People have been working very, very hard today. I tell you, for a long time, they have been working. Before i begin, i want to express our nations well wishes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he wages his own personal fight with the virus. All americans are praying for him. Hes a friend of mine. Hes a great gentleman and a great leader. He is, as you know, he was brought to the hospital today. Im hopeful and sure that he is going to be fine. Hes a strong man, a strong person. Today, every patriotic american heart beats in solidarity with the incredible people of new york and new jersey. They have really become a very hot zone. Some very good things are happening. In new york, the first time aware of the deaths were less from the previous day. That is the first drop so far. Maybe that is a good sign. Could be. The hospital levels are starting to perhaps decrease. It has been very short but perhaps decrease. We wish Governor Cuomo and all the people in new york and new jersey, your gov
Will help us win our war against the coronavirus. On friday, the fda authorized a new test developed by abbott labs that delivers lightning fast results in as little as five minutes. That is a whole new ballgame. Labs for thank abbott the incredible work they have done. They have been working around the clock. Normally this approval process from the fda would take 10 months and even longer, but we did it in four weeks. Willt has stated they begin delivering 50,000 tests each day starting this week. Even before this development, we have been doing more tests than any other country anywhere in the world. It is one of the reasons why we have more cases than other countries, because we have been testing. It is also one of the reasons we are just about the lowest in terms of mortality rate, because we have been doing more testing so we have bigger numbers to look at. Think the general of the army corps of engineers. Us general who is here with will say a few words in a little while. What th
And friends and certainly our prayers go out to all of them in the days and weeks ahead. I would ask all georgians to continue to pray for these families and those in the local communities that have been affected by these tragic events that we are all facing in this very unique time. As you all know, life has drastically changed over the past weeks in our state, across our country and across the world. Our children are now at home, many georgians are working remotely. Our public gatherings are few and far between. And thats for a very good reason. Some Health Care Facilities are ramping up their capacity as they see more and more patients and are providing critical treatments to those in need. Leaders at the local level are working hard to make the right calls at the right time to keep our citizens safe. I will tell you there are no easy answers, and the guidance continues to change as we fight to stop the spread of covid19. Moving forward, we must remain dynamic in response. We have t
U. S. Naval Institute News reporter sam lagrone talks about the role of u. S. Navy hospital ships in the coronavirus response. Washington journal is next. The men and women of the greatest country on earth are going to defeat this coronavirus and reclaim our future. After sleep deprived nights and marathon negotiating sessions, we have a bipartisan rescuent on the largest package in American History. Host republican and Democratic Leaders in the u. S. Senate announcing a deal at 1 30 a. M. This morning on a 2 trillion coronavirus aid package. Good morning. We will get your thoughts on that this morning. Democrats 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7488001. Independents 202 7488002. Youcan join us as well if text us with your first name, city and state that 202 or8003 at 202 7488003 go to twitter at cspan wj. We have learned about what is in the deal the lawmakers have reached. Theres 500 billion for major corporations. 360 7 billion for Small Business loans. 130 billion for hospitals across
Gov. Newsom let us pull this down. We will get started. For your, everybody indulgence. As we are here in the sacramento area to make a number of announcements and continue our daily briefings. The announcement today is an announcement that is very near and dear, not only to me, but mayor steinberg, who is here, Carrie Larson from the county and surrounding the issue of homelessness. We are in a facility the sacramento area that currently has 30 individuals that were out on the streets and encampments that were brought into this hotel motel just recently to get them off the street to begin the cess of basically let me back up. To basically decompress. And to address the real vulnerabilities of homelessness in this state and the issues of covid19 as it relates to the Homeless Population throughout the state. This has been a point of real concern for all of us for a number of months, a top priority since the covid crisis began to manifest. We are pleased to date with the partnership we h