Families and businesses impacted by the economic shutdown as a result of the coronavirus. It is friday, march 27, and this is a prime time addition of washington journal. The u. S. Conference of mayors reporting 200 cities report a dire need for facemasks, ventilators and medical equipment. The president today formally invoking the defense production act to require General Motors to produce more ventilators. In miami, the first curfew taking effect at 10 00 p. M. Tonight. Residents told to stay home until 5 00 a. M. , some of the developing as this pandemic spreads coast to coast. We want to focus tonight on the impact it is having on Grocery Stores of the food supply and the Restaurant Industry. For the first halfhour here are 2027488000. S, and if you are a grocery worker or employed by a grocery tour Grocery Store chain, 2027488002. And also at facebook. Com cspan. A lot to talk about the next hour and we thank you for joining us for this evening addition of washington journal. Two
The viruss global spread and confirmed cases in the u. S. County by county. Our coronavirus webpages youre fast and easy way to watch cspans unfiltered coverage of this pandemic. Good evening, the house today passed and the president signed a 2. 2 trillion emergency stimulus bill to help families and businesses impacted by the economic shutdown as the result of the coronavirus. Friday, march 27. Nearly 200 cities, reporting a dire need for taste masked, ventilators, and other medical equipment, in part because of that, the president today invoking ormally invoking the defense production act to require General Motors to produce mo miami, the firstever curfew taking place at 10 00 p. M. Tonight. Developing as this pandemic spreads coast to coast. We want to focus tonight on the impact it is having on Grocery Stores of the food supply and the Restaurant Industry. For the first halfhour here are 2027488000. S, and if you are a grocery worker or employed by a grocery tour Grocery Store chai
Ventilators. In miami, the first curfew during this crisis taking effect at 10 00 tonight. Residents told to stay home until 5 00 a. M. , some of the developments as this pandemic spreads coasttocoast. We want to focus on the impact it is having on Grocery Stores, the food supply, and Restaurant Industry. Here are the phone lines. Four eastern or mountains or central time zone. 202 7488001 four mountain or pacific time zone. If you are a grocery worker, 202 7488002. Find us on social media, we will read your tweets. Good friday evening, a lot to talk about. Thank you for joining us. We want to share with you some news, two members of congress confirming that they are battling covid19. Republican congressman mike kelly from the 16th district, i started experiencing symptoms earlier this week, i consulted my primary care physician, my doctor ordering a test for covid19, which i obtained at the drive through. My test came back positive this afternoon. I will serve the 16th district from h
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Its 11 00 a. M. Out west and 2 00 p. M. Here in new york. University of Colorado Center across the country right now, for bioethics and humanities, Health Care Workers say they are scared. They are wondering if they dr. Matthew winnia. Properly sanitize their mask, gentlemen, thank you very much. Because they only have one. Dr. Winnia, i do want to start theyre wondering if their gowns with you. Are compromised and when theyll how do you make that decision about who gets a ventilator and get another. Theyre worried about treating who does not . Sick patients they cant test. Well, theres been actually theyre worried about ventilators and having to make more thought given to this than decisions on the fly about who you might imagine over the next lives and who dies. And theyre worried about going decade or so. Dr. White has been very much home and putting their own involved in these conversations families in danger. We asked them for their stories for many years. And well share them thro