Coronavirus briefing with vermont governor phil scott to keep longterm commitment to coverage of the us senate. You can watch the remainder of this briefing on cspan. Org. Senate lawmakers are completing work on the third coronavirus economics to me was plan, final vote on the bill is expected today. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our father, we lift up our hearts in prayer because we trust in you. Lord, we know well the weakness and the insecurity of our hold upon this life. Comfort those who have lost loved ones during this Global Health crisis. When we wrestle with sad memories of mortal loss, give us all the glorious hope of life eternal. Lord, provide our lawmakers with the confidence that your allsufficient grace and power will enable them to become more than conquerors during this time of trouble. Remind them t
Seattle, washington, were a prominent activist maru moravillalpando has also announced she faces possible deportation. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The New York Times reports the pentagon is proposing widening the permitable use of Nuclear Weapons to include responding to Cyber Attacks and other nonnuclear attacks to u. S. Infrastructure. The pentagon has already outlined this expanded Nuclear Strategy in a draft document sent to President Trump for approval. It comes amid a series of moves by the pentagon and President Trump that have escalated the threat of nuclear war. The wall street journal reports the pentagon is planning to develop two new seabased Nuclear Weapons. The New York Times also reports the pentagon is conducting a series of war games to prepare for a potential war with north korea. This is secretary of state Rex Tillerson warning americans about the escalating threat of war with n
Ana, what do you know . Early voting kicked off here in nevada today, and at least one precincts location, a high school in las vegas, some voters were waiting in line for up to three and a half hours. There were about six volunteers on site at that location, and one of the volunteers saying they needed more people there to help process these voters. A spokeswoman for the Nevada State Democratic Party said that they were unaware exactly of those long lines at that location, but that turnout has been high across the state, and they are going to try to dispatch additional volunteers to try to speed up some of those wait times. They said that if you are in line when closing time comes for voting, you will get to vote today. Now, there are about 80 locations across the state where nevadane nesns can go to cast t early vote between today and tuesday. This is the first time that early voting has been featured in the caucuses, so certainly the party will be keeping a close eye on those early
Is that right . Thats correct. I think th the term icu beds n this world were living in now is different. The Recovery Room with a ventilator is an icu bed. So i think that is just but we have asked all the hospitals for that information. Reporter but the state only has about 7,000 licensed respiratory services, are there plans to try and increase that number . Would put out a call for about 1. 2 million Additional Health care workers to come to new york state. Thats going on a rolling basis. He will see many of these numbers which the governmen govr presented to the increase asked initially. Its not just instate, we asked for outofstate retirees and Health Care Workers respond from connecticut and new jersey and other parts of the country, as well. We are arranging for them to come to this area as needed. You notice there are respiratory therapists in there who have volunteered, as well. Reporter to piggyback on that question, weve seen reports from federal sources saying basically ne
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