The coronavirus means some good news for the world at least with millions of owners stuck at home amid the pandemic our 4 legged friends are getting quality time in quarantine many shelters are also seeing a surge and i drop chickens to fill lonely la county. Thanks for joining us the number of coronavirus cases around the world is approaching one a 1000000 with more than 200000 factions the United States is by far the worst hit country new York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered the shuttering of all the citys playgrounds to keep people apart and save lives President Donald Trump says america will soon have more ventilators than it needs and will be able to help other nations for now the emergency at home is still getting worse. The epi center of americas corona Virus Outbreak the streets of new york are deserted. But ambulances are a constant presence on the streets the states death toll has doubled in just 3 days a refrigerated truck was brought in to help this Brooklyn Hospital deal
A pandemic with religious gatherings bandanas fights latest find creative ways to reach they congregations but some site is no substitute for a personal touch. A method of how to welcome governments around the world to scrambling to find ways to limit the spread of the coronavirus many have imposed restrictions on peoples movements italy is in its 4th week of a strict nationwide lockdown while this might be helping in the fight against the coronavirus it is also bringing the countrys economy to its knees with people losing their jobs and their earnings fears a mounting that in italy dissatisfaction could quickly turn into an wrist. Italys streets empty like they have been for the past 3 weeks. Police are on patrol to ensure citizens only leave their homes when strictly necessary. The lockdown has altered daily life in italy and brought the countrys economy to a halt all nonessential businesses have had to shut down many people have lost their jobs or have seen their salaries cut some a
Across the globe opinion is divided about whether their use by medics can slow the spread of the by well look at differing attitudes here in europe and asia and. Bring some good news for the worlds pets with millions of owners stuck at home amid the pandemic our 4 legged friends are getting some quality quarantine many shelters are also seeing a surge in adoptions amid the lonely locked down so. Its good to have you with us we begin tonight on this april 1st in a new month and new worries about the coronavirus pandemic here in europe more than 30000. 00 people have died and governments are cracking down on movements to stop the virus from spreading italy is in its 4th week of a nationwide lockdown and while this appears to be helping in the fight against the virus it is also hitting the countrys economy hard people are losing their jobs and their earnings and fears are mounting that frustration and desperation could soon become something much worse. Italys streets empty like they have
You uphold the universe by the words of your power. Today, walk with our senators as they work. Help them to remember that there is no purity without vigilance, no learning without study, and no mastery without discipline. Give them the wisdom to be willing to pay the price to honor you. Provide them with joy in service and devotion in discipleship. Infuse them with a spirit of power, love, and selfcontrol. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute in morning business. An oped i penned recently mentioned countries that still has laws on the books and it touched the nerve in bangladesh. I certainly didnt mean to imply that it was the worst off
Legacy energy source. Senator udall of new mexico and i have an amendment that will close a loophole in federal Energy Policy. I want my colleagues to know, and i think they do, of my long support for renewable and alternative sources of energy and so i agree with the aims of the murkowskimachin murkowskiy bill. The amendment that senator udall and i have introduced is the same as the bipartisan bill we introduced last week. The title of that bill is the fair return for public lands act. Mr. Grassley this bill was introduced 100 years to the date of the mineral leasing act of 1920. This amendment would increase the royalty rates on federal lands from 12. 5 to 18. 75 . Everybody here knows that a royalty is what the oil company will pay to a mineral owner. In this case the mineral owner is the american taxpayer, and that royalty is paid for the right to extract oil and natural gas from the lands of the United States. The legislation modernizes the public lands leasing system and it does