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
Massachusetts, joining us on the phone about a new report put out examining the options for congress to vote during this covid19 pandemic. Thank you for your time this morning. Guest my pleasure. Host tell us why congress cannot vote remotely as it is right now. Guest we would have to change our rules to do that. If one person objected, we would be forced to have a vote, and everyone would have to come back and cast a vote. If we move forward on anything, any changes, it has to be in a bipartisan way where there is no objection. There is a growing consensus given what is happening in this country, that there are some members who just cant get here. We have to figure out a way to deal with that. One way to deal with that is to try to work and a bipartisan way on the nature of legislation that will need to be dealt with and pass it by unanimous consent where everyone is ok with it. We will see if that can happen with the bill today. Not we cantw, if do bipartisan consent, we will have to
Cspan. Org coronavirus. First, je this morning is congressman mcgovern, the chair of the rules committee, democrat from massachusetts, joining us on the phone about a new report put out examining the options for congress to vote during this covid19 pandemic. Thank you for your time this morning. Guest my pleasure. Host tell us why congress cannot vote remotely as it is right now. Guest we would have to change our rules to do that. If one person objected, we would be forced to have a vote, and everyone would have to come back and cast a vote. If we move forward on anything, any changes, it has to be in a bipartisan way where there is no objection. There is a growing consensus given what is happening in this country, that there are some members who just cant get here. We have to figure out a way to deal with that. One way to deal with that is to try to work and a bipartisan way on the nature of legislation that will need to be dealt with and pass it by unanimous consent where everyone is
Of soviet partisans, yakim semyonovich, 1918, this is a komsomol card, a member of the komsomol movement, name, surname and date of entry, to escape from the concentration camps, the russians were helped by the italians themselves, who had passed through meat grinders, our soldiers, officers, the best and most experienced commanders, well, what did the italians know about the war, they enrolled everyone, women, as partisans. He did not consider them soldiers; he believed that they had no understanding of what military honor was. In these hills, the partisans were at home, it was the americans in foreign cities who preferred not to stand on ceremony, to liberate in their style of carpet bombing, and then a victorious approach. How many partisans fell under their own shells, we are at the height of montebattaglia, under the imala, this is the last one. Meat grinder and returned home. Geoev will still look at these hills from his binoculars. He will not return to italy immediately, but as
Garner enough support for their nominee. It is a whole mess. And well have more on that later in the show. We begin tonight in israel where earlier today Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he is forming an Emergency Unity government in the wake of the hamas attack. Adding two Opposition Leaders to his cabinet. Netanyahu said the newly. Formed government would, quote, crush hamas. It comes as the nation intensified, relentlessly bombarding gaza with missiles throughout the day, leaving the streets unrecognizable. Entire neighborhoods destroyed. Tonight, all of gaza is completely in the dark. The fuel to the Power Station ran out after being cut off by israel, leaving the people of gaza with no electricity and no running water. On top of that, the humanitarian situation there is being described as catastrophic. More than 260,000 people have now been displaced. Authorities are pleading for help. And hospitals are overwhelmed, filled with the cries of children. Meanwhile, ham