No guarantee there will be a safe environment for america when we reopen this economy. I yield the four. There has been a lot of dialogue in the senate for months now. About what needs to be done to respond toe covid19. We are debating behind the scenes right now a fifth bill dealing with covid19, weirdly past four to the house and senate the president has signed, Many Americans know the effects of thens previous bill with the deposit of treasury with 1200 they received assistance from Paycheck Protection Program and their schools have received their systems of the hospitals have received assistance in their states have received assistance and local jurisdictions have received assistance, there has been wide support for multiple housing and idfor health and testing and for vaccines and even what happened in the previous four bills. We passed the last set of bills, there is a lot of thought about what would happen next, how would the virus spread, how long would this last when americans
And freedom. Inspire them to be stewards of your will as you answer their cries for help. Lord, listen to their fervent prayers as they wait expectantly for your deliverance. Keep our senators on the right path of your prevailing providence and surround them with the shield of your love. Defend them with your heavenly grace and give them the courage to face perils with total trust in you. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business, please. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley you watch the news or read the newspapers and you know that theres a lot of deliberations going on to help with the problems that we have of
Data. When the African American community. And were doing everything in our power to address this challenge, its tremendous uh challenge its terrible. President trump acknowledging that minorities are being affected more by coronavirus and pledging to support the community. Give you a sense of optimism in terms of the curve in california a bending a it is bending, but its also stretching. What does it mean bending but stretching that means that the state anticipates a surge of coronavirus patients next month. The direct payments can wanted more. So we think that theres a a path to getting more for the shrek payments. People as he says more money is coming to americans in this crisis, good morning, im darya folsom and im James Fletcher it is wednesday april 8 thank you for joining us this morning back to governor Gavin Newsome he says californians are flattening the curve but the state as daryn mentioned is still bracing for a surge of patients come next month. California has sent off.
The queen summons prince harry, Prince William, and Prince Charles to sort out harry and meghans announcement theyre stepping back from official duties. Well talk with harrys biographer who says hes acting out of character. Its monday, january 13th, 2020. Here is todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. The specifics are that the president shared about four embassies being under threat. Are you saying there wasnt one . I didnt see one. Secretary of defense contradicts the president. When you hear the president out there on fox hes fudging the intelligence. Outrage in iran after the government admitted to accidentally shooting down a ukranian passenger jet. President trump tweeted yesterday the impeachment trial in the senate should not even be allowed to proceed. Dismissing is a coverup. Dismissing is a coverup. Residents near philippiness capital are forced to evacuate. Deadly storms moved across the country. 12 people died in Severe Weather in the midwest and south. Oh, my gosh.
Was 1st identified in wu han late last year the majority of the confirmed cases of the virus in china are here but a handful have also been identified in other parts of asia where authorities are ramping up their defenses with a mandatory screening of their passengers from move this week china becomes a nation in motion as people travel home to mark the new Lunar New Year but many are also traveling overseas and from will higher and its now possible to fly to 40 International Destinations which is why i say some experts this outbreak is going to be more than just chinas problem china has been here before 17 years ago another virus called sars Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome claimed the lives of around 800 people almost 300 of them in neighboring hong kong that 1st chinas leaders asserted there had been only a handful of cases but later admitted providing false information about the epidemic a city mayor and Health Minister revenge 3 sacked professor so really open to new Hong Kong Un