We are going to go through a very tough two weeks and then hopefully as the experts are predicting, as i think a lot of us are predicting after having studied it so hard, we will start seeing real light at the end of the tunnel but this will be a very painful, very very painful two weeks. Stuart the president s top medical advisers project a death toll in america of up to 240,000. Everyone is now paying attention. Now weve got to focus what will likely be the worst Economic News coming at us in generations. Millions of people will not be paying their rent this month. How will that ripple through . Millions of people have just been laid off. New unemployment claims coming out tomorrow will again show millions added to the jobless list. The airlines, they are reporting passenger traffic levels down 88 in two weeks. And Mortgage Applications down 24 from last year. The market, of course, reflects these new uncertainties. The dow dropped over 400 yesterday and this morning, its likely to o
Lift travel restrictions after a 2 month lockdown. Keeping a healthy distance from the part of a funeral in germany credit crisis means restrictions on funerals but somehow the dead must still be dealt with. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us britains Prime Minister has announced a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus Boris Johnson told the british people that the government was shutting nonessential shops and services and banning gatherings of more than 2 people johnsons government has faced criticism porus perceived failure to act quickly in halting the spread of the virus. Its images like these which make it clear how quickly action is needed in the u. K. Mobile phone footage of people crammed into the London Underground on monday after Train Services were cut to deter people from using them and experts warn policy must change. And we cant control how. Viruses we can control the rate in the population and thats what we should be doing whether thats by legislation
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Discusses the Coronavirus Response. House5 am, daniel ober discusses how the u. S. Power grid is responding to the pandemic. Host good morning, it is wednesday, april 1, 2020. President trump in the task force released new estimates projecting the deadly virus 100,000240,000 americans even under the current efforts. He warns those numbers could be much higher if they dont follow the guidelines aimed at keeping the virus from spreading. This morning onwashington journal we get reaction to the projections. Also, you could send us a text this morning. You do, please include your name and where you are from. On social media and twitter it is cspanwj. Very good wednesday morning to you. You could start calling in now. Some of the front pages coming off of president Trumps Coronavirus Task force briefing yesterday. This is Washington Post. Dire, thetoll is front page of the new york and this from the front page of the Washington Times. I want everymp american to be prepared for the hard days
A sign of hope the chinese province where the current. Protests travel restrictions up for 2 months. Well im terry Martin Thanks for joining us britains Prime Minister has announced a nationwide walk down to fight the coronavirus forest johnson told the british people that the government was shutting nonessential shops and services and banning gatherings of more than 2 people johnsons government has faced criticism for its perceived failure to act quickly to halt the spread of the virus. Its images like these which make it clear how quickly action is needed in the u. K. Mobile phone footage of people crammed into the london on the ground the monday after Train Services were cut to deter people from using them. Experts warn policy must change and we cant control how virulent the viruses we can control the rate in the population and thats what we should be doing whether thats by legislation or enforcement or otherwise because at the moment its not working. When its a speaker but a britis