Journal we speak with the hills reid wilson author on the coronavirus pandemic. Afterwards we discussed key campaign 2020 with cook political reports Jessica Taylor. Journal is next. Host good morning on this monday, may 18. States across the country are reopening economies and lifting restrictions on activities like going to parks, golfing, dining out, shopping, and going to the gym. This is happening while the u. S. Has seen over 1. 4 million cases and nearly 90,000 deaths. We want to talk to all of you about reopening where you live. Do you support or oppose the idea . If you support it . , 2027488000, if you are 2027488001. Ning, at can also text us 2027488003. New york times put together an interactive map that shows states that are reopening in blue on your screen. Those with regional openings are in yellow. Light blue means they are reopening soon. , solid yellow, i should say, are still shutdown. Regional openings have these lines through them a little difficult to see on your
Stop it from spreading. A divided Spanish Parliament extends the virus state of emergency for a 4th time. The british Prime Minister gets a grilling from the new Opposition Leader as he defends his handling of the outbreak. Israel announces plans for thousands of illegal settlement homes a new yorker by west bank. And a top kashmiri rebel commander is killed by Indian Forces i think tensions at the border. Begin this evening with fresh accusations from venezuelas president over a plot by the u. S. To oust him thats what he says venezuelas state television has board calls videos of what it says a 2 american mercenaries and as well an authority say they captured the pair during a failed armed incursion on monday the us gov. And has denied involvement with the law has described the operation as a plot coordinated with washington to enter the country via the caribbean coast and remove him from office lets go straight now to todays of all who joins us live from it is this is obviously very
Formally this week from bill bryant, the science and Technology Director at the department of Homeland Security. He will outline as the president said encouraging news about the impact that heat and sunlight have on the coronavirus which will increase the confidence that we feel about the coming summer. On the subject of testing, at the present moment we have reports of 4. 93 million tests having been performed across america. And encouraging news, as states have been engaging commercial labs at a higher level across the country. Yesterday our commercial lab system did more than 100,000 tests in a single day. So were beginning to activate all of the capacity. And tomorrow at the president s direction our task force will convene a Conference Call with all of the nations governors to talk about their progress they are making on testing and were going to hear from governors about the practices that, and methods that they are employing to significantly increase testing following our briefi
Of people across our urban communities not only for being with us today for the way they have partnered with our ministration and partnered with state and local officials to put the health of all of their constituencies 1st as the president mentioned will you receive a report that our task force received to formally this week from bill bryan of the science and Technology Directorate at the department of Homeland Security he will outline as the president said encouraging news about the impact that heat and sunlight have on the corona virus which will increase the confidence that we feel about the coming summer on the subject of testing at the present moment we have reports d of 4930000 tests having been performed across america and encouraging news as d states have been engaging commercial labs at a higher level across the country yesterday our commercial lab system did more than 100000. Yes in a single day so were beginning to activate all d of the capacity and tomorrow at the presiden
A michael local welcome to d w special coverage of the Munich Security Conference the annual event brings together World Leaders top ministers and experts the 1st day of talks have already shown potential progress talks between the u. S. And the taliban may lead to a fresh Peace Process for afghanistan and an unprecedented meeting between chinese and vatican diplomats has taken place for the 1st time in decades one topic has dominated the conference fears that the western powers could be losing their unified front on friday germanys president warned that a lack of western solidarity was fueling global insecurity todays panel is set to tackle that topic with nato chief u. N. Stoltenberg and u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei oh joined by pretentiously the Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov we also. Understand that mark esper the u. S. Defense secretary may also be at the talk today at the event in munich we have de w. s chief Political Editor me. And here in the studio im joined b