His new book that chronicles the rise and fall of general electric, a corporate titan. All that coming up. But first, lets take a look back at some of the weeks big moments and the top news item makers on mornings with maria. Heres this weeks edition of talkers. Republican aides say a two month extension of the unemployment aid expansion is being considered. Do you want to see that . No. The white house is not there yet. The president s not there yet. We know this expiration, we suggest that we make a deal. Maria whats your take on a middle ground in terms of the federal Unemployment Benefits right now . With respect to the 600 a week benefit, that wassing . Extraordinary that was done back in march. It was important when we were closing our economy. Maria do you have a sense of what industry you are, youre looking toward . So were looking for what we call the superdurable growth company, a business that can grow for a very long period of time, very high barriers to entry, its difficul
His new book that chronicles the rise and fall of general electric, a corporate titan. All that coming up. But first, lets take a look back at some of the weeks big moments and the top news item makers on mornings with maria. Heres this weeks edition of talkers. Republican aides say a two month extension of the unemployment aid expansion is being considered. Do you want to see that . No. The white house is not there yet. The president s not there yet. We know this expiration, we suggest that we make a deal. Maria whats your take on a middle ground in terms of the federal Unemployment Benefits right now . With respect to the 600 a week benefit, that wassing . Extraordinary that was done back in march. It was important when we were closing our economy. Maria do you have a sense of what industry you are, youre looking toward . So were looking for what we call the superdurable growth company, a business that can grow for a very long period of time, very high barriers to entry, its difficul
Discusses the Coronavirus Response. House5 am, daniel ober discusses how the u. S. Power grid is responding to the pandemic. Host good morning, it is wednesday, april 1, 2020. President trump in the task force released new estimates projecting the deadly virus 100,000240,000 americans even under the current efforts. He warns those numbers could be much higher if they dont follow the guidelines aimed at keeping the virus from spreading. This morning onwashington journal we get reaction to the projections. Also, you could send us a text this morning. You do, please include your name and where you are from. On social media and twitter it is cspanwj. Very good wednesday morning to you. You could start calling in now. Some of the front pages coming off of president Trumps Coronavirus Task force briefing yesterday. This is Washington Post. Dire, thetoll is front page of the new york and this from the front page of the Washington Times. I want everymp american to be prepared for the hard days
Impact of coronavirus . What are people seeing behind those aisles . Guest that is the question of the day. A lot is going on. I cannot tell you what an incredible disruption the last couple of weeks have been. Primarily, you have a lot of people hoarding and buying lots of food. A lot of other things. The supply chain is not set up for a surge like that so it takes a little while to get caught up. We have lots of hens and cattle and pigs in this country, but they are set to move through the system at a certain pace. The other really big thing thats happening is you have a massive shift from restaurants, food service, universities, schools to retail. In some cases thats different products, different types of products, different types of produce, but all of that has to be shifted to retail. Unfortunately some of this may go to waste, particularly in the case of fresh produce. It has to be eaten fairly quickly. Has created all sorts of logistical challenges and otherwise, this whole shif
Was working at kept taking ppe away from us, and it was scaring us. The intense pressure for these frontline workers forced to isolate themselves from loved ones and the devastating news for this family. New hope. The experimental treatment doctors are working on gaining attention. Antibodies from recovered patiwill it be the answer to treating covid19 . Instastrike. Employees for Delivery Service instacart preparing for a massive strike. Their list of demands this morning including hazard pay. And tornado outbreak. Twisters tearing through parts of the midwest and south. Homes and businesses destroyed. Our weather team tracking more Severe Weather expected today. And good morning, everybody. Thanks so much for joining us on this sunday morning. Lets get right to the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. Overnight, an abrupt reversal from President Trump who briefly floated the idea of imposing a quarantine on new york, new jersey and connecticut. That notion was met with a