK THEN AN ELECTION NIGHT AND THAT’S NOTHING TO BE 588 00:27:51,336 --> 00:27:53,735 NIGHT AND THAT’S NOTHING TO BE ALARMED ABOUT. THAT IS THE 589 00:27:53,735 --> 00:27:55,235 ALARMED ABOUT. THAT IS THE PROCESS WORKING AS THE LAW 590 00:27:55,235 --> 00:27:58,035 PROCESS WORKING AS THE LAW INTENDED. I WANT TO ASK 591 00:27:58,035 --> 00:28:00,402 INTENDED. I WANT TO ASK SECRETARY CONNOR TO COME UP AND 592 00:28:00,402 --> 00:28:01,434 SECRETARY CONNOR TO COME UP AND TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THE 593 00:28:01,434 --> 00:28:03,135 TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT 594 00:28:03,135 --> 00:28:05,235 PROCESS AND WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT WEEKEND AND I JUST WANT TO 595 00:28:05,235 --> 00:28:06,202 WEEKEND AND I JUST WANT TO BEFORE SECRETARY CONNORS COMES 596 00:28:06,202 --> 00:28:08,435 BEFORE SECRETARY CONNORS COMES UP THANK HER THE BOARD OF 597 00:28:08,435 --> 00:28:10,469 UP THANK HER THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS A WE’VE HAD A LOT OF 598 00:28:10,469 --> 00:28:11,801 ELECTIONS A WE’VE HAD A LOT OF ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA AS YOU 599 00:28:11,801 --> 00:28:13,968 ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA AS YOU KNOW- BUT THEY HAVE WORKED SO 600 00:28:13,968 --> 00:28:16,135 KNOW- BUT THEY HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT. YOUR 601 00:28:16,135 --> 00:28:17,869 HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT. YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED AND THAT YOU’RE 602 00:28:17,869 --> 00:28:20,302 VOTE IS COUNTED AND THAT YOU’RE ABLE TO VOTE SAFELY- AND IT 603 00:28:20,302 --> 00:28:21,869 ABLE TO VOTE SAFELY- AND IT BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER THE 604 00:28:21,869 --> 00:28:23,535 BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER THE THIRD I KNOW A LOT OF US HAVE 605 00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:25,335 THIRD I KNOW A LOT OF US HAVE VOTED IN VIRGINIA BUT I 606 00:28:25,335 --> 00:28:27,302 VOTED IN VIRGINIA BUT I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU- TO 607 00:28:27,302 --> 00:28:30,469 ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU- TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT SO HOW THAT 608 00:28:30,469 --> 00:28:35,069 EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT SO HOW THAT SECTOR ICON. WELCOME. THANK YOU 609 00:28:35,069 --> 00:28:36,635 SECTOR ICON. WELCOME. THANK YOU GOVERNOR SO AS THE GOVERNOR 610 00:28:36,635 --> 00:28:39,470 GOVERNOR SO AS THE GOVERNOR SAID WE’VE HAD- A TOTAL TURN 611 00:28:39,470 --> 00:28:40,437 SAID WE’VE HAD- A TOTAL TURN OUT OF A LITTLE OVER TWO 612 00:28:40,437 --> 00:28:42,470 OUT OF A LITTLE OVER TWO MILLION. VIRGINIANS HAVING 613 00:28:42,470 --> 00:28:44,302 MILLION. VIRGINIANS HAVING ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOT AND 614 00:28:44,302 --> 00:28:45,635 ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOT AND SO MY MESSAGE TODAY IS TO 615 00:28:45,635 --> 00:28:47,769 SO MY MESSAGE TODAY IS TO EVERYONE WHO’S NOT EITHER GONE 616 00:28:47,769 --> 00:28:49,135 EVERYONE WHO’S NOT EITHER GONE TO VOTE EARLY IN PERSON OR 617 00:28:49,135 --> 00:28:50,903 TO VOTE EARLY IN PERSON OR RETURN YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT TO 618 00:28:50,903 --> 00:28:52,568 RETURN YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT TO PLEASE DO SO. AS EARLY AS 619 00:28:52,568 --> 00:28:54,735 PLEASE DO SO. AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE THE LAST DAY AS THE 620 00:28:54,735 --> 00:28:56,869 POSSIBLE THE LAST DAY AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED TO VOTE 621 00:28:56,869 --> 00:28:57,935 GOVERNOR MENTIONED TO VOTE EARLY IN PERSON IS THIS 622 00:28:57,935 --> 00:29:00,769 EARLY IN PERSON IS THIS SATURDAY SEPT AT OCTOBER THE 623 00:29:00,769 --> 00:29:02,269 SATURDAY SEPT AT OCTOBER THE THIRTY FIRST. IF YOU ARE NOT 624 00:29:02,269 --> 00:29:04,135 THIRTY FIRST. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH EARLY VOTING 625 00:29:04,135 --> 00:29:06,269 FAMILIAR WITH EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS IN YOUR LOCALITY I 626 00:29:06,269 --> 00:29:08,669 LOCATIONS IN YOUR LOCALITY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT BOTH DR 627 00:29:08,669 --> 00:29:10,236 ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT BOTH DR GENUINE DOT GOV FOR MORE 628 00:29:10,236 --> 00:29:12,735 GENUINE DOT GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE POLLS WILL BE 629 00:29:12,735 --> 00:29:14,869 INFORMATION. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN ON ELECTION DAY FROM SIX 630 00:29:14,869 --> 00:29:17,268 OPEN ON ELECTION DAY FROM SIX AM TO SEVEN PM WE HAVE A STRONG 631 00:29:17,268 --> 00:29:18,937 AM TO SEVEN PM WE HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEDICAL 632 00:29:18,937 --> 00:29:20,903 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS OF VIRGINIA. THAT 633 00:29:20,903 --> 00:29:22,868 RESERVE CORPS OF VIRGINIA. THAT WILL HELP TO ENSURE A SAFE AND 634 00:29:22,868 --> 00:29:25,636 WILL HELP TO ENSURE A SAFE AND SANITARY HELLO POLLING PRECINCT 635 00:29:25,636 --> 00:29:27,201 SANITARY HELLO POLLING PRECINCT FOR ALL VIRGINIA VOTERS WE 636 00:29:27,201 --> 00:29:28,702 FOR ALL VIRGINIA VOTERS WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE YOUR MASK 637 00:29:28,702 --> 00:29:30,768 ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE YOUR MASK WITH YOU BEFORE HEADING OUT. TO 638 00:29:30,768 --> 00:29:33,367 WITH YOU BEFORE HEADING OUT. TO CAST YOUR BALLOT. ON ELECTION 639 00:29:33,367 --> 00:29:36,368 CAST YOUR BALLOT. ON ELECTION NIGHT. RESULTS WILL POPULATE AS 640 00:29:36,368 --> 00:29:38,168 NIGHT. RESULTS WILL POPULATE AS THEY COMMENT AS IT HAS IN THE 641 00:29:38,168 --> 00:29:41,035 THEY COMMENT AS IT HAS IN THE PAST WITH PRECINCTS FROM EACH 642 00:29:41,035 --> 00:29:43,269 PAST WITH PRECINCTS FROM EACH LOCALITY AT THE END OF THE DAY 643 00:29:43,269 --> 00:29:46,068 LOCALITY AT THE END OF THE DAY STARTING AT SEVEN PM. HOWEVER 644 00:29:46,068 --> 00:29:48,669 STARTING AT SEVEN PM. HOWEVER ALL MAIL IN VOTING AN EARLY IN 645 00:29:48,669 --> 00:29:50,735 ALL MAIL IN VOTING AN EARLY IN PERSON VOTING WILL WILL BE 646 00:29:50,735 --> 00:29:52,235 PERSON VOTING WILL WILL BE REPORTED IN THE L. THE 647 00:29:52,235 --> 00:29:54,236 REPORTED IN THE L. THE LOCALITIES CENTRAL ABSENTEE 648 00:29:54,236 --> 00:29:56,902 LOCALITIES CENTRAL ABSENTEE PRECINCT ALSO KNOWN AS THE CAP. 649 00:29:56,902 --> 00:29:58,868 PRECINCT ALSO KNOWN AS THE CAP. WE’VE GIVEN LOCALITIES A CUT 650 00:29:58,868 --> 00:30:01,502 WE’VE GIVEN LOCALITIES A CUT OFF TIME OF ELEVEN PM TO STOP 651 00:30:01,502 --> 00:30:04,168 OFF TIME OF ELEVEN PM TO STOP PROCESSING ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR 652 00:30:04,168 --> 00:30:06,302 PROCESSING ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR THAT EVENING. THAT MEANS THAT 653 00:30:06,302 --> 00:30:08,502 THAT EVENING. THAT MEANS THAT LOCALITIES AT THAT TIME. OUT 654 00:30:08,502 --> 00:30:09,935 LOCALITIES AT THAT TIME. OUT WILL STILL NEED TO CLOSE OUT 655 00:30:09,935 --> 00:30:11,168 WILL STILL NEED TO CLOSE OUT THEIR MACHINES AND GO THROUGH 656 00:30:11,168 --> 00:30:13,303 THEIR MACHINES AND GO THROUGH THE NORMAL END OF EVENING 657 00:30:13,303 --> 00:30:15,635 THE NORMAL END OF EVENING PROCESS AND THEN REPORT THOSE 658 00:30:15,635 --> 00:30:18,236 PROCESS AND THEN REPORT THOSE CAP NUMBERS ON ELECTION NIGHT. 659 00:30:18,236 --> 00:30:20,369 CAP NUMBERS ON ELECTION NIGHT. SOME LOCALITIES MAY REPORT 660 00:30:20,369 --> 00:30:22,269 SOME LOCALITIES MAY REPORT EARLIER THAN ELEVEN PM IT 661 00:30:22,269 --> 00:30:24,235 EARLIER THAN ELEVEN PM IT DEPENDS ON THE VOLUME AND 662 00:30:24,235 --> 00:30:26,302 DEPENDS ON THE VOLUME AND TIMING BALLOTS RETURNED. 663 00:30:26,302 --> 00:30:28,602 TIMING BALLOTS RETURNED. COUNTING WILL RESUME ON 664 00:30:28,602 --> 00:30:30,336 COUNTING WILL RESUME ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER THE FOURTH. 665 00:30:30,336 --> 00:30:32,635 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER THE FOURTH. THE CAT NUMBERS WILL BE UPDATED 666 00:30:32,635 --> 00:30:34,702 THE CAT NUMBERS WILL BE UPDATED AFTER FRIDAY NOVEMBER THE SEX 667 00:30:34,702 --> 00:30:36,735 AFTER FRIDAY NOVEMBER THE SEX AT NOON. VIRGINIANS SHOULD 668 00:30:36,735 --> 00:30:38,437 AT NOON. VIRGINIANS SHOULD EXPECT THAT THE RESULTS COULD 669 00:30:38,437 --> 00:30:40,236 EXPECT THAT THE RESULTS COULD CHANGE IN THE DAYS AFTER THE 670 00:30:40,236 --> 00:30:42,668 CHANGE IN THE DAYS AFTER THE ELECTIONS RESULTS ON ELECTION 671 00:30:42,668 --> 00:30:44,834 ELECTIONS RESULTS ON ELECTION NIGHT. HAVE ALWAYS BEEN 672 00:30:44,834 --> 00:30:46,735 NIGHT. HAVE ALWAYS BEEN UNOFFICIAL LOCALITIES WILL 673 00:30:46,735 --> 00:30:48,437 UNOFFICIAL LOCALITIES WILL CERTIFY THEIR RESULTS AS THE 674 00:30:48,437 --> 00:30:50,102 CERTIFY THEIR RESULTS AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED BY TUESDAY 675 00:30:50,102 --> 00:30:51,902 GOVERNOR MENTIONED BY TUESDAY NOVEMBER THE TENTH AND THE 676 00:30:51,902 --> 00:30:53,235 NOVEMBER THE TENTH AND THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WILL 677 00:30:53,235 --> 00:30:54,802 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WILL MEET ON MONDAY NOVEMBER THE 678 00:30:54,802 --> 00:30:56,068 MEET ON MONDAY NOVEMBER THE SIXTEENTH. FOR FINAL 679 00:30:56,068 --> 00:30:58,502 SIXTEENTH. FOR FINAL CERTIFICATION SO ONCE AGAIN I’D 680 00:30:58,502 --> 00:31:00,702 CERTIFICATION SO ONCE AGAIN I’D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE PATIENCE WHEN 681 00:31:00,702 --> 00:31:02,302 LIKE TO EMPHASIZE PATIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO RESULTS ON ELECTION 682 00:31:02,302 --> 00:31:03,969 IT COMES TO RESULTS ON ELECTION NIGHT WE WILL HAVE RESULTS 683 00:31:03,969 --> 00:31:05,302 NIGHT WE WILL HAVE RESULTS ROLLING IN OVER THE COURSE OF 684 00:31:05,302 --> 00:31:06,802 ROLLING IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE EVENING. BUT THE BULK OF 685 00:31:06,802 --> 00:31:08,369 THE EVENING. BUT THE BULK OF THOSE ABSENTEE NUMBERS WILL 686 00:31:08,369 --> 00:31:10,135 THOSE ABSENTEE NUMBERS WILL COME LATER IN THAT EVENING OR 687 00:31:10,135 --> 00:31:12,937 COME LATER IN THAT EVENING OR ON THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE 688 00:31:12,937 --> 00:31:14,269 ON THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE ELECTION THANK YOU. THANK YOU 689 00:31:14,269 --> 00:31:17,736 ELECTION THANK YOU. THANK YOU SECRETARY KARMA. IN CLOSE AND I 690 00:31:17,736 --> 00:31:20,302 SECRETARY KARMA. IN CLOSE AND I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT I KNOW 691 00:31:20,302 --> 00:31:22,935 WANT TO JUST SAY THAT I KNOW IT’S BEEN A LONG. EIGHT MONTHS. 692 00:31:22,935 --> 00:31:23,935 IT’S BEEN A LONG. EIGHT MONTHS. FOUR AND BUSINESSES ARE 693 00:31:23,935 --> 00:31:25,735 FOUR AND BUSINESSES ARE SUFFERING AND WE’RE HEADING 694 00:31:25,735 --> 00:31:28,536 SUFFERING AND WE’RE HEADING INTO DARKER COLDER MONTHS. 695 00:31:28,536 --> 00:31:30,568 INTO DARKER COLDER MONTHS. FOLKS WE NEED TO KEEP DOING 696 00:31:30,568 --> 00:31:33,502 FOLKS WE NEED TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING. BE SMART 697 00:31:33,502 --> 00:31:35,868 WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING. BE SMART IN HOW YOU SOCIALIZE HOW YOU 698 00:31:35,868 --> 00:31:38,569 IN HOW YOU SOCIALIZE HOW YOU SHOP. HOW YOU ACT WHEN YOU GO 699 00:31:38,569 --> 00:31:41,335 SHOP. HOW YOU ACT WHEN YOU GO OUT OF YOUR HOUSE WEAR A MASK 700 00:31:41,335 --> 00:31:44,102 OUT OF YOUR HOUSE WEAR A MASK PLEASE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM 701 00:31:44,102 --> 00:31:47,969 PLEASE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM OTHER PEOPLE. I AM SO PROUD OF 702 00:31:47,969 --> 00:31:49,669 OTHER PEOPLE. I AM SO PROUD OF HOW VIRGINIANS HAVE STEPPED UP 703 00:31:49,669 --> 00:31:51,702 HOW VIRGINIANS HAVE STEPPED UP DURING THIS PANDEMIC YOU CAN 704 00:31:51,702 --> 00:31:53,768 DURING THIS PANDEMIC YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS IN OUR NUMBERS 705 00:31:53,768 --> 00:31:55,902 SEE THE RESULTS IN OUR NUMBERS COMPARED TO OTHER STATES. WE 706 00:31:55,902 --> 00:31:58,334 COMPARED TO OTHER STATES. WE JUST NEED TO KEEP IT UP. THIS 707 00:31:58,334 --> 00:32:00,068 JUST NEED TO KEEP IT UP. THIS PANDEMIC WILL END BUT IT WILL 708 00:32:00,068 --> 00:32:02,902 PANDEMIC WILL END BUT IT WILL NOT END IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS 709 00:32:02,902 --> 00:32:06,269 NOT END IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS. THIS WINTER WILL BE 710 00:32:06,269 --> 00:32:08,669 OR MONTHS. THIS WINTER WILL BE HARD ON A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT 711 00:32:08,669 --> 00:32:10,136 HARD ON A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT YOU HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF 712 00:32:10,136 --> 00:32:11,268 YOU HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF TAKING CARE OF YOURSELVES AND 713 00:32:11,268 --> 00:32:13,968 TAKING CARE OF YOURSELVES AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY TAKING CARE 714 00:32:13,968 --> 00:32:16,135 JUST AS IMPORTANTLY TAKING CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS. IT TAKES A 715 00:32:16,135 --> 00:32:18,002 OF OUR NEIGHBORS. IT TAKES A TEAM EFFORT TO LIMIT THE SPREAD 716 00:32:18,002 --> 00:32:19,869 TEAM EFFORT TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS AND I AM AGAIN 717 00:32:19,869 --> 00:32:22,168 OF THIS VIRUS AND I AM AGAIN EXTREMELY PROUD OF VIRGINIANS 718 00:32:22,168 --> 00:32:24,401 EXTREMELY PROUD OF VIRGINIANS AND I SAY THANK YOU. NOW I’D 719 00:32:24,401 --> 00:32:25,569 AND I SAY THANK YOU. NOW I’D LIKE TO ASK OUR HEALTH 720 00:32:25,569 --> 00:32:27,834 LIKE TO ASK OUR HEALTH COMMISSIONER DR NORM OLIVER TO 721 00:32:27,834 --> 00:32:29,035 COMMISSIONER DR NORM OLIVER TO SPEAK ABOUT THE HEALTH NUMBERS 722 00:32:29,035 --> 00:32:31,569 SPEAK ABOUT THE HEALTH NUMBERS AND THEN WE’LL BE GLAD TO TAKE 723 00:32:31,569 --> 00:32:35,035 AND THEN WE’LL BE GLAD TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS DR OLIVER. THANK 724 00:32:35,035 --> 00:32:38,769 YOUR QUESTIONS DR OLIVER. THANK YOU GOVERNOR. VERY QUICKLY ON 725 00:32:38,769 --> 00:32:41,602 YOU GOVERNOR. VERY QUICKLY ON THE NUMBERS ON A COVID-19 726 00:32:41,602 --> 00:32:44,501 THE NUMBERS ON A COVID-19 ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WE NOW 727 00:32:44,501 --> 00:32:47,302 ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WE NOW STAND AT A TOTAL CASE COUNT OF 728 00:32:47,302 --> 00:32:50,135 STAND AT A TOTAL CASE COUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND 760-007-0050 729 00:32:50,135 --> 00:32:53,369 ONE HUNDRED AND 760-007-0050 FOUR- PEOPLE- NEW CASES FROM 730 00:32:53,369 --> 00:32:56,302 FOUR- PEOPLE- NEW CASES FROM THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD IS 731 00:32:56,302 --> 00:32:57,902 THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD IS ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND 732 00:32:57,902 --> 00:32:59,002 ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE OUR DEATH COUNT 733 00:32:59,002 --> 00:33:01,668 FORTY FIVE OUR DEATH COUNT STANDS AT THREE THOUSAND SIX 734 00:33:01,668 --> 00:33:02,336 STANDS AT THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN AND WE 735 00:33:02,336 --> 00:33:05,536 HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN AND WE REPORTED SIXTEEN NEW DEATHS- IN 736 00:33:05,536 --> 00:33:07,602 REPORTED SIXTEEN NEW DEATHS- IN THE LAST A PERIOD. AS THE 737 00:33:07,602 --> 00:33:09,835 THE LAST A PERIOD. AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED THE TESTING 738 00:33:09,835 --> 00:33:12,435 GOVERNOR MENTIONED THE TESTING HAS BEEN GOING WELL- WE CLOCKED 739 00:33:12,435 --> 00:33:15,401 HAS BEEN GOING WELL- WE CLOCKED IN- CLOSE TO TWENTY THOUSAND A 740 00:33:15,401 --> 00:33:17,769 IN- CLOSE TO TWENTY THOUSAND A PCR TESTS IN THE LAST TWENTY 741 00:33:17,769 --> 00:33:20,169 PCR TESTS IN THE LAST TWENTY FOUR HOUR PERIOD AND- ANTIGEN 742 00:33:20,169 --> 00:33:21,702 FOUR HOUR PERIOD AND- ANTIGEN TESTS HAVE BEEN INCREASING AS 743 00:33:21,702 --> 00:33:24,635 TESTS HAVE BEEN INCREASING AS WELL- WE HAD ONE THOUSAND THREE 744 00:33:24,635 --> 00:33:25,536 WELL- WE HAD ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE SUCH 745 00:33:25,536 --> 00:33:28,635 HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE SUCH TELLS BRING TOLD TASS TOTAL PCR 746 00:33:28,635 --> 00:33:33,102 TELLS BRING TOLD TASS TOTAL PCR TESTS UP TO A TWO MILLION SEVEN 747 00:33:33,102 --> 00:33:33,735 TESTS UP TO A TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY ONE THOUSAND FOUR 748 00:33:33,735 --> 00:33:34,636 HUNDRED SIXTY ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE AS THE 749 00:33:34,636 --> 00:33:36,469 HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED WE ARE 750 00:33:36,469 --> 00:33:37,869 GOVERNOR MENTIONED WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON 751 00:33:37,869 --> 00:33:40,635 CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON IN. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND HAS- 752 00:33:40,635 --> 00:33:42,402 IN. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND HAS- THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT HEALTH 753 00:33:42,402 --> 00:33:43,602 THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WORKING VERY 754 00:33:43,602 --> 00:33:46,335 DEPARTMENT IS WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY WITH LOCAL- 755 00:33:46,335 --> 00:33:48,202 DILIGENTLY WITH LOCAL- JURISDICTIONS THERE TO REALLY 756 00:33:48,202 --> 00:33:51,403 JURISDICTIONS THERE TO REALLY TRY TO GET THAT- COMMUNITY TO 757 00:33:51,403 --> 00:33:53,736 TRY TO GET THAT- COMMUNITY TO DO WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING ACROSS 758 00:33:53,736 --> 00:33:55,202 DO WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING ACROSS ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH TO HELP 759 00:33:55,202 --> 00:33:56,802 ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH TO HELP TAMP DOWN THE SPREAD OF THE 760 00:33:56,802 --> 00:33:58,335 TAMP DOWN THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE TO WEARING OUR MASS 761 00:33:58,335 --> 00:33:59,836 DISEASE TO WEARING OUR MASS WASHING OUR HANDS AND 762 00:33:59,836 --> 00:34:01,769 WASHING OUR HANDS AND MAINTAINING PHYSICAL DISTANCE 763 00:34:01,769 --> 00:34:05,736 MAINTAINING PHYSICAL DISTANCE THANK YOU. I THOUGHT OF. WE’LL 764 00:34:05,736 --> 00:34:06,935 THANK YOU. I THOUGHT OF. WE’LL BE GLAD TO TAKE SOME QUESTIONS 765 00:34:06,935 --> 00:34:08,735 BE GLAD TO TAKE SOME QUESTIONS ANDRE THANKS FOR BEING WITH US 766 00:34:08,735 --> 00:34:10,669 ANDRE THANKS FOR BEING WITH US YESTERDAY AND RONA NO PROBLEM 767 00:34:10,669 --> 00:34:11,769 YESTERDAY AND RONA NO PROBLEM GOVERNOR HOW ARE YOU DOING I’M 768 00:34:11,769 --> 00:34:13,203 GOVERNOR HOW ARE YOU DOING I’M WELL THANK YOU I JUST A COUPLE 769 00:34:13,203 --> 00:34:15,501 WELL THANK YOU I JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I KNOW YOU SAID THAT 770 00:34:15,501 --> 00:34:16,669 QUESTIONS. I KNOW YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MORE TO COME 771 00:34:16,669 --> 00:34:18,569 YOU WOULD HAVE MORE TO COME CONCERNING THE BUT JUST 772 00:34:18,569 --> 00:34:20,636 CONCERNING THE BUT JUST WONDERING NUMBER ONE OF YOU 773 00:34:20,636 --> 00:34:22,668 WONDERING NUMBER ONE OF YOU GETTING BLOWBACK OR CRITICISM 774 00:34:22,668 --> 00:34:24,568 GETTING BLOWBACK OR CRITICISM FROM YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES. 775 00:34:24,568 --> 00:34:26,435 FROM YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES. WHO LOVE BMI AND THEY DON’T 776 00:34:26,435 --> 00:34:28,535 WHO LOVE BMI AND THEY DON’T STOP OR NOT THE CAMERAS DON’T 777 00:34:28,535 --> 00:34:29,769 STOP OR NOT THE CAMERAS DON’T SHOW YOU ENTERING THE ROOM FROM 778 00:34:29,769 --> 00:34:31,202 SHOW YOU ENTERING THE ROOM FROM THE BACK GOVERNOR BUT YOU TEND 779 00:34:31,202 --> 00:34:32,769 THE BACK GOVERNOR BUT YOU TEND TO COME IN CONTACT. WITH A 780 00:34:32,769 --> 00:34:34,001 TO COME IN CONTACT. WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A PET AND YOUR 781 00:34:34,001 --> 00:34:36,135 LITTLE BIT OF A PET AND YOUR HEAD UP. JUST WONDERING HOW YOU 782 00:34:36,135 --> 00:34:37,902 HEAD UP. JUST WONDERING HOW YOU DEALING WITH EVERYTHING THAT’S 783 00:34:37,902 --> 00:34:38,869 DEALING WITH EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENING YOU KNOW YOU HAD 784 00:34:38,869 --> 00:34:40,835 HAPPENING YOU KNOW YOU HAD COVID. PEOPLE ARE THREATENING 785 00:34:40,835 --> 00:34:43,535 COVID. PEOPLE ARE THREATENING YOUR LIFE. IN ROANOKE YESTERDAY 786 00:34:43,535 --> 00:34:44,868 YOUR LIFE. IN ROANOKE YESTERDAY PEOPLE ARE RIDING BEHIND YOU 787 00:34:44,868 --> 00:34:46,702 PEOPLE ARE RIDING BEHIND YOU SAYING THE WORST ABOUT YOU TO 788 00:34:46,702 --> 00:34:48,335 SAYING THE WORST ABOUT YOU TO CRITICIZE YOUR VIEWS ON. 789 00:34:48,335 --> 00:34:50,269 CRITICIZE YOUR VIEWS ON. ABORTION AS A POSITION AND 790 00:34:50,269 --> 00:34:51,102 ABORTION AS A POSITION AND THAT’S THE QUARTERBACK OF THE 791 00:34:51,102 --> 00:34:53,235 THAT’S THE QUARTERBACK OF THE TEAM HOW DO YOU STAY MOTIVATED 792 00:34:53,235 --> 00:34:57,703 TEAM HOW DO YOU STAY MOTIVATED HOW. DO YOU KEEP. THE TEAM 793 00:34:57,703 --> 00:34:58,869 HOW. DO YOU KEEP. THE TEAM MOTIVATED. WELL FOR OF ALL ARE 794 00:34:58,869 --> 00:35:00,903 MOTIVATED. WELL FOR OF ALL ARE UNDER YOUR SMILE. IS CONTAGIOUS 795 00:35:00,903 --> 00:35:05,069 UNDER YOUR SMILE. IS CONTAGIOUS AND SO WHEN YOU SMILE I SMILE- 796 00:35:05,069 --> 00:35:07,001 AND SO WHEN YOU SMILE I SMILE- BUT YOU KNOW WE ARE. WE’RE IN 797 00:35:07,001 --> 00:35:09,001 BUT YOU KNOW WE ARE. WE’RE IN THE BEST. STATE IN THE BEST 798 00:35:09,001 --> 00:35:10,368 THE BEST. STATE IN THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WE’VE GOT 799 00:35:10,368 --> 00:35:12,470 COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WE’VE GOT A GREAT TEAM. WE NO DOUBT HAVE 800 00:35:12,470 --> 00:35:15,202 A GREAT TEAM. WE NO DOUBT HAVE CHALLENGES BUT- OF WE HAVE GOOD 801 00:35:15,202 --> 00:35:16,868 CHALLENGES BUT- OF WE HAVE GOOD PEOPLE AND WE WORK TOGETHER 802 00:35:16,868 --> 00:35:19,135 PEOPLE AND WE WORK TOGETHER AND- AND AS I SAID EARLIER ON A 803 00:35:19,135 --> 00:35:21,235 AND- AND AS I SAID EARLIER ON A VIRGINIA HAS OF. FOR THE MOST 804 00:35:21,235 --> 00:35:22,468 VIRGINIA HAS OF. FOR THE MOST PART BEEN PART OF THE SOLUTION 805 00:35:22,468 --> 00:35:24,702 PART BEEN PART OF THE SOLUTION THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES. IN A 806 00:35:24,702 --> 00:35:26,369 THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES. IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS FOR A 807 00:35:26,369 --> 00:35:27,068 LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE BUT 808 00:35:27,068 --> 00:35:29,334 LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE BUT TIED TOGETHER- WILL GET THROUGH 809 00:35:29,334 --> 00:35:32,568 TIED TOGETHER- WILL GET THROUGH THIS- REGARDING V. M. Y. ANDRE- 810 00:35:32,568 --> 00:35:35,269 THIS- REGARDING V. M. Y. ANDRE- YOU SAID THAT- PEOPLE LOVED. I 811 00:35:35,269 --> 00:35:36,437 YOU SAID THAT- PEOPLE LOVED. I LOVE BEING MY IT MEANS THE 812 00:35:36,437 --> 00:35:37,435 LOVE BEING MY IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME I WOULDN’T BE 813 00:35:37,435 --> 00:35:39,502 WORLD TO ME I WOULDN’T BE STANDING HERE NOW IF IT. HADN’T 814 00:35:39,502 --> 00:35:41,135 STANDING HERE NOW IF IT. HADN’T BEEN FOR MY EDUCATIONAL 815 00:35:41,135 --> 00:35:43,635 BEEN FOR MY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AT BMI BUT- BUT WE 816 00:35:43,635 --> 00:35:45,135 OPPORTUNITY AT BMI BUT- BUT WE ALSO KNOW. THAT THESE 817 00:35:45,135 --> 00:35:47,235 ALSO KNOW. THAT THESE ALLEGATIONS- THAT WE’VE HEARD 818 00:35:47,235 --> 00:35:50,802 ALLEGATIONS- THAT WE’VE HEARD ABOUT- RECENTLY AND EVEN- THIS 819 00:35:50,802 --> 00:35:53,470 ABOUT- RECENTLY AND EVEN- THIS SUMMER. ARE VERY CONCERNING. 820 00:35:53,470 --> 00:35:56,435 SUMMER. ARE VERY CONCERNING. THEY’RE VERY TROUBLING. AND WE 821 00:35:56,435 --> 00:35:58,602 THEY’RE VERY TROUBLING. AND WE NEED TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT 822 00:35:58,602 --> 00:36:02,269 NEED TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT BODY. COME IN AND DO A COMPLETE 823 00:36:02,269 --> 00:36:02,970 BODY. COME IN AND DO A COMPLETE OVERVIEW A COMPLETE 824 00:36:02,970 --> 00:36:06,702 OVERVIEW A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION. OF TALKING TO 825 00:36:06,702 --> 00:36:08,735 INVESTIGATION. OF TALKING TO CADETS TALKING TO THE FACULTY 826 00:36:08,735 --> 00:36:10,435 CADETS TALKING TO THE FACULTY TALKING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE 827 00:36:10,435 --> 00:36:13,501 TALKING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. LOOKING AT THE CULTURE. 828 00:36:13,501 --> 00:36:16,035 STAFF. LOOKING AT THE CULTURE. OF THE MRI. AND THEN BEING ABLE 829 00:36:16,035 --> 00:36:18,469 OF THE MRI. AND THEN BEING ABLE TO OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS. TO A 830 00:36:18,469 --> 00:36:20,269 TO OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS. TO A BOARD OF VISITORS WE HAVE 831 00:36:20,269 --> 00:36:22,068 BOARD OF VISITORS WE HAVE SEVENTEEN INDIVIDUALS IS SET. 832 00:36:22,068 --> 00:36:23,868 SEVENTEEN INDIVIDUALS IS SET. ON A BOARD OF VISITORS AND I. 833 00:36:23,868 --> 00:36:25,901 ON A BOARD OF VISITORS AND I. EXPECT THEM TO BE OPEN MINDED 834 00:36:25,901 --> 00:36:28,269 EXPECT THEM TO BE OPEN MINDED AND WILLING. TO LISTEN TO THOSE 835 00:36:28,269 --> 00:36:30,302 AND WILLING. TO LISTEN TO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THEN TO 836 00:36:30,302 --> 00:36:33,235 RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THEN TO MAKE CHANGES. AT VMI’S WE MOVED 837 00:36:33,235 --> 00:36:35,301 MAKE CHANGES. AT VMI’S WE MOVED FOUR. THAT WERE ASSURED THAT 838 00:36:35,301 --> 00:36:37,301 FOUR. THAT WERE ASSURED THAT BMI IS WELCOMING. THAT’S 839 00:36:37,301 --> 00:36:40,269 BMI IS WELCOMING. THAT’S INCLUSIVE OF AND THAT- ALL OF 840 00:36:40,269 --> 00:36:42,202 INCLUSIVE OF AND THAT- ALL OF OUR CADETS AND THEIR FAMILIES 841 00:36:42,202 --> 00:36:44,568 OUR CADETS AND THEIR FAMILIES FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE. OF 842 00:36:44,568 --> 00:36:46,068 FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE. OF ON THE PREMISES OF A MINOR I 843 00:36:46,068 --> 00:36:48,369 ON THE PREMISES OF A MINOR I WOULD ALSO SAY- ANDRE. THAT 844 00:36:48,369 --> 00:36:52,269 WOULD ALSO SAY- ANDRE. THAT RIGHT NOW VIA MY- IS OF BEING 845 00:36:52,269 --> 00:36:53,502 RIGHT NOW VIA MY- IS OF BEING LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY AND 846 00:36:53,502 --> 00:36:57,568 LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY AND CLOSELY. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE 847 00:36:57,568 --> 00:36:58,202 CLOSELY. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR OUR THE SCHOOLS 848 00:36:58,202 --> 00:36:59,568 SURE ALL OF OUR OUR THE SCHOOLS IN AND COLLEGE AND YOU. ACROSS 849 00:36:59,568 --> 00:37:02,135 IN AND COLLEGE AND YOU. ACROSS VIRGINIA. OF LOOK AT THE SAME 850 00:37:02,135 --> 00:37:04,068 VIRGINIA. OF LOOK AT THE SAME ISSUES- AND ONE OF THE THINGS 851 00:37:04,068 --> 00:37:06,235 ISSUES- AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS THE MOST POWERFUL ABOUT 852 00:37:06,235 --> 00:37:07,169 THAT IS THE MOST POWERFUL ABOUT VIRGINIA RIGHT NOW IS OUR 853 00:37:07,169 --> 00:37:08,937 VIRGINIA RIGHT NOW IS OUR DIVERSITY. AND OUR OUR 854 00:37:08,937 --> 00:37:10,302 DIVERSITY. AND OUR OUR SOCIETIES ARE BECOMING MORE 855 00:37:10,302 --> 00:37:12,302 SOCIETIES ARE BECOMING MORE DIVERSE EVERY DAY AND THAT’S 856 00:37:12,302 --> 00:37:13,535 DIVERSE EVERY DAY AND THAT’S REALLY WHAT MAKES US STRONG. IN 857 00:37:13,535 --> 00:37:15,536 REALLY WHAT MAKES US STRONG. IN VIRGINIA SO HOW SO WE WERE I 858 00:37:15,536 --> 00:37:16,969 VIRGINIA SO HOW SO WE WERE I HAVE THIS THIRD PARTY THIS 859 00:37:16,969 --> 00:37:18,735 HAVE THIS THIRD PARTY THIS INDEPENDENT GROUP COME IN AND 860 00:37:18,735 --> 00:37:19,335 INDEPENDENT GROUP COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK MAKE 861 00:37:19,335 --> 00:37:21,102 TAKE A LOOK MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND- AND THEN 862 00:37:21,102 --> 00:37:22,335 RECOMMENDATIONS AND- AND THEN REALLY MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT 863 00:37:22,335 --> 00:37:23,302 REALLY MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES I THINK THAT WILL BE 864 00:37:23,302 --> 00:37:25,001 CHANGES I THINK THAT WILL BE BETTER FOR VMI AND I’M PLEASED 865 00:37:25,001 --> 00:37:25,968 BETTER FOR VMI AND I’M PLEASED ABOUT THAT AND I WOULD HOPE 866 00:37:25,968 --> 00:37:27,735 ABOUT THAT AND I WOULD HOPE THAT. THAT EVERYBODY THAT’S 867 00:37:27,735 --> 00:37:29,702 THAT. THAT EVERYBODY THAT’S ASSOCIATE WITH THE M. I WOULD- 868 00:37:29,702 --> 00:37:30,769 ASSOCIATE WITH THE M. I WOULD- WOULD BE OPEN MINDED AND WANT 869 00:37:30,769 --> 00:37:33,569 WOULD BE OPEN MINDED AND WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AS WELL AS WE 870 00:37:33,569 --> 00:37:35,435 THAT TO HAPPEN AS WELL AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THERE’S A BIG 871 00:37:35,435 --> 00:37:37,969 MOVE FORWARD. THERE’S A BIG SCAR ON YOUR FACE AND YOUR HAND 872 00:37:37,969 --> 00:37:42,135 SCAR ON YOUR FACE AND YOUR HAND IS WRAPPED UP ARE YOU OKAY. I 873 00:37:42,135 --> 00:37:45,135 IS WRAPPED UP ARE YOU OKAY. I ANDRE I. YOUR SOME- YOU GET 874 00:37:45,135 --> 00:37:47,501 ANDRE I. YOUR SOME- YOU GET INTO ALL MY PERSONAL- MEDICAL 875 00:37:47,501 --> 00:37:52,302 INTO ALL MY PERSONAL- MEDICAL ISSUES- AS AS YOU MAY KNOW- I- 876 00:37:52,302 --> 00:37:54,602 ISSUES- AS AS YOU MAY KNOW- I- I FRACTURED OF METACARPAL BONE- 877 00:37:54,602 --> 00:37:57,001 I FRACTURED OF METACARPAL BONE- IN MY RIGHT HAND ABOUT A- A 878 00:37:57,001 --> 00:37:58,068 IN MY RIGHT HAND ABOUT A- A WEEK AGO I’VE HAD WONDERFUL 879 00:37:58,068 --> 00:37:59,801 WEEK AGO I’VE HAD WONDERFUL CARE BY THE WAY JUST ACROSS THE 880 00:37:59,801 --> 00:38:02,336 CARE BY THE WAY JUST ACROSS THE STREET AT VCU- AND I’M ON THE 881 00:38:02,336 --> 00:38:04,801 STREET AT VCU- AND I’M ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY- IS. REGARDING 882 00:38:04,801 --> 00:38:07,135 ROAD TO RECOVERY- IS. REGARDING MY FACE- IT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED 883 00:38:07,135 --> 00:38:09,902 MY FACE- IT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HAND- YOU KNOW I GREW 884 00:38:09,902 --> 00:38:11,735 WITH THE HAND- YOU KNOW I GREW UP ON A FARM. I WORKED ON THE 885 00:38:11,735 --> 00:38:13,834 UP ON A FARM. I WORKED ON THE WATER I’VE I’VE BEEN IN THE SUN 886 00:38:13,834 --> 00:38:15,568 WATER I’VE I’VE BEEN IN THE SUN A LOT. OF SO THIS IS SOME 887 00:38:15,568 --> 00:38:17,369 A LOT. OF SO THIS IS SOME TREATMENT FOR SOME SUN DAMAGE 888 00:38:17,369 --> 00:38:19,535 TREATMENT FOR SOME SUN DAMAGE THAT. I RECEIVED FROM NOT 889 00:38:19,535 --> 00:38:22,903 THAT. I RECEIVED FROM NOT WEARING MY SUNSCREEN- WHEN MY 890 00:38:22,903 --> 00:38:26,302 WEARING MY SUNSCREEN- WHEN MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO. YOU CAN SEE 891 00:38:26,302 --> 00:38:31,437 MOTHER TOLD ME TO. YOU CAN SEE THE PRESS. HI GOOD AFTERNOON 892 00:38:31,437 --> 00:38:33,736 THE PRESS. HI GOOD AFTERNOON GOVERNOR MICHAEL ABOUT THE 893 00:38:33,736 --> 00:38:35,335 GOVERNOR MICHAEL ABOUT THE VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION 894 00:38:35,335 --> 00:38:37,602 VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION COULD YOU PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON 895 00:38:37,602 --> 00:38:39,502 COULD YOU PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE EFFORT TO HIRE AND TRAIN 896 00:38:39,502 --> 00:38:40,934 THE EFFORT TO HIRE AND TRAIN PEOPLE BEHIND APPEAL WITH 897 00:38:40,934 --> 00:38:43,001 PEOPLE BEHIND APPEAL WITH MEMBERS- THE BACKLOG OF CASES 898 00:38:43,001 --> 00:38:44,202 MEMBERS- THE BACKLOG OF CASES WAITING FOR ENGINEERING AND HOW 899 00:38:44,202 --> 00:38:46,135 WAITING FOR ENGINEERING AND HOW LONG IT IS EXPECTED TO GET 900 00:38:46,135 --> 00:38:48,135 LONG IT IS EXPECTED TO GET THROUGH THEM OKAY I APPRECIATE 901 00:38:48,135 --> 00:38:49,735 THROUGH THEM OKAY I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION WE’VE HAD OVER ONE 902 00:38:49,735 --> 00:38:51,902 THE QUESTION WE’VE HAD OVER ONE POINT ONE MILLION HOW REPEAT 903 00:38:51,902 --> 00:38:54,335 POINT ONE MILLION HOW REPEAT THAT ONE POINT ONE MILLION- 904 00:38:54,335 --> 00:38:56,735 THAT ONE POINT ONE MILLION- INQUIRES TO FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 905 00:38:56,735 --> 00:38:58,602 INQUIRES TO FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SO DR MEGAN HEALY HAS 906 00:38:58,602 --> 00:39:00,602 BENEFITS SO DR MEGAN HEALY HAS LARGELY BEEN WORKING TWENTY 907 00:39:00,602 --> 00:39:01,501 LARGELY BEEN WORKING TWENTY FOUR SEVEN AND- I’M GOING TO 908 00:39:01,501 --> 00:39:06,269 FOUR SEVEN AND- I’M GOING TO ALLOW HER. TO ADDRESS THAT 909 00:39:06,269 --> 00:39:07,935 ALLOW HER. TO ADDRESS THAT QUESTION DR HEALY WELCOME. 910 00:39:07,935 --> 00:39:09,102 QUESTION DR HEALY WELCOME. GREAT THANK YOU SIR FOR THAT 911 00:39:09,102 --> 00:39:10,702 GREAT THANK YOU SIR FOR THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE VIRGINIA 912 00:39:10,702 --> 00:39:11,336 QUESTION ABOUT THE VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION AND WHERE 913 00:39:11,336 --> 00:39:13,302 EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WE HAVE GIVEN 914 00:39:13,302 --> 00:39:14,769 WE ARE TODAY. WE HAVE GIVEN OVER NINE POINT THREE BILLION 915 00:39:14,769 --> 00:39:16,369 OVER NINE POINT THREE BILLION DOLLARS OUT TO VIRGINIANS AND 916 00:39:16,369 --> 00:39:17,836 DOLLARS OUT TO VIRGINIANS AND BENEFITS AT THE BEGIN THIS 917 00:39:17,836 --> 00:39:19,701 BENEFITS AT THE BEGIN THIS PANDEMIC OUR ULTIMATE GOAL WAS 918 00:39:19,701 --> 00:39:20,969 PANDEMIC OUR ULTIMATE GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE- 919 00:39:20,969 --> 00:39:23,002 TO MAKE SURE THAT THE- VIRGINIANS OUR ELIGIBLE WE CAN 920 00:39:23,002 --> 00:39:25,135 VIRGINIANS OUR ELIGIBLE WE CAN HAVE US. A STREAMLINED PROCESS 921 00:39:25,135 --> 00:39:25,802 HAVE US. A STREAMLINED PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET 922 00:39:25,802 --> 00:39:27,568 TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THEIR BENEFITS WE DO HAVE 923 00:39:27,568 --> 00:39:29,569 THEIR BENEFITS WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY A BACKLOG OF ANY OF 924 00:39:29,569 --> 00:39:31,336 CURRENTLY A BACKLOG OF ANY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE UP 925 00:39:31,336 --> 00:39:33,602 PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE UP FRONT- ENERGY TO CASE AN 926 00:39:33,602 --> 00:39:34,835 FRONT- ENERGY TO CASE AN APPEALS PROCESS THAT NUMBER HAS 927 00:39:34,835 --> 00:39:36,335 APPEALS PROCESS THAT NUMBER HAS INCREASED. SO WHAT WE’RE DOING 928 00:39:36,335 --> 00:39:37,869 INCREASED. SO WHAT WE’RE DOING NOW SINCE WE’VE MOVED PEOPLE 929 00:39:37,869 --> 00:39:39,735 NOW SINCE WE’VE MOVED PEOPLE FROM THE FRONT THE TRYING TO 930 00:39:39,735 --> 00:39:41,301 FROM THE FRONT THE TRYING TO PROCESS CLAIMS WERE LOOKING 931 00:39:41,301 --> 00:39:42,736 PROCESS CLAIMS WERE LOOKING AUTOMATION PROCESSES TO WORK ON 932 00:39:42,736 --> 00:39:44,301 AUTOMATION PROCESSES TO WORK ON THAT AND THOSE PEOPLE WERE RE 933 00:39:44,301 --> 00:39:45,437 THAT AND THOSE PEOPLE WERE RE TRAINING TO MOVE OVER TO THE 934 00:39:45,437 --> 00:39:47,501 TRAINING TO MOVE OVER TO THE JUDICATA PROCESS. WE’VE ALSO 935 00:39:47,501 --> 00:39:48,903 JUDICATA PROCESS. WE’VE ALSO ANYONE WHO’S AN APPEALS PROCESS 936 00:39:48,903 --> 00:39:52,369 ANYONE WHO’S AN APPEALS PROCESS WE’VE- SEPARATED OUT OF IT HAS 937 00:39:52,369 --> 00:39:54,602 WE’VE- SEPARATED OUT OF IT HAS TO HAVE A HI DEPUTY WHO ARE 938 00:39:54,602 --> 00:39:55,802 TO HAVE A HI DEPUTY WHO ARE MORE OF A JUDGE TO REALLY LOOK 939 00:39:55,802 --> 00:39:57,135 MORE OF A JUDGE TO REALLY LOOK A COMPLICATED CASES WE’VE MOVED 940 00:39:57,135 --> 00:39:58,901 A COMPLICATED CASES WE’VE MOVED ON THERE. AS WELL AS TRYING TO 941 00:39:58,901 --> 00:40:00,302 ON THERE. AS WELL AS TRYING TO MOVE AS MANY CASES THROUGH AS 942 00:40:00,302 --> 00:40:05,568 MOVE AS MANY CASES THROUGH AS POSSIBLE. DR HERE. MAIL EARLIER 943 00:40:05,568 --> 00:40:07,736 POSSIBLE. DR HERE. MAIL EARLIER ABOUT- COMMUNITY SPREAD IN 944 00:40:07,736 --> 00:40:09,001 ABOUT- COMMUNITY SPREAD IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BEING 945 00:40:09,001 --> 00:40:10,602 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BEING RELATED TO SMALL FAMILY 946 00:40:10,602 --> 00:40:12,335 RELATED TO SMALL FAMILY GATHERINGS I WAS WONDERING IF I 947 00:40:12,335 --> 00:40:13,569 GATHERINGS I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT 948 00:40:13,569 --> 00:40:15,302 COULD TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS WHICH PEOPLE SHOULD 949 00:40:15,302 --> 00:40:17,534 MEANS WHICH PEOPLE SHOULD UNDERSTAND BY SMALL ON MAYBE 950 00:40:17,534 --> 00:40:19,369 UNDERSTAND BY SMALL ON MAYBE WHAT CAN YOU DO SINCE ITS 951 00:40:19,369 --> 00:40:20,803 WHAT CAN YOU DO SINCE ITS PRIVATE GATHERINGS HARD TO DO 952 00:40:20,803 --> 00:40:22,803 PRIVATE GATHERINGS HARD TO DO ENFORCEMENT THERE JOHN YOU CAN 953 00:40:22,803 --> 00:40:23,968 ENFORCEMENT THERE JOHN YOU CAN READ A LOT OF GROUND TODAY MY 954 00:40:23,968 --> 00:40:25,901 READ A LOT OF GROUND TODAY MY SECOND QUESTION IS ABOUT- 955 00:40:25,901 --> 00:40:28,435 SECOND QUESTION IS ABOUT- TUESDAY ELECTION DAY I THINK 956 00:40:28,435 --> 00:40:29,236 TUESDAY ELECTION DAY I THINK THAT THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE 957 00:40:29,236 --> 00:40:31,702 THAT THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL 958 00:40:31,702 --> 00:40:34,102 CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE- IN RICHMOND AND 959 00:40:34,102 --> 00:40:35,502 FOR VIOLENCE- IN RICHMOND AND ELSEWHERE IN VIRGINIA DEPENDING 960 00:40:35,502 --> 00:40:37,401 ELSEWHERE IN VIRGINIA DEPENDING ON HOW THE AUCTION GOES- IS 961 00:40:37,401 --> 00:40:38,135 ON HOW THE AUCTION GOES- IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE 962 00:40:38,135 --> 00:40:39,702 THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE PREPARING FOR AND HAVEN’T 963 00:40:39,702 --> 00:40:41,768 PREPARING FOR AND HAVEN’T TALKED ABOUT. YET TO QUESTIONS 964 00:40:41,768 --> 00:40:43,168 TALKED ABOUT. YET TO QUESTIONS I’M GONNA ANSWER THE FIRST ONE 965 00:40:43,168 --> 00:40:44,602 I’M GONNA ANSWER THE FIRST ONE AND I’M GONNA LET EITHER DR 966 00:40:44,602 --> 00:40:47,202 AND I’M GONNA LET EITHER DR OLIVER DR KERRY ADDRESS THE 967 00:40:47,202 --> 00:40:48,702 OLIVER DR KERRY ADDRESS THE FIRST QUESTION THAT YOU ASK 968 00:40:48,702 --> 00:40:50,035 FIRST QUESTION THAT YOU ASK ABOUT AND I THINK THAT’S A 969 00:40:50,035 --> 00:40:51,635 ABOUT AND I THINK THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION MAIL AS FAR AS 970 00:40:51,635 --> 00:40:53,468 GREAT QUESTION MAIL AS FAR AS GUIDELINES WHAT DO WE NEED WHAT 971 00:40:53,468 --> 00:40:55,002 GUIDELINES WHAT DO WE NEED WHAT DO WE MEAN BY A SMALL 972 00:40:55,002 --> 00:40:57,168 DO WE MEAN BY A SMALL GATHERINGS AND ESPECIALLY WITH 973 00:40:57,168 --> 00:40:59,269 GATHERINGS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOLIDAYS UPON US SO I WILL 974 00:40:59,269 --> 00:41:01,235 THE HOLIDAYS UPON US SO I WILL LET THEM I’LL TALK ABOUT THAT 975 00:41:01,235 --> 00:41:03,535 LET THEM I’LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A SECOND BUT YOU KNOW- 976 00:41:03,535 --> 00:41:06,669 IN JUST A SECOND BUT YOU KNOW- MAIL WE READ AND WE WATCH ON TV 977 00:41:06,669 --> 00:41:10,602 MAIL WE READ AND WE WATCH ON TV EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO- AND WE 978 00:41:10,602 --> 00:41:12,736 EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO- AND WE WANT TO ASSURE ALL VIRGINIANS- 979 00:41:12,736 --> 00:41:14,470 WANT TO ASSURE ALL VIRGINIANS- THAT WE HAVE PREPARED FOR 980 00:41:14,470 --> 00:41:16,269 THAT WE HAVE PREPARED FOR ELECTION DAY WE’VE WE’VE HAD. 981 00:41:16,269 --> 00:41:18,302 ELECTION DAY WE’VE WE’VE HAD. MANY ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA AND 982 00:41:18,302 --> 00:41:20,202 MANY ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA AND BY THE WAY EARLY VOTING HAS 983 00:41:20,202 --> 00:41:21,602 BY THE WAY EARLY VOTING HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE SEPTEMBER 984 00:41:21,602 --> 00:41:23,968 BEEN OCCURRING SINCE SEPTEMBER THE EIGHTEENTH- MASSIVE NUMBERS 985 00:41:23,968 --> 00:41:26,269 THE EIGHTEENTH- MASSIVE NUMBERS OF WHO HAD HOPE OF PEOPLE AND I 986 00:41:26,269 --> 00:41:30,202 OF WHO HAD HOPE OF PEOPLE AND I COMMEND ALL OF THEM- BUT I 987 00:41:30,202 --> 00:41:30,769 COMMEND ALL OF THEM- BUT I THINK THEY WOULD AGREE THAT 988 00:41:30,769 --> 00:41:31,369 THINK THEY WOULD AGREE THAT THAT’S BEEN SAY AND THEY ARE 989 00:41:31,369 --> 00:41:32,868 THAT’S BEEN SAY AND THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THAT EVERY VOTE- 990 00:41:32,868 --> 00:41:35,669 CONFIDENT THAT THAT EVERY VOTE- THAT’S CAST IS COUNTED AND SO 991 00:41:35,669 --> 00:41:38,035 THAT’S CAST IS COUNTED AND SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ASSURE 992 00:41:38,035 --> 00:41:40,735 WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ASSURE PEOPLE THAT IF YOU VOTE ON 993 00:41:40,735 --> 00:41:42,035 PEOPLE THAT IF YOU VOTE ON NOVEMBER THE THIRD ON ELECTION 994 00:41:42,035 --> 00:41:44,835 NOVEMBER THE THIRD ON ELECTION DAY- THAT THE POLLING PLACES 995 00:41:44,835 --> 00:41:47,069 DAY- THAT THE POLLING PLACES WILL BE SAFE- AND THAT YOUR 996 00:41:47,069 --> 00:41:49,102 WILL BE SAFE- AND THAT YOUR VOTE WILL BE COUNTED AND AGAIN 997 00:41:49,102 --> 00:41:50,968 VOTE WILL BE COUNTED AND AGAIN WE WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO 998 00:41:50,968 --> 00:41:52,636 WE WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VOTE EARLY JUST WITH A- WE’RE 999 00:41:52,636 --> 00:41:54,368 VOTE EARLY JUST WITH A- WE’RE IN THIS COVID NINETEEN PANDEMIC 1000 00:41:54,368 --> 00:41:56,135 IN THIS COVID NINETEEN PANDEMIC SO. SO PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE 1001 00:41:56,135 --> 00:41:57,935 SO. SO PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE AND AS YOU KNOW WE’VE HAD FORTY 1002 00:41:57,935 --> 00:41:59,902 AND AS YOU KNOW WE’VE HAD FORTY FIVE DAYS OF EARLY VOTING DO 1003 00:41:59,902 --> 00:42:01,669 FIVE DAYS OF EARLY VOTING DO THAT IF YOU CAN BUT IF YOU DO 1004 00:42:01,669 --> 00:42:06,502 THAT IF YOU CAN BUT IF YOU DO CHOOSE. TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER THE 1005 00:42:06,502 --> 00:42:07,035 CHOOSE. TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER THE THIRD WE DO ENCOURAGES AS 1006 00:42:07,035 --> 00:42:08,302 THIRD WE DO ENCOURAGES AS SECRETARY. SO TO PLAY. WEAR A 1007 00:42:08,302 --> 00:42:09,802 SECRETARY. SO TO PLAY. WEAR A MASK BUT IT WILL BE SAFE AND 1008 00:42:09,802 --> 00:42:11,336 MASK BUT IT WILL BE SAFE AND EVERY VOTE WILL BE COUNTED SO 1009 00:42:11,336 --> 00:42:14,002 EVERY VOTE WILL BE COUNTED SO THANK YOU. DR OLIVER DOCTOR 1010 00:42:14,002 --> 00:42:17,202 THANK YOU. DR OLIVER DOCTOR CARE GOES YES THANK YOU. I 1011 00:42:17,202 --> 00:42:18,335 CARE GOES YES THANK YOU. I THANK YOU GOVERNOR THE QUESTION 1012 00:42:18,335 --> 00:42:19,602 THANK YOU GOVERNOR THE QUESTION REALLY WAS WHAT WE WHAT THE 1013 00:42:19,602 --> 00:42:21,768 REALLY WAS WHAT WE WHAT THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT SMALL SMALL 1014 00:42:21,768 --> 00:42:23,869 GOVERNMENT ABOUT SMALL SMALL GATHERINGS AND- THE REALLY THE 1015 00:42:23,869 --> 00:42:25,202 GATHERINGS AND- THE REALLY THE QUESTION IS- AND WHAT ARE 1016 00:42:25,202 --> 00:42:26,902 QUESTION IS- AND WHAT ARE CONTACT TRACERS OF TOLD US THE 1017 00:42:26,902 --> 00:42:27,869 CONTACT TRACERS OF TOLD US THE QUESTION IS YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT 1018 00:42:27,869 --> 00:42:29,101 QUESTION IS YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT AND HOW 1019 00:42:29,101 --> 00:42:31,136 DO YOU MEAN BY THAT AND HOW SMALL IS SMALL AND REALLY. IF 1020 00:42:31,136 --> 00:42:32,569 SMALL IS SMALL AND REALLY. IF YOU’RE IN A DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLD 1021 00:42:32,569 --> 00:42:33,902 YOU’RE IN A DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLD IT MAY SOUND INNOCENT THAT 1022 00:42:33,902 --> 00:42:34,801 IT MAY SOUND INNOCENT THAT YOU’RE GOING OVER YOUR 1023 00:42:34,801 --> 00:42:36,769 YOU’RE GOING OVER YOUR BROTHER’S HOUSE AND THEY HAVE 1024 00:42:36,769 --> 00:42:37,368 BROTHER’S HOUSE AND THEY HAVE THREE KIDS IN THE HOUSEHOLD A 1025 00:42:37,368 --> 00:42:40,035 THREE KIDS IN THE HOUSEHOLD A SPOUSE AND- AND- THERE’S A 1026 00:42:40,035 --> 00:42:41,268 SPOUSE AND- AND- THERE’S A TOTAL OF ONLY SIX OR EIGHT 1027 00:42:41,268 --> 00:42:42,369 TOTAL OF ONLY SIX OR EIGHT PEOPLE. IF THEY’RE FROM 1028 00:42:42,369 --> 00:42:43,968 PEOPLE. IF THEY’RE FROM DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH 1029 00:42:43,968 --> 00:42:46,302 DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH DIFFERENT- CONNECTIONS THAT 1030 00:42:46,302 --> 00:42:47,035 DIFFERENT- CONNECTIONS THAT THEY THEY REALLY SHOULD BE 1031 00:42:47,035 --> 00:42:48,901 THEY THEY REALLY SHOULD BE SOCIALLY DISTANCE CAN CAN YOU 1032 00:42:48,901 --> 00:42:50,302 SOCIALLY DISTANCE CAN CAN YOU DO IT SAFELY YES YOU CAN KEEP 1033 00:42:50,302 --> 00:42:52,335 DO IT SAFELY YES YOU CAN KEEP YOUR MASK ON YES YOU CAN. YOU 1034 00:42:52,335 --> 00:42:53,968 YOUR MASK ON YES YOU CAN. YOU CAN KEEP SIX FEET YES YOU CAN 1035 00:42:53,968 --> 00:42:55,936 CAN KEEP SIX FEET YES YOU CAN YOU KNOW- USE HAND SANITIZER 1036 00:42:55,936 --> 00:42:58,202 YOU KNOW- USE HAND SANITIZER FREQUENTLY. BUT COMING TOGETHER 1037 00:42:58,202 --> 00:43:00,102 FREQUENTLY. BUT COMING TOGETHER AS AN EXTENDED FAMILY AS IF 1038 00:43:00,102 --> 00:43:02,437 AS AN EXTENDED FAMILY AS IF YOU’RE IN ONE HOUSEHOLD. IS 1039 00:43:02,437 --> 00:43:04,302 YOU’RE IN ONE HOUSEHOLD. IS DOES PRESENT DOES PRESENT RISK 1040 00:43:04,302 --> 00:43:05,468 DOES PRESENT DOES PRESENT RISK AND AGAIN WE WANT PEOPLE TO 1041 00:43:05,468 --> 00:43:08,202 AND AGAIN WE WANT PEOPLE TO STAY CONNECTED. EMOTIONALLY BUT 1042 00:43:08,202 --> 00:43:10,235 STAY CONNECTED. EMOTIONALLY BUT WE NEED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE 1043 00:43:10,235 --> 00:43:11,835 WE NEED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE PHYSICAL CONNECTION WE NEED TO 1044 00:43:11,835 --> 00:43:13,302 PHYSICAL CONNECTION WE NEED TO KEEP THAT DISTANCE IF YOU’RE 1045 00:43:13,302 --> 00:43:15,403 KEEP THAT DISTANCE IF YOU’RE NOT IN THE SAME. CONTINUE AS 1046 00:43:15,403 --> 00:43:17,169 NOT IN THE SAME. CONTINUE AS HOUSEHOLD SO THAT’S WHAT WE 1047 00:43:17,169 --> 00:43:18,602 HOUSEHOLD SO THAT’S WHAT WE MEAN AND WE TALKED OUR CONTACT 1048 00:43:18,602 --> 00:43:20,369 MEAN AND WE TALKED OUR CONTACT TRACERS THEY TELL US IT WAS A 1049 00:43:20,369 --> 00:43:22,101 TRACERS THEY TELL US IT WAS A GROUP OF. FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE 1050 00:43:22,101 --> 00:43:23,668 GROUP OF. FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE THAT HAD DINNER BUT THEY DIDN’T 1051 00:43:23,668 --> 00:43:24,835 THAT HAD DINNER BUT THEY DIDN’T HAVE THE DISTANCE THEY DIDN’T 1052 00:43:24,835 --> 00:43:26,903 HAVE THE DISTANCE THEY DIDN’T USE MASS OBVIOUSLY WITH EATING 1053 00:43:26,903 --> 00:43:28,001 USE MASS OBVIOUSLY WITH EATING YOU’VE GOT TO TAKE A MASK OFF 1054 00:43:28,001 --> 00:43:29,435 YOU’VE GOT TO TAKE A MASK OFF AND THAT MEANS. YOU NEED TO EAT 1055 00:43:29,435 --> 00:43:31,335 AND THAT MEANS. YOU NEED TO EAT MEAT YOU MAY NEED TO SPREAD OUT 1056 00:43:31,335 --> 00:43:33,769 MEAT YOU MAY NEED TO SPREAD OUT AND AS IT GETS COOLER- IT’LL BE 1057 00:43:33,769 --> 00:43:37,535 AND AS IT GETS COOLER- IT’LL BE HARDER TO DO THAT FOLKS WERE 1058 00:43:37,535 --> 00:43:38,102 HARDER TO DO THAT FOLKS WERE INDEED USING PATIOS AND THE 1059 00:43:38,102 --> 00:43:39,302 INDEED USING PATIOS AND THE LIKE. EATING OUTSIDE WHERE IT’S 1060 00:43:39,302 --> 00:43:42,068 LIKE. EATING OUTSIDE WHERE IT’S MUCH LESS. EASY TO TRANSMIT THE 1061 00:43:42,068 --> 00:43:44,269 MUCH LESS. EASY TO TRANSMIT THE VIRUS SO. I THINK THE IMPORTANT 1062 00:43:44,269 --> 00:43:45,135 VIRUS SO. I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IF YOU’RE NOT IN THE SAME 1063 00:43:45,135 --> 00:43:47,169 THING IF YOU’RE NOT IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD. AND YOU’RE GETTING 1064 00:43:47,169 --> 00:43:49,102 HOUSEHOLD. AND YOU’RE GETTING TO GATHER. IT’S JUST LIKE IT 1065 00:43:49,102 --> 00:43:50,669 TO GATHER. IT’S JUST LIKE IT WORK YOU’VE GOTTA KEEP PHYSICAL 1066 00:43:50,669 --> 00:43:51,768 WORK YOU’VE GOTTA KEEP PHYSICAL DISTANCE YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP 1067 00:43:51,768 --> 00:43:53,835 DISTANCE YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP YOUR MASK YOU GOTTA KEEP. YOUR 1068 00:43:53,835 --> 00:43:55,802 YOUR MASK YOU GOTTA KEEP. YOUR HAND HYGIENE. FREQUENT USE OF 1069 00:43:55,802 --> 00:43:57,735 HAND HYGIENE. FREQUENT USE OF SANITIZER AND HAND WASHINGS. 1070 00:43:57,735 --> 00:43:58,903 SANITIZER AND HAND WASHINGS. AND IF YOU’RE SICK AT ALL YOU 1071 00:43:58,903 --> 00:44:00,602 AND IF YOU’RE SICK AT ALL YOU NEED TO STAY HOME AND STAY AND 1072 00:44:00,602 --> 00:44:02,703 NEED TO STAY HOME AND STAY AND STAY ISOLATE UNTIL IT’S CLEAR. 1073 00:44:02,703 --> 00:44:04,934 STAY ISOLATE UNTIL IT’S CLEAR. WHAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. 1074 00:44:04,934 --> 00:44:07,702 WHAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. THANKS DR. THIS TIME AROUND 1075 00:44:07,702 --> 00:44:12,102 THANKS DR. THIS TIME AROUND SEEN ABC. SEVEN GOVERNOR JIM I 1076 00:44:12,102 --> 00:44:15,502 SEEN ABC. SEVEN GOVERNOR JIM I WANTED TO- ASK YOU ABOUT- 1077 00:44:15,502 --> 00:44:16,168 WANTED TO- ASK YOU ABOUT- GETTING BACK TO REALLY 1078 00:44:16,168 --> 00:44:17,336 GETTING BACK TO REALLY BELIEVING THAT WE SEE SUCH A 1079 00:44:17,336 --> 00:44:19,069 BELIEVING THAT WE SEE SUCH A WIDE VARIETY OF WAITING TIMES 1080 00:44:19,069 --> 00:44:23,369 WIDE VARIETY OF WAITING TIMES RALPH THE STATE IN. PRINCE MAX 1081 00:44:23,369 --> 00:44:24,835 RALPH THE STATE IN. PRINCE MAX CHANNON PLACES THAT WE NEARLY 1082 00:44:24,835 --> 00:44:26,868 CHANNON PLACES THAT WE NEARLY TWO HOURS BOTH OF PEOPLE BUT 1083 00:44:26,868 --> 00:44:28,336 TWO HOURS BOTH OF PEOPLE BUT LONGER ALL WELL IS THERE 1084 00:44:28,336 --> 00:44:29,668 LONGER ALL WELL IS THERE ANYTHING THE DEFEAT THE INSULT 1085 00:44:29,668 --> 00:44:32,002 ANYTHING THE DEFEAT THE INSULT DO TO DO. TO THAT PEOPLE SMALL 1086 00:44:32,002 --> 00:44:33,602 DO TO DO. TO THAT PEOPLE SMALL AND TIMES WHEN THEY GO TO EARLY 1087 00:44:33,602 --> 00:44:35,336 AND TIMES WHEN THEY GO TO EARLY FOLKS WE HAVE SEEN A LOT ALONG 1088 00:44:35,336 --> 00:44:38,903 FOLKS WE HAVE SEEN A LOT ALONG THE LINES OF YOUR NORTHERN 1089 00:44:38,903 --> 00:44:41,068 THE LINES OF YOUR NORTHERN VIRGINIA. AT THANK YOU FOR THE 1090 00:44:41,068 --> 00:44:44,335 VIRGINIA. AT THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION- WAIT LONG WAIT TIMES 1091 00:44:44,335 --> 00:44:45,369 QUESTION- WAIT LONG WAIT TIMES IN DIFFERENT SATELLITE 1092 00:44:45,369 --> 00:44:46,369 IN DIFFERENT SATELLITE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE 1093 00:44:46,369 --> 00:44:47,835 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. UNFORTUNATELY 1094 00:44:47,835 --> 00:44:49,268 COMMONWEALTH. UNFORTUNATELY THAT JUST REALLY IS GOING TO 1095 00:44:49,268 --> 00:44:51,335 THAT JUST REALLY IS GOING TO VERY BASED ON THE LOCALITY THAT 1096 00:44:51,335 --> 00:44:52,535 VERY BASED ON THE LOCALITY THAT YOU LIVE IN THE POPULATION 1097 00:44:52,535 --> 00:44:54,068 YOU LIVE IN THE POPULATION THERE THE DATE AND TIME IN 1098 00:44:54,068 --> 00:44:55,602 THERE THE DATE AND TIME IN WHICH YOU GO TO VOTE. WHAT I 1099 00:44:55,602 --> 00:44:57,602 WHICH YOU GO TO VOTE. WHAT I WILL SAY IS. THE EARLIER YOU GO 1100 00:44:57,602 --> 00:44:59,336 WILL SAY IS. THE EARLIER YOU GO OUT TO VOTE NOW- THE SHORTER 1101 00:44:59,336 --> 00:45:00,701 OUT TO VOTE NOW- THE SHORTER THAT LINE WILL BE ON ELECTION 1102 00:45:00,701 --> 00:45:02,401 THAT LINE WILL BE ON ELECTION DAY SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT 1103 00:45:02,401 --> 00:45:03,968 DAY SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE UTILIZING ALL OF THE 1104 00:45:03,968 --> 00:45:05,669 YOU’RE UTILIZING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT VERY. WAYS IN WHICH 1105 00:45:05,669 --> 00:45:07,035 DIFFERENT VERY. WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN CAST YOUR BALLOT IF YOU 1106 00:45:07,035 --> 00:45:08,434 YOU CAN CAST YOUR BALLOT IF YOU HAVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU 1107 00:45:08,434 --> 00:45:10,068 HAVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE IF 1108 00:45:10,068 --> 00:45:11,001 DON’T HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE IF YOU WANT TO RETURN IT SEALED 1109 00:45:11,001 --> 00:45:13,136 YOU WANT TO RETURN IT SEALED AND MARKED. A TO A DROP OFF 1110 00:45:13,136 --> 00:45:15,635 AND MARKED. A TO A DROP OFF LOCATION OR TO A LOCAL. VOTER 1111 00:45:15,635 --> 00:45:18,568 LOCATION OR TO A LOCAL. VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE- THOSE 1112 00:45:18,568 --> 00:45:20,470 REGISTRATION OFFICE- THOSE TIMES ARE ALSO YOU KNOW SOME OF 1113 00:45:20,470 --> 00:45:21,902 TIMES ARE ALSO YOU KNOW SOME OF THOSE LINES ARE A LITTLE LONGER 1114 00:45:21,902 --> 00:45:23,569 THOSE LINES ARE A LITTLE LONGER BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING. 1115 00:45:23,569 --> 00:45:25,069 BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING. SO WHILE WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK 1116 00:45:25,069 --> 00:45:26,602 SO WHILE WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS AS FAST 1117 00:45:26,602 --> 00:45:28,135 THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WE STILL 1118 00:45:28,135 --> 00:45:29,435 AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WE STILL WANT TO KEEP YOU SAFE AND WE 1119 00:45:29,435 --> 00:45:30,935 WANT TO KEEP YOU SAFE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. EACH 1120 00:45:30,935 --> 00:45:32,401 WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. EACH VOTER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 1121 00:45:32,401 --> 00:45:35,736 VOTER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SAFELY AND SECURELY 1122 00:45:35,736 --> 00:45:36,535 COME AND SAFELY AND SECURELY CAST THEIR BALLOT. THANK YOU. 1123 00:45:36,535 --> 00:45:39,001 CAST THEIR BALLOT. THANK YOU. ON A GOVERNOR OF THE SORT OF 1124 00:45:39,001 --> 00:45:39,968 ON A GOVERNOR OF THE SORT OF PIGGY BACKING OFF OF THE 1125 00:45:39,968 --> 00:45:42,302 PIGGY BACKING OFF OF THE INVESTIGATION VIA MY BED. CAN 1126 00:45:42,302 --> 00:45:43,301 INVESTIGATION VIA MY BED. CAN YOU SAY ANYTHING TO THE 1127 00:45:43,301 --> 00:45:45,235 YOU SAY ANYTHING TO THE LAWSUIT. AGAINST CUMBERLAND 1128 00:45:45,235 --> 00:45:46,669 LAWSUIT. AGAINST CUMBERLAND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL STAFF 1129 00:45:46,669 --> 00:45:48,835 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL STAFF FORMER MEDICAL DIRECTOR. AND 1130 00:45:48,835 --> 00:45:50,302 FORMER MEDICAL DIRECTOR. AND WHAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE 1131 00:45:50,302 --> 00:45:51,434 WHAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE ALLEGATIONS COMING TO LIGHT 1132 00:45:51,434 --> 00:45:53,201 ALLEGATIONS COMING TO LIGHT SINCE THAT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. 1133 00:45:53,201 --> 00:45:54,502 SINCE THAT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN 1134 00:45:54,502 --> 00:45:56,935 IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN EXPECT PROVIDER VDH- FROM THE 1135 00:45:56,935 --> 00:45:57,902 EXPECT PROVIDER VDH- FROM THE COMPLIANCE SIDE OF FROM THE 1136 00:45:57,902 --> 00:46:01,501 COMPLIANCE SIDE OF FROM THE AG’S OFFICE IN TERMS OF LEGAL 1137 00:46:01,501 --> 00:46:03,235 AG’S OFFICE IN TERMS OF LEGAL ACTION. IN REGARDS TO THIS. DO 1138 00:46:03,235 --> 00:46:08,801 ACTION. IN REGARDS TO THIS. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT- 1139 00:46:08,801 --> 00:46:14,434 YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT- HI EVERYONE YEAH. THE QUOTE THE 1140 00:46:14,434 --> 00:46:15,502 HI EVERYONE YEAH. THE QUOTE THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT TO A COUPLE 1141 00:46:15,502 --> 00:46:17,136 QUESTION WAS ABOUT TO A COUPLE IN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR 1142 00:46:17,136 --> 00:46:19,768 IN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN- EAST OF EAST OF 1143 00:46:19,768 --> 00:46:23,602 CHILDREN- EAST OF EAST OF RICHMOND I’M ON NEED TO MORE 1144 00:46:23,602 --> 00:46:27,202 RICHMOND I’M ON NEED TO MORE THE MOST RECENT- ALLEGATIONS- 1145 00:46:27,202 --> 00:46:28,401 THE MOST RECENT- ALLEGATIONS- WE THERE HAVE BEEN JOINED 1146 00:46:28,401 --> 00:46:31,435 WE THERE HAVE BEEN JOINED INVESTIGATIONS BOTH BY THE 1147 00:46:31,435 --> 00:46:32,035 INVESTIGATIONS BOTH BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 1148 00:46:32,035 --> 00:46:34,769 VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS WELL AS- THE DEPARTMENT OF 1149 00:46:34,769 --> 00:46:35,936 AS WELL AS- THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL 1150 00:46:35,936 --> 00:46:38,068 BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AS A JOINT EFFORT WITH 1151 00:46:38,068 --> 00:46:39,135 SERVICES AS A JOINT EFFORT WITH INPUT AS WELL FROM THE 1152 00:46:39,135 --> 00:46:40,602 INPUT AS WELL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 1153 00:46:40,602 --> 00:46:42,935 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ON WHAT TRACK IT WOULD THAT 1154 00:46:42,935 --> 00:46:45,401 ON WHAT TRACK IT WOULD THAT FACILITY WOULD NEED- THERE WERE 1155 00:46:45,401 --> 00:46:47,669 FACILITY WOULD NEED- THERE WERE PERSONNEL ISSUES AND THERE’S A 1156 00:46:47,669 --> 00:46:50,001 PERSONNEL ISSUES AND THERE’S A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION- THE 1157 00:46:50,001 --> 00:46:52,035 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION- THE THERE WAS A ROUTE BACK AND 1158 00:46:52,035 --> 00:46:54,001 THERE WAS A ROUTE BACK AND TERMS OF THERE IS A- A 1159 00:46:54,001 --> 00:46:56,035 TERMS OF THERE IS A- A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THEN THERE 1160 00:46:56,035 --> 00:46:58,001 RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THEN THERE WAS A DESIRE TO BECOME- 1161 00:46:58,001 --> 00:47:00,469 WAS A DESIRE TO BECOME- QUALIFIED FOR AND CERTIFIED AS 1162 00:47:00,469 --> 00:47:02,569 QUALIFIED FOR AND CERTIFIED AS INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC. BEDS AND 1163 00:47:02,569 --> 00:47:04,535 INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC. BEDS AND THERE’S A ROUTE TO THAT AND- 1164 00:47:04,535 --> 00:47:05,834 THERE’S A ROUTE TO THAT AND- THERE’S A PROCESS IN PLACE 1165 00:47:05,834 --> 00:47:08,702 THERE’S A PROCESS IN PLACE THAT’S UNDER WAY IN TERMS OF- 1166 00:47:08,702 --> 00:47:09,769 THAT’S UNDER WAY IN TERMS OF- WHAT ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY ARE 1167 00:47:09,769 --> 00:47:12,168 WHAT ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY ARE NEEDED- I WE NEED TO LEARN I’M 1168 00:47:12,168 --> 00:47:13,435 NEEDED- I WE NEED TO LEARN I’M I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT- THE 1169 00:47:13,435 --> 00:47:14,901 I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT- THE DEPARTMENTS NO BUT I NEED TO BE 1170 00:47:14,901 --> 00:47:17,102 DEPARTMENTS NO BUT I NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THAT. ANY 1171 00:47:17,102 --> 00:47:21,236 MADE AWARE OF THAT. ANY ADDITIONAL POINTS. DR MAX 1172 00:47:21,236 --> 00:47:22,635 ADDITIONAL POINTS. DR MAX THORNBERRY WITH THE NORTHERN 1173 00:47:22,635 --> 00:47:30,669 THORNBERRY WITH THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAILY. RIGHT WE WILL 1174 00:47:30,669 --> 00:47:32,903 VIRGINIA DAILY. RIGHT WE WILL GO TO TRACY AGNEW WITH THE 1175 00:47:32,903 --> 00:47:36,135 GO TO TRACY AGNEW WITH THE SUFFOLK NEWS HERALD AND. THANK 1176 00:47:36,135 --> 00:47:38,903 SUFFOLK NEWS HERALD AND. THANK YOU- CONGRESSMAN CONGRESSMAN 1177 00:47:38,903 --> 00:47:40,534 YOU- CONGRESSMAN CONGRESSMAN MCEACHIN A LETTER EARLIER THIS 1178 00:47:40,534 --> 00:47:41,835 MCEACHIN A LETTER EARLIER THIS WEEK WITH CONCERN ABOUT THE 1179 00:47:41,835 --> 00:47:43,668 WEEK WITH CONCERN ABOUT THE VIRUS TRANSLATION AND APPLIED 1180 00:47:43,668 --> 00:47:46,202 VIRUS TRANSLATION AND APPLIED THE PPE AND YOUR OWN PERSONAL 1181 00:47:46,202 --> 00:47:47,835 THE PPE AND YOUR OWN PERSONAL MENTOR AND WESTERN POWER 1182 00:47:47,835 --> 00:47:49,868 MENTOR AND WESTERN POWER REGIONAL JAIL. OFFICIALS ARE 1183 00:47:49,868 --> 00:47:51,235 REGIONAL JAIL. OFFICIALS ARE VENDORS SELLING HAD DENIED THE 1184 00:47:51,235 --> 00:47:52,636 VENDORS SELLING HAD DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS SPECIFICALLY AND 1185 00:47:52,636 --> 00:47:54,102 ALLEGATIONS SPECIFICALLY AND THEY MIGHT HAVE PPE SUPPLIES 1186 00:47:54,102 --> 00:47:55,569 THEY MIGHT HAVE PPE SUPPLIES I’M WONDERING AND IF ANY OF 1187 00:47:55,569 --> 00:47:59,536 I’M WONDERING AND IF ANY OF YALL. CAN CLEAR OUT THE 1188 00:47:59,536 --> 00:48:00,169 YALL. CAN CLEAR OUT THE DISCREPANCY. YES THANK YOU FOR 1189 00:48:00,169 --> 00:48:01,735 DISCREPANCY. YES THANK YOU FOR THE IT’S OF A REGARDING OUR 1190 00:48:01,735 --> 00:48:03,735 THE IT’S OF A REGARDING OUR CORRECTIONS AND I’M I’M GONNA 1191 00:48:03,735 --> 00:48:04,802 CORRECTIONS AND I’M I’M GONNA HAVE SECRETARY MORAN FROM 1192 00:48:04,802 --> 00:48:06,534 HAVE SECRETARY MORAN FROM PUBLIC SAFETY ADDRESS THAT 1193 00:48:06,534 --> 00:48:11,369 PUBLIC SAFETY ADDRESS THAT BRIAN THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 1194 00:48:11,369 --> 00:48:13,735 BRIAN THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GOVERNOR THANK YOU QUESTION HAS 1195 00:48:13,735 --> 00:48:16,636 GOVERNOR THANK YOU QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH A LETTERS DEALT- 1196 00:48:16,636 --> 00:48:18,968 TO DO WITH A LETTERS DEALT- CONGRESSMAN MCEACHIN SENT WITH 1197 00:48:18,968 --> 00:48:21,935 CONGRESSMAN MCEACHIN SENT WITH RESPECT TO. ONE OF THE REGIONAL 1198 00:48:21,935 --> 00:48:23,535 RESPECT TO. ONE OF THE REGIONAL JAILS AND THEN THE DEERFIELD 1199 00:48:23,535 --> 00:48:26,035 JAILS AND THEN THE DEERFIELD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. AGAIN 1200 00:48:26,035 --> 00:48:26,801 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. AGAIN REGIONAL JAILS HAVE THEIR OWN 1201 00:48:26,801 --> 00:48:30,135 REGIONAL JAILS HAVE THEIR OWN BOARDS OPERATED BY. BY THEIR 1202 00:48:30,135 --> 00:48:32,369 BOARDS OPERATED BY. BY THEIR BOARDS NOT THE STATE WE HAVE 1203 00:48:32,369 --> 00:48:34,502 BOARDS NOT THE STATE WE HAVE RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM 1204 00:48:34,502 --> 00:48:35,568 RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THAT 1205 00:48:35,568 --> 00:48:38,302 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THAT JAIL- STATING THAT THEY DO HAVE 1206 00:48:38,302 --> 00:48:41,536 JAIL- STATING THAT THEY DO HAVE ADEQUATE PPE AS YOU KNOW- THE 1207 00:48:41,536 --> 00:48:43,470 ADEQUATE PPE AS YOU KNOW- THE VIRGINIA MARINE SHE’S FOURTEEN. 1208 00:48:43,470 --> 00:48:45,336 VIRGINIA MARINE SHE’S FOURTEEN. HAS BEEN PROVIDING PERSONAL 1209 00:48:45,336 --> 00:48:47,470 HAS BEEN PROVIDING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT- THROUGH 1210 00:48:47,470 --> 00:48:49,002 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT- THROUGH THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS 1211 00:48:49,002 --> 00:48:50,468 THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS TO ALL OF THESE JAILS FROM THE 1212 00:48:50,468 --> 00:48:52,135 TO ALL OF THESE JAILS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING BACK IN MARCH 1213 00:48:52,135 --> 00:48:53,336 VERY BEGINNING BACK IN MARCH THAT WAS A CONCERN OF OURS TO 1214 00:48:53,336 --> 00:48:55,635 THAT WAS A CONCERN OF OURS TO ENSURE. THE SAFETY OF THE 1215 00:48:55,635 --> 00:48:58,002 ENSURE. THE SAFETY OF THE INMATES IN OUR JAILS. AS WELL 1216 00:48:58,002 --> 00:48:59,334 INMATES IN OUR JAILS. AS WELL AS THE OF PERSONAL WORKING 1217 00:48:59,334 --> 00:49:00,735 AS THE OF PERSONAL WORKING THOSE JAILS WITH RESPECT TO 1218 00:49:00,735 --> 00:49:02,102 THOSE JAILS WITH RESPECT TO DEERFIELD NOW THAT IS A STATE 1219 00:49:02,102 --> 00:49:05,303 DEERFIELD NOW THAT IS A STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. AND I 1220 00:49:05,303 --> 00:49:08,369 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. AND I CAN TELL YOU. AS OF TODAY WE 1221 00:49:08,369 --> 00:49:11,636 CAN TELL YOU. AS OF TODAY WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING. THE 1222 00:49:11,636 --> 00:49:17,135 HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING. THE CONGRESSMAN’S CONCERN. AND I 1223 00:49:17,135 --> 00:49:19,836 CONGRESSMAN’S CONCERN. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE I’M JUST 1224 00:49:19,836 --> 00:49:20,534 CAN TELL YOU THAT THE I’M JUST LOOKING FOR THE SPECIFIC 1225 00:49:20,534 --> 00:49:22,702 LOOKING FOR THE SPECIFIC FIGURES WITH RESPECT TO DO YOU 1226 00:49:22,702 --> 00:49:25,001 FIGURES WITH RESPECT TO DO YOU FEEL WE DO HAVE SEVENTY ONE 1227 00:49:25,001 --> 00:49:26,202 FEEL WE DO HAVE SEVENTY ONE ACTIVE CASES A DEERFIELD RIGHT 1228 00:49:26,202 --> 00:49:27,902 ACTIVE CASES A DEERFIELD RIGHT NOW ONE OFFENDER IS IN THE 1229 00:49:27,902 --> 00:49:30,635 NOW ONE OFFENDER IS IN THE HOSPITAL- WE DEERFIELD DOES 1230 00:49:30,635 --> 00:49:34,568 HOSPITAL- WE DEERFIELD DOES HOUSE MANY OF OUR- GERIATRIC 1231 00:49:34,568 --> 00:49:40,669 HOUSE MANY OF OUR- GERIATRIC INMATES. WING CDC GUIDELINES 1232 00:49:40,669 --> 00:49:42,002 INMATES. WING CDC GUIDELINES FOR NURSING HOME WE’RE DOING 1233 00:49:42,002 --> 00:49:44,168 FOR NURSING HOME WE’RE DOING REGULAR TESTING TO MAKE SURE WE 1234 00:49:44,168 --> 00:49:47,269 REGULAR TESTING TO MAKE SURE WE STAY AHEAD OF THE POSITIVITY- 1235 00:49:47,269 --> 00:49:48,801 STAY AHEAD OF THE POSITIVITY- SITUATION TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE 1236 00:49:48,801 --> 00:49:50,702 SITUATION TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION TO ADDRESS IT 1237 00:49:50,702 --> 00:49:53,401 THAT INFORMATION TO ADDRESS IT AND SO WE ARE DO INDEED DOING 1238 00:49:53,401 --> 00:49:57,769 AND SO WE ARE DO INDEED DOING THAT AND SPECIFICALLY AT 1239 00:49:57,769 --> 00:49:58,401 THAT AND SPECIFICALLY AT DEERFIELD WITH RESPECT TO THE 1240 00:49:58,401 --> 00:50:01,502 DEERFIELD WITH RESPECT TO THE PPE WE JUST CHECKED AS OF 1241 00:50:01,502 --> 00:50:04,435 PPE WE JUST CHECKED AS OF YESTERDAY. THE AVAILABLE PPE 1242 00:50:04,435 --> 00:50:06,302 YESTERDAY. THE AVAILABLE PPE ACTIVE FIELD INCLUDED EIGHTEEN 1243 00:50:06,302 --> 00:50:07,501 ACTIVE FIELD INCLUDED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE N. 1244 00:50:07,501 --> 00:50:08,602 HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE N. NINETY FIVE IN K. NINETY FIVE 1245 00:50:08,602 --> 00:50:11,868 NINETY FIVE IN K. NINETY FIVE MASKS CAN ON FIVE MASKS ELEVEN 1246 00:50:11,868 --> 00:50:12,437 MASKS CAN ON FIVE MASKS ELEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY 1247 00:50:12,437 --> 00:50:15,402 THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO MET A COOL CLOTH MASKS. 1248 00:50:15,402 --> 00:50:15,969 TWO MET A COOL CLOTH MASKS. SEVENTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY ONE 1249 00:50:15,969 --> 00:50:16,970 SEVENTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY ONE DISPOSABLE COUNTS SIXTY 1250 00:50:16,970 --> 00:50:19,236 DISPOSABLE COUNTS SIXTY THOUSAND LATEX DR GLOVES THEY 1251 00:50:19,236 --> 00:50:21,836 THOUSAND LATEX DR GLOVES THEY GO ON AND ON GOGGLES SO- WE 1252 00:50:21,836 --> 00:50:23,534 GO ON AND ON GOGGLES SO- WE WILL COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE 1253 00:50:23,534 --> 00:50:25,735 WILL COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE CONGRESSMAN OBVIOUSLY WE- A WE 1254 00:50:25,735 --> 00:50:27,035 CONGRESSMAN OBVIOUSLY WE- A WE WANT TO INFORM HIM HE’S BEEN 1255 00:50:27,035 --> 00:50:28,902 WANT TO INFORM HIM HE’S BEEN RECEIVING ISSUE COMPLAINTS FROM 1256 00:50:28,902 --> 00:50:30,735 RECEIVING ISSUE COMPLAINTS FROM HIS CONSTITUENTS AND WILL BE 1257 00:50:30,735 --> 00:50:32,102 HIS CONSTITUENTS AND WILL BE ABOUT WILL CERTAINLY DO 1258 00:50:32,102 --> 00:50:33,269 ABOUT WILL CERTAINLY DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO INFORM HIM 1259 00:50:33,269 --> 00:50:35,836 EVERYTHING WE CAN TO INFORM HIM OF THE SITUATION THAT THERE IS 1260 00:50:35,836 --> 00:50:37,301 OF THE SITUATION THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE PPE- DEERFIELD AND- 1261 00:50:37,301 --> 00:50:38,835 ADEQUATE PPE- DEERFIELD AND- THAT’S A TREMENDOUS CONCERN OF 1262 00:50:38,835 --> 00:50:40,302 THAT’S A TREMENDOUS CONCERN OF OURS AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO BE 1263 00:50:40,302 --> 00:50:44,335 OURS AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO BE SOCIAL. HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWER. 1264 00:50:44,335 --> 00:50:50,102 SOCIAL. HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWER. THE GOVERNOR THANK. OKAY SHOULD 1265 00:50:50,102 --> 00:50:53,168 THE GOVERNOR THANK. OKAY SHOULD BE A LOT THE BORE PRESS. HAS 1266 00:50:53,168 --> 00:50:55,502 BE A LOT THE BORE PRESS. HAS SAID THAT HE DOES NOT THINK 1267 00:50:55,502 --> 00:50:59,636 SAID THAT HE DOES NOT THINK THERE’S SYSTEM. RACISM CAMPUS 1268 00:50:59,636 --> 00:51:01,635 THERE’S SYSTEM. RACISM CAMPUS BUT THAT SOME OF THE POSTS ON 1269 00:51:01,635 --> 00:51:03,701 BUT THAT SOME OF THE POSTS ON LITTLE THING TO SUGGEST A- DO 1270 00:51:03,701 --> 00:51:06,002 LITTLE THING TO SUGGEST A- DO YOU THINK THE CADETS BE. BANNED 1271 00:51:06,002 --> 00:51:07,102 YOU THINK THE CADETS BE. BANNED FROM USING YOUR AND YOU HAVE 1272 00:51:07,102 --> 00:51:08,502 FROM USING YOUR AND YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE BOARD 1273 00:51:08,502 --> 00:51:09,736 CONFIDENCE IN THE BOARD PRESIDENT IT’S A GREAT QUESTION 1274 00:51:09,736 --> 00:51:13,869 PRESIDENT IT’S A GREAT QUESTION LAURA AND OF YODEL A SOCIAL. 1275 00:51:13,869 --> 00:51:15,635 LAURA AND OF YODEL A SOCIAL. THAT IS USED THE CADETS AND- WE 1276 00:51:15,635 --> 00:51:16,435 THAT IS USED THE CADETS AND- WE ARE WELL AWARE OF SOME OF THE- 1277 00:51:16,435 --> 00:51:17,602 ARE WELL AWARE OF SOME OF THE- COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE 1278 00:51:17,602 --> 00:51:19,569 COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE THERE THEY ARE VERY TROUBLING- 1279 00:51:19,569 --> 00:51:22,602 THERE THEY ARE VERY TROUBLING- AND I WOULD HOPE. AND EXPECT. 1280 00:51:22,602 --> 00:51:24,235 AND I WOULD HOPE. AND EXPECT. THAT THE BOARD OF THE VISITORS 1281 00:51:24,235 --> 00:51:26,869 THAT THE BOARD OF THE VISITORS TO INCLUDE DIRECTOR. ARE AWARE 1282 00:51:26,869 --> 00:51:29,269 TO INCLUDE DIRECTOR. ARE AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING ON- AND ARE 1283 00:51:29,269 --> 00:51:31,835 OF WHAT’S GOING ON- AND ARE ALSO OPEN MINDED- BECAUSE 1284 00:51:31,835 --> 00:51:34,269 ALSO OPEN MINDED- BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS CANNOT CONTINUE- 1285 00:51:34,269 --> 00:51:37,369 OBVIOUSLY THIS CANNOT CONTINUE- IT VMR ANY OF OUR- COLLEGES OR 1286 00:51:37,369 --> 00:51:39,102 IT VMR ANY OF OUR- COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES AND REGENI’S OF. 1287 00:51:39,102 --> 00:51:41,368 UNIVERSITIES AND REGENI’S OF. OF NOT TO BE REDUNDANT BUT THIS 1288 00:51:41,368 --> 00:51:43,502 OF NOT TO BE REDUNDANT BUT THIS IS WHY WE’VE BROUGHT INTO ARE 1289 00:51:43,502 --> 00:51:46,470 IS WHY WE’VE BROUGHT INTO ARE BRINGING IN A THIRD PARTY- TO 1290 00:51:46,470 --> 00:51:47,769 BRINGING IN A THIRD PARTY- TO JUST COMPLETELY LOOK AT THE 1291 00:51:47,769 --> 00:51:50,735 JUST COMPLETELY LOOK AT THE CULTURE- AT VMI AND YOU KNOW 1292 00:51:50,735 --> 00:51:51,769 CULTURE- AT VMI AND YOU KNOW LAURA POINT I WOULD MAKE THIS 1293 00:51:51,769 --> 00:51:53,602 LAURA POINT I WOULD MAKE THIS SHOULDN’T BE US VERSUS THEM. 1294 00:51:53,602 --> 00:51:55,535 SHOULDN’T BE US VERSUS THEM. REGARDING THE I MIGHT SHOULD BE 1295 00:51:55,535 --> 00:51:58,168 REGARDING THE I MIGHT SHOULD BE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO 1296 00:51:58,168 --> 00:52:00,469 ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT. THAT VMI IS 1297 00:52:00,469 --> 00:52:01,902 MAKE SURE THAT. THAT VMI IS WELCOMING AT THAT IT’S 1298 00:52:01,902 --> 00:52:04,168 WELCOMING AT THAT IT’S INCLUSIVE THAT IT’S- THAT IT’S- 1299 00:52:04,168 --> 00:52:06,801 INCLUSIVE THAT IT’S- THAT IT’S- PROMOTES DIVERSITY AND SO- I 1300 00:52:06,801 --> 00:52:08,001 PROMOTES DIVERSITY AND SO- I HAVEN’T HAD PERSONAL 1301 00:52:08,001 --> 00:52:11,368 HAVEN’T HAD PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE- RECTOR. 1302 00:52:11,368 --> 00:52:14,735 CONVERSATIONS WITH THE- RECTOR. OF I WILL IF I NEED TO- AND I 1303 00:52:14,735 --> 00:52:18,702 OF I WILL IF I NEED TO- AND I DO EXPECT THEM AGAIN TO- TO 1304 00:52:18,702 --> 00:52:19,835 DO EXPECT THEM AGAIN TO- TO COOPERATE WHICH THEY HAVE SAID 1305 00:52:19,835 --> 00:52:22,569 COOPERATE WHICH THEY HAVE SAID THEY WILL- AND THEN IF THERE 1306 00:52:22,569 --> 00:52:23,801 THEY WILL- AND THEN IF THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THOSE 1307 00:52:23,801 --> 00:52:25,403 ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THOSE ARE. TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION 1308 00:52:25,403 --> 00:52:27,869 ARE. TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AND THAT ACTIONS ARE TAKEN- TO 1309 00:52:27,869 --> 00:52:36,869 AND THAT ACTIONS ARE TAKEN- TO CHANGE. THE CULTURE AT BHIMA. 1310 00:52:36,869 --> 00:52:41,102 CHANGE. THE CULTURE AT BHIMA. REFERENCE RUNNING TIME. HI 1311 00:52:41,102 --> 00:52:44,735 REFERENCE RUNNING TIME. HI GOVERNOR YOU COULD YOU WITH A 1312 00:52:44,735 --> 00:52:49,069 GOVERNOR YOU COULD YOU WITH A LAB FISH AND ABOUT THE TEN 1313 00:52:49,069 --> 00:52:53,002 LAB FISH AND ABOUT THE TEN MATCH AND CASES ON OF CONTROL 1314 00:52:53,002 --> 00:52:57,702 MATCH AND CASES ON OF CONTROL MARCH CLIMBING IN YOUR- THANK 1315 00:52:57,702 --> 00:53:00,502 MARCH CLIMBING IN YOUR- THANK YOU DRIVING ONE RECORDS WE 1316 00:53:00,502 --> 00:53:03,202 YOU DRIVING ONE RECORDS WE DIRECTION UNDER. AND WHAT TYPE 1317 00:53:03,202 --> 00:53:06,269 DIRECTION UNDER. AND WHAT TYPE OF METRIC WHICH THOSE. YEAH 1318 00:53:06,269 --> 00:53:06,836 OF METRIC WHICH THOSE. YEAH IT’S A QUESTION THE IS WERE 1319 00:53:06,836 --> 00:53:08,102 IT’S A QUESTION THE IS WERE WHAT POTENTIAL RESTRICTION ARE 1320 00:53:08,102 --> 00:53:08,834 WHAT POTENTIAL RESTRICTION ARE AND IN THE FOR THING THAT I 1321 00:53:08,834 --> 00:53:09,835 AND IN THE FOR THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS SIDE DOESN’T FIT 1322 00:53:09,835 --> 00:53:13,236 WOULD SAY IS SIDE DOESN’T FIT ALL NOW IN I WE MADE CHANGES IN 1323 00:53:13,236 --> 00:53:14,868 ALL NOW IN I WE MADE CHANGES IN THE VIRGINIA HELLO WITH THEIR 1324 00:53:14,868 --> 00:53:16,835 THE VIRGINIA HELLO WITH THEIR THE CHANGES WERE VERY AS YOU 1325 00:53:16,835 --> 00:53:17,535 THE CHANGES WERE VERY AS YOU WERE IN VIRGINIA BEACH IT 1326 00:53:17,535 --> 00:53:19,969 WERE IN VIRGINIA BEACH IT ACTUALLY GATHERINGS IT WAS BARS 1327 00:53:19,969 --> 00:53:20,903 ACTUALLY GATHERINGS IT WAS BARS WHERE WHERE PEOPLE WERE 1328 00:53:20,903 --> 00:53:23,102 WHERE WHERE PEOPLE WERE CONGREGATING- WE MADE CHANGES 1329 00:53:23,102 --> 00:53:24,834 CONGREGATING- WE MADE CHANGES ON THE BEACHES- YOU ALL 1330 00:53:24,834 --> 00:53:26,801 ON THE BEACHES- YOU ALL REMEMBER THAT AND THEIR NUMBERS 1331 00:53:26,801 --> 00:53:29,501 REMEMBER THAT AND THEIR NUMBERS IN OUR ARE WELL BELOW 5% SO 1332 00:53:29,501 --> 00:53:30,802 IN OUR ARE WELL BELOW 5% SO WHAT WE’RE PLANNING ON DOING 1333 00:53:30,802 --> 00:53:32,669 WHAT WE’RE PLANNING ON DOING WORKING WITH OUR HEALTH 1334 00:53:32,669 --> 00:53:33,702 WORKING WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH THE 1335 00:53:33,702 --> 00:53:35,368 DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS 1336 00:53:35,368 --> 00:53:37,135 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WORKING WITH OUR ELECTED 1337 00:53:37,135 --> 00:53:38,269 WORKING WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. WORKING WITH FAITH 1338 00:53:38,269 --> 00:53:40,068 OFFICIALS. WORKING WITH FAITH LEADERS IS TO REALLY SEE WHAT’S 1339 00:53:40,068 --> 00:53:41,636 LEADERS IS TO REALLY SEE WHAT’S GOING ON WORKING WITH OUR 1340 00:53:41,636 --> 00:53:43,836 GOING ON WORKING WITH OUR TRACERS AND DEPENDING ON WHAT’S 1341 00:53:43,836 --> 00:53:45,535 TRACERS AND DEPENDING ON WHAT’S DRIVING THOSE NUMBERS IN 1342 00:53:45,535 --> 00:53:46,937 DRIVING THOSE NUMBERS IN WHATEVER PARTICULAR PART OF THE 1343 00:53:46,937 --> 00:53:48,702 WHATEVER PARTICULAR PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH IT IS THEN WE’LL 1344 00:53:48,702 --> 00:53:50,735 COMMONWEALTH IT IS THEN WE’LL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS SOAP OUT RIGHT 1345 00:53:50,735 --> 00:53:52,403 MAKE ADJUSTMENTS SOAP OUT RIGHT NOW- THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION 1346 00:53:52,403 --> 00:53:53,768 NOW- THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WE’RE MONITORING IT VERY 1347 00:53:53,768 --> 00:53:56,468 WE’RE MONITORING IT VERY CLOSELY THE POSITIVITY RATE- IS 1348 00:53:56,468 --> 00:53:58,469 CLOSELY THE POSITIVITY RATE- IS OVER EIGHT PERCENT- AND IF IT 1349 00:53:58,469 --> 00:54:00,335 OVER EIGHT PERCENT- AND IF IT CONTINUES TO TREND UPWARD WE 1350 00:54:00,335 --> 00:54:03,936 CONTINUES TO TREND UPWARD WE KNOW WHAT’S CALLS AND THOSE 1351 00:54:03,936 --> 00:54:04,435 KNOW WHAT’S CALLS AND THOSE NUMBERS AND WE’LL MAKE A 1352 00:54:04,435 --> 00:54:05,469 NUMBERS AND WE’LL MAKE A MODIFICATIONS IF WE NEED TO 1353 00:54:05,469 --> 00:54:07,434 MODIFICATIONS IF WE NEED TO MAKE MORE RESTRICTIONS WE WILL 1354 00:54:07,434 --> 00:54:08,269 MAKE MORE RESTRICTIONS WE WILL BUT I JUST WOULD WOULD 1355 00:54:08,269 --> 00:54:10,369 BUT I JUST WOULD WOULD REITERATE THAT ONE SIZE IS NOT 1356 00:54:10,369 --> 00:54:12,302 REITERATE THAT ONE SIZE IS NOT GOING TO FIT ALL FOR. ALL THE 1357 00:54:12,302 --> 00:54:20,970 GOING TO FIT ALL FOR. ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS AND IN. 1358 00:54:20,970 --> 00:54:21,502 DIFFERENT AREAS AND IN. VIRGINIA HENRY YOU HAVE A 1359 00:54:21,502 --> 00:54:24,469 VIRGINIA HENRY YOU HAVE A QUESTION. GOOD LOOKING. YES IN 1360 00:54:24,469 --> 00:54:27,802 QUESTION. GOOD LOOKING. YES IN FACT THERE’S A LOT OF. AND I 1361 00:54:27,802 --> 00:54:31,069 FACT THERE’S A LOT OF. AND I GUESS AND MOST. NOT PER LINE HI 1362 00:54:31,069 --> 00:54:33,968 GUESS AND MOST. NOT PER LINE HI THAT. THE PROBLEM SPEAKER OF 1363 00:54:33,968 --> 00:54:36,536 THAT. THE PROBLEM SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. THEY’RE NOT ON 1364 00:54:36,536 --> 00:54:38,901 THE HOUSE. THEY’RE NOT ON RECORD. ALL RIGHT AND US. 1365 00:54:38,901 --> 00:54:41,102 RECORD. ALL RIGHT AND US. CONNORS GO. ANSWER AND MY IMAGE 1366 00:54:41,102 --> 00:54:42,369 CONNORS GO. ANSWER AND MY IMAGE IS. YOU WERE THERE FOR THE 1367 00:54:42,369 --> 00:54:44,269 IS. YOU WERE THERE FOR THE DELAY THE PA IF YOU WERE LIKE 1368 00:54:44,269 --> 00:54:45,902 DELAY THE PA IF YOU WERE LIKE UPON PLEASE BY AND PICK ONE OUT. 1369 00:54:45,902 --> 00:54:52,602 UPON PLEASE BY AND PICK ONE OUT. I. THANKS HENRY SOME GONNA 1370 00:54:52,602 --> 00:54:53,369 I. THANKS HENRY SOME GONNA ANSWER YOUR SECOND FOR THE FOR 1371 00:54:53,369 --> 00:54:54,435 ANSWER YOUR SECOND FOR THE FOR CUT WE WERE A TO BUY THE IN OF 1372 00:54:54,435 --> 00:54:55,102 CUT WE WERE A TO BUY THE IN OF THAT HAVE THAT LINE COMPLETE 1373 00:54:55,102 --> 00:54:55,902 THAT HAVE THAT LINE COMPLETE RESTORE. WE’VE WORKED WITH 1374 00:54:55,902 --> 00:54:57,602 RESTORE. WE’VE WORKED WITH PARTNER HERE VERIZON TO IN. 1375 00:54:57,602 --> 00:54:59,569 PARTNER HERE VERIZON TO IN. THAT THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY 1376 00:54:59,569 --> 00:55:01,401 THAT THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU 1377 00:55:01,401 --> 00:55:02,435 REPAIRED AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR 1378 00:55:02,435 --> 00:55:04,235 CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE JUST ACCESS THAT NOW 1379 00:55:04,235 --> 00:55:06,602 ANYONE JUST ACCESS THAT NOW THAT WAS A- A ROAD PROJECT THAT 1380 00:55:06,602 --> 00:55:08,869 THAT WAS A- A ROAD PROJECT THAT ACTUALLY CUT THAT CABLE- THE 1381 00:55:08,869 --> 00:55:09,902 ACTUALLY CUT THAT CABLE- THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE I TALKED 1382 00:55:09,902 --> 00:55:11,302 LAST TIME I WAS HERE I TALKED ABOUT REDUNDANCY EFFORTS THAT 1383 00:55:11,302 --> 00:55:12,702 ABOUT REDUNDANCY EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE UNDER WAY HERE IN THE 1384 00:55:12,702 --> 00:55:14,135 WE HAVE UNDER WAY HERE IN THE COMMONWEALTH WE DO HAVE BACKUP 1385 00:55:14,135 --> 00:55:17,102 COMMONWEALTH WE DO HAVE BACKUP CIRCUITS- WE HAD AT THAT TIME 1386 00:55:17,102 --> 00:55:19,069 CIRCUITS- WE HAD AT THAT TIME THREE ONE GIG CIRCUITS WE’VE 1387 00:55:19,069 --> 00:55:20,869 THREE ONE GIG CIRCUITS WE’VE ADDED. TO THAT SO WE NOW HAVE A 1388 00:55:20,869 --> 00:55:22,602 ADDED. TO THAT SO WE NOW HAVE A TOTAL OF FIVE ONE GIG WERE IF 1389 00:55:22,602 --> 00:55:24,269 TOTAL OF FIVE ONE GIG WERE IF WE WERE TO HAVE AN INCIDENT 1390 00:55:24,269 --> 00:55:26,168 WE WERE TO HAVE AN INCIDENT WITH OUR TEN GIG CIRCUIT THAT 1391 00:55:26,168 --> 00:55:28,035 WITH OUR TEN GIG CIRCUIT THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY FAIL OVER 1392 00:55:28,035 --> 00:55:30,068 WOULD AUTOMATICALLY FAIL OVER TO THAT REDUNDANCY PLAN THOSE 1393 00:55:30,068 --> 00:55:31,437 TO THAT REDUNDANCY PLAN THOSE FIVE ONE GIGS. SO WE FEEL VERY 1394 00:55:31,437 --> 00:55:34,035 FIVE ONE GIGS. SO WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT AT THIS MOMENT- THAT 1395 00:55:34,035 --> 00:55:36,302 CONFIDENT AT THIS MOMENT- THAT WE HAVE RESOLVED THAT ISSUE OF 1396 00:55:36,302 --> 00:55:38,469 WE HAVE RESOLVED THAT ISSUE OF COURSE WE CANNOT PREDICT ANY 1397 00:55:38,469 --> 00:55:41,435 COURSE WE CANNOT PREDICT ANY ACT OF GOD OR- PROJECTS LIKE WE 1398 00:55:41,435 --> 00:55:42,867 ACT OF GOD OR- PROJECTS LIKE WE JUST SAW BUT IT’S HIGHLY 1399 00:55:42,867 --> 00:55:44,269 JUST SAW BUT IT’S HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT WE WOULD 1400 00:55:44,269 --> 00:55:47,168 UNLIKELY THAT WE WOULD EXPERIENCE THAT SEEN- INCIDENT 1401 00:55:47,168 --> 00:55:48,769 EXPERIENCE THAT SEEN- INCIDENT AGAIN WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTION 1402 00:55:48,769 --> 00:55:50,269 AGAIN WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTION SECURITY. WE HERE IN THE 1403 00:55:50,269 --> 00:55:51,535 SECURITY. WE HERE IN THE COMMONWEALTH TAKE THIS VERY 1404 00:55:51,535 --> 00:55:53,401 COMMONWEALTH TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY WE WORK WITH OUR 1405 00:55:53,401 --> 00:55:55,769 SERIOUSLY WE WORK WITH OUR STATE PARTNERS OF COURSE AS 1406 00:55:55,769 --> 00:55:56,269 STATE PARTNERS OF COURSE AS WELL AS WITH OUR FEDERAL 1407 00:55:56,269 --> 00:55:59,369 WELL AS WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS. THE FBI DHS 1408 00:55:59,369 --> 00:56:00,803 PARTNERS. THE FBI DHS EVERYONE’S BEEN AT THE TABLE 1409 00:56:00,803 --> 00:56:02,334 EVERYONE’S BEEN AT THE TABLE WITH US MONITORING OUR SYSTEM 1410 00:56:02,334 --> 00:56:04,068 WITH US MONITORING OUR SYSTEM IN ADDITION TO OUR CHIEF 1411 00:56:04,068 --> 00:56:05,536 IN ADDITION TO OUR CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER 1412 00:56:05,536 --> 00:56:06,401 INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH MIKE 1413 00:56:06,401 --> 00:56:10,102 FOR THE COMMONWEALTH MIKE WATSON- SO WE- ALL YEAR AROUND 1414 00:56:10,102 --> 00:56:11,336 WATSON- SO WE- ALL YEAR AROUND MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE FOCUSING 1415 00:56:11,336 --> 00:56:13,636 MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE FOCUSING IN THIS AREA AND LOOK FOR AREAS 1416 00:56:13,636 --> 00:56:14,535 IN THIS AREA AND LOOK FOR AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN CONTINUE TO 1417 00:56:14,535 --> 00:56:16,602 IN WHICH WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. BUT WE DO NOT HAVE 1418 00:56:16,602 --> 00:56:20,602 IMPROVE. BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY- ANY HEARTBURN AT THIS 1419 00:56:20,602 --> 00:56:27,701 ANY- ANY HEARTBURN AT THIS MOMENT. ANOTHER QUESTION. YEAH 1420 00:56:27,701 --> 00:56:29,902 MOMENT. ANOTHER QUESTION. YEAH I’M ALSO RELATED TO ELECTIONS 1421 00:56:29,902 --> 00:56:30,903 I’M ALSO RELATED TO ELECTIONS OBVIOUSLY ELECTION OFFICIALS 1422 00:56:30,903 --> 00:56:32,969 OBVIOUSLY ELECTION OFFICIALS CAN’T- PREVENT SOMEONE FROM 1423 00:56:32,969 --> 00:56:34,168 CAN’T- PREVENT SOMEONE FROM VOTING IF THEY DON’T WEAR A 1424 00:56:34,168 --> 00:56:36,937 VOTING IF THEY DON’T WEAR A MASK INSIDE A POLLING PLACE BUT 1425 00:56:36,937 --> 00:56:37,568 MASK INSIDE A POLLING PLACE BUT THERE’S THAT THEN THE 1426 00:56:37,568 --> 00:56:39,069 THERE’S THAT THEN THE POSSIBILITY RAISED A POSSIBLY 1427 00:56:39,069 --> 00:56:40,970 POSSIBILITY RAISED A POSSIBLY ISSUING CIVIL CITATIONS TO 1428 00:56:40,970 --> 00:56:43,002 ISSUING CIVIL CITATIONS TO VOTERS ARE MENTIONED IF DATE 1429 00:56:43,002 --> 00:56:45,136 VOTERS ARE MENTIONED IF DATE LATER YOU KNOW LATER ON IF THEY 1430 00:56:45,136 --> 00:56:46,669 LATER YOU KNOW LATER ON IF THEY DON’T WEAR A MASK AND I’M 1431 00:56:46,669 --> 00:56:48,068 DON’T WEAR A MASK AND I’M WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO 1432 00:56:48,068 --> 00:56:49,368 WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT IS A POSSIBILITY AND YOU 1433 00:56:49,368 --> 00:56:51,168 THAT IS A POSSIBILITY AND YOU KNOW OFFER ANY GUIDANCE ON WHAT 1434 00:56:51,168 --> 00:56:52,801 KNOW OFFER ANY GUIDANCE ON WHAT ELECTION OFFICIALS SHOULD DO IF 1435 00:56:52,801 --> 00:56:53,969 ELECTION OFFICIALS SHOULD DO IF THEY’RE CONFRONTED WITH VOTERS 1436 00:56:53,969 --> 00:56:56,202 THEY’RE CONFRONTED WITH VOTERS WHO DON’T WEAR MASKS. KATE I 1437 00:56:56,202 --> 00:56:57,401 WHO DON’T WEAR MASKS. KATE I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION AND AS 1438 00:56:57,401 --> 00:56:59,501 APPRECIATE THE QUESTION AND AS YOU KNOW- LEGISLATION WAS 1439 00:56:59,501 --> 00:57:00,937 YOU KNOW- LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED DURING THE SPECIAL 1440 00:57:00,937 --> 00:57:03,169 INTRODUCED DURING THE SPECIAL SESSION TO HAVE A CIVIL PENALTY 1441 00:57:03,169 --> 00:57:03,902 SESSION TO HAVE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE 1442 00:57:03,902 --> 00:57:05,368 FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES THAT HASN’T BECOME 1443 00:57:05,368 --> 00:57:08,668 GUIDELINES THAT HASN’T BECOME LAW YET- SO WE STILL HAVE THE 1444 00:57:08,668 --> 00:57:10,868 LAW YET- SO WE STILL HAVE THE OF THE CRIMINAL CHARGES AND 1445 00:57:10,868 --> 00:57:12,835 OF THE CRIMINAL CHARGES AND AGAIN WE’RE NOT OUT THERE TO 1446 00:57:12,835 --> 00:57:14,135 AGAIN WE’RE NOT OUT THERE TO PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL THAT’S NOT 1447 00:57:14,135 --> 00:57:16,636 PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL THAT’S NOT WHAT OUR TENT INTENTIONS ARE SO 1448 00:57:16,636 --> 00:57:18,302 WHAT OUR TENT INTENTIONS ARE SO WHAT WE REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE 1449 00:57:18,302 --> 00:57:20,068 WHAT WE REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO IS TO FOLLOW THE 1450 00:57:20,068 --> 00:57:22,335 TO DO IS TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND IT’S NOT ONLY 1451 00:57:22,335 --> 00:57:24,401 GUIDELINES AND IT’S NOT ONLY SAFER THEMSELVES BUT IT’S SAFE 1452 00:57:24,401 --> 00:57:25,902 SAFER THEMSELVES BUT IT’S SAFE FOR THOSE ARE RANDOM THE POLL 1453 00:57:25,902 --> 00:57:27,736 FOR THOSE ARE RANDOM THE POLL WORKERS- EXCEPT FOR SO. SO 1454 00:57:27,736 --> 00:57:29,668 WORKERS- EXCEPT FOR SO. SO THAT’S THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE 1455 00:57:29,668 --> 00:57:30,635 THAT’S THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE IN PLACE AND WE ENCOURAGE 1456 00:57:30,635 --> 00:57:33,801 IN PLACE AND WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ABIDE BY THOSE- 1457 00:57:33,801 --> 00:57:36,035 PEOPLE TO ABIDE BY THOSE- OBVIOUSLY IF SOMEONE CHOOSES 1458 00:57:36,035 --> 00:57:38,534 OBVIOUSLY IF SOMEONE CHOOSES NOT TO WEAR A MASK WE WILL MAKE 1459 00:57:38,534 --> 00:57:40,035 NOT TO WEAR A MASK WE WILL MAKE ALL ACCOMMODATIONS TO TRY TO 1460 00:57:40,035 --> 00:57:41,434 ALL ACCOMMODATIONS TO TRY TO ALLOW THEM TO VOTE AT DOORS BUT 1461 00:57:41,434 --> 00:57:42,736 ALLOW THEM TO VOTE AT DOORS BUT THAT WE DON’T HAVE ANY WAY OF 1462 00:57:42,736 --> 00:57:45,001 THAT WE DON’T HAVE ANY WAY OF UNFORTUNATE- IF THEY CHOOSE TO 1463 00:57:45,001 --> 00:57:46,102 UNFORTUNATE- IF THEY CHOOSE TO COME INSIDE BUT WE ENCOURAGE 1464 00:57:46,102 --> 00:57:47,468 COME INSIDE BUT WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO TO DO THE RIGHT 1465 00:57:47,468 --> 00:57:52,801 THEM TO DO TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AND ESPECIALLY THE THANK 1466 00:57:52,801 --> 00:57:53,434 THING. AND ESPECIALLY THE THANK OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU 1467 00:57:53,434 --> 00:57:54,102 OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE 1468 00:57:54,102 --> 00:57:57,902 APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE TODAY AS WAS SAID THIS. IS 1469 00:57:57,902 --> 00:57:59,869 TODAY AS WAS SAID THIS. IS HALLOWEEN ALSO IT WORKERS OUR 1470 00:57:59,869 --> 00:58:01,801 HALLOWEEN ALSO IT WORKERS OUR CLOCKS WITH DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 1471 00:58:01,801 --> 00:58:04,168 CLOCKS WITH DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TO. AND SO WE WANT EVERYBODY TO 1472 00:58:04,168 --> 00:58:06,001 TO. AND SO WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE ON HALLOWEEN ESPECIALLY 1473 00:58:06,001 --> 00:58:08,702 BE SAFE ON HALLOWEEN ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN SO PLEASE FOLLOW 1474 00:58:08,702 --> 00:58:10,401 OUR CHILDREN SO PLEASE FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND THEN. AGAIN 1475 00:58:10,401 --> 00:58:12,468 THE GUIDELINES AND THEN. AGAIN NOVEMBER THE THIRD IS A SO BIG 1476 00:58:12,468 --> 00:58:14,302 NOVEMBER THE THIRD IS A SO BIG ELECTION HERE. IN THIS COUNTRY 1477 00:58:14,302 --> 00:58:17,002 ELECTION HERE. IN THIS COUNTRY SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO IF 1478 00:58:17,002 --> 00:58:18,669 SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO IF THEY HAVEN’T ALREADY TO. TO GET 1479 00:58:18,669 --> 00:58:21,369 THEY HAVEN’T ALREADY TO. TO GET OUT FOR OUT IN AND- EXERCISE 1480 00:58:21,369 --> 00:58:22,668 OUT FOR OUT IN AND- EXERCISE THEIR THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE THAT 1481 00:58:22,668 --> 00:58:24,835 THEIR THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE THAT IS THE FOUNDATION OF DEMOCRACY 1482 00:58:24,835 --> 00:58:27,002 IS THE FOUNDATION OF DEMOCRACY AND- THAT’S WHAT. WILL KEEP BUT 1483 00:58:27,002 --> 00:58:28,469 AND- THAT’S WHAT. WILL KEEP BUT NOT ONLY ARE COMMONWEALTH BUT 1484 00:58:28,469 --> 00:58:30,202 NOT ONLY ARE COMMONWEALTH BUT THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS. 1485 00:58:30,202 --> 00:58:32,102 THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS. MOVING FORWARD SO. THANK YOU 1486 00:58:32,102 --> 00:58:34,068 MOVING FORWARD SO. THANK YOU ALL AND A STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY 1487 00:58:34,068 --> 00:58:35,035 ALL AND A STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING 1488 00:58:35,035 --> 00:58:38,369 AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE 1489 00:58:38,369 --> 00:58:56,970 WITH YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE THANK YOU SO MUCH.