LUIS ALEJO, SUPERVISOR, MONTEREY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: And right now, the schools are all in the same situation. Online learning was extended all of them began ordering hot spots, boxes, at the same time. So there's a tremendous back log. And this is going to take week before we get the most basic equipment to our children. I'm working with our state legislatures to propose a universal broadband bond, hopefully soon in California, to upfront the billions needed to get devices in the urban areas and extend to the rural areas. That's what it's going to take. There are six existing programs under the Public Utilities Commission. They only generate a small fraction of what is needed. And we need reforms. Because local governments shouldn't have to wait in line for Internet service providers to get the first right to get some of the state money when we, as local governments, working together, can move these projects forward much quicker through permitting and environmental review. Right now, we're trying to do that in Salinas. We have a meeting with all the superintendents, city, and county, working to how we can bring access to every citizen in Salinas' over 160,000 residents.</s>BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN HOST: Luis, I'm glad we're talking about this. Luis Alejo, thank you so much for coming on.</s>ALEJO: Thank you very much.</s>KEILAR: It's the controversial theory called herd immunity where the high-risk population is protected, while the rest of the folks go ahead with their lives as usual. CNN will investigate results in Sweden where this has been adopted. Plus, President Trump silent on poisoning of a Russian opposition leader, while most other Western leaders are calling for justice.
Luis Alejo, Supervisor, Monterey County Board of Supervisors, Discusses Viral Video Shining Light on Digital Divide for Online School