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Processing plants to stay open after many are forced to close due to the virus. What it means for workers safety and your next trip to the grocery store. And a safer tomorrow. How the pandemic is inspiring inventions that could change our lives forever. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. If we prematurely try to open up, it could be a rebound to get us back in the same boat that we were in a few weeks ago. Reporter covid19 has now killed more americans than the vietnam war. Reporter there are now more than one million cases of coronavirus in our nation. Were going to show more cases because were doing much, much more testing, double anybody else. Reporter President Trump signing an executive order to keep Meat Processing plants open amid growing concerns about the nations food supply. Supervisor said its just a virus like the flu. Reporter mike pence is facing backlash after visiting the mayo clinics Virus Testing lab without wearing a mask. Im tested every day a
From earlier today, this is just over 20 minutes. Secretary pompeo i want to send americans ces to the and people around the world who have suffered from the lost of this ones because of horrible virus. Many americans, too, are hurting because of the economic challenges. Work. Ant to get back to i was talking to friends back in kansas this week. Theyre all anxious to get to they had back in november, december. Im confident we will be able to get them back there just as quickly as we can. Were to talk about what doing at the state department. Were fighting against the outbreak that originated in china, and were working to bring people back home. 72,000 americans from 129 countries that have returned to their lives and their families. But as we battle the pandemic, administration wants to make sure we secure our Foreign Policy mission. On that even when the virus challenge confronts us all. Irst, to help the unstable places. In venezuela, im pleased to multi levelthe effort to restore de
Listen on the free cspan radio app. Now, utah republican senator mitt romney takes part in a Georgetown University ritual conversation on American Leadership during times of crisis, specifically the coronavirus pandemic. He criticizes the governments initial response to the pandemic, saying he thought the world was surprised at the u. S. Efforts. From earlier this week, this is over one hour. Good evening and thank you for joining tonights virtual form hosted by the to do politics and public services, commonly referred to as geopolitics. The school ofin Public Policy and the school of business. At georgetown, ive had the opportunity to attend many geopolitics fellow discussions and events. Im also part of a team launching a new student organization, the mcchord refugee and policy organization. Our guest tonight, senator mitt romney. It is a tremendous honor to introduce him. Shipg up, growing up or saved his leadership saves dealer picks and helped the economy of my state. Republicanth
A National Political reporter for politico. I am joined by karen bass of california today, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Physician dr. Ity blackstock, ceo of advancing health equity, which partners with Health Care Organizations to tackle Racial Health disparities. We are here today to talk about the disproportionate impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on people of color, particularly African Americans and latinos. It is an issue that i have spoken to policymakers about extensively over the last two months. We will discuss the push by lawmakers in Public Health the data on coronavirus cases, the historic neglect of black and brown health that has led to this moment, what immediate action is being taken to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on minorities, and finally, what can be done to address the longstanding Public Health issues that this crisis has brought to the forefront. We are going to incorporate ,udience questions at the end eet using the ask pol