, 27, we welcome you to the primetime addition of cspans washington journal. A number of states beginning the process of gradually reopening. Congress set to return with the house and senate back in session one week from today on may 4. As new numbers indicate, about one third of the coronavirus cases in the world are in the u. S. Return with the house and senate back in session one week from today on may 4. As new numbers indicate, about one third of the coronavirus cases in the world are in the u. S. We will get the latest on the research and learn how the pandemic is affecting how you shop for groceries. Join in on the conversation our phone lines are open. Good monday evening, a lot to get to, but we will begin as we always do with the numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Northern 3 million confirmed cases around the world, 185 countries and regions. 210,000 deaths in the u. S. Deaths. Death toll athe about 55,000. Joining us from philadelphia is the director of the vaccin
Journal liveton at 7 00 eastern. Join the discussion. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau briefed reporters on his governments response to the coronavirus. He spoke about Border Security and concerns about canadians stranded abroad. This took place in ottawa. P. M. Trudeau i want to wish everyone a happy seek heritage month. In regina, youre delivering supplies to your neighbors while in mississauga, youre donating to the siva food bank. It goes to show that we are all stronger together, supporting each other. To show that we are all supportinggether, each other. You are doing your part and so same. Thers are doing the [speaking french] our government has introduced a threepoint economic plan to protect jobs, help people laid support businesses. If youre worried about your job, were helping your employer you on the payroll with the canada emergency wage subsidy. Today, minister morneau, ing, and minister updatewill provide an about this wage subsidy. Its going to be available for bu
Discusses the Coronavirus Response. House5 am, daniel ober discusses how the u. S. Power grid is responding to the pandemic. Host good morning, it is wednesday, april 1, 2020. President trump in the task force released new estimates projecting the deadly virus 100,000240,000 americans even under the current efforts. He warns those numbers could be much higher if they dont follow the guidelines aimed at keeping the virus from spreading. This morning onwashington journal we get reaction to the projections. Also, you could send us a text this morning. You do, please include your name and where you are from. On social media and twitter it is cspanwj. Very good wednesday morning to you. You could start calling in now. Some of the front pages coming off of president Trumps Coronavirus Task force briefing yesterday. This is Washington Post. Dire, thetoll is front page of the new york and this from the front page of the Washington Times. I want everymp american to be prepared for the hard days
Years in two weeks. From the front lines of the nations epicenter, the doctors an going back to saying, hey, i never said as Surgeon General you shouldnt wash your hands or overworked and overwhelmed. Cover your cough but were going to start to look at how we ease people in. Thats one of the things were looking at with mask this is too much. I dont know how much longer i can do this. Just ahead, the new help on the way. Recommendations. Desperate plea the captain of the uss theodore is there a possibility we can use cloth masks to allow people roosevelt begs the navy to help to start to come together once they got over the peak and flattened the curve. An Aircraft Carrier. What he says need he did to be these are questions we have. I hear on everybody is going done now. To have a different situation, different states, different hot spots. I guess to put a fine point on it, is it in the realm of the battle, two cruise ships possibility that the white house and task force could say in 30
A ncrk the head of new yorks Emergency Medical Services joins us exclusively live. Drama on the high seas. The cruise ship stranded with a hundred sick on board and four already dead. Now fighting to dock in florida, but the governor is saying not so fast. How President Trump is responding. Supermarket safety. Advice from the top Infectious Disease expert. How she shops from the shopping cart to the checkout line and what she does when she gets those groceries home. Rent rebellion. As mortgage and rent payments become due, calls growing for a National Rent strike amid record unemployment numbers. The sharks join us live. What to do if you need help paying those bills. And social distance dancing, the way neighborhoods and families from new york to nashville are staying together while keeping apart. The moves that will make your morning. Good morning to you, robin and george. Good to see you there, michael. While people, as you know, are doing their best trying to make the most of this