4. 8 million numbers worldwide confirmed. 1. 5 million of those cases in the United States. 318,000 deaths and over 90,000 deaths in the United States. 28,000 people have recovered. Look at the righthand side of your screen. You can find this on the Johns Hopkins website. Before we get to your thoughts on the confidence level in the Trump Administrations response to the pandemic we want to begin with the president s comments yesterday that are making making news, what he had to say. Bout taking hydroxychloroquine President Trump [video clip] President Trump a lot of good things are coming out. Many oftline workers, them happen to be taking it. I happen to be taking it. Hydroxychloroquine, you are taking it . Pres. Trump hydroxychloroquine, right now. Ive heard its good. Ive heard a lot of good stories. If its not good, ill tell you right. Im not going to get hurt by. Its been around for 40 years for malaria, lupus. Frontline workers take it, a lot of doctors take it. I think people sho
Testifies before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee about the epas role during the coronavirus pandemic. And two 30, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee holds a confirmation hearing for the Deputy Energy secretary and on cspan two, the centered senate is back at 10 00 a. M. Eastern to consider judicial nominations. As of this morning, about a quarter of the debts are in new york city area, the new york area has been the hardest hit region of the country by this virus. Four v. A. Centers have 26260 debts, but the other deaths are spread out across 110 different v. A. Facilities. This is all over the country. Everyone has been touched by this in some way. Some places it is just two deaths, other places, philadelphia has been hit hard, new orleans has been hit hard, chicago has had around 60 deaths so this is not a regional problem, this is not just one area that has been hit. It is really a nationwide issu if you look at the overall numbers, and these have pr
Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im the president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training at axios. Thank you for joining us both here andenon and online for our headliner event with secretary of Veterans Affairs secretary mcdonough. We are happy to take your questions, please submit them and ill ask as many as i can. For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today are members of the jeep public, so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce this distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on my far right is tom young, commander of the American Legion post 20, affiliated with the National Press club. Breonna camara, vision one patient officer for the v. A. New England Health care system. Carla van, pentagon correspondent for v. O. A. News. Kevin wensing, managing director
Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im the president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training at axios. Thank you for joining us both here andenon and online for our headliner event with secretary of Veterans Affairs secretary mcdonough. We are happy to take your questions, please submit them and ill ask as many as i can. For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today are members of the jeep public, so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce this distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on my far right is tom young, commander of the American Legion post 20, affiliated with the National Press club. Breonna camara, vision one patient officer for the v. A. New England Health care system. Carla van, pentagon correspondent for v. O. A. News. Kevin wensing, managing director
Spring. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary, Dennis Mcdonough talks about expanding healthcare and benefits for eligible veterans and their families, during his address, he discusses Building Trust in the va, workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im the president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training at good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens, im eileen oreilly, and the managing editor of seniors and training at axials. Thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with Veterans Affairs secretary, denis mcdonough. To submit a question online, please email headliners at press. Org. For our cspan and public radio audience, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure