Responsee coronavirus and we take your calls or you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal can join us on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is monday, march 9, 2020. There are more than 500 confirmed coronavirus cases in the u. S. , and those numbers expected to go up this week. As federal, state, and local governments step up their response to the outbreak, we are spending the first part of the washington journal today asking how the coronavirus has impacted your community . If you live in eastern or central time zones, the number 202 7488000. If you live in the mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001 is the number. You can send us a text. That number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Catch up with us on twitter, facebook. Good morning to you. You can start calling in now. We want to take you first to the covid19 dashboard being maintained by the Johns Hopkins university.
Only claim to be doing something to try to school point that its not enough like you need to. Force their coming up us democrats face off in another president ial debate will talk about the candidates agenda to defeat donald trump and if any can take down the leading hopeful joe biden you just said 3 minutes ago that they would have to bargain words you said they would have to draw out of the bar you are you forgetting what you said it right its really hard for. A warm welcome to all of us around the world and on p. B. S. In the United States its great to have you with us we start the day with germanys last ditch attempt to stave off embarrassment on a global stage and little over a week at the u. N. Climate action summit brings together a signature used to the Paris Climate Accord and it is that in new york the german chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to. On of aileron off to new measures designed to get germany back on track including billions of euros in investment to clean up the
Excited about the fact that. This is the the news often kept coming up on the program surprising violence against women put this test in south africa where out of the streets on friday calling for action not countries where the woman is killed every 3 hours women are seeing enough is enough also coming out. And it will be the mudville i visit their blood been properly. Lost in some crimes and by michael mollies famous rock pop sumi takes us on a tour of his hometown. And if i could join you know your welcome to the program activists are calling it an epidemic of violence against women in south africa every sensed string of brutal attacks on women a spock protest across the country today hundreds to to the streets of johannesburg to demand more action from the government and bring about change in the society that doesnt respect women the figures are alarming every 3 hours a woman gets killed in south africa there were 3000 family sites in 2018 that is 5 times the global average Sexual V
Americaor rng from washington. I am jane obrien. Constitutionalurmoil in the u. K. , scotlands highest court says theecision to suspend parliament was unlawful. A sixth patient in the u. S. Dies fras a vaping related illnes the Trump Administration considers banning some ecigarettes. And is there anybody out there . Scientists find a planet that could support life, but it is a long, long way from home. For those watching on pbs and hearound globe, welcome to world news america. The isis facing britain ove brexit deepened tayd when scotls highest court ruled that the decision to suspend parliament was unlawful. Opposition mps are n asking whether Boris Johnson misled the the gent will appeal the ruling at the u. K. Supreme court and the held next week. O be heard next week. Judgment day. In scotlandstlan court of sess, a clear verdict on Boris Johnson. The a tice giv her majesty the queen to parole parliament was unlawful. In plain language, number 10 broke the law by telling the queen
Hane reports from washington. A few subpoenas landed at the u. S. State Department Late friday evening Congress Demanding documents and testimony from 5 of their officials in the coming days including the u. S. Special envoy to Ukraine Ambassador kurt volker soon after volcker quit his state Department Job this comes just after he and other Top Administration officials were named by a whistleblower in the complaint he alleges the president cut off foreign aid to ukraine and days later in a phone call asked the ukrainian president for a favor a promise to investigate trumps potential rival former Vice President joe biden and his son hunter who once had a seat on the Ukrainian Company board now the u. S. President is trying to turn the tables releasing this ad accusing biden of being in the wrong brush clearing out fire. Trump is accusing biden of getting a ukrainian prosecutor fired for investigating his son when in fact the prosecutor was fired for not going after Corruption Cases look