Government, created by americas Cable Television company as a public service, and brought to you today by your television provider. We will play you some of that speech from joe biden from yesterday afternoon and the reaction at the white house from President Trump as part of his interview last night with Laura Ingraham on foxnews. Headline, biden confronts trump on safety he cant stop the violence. Joe biden charged that crises kept multiplying under trumps watch with it ever to refocus the spotlight on the incumbent after a week of republican attacks. Here is a bit of what joe biden had to say. The job of the president is to tell it straight from the shoulder, tell the truth, to be candid. Face the facts. To lead, not to incite. That is why im speaking to you today. Of the current president is incapable of telling us the truth, incapable of facing the facts. He doesnt want to shed light, he wants to generate heat. Stroking violence in our cities. Host reflecting joe bidens words, the
York joins us to discuss the response to their coronavirus. Later, Michelle Moore talks more michelle ever talks about appointment assistance. In just over one month, School Systems across the country will begin the new school year. That safely is still being developed and debated. Good morning, welcome to washington journal. We will start the program asking about should k12 schools open . If you are a parent of a student, that line is 202 7488000. If you are an educator, that line 202 7488001. For all others, 202 7488002. Look forward to your text, that is 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. At cspan wj. Are take a look at the other news. Question after a conference at the white house attended by Administration Officials, educators, and others, and reported in the wall street journal. White house once glasses to reopen in the fall. The benefits of in Person Instruction for children. School Officials Say more federal funding is needed from congress to operate
Demonstrations turned violent this weekend and grew in size and intensity. But americas inability to heal its racial divisions added to the combustible midst of tense covid19 lockdowns. It is making a dark period in america even bleaker. Conflict between washington and local governments is adding to frustrations. President trump my administration will stop mob violence. And well stop it cold. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther king, jr. This is chaos. Brennan well have reports from the mayors of st. Paul, minnesota, and in atlanta, keisha bottom. One officer has been charged with thirddegree murder and manslaughter, but what about the other three . And then well take a look at the staggering numbers of covid19, as well as how reopening is going in the u. S. With former f. D. A. Commissioner scott gottlieb. Timely, a blast of hope in these troubled times as america is back in the space race in an old frontier with a new mission. It is all just ahead on fac
2027488000. Mountain and pacific, 2027488001. You can also send us a text at 2027488003. You can also post to twitter and facebook. With thoseis morning numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. The total number of confirmed cases in this country approaching 1. 7 million. On the right side of the screen, there is that figure, the death 98,929, 98,000 929. Nearly 100 thousand americans have died. A special pullout on the usa today, these are 100 people out of the 100,000 americans who have died from the coronavirus. Different ages, races, and backgrounds they point out. The next 100 days could define a new era, right usa today. It did not take longer than 100 days for the virus to claim the lives of nearly 100,000 americans. Thenimaginable toll, since first person in the u. S. Died from covid19, which is thought to have been february 6 in california. Borne out by the diminished rates of new infections and deaths in may is not enough to keep the u. S. From reaching that grim mileston
Was the us involved in the attempt to venezuela washington says it wasnt even those detained suspects seem to claim otherwise but the u. S. And most of latin america want Nicolas Maduro out of power does that mean venezuela this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program now on the 3rd of may the venezuelan government announced it had detained a group of what it called mercenaries trying to reach venezuela on speedboats along with several dozen colombians the group reportedly numbered around 50 at least 8 people were killed in the incident as the venezuelans in effect ambushed the group having apparently waited for them on shore the mission according to the government was to kill venezuelas president Nicolas Maduro and then spark a coup in caracas but others claim the plan was to adopt mr mo doro and then take him nobody knows where a florida based Security Company has claimed responsibility for the operation which was coordinated reportedly with venezuelas opposition led by one