Help populations return to a more normal life. Like in sweden where the government has decided against social distancing but as infections and faith talent is in the country continue to mount some are asking if its on the right part. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program there are now more than 300000. 00 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the u. S. More than anywhere else in the world in hard hit regions like new york state and california medical supplies have started to run low the death toll ready stands at over 8000 speaking to American Public just moments ago President Donald Trump warns the coming weeks would likely say that number climbed even higher this will be probably the toughest week between this week and next week and theyll be a lot of death unfortunately but a lot less death than if this wasnt done but there will be death. Were looking for an obvious focus and hardest hit regions some of them are obvious and some are so obvious they spring up they come and they.
Visit the soup kitchens in argentina slums that are helping put a meal on the table for those living under lockdown and in other news under pressure venezuelas Opposition Leader is accused of a coup attempt and several of his associates are detained. Thank you very much for joining us tonight and state says using wartime powers to get urgently needed equipment out of out to desperate hospitals is just seen as highest number of coronavirus this in a single day 1200 more on those say president signed a defense production act ordering the private companies to make masks ventilators and other medical gear new yorks mayor is urging people to wear face masks in public as the city remains americas kovi 1000 hot spot a quarter of the 1000000 cases worldwide come from the u. S. Our White House Correspondent Kimberly Hockett has more from washington. As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States continues to rise so does historic unemployment as a result the u. S. President announcing
This is a new york pandemic which frankly with the great chart the Johns Hopkins is doing and john von murdoch is doing, new york is essentially the mathematics of catalonia. Francine yes, and the mathematics of milan just outside of that. You wonder if we shouldve started preparing for this as far as resources and getting hand sanitizers and much needed medical equipment earlier. There is a pattern and we have charts charting that. Wuhan and in china in then the epicenter was italy and it is slowly moving to other countries that will have to deal with similar fatalities. Tom some doing better, others less so as well. The economic ramifications to be very clear, worldwide in the last 24 hours, the news in economic america is the furloughs to come. We saw that yesterday with a vengeance from retail. Right now, with our first word news, here is viviana hurtado. Viviana the mathematics of the human toll in spain. Yet. D its deadliest day fatalities,ing 849 bringing the death toll almost 8
A g. O. P. Strategist contributor to the daily caller as well as founder of women for a Great America in washington we have Jason Nichols hes a Democratic Political strategist also in washington we cross to walter some a lot of he is a answer Coalition Organizer or across the rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate jen let me go to you 1st i mean i said in my introduction here i mean you know you have you have a lot of gaffes coming from joe biden and hes been known for it ok its not you know all of a sudden but the intensity of them are is mounting and that maybe just because of the medias watching more closely im trying to be really fair here but we i think we have every right to know about the mental facilities the capabilities of someone that is running for the highest office in the land i mean how do you come out on this go ahead john. Well i agree i said last tuesday on super tuesday that the good news was for joe biden he won the prima
Healths on the States Harris ofthen drew Thomas Jefferson university. Washington journal is next. Is next. Sweep for joe biden in tuesdays primaries in florida, illinois, and arizona. It raises the question of when Bernie Sanders might withdraw. Washington journal this is this is washington journal for march 18. We will talk about that and the latest in the coronavirus responds with a near trillion dollar package likely. For those in the eastern and central time zones, the line is 2027488000. The mountain and pacific region, 2027488001. If you are a medical professional, really appreciate on yourfrom you experience. That line, 2027488002. Tell us where you are texting from in your name and the line is 2027488003. At c on twitter it is cspanwj. And on facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. The president this morning saying for the people who are now out of work because of the important and necessary containment policies, the shutting down of hotels, bars, and restaurants, money will be com