Super spreaders of the coronavirus well tell you all about it all right its time to boost your news i. Q. Or its still no deal on the Coronavirus Relief bill a bill that has already failed twice this week and to make matters even more complicated senators are calling it a day and they may not be back in session anytime soon. Has been following the story for days so fair and what more can you tell us so we know House Speaker nancy pelosi she did say that major progress was made republicans did give some things up but democrats they still want more however its been discovered by a high ranking g. O. P. Member that the senate might not even vote on this for about 3 weeks why well next week the senate is. On recess for 2 weeks senator roy blunt stressed that the decision is up to Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell but he thinks the chamber will go on recess telling the hill quote my guess is we probably dont come in next week and then dont come in the 2 weeks were scheduled but use those 3 weeks to get ready for whatever is phase 4 now republican senators are in a jam to pass their bill but today you even had democratic senator doug Jones Crossing the aisle voting to pass the bill saying that progress has been made and were running out of time and the senate is currently scheduled to be in session through friday april 3rd and after that its the senates 2 week recess now the irony to all of this the senate was actually scheduled to be out of session last week but changed plans to stay in washington all the past a 2nd coronavirus responsible and start crafting a 3rd well monday Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats introduce their own Coronavirus Relief bill this is the house left last week without a return date so thats why blunt says that the senate could likely stay around to see what the house does on legislation. Obviously the president wants to move this or anything forward and many say one way to do that is by telling the whole country to get back to work by easter or whats going on there in just 1000 days manila so the Coronavirus Task force briefing it wasnt at the White House Press room today like it normally is rather it was in the rose garden with interviews with fox news where the task force had a virtual town hall take a listen here. You said that we would im paraphrasing now you would like to be back to normal by Easter Sunday yes thats 19 days from now ok is that true is that possible or is that its so simple why isnt it i mean weve never closed the country before and weve had some pretty bad flus and weve had some pretty bad viruses and i think its absolutely possible now people are going to have to practice all of the social distancing and dont shake hands and wash their hands and all of the things that were doing now but we. To get our country back to work theyre going to lose their jobs maybe never to get them back theyre going to lose their business is never to get them back we want to start up as soon as we can because were going to have a very quick comeback if we do that. Now the president s prediction however was shot down today by top officials at the pentagon who predicted the outbreak could actually last anywhere from 10 weeks to 3 months now trumps announcement comes as unemployment numbers have searched last week there were 281000 unemployment claims made by the end of this week the department of labor is projecting more than 2250000 claims will be filed reporting in washington fair and fronsac. And those hospitals and medical facilities across the u. S. Face massive shortages of coronavirus tests and even basic supplies the Trump Administration is poised to invoke the defense production act for the 1st time this week arties Rachel Blevins join me a little earlier to discuss the Current Situation and filed this report listen. Courts are now claiming that the trumpet administration is set to use the defense production act for the 1st time to obtain more than 60000. 00 coronavirus test kits this according to the administrator for the federal Emergency Management agency who said the decision was made because there are some test kits the government needs to get their hands on you also sort of language from the d. P. A. Will be inserted and to a mass contract for 500000000 masks invoke the defense production act in an executive order issued last week this appears to be the 1st time his administration is putting it to use however did take to twitter Tuesday Morning where he said the defense production act is in full force but havent had to use it because no one has said no millions of mass coming as a backup to states now the defense production act which was signed into law back in 1950 during the korean war gives the federal government the authority to direct private companies to meet the needs of National Defense that the president use loans and other and sent. To boost production of materials and it has been invoked during war natural disasters and as a response to terrorism while the defense production act does not fully nationalize private companies it does give the president the power to force companies to prioritize government contracts trump previously claimed he did not need to invoke the d. P. A. Because Companies Like ford General Motors and tesla were already shifting their priorities to make ventilators and other Metal Products in response to the coronavirus pandemic but while the shifts in production could take months to come about some lawmakers and state officials argue that the u. S. Should have invoked the d. P. A. Long ago because the federal government has more leverage when it comes to their purchasing Power New YorkGovernor Andrew Cuomo said on twitter we need the federal government to use the defense production act so that we can get the medical supplies we desperately need we cant just wait for companies to come forward with offers and hope they will this is a National Emergency right now the u. S. Is facing shortages of everything from coronavirus testing kits to surgical masks states across the country have reported a lock of basic supplies and the c. D. C. Has responded by Encouraging Health care workers to improvise by using materials like bandanas in place of the mask they desperately need and right now the United States ranks 3rd in the list of countries with the most confirmed coronavirus cases and while the trumpet ministration appears poised to gradually invoke the defense production act the increasing shortage of supplies has raised questions about whether the u. S. Will be prepared for the worst of the virus when it hits reporting in the newsroom Rachel Blevins archie. And florida corona virus cases continue to rise topping 1400 as of today and miami beach has now issued a stay at home orders for all its residents this as the governor continues to stand behind his decision to not issue a state wide lockdown as businesses remain closed in many counties and cities and concerns continue about the Economic Impact in a state that relies heavily on tourism are to correspondent john how he has the report. Well governor the sentence is opinion by the way there was definitely not shared and its contrary to what many top Public Officials here in florida are saying and that is that people should absolutely be self isolating to stop the spread of the disease at this point there are more than 1400 confirmed cases of the coronavirus here in florida in comparison last week there were less than 200 so you can see how much that has collated and speaking of the Governor News just came out that he once florida declared a disaster area he sent a letter to President Trump last night it was made public today basically saying that the state has already spent upwards of 200000000. 00 in fighting this ongoing disease on the spread of it so. Thats some new information that were seeing the census also said in comments yesterday as far as why hes not basically shutting the state down he said quote you simply cannot lock down our society with no end in sight flurried in are willing to do what it takes i dont think that its going to stay in your house for 9 months thats just not going to work. And i mentioned this yesterday is really left up to the various cities and counties in florida to make the determination whether or not to close the beaches to close businesses to close Non Essential Services that kind of thing many have including here in the city of miami and Miami Dade County certainly after a ton of controversy regarding people not self isolating and in some areas continue to not only go out to the various beaches and parks but also on boats and that seems to have changed at this point but spring break you know was essentially in full swing as of last week on tuesday before being shut down by the county and you know there were hundreds if not thousands of students spring breakers on south beach partying even going into the weekend going out boats in the various part. Cruises despite the shutdown and ongoing concerns about the spread of this virus that said 5 students at the university of tampa have since tested positive for the corona virus so a vacuum raises concerns about these kids you know spreading and contracting in you know spreading it around so according to the university they were traveling together for spring break we dont have much more as far as that goes but this you know just basically jobs one of the concerns that were hearing governor dissent is continues to take heat over not issuing a state wide beach Closure Order there are some beaches in the central northern part of the state that do remain order you just can get on various websites you can see that hes also being sued at this point by at least one attorney here in florida over the fact that he hasnt issued a state wide order there remains of course a debate both here in florida and nationally about how long businesses should be closed and who should be allowed back to work and when im not going to delve into that certainly weve been talking a lot about that but there is a local level and from a local standpoint as far as the state of florida goes there have been hundreds if not thousands of layoffs at this point particularly here in south florida mostly Service Industry employees those working in the Hotel Restaurant convention industries look some are doing what they can and some Restaurant Owners are doing what they can to help employees basically trying to pay them despite being close other restaurants remain open as were seeing for delivery and takeout this is something i talked about yesterday there are also reports that ive been seeing and hearing about landlords basically delaying rent payments for their tenants to try to help them out as well but as far as the financial the overall Financial Impact we dont have a firm handle on the numbers and the financial loss in all this there was a recent study of financial study that said could be in the billions but again i think as the. This continues we see the overall and getting those numbers but as a measure governors to stand just did ask President Trump to declare florida a disaster but well see if that happens but no luck to all right john hardy live for us in miami thank you. Meantime china is set to lift travel restrictions in the who may province starting tomorrow for all its residents that scale back however wont apply to the city of holland which we all know as the center of the corona Virus Outbreak the announcement comes as china claims to have brought their outbreak under control according to officials who may see their travel restrictions lifted by early april. And in the age of code 1911 states and washington d. C. Are now letting those who are uninsured sign up for obamacare the states implementing this change include california colorado connecticut maryland massachusetts minnesota nevada new york rhode island vermont and washington it would be open enrollment under the Affordable Care act allows people who have recently lost Health Insurance due to being laid off to have some sort of coverage the trumpet ministration is considering a similar act. And boeing says theyre going to suspend factory operations at its puget sound facility in Washington State due to cope at 19 this will also include suspension of its maintenance activities on those ground at 737. 00 max jets at moses lake for 14 days starting tomorrow the company says it will be cleaning impacted sites and work to establish rigorous criteria before letting employees come back to work. And hundreds of inmates are being released to avoid a corona Virus Outbreak in jail so could the virus mean freedom for them well show you in a discussion here and over in sports regina hamm takes us to china where a Mini Marathon took place despite the coronavirus you dont want to miss all this will be right back. Well the past 5 or 6 years very aggressively people have sold dollars to buy these emerging market currencies because they can get a better yield on those currencies suddenly when all liquidity disappears. Heisenberg uncertainty for its market to schroedingers cat of markets everyone is then short dollars to buy those dollars back because theyre now losing catastrophic plan all their non dollar plays on the market and this is causing a runaway Freight Train of the u. S. Dollar going higher. Join me every thursday on the alex im unsure when ill be speaking to guess what the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. Seemed wrong. Roles just dont hold. Me you wont get to shape out these days to come to capital and engage with equals betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. From donald trump in 2016 to 2020 there is part of the electorate that responds to can tie war anti interventionist rhetoric and in fact there is evidence this significantly helped get trump elected but the fact remains the establishment is keen to downplay and even demonize any candidate who questions to support the doxies why is this. True. As the corona virus spreads across the nation millions of people remain confined to their homes but while this pandemic continues to evolve the outbreak is forcing officials to rethink the criminal Justice System this move could actually bring freedom to thousands of inmates earlier today i was joined by watching the hawks cohosts tyrrell and across heres what they had to say on this topic. You know if these people are a threat to the society if they were some kind of real threat to society now theyre so can you want to give them care then you have to ask were they where they should be jailed the 1st place thats what i was so i looked at it i think the overwhelming population should be released back surely over 70 percent of those who reside in jails across this country are low level they are nonviolent they are individuals who are there because they couldnt pay parking tickets right there individuals who are there because maybe they stole a grapefruit from a Grocery Store these are individuals who do not pose any significant threat to the population as we just heard in trinitys report she said these are low level offenders people that are put away for you know 30 to 90 days Something Like that and so these are these these are all going to petty theft when it comes to Harvey Weinstein now on the other hand i understand why this and why does he even get a test why why why did harvey even get to us when we dont get what i would only have a we have a country where people arent being able to have access youngsters but were testing r. V. Y. Esteem and theyre not doing math to figure in general right either silly Harvey Weinstein is an example of someone who is still privileged even while going to all right it is a good point so because of people like him though richard not he has tested positive he is i dont i dont know if he is in an isolated area you would hope that since he tested positive that he was quarantined but he poses a threat doesnt he need to other. Inmates to the people that work in the jails because hes contagious i mean should he be moved outside of the prison system going to live to pose as a threat but i think that we have to think beyond the context of Harvey Weinstein for me as someone who has worked in criminal justice advocacy for a long time and said its on boards for National Organizations and my mom was incarcerated she died from cancer in prison so when i think about what can happen the lack of actual access to necessities and medical care we talk about the importance of hand washing and sanitizer sanitizer is banned in prison because it contains alcohol these individuals have to why if they cant just go about it like we can out here there is no way to to social distance in a prison or in a jail so i think that we have to think about this in the humanitarian contact and also in terms of the limitations you have if you are someone who is in jail or prison i mean this is totally going to pose a