This is live coverage of the hearing on cspan3. The country is returning to work here. Many of us here in washington having this hearing while the spearer pelosi and House Democrats continue to stay at home Holding Virtual hearings. We have got to get back to doing the real live work that the people sent us here to do and i would urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to come back to washington and do what we have been elected to do. And with that, madam chairwoman, i yield back. Thank you. Thank you so much. Now were introduce our witnesses. First we have rita bigot, an essential worker who died from coronavirus. Next is john costa, the International President of the transit union. Next we have anthony mark perone, who is the unit food and commercial Workers Union and with us Bonnie Castillo who is the executive director of National Nurses united and California Nurses Association and the National Nurses organizing committee. We also have clint odum from policy and advocacy
Were starting to reexamine the possibility, should everyone be Wearing Masks . Who really should be a time. And they may be separated by the pandemic but theyre together in song. Announcer nightline starts right now with juju chang. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. They are the warriors in our battle against covid19. Health care heroes facing unprecedented dangers while filling an unexpected void as patients are cut off from their families. Tonight, the physical and mental toll that its taking from candid voices. We just had our third death this morning. This protective gear that you see has to be worn for the entire day. We only get one for the entire day. Reporter as the Novel Coronavirus plows its destructive path, doctors and nurses leading the battle but often feeling unarmed. I have nurses that call me on a daily basis to tell me that theyre scared, to tell me they dont know what to do. We didnt sign up to cause harm. At this point we know that were the ones that are going to
And today, wall street took a beating. The dow fell about 3,000 points, its largest oneday point drop in history. And tonight, americas streets are empty, from new york city to los angeles. Bars and restaurants have been told to close or only serve takeout. The president admitting late today the country may be headed into a recession. As businesses are forced to layoff millions of workers. And the World Health Organization said there is still not enough testing being done. Eome governors say they dont have enough hospital beds. There is a lot of Important Information to report as we come on the air tonight, and our correspondents are covering it all. Ben tracy is going to lead us off tonight from the white house, and ben, the president says these next two weeks are critical . Reporter thats right. This was a very different President Trump today. Gone was the leader who said the virus will pass and everyone should just relax. Today, the president had stern warnings for all americans. Th
Covid19 describe what its like to have the illness. Its tuesday, march 17th, 2020. Well have the latest after todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This is a virus. We can conquer this. But it will be strictly on the basis of our behaviors and what we do. Americans prepare for coronavirus restrictions. President trump says people should prepare for the impact of this pandemic to stretch well into the summer. People are talking about july, august, Something Like that. So it could be right in that period of time where i say wash it washes through. Markets took another big hit because of coronavirus. The dow dropped nearly 3,000 points. Truly sickening day with a horrendous last hour. Its finally dawning on people that were in a real crisis here. Hang in there. Support local. Please. In addition to bars and restaurants being forced to close, gyms and Fitness Centers are temporarily shutting their doors, too. Im against the fact i cant do leg day tomorrow. Thats a sad thing. Despite
Bonnie sp the associate director of the california nurses association. She says nurses see the problems with the Healthcare System every day. The solution is a single pair system with no Health Insurance company. They had a long time to provide for healthcare and theyve done a horrendous job. This is even with people who have healthcare but they cant afford to use it. Whats it good for . She says the group is thrilled to have sanders speaking today. We believe that senator sanders is a tremendous leader and we are committed to go all the way with him. Other nurses we spoke to agreed. We ask fedne ose nur maine if seeing sanders was her highlight of her trip to sav so far. Other than the dance night, it topped the scale. Sanders has said publicly that moving to a single pair system probably wont happen overnight. But he says he and the nurses will keep fighting as long as it takes. We should point out on monday night at 6 00 p. M. Our time senator is going to d senators grahamshths and