host: our guest is david brody. he is the chief political analyst for the christian broadcasting network. we welcome your calls and comments. (202) 748-8000 is the line to call for those of you in the eastern and central time zones, and (202) 748-8002. you mentioned the interview on justthenews.com airing on the 700 club monday. tell us some of the other things you heard from the vice president as a preview to the interview. guest: sure. there were a couple of real interesting things. first of all, we talked about testing. i think that is going to be interesting to folks. his point, you know, i pushed him on this idea that there was a slow rollout on the testing. he, in essence, without admitting it -- mike pence has a way of saying thanks without it coming across as too harmful or bad. in terms of the slow process, he did talk about that. he talked about how there is bureaucratic redtape and they are changing the model, changing the system, and they have gone to these rapid testing systems as well. he believes that

host: david brody? guest: first of all, we have to remember most churches are following these guidelines. i don't want to say it isn't an issue but for the most part it hasn't been. we know in places like tampa, the pastor there has physically gone against authority. he has now gone online. in places like ohio and down in louisiana, especially white tabernacle was holding church sunday services and brought 2000 people attending. it is happening but it is in pockets and that is important to point out. the ones that are having church, and once again i am not defending people holding these services, i'm just explaining from a factual standpoint, they are still doing social distancing guidelines. some churches removed some of the pews, move them to the side and kept families six feet apart. i am not saying that is the way to go but there are certain precautions they are taking and that is part of their defense. host: your interview with the vice president done on thursday, you tweeted some photos about that

host: david brody? guest: we have to remember, back to the disclaimer at the beginning, most churches are following these guidelines. for the most part, it has not been an issue. say, no oneike we places like tampa, florida pastor there has basically gone against authorities. he has now gone online, actually. other places like ohio and down in louisiana, tony at life tabernacle hold easter sunday service today. about 2000 people attending. it is happening, but it is in pockets. also, i would just say this. the ones that are having church -- once again, i am not defending people holding the services. i'm explaining to you what they are doing. they still are doing those social distancing guidelines. some churches removed the makeshift pews. they keep families six feet apart. i am not saying that is the way to go. i am saying there are certain precautions they are taking, and that -- as part of their defense. host: your interview with the vice president, he tweeted some photos. i want to show one of those.

host: david brody?st: first of all, we have to remember most churches are following these guidelines. i don't want to say it isn't an issue but for the most part it hasn't been. we know in places like tampa, the pastor there has physically gone against authority. he has now gone online. in places like ohio and down in louisiana, especially white tabernacle was holding church sunday services and brought 2000 people attending. it is happening but it is in pockets and that is important to point out. the ones that are having church, and once again i am not defending people holding these services, i'm just explaining from a factual standpoint, they are still doing social distancing guidelines. some churches removed some of the pews, move them to the side and kept families six feet apart. i am not saying that is the way to go but there are certain precautions they are taking and that is part of their defense. host: your interview with the vice president done on thursday, you tweeted some photos about that and

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host: the vice president's interview with david brody. david brody will be our guest in the next segment here on "washington journal." fromwing up that caller california, this is a tweet from pa. you can work, go to groceries, to the lumber yard, get the dog groomed at vet, dry family through a drive-through, you can vote, but you cannot stand six feet apart at a church? becky in pennsylvania. caller: good morning. happy easter. to all the people concerned about hardware stores being open, you have to consider the fact that they have life-sustaining equipment and things there. i have a neighbor whose house caught on fire, and if they couldn't get to the hardware store and shore up the house, their house would be open to the elements. a friend of mine had her ceiling cave in because of water damage. what is she supposed to do? not be able to get the stuff she needs from a hardware store? but as far as people going anywhere, especially to churches, you are putting other people at risk. first of all, the people you meet. but let's talk about

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discussions on the role faith and religion are playing during the coronavirus pandemic with cbn news david brody. later, sojourners are -- sojourners founder reverend jim wallis. and clear font to know on what her organization is doing to help americans who are food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning and be sure to watch washington journal prime time on monday. , a member ofauci the white house coronavirus task force, will be our guest live at 8:00 p.m. taking your calls on the coronavirus pandemic. host: we are joined by chris currie. four weeks ago, on the s

discussions on the role faith and religion are playing during the coronavirus pandemic with cbn news david brody. later, sojourners are -- sojourners founder reverend jim wallis. and clear font to know on what her organization is doing to help americans who are food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning and be sure to watch washington journal prime time on monday. , a member ofauci the white house coronavirus task force, will be our guest live at 8:00 p.m. taking your calls on the coronavirus pandemic. host: we are joined by chris currie. four weeks ago, on the same day coronavirus was declared a pandemic, you were on capitol hill testifying about preparedness for biodefense. guest: what we were talking about, we issued a report back in february. we started over a year ago. looking at the administration 2018 biodefense strategy. what we found in that report is the strategy [indiscernible] to coordinate the fragmented effort, there are over two dozen presidential appointees. we found -- it was a pretty well put together eff

host: david brody, chief analyst for the christian broadcasting network. look for his interview with mike pence this week. thanks for joining us this morning. guest: a pleasure, thank you. host: we welcome to the conversation the reverend jim wallace, the founder of sojourners. thank you for being with us. happy easter. guest: happy easter to you. i always need easter, but this time more than any in a long time. host: tell us your thoughts this morning. what typically would be your easter sunday tradition and what are you doing on this easter sunday? guest: of course, easter is this proclamation, this belief, this conviction of hope over despair and life over death. even though, in the midst of all we are going through, that easter was never a time to go back to normal. packing churches to starve the economy, it is a public health recklessness. easter is less make those new. we need now more than ever. for the first time ever, we see all over the world. we are egging the scientist. doctors, doing the physical distancing which is necessary to save lives. he

cbn news david brody. in later, sojourners founder reverend jim wallace. then clara babineau found no on what her -- fontanelle on what her organization is doing with people who are food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. watch c-span washington journal live sunday morning, and be sure to watch washington journal prime time on monday. director offauci, the national institute of allergies and infectious diseases, and a member of the white house coronavirus task force, will be our guest live at 8:00 p.m., taking your calls on the coronavirus pandemic. lance robertson, assistant secretary for aging in the h hs. secretary robinson, we know older adults are most at risk. where have you focus your efforts as secretary for aging? guest: good morning, great to be with you, happy saturday morning. hhs are one of the operating divisions and very proud to have the mission of caring for older adults and people with disabilities. those are vulnerable and targeted populations with this virus so the work we do has never been more important. is the programming we o

morning, discussions on the role of faith and religion are playing during the pandemic with cbn news david brody. wallace., reverend jim feeding america chief executive officer on what her organization is doing to help americans who are food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. be sure to watch washington journal prime time on monday. and a memberauci of the white house coronavirus task force will be our guest. life at 8:00 p.m., taking her calls on the coronavirus pandemic -- live at 8:00 p.m., taking your calls on the coronavirus pandemic. the chair of the federal reserve talked about the coronavirus. he also spoke about unemployment claims in the central bank's role during the pandemic. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to brookings , this morning's brookings presentation. my name is john allen, i am the president of the institution and it is my great pleasure to welcome to this virtual stage our honored guest, federal reserve chair, jay powell. at this moment of unprecedented challenge, not only to our public

the coronavirus pandemic with cbn news david brody. in later, sojourners founder reverend jim wallace. then clara babineau found no on what her -- fontanelle on what her organization is doing with people who are food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. watch c-span washington journal live sunday morning, and be sure to watch washington journal prime time on monday. director offauci, the national institute of allergies and infectious diseases, and a member of the white house coronavirus task force, will be our guest live at 8:00 p.m., taking your calls on the coronavirus pandemic. lance robertson, assistant secretary for aging in the h hs. secretary robinson, we know older adults are mostt

discussions on the rule of faith and during the coronavirus pandemic with david brody. and later, reverend jim wallace.

morning, discussions on the role of faith and religion are playing during the pandemic with cbn news david brodyllace., reverend jim feeding america chief executive officer on what her organization is doing to help americans who are food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. be sure to watch washington journal prime time on monday. and a memberauci of the white house coronavirus task force will be our guest. life at 8:00 p.m., taking her calls on the coronavirus pandemic -- live at 8:00 p.m., taking your calls on the coronavirus pandemic. the chair of the federal reserve talked about the

sunday morning, discussions on the role of faith and religion during the coronavirus pandemic with david brody. and later, sojourner founder reverend jim wallis. and feeding america chief executive on what her organization is doing to help americans who are food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. and be sure to watch "washington journal" primetime on monday. dr. anthony fauci and a member of the white house coronavirus task force will be our guest live at 8:00 p.m. taking your calls on the coronavirus pandemic. president trump and used her blessing at the white house wishing everyone a happy easter and asking americans to play for to be pray for the nation healed. he also asked for

and religion during the coronavirus pandemic with david brody. and later, sojourner founder reverend jim wallis. and feeding america chief executive on what her organization is doing to help americans who are food insecure during the coronavirus pandemic. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning. and be sure to watch "washington journal" primetime on monday. dr. anthony fauci and a member of the white house coronavirus task force will be our guest live at 8:00 p.m. taking your calls on the coronavirus pandemic. president trump and used her blessing at the white house wishing everyone a happy easter and asking americans to play for to be pray for the nation healed. he also asked for prayers for first responders and those battling coronavirus. president trump: thank you, very much on this good friday. easter sunday, we will celebrate his glorious resurrection. time, our nation is engaged in a battle like never before. the invisible enemy. our brave doctors, nurses, responders are fighting to save lives, workers are ra