Drevna with rainn talks about the Sexual Assault allegation against joe biden and the broader issue of Sexual Violence. Coronavirus world death toll passes the quarter of a million mark, new unreleased reports say that the u. S. Death toll could double by june. This is washington journal, for tuesday, may 5, 2020. Start theng, we will program by asking you about your experience with covid19. Are you personally affected . Are the lines for calling in, if you have been personally infected, the lines are 202 7488000. For those of you with a Family Member, a loved one, a friend, 202 7488001. The line for 11 medical. Rofessionals, 202 7488002 you can always send us a text. That line, 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are taxing from. On twitter, we are cspanwj. We will look for your facebook posts as well, facebook. Com cspan. Report, u. S. Quietly fears. Ily toll will soon double they write host the fda has changed its stance on Antibody Testing, a room work this morning in politico and other publications, this is the headline fda reverses policy that let over the markety tests on without review. They write the fda is walking back a widely criticized policy that let over 100 Antibody Tests onto the market without Agency Review and that manufacturers emergency use or authorization within 10 Business Days after their product hits the market under a new policy announced on monday and if a test is not specificity and sensitivity criteria, the suspendurer must distribution. These are the tests that can reveal whether a person has been infected by the coronavirus, identifying previously undetected cases, improving estimates on the overall size of the outbreak in the u. S. And the specificity measured host on the death numbers, one more story before we get to your calls, this is from the wall street journal. We have asked this a month ago , weasked it periodically have had a number of colors indicate to us that they felt they had meant impacted by the disease much earlier than boarded. Heres a story from the wall street journal about that. Past debts getting a closer look. Medical investigators review cases to see if the virus killed americans as early as november. They write host pulling out on the number here, we will show you the updated numbers from Johns Hopkins, but u. S. Cases as of 117, one point 17 8 million, almost 1. 2 million americans, over 68,000 u. S. Deaths now. The numbers again, if you have been personally infected, that line is 202 7488000. Family member or friend, that is 202 7488001. Andrew, sterling, virginia, good morning. Andrew, sterling, virginia, you are on the air. Go ahead . Are you there, andrew . We will let you go and go to flushing, new york. Flex good morning. Good morning to you. My brother works in Public Service. Here in new york we closed in february. He had a bad cold. Days. Ng for three or four but he didnt go to the hospital. We told him to stay there and monitor his temperature. But i cannot tell you. The symptoms that he told us and the way that he suffered is typical of this what you call it now, coronavirus. Another friend working in manhattan, working in business, in general he had a terrible cold. A very young man, healthy. He had to go to the hospital because he had never had such a thing. I connected one Family Member and a close friend, i can assure you that it has been in new york, as Governor Cuomo and my brotherinlaw would take a test here and he survived it. Host how early was this . How long ago . My brother in england is a Public Service worker, a bus driver. It was early february. My friend over here in new york, he told me to forget about it, dont worry. Host appreciate your call this morning. Is this is nudging open the doors. This is the front page of the washington times. Closure, andng for florida joining a growing list of easing restrictions on monday, while j. Crew filed for bankruptcy, becoming the first major retail casualty of the pandemic, underscoring the urgency of the nation to get back to work. A call from andrew cuomo, who had this to say about reopening businesses in new york. [video clip] which businesses do we open first . The ones that are most essential and pose the lowest risk, ok . Most essential and the lowest risk. Phase one, talking about construction, manufacturing, select retail with curbside pickup. They are the most essential with the lowest risk. Second phase, professional services, retail, administrative support. Third phase, restaurant food services, accommodation, arts entertainment. Remember, density is not your friend here. Large gatherings are not your friend area that is where the virus tends to spread. That is why those situations would be down at the end. And then we need businesses to also reimagine how they are going to do business. And get ready to protect their workforce. To change their physical environment, to the extent they need to. And to change their process to make sure that people can socially distance and that people remain at a safe, in a safe environment. And that is going to be up to businesses, to come up with ways to reconfigure their workplace and their processes to make this work. Nd thats business i business government can say these are the standards, but a business is going to have to say this is how we do that. Host have you been personally affected or infected by is 202 that line 7488000. For those of you with family, friends, or other loved ones, 202 7488001. David, tell us your story. Caller good morning. , number one, i think of had it. My neighbors brother contracted this disease or whatever, this virus. I was amazed at how quickly it took. We got to diagnosis and it was about eight days later that he asked. See someoneing to like that just go so quickly. The other part, i think this has been around for a while. We were going to have the st. And i couldy dinner not taste it. You know . Corned beef and cabbage is pretty big and i couldnt taste it. And i was so sick. I had a fever. I just kind of laid low for a while. I called it the cold from hell. Kind of went away. But i think it swept through some time ago. Host did you ever call your doctor to say can i get tested for it . No. Er as a matter of fact i called and asked if i could get the Antibody Test and as of a week or so ago, they still were not available. He would give me a jingle when things became available. As far as getting tested, i want to be. I seriously think i have had it. Im just self diagnosing, but thats pretty much it. I think it has been around for a while now. Right, candace, you have been diagnosed . I think i had it back in december. I got a really bad cold, fever, chills, body aches. It was difficult to breathe, im a nurse. I never have to go to urgent care or anything and i went in because i was that sick, telling my husband i really dont feel well. I went, they tested me for the flu, no fluke. They said it looked like i had a little bit of pneumonia. I never got diagnosed. My husband was like you definitely had it. You are an rn, shouldnt you now we tested or at . The Antibody Test, we just read the story about the Antibody Test, that they are changing some rules on those. But it seems like its necessary for your job to make sure that you dont have it or that you have the tests to continue working in public . Caller its kind of tricky. They dont really test you unless you have the symptoms. No matter if you are a nurse or not. Toif you have been exposed someone in the hospital, otherwise the hospital doesnt cover you to get tested. Host the state of maryland is doing testing, right . Caller they are, but you have to have symptoms and fall into a criteria. Like work in a nursing home, live in a nursing home, or exposed to someone you knew was positive. They wont just test you. Host got it. Thanks for sharing your experience. Betty is next in illinois. That had had a cousin the virus. Shes 80 years old. In a nursing home in pennsylvania. Its called the chestnut lodge. Shes recuperating. Which we pray for that. So, shes 80 years old. Born december 25. Host is she still in the nursing home . They put the ones that had the virus in a different area. Different from the rest of the people. But 17 people passed away. Host in that nursing home . Caller yeah. In pennsylvania. The report today in usa today, of the 60,000 that have died, over 16,000 work nursing home residents. We will talk more about that later in detail on the program. Lets go to gym, next, in buffalo, new york. Caller i have three really Close Friends in new york city that came down with this virus and they work right sick or quite a long time. They recovered. They told me are horrendous. I know america you want to get out of the house, you want to go and do what you want to do, but the moral of the story after talking to these guys, my friends, is youve got the call follow the guidelines. The social distancing staying at home thing is so incredibly important. I know its a big pain in the but that if we ever want to get through this, ladies and gentlemen, we have got to follow those guidelines. The Supreme Court, historically social distance from themselves yesterday in a teleconference case that was carried live here on cspan, as will the remaining nine oral arguments that they will hear. The headline this morning from the associated press, call to order. First arguments by phone, they politely took turns speaking and not a child, spouse or dog could be heard. With that, the Supreme Court hearingtory on monday, arguments by telephone and allowing the world to listen and live for the first time. The arguments were essentially highprofile phone discussions justices and to arguing lawyers. It went remarkably smoothly, notable for a high court that prizes tradition and only reluctantly changes how it operates. Want to show you aps this morning from the wall street journal, one of their Opinion Pieces on the court case yesterday. Timeice thomases question. Thats the headline. Host and you will hear that again today. The court gavels in at 10 00 eastern and we will have live coverage of the next oral argument coming out today. Ford versus alliance international, about aids and hiv funding for board affiliates of u. S. Based groups. Thats at 10 00 and we will follow that with discussion from our partners at the Constitution Center at 11 00 eastern, all of that live here on cspan and on cspan radio. Calls, your experiences with covid19. If you have been infected, that line is 202 7488000. If you have a Family Member or loved one, that number is 202 7488001. Darrell is next in glen bernie, maryland. Go ahead. Actually ind october i had a relative that became very sick and she has never been sick. 58 years old, went into the hospital. They put her on the respirator right away. They kept her there for like the week. They took her off, said she is in doing good, they were going to try to put her back on. Subsequently her mom got sick, her dad died, and i believe it was corona. This is like akin october. I had a sickness around that time, i got sick and i noticed my taste buds werent working well and i had a plane frankfurter and it was so hot, it was like the hottest thing in the world and i said something is wrong with me. I could have been asymptomatic from being exposed to my Family Members. Host did you ever talk to your doctor about it, see if you get to get tested for it . I talked to my doctor, the only symptoms i had was a cough for three weeks and it was kind of an ugly cough. He said if i didnt take care of it it would go down into my lungs. I was aggressive with it and i took care of it. Just me focusing on that, i got fired from a job in between. [laughter] host did you get fired during the shutdown or before that . Caller yeah, i got fired a few days after my birthday. March 1 is seventh, fired a few days later. Host sorry to hear about that. Thank you for calling in this morning. We are at the wj. This tweak tweet host front page this morning of the wall street journal, a look at Chuck Schumer and Mitch Mcconnell, both Wearing Masks as the Senate Return for business yesterday. The headline on the story on the legislative action ahead for the senate. Liability shield for businesses looms as next virus battle. Senate republican efforts to as allies ofsses businesses and labor fight over the terms under which the economy will emerge from shutdown and Senate Lawmakers return to washington on sunday monday to tackle confirmations of judges, officials, and start working on of relief for households and businesses on top of the 3 trillion approved so far. Mitch mcconnell has called Liability Protections a musthave and redline for republicans, saying he wont support Democratic Party calls for further state and local aid without it. Chuck schumer of new york said the republican focus on confirmations in the first week back, and their stance on the liability, highlighting a difference in priorities with democrats. Host and here is the majority legal, Mitch Mcconnell, laying out the agenda. [video clip] i dont think anyone can argue that filling in Critical National security posts is not important business, but to my colleagues who may wish that we didnt have to devote more time to these kinds of nominations, i would simply say that i agree with you. I agree with you. Unfortunately, for more than three years now my colleagues in democratic leadership have used across the board obstruction to force more time and even cloture votes for the kinds of subcabinet level nominations that used to travel easily by voice vote. So, if any of my colleagues on the other side wish that we could recover the senate spend less time on these sorts of nominations, i would invite them to share that distinguished democratic leadership and change tactics. As long as floor time and roll call votes remain the own the way for the senate to fill important posts, that is what we will do. Nuclear watchdogs or counterintelligence leaders stay on the sidelines. So, mr. President , the senate will be a smart and safe as we possibly can and we are going to show up for work like the essential workers that we are. Our bosses are the American People and they are counting on us to keep on serving. Senator mcconnell yesterday on the senate floor. This morning we are asking you your experience with covid19, if you have been personally infected, the line is 202 7488000. If you have a Family Member or friend, that line is 202 7488001. And for medical professionals, the line is 202 7488002. The latest look from Johns Hopkins, worldwide cases passing through. 6 million. The global deaths, 251,000 global deaths in the u. S. 1. 1, nearly 1. 2 million cases confirmed in the u. S. And the death count is approaching 69,000. Senator Chuck Schumer yesterday on the senate floor said the focus of the senate should be in response to covid19. Heres what he said. [video clip] the republican leader has called the senate back into session despite the fact that the district of columbia fierce to be reaching the peak phase of this Public Health emergency. Despite the risk that we face by gathering here in the capital, despite the risks faced by Security Guards, cafeteria workers, janitors, and staff. Who operate the floor of the senate. I want to take a moment to thank and and every one of you, all of those capitol hill workers for being here today, for doing their jobs so that we may do ours. But mr. President , if we are going to be here, if we are going to make these fine people come into work in these conditions, let the senate at least conduct the nations business and focus like a laser on covid19. The republican leader has scheduled no significant covid related business on the floor of the senate. Among e will vote on on a nomination to the Nuclear Regulatory committee commission. Later this week the republican majority on the Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing for a manifest the unqualified, totally divisive rightwing judicial nominee. Related topic of covid legislation has come up, leader mcconnell has simply drawn partisan lines in the sand. Host the senate, back in session today at 11 doctor on our companion network, cspan2. Lets go back to calls in here from cynthia, knoxville. Caller good morning to you, how are you . Host fine, thank you. And you . Caller where find out here on in the smoky mountains. We are excited to be here to talk about the effect on , our governor has given guidance on the plan to reopen. I feel like churches are kind of left out with regards to guidance. Church, i, if im a have 50 members and im getting medy to reopen and they tell i need to get these items in place. Face masks, cleaning products. I need to have my church clean from head to toe. I need to have a protocol for the members to come in. They are at a disadvantage because of the disparity with resources to getting such a thing done. You are giving guidance for churches to open, reopen, but you are talking about sending them into harms way when they dont have the resources and the guidance to open up safely. Here in knoxville, tennessee we together, the vice mayor and mayor of the city, banded together and particularly focusing on africanamerican churches, saying that these are things we are going to talk about. Things were going to come together and bring our resources together. This coming thursday we will be having another Conference Call with about 50 or 60 pastors and churches to talk about putting a plan together. Call it my three ps plan, prepare, pray. That our churches, the church building, let me be clear when we talk about this