right about now it is the turn for the next sass governor greg abbott. when you look at texas, one of those states in which the coronavirus cases are not decreasing but they have one of the more forward leaning reopening plans. they're in the middle of another big rollout. here is what the texas governor put forth in his state over next couple days or so right now, stores, malls, restaurants, movie theaters are open though at 25% capacity. tomorrow, hair, nail and tanning salons will be allowed to operate in the same manner as well. abbott said next week, offices, gym, non-essential manufacturers will be able to do the same. we'll likely get the president's reaction to that blueprint along with comments, jackie, potentially about the president's own health. here is why, the white house confirmed today that one of the president's valets tested positive for covid-19. the white house is saying today that both the president and the vice president remain in, quote, unquote, great health. >> i will let the president make those announcements or the director of

thank you very much, it is a great honor to have governor greg abbott with us. he is a very special governor. he has done a phenomenal job. texas is sort of like the u.s.. we were both booming, and will be booming at the highest level very soon. we both feel we will have a innsition peirod -- period the third quarter. be onear has a chance to of our great years economically. we are looking forward to getting on with it. we pay our respects to the fallen, those that have died, the families of those that have died. thinga horrible, horrible that was given to our country. it could have been stopped, it should have been stopped right at the site it came from. i want to thank the governor for being here. onant to congratulate him being one of the great governors in this country. it is an honor. gov. abbott: thank you for what you have done. we have had a chance to talk a lot on the phone during the course of this pandemic, but the staff you provided, the vice president i spoke this past week, and dr. birx, getting her advice. the team you provided to us, the resource

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announcer: we will have more life programming later today from texas with a briefing by governor greg abbott on his state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. that is scheduled for 3:00 eastern time. you can watch it live when it starts right here on c-span. "new york times" put together an interactive map that shows states that are reopening in blue on your screen. those with regional openings are in yellow. light blue means they are reopening soon. , solid yellow, i should say, are still shutdown. regional openings have these lines through them -- a little difficult to see on your screen. that is what the map looks like right now. we are wondering how you all feel about reopening in your state and what it is like. ,e begin with ohio governor mike dewine, a republican. he was on cnn's "state of the union" yesterday i and asked wht it would be like what they would be if cases spiked in the coming days. [video clip] >> we certainly hope we don't see that. what i have said to ohioans this week is that so much is in every individuals control. 11.7 million people in ohio. we have to continue

word from the president on this at this hour, at this moment he is meeting with the texas governor greg abbott in the oval office. we will bring you headlines from that as we get it in the playback will occur this hour so stay tuned. first, special report anchor bret baier to get some reaction on this. good afternoon to you. at the moment, reading some questions inside the oval office, the president says he's very happy for flynn, we are advised a federal judge still has to sign off on this recommendation on behalf of the doj. nonetheless, this is moving quickly at this hour. your reaction? >> this is exponentially better for michael flynn then a pardon would have been because it clears the deck. does not have with it some thought that he would still be prosecuted. this is as we suspect that the prosecution is completely dropping everything, that is a big win for michael flynn after years of being in the crosshairs of the justice department for lying to fbi agents. but once the documents came out about what those agents were saying and what peter strzok was saying in the lead up to that interv

the president is supposed to sit with the governor of texas, gregg abbo gr greg abbott.e know the white house sidelined these specific draft recommendations from the center for disease control that talks about phase one. your restaurants should be pick up only and curb side. texas is beginning to open them in phase one. you have a president that's going to face question today, a, about his own health and his protocol if you will and his ignoring scientists now in his aggressive push to get the economy started. >> he's ignoring scientists that's happening repeatedly. the president reversed a day later because he liked the task force branding. i do think that you are going to continue to see the president talk about what states should be doing but they're not going to follow those same instructions themselves. i don't know how rigid they're going to be with complying the guidelines. you heard the administration talked about the opposite which is the economic issues. >> right. we need to get the economy going. as he says you can't keep america close down. >>> a dallas salon

last week, texas governor greg abbott did tell state lawmakers "when we begin reopening there could belareups. know that we are ready for that." this friday governor is allowing hair and nail salons to reopen which is too little, too late for shelley luther whose spending a week in jail for reopening her north dallas hair salon. district judge eric moore called luther "selfish" and if she apologize he would not send her to jail. she refused. watch. >> feeding my kids is not selfish. they are going hungry. >> both governor greg abbott have called for luther's immediate reach, found that out of touch that during this national pandemic, a county that released hardened criminals for fear of contracting covid-19 would jail a mother for operating her health salon in an attempt to put food on her family's table. as of now, shelley luther remains behind bars. >> laura: thanks so much. joining me now is the ever mention texas attorney general ken paxton. great to see you. you want the salon owner out of jail. how are you going to make that happen? >> it's a complicated question. we are operatin

to expire and some texas businesses to reopen. >> greg abbott: that executive order has done its job to slow the growth of covid-19. >> alfonsi: three days later, texas had its single highest number of covid deaths in a day, with 50. abbott is now prioritizing testing in rural communities. but he has not publicly said whether he'll grant any additional funding to rural clinics and declined our requests for an interview. >> dr. falcon: being younger and naÏve, i guess i just never realized during times like this when something would happen, how much we would really have to rely on ourselves and kind of cowboy up and do things our own. >> alfonsi: in march, congress approved $100 billion for hospitals, and in april president trump signed a relief package that promised another $75 billion. but so far, the hospital in calhoun county, texas has received about $600,000 of aid-- which they say will cover three weeks payroll. and nurse practitioner elizabeth ellis has received a total of $800. on friday afternoon, the trump administration promised to rush $10 billion specifically for rural he

. >>> so texas governor greg abbott is pushing ahead with plans to reopen his state. his executive order went into effect after texas reported its deadliest day of the pandemic 58 deaths on thursday. >> this new executive order, ed, super cedes any local guidelines, right? >> reporter: it does, victor. that's been the rub here in texas where you have many of the big city leaders, dallas, houston, san antonio, austin, all the democrats by the way, squaring off with greg abbott, republican, who's under a great deal of political pressure to open the economy in texas. so far what we've seen is a fazed reopening of the economy here. starting yesterday, retail businesses, movie theatres, restaurants could begin operating but only at a 25% capacity. libraries and museums reopening. parks and tennis courts have also opened up in various places. but there is a great deal of concern. some of the things not included are hair salons, barbershops, nail salons, gyms, bars. those the governor says will be part of the next phase if everything goes well. that's the question we have ri

president trump today heard of the news during a white house meeting with the governor of texas, greg abbottre's the president's reaction. >> he was an innocent man. he is a great gentleman. he was targeted by the obama administration, and he was targeted in order to try and take down a president. and what they've done is is a disgrace, and i hope a big price is going to be paid. a big price should be paid. there's never been anything like this in the history of our country. what they did, what the obama administration did is unprecedented. it's never happened. never happened. a thing like this has never if happened before in the history of our country, and i hope a lot of people are going to pay a big price, because they're dishonest, crooked people. they're scum, and i say it a lot. they're scum. they're human scum. this should never have happened in this country. a duly elected president, and they went after him by going after fine people. and those fine people said, no, i'm not going to lie. i can't lie. he's not the only one. there are many of them. and they all said i can't lie. they c

to a state run by, you know, murphy, or cuomo, or newsome, or going to a state run by, you know, greg abbotttexas or ron desantis in florida, that's a pretty easy call. god bless the people of new york and new jersey, they had a tough time, but the leadership has not been there. >> no, what a glaring example of federalism. i'm stuck in new jersey come i can get to florida or texas fast enough. i'm guessing there are plenty of people thinking the exact same way. or a couple months ago when i set the more i learn about this virus, the less concerned i am, and i stand by that. i respected the impact this has had on people and i take the virus seriously, but you can both do that and understand that we know a lot more about how it transmits, who it affects, and we can protect those people and let everyone else respect and go about their lives, and if you don't want to go out, you've said this time and time again, you don't have to go out, it's your choice. but ron desantis and greg abbott and others, they understand you can't keep peopld down from your livelihood is gone, your life is crushed, yo

reportero: debido a que el gobernador de texas greg abbott eliminÓ la pena de cÁrcel a quienes trabajaronvo texas. el senador ted cruz se cortÓ el cabello el salÓn de belleza de dallas. la mujer fue sentenciada a siete dÍas de cÁrcel y $7000 de multa, por abrir su negocio la cuarentena. solo pasÓ 48 horas en la cÁrcel por polÍtica estatal, sus seguidores recibieron como hÉroe. patricia: ante la reapertura gradual de la actividad productiva, muchas menos personas se quedan en casa y muchos viajan durante esta etapa de la pandemia. segÚn un nuevo estudio de la universidad de maryland, con el fin del confinamiento obligatorio en mÁs de una docena de estados, mÁs personas terminaron sus cuarentena ser el paÍs. otros factores para salir de casaera el clima mÁs cálido, la crisis econÓmica y el aumento de la frustraciÓn y la angustia. en nueva york, la cifra de personas fallecidas y hospitalizadas por coronavirus bajÓ al mÍnimo las Últimas seis semanas. el gobernador andrew cuomo dijo que se produjeron 216 muertes en las Últimas 24 horas. las hospitalizaciones bajaron en forma considerable. new

the governor greg abbott and eliminating jail for people who violate any of the medication orders. a lot of those orders come off tomorrow by the way. here's what governor abbott said about it a short time ago. >> we should not be taking these people and putting them behind bars. these people who have spent their life building up a business and being told to shut it down i lose every penny they have. and then, if they don't follow every little fine point of all the rules, they suddenly are subject to arrest. that is wrong. >> the loose and in that particular argument is that luther was not jailed for violating the order. she was jailed for contempt of court after the judge gave her an opportunity to apologize. she basically said no, i'm not going to apologize. the preponderance of public sentiment at least and maybe the legal evidence as well as coming out on her side. a lot of things are going to change in texas tomorrow. governor abbott says he's been working 24/7 decry to get this in place. he did say that he's got a a plan to target back very quickly if and when some sort of out

four cosentyx or visit cosentyx.com >> dana: president trump meeting with the governor of texas greg abbott at the white house at any moment and that as half a dozen states relax coronavirus restrictions including montana where some students could head back to classrooms. hello, everyone. i'm dana perino and this is "the daily briefing." also new today, another 3.2 million americans out of work. more than 33 million people have filed for unemployment benefits last seven weeks. an economist say april's unemployment rate which comes out tomorrow could reach a depression era level. let's get started. we begin with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, pleasure to have you on the show, sir. democrats are saying with 33 million americans out of work and that the first priority ought to be working on another relief bill and not on some of the judicial nominations or personnel appointments that you're trying to get done in the senate right now. what is your message back to them? >> the senate got back to work this week. the democrats didn't want to go back to work and we have a lot of different

greg abbott did you ever spend money on that? >> that is white texas is not like the other states because we don't spend money like they do t also that is exactly why leader mcconnell has made it clear. this is a nonstarter with those types of programs. the federal government is not going to bail out the states that have been irresponsible in a way that they have budgeted their states. texas, florida and other states have done a better job in budgeting and therefore, better able to respond to these challenges. >> sean: well said, governor, great job down there. we will make adjustments. it will not be perfect. everybody is doing the best they can. thank you. tonight joe biden the ever forgetful one hiding in his basement. now his former boss barack obama speaking for him over the weekend. he delivered several commencement speeches and per usual barack never misses to lecture us on how terrible our country can be. take a look. >> these are normal times. you are being asked to find your way in a world in the middle of a devastating

texas governor greg abbott has modified his orders to eliminate confinement as punishment, effectivelyshelley luther. state attorney general ken paxton treated this, "the supreme court of texas is ordered shelley luther to be released from dallas county jail!" all this amid the outrage growing after a judge decision to jailer and the first place for seven days. he levied a $7,000 fine against her, as well. before today's news, lieutenant governor dan patrick tweeted this. "i'm covering the $7,000 fine she had to pay, and i volunteered to be placed under house arrest so she can go to work and feed her kids." lieutenant governor dan patrick is with me now. great see you today. are you surprised at how this all kind of galvanized? so much outrage against that judge. >> you know, harris, i've been around the media and politics a long time. i've seen a few stories catch fire like this one. i think it's because people understand in america that small business owners are really stressed right now. everything they have, they have tied up in their business. their money and their dreams. when th

he will meet with greg abbott to discuss the coronavirus response last week texas began reopening malls, restaurants and other businesses we're joined with the latest good morning to you. the president has praised the approach in texas to reopening. >> reporter: yeah, the president wants to see what's happening in texas happen in other places and the next phase of texas begins on friday when hair salons and barbershops reopen and then about a week and a half after that gyms. so the president will talk with governor abbott about that at the white house today. yesterday he was with nurses proclaiming national nurses day and there was an interesting exchange when one of the nurses noted the fact that she didn't have enough protective equipment. >> ppe has been sporadic but it's been manageable and we do what we have to do we're nurses and we learn to adapt. >> sporadic for you but not sporadic for a lot of other people because i've heard the opposite i've heard they are loaded up with gowns now >> president trump jumping in there pretty quickly about the availability of protective equipmen

te concerned about your safety we hope you'll join us at a later date but on an executive order greg abbott says businesses and customers should use good faith efforts to follow health protocols and encouraged everyone to wear appropriate face coverings. >> the key is following your state and local guidelines there is challenges to follow but follow the local guidance. >> reporter: several big retailers sharing plans to keep employees and customers safe the gap opening 800 stores by the end of may with shorter hours and face coverings for employees and when time, registers guarded with plexiglass and the same at kohl's and nordstrom big changes coming to theme parks. shanghai disney is opening. more health screenings and virtual lines to maintain social distance at disneyland and disneyworld, a blueprint for what comes next. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive, an inside look at the homeland security's national bio defense lab opened after 9/11 and focusing solely on covid-19 here is tom costello with that. >> reporter: it's one of the deadliest pathogens the world faced in the last 100 years.

texas governor greg abbott allowed the state's stay-at-home order to expire two weeks ago. businesses like barbershops, nail salons, and restaurants were allowed to reopen with reduced capacity. but yesterday texas recorded 58 fatalities. that's the highest single day count since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. texas now has over 44,000 reported cases of coronavirus and has had 1,200 deaths. but a battle is brewing in texas between state and local officials on these reopening guidelines. state officials have warned the leaders of three urban areas over local orders that go beyond the governor's guidelines. the state this week told them to loosen those orders, which call for measures like wearing masks in public and sheltering in place. the order in dallas county expires tonight even as new cases there dipped below 200 for the first time since the beginning of the month. meanwhile, a new model predicts that dallas county could see 800 new coronavirus infections every day by early july if people continue interacting as much or more than they are now. joining us now is

texas governor greg abbott allowed the state's stay-at-home order to expire two weeks ago.esses like barber shops, nail salons and restaurants were allowed to reopen with reduced capacity, but yesterday texas recorded 58 fatalities, that's the highest single-day count since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. texas now has over 44,000 reported cases of coronavirus. and has had 1,200 deaths. but a battle is brewing in texas between state and local officials on these reopening guidelines. state officials have warned the leaders of three urban areas over local orders that go beyond the governor's guidelines. the state this week told them to loosen those orders, which call for measures like wearing masks in public and sheltering in place. the order in dallas county expires tonight. even as new cases there dipped below 200 for the first time since the beginning of the month. meanwhile, a new model predicts that dallas county could see 800 new coronavirus infections every day by early july. if people continue interacting as much or more than they are now. joining me now -- joi

texas governor greg abbott said child care facilities in the state can reopen immediately and set the stage for a return to summer camps. this all comes with guidelines on how to do it during the coronavirus pandemic, including sanitation practices. they require parents to keep their distance from one another while celebrating a home run. that story from the washington times this morning. it was the president of the united states yesterday evening, one of his series of tweets yesterday, but this one focusing on schools in this country, saying they should be opened as soon as possible. much very good information is available. so the president perhaps referring to the guidelines from the centers for disease control on school openings. we want to hear what reopening looks like in your part of the country. this is john. caller: can you hear me? host: yes, sir. caller: i don't have cable television. i cannot afford it. it costs about $100 a month so i am listening to you on the radio. you have a fascinating program. as far as dod employment, it does not look very good. i have been furlough

governor greg abbott now bolstering a task force sent to the area. new york's governor opening portions of his state, but hard hit new york city and the surrounding areas remain under stay at home orders. >> we just want to make sure we never go back to where we were. the question is reopening, not reopening or not. everybody wants to reopen. >> sports continues its gradual return. nascar kicking off seven race others the next 11 days, beginning with today's race at darlington speedway in south carolina. and like yesterday's horse racing at churchill downs, no spectators in the stands. zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. >>> the beaches are reopened in los angeles county. thousands came out to soak up sun on the santa monica shoreline. most people observed the rules which included no sitting or sunbathing on the sand. >> it's been amazing, yeah. we've been cooped up like everybody. to get out here and get in the water, the water is really nice. >> we're not going get close to other people. it's chill. it's chill. but i do wear a mask where i need to.

he talked about the response efforts of governor greg abbott and coronavirus relief legislation.irecting counsel for a capital formation hosted this 30 minute event.

he talked about the response efforts of governor greg abbott and coronavirus relief legislation.irecting counsel for a capital formation hosted this 30 minute event. thanks as always, mike and , welcome congressman brady. welcome to our audience. i might say the accf is not in the news business but as everybody knows, dr. fauci testified today. there may be a democratic phase stimulus package and some good chairman one 66th the committee for ways and means. i say chairman because if you are chairman of the ways and means committee, you are always the chairman. the oldest committee and congress. mr. brady, i wasn't there but i remember it was december 21, 1795 that the committee was set up with the greatest legislative authority, which is relevant now as there are so many pieces of the covid challenge. mr. brady is the ranking member of the committee. before we begin, i want to thank all of those courageous selfless americans who are helping not only their neighbors but strangers who want to return to work safely. congressman brady would you like , to say a few words? gov. cuomo:

accuracy.visit ncicap.org] >> we'll have more live promising today from texas with a briefing by governor greg abbott on his state's response to the pandemic. that's scheduled for 3:00 eastern time. you can watch it live when it starts right here on c-span. >> on capitol hill, social distancing guidelines remain in place as congress begins their week. the senate's back today at 3:00 p.m. eastern to consider a judicial nominee to the u.s. district judge for arizona, with a procedural vote set for 5:30. the rest of the week, they have more nominees to consider, including republican lawyer james trainor to be a commissioner on the federal election commission. for now, the senate has no plans to take up the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package, passed by the house late last week. the house of representatives has no vote scheduled this week, but on tuesday, during a short pro forma session, there will be a swearing-in for two newly elected republican members. the house plans to resume legislative work on may 27, starting with the reauthorization of fisa, which has already passed the senate. watch live c

provide immediate relief, so the groups could continue their life-saving work last month governor greg abbott waived the requirement and this gives organizations the ability to use the funding that they have fulfilled their greatest needs. perhaps the danger is greater because there's no money coming in the front door and may be increased alcohol abuse. it's easy to see how the biggest need would be a safe place to go. so, victims can't move on without a safe alternative so el's important we make access to shelter and housing as easy as possible. even before the corona virus outbreak, i introduced a bipartisan bill to help improve victims access to housing and services they need. prioritized as funding for the transitional housing and increases the length of this day and flexibility in the housing for the victims to get back on their feet. it also directs the department of housing and urban development to further plan how best to separate the victims of domestic violence. or need to continue support and prioritize their resources for the survivors and one of the most critical ways we can do s

. >> texas governor greg abbott says the state will begin to move into phase two of its reopening planfter a sustained decline in new covid-19 infection rates. he gave more details at a news conference in austin. >> you all set? very good. go

a texas salon owner is get out of jail and she is free after defying republican gov greg abbott's public health orders and keeping her salon open for more on this and a why she even went to jail in the 1st place i'm joined by investigative journalist and co-host of boom bust ben swan but always good to see you so 1st things 1st why was she thrown in. jail and how in the world could this happen there are no laws and federal or texas state constitutions that has social distancing pandemic laws and that. send you to prison what is this yes yes i'm so glad you started off that way for and because that's exactly the point here it's a it's the biggest point look every single social distancing order every single guideline that's been sent down originated from the c.d.c. so the c.d.c. put out something called social distancing guidelines not laws guidelines and what has happened is you have mayors and governors across the country who've been adopted those guidelines and treated them as if they would now become executive orders or law so in the case in texas you know like every other state there

confirmed the valet's positive test during an oval office meeting thursday with texas governor greg g abbott. pres. trump: i just had a test, as you probably heard. i had one yesterday and i had one today. it is negative. mike just had to test and it is negative. they do the test and it just shows you the fallacy, what i've been saying, testing is not a perfect arc. amy: trump said he and vice president pence will now be tested for coronavirus once a day. that's not an option for the vast majority of americans. over the past week, the united ststates hasas carried out, on average, less than a quarter-million diagnostic tests for coronavirus per day. that's far short of the 900,000 tests a day recommended by harvard's global health institute as the minimum level needed to safely begin reopening parts of the united states. the harvard plan calls for the u.s. to ramp u up to 20 0 millin tests per day by mid-summer. natitional nurses united says te number of nurses who've died of covid-19 has soared over the last two weeks. on thursday, members of the union placed 88 pairs of white shoes in lafa

. >> texas governor greg abbott says the state will begin to move into phase two of its reopening plan after a sustained decline in new covid-19 infection rates. he gave more details at a news conference in austin. >> you all set? very good. good afternoon. i want you to know this. today, tomorrow, and every day going forward is one day closer to medical discoveries that will help treat and protect people from getting covid-19. comes, -- until that day comes, our focus is to keep you safe while also restoring your ability to get back to work, to open your businesses, to pay your bills, to put food on your tables. clear, covid-19, it still exists in texas. to find ways to coexist with covid-19 as safe as possible. continuing the safe practices that you have already adopted. maintaining safe distances, wearing a mask, sanitizing your hands. it is a fact that these safe practices may save lives. another say practice that must be emphasized is protecting our most vulnerable texans, those who are 65 and older who may have other types of health conditions. of thepresent most covid-19 deaths

in texas, governor greg abbott said the lone star state is open for business.vie theaters, retail stores, restaurants will open with restrictions today now that the governor's stay at home order has expired in texas. new york city police officers and firefighters saluting the usns comfort as the navy hospital leaves manhattan. the comfort treated 182 patients after arriveing in new york harbor one month ago. the ship's initial mission was to help overwhelmed hospitals by treating non-covid-19 patients but it soon started to accept covid cases given the thousands of sick people. the comfort is now headed to its home port in virginia. apple reporting slightly higher sales in the latest quarter, the company reported last night, it topped the street's expectations but iphone sales did fall 7% from a year earlier after the coronavirus forced the company to shut down factories and stores around the world. sales in china are headed in the right direction as the country reopens. apple did not give a forecast for the current quarter. amazon warning of a possible loss fo

. >> reporter: the order to free luther came just hours after texas governor greg abbott issued an executive order retroactively for violating coronavirus restrictions, he later spoke about the move at the white house. >> we should not be taking these people and putting them behind bars, these people who spend their life building up a business and being told to shut it down and lose everything they have. >> more than 195,000 people recovered from the virus so far in the us. back to you. rob: a fox news alert two men arrested overnight charged in the murder of amaud arbery. travis mc michael and his father walking on a georgia home in handcuffs accused of shooting and killing amaud arbery in february, the summit national outrage over newly surfaced video that shows mc michaels in a struggle with amaud arbery before gunshots were fired. you can see here. the men claim they thought that amaud arbery was a robber, he was to be going for a jog. protests erupting in indianapolis after two black men are guns down in separate police involved shootings just hours apart. dozens of people blocking stre

abusing judge shows the difference between michigan and texas when our greater j attorney general and greg abbottour great governor, intervened and set her free. >> people have spent their life building up a business and being told to shut it down and lose everything they have and then if they do not follow every little fine point of all of the rules, they suddenly are subject to arrest. that is wrong. that is why i issued another executive order today saying instead of texas, -- and the state of texas no one can be put behind bars because they are not following an executive order to ted: and then she went to michigan that helps the barber by a glaringlyd corrupt power abusing administration under governor whitmer. i campaigned and explained to my fellow michiganiacs what those liberals would do in michigan. >> for any political reasons at all. it was my hairstylist will not able to feed their families. i was a months laid on my mortgage. ted: it is heartbreaking but i see resistance. i see social uprising. i am proud of my fellow michiganiacs. didn't the sheriffs say we will not enforce these or

to provide immediate relief, last month governor greg abbott of texas waived this requirement of a match. this gives organizations the ability to use the funding that they have for other purposes to fulfill their greatest needs. right now one of the most urgent needs is access to safe housing. if you are stuck in an apartment with somebody who abused you in the past, the danger is greater because there's no money coming in the front door and increased alcohol abuse, easy to see how the biggest need would be a safe place to go. there can't be a safe alternative to turn to so it is important we make access to shelter and housing as easy as possible. even before the coronavirus outbreak, i introduced a bipartisan bill to improve victims access to housing in the services they need. it prioritizes funding for transitional housing and increases the length of stay and flexibility for victims to get back on their feet. it directs the department of housing and urban development to further plan how best to support victims of domestic violence. we cannot lose sight of lesser-known consequences of t

could -- >> we'll have more live programming later today from texas, with a briefing by governor greg abbott on his state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. that's scheduled for 3:00 eastern time. you can watch live when it starts right here on c-span. >> on capitol hill, social distancing guidelines remain in place as congress begins their week. the senate's back today at 3:00 p.m. eastern to consider a judicial nominee to be u.s. district judge for arizona, with a procedural vote set for 5:30. the rest of the week, they have more nominees to consider, including republican lawyer james trainor to be a commissioner on the federal election commission. for now, the senate has no plans to take up the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by the house late last week. the house of representatives has no vote scheduled this week, but on tuesday, during a short pro forma session, there will be a swearing-in for two newly elected republican members. the house plans to resume legislative work on may 27 starting with the reauthorization of fisa, which has already passed the senate. watch

greg abbott instructing experts at texas a&m university to create strategies to protect people, farmsnd other bees from been this invasive species. he's not the only one word, the hornets kill honeybees, it can mean devastating losses and crop yield and honey production. jillian: it is national day of prayer and is your's observance might be needed more than ever because a record number of people say they are clinging to religion in the midst of the pandemic. our next guest made headlines last year for wearing a man of god had been on the field. joining me with his message of hope for his fellow americans is new orleans saints linebacker d' mario davis. 64% of people found strength in religious or spiritual faith during the pandemic. you are not surprised by that. where do you find your strength? >> i'm not surprised by that at all. when you think about things being taken away from you, things you find security in, things you find comfort in you realize you are not in control and when you realize you are not in control you start to realize who is really in control and that keeps me ho

. >> dan patrick paying her $7,000 fine and $500 per day, governor greg abbott has spoken in luther's defense. >> putting her own interests ahead of those in the community where she lived. >> would rather feed their kids. if you think the law is more important than kids getting fed then please go ahead with your decision but i am not going to shut the salon. jillian: that judge sentencing luther to seven days in jail after she refused to admit her decision to stay open was selfish. in dallas county they are working to shrink their population due to the coronavirus outbreak. >> they are releasing thousands of convicted felons because they're worried about them getting this virus but not worried about her, a woman just trying to do her job. >> reporter: hair salons and barbershops in texas are set to reopen tomorrow morning, shelley luther remains in jail. rob: support for the salon owner growing on social media with a hashtag i stand with shelley trending overnight. jillian: army veteran greg allen joins us with a message for luther and the texas judge. what is your message? >> thanks

i have known greg abbott for 30 years which are governor, make sure that it is a superb event.hat the governor of north carolina has done as an anticipatory breach, like the president said, week is being generous, it will definitely happen, then the damages would be irreparable if they stayed and gave the chance to do that so it is time to move. georgia, i was there four years in the army, great state, love going to florida, another great state. we can handle it in texas. we are called back into session and supposedly reauthorize the fisa court. i think it is unconstitutional without massive reform but what a gift to donald trump because he can then investigate the governor of north carolina, he can investigate twitter and doesn't need probable cause under the fourth amendment. they come from the constitution out and go after his enemies the way the obama administration did. it is a great day, it will be a good week for the president. jillian: let's listen to what governor cooper had to say in response to the are in see. >> we have been in talks with the rnc about the kind of c

switching gears to another big story happening today, in the lone star state, governor greg abbott says the state of texas is open for business. >> we united as one state to slow covid-19 we must also come together to begin rebuilding the lives and livelihoods of our fellow texans. our goal is to get those texans back to work. jillian: movie theaters, retail stores and restaurants will open with restrictions, the governor at stay-at-home order has expired, how will they be serving safely, charles milligan, good to see you, thanks for being here. good morning. how do you plan to do this safely? what is your plan for yourself, your employees, and customers? >> we will follow the handbook governor abbott sent to us, there are review guidelines for opening restaurants and businesses and implementing stuff the texas restaurant association, we are going, when we open up, it is going to be totally different, this is something none of us is ever gone through. we will try to interact with the customers, wearing our masks, having gloves on, supplying all those items to our employees and serving a

texas governor greg abbott is sending a task force to give resources to the area.tters world" for all your headlines. log on to foxnews.com. jesse: if nancy pelosi and her fellow democrats get their way, all votes will be conducted by mail on election day to stay home for coronavirus. republicans are calling b.s. there is no way to monitor over 100 million americans voting from home. nancy pelosi wants to pay political operatives to collect ballots and go door to door. one man pushing for universal absentee voting, job. recently i spoke with former new york city mayor and personal attorney to the president, rudy giuliani about all of this. >> there is no doubt they want to interfere in the 2020 election. it's just as dangerous to go up to the door of someone and solicit as it is to have a well organized construct polling place where people can be six feet apart or as far apart as they have to be. that's a lot safer. we'll find out there was a lot more chinese corruption in this whole situation than we realize. i think biden's embrace of china will turn out to be di

. >>> just minutes from now, texas governor greg abbott is expected to talk about today's openings. this is after having the highest jump in cases on saturday. >>> we're joined by john harwood to talk about the jump in cases. that jump corresponded with the jump in testing, didn't it? are they concerned they found new clusters of this disease? >> reporter: that has been the strategy that state leaders here in texas say they will deploy here in the coming weeks, is the idea of targeting clusters of the coronavirus where it pops up. obviously texas is a massive geographically different state, urban, rural, so that has been the strategy that state leaders here have been touting. today we see the openings of gyms, exercise facilities can reopen at 25% capacity, non-essential manufacturing and businesses located inside office buildings are also getting the green light. but all of this comes, as you mentioned, 1800 cases reported on saturday, but that was based on more than 30,000 tests, and those are some of the highest testing numbers we have seen since this pandemic started here in tex