Need to be disciplined to continue social distancing, which we are doing in washington. Peter what are you telling the california, nevada, and what you have learned being the first to deal with the pandemic . Ee i think weve been disciplined as a state and we have huge compliance with my stay home, stay healthy order. We have been relatively early in our decisions to declare emergency and close schools, and then have our stay home, Stay Healthy Initiative. That did help to bend the curve, we have a long ways to go in my state. It is not like i have something to offer any other governor. We are all sharing experiences. The one thing we have learned is take care ofre to longterm care facilities. These things can explode, and im glad we are putting strike teams in our state to go to facilities to make sure we have the topnotch Infection Control and to be early in that regard. You saw thatrse, firsthand in kirkland, washington, at a nursing home facility. Why was that hotspot so early . Is
And, social distancing guidelines set to expire at midnight tonight, the president will not extend those guidelines because states have put in their policies. Just ahead, governor jay inslee, fromater mike leavitt utah. Phone lines are open. Join in the conversation. 2027488000 in the east. 2027488001, mountain or pacific time zone. State,ington 2027488002. Good thursday evening. The numbers from john hopkins university. Cases inon confirmed 100 87 countries and regions around the world. 232,000. Toll 62,000 in this country. Joining us from washington is governor jay inslee. Gov. Inslee thank you for naming a show after Washington State. With let me begin unemployment workers. One in five workers now out of work, one point 5 billion in unemployment benefits. How are you dealing with the volume . We have received claims seven to eight times higher on a daily basis. Are doing everything to get checks to people with expanded compensation. I was one of the first governors to expand that. N
30 million americans now out of work as a result of this pandemic. And the federal governments social distancing guidelines set to expire in just a few hours, at midnight tonight, president saying he will not extend those guidelines because states have put in their own policies. Governor jay inslee of Washington State, and later the health and Human Services secretary will be joining us. Phone lines are open. Join the conversation. If you are in the manteno wec times out, were have a line set aside for you. This evening, we began with the numbers from john hopkins university, now 3. 2 million cases in 137 countries and regions around the world. The death toll at 232,000 here in this country. We are reaching the city 2000 mark and the number of deaths in all 50 states. Country. Joining us from washington is governor jay inslee. Gov. Inslee thank you for naming a show after Washington State. With let me begin unemployment workers. One in five workers now out of work, one point 5 billion
The country but doesnt seem to know how. For President Trump, the pandemic just hit home, as in the white house, as one of his military valets has tested positive for the coronavirus. But the president is insisting its no big deal, that a personal aide was infected. Know who he is, good person, but ive had very little contact. Mike has had very little contact with him. But mike was tested and i was tested. We were both tested. Yeah, its a little bit strange, but its one of those things. Reporter but the potential for the virus to spread around the white house does exist. White house officials tell cnn few aides to the president actually wear masks around the west wing, just as the president decided to forego putting on one earlier this week during a factory tour in arizona. I just dont want to wear one myself. I think wearing a face mask as i greet president s, prime ministers, queens, kings, i dont know, somehow i dont see it for myself. I just dont. Reporter one white house official