Italy is on nationwide lockdown. There will not be anymore zone one or zone to in the country. It will be italy. Italy is a protected zone. All Movement Across the country is to be avoided unless three specific circumstances. Reason of wk, reason of necessity, or health reasons. Amy we will spend the hour on the response to the coronavirus around the world. We will speak with thomas boyd and Thomas Bollyky alfredo morabia. We will go to italy to speak with a student in quarantine and ask about life in the red zone and we will talk to the Marshall Project reporter Keri Blakinger about fighting the virus in prisons where key supplies like alcoholbased sanitizers are banned. We will go to Washington State and talk to an undocumented immigrant organizer about domains to protect thousands in Detention Centers around the United States. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Coronavirus cases continue to surge worl
Test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 mr. Willis, as a project thatle will have a ripple effect, can you speak to the impacts gateway will have on your members as well as the importance of having federal engagement on transportation projects that have an Economic Impact . Thank you, senator. What i can add is a couple things. When you talk to our members who have to operate the trains through the tunnels, maintain the signal systems, electrical systems, tracks themselves, they tell horror stories. We have a problem on our hands. You know the economic consequences of shutting down the tunnel, reduce capacity by 75 , but our members will tell you there is a real problem right now going on in there that needs to be addressed. We were hardened the administration changed the rating for portal bridge north, disappointed they did not do the same for the tunnel itself. The costs recently has been reduced by 1. 4 billion. Amtrak is kicking in several hundred extra million
Coronavirus and right now preparations are under way to get the ship here get the passengers off and take care of the people who are sick so here now is a tracker of exactly where the ship is right now you can see where the arrow is in that box. Thats where the grand princess is located just a few hours off of the San Francisco coast. And that ship will make the track underneath the Golden Gate Bridge through the bay underneath the bay bridge and then docked in the port of oakland you can see the map right there and that will happen on monday. Oaklands mayor and governor newsome made promises today as this process unfolds the public will be safe. Kron fours dan thorn has been following the story for us he joins us now live with what will happen after the ship docks in oakland dan. What justine governor newsome and mayor shap emphasize today that the more than 3500 passengers and crew that are on board will not be released into the city of oakland of those on board more than 900 people
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Evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im justine waltman at least 21 people on board the grand princess are confirmed to have coronavirus and right now preparations are under way to get the ship here get the passengers off and also take care of the people who are sick at this time were tracking the grand princess as it approaches the port of oakland will show you the map right here. So heres San Francisco, their support and the grand princess is right here were told us about a 2 hour track from the ocean where it is right now into the port of oakland and how will it get there was going make the track underneath the Golden Gate Bridge through the bay. Then underneath the bay bridge and then dock at the port of oakland that will be happening at some point on monday. Oaklands mayor and the governor made promises today as this entire process unfolds. The public will be kept safe. Kron fours dan thorn joins us live now with what will happen. After the ship docs and oakland theyve be