Standing here at this desk that ive used for the past five years but before was my desk it was the desk of dr. Tom coburn. A few days later dr. Coburn took his first breath in heaven where he was finally cancerfree finally painfree living in the theres of jesus where no government waste and inefficiency and where theres no conflict and liberty is absolutely eternal. We will miss his sage advice, his blunt perspective and a steadfast wisdom. Dr. Coburn served in this chamber for 10 years from 2005 to 2015 but he also served in the house of representatives for six yearsye from 1995 to 2001. Theoc one title he carried in bh chambers was doctor. Thomas coburn was born in casper wyoming march 14, and graduated from Muskogee High School in 1966 and 1968 he married in 1967 lyss oklahoma carolyn. They had three daughters and nine grandchildren. At Oklahoma State university dr. Coburn was an honor student in president of the Student Council graduating in 1970 with a bachelors degree in accounti
Reporter no specific details were outlined but they are working on a plan to reopen. The governors agreeing to Work Together to put the health and safety of residents first. He says decisions will be based on data and science, not politics. Again, it is a spirited collaboration, partnership, a recognition that this pandemic, the virus, knows no boundaries, no snowboarders, you cannot build walls around it, and you cant deny basic fundamental fact. Reporter President Trump address the pact on his afternoon briefing. The president of the United States calls the shots, and we were not here for the states, you would have had a problem in this country like you have never seen before, we were here to back them up and we have more than back them up, we did a job that number every thought was possible. With that being said, we will work with the states. Reporter now in week five of the stayathome order, california has made significant progress in bending the curve, and slowing the spread of co
President trump says it is his decision and he will be calling the shots. Thank you for joining us tonight. Im andre senior, and for frank somerville. Im julie haener. President trump pushing to reopen the country sooner rather than later but he may get some resistance as gov. Newsom and others plan to chart their own course. Live coverage from deborah, she joins us live with that question of timing. Reporter the president has hinted at may 1 as a target date to restart the economy in a but he may face a power struggle with governors who want to go slower. Surviving on a shoestring, this restaurant central suffers home. Get the owner is nervous about lifting restrictions. I care about my community, i want to be sure they are safe 100 before we reopen, even if we get through this tough time. They should open up certain areas. People are dying. You know, financially. We need to get back to work. We are close to putting a plan to open our country. Hopefully even ahead of schedule. Reporte
The curve enough to lower the potential number of cases, he says it is due to so many people practicing social distancing. And in the u. S. , the surgeon the number of coronavirus cases is predicted to plateau this week. Now plans are being made to get the economy working again. President trump is pushing to lift restrictions sooner rather than later. But he may hit somerset since as gov. Newsom and others plan to chart their own course. His grandmother passed away tonight, at gateway care and rebuilt Patient Center in g home to die from the coronavirus. We are joined now with a sad ending to this family story. He discovered his grandmother had a slight cough, he feared the worst. Now is celebrating her birthday, he will be figuring out how to lay her to arrest. He was hoping to take his grandmother to lunch for her birthday next week. Pictures from last years birthday show her eating cake with family. Sadly, he says his grandmother will not live to turn 85. We were told this morning t