And keeping the beat. For our series a more perfect union, we visit new orleans where sweet music is helping ease the pain. Always good in new orleans. First, todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. One day they said we have to close our country. Nows time to open it up, and you know what, the people of our country are warriors. President trump has tweeted that the Coronavirus Task force will continue on indefinitely. Will some people be affected yesterday . , but we have to get our country. We have to get it open soon. Reporter i did ask the president at one point whether if they wanulak a first in new york city, with intense cleaning. There is a direct response to how filthy the trains have become. Who heard of disinfecting a subway car . You may be at home, but guac is still extra. All that i find that everybodys trying a 10 to 12 harder to just be nice. Dont you find that . Not really, no. But im watching no . Cnn all day. All that matters good to see you out of the basement.
Modifications are made, people can start reopening with those modifications in these particular set theres as early as friday. Its too soon for offices, dine in restaurants and shopping malls. Those will stay close for now. Of the modification that will happen are a result of the data we are ready. Californias Health Report card released monday indicate key metrics are on schedule like inventory of personal protective equipment, healthcare surge and contact tracing. Plus hospitalizations are stable. It looks like it might be going down a little bit. Thats cautious optimism. Regardless has been stable and that supports making the decision. Counties can move quickly through stage two and on the other hand he is not forcing counties to comply with the modifications if they have stricter guidelines. The bay area is an example. If they choose not to come with the state guidelines, they have that right. This is an optimistic day as we see a ray of sunshine on the horizon. Newsom is not nacve
How cruises will be very different. And rowing to the rescue. Gondoliers in venice, italy, are helping the city recover from the pandemic. What america can learn from europe. And were listening. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We must figure out a path forward, but we must always be aware that this virus is still with us. The death toll from coronavirus in the u. S. Could drastically increase in the coming weeks just as states are reopening. How much suffering are we willing to accept to get back to what you want to be some form of normality sooner rather than later . The senate is back in washington but not all lawmakers agree on the decision to return. If were going to make these fine people come into work, let the senate at least conduct the nations business and focus like a laser on covid19. Were about to start baseball. Pumped up. Live sports are coming back to tv with espn announcing theyll broadcat the korean baseball organization. If theres live ba
Drevna with rainn talks about the Sexual Assault allegation against joe biden and the broader issue of Sexual Violence. Coronavirus world death toll passes the quarter of a million mark, new unreleased reports say that the u. S. Death toll could double by june. This is washington journal, for tuesday, may 5, 2020. Start theng, we will program by asking you about your experience with covid19. Are you personally affected . Are the lines for calling in, if you have been personally infected, the lines are 202 7488000. For those of you with a Family Member, a loved one, a friend, 202 7488001. The line for 11 medical. Rofessionals, 202 7488002 you can always send us a text. That line, 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are taxing from. On twitter, we are cspanwj. We will look for your facebook posts as well, facebook. Com cspan. Report, u. S. Quietly fears. Ily toll will soon double they write host the fda has changed its stance on Antibody Testing, a room work this morning in poli
Thanks for being with those this morning. Guest thanks for having me on. Host how are things in flint, michigan, and the Broader Community you represent . Guest it is challenging, particularly in flint where we are still coming out of the water crisis, to have this Global Pandemic on top of that makes it that much more difficult. We have been hit pretty hard. We have a significant number of cases. District0 people in my died as a result of coronavirus. That number continues to rise. I have lost a couple of friends, so it is a very tough situation. See myrustrating to fellow michiganders trying to minimize the threat when we see it every day, people struggling mourning and families the loss of loved ones. Meanwhile, others are protesting against the inconvenience that the measures intended to save lives will cause them. Host we spent the last 45 minutes talking about the effect on nursing homes, assisted living facilities. How well do you think those facilities and other facilities in y