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
Impact of coronavirus . What are people seeing behind those aisles . Guest that is the question of the day. A lot is going on. I cannot tell you what an incredible disruption the last couple of weeks have been. Primarily, you have a lot of people hoarding and buying lots of food. A lot of other things. The supply chain is not set up for a surge like that so it takes a little while to get caught up. We have lots of hens and cattle and pigs in this country, but they are set to move through the system at a certain pace. The other really big thing thats happening is you have a massive shift from restaurants, food service, universities, schools to retail. In some cases thats different products, different types of products, different types of produce, but all of that has to be shifted to retail. Unfortunately some of this may go to waste, particularly in the case of fresh produce. It has to be eaten fairly quickly. Has created all sorts of logistical challenges and otherwise, this whole shif
Next on reel america, jet Passenger Service began in late 1950s in the United States and Pan American Airlines started transatlantic flights with boeing 707 in october 1958. Pan ams 12 minute film promotes the concept of trans atlantic jet Passenger Service by documenting a flight from new york to london. Sky over the atlantic. The vast air ocean when he saled from europe to america a few hundred years ago in over two long months. The same air ocean over the atlantic probably did not seem as endless to Charles Lindbergh when he flew from new york to paris 30 years ago. Still it took over 33 lonely hours. Today that same atlantic air ocean leaving columbus two months and lindberghs 33 hours in its wake zooms by in a dramatic break through. The year 1954 marked an historic event in the history of aviation. A new flight was inaugurated called flight 1,000. There was nothing unusual about airport operations before flight 1,000s takeoff. It was duly announced and passengers checked in. Flig
Eastern on cspan 2. Next on real america, jet Passenger Service began in the late 1950s in the United States and Pan American Airlines started with the boeing 707 in october of 1958. Panams 12 minute film promotes the concept of trans atlantic jet Passenger Service by documenting a flight from new york to london. Sky over the atlantic, the vast endlessly for columbus when he sailed from europe to america a few hundred years ago in over two long months. The same air ocean over the atlantic did not seem as endless to lind berg when he flew from new york to paris some 30 years ago but still it took 33 lonely hours. Today that same atlantic air ocean leaving columbus two months and lindbergs 33 hours in its wake, zooms by in a dramatic breakthrough. The year 1954, marked a historic event in the history of aviation. A new flight was inaugurated. It was called flight 1000. There was nothing unusual about the airport operations before flight 1000s takeoff it was duly announced and passengers
Because the ecb is trying to put a spin on things, saying that we see a recovery, and germany is feeling it. Were expecting a figure this is a big surprise on the outside. Tom absolutely, no question about it. Theres a real desire not only their but in the united dates to get better Economic Data into the end of april. Certainly, interview after interview is a tone of better Economic Growth; we did not hear that yesterday. Francine yes. At the moment, there is no Interest Rate hike christ in, and i wonder right type priced in, and i wonder if that will change. Lets get straight to the first word news. Heres nejra cehic. Nejra thanks. The taliban has launched an attack on a Government Security agency. Authorities say it was a suicide car bombing in kabul. There are a number of fatalities and more than 200 wounded. The taliban says it is responsible. The militant Group Announced the start of its spring offensive. Dilma rousseff vows to keep fighting and impeachment process she considers