Republicans spoke to reporters. You can find that online at cspan. Org. So did the president. He was at the republican lunch and spoke to reporters after that. Again those remarks at cspan. Org. Also to let you know, Coverage Later today the White House Coronavirus Task Force Led by Vice President mike pence will brief reporters at 5 30 eastern. That will be over on cspan3. The u. S. House is back at 3 30 eastern. Theyll vote on recommendations for modernizing congress. Well have that live for you here on cspan when they return. In the meantime, well take you back to todays washington journal. State. So peterson is a democrat of a different era. Hes got a good shot at winning reelection. Win reelection, whatever republican when their primary would certainly win that seat. Peterson is one of the rare members of congress who has built himself a reputation that transcends party. There arent a lot of those across the country. Host is there another one off the top of your head . Pete king f
Thankfully there are no reports of American Health care workers coming down with the coronavirus. But as we have heard, Health Officials in d. C. Warn us it is very likely the coronavirus will enter a new stage, a new phase here in the u. S. Which begs the question, our Health Care System prepared to protect the workers on the front lines. As the coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, hospitals around the country are preparing for the possibility that a person infected with the coronavirus could walk into their emergency room in the near future. Im optimistic that our Health System should be able to deal with these patients and keep the Health Care Workers safe. Reporter uc berkeley Infectious Disease expert dr. Arthur reingold says its one thing to quarantine a healthy person who has been exposed to the virus, as weve seen happen at Travis Air Force base, and its another to treat someone who is sick and infectious. Will we be able to, quote, contain this . Will we be able t
Democratic representative Suzanne Bonamici, who has coronavirus cases in her state discusses the outbreak. Discusses response to the outbreak. Host good morning. This is the washington journal for march 4. Joe biden enjoyed victory in nine states yesterday. Bernie sanders emerged with victories in 4 states, including the delegate rich state in california. Congress. Tinuing in Vice President pence will speak on capitol hill today about the response and the Coronavirus Task force holds a briefing this afternoon. You can give your impressions on the conclusion of super tuesday or the federal response to u. S. Coronavirus. You can do so at 2027488000 for democrats. 2027488001 for republicans. And independents, 2027488002. Ou can text us at 2027488003. Weet us at cspanwj and our Facebook Page, you can post in at facebook. Com cspan. There is a lot of information coming in after the results of super tuesday and here to help us throughout the three hours this morning is john mcardle. Start in
The first to get off the ship will be those with the symptoms taken to the medical facilities. Next nearly 1000 california residents will be taken to Travis Air Force base or Miramar Naval air force base for a 14 day quarantine. Nine california residents will go to texas or georgia. As to why the ship will not dock in san francisco, logistics and the proximity to the residents is the destruction that would have ensued to determine that was not the appropriate site expect the mayor acknowledged that the community of oakland has been the victim of environmental racism and injustice for decades. That is why it is so important that we continue to receive detailedinformation. About ev n toisthreat and that we can give our residents every assurance that there is safety. The governor also said that the 19 crewmembers that have tested positive for the virus will be quarantined on the grand princess. The operation has already started but it is out to see . That is right. The governor said that
Coronavirus and right now preparations are under way to get the ship here get the passengers off and take care of the people who are sick so here now is a tracker of exactly where the ship is right now you can see where the arrow is in that box. Thats where the grand princess is located just a few hours off of the San Francisco coast. And that ship will make the track underneath the Golden Gate Bridge through the bay underneath the bay bridge and then docked in the port of oakland you can see the map right there and that will happen on monday. Oaklands mayor and governor newsome made promises today as this process unfolds the public will be safe. Kron fours dan thorn has been following the story for us he joins us now live with what will happen after the ship docks in oakland dan. What justine governor newsome and mayor shap emphasize today that the more than 3500 passengers and crew that are on board will not be released into the city of oakland of those on board more than 900 people