Are the Health Care Workers themselves, the medical workers themselves, the doctors, the nurses, the support staff who weve relied on from the very first moments that we began to realize that this virus was bigger than any health issue weve dealt with in a long time. Were still depending on it today. At some point you run out of some of the capacity and steam that you had to do the job that needs to be done. But we see these heroes continue to step up. Some giving their lives. In bill in birmingham and kansas city was an emergency medical technician. He was with the Kansas City Fire Department and he died of coronavirus in april. His son described billy as selfless. He said billy had decided he wanted to find new ways to help people and so he reinvented himself as an e. M. T. When he was in his 40s so he could help others and then he was an e. M. T. For about 22 years. We see the Emergency Medical Technicians, the First Responders out there saving lives, bringing people in a desperate
In infections that could overwhelm hospitals. Also looking at the wall street journal this morning in specificity, u. S. Death toll coronavirus nears 130,000, as infection rate surges. We will take a look at the numbers and the Johns Hopkins tracker across the world and in the United States in particular. Around the world, the total confirmed cases over 11 million cases worldwide and over half a million deaths. The United States now nearing 3 million cases identified and approaching 130,000 deaths in the United States. Yesterday on face the nation, the headline former fda u. S. Istrator said the right back where we were at earlier pico coronavirus crisis. Earlier peak coronavirus crisis. Here is what he had to say. When new york city peaked, we had hundred 34,000 cases. We were diagnosing one in 20 cases. 60,000ow, we will have cases and maybe we will reach 75,000. We are probably diagnosing one in 12. We are falling behind. We have 700,000 infections a day nationally. We are right bac
Affected by the coronavirus. Egge discussesrt how covid19 is impacting nursing home patient. Next. Ington journal is host the weekend july 4 celebrations are over, and the covid crisis continues, the cages surging in several states across the country. Good morning. Welcome to washington journal for this monday, july 6. We will talk about what the situation is like in your area and state, the impact of the search in it crisis across cases across the state. In lines are 202 7488000 the eastern and central time zones. In the mountain and pacific areas, 202 7488001. If you like to send us a text, 202 7488003t at tell us your name and where you are from. cspanwj. So on twitter soaring cases, hospitalizations overshadowed july 4 celebrations. States cast an 39 shadow over the nations fourth of july celebrations, as Health Experts word about holiday parties causing a further spike in infections that could overwhelm hospitals. Also looking at the wall street journal this morning in specificity
The u. S. Securities and exchange commission, testifies observe the House Financial Services committee on emergency lending during the covid19 pandemic. Watch live today at noon eastern on cspan3, online at cspan. Org, or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Now, the first of two house jushy Committee Members well e hear from, pennsylvania democra Madeleine Dean joins us on the i dayn the house will vote on a Sweeping Police Reform bill. Theres lot in this bill, but if you could point to just one provision that would make the biggest difference if it was passed, what would you point to . Well, there are too many to point to one, but ill start with banning of the choke hold. This is a very big day and a e and very big povote. Im proud i will be voting for the George Floyd Justice in policing act. Its a comprehensive reform bill to get at Police Brutality, police systemic racism, and so banning the choke hold that we saw so grotesquely used againstd another human being, george floyd,
Phase two trial of its vaccine candidate. Where do you want to begin beginning of june, theyre talking about phase three. I love the confidence. There was a time where if you did that, the fda would really call you out say basically, how dare you plan phase three . You have to get phase two done this is a sign once again that the level of fda meaning business is extraordinary. The time that it takes to do these things is being at a level that no one has ever seen. Remember, mumps, the longest to fruition, four years this thing is happening so rapidly, and theyre talking about scaling if its good so theres reasons for optimism. I know moderna i was the first to interview them these guys are scientists. All right, and theyre using Amazon Web Services to basically, if you want to look at like what a bank robber would do, you have to keep turning until you get the right combo. Thats what Amazon Web Services does for those so david will love this, an algorithmic play, and maybe thats the wa