Discusses the Coronavirus Response. House5 am, daniel ober discusses how the u. S. Power grid is responding to the pandemic. Host good morning, it is wednesday, april 1, 2020. President trump in the task force released new estimates projecting the deadly virus 100,000240,000 americans even under the current efforts. He warns those numbers could be much higher if they dont follow the guidelines aimed at keeping the virus from spreading. This morning onwashington journal we get reaction to the projections. Also, you could send us a text this morning. You do, please include your name and where you are from. On social media and twitter it is cspanwj. Very good wednesday morning to you. You could start calling in now. Some of the front pages coming off of president Trumps Coronavirus Task force briefing yesterday. This is Washington Post. Dire, thetoll is front page of the new york and this from the front page of the Washington Times. I want everymp american to be prepared for the hard days
That we have, approved drugs that might be repurposed to try and attack this virus . A lot of them are being tried. I dont think all of them are going to work but it is worth trying. In that vein we have something that blocks the inflammation. It is a drug we have been working night and day and weekend. I have been in contact with people from the white house. Me wantingve called to know what should be in the bill to help people be ready to deploy this cocktail. Are in the epicenter right here in westchester county. It is terrible. I have a friend who was very sick for a long time. I have a friend right now who has been on a ventilator for several weeks. It is terribly distressing. The leadership Governor Cuomo has shown has been amazing. Everybody has been pulling together. There has been issues of is someone doing enough. But we are in unprecedented times. With to make sure we dont bicker and point fingers now. We have to get the job done. Everyone has to be going the same direction.
Ahead we will be covering all aspects of this health crisis. We want to begin in the first hour with the Financial Impact it is having on you, your family, your loved ones. If you are recently unemployed as a result of the coronavirus, 202 7488000. For all others, 202 7488001. You can join us on social media, we will read your tweets at cspanwj. We are also taking her text messages, tell us your first name and where you are texting from. 202 7488003. A lot to talk about in the next hour. The Johns Hopkins sobering numbers across the years across the world now, 670,000 confirmed cases, approaching 31,000 deaths around the world. Here in the u. S. , close to 125,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States. We want to get your phone calls. Again, if you are recently unemployed, tell us your situation. That number is 202 7488000. The headline from cnbc, the u. S. Economy has come to a. Ndstill host yesterday on fox news, this conversation with Vice President pence on when t
Continued dry conditions. Daytime highs will be warmer than normal with seasonably cool nights. High confidence for dry weather for at least another 10 days. aspare the air day continues through this weekenda another big story we are following this morning. 29 people were injured, and some of them are still in the hospital this morning after a charter bus fell on its side on highway 101 near cesar chavez blvd in San Francisco. Kron 4s Camila Bernal is live at San Francisco General Hospital with the latest. Camila . camila the accident happened around 8 last night. Of the 29 people hurt, four are in serious condition. Nine are in moderate condition. And 16 suffered minor injuries. Over 50 passengers were inside the bus. Three people had to be extricated by firefighters. No deaths have been reported. Police say the bus started fishtailing, hit the center divide, and went back over to the right shoulder where it tipped over. How that all happened is under investigation. marty we first tol
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