Result of the pandemic. Jared joins us to discuss changes to alcohol laws in several states amid the coronavirus outbreak. Host good morning, it is tuesday, april 7, 2020. The number of coronavirus deaths in the u. S. Is now past 10,000. In new york officials expressed hope that the pandemic is in wisconsin voters will head to the polls despite efforts to cancel in person voting over fears of spreading the virus. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been diagnosed with the disease and moved to intensive care. We are giving you the chance to talk about all of this this morning on washington journal. Our phone lines are spit up regional ash split up regionally. In the eastern or central time zone, 202 7488000. Mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001. You can send us a text at 202 7488003. If you do include your name and where you are from. Follow us on social media csp anwj. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. You can go ahead and start calling and now as we show you the front pa
During coronavirus. We turn to Jarrett Dieterle from the r street institute, a Senior Research fellow joining us this morning. A tweet on this topic from the hill newspaper noted that liquor and alcohol laws are being liberalized faster than at any time since the end of prohibition. Would you agree . Guest yeah, i would. Thank you for having me on. I think that is an accurate assessment. Isce prohibition, there reluctance to update our alcohol laws despite prohibition having started over 100 years ago now. Crisis,of this current it is causing a lot of state and local government to rethink how they approach alcohol and creating more flexibility whether it is retailers or producers or breweries to allow them to either deliver or do curbside pickup. Two examples that is something that was not always the case. It has definitely created a push for more flexibility. Host what do you know about alcohol sales in recent weeks . Things from Grocery Stores, other traditional resource retailers ha
From the Coronavirus Task force. Of coronaviruses worldwide, 400,000 in the u. S. Today, 700 31 new deaths today, marking gets biggest jump. It is scheduled for a couple of minutes from now. Until then, back to todays washington journal. State liquor and alcohol laws of being liberalized faster than any time since prohibition. Would you agree with that assessment . I think that is an accurate assessment. Since prohibition, a lot of our alcoholo update laws. Because of this current crisis, it is causing state and federal governments to think how they approach alcohol and create flexibility whether it is retailers or producers to allow curbsideeliver or do for consumers and that was not itays the case, so i think definitely has created a push for more liberalization of the laws. Host what do you know about alcohol sales in recent weeks . Guest things from grocery stores, other traditional retailers has skyrocketed. People are stuck at home. A lot of people are stressed right now and want
The next big step after our news4 iteam investigation. And tough talk on capitol hill. If this nonsense continues a congressman promises to put Metro Management up to the highest bidder. We start tonight at the live desk with breaking news in Montgomery County. Right now firefighters are evacuating an Apartment Building because of a Carbon Monoxide leak. These are live pictures from the scene there in tacoma park. This is on Eastern Avenue across the street from blair park. 30 to 40 residents have already been evacuated. And right now paramedics are doublechecking that building. Theyre also looking at two people who may have been injured although weve just been told it looks like those two people are going to be okay. Fire rescue teams are going door to door, trying to find the source of that leak, and they started to ventilate the building to try to clear the Carbon Monoxide out of there. They have already requested more ems units. And with rain in the area the county is calling in bu
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