Government response to the pandemic calling for better coordination of the distribution of medical supplies. Critical supplies. I believe our residents will do the right thing if they get Accurate Information to time calling on every elected official from the president on down to send the message that Wearing Masks works in the staying at home can slow the spread. Welcome to Washington Post letter on jonathan capehart, opinion writer for the Washington Post. Phoenix mayor kate gallego is making headlines for her criticism about arizonas governor and the federal government have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. Her city and surrounding county has seen a surge in new cases but not in testing. Last end of this week George Stephanopoulos you said it quote feels like they are declaring victory while we are in crisis mode. We will talk about all of that right now with mayor gallego. Welcome. Thank you so much for having me. Theres a lot to talk about. Youve made multiple requests to fem
States that had reopened their economies have seen some of the largest rises in cases and is have moved once again to impose restrictions. Now, of course, liberals and their media allies were quick to assign blame. Presumptive democratic president ial nominee joe biden actually emerged from his basement this week to hold his first News Conference in three months, and he pointed to President Trump. Month after month as other leaders in other countries took the necessary steps to yet the virus under control to get the virus under control, donald trump failed us. Month after month as many of us urged him to step up and do his job, he failed us. Gerry others denounced the mostly red states that have been hit by the virus recently for acting foolishly by opening too soon. Democratic new York Governor Andrew Cuomo sternly lectured these reprobates for their stupidity and ma bignity. This was not a smart policy, to rush reopening. It did not help the economy. Its the exact opposite. If. Gerry
These are the latest numbers in arizona. Total covid19 cases. Surpassed 100,000. June inhad a brutal. Rizona with a 50 increase and of course, our thoughts, prayers, and sympathies go out to everyone affected by covid19 , which is basically everyone in more soe, but none than the 230 families that have lost in arizona and. N. An arizona these numbers are going to show where we are and where we are and whatme progress our opportunities are in arizona right now. Illness continues to increase inside Emergency Rooms use is up and so is the percentage of positive tests. We see increases across the board. I am going to take you through the metrics quickly. I think you have heard some people incorrectly say this is like the flu. The goldmine, that is influenza. It is behaving like the flu. Covid is different. And it is on the rise in arizona in terms of surveillance. Over the last week, we see our first flattening and slight decrease. Covid19 cases by i want to point out a new metric we added
Hindering handling the coronavirus pandemic. Weve been through hell once. None of us can fathom going through halligan hello again. Again. Mr. Costa welcome to Washington Post live. This morning we continue our leadership during crisis series on how leaders nationwide in both parties are confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Our guest this morning is Governor Phil Murphy of new jersey. Governor murphy is a democrat elected to his office in 2017. He previously served as u. S. Ambassador to germany after being nominated by president obama. Before that post he had a long career in banking. Governor murphy, welcome. Gov. Murphy good to be with you. Thanks for having me. Mr. Costa case numbers are soaring in different areas of the country. Our case numbers this morning in new jersey taking up or down . Gov. Murphy the number of positive cases is holding steady. Today weve got a little bit better news on rate of transmission and how many of those tests are positive, so our positivity rate. W
The eu needs to combine aid with reform in a message to the frugal four. Welcome to daybreak europe. What a turnaround we are seeing in chinese equities. We are still looking to eke out a weekly gain. You are seeing some weakness come through on the csi 300 on on the warning signs. Futures, we are set up a little bit negatively there as well. Featuresk 60 fit 50 the 10 year treasury yield slipping as well and oil pulling back as well. It is heading for a weekly loss. The u. S. Has reached another troubling milestone in the coronavirus pandemic as daily cases topped 60,000 for the first time as the World Health Organization says it is keeping an open mind as to whether airborne transmission plays a major role. Good news in labor market data. Jobless claims fell by the most in a month so there is they are still the they are still double the highest level. Joining us now is geoffrey yu. Thank you for joining us. What do you make about the jobless claims data and the labor market in the la