Watched cspans washington journal. Live at 7 00 eastern this morning. Join the discussion. Good evening. The world past a grim milestone today with more than one million confirmed cases of coronavirus across the globe. It is thursday, april 2 and this is a prime time edition of the washington journal. One person and every 1000 americans are infected. We speak to the author of the deadliest enemy. And the dramatic increase in those applying for jobless benefits. We want to hear from you. If you are a medical professional, we want to hear from you. Tweet andso send us a we are on facebook at facebook. Com spaceman. Facebook. Com cspan. We begin with the numbers tonight courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Now, more than one million cases worldwide and nearly 52,000 deaths. Rapidly. S. , we are approaching a quarter of a million americans infected with this disease as we outpace every country including china. The death toll in the u. S. 6000. s 6000 nearly and the Unemployment Rate as th
Announcer of politics, policy and medicine. Found to behave effective is be consistent, be honest and dont tell people things you would think they might want to hear. Tell them the truth that is based on evidence. Politicians, be they in the administration, the congress, may not be happy with what you tell them because it disappoints them. After al respect you if while it is clear to them that you are telling them the truth based on scientific evidence. Dr. Anthony fauci, director of the National Institute of allergy and Infectious Diseases and a prominent member of the Coronavirus Task force, has become a fixture in americas living rooms. Recent polls give him higher than 75 percent Approval Rating for his communication. Givethe next hour, we will you a more indepth look at this veteran health official. You will learn more about dr. Fauci life, work, and philosophy. Sat down with cuban day q a. Catchy, now 79, has been in his role with nih since 1984. He has advised every president si
Deputy editor of roll call newspaper. We found out this week and Speaker Pelosi once a fourth stimulus bill move any matter of weeks on capitol hill . How has that been received by the white house and Republican Leaders in the senate . So, they have been talking about a fourth stimulus package and trading bit, ideas about what might be in such a package. Even Mitch Mcconnell, who is typically one of Nancy Pelosis antagonists said before they even passed the third stimulus that they would need fourth one. , mccarthy and mcconnell have said, we want to thatow this third package they passed recently and the president signed late in march, see how it is being of lemonade. But right off the bat, we are been we have been hearing from Small Businesses that almost 350 billion in the last stimulus is not enough to keep them afloat. Anyone from restaurants to bookstores to anything like that, you know, blood difficulty making payroll and paying pipos insurance and so forth and paying Peoples Ins
Good morning, everyone. We will start with an update from our commissioner of health. Morning. We will start with a quick update. Then a couple of comments. Yesterday, the lab shows 51 new results. Out of 470. The total is 389. No deaths yesterday. We continue to work with eight different facilities around the state. That number will unfortunately grow. A few things about longterm care and living facilities. Those are highpriority challenges. These are Group Settings that provide housing and care to those most at risk from covid19. Staff and caregivers depend on our response and support. Our Health Care Prevention and Response Team is our First Responder unit. Prevention starts with primary prevention, including intensive Infection Prevention and messaging. This has been ongoing for weeks, if not months. The response clock starts when we receive information about possible exposure at these facilities. Testing is prioritized and turned around quickly. The team is in constant communicati
Hour of sleep so many of us lost last night. It turns out many experts are saying it is okay to make up for that lost slumber with naps, even on the job. With susan spencer, well be catching some zzzzs. Its daylight savings hour. When was the last time you took a nice, long nap. What do you think the reputation of naps is . I think a lot of people who take them dont admit it. What about you, do you nap . When im tired, i absolutely do. But i set alarms so i make sure i dont sleep past 15 minutes. Are you ready for your nap . Later on sunday morning. No regrets, no apologies. As good a description as any of the dixie chicks, as they launch a new album that leaves some controversy from their past behind. Theyre talking about that and more with our tracy smith. Take me away the dixie chicks were one of the most popular female groups in history before one onstage comment nearly ended their careers. Look out but now theyre back with their first new studio album in forever. I did a lot of li