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
6 00 a. M. On the dot, lets check in with steve pretty warm for most of us. It will be later on today. We had a warm day yesterday for some and we will continue that today vessel for sunshine for all and on sunrise here there is a little log on the santa cruz coast but 43 for the more in santa rosa and 49 and then as a so temperatures are running cooler because of lack of cloud cover and some of that fog is going right down the coast north wind, northeast and i think you all know the drill napa airport is 38 but brentwood is 57. 43 in lake port and santa rosa but the north wind and clear skies equal sunshine and warmer temperatures. Look for a chilly cold morning, maybe, compared to the last couple mornings. We had fog but thats not the case now but highs are in the 70s and temperatures are above average by a good five or 10 degrees here. So, we did have something around fremont is that still there is that better . Its been cleared up which is good, and that is gone now and traffic is
We have a little fog but not much going down the coast. Look at travis, 54, vacaville 59 with that north breeze. Theres a good breeze in the hills, 39 degrees for Half Moon Bay, a lot of 40s including santa rosa 42. Temperatures will be above average today, so look for highs in the 70s, and maybe an 80 if that north wind holds. Fairfield got to 79 yesterday so it will be close. Highs all above average for the coast, the bay and inland. Sal, we had an issue and thats cleared now . It has cleared up. One of the things we know is that traffic on days like this clears up. There are crashes that clear up, then the commute just goes back to this. This is 280 in san josi. Normally at this point it would be pretty crowded but right now its not. Northbound 280 there on the right. We have heard the rumblings of reopening. I know any sort of reopening is going to bring back the traffic so enjoy it for a few days. Well see when we get back. This is just a temporary thing. Now back to the desk. We
President trump donald trump saying america is winning the war against the virus. Dr. Anthony fauci says at least part of the economy could reopen next month. Over at the capital additional funding for Small Businesses, Congressional Republicans to add 251 billion, democrats looking for more money and a much broader use of the funds. Meantime futures are pointing to a lower open to kick off this week. You have almost 300point loss on the dow futures after u. S. Markets in a short week last week rallied big time. The dow, nasdaq and s p all up more than 10 . S p having the best week since the mid70s. 1974. Deadly storms slamming parts of the United States over easter weekend. The southeast still being battered by horrible weather. We will have a live update. Mornings with maria is live now. Dagen and good morning, maria. Maria good morning, everyone. Dagen, thank you. We want to check Global Markets. This is a big week. Hope everybody had a great easter. Lets check Global Markets right
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