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IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES: President Donald J. Trump is taking historic action to increase the adoption of best practices in law enforcement and support a safe and secure America. President Trump is issuing a new Executive Order that will encourage law enforcement agencies to implement best practices and protect the communities they serve. Our law enforcement officers provide critical protection to all Americans, and we need to work collectively to strengthen relationships across our country. Under the Order, the Attorney General will allocate certain grant funding to only those law enforcement agencies that meet high standards, including around use-of-force and de-escalation, as credentialed by reputable independent bodies. The Order provides incentives for law enforcement agencies to use a nationwide database to track terminations, criminal convictions, and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use-of-force, which will create accountability between agencies...

Dr. John Brooks, Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, Dr. Megin Nichols, and CAPT Kenneth Dominguez shared updates on COVID-19, including the latest CDC guidance and resources available for agricultural workers and employers. CDC experts also answered questions submitted by the audience on symptom screening, cloth face coverings, and what everyone should know to protect themselves and others. Subscribe to CDC COVID-19 Partner Calls at https://tools.cdc.gov/campaignproxyse... Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/... This video can also be viewed at https://www.cdc.gov/video/socialmedia...

Today, Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence led a call with the three NASA astronauts who are currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Participants dialing in from the ISS included NASA astronaut and ISS Commander Chris Cassidy, and NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who are living and working on the ISS as part of the Expedition 63 crew. On May 30, 2020, Behnken and Hurley became the first astronauts to launch to the ISS aboard a commercial spacecraft and rocket, lifting off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in a SpaceX Crew Dragon atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, known as NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2, is an end-to-end test flight to validate the SpaceX crew transportation system, including launch, in-orbit, docking and landing operations. This marked the first time American astronauts have launched on an American rocket from American soil in nearly a decade. The Vice President and Second Lady were present at that historic launch on May 30. The Vic...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released consolidated recommendations for COVID-19 testing, including interim testing guidelines for nursing home residents and healthcare personnel, as well as testing strategy options for high-density critical infrastructure workplaces after a COVID-19 case is identified. These recommendations compile and update previous testing guidance. The consolidated recommendations for testing,  Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 ,  were developed based on what is currently known about COVID-19 and are subject to change as additional information becomes available. This document includes a summary of current CDC recommendations for testing people who have signs or symptoms of COVID-19; have no symptoms but recently had contact with someone known or suspected to have COVID-19; have no symptoms and no known contact with someone known or suspected to have COVID-19 but still may be tested for early identification in special settings; ...

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, General, and hello cadets.  On behalf of our entire nation, let me say congratulations to the incredible West Point Class of 2020.  Congratulations.  Everyone have a good time, enjoy yourselves, because we are here to celebrate your achievements, and great achievements they are.  Let us also recognize your remarkable Superintendent, General Darryl Williams, for his outstanding stewardship.  General, thank you very much.  Great job.  Thank you.  (Applause.) Few words in the English language and few places in history have commanded as much awe and admiration as West Point.  This premier military academy produces only the best of the best, the strongest of the strong, and the bravest of the brave.  West Point is a universal symbol of American gallantry, loyalty, devotion, discipline, and great skill.  There is no place on Earth I would rather be than right here with all of you.  It’s a great honor. ...

Deciding to Go Out Considerations for Events and Gatherings Operator:  Welcome and thank you for standing by.  At this time all participants are in listen-only mode until the question and answer session.  You may press 1 to answer a question.  This is being recorded.  If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time.  I will now turn it over to Paul Fulton.  Thank you.  You may begin. Paul Fulton:  Thank you all for joining us today for this briefing to update you on the CDC’s COVID-19-19 response.  We are joined by director Dr. Robert Redfield and CDC’s incident manager Dr. Jay Butler.  Dr. Redfield will give opening remarks and Dr. Butler will discuss an MMWR being released later today as well as suggestions on how to navigate daily life as communities reopen.  They will take your questions later.  Limit your question to one and limit it to the information being presented today.  If you have questions abo...