Wyden and klobuchar are so right. Also for a democracy many will be returning their 2020 census forms. We leave this program and go live now to virginia or Governor Ralph Northam is about to give an update on the states response efforts to the coronavirus pandemic grid this is live coverage on cspan2. Good afternoon and i hope everybody had a nice weekend and to all the mothers across the commonwealth a belated happy mothers day. Today i want to talk about Northern Virginia regional pace to ease restrictions. Petersburgs water, d b and our elections here in the commonwealth. First we reported doing 9801 tests yesterday which is a great step as we work to ramp up testing. That has not shown up on the datas website yet but it will in the next day or two. Now i want to give virginias an update on where we are with our eta metrics. You saw these slides on friday they were all so available on the Virginia Department of health website. This is our confirmed positive cases by the date they we
Having discussions. Peaker pelosiys staff, my staff. And secretary mnuchin. I dont seey reason why we cant come to an agreement. Next, Texas Governor greg abbott holding a briefing with reporters on his states response to the coronavirus. At the start of the event he stated plans for opening his states economy. This is 45 minutes. Almost 700,000 americans have been infected with covid19. More than 35,000 of them have tragically lost their lives. Economic damage has hit even more americans than the coronavirus itself. More than 22 million americans have filed for unemployment. More than a million texans have filed unemployment claims. Businesses have shuttered. Paychecks have disappeared. Food bank lines are swelling across texas as more families seek food that they desperately need. Well, in typical texas fashion, you have come together to support one another. You have made personal sacrifices to ensure that our state slows the spread of covid19. You have helped to reduce the number of
The edge of our solar system and students it passed within hours. More lives have now been lost to the coronavirus pandemic on u. S. Soil then all of the americans killed during the vietnam war a tally by Johns Hopkins University Shows more than 58300 people have now died and more than 1000000 people have been infected eberle and is on the reports from new york the epicenter of the u. S. Outbreak. We could needed fly over by u. S. Air force and navy planes over new york city a display of gratitude for Health Care Workers and 1st responders here in what is the epicenter of the u. S. Krone by risk crisis a crisis that has put more than 20000000. 00 americans out of work in only one month and at one point had more than 300000000. 00 americans under stay at home warders transforming even the busiest cities like new york into ghost towns the crisis has now hit a new milestone over. 1000000 cases in the u. S. President trump is accused of being slow to take over the bank teen seriously in la
Director, kari watkins, discusses the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. Its sunday, april the 19th. Ahead, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has surpassed 700,000 in the u. S. And the death toll in our country, nearly 39,000. A number of states are beginning to bend the curve, leading to a new debate on how quickly can or should reopen. That is the starting point on this sunday morning. Join in on the conversation. If you live in the eastern or central time zones, 202 7488000. Ut west, 202 7488001 is your state ready to lift restrictions . Tell us where you live and what you think. You can always send us a text , onage, 202 7488003 twitter, or on facebook. Look at the numbers around the world, courtesy of Johns Hopkins university with total confirmed cases at 2. 3 million and deaths around the world in excess of countries. Ths in 185 yet today at the white house and the Daily Briefing the president at this about sta
For the first time in american history, a federal disaster has been declared for all 50 states. 700,000 americans have been infected with covid19. More than 35,000 of them have tragically lost their lives. The economic damage has hit even more americans than the coronavirus itself. More than 22 million americans have filed for unemployment. Texans havemillion filed unemployment claims. Businesses have shuddered. Paychecks have disappeared. Food bank lines are swelling across texas as more families seek food that they desperately need. Well, in typical texas fashion, you have come together to support one another. You have made personal sacrifices to ensure that our state slows the spread of covid19. You helped to reduce the number of texans who needed hospital care. You truly helped to save lives. Now, texas needs you to continue those efforts. But i want you to know that we theespecially grateful for doctors, nurses, first responders, and all medical personnel who have been battling th