[cheers and applause] [crowd chanting] usa usa usa pres. Trump you are really fantastic. Thank you very much. And thank you to the council for national policy. My brother, robert, would have wanted me to be here today. Thank you very much. [applause] together, we are committed to protecting the American People, preserving american values, defending americas heritage in keeping america safe, strong, prosperous, and free. , kelly,o thank bob m. Kell your tremendous leadership. You have done a fantastic job. We are also joined by the acting secretary of homeland security, who has done incredibly, chad wolf. Where is chad . [cheers and applause] thank you very much, chad. You are right in the heart of it. Some big things coming. Very big things. Good job. Also, lieutenant governor, dan patrick, of texas. Dan . Wherever you may be. [applause] what a great guy, great family, doing a great job as u. S. Attorney. I want to thank you all for being here. We have a lot of horsepower here. A lot o
Hindering handling the coronavirus pandemic. Weve been through hell once. None of us can fathom going through halligan hello again. Again. Mr. Costa welcome to Washington Post live. This morning we continue our leadership during crisis series on how leaders nationwide in both parties are confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Our guest this morning is Governor Phil Murphy of new jersey. Governor murphy is a democrat elected to his office in 2017. He previously served as u. S. Ambassador to germany after being nominated by president obama. Before that post he had a long career in banking. Governor murphy, welcome. Gov. Murphy good to be with you. Thanks for having me. Mr. Costa case numbers are soaring in different areas of the country. Our case numbers this morning in new jersey taking up or down . Gov. Murphy the number of positive cases is holding steady. Today weve got a little bit better news on rate of transmission and how many of those tests are positive, so our positivity rate. W
Event. Hello and welcome to Washington Post live. I am a National Political reporter at the post. S morning, we consider continue our Leadership Series on how we are confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Our guest this morning is Governor Phil Murphy of new jersey. Governor murphy is a democrat, elected to his office in 2017. He served as u. S. Ambassador to germany after being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate. He had a long career in banking. Welcome. Gov. Murphy good to be with you, bob. Bob case numbers are soaring in different areas of the country. Parents and others are on edge. Case numbers this morning in new jersey, taking up or taking down . Gov. Murphy the number of positive cases is Holding Steady in the sort of plus or minus 200 to 400 range. Today we got a little better news on rate of transmission and how many tests are positive, so our positivity rate, but we are watching this, every minute of every day, making our decisions when we shut the state
Governor murphy good afternoon. We are gathering on what would have been my mothers 105th birthday. And by the way she ended her life for many years in assisted living in a nursing home. And had she been alive today those would be areas that we would be concerned about as i know you are. More on that a little bit. So god bless mom. Joining me up here, a woman to my right who needs to celli. Uction judy peci and christina tan. And colonel pat callahan. Also with us is the Homeland Security jared maples and other members of our team who would be able to answer some of your questions. Over the past 24 hour, so this is since the paper released that we put out yesterday, we have positive 00 347 new positive cases overnight. 3,347 new positive cases overnight. So the statewide positive cases now stands at 16,636. Sadly, i must also report that we have lost since yesterday another 37 New Jerseyans to covid19 related complications again over the past day. Yesterday in our paper release, we had
Rovider. Next, new Jersey Governor Phil Murphy briefs reporters on his states response to the coronavirus. He was joined by state officials and spoke about the number of positive cases and the death toll in new jersey. From trenton, this is an hour and a half. Governor murphy good afternoon. Were gathering on what would have been my mothers 105th anniversary. She ended her life for many years in assisted living and a nursing home. Had she been alive today, those would be areas that would all be quite concerned about, as i know you are. So more on at that in a little bit. So god bless mom. Joining me up here today, again, the woman on my right who needs no introduction, the commissioner of the department of health. To her right, state epidemiologist, thank you. And to my left, state police superintendent. Also with us is the Homeland Security director and other members of our team who will be able to answer some of your questions. Over the past 24 hours so this is since the paper releas