julie rovner, your reaction. guest: there is obviously people watching the president and seeing how he is reacting to this and seeing what the administration is doing and making their judgment. people who support trump think he is doing a great job. people who do not support trump do not think he is doing a great job. host: let me ask you about dr. anthony fauci. you had a chance to meet him and interview him or at least cover him. guest: many times. host: tell me what you're thinking is,- your granted this virus is bigger than anything we have seen, is this a typical response from anthony fauci compared to previous pandemics this country has encountered? guest: i have known dr. fauci since the late 1980's when he was working on aids. he has always been a very straight shooter. very calm. he has been through a lot of health crises. obviously has -- infectious disease is part of andjob that makes it public stressful at times during public health crises. he has been good with journalists. he is very free with his t

julie rovner. she is here with us until just about 9:00. we welcome your calls. (202) 748-8000 for a.c.a. enrollees. if you get employer health insurance, (202) 748-8001. for those of you who are uninsured, i should say, that line is (202) 748-8002. all others, (202) 748-8003. andrea is next in fort washington, pennsylvania. caller: thank you for c-span. i have been listening to this show for about 15 minutes. i wanted to ask your guest, julie, about if she knows anything about health insurers dipping into their reserves, which, as far as we know, there are billions of dollars in health insurance reserve funds for an emergency, which i always thought that was what they refer. i have not heard anything declaring this an emergency for health insurers -- as far as health insurers stepping up to help people who, like myself, and others who have contributed for decades. high costs, it is one of the biggest bills that we get a month, to help provide insurers with masks and other things. i just -- i have

julie rovner. is here with us until just about 9:00. we welcome your calls. (202) 748-8000 for a.c.a. enrollees. if you get employer health insurance, (202) 748-8001. for those of you who are uninsured, i should say, that line is (202) 748-8002. all others, (202) 748-8003. andrea is next in fort washington, pennsylvania. caller: thank you for c-span. i have been listening to this show for about 15 minutes. i wanted to ask your guest, julie, about if she knows anything about health insurers dipping into their reserves, which, as far as we know, there are billions of dollars in health insurance reserve funds for an emergency, which i always thought that was what they refer. i have not heard anything declaring this an emergency for health insurers -- as far as health insurers stepping up to help people who, like myself, and others who have contributed for decades. high costs, it is one of the biggest bills that we get a month, to help provide insurers with masks and other things. i just -- i have hear

joining us this morning, julie rovner, cheese will -- chief washington correspondent. in particularly looking at health insurance. we want to start off by asking the health care system overall and the u.s. health care system and its ability to absorb the patients, not just in new york city but nationwide, what is your sense of that? guest: the health care system in general is fairly robust. in the united states, the hospital system is not set up to take and a nervous surge of patients -- enormous surge of patients anywhere. hospitals run at mostlyul

julie rovner to look at the coronavirus and in health insurance. want to start by asking the healthcare system overall and the u.s. healthcare system and to absorb the patients, not just in new york city but nationwide. of that?our sense in t: the healthcare system general is fairly robust but the hospital system is n

health insurance companies to the rovner ofs with julie kaiser health news and how washington is addressing job loss amidst the coronavirus pandemic with the economic policy director of the bipartisan policy center. the sure to watch c-span "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. and be sure to watch "washington journal primetime tonight." dr. anthony fauci will be our guest live starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern taking your phone calls and questions about the coronavirus pandemic. >> next, federal reserve chair jerome powell talks about how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting monetary policy and the economy. chairman powell said he believes whenconomy will rebound the viruses under control. he also spoke about unemployment claims and the central bank's role. the brookings institution posted this 30 minute event. >> 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,