50 compared to one week ago. Fatalities are down 40 over the same period. In louisiana, the rate of positive test results have inlined from 25 down to 15 the last seven days alone. Decline in thea number of positive test in the last seven days. The last seven days, there has been significant progress. Half of all americans live in states that have now taken steps to open their economies. Governors gavin newsom, california, tim walz of minnesota, and tennessee announced additional plans to restart certain sectors. We ask every american to maintain vigilance and hygiene, social distancing and voluntary use of face coverings. We are opening our country and it is exciting to see. We have a lot of talent involved from governors down to people that just stand there and help you with the doors. There has been tremendous talent involved and tremendous spirit from our country. Andcountry is a great place it will be greater than ever before, i really believe that. I think theres going to be a tr
Each individual case is so heartbreaking. Yesterday on the floor we heard about a 5yearold girl whose mother a police officer, her father, a firpte. 5 years old, died of the coronavirus and then we heard max zones sister is dying. Senator warrens brother is dying. Thats people we know but people we dont know, theyre having the same kind of terrible grief in their family. Our prayers and thoughts are with those who have lost their loved one. Our prayers and thoughts are with those who have been diagnosed. Approaching 900,000 diagnosed and also, what 26 million having lost their jocks. Staggering numbers. Lots of personal and family grief. The conversation thats going on now is if we are to open government how and when. As i had said, it should be sciencebased. Science based. Testing, testing, testing holds the key to opening the door to taking it from home into the economy. Had testing everyone agrees, testing well, not everyone. Scientists agree that testing, Contact Tracing and isolat
People showed up. Check out the line. It was long. This shouldnt be something that people dont have access to. Everybody should have one of these. So im committed to getting a mask to everybody in this community who needs one. Heaney is collecting donations to pay for the masks and sanitizer on this gofundme page, more than 7 grand so far. He is teaming up with organizations to help pass them out. Its only right that we take care of our people. Theyre not forgotten. Did you have a mask before today . No. Deborah cooly is feeling safely. Cough and gag in front of your face. Homeless living on the streets cant always protect themselves. For people who are housed, they can go inside and tak dend be wearing them. But for folks who do not have that option are going to have to be using them a lot more. The citys new mask ordinance requires them to wear a mask in public, but not when youre exercising or going for a run. When youre in line to go to a store, if youre in a store, if youre on pub
Relations should not be used as a diversion. Four of the victims in the crash that killed kobe bryant and his daughter gianna have filed wrongful death suits over the helicopter company. Bryants widow sued the company in february. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, april 20th. Thank you for starting another week with us. We do begin with the push to curb the coronavirus and reopen the country. Congress appears to be nearing a massive new deal for a second wave of loans to Small Businesses crushed by the pandemic. President trump saying an agreement could come today. As the white house looks to restart the economy, mitt romney is the only republican senator excluded from a new Bipartisan Task force. The president admitted hes holding a grudge after romney voted to convict him at the impeachment trial. Abcs rachel scott has more. Reporter lawmakers signaling they may be just hours away from a deal on the next round of relief. Were close. Again, we have common ground. Im ve
Dr. Bell has presented many topics related to American History and early revolution period over the past of the last several years. He received phd from harvard and ba from university of cambridge in england. Hes associate professor history in maryland in college park where he specialize in american early history and cultural history and has been honored with more than half dozen teaching awards. The American Society of 18th century studies bestowed his award on topic of ordinary lives in the American Revolution. And his book stolen, five free boys kidnapped into slavery into their astonishing journey which tells the true story of five boys smuggled into slavery in the deep south and dairy escape to bring their captors to justice is being published by simon and schuster in october. Thank you once again for joining us, please join me in welcoming dr. Rick bell. [ applause ] all right, folks, thanks to heather. Thanks to cspan for covering this. Those who might have been here before and