Association of American Railroad president on Railroad Freight and passenger travel during coronavirus. President trump is expected to name a commission on reopening the u. S. As the coronavirus abates. Plans are in place to coordinate reopening. Good morning. Welcome to washington journal. Who should take the lead in the reopening of the u. S. Here are the lines. Mountain and pacific, send us the reporting this morning of the wall street the two groups of governors said they would coordinate efforts to gradually sociald as this is andes distancing. President trump said he had authority on restarting the economy. This comes after a decline in daily infection rates, propped officials to express cautious optimism. The same reporting in the Washington Times. Control of the reopening. West coast box trumps claim of ultimate authority. They are crafting plans for reopening schools and businesses in their state, putting them on a collision course with President Trump. He said he had the ulti
Been doing with these many press conferences we have had. Before i get started i want to thank the faith leaders across our state and the many georgians that which is a painted in our day of prayer. This went well and certainly appreciate that. In our fight debated against covid19 we let we must continue to pray for health care workforce, our front care frontline workers and Law Enforcement and our fellow georgians. As of today we had 23,773 cases with 942 fatalities and we continue to keep those folks as well as their families and communities in our thoughts and prayers. 2 fatalities and we continue to keep those folks as well as their families and communities in our thoughts and prayers. ,169ave given a total of 127 tests and through the leadership of the Public Health department, the National Guard, our gustaership with au university, walmart, walgreens and others are testing numbers are quickly increasing but we realize we have to continue to do more. As of this morning, georgia ra
Inexperienced Severe Weather multiple regions across the state last night, with tornadoes inortedly touching down floyd, murray, walker and other counties. There are 59,000 georgians without power. We have 49 who were injured. 23 homes we know of that were destroyed. 59 other homes have minor damage , and there are 248 homes waiting to be assessed for damage. So far, we have confirmed that seven georgians have lost their life to this terrible storm, and certainly my thoughts and prayers go out to them, as well as their loved ones and their communities. Impact ofwidespread the declared state of emergency this morning for all counties to facilitate the deployment of criticallyneeded resources across our state. In coordination with private sector partners, the department of public safety, the department of Natural Resources, the department of transportation haneda georgia for Street Commission, are all working hard to restore power, clear debris, and provide assistance to the families and
South carolinas primary on saturday, deepening his hold on the gop. Trump took 33percent of the vote in the palmetto state. Senators marco rubio and ted cruz came in 2nd and 3rd in a virtual tie behind trump. Out west, Hillary Clinton pulled out a crucial win saturday over Bernie Sanders in nevadas democratic caucuses, easing the rising anxieties of her backers. At a raucous victory rally in las vegas, she lavished praise on her supporters and declared this one is for you. The victories put clinton and trump in strong positions as the 2016 president ial election advances toward the South Carolina democratic primary on saturday and the march 1st super tuesday contests. Dianne gallagher has a look at the races ahead. Nothing easy about running for presisint. Its tough, its nasty, its mean, its vicious. Its beautiful when you win, its beautiful. Acknowledging its hard to run for president , donald trump saw the huge payoff in South Carolina night. Victory in the south for the republican f
State will be getting remdesivir medication while they wait for federal aid. And as cnns Martin Savidge reports, dr. Fauci specifically pointed to florida as a state that reopened too quickly. Now the states republican Governor Ron Desantis maintains he did the right thing at the right time. Reporter florida is paying a painful price. In addition to a record singleday death toll of 120 including the death of an 11yearold child, Miamidade County reports hospitalizations are up 74 in less than two weeks. And the use of ventilators soaring by 123 . And 88 of icu beds are currently in use. Though the governor today pushed back. Youve got a lot of beds available. Reporter the countys also seeing a staggering 28 Positivity Rate of tests being taken according to the mayors office. Dr. Anthony fauci says the coronavirus surge can be traced back to states opening too soon. In some of the states the governors or the mayors essentially jumped over the guidelines and the checkpoints and opened up