The company is hoping this will spark more adoption, but it will only work if Health Officials offer an app to utilize the technology. Covid cases are dropping in many states but rising in the midwest. The u. S. Grappling with how and when to reopen safely. New York Public Schools just postponed in person return for three more weeks. Lets get back to the markets with Abigail Doolittle in new york. Generally another up day driven by apple. Abigail that summarizes it. It feels as though that is every day. Apple, a big driver for sure. In charge of the fed liquidity, driven rally continuing into september. We now have five up months in around and september starting up with more record highs. 75 , the0 gaining by nasdaq 100 up 1. 5 . Apple really helping out the chip space as well because there is indications they could have a strong season relative to selling iphones. You see the stock is up 2 . And ais one tell possibility investors are cautious. We are seeing a rally for haven bonds, th
And second command on a fourmonth Simulated Mars Mission of the nasa funded high seas project. Her book is a vivid chronicle of that experience. She is a poet, essays, former laser physicist whose science journalism has appeared in major publications around the world. Just taught writing and numerous universities, and that i in ear for expressive writing are very much in evidence for her new book. Its a beautifully written book, and both a pleasure to read and a totally absorbing account of her many months of isolation in nasas simulation of a mars mission pitched 8000 feet up the hawaiian volcano. It wasnt planned this way of course, but published now in a time when the whole world is sheltering in place because of the coronavirus epidemic, pandemic, her book tells a great deal about the effects, physical, mental, social, even spiritual of forced isolation. Kate, welcome. I could so much for having me. Thank is so much for the beautiful introduction, too. Is a pleasure, its really gre
That experience, kate is a poet, essayist, former lace are physicist whose science journalism has appeared in major publications around the world. She has taught write agent numerous universities and that eye and ear towards expressive writinger very much in evidence in her new become. Its beautifully written book. And beth a pleasure to read and a totally absorbing account of her many months of its layings in nasas simulation of a march mission, pitched 8,000 feed up the hawaiian volcano. We instant planned it wasnt Plan Evidence this way but published now in a time when the whole world is sheltering in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, her booker tells us a great deal but the effects, physical, mental, social, even spiritual, of forced isolation. Kate, welcome. Thank you so much for having me. Thank you so much for that beautiful suppose ducks, too. Its a pleasure. Its great to meet you. Congratulations on your book. Tell us about these analogs that nasa cooks up and develop
Then, taxpayers for common sense president steve ellis talks about what is in the to trillion dollar coronavirus aid bill recently passed by congress. Washington journal is next. Host with the United States death toll from coronavirus approaching 2500, the president made the announcement he is extending social distancing guidelines until at least april 30. Big news coming out of that briefing with reporters last night. We want to get your reaction this monday morning, march 30, to the president s news extending the social distancing guidelines to april 30. If you live in the eastern or central time zones, call 202 7488000. The mountain1 four and pacific time zones. If you are a medical professional, we have a number for you 202 7488002. A couple of other ways to take part in the conversation this morning. Send us a text at 202 7488003. Please leave your name and the city you are calling from. You can also send a tweet. cspanwj is our twitter handle. You can also post a comment on faceb
Total deaths approaching 35,000. We have been reviewing the u. S. Numbers this morning. The numberssee in and recent trends and other news from recent days. Put this in perspective for us. When i personally try to put this in perspective i think about my 35 years working in Global Health and there are two events that i think i use personally as touchstones in dealing with this current crisis. One is india. I worked in the 1990s in india and saw firsthand in 1994 how the ague crisis brought the country to its knees. It was mismanaged. There was miscommunication. Fear was created. A reactive mode that started. And so the country shut down. It lost millions if not billions of dollars in tourist revenue. But the Indian Government learned from it. An infectioused Disease Surveillance Program best publicy is the Health Infectious Disease Surveillance Program in the world. Its an amazing story. The other event is haiti. I was Deputy Director of the Panamerican Health organization which is the