Ahead we will be covering all aspects of this health crisis. We want to begin in the first hour with the Financial Impact it is having on you, your family, your loved ones. If you are recently unemployed as a result of the coronavirus, 202 7488000. For all others, 202 7488001. You can join us on social media, we will read your tweets at cspanwj. We are also taking her text messages, tell us your first name and where you are texting from. 202 7488003. A lot to talk about in the next hour. The Johns Hopkins sobering numbers across the years across the world now, 670,000 confirmed cases, approaching 31,000 deaths around the world. Here in the u. S. , close to 125,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States. We want to get your phone calls. Again, if you are recently unemployed, tell us your situation. That number is 202 7488000. The headline from cnbc, the u. S. Economy has come to a. Ndstill host yesterday on fox news, this conversation with Vice President pence on when t
With the danger of being wiped out, and we have the capacity to do something about it, we will take action. That is our responsibility as americans. Thats a hallmark of american leadership. Thats who we are. Welcome to the journal editorial report. Im in this week for paul gigot. That was president obama thursday night announcing he has authorized air strikes in iraq against the terror group isis as well as humanitarian aid to help save some 40,000 iraqi civilians trapped on a mountain without food or water and facing almost certain death. The announcement comes as the islamic extremists make dramatic gain in Northern Iraq threatening the kurdish capital of erbil. Will the actions the United States is prepared to take be enough to divert a humanitarian and strategic disaster . Lets ask. Wall street journal columnist dan henninger, Brett Stevens and matt kaminski. Dan, to you first, too little too late from the president . Well, you know, stuart, recall back in april the president gave
Conservative lawmakers to fellow republicans as they continue their push to make defunding obamacare as part of a deal to keep the government running past september. It could result in a Government Shutdown is met by resistance with some of the g. O. P. With critics calling it political suicide. M marco rubio had this message. If we pass a budget in september that funds obamacare, you couldnt do everything you could. You pay for this. You double down in it in ways that have harm our economy and to our country. This is our last best chance. Paul joining us this week, dan henninger. James freeman and washington columnist kim strassel. Dan, this marco rubio strategy, what do you think of it . Other than the fundraising possibilities for all the principals, as a strategy, wait were describing it. Well have a lot of detail in it. The problem is this is about the budget. Okay . Funding the whole government which is invariably a complex subject. If they pursue this strategy about funding obam
being unlawful, as described in our report. this was an utter moral failure and a clear deer election of duty. evidence of this can be seen in the testimony of president trump s own white house council and several other white house witnesses. no man who would behave that way at that moment in time, can ever serve in any position of authority in our nation. again. he is unfit for any office. we are supreme court has put a temporary block on the removal of trump era immigration restrictions at the mexican border. it follows the legal challenge by republican lead states to maintain the measures. film hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has been found guilty of 3 kinds of sexual assault in los angeles. the 7th year old is already serving 23 years in jail after being convicted of rape and sexual assault at his 1st trial in new york. here energy ministers of agreed to impose a cap on gas prices from february. is the latest attempt to curb an increase in energy prices since mos