Result of the pandemic. Jared joins us to discuss changes to alcohol laws in several states amid the coronavirus outbreak. Host good morning, it is tuesday, april 7, 2020. The number of coronavirus deaths in the u. S. Is now past 10,000. In new york officials expressed hope that the pandemic is in wisconsin voters will head to the polls despite efforts to cancel in person voting over fears of spreading the virus. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been diagnosed with the disease and moved to intensive care. We are giving you the chance to talk about all of this this morning on washington journal. Our phone lines are spit up regional ash split up regionally. In the eastern or central time zone, 202 7488000. Mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001. You can send us a text at 202 7488003. If you do include your name and where you are from. Follow us on social media csp anwj. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. You can go ahead and start calling and now as we show you the front pa
During coronavirus. We turn to Jarrett Dieterle from the r street institute, a Senior Research fellow joining us this morning. A tweet on this topic from the hill newspaper noted that liquor and alcohol laws are being liberalized faster than at any time since the end of prohibition. Would you agree . Guest yeah, i would. Thank you for having me on. I think that is an accurate assessment. Isce prohibition, there reluctance to update our alcohol laws despite prohibition having started over 100 years ago now. Crisis,of this current it is causing a lot of state and local government to rethink how they approach alcohol and creating more flexibility whether it is retailers or producers or breweries to allow them to either deliver or do curbside pickup. Two examples that is something that was not always the case. It has definitely created a push for more flexibility. Host what do you know about alcohol sales in recent weeks . Things from Grocery Stores, other traditional resource retailers ha
Coming across the country were now looking you are born with. Because the numbers are growing up that quickly. Turkey indicts 20 suspects said to be involved in the murder of saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in istanbul and a siege at a sikh center in the Afghan Capital as government storm a 70. Welcome to the program the largest lockdown in the world this wednesday is in india where 1300000000 people have been told to stay at home and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the order which is expected to be involved for the next 21 days ports Roads Railway services and ports are being closed in an effort to stop coronavirus spreading through the dense population its feared 1000000 people could be infected by mid may elizabeth problem is our correspondent in new delhi and joins us now a major lockdown across india and the reaction really of being housebound is dawning on millions of people. Yes so people are getting used to it after a few days of it now but the 1st official complete lock
Have those winds they are going to be contending with skies there you go satellite radar backing up what i just told you about how clear it is out there as you are stepping outside definitely anticipate a cool feel to what youre going to be stepping into. As temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s really not that bad of a start to the morning but then you add in these winds to the mix and with 20 mile per hour wind gusts in areas like San Francisco santa rosa and fairfield yeah it is feeling a little bit frigid out their side recommend just getting that extra layer on and stay nice and cozy on this monday morning temperatures may be in the 40s and 50s to start but look at where will be a already by noontime temperatures rising back up into the low to mid 60s by noon by the time we work our way into the afternoon were talking returning to 70s havent seen those in a couple of days for many of these spots. As it was such a brisk and cool weekend behind us but sunshine is back out te
Line is growing at the bay bridge toll plaza its getting pretty busy on 80 into San Francisco, the bay bridge also still under a high wind advisory, so you need to watch your speed your stack up here just be on the way to the over crossing, but its going to be a quick trip coming in so we dont have any crashes or stalls that you need to worry about where at 11 minutes and growing now off to fremont street. And the picket some drive times no hot spots are at the limit on highway 4 and its still looking good on 6. 80 the amendments and one oh one from the to the peninsula. James darya. Thanks a lot around 5 o won and our top story, 2 americans have died from the coronavirus in Washington State now the latest was a man in his 70s and officials are now investigating a possible outbreak at the nursing home where he lived. Meanwhile, here in the bay area, 5 new cases were confirmed over the weekend to hospital workers month from Alameda County and the other from Solano County have tested pos