Join the conversation tonight at 8 00 p. M. Et on cspan. Next, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam briefs reporters on his states response to the coronavirus. He announced that elective surgeries and dental procedures can resume when the public order expires tomorrow at midnight. Gov. Northam good afternoon and thank you for joining us today. Today we have updates on our meet processing facilities and allowing our hospitals and outpatient providers to resume nonemergency procedures, allowing our dentists to start seeing nonemergency patients, and allowing veterinarians to see nonemergency pets and their patients. Yesterday, President Trump evoked the defense production act to require meet processing facilities to stay open to maintain our food supply chain. The weekend, i joined governors of maryland and delaware in sending a letter to President Trump, asking for federal help in coordinating our approach to rising numbers of cases in our poultry facilities. Deployings responded, teams to e
Has the 10th lowest claims per force in our country. N saturday, we launched the pandemic unemployment assistance program. 50,000 virginians have50,000 vie successfully filed under that program and they should see benefits by the end of next week. While i understand many people frustrated by website difficulties and wait times, one. Nia has been most innovative states in amping up the ability to respond in the sudden large increase of people filing for unemployment. Worked with microsoft and Virginia Interactive to launch a portal with mobile and texting capabilities and v. E. C. Has been a National Leader in helping virginians receive these as possible. Uickly many have already begun checks. G their as i said, having half a million eople unemployed is very unfortunate and so i want to talk about how were planning to move virginia forward. I know everyone is eager to move forward. I know that i am. Extended the ban on elective surgeries through may 1 closure of d. M. V. Offices through
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2027488000. Call in at 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents. 2027488002. You can also send us a text. That number is 2027488003. Include your name and where you are from. Erwise you can start calling now as we show you the map as it stands after what is being called super tuesday. The allimportant state of michigan. Michigan the state where senator Bernie Sanders committed his campaign to winning. He spent most of his attention headed into tuesday. Joe biden winning by 17 points, 99 reporting. The race being called quite a while ago. Joe biden at 52. 9 . 36. 5 . Sanders at michigan expected to be a key battleground state in the fall. A few states remaining outstanding including washington , a delegate rich state, some 89. Elegates in washington 33 point 7 . Joe biden at 32. 5 . Just 67 reporting at this point. Is other state outstanding north dakota. Bernie sanders at 48. See 78 reporting. We will keep you updated throughout the program as more of the races get called. Her