several senators appeared including senator lamar alexander of tennessee who self quarantine after a member ofof s staff tested positive for c cov. republican rand paul of kentuckyky, the first senator to test p positive fofor the virir, appearared in person and did not wear a mask. on tuesday, nbc news published an unreleasesed white house rept showing a surge of coronavirus cases in heartland u.s. communities. topping the list was central city, , kentucky.. other hotspots include nashville,e, tennessee, dess moines, , iowa, and amilillo, texas. the leaked may 7 coronavirus task force report contradicts this claim made by president trump on monday. trump co-author of the country, the nunumbers are coming down rapidly. on capitol hill, house democratic leaders havave unveid a a massive 1800-page coronanavs relief package worth $3 trillion. the so-called heroes act would fund expanded unememployment benefits through january 2021, send most u.s. adults another one-time $1200 stimulus check, and provide $1 trillion in assistance to hard-hit state, local, and tribal governments. it would

he was asking a question from lamar alexander about how universities could prepare for this.so said he was concerned if we open up too quickly in response to senator murray that we would start to see spikes, outbreaks that potentially could turn into something bigger. he was pretty measured in his responses here. democrats urging him not to pull any punches, he hasn't been going after his boss, after the president, but has been presenting a straightforward picture of a very dire situation across the country. one thing that stood out to me as well, lester, he acknowledged it's likely the number of deaths in this country is not taking into account everyone who has been affected by this. he talked particularly about new york city and reports of people who are tying dying in their ho not part of the official death tally. very much both from a factual perspective and also have optics and reality how this hearing had to play out perspective, yes, we're talking about attempting to reopen the country. but there are so many signs of the ways in which we are not. they are self-quaranti

senator lamar alexander, i'm going to have to leave it there. actually, before i let you go, you do have a mask that will for longtime alexander watchers, will be fitting. show it to us. >> there it is. and i wear it. >> i was just going to say, there should be no other mask any member of the alexander family should be wearing as well. senator alexander, thanks for coming on and sharing your views. we look forward to seeing your committee hearing with dr. fauci on tuesday. >> thank you, chuck. >>> when we come back, that devastating jobs report and how one man is trying to make sure that help gets to people who need it the most. ow one man is there are times when our need to connect really matters. to keep customers and employees in the know. to keep business moving. comcast business is prepared for times like these. powered by the nation's largest gig-speed network. to help give you the speed, reliability, and security you need. tools to manage your business from any device, anywhere. and a team of experts - here for you 24/7. we've always belie

senator lamar alexander, i'm going to have to leave it there. actually, before i let you go, you do have a mask that will for longtime alexander watchers, will be fitting. show it to us. >> there it is. and i wear it. >> i was just going to say, there should be no other mask any member of the alexander family should be wearing as well. senator alexander, thanks for coming on and sharing your views. we look forward to seeing your committee hearing with dr. fauci on tuesday. >> thank you, chuck. >>> when we come back, that devastating jobs report and how one man is ♪ limu emu & doug [ siren ] give me your hand! i can save you... lots of money with liberty mutual! we customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ it was just a token of our appreciation. and because we know how tirelessly you work. it meant everything to have you stop by. for the past two weeks, our incredible crew proudly served more than 10 million thank you meals to first-responders and healthcare

this is lamar alexander from a distance, because i believe he's been self-quarantining. he is introducing dr. anthony fauci whose testimony we believe today will tell a very different story than the president. let's listen. >> first, anyone who is sick, first responder or health care worker, can get tested. our governor bill lee is also testing every resident, every staffer in a nursing home. he's extended testing to low-income people in tennessee can get a free test. the governor's slogan is, if in doubt, get a test. he sent his testing goals to the state of maryland as every state has done. the federal government is making sure he has enough supplies in case he has trouble getting them through the labs and the other commercial sources. as a result, our state is tested about 4% of the population. the governor hopes to increase that by 7% in may. that's one of the best in the country. this impressive level of testing is sufficient, we believe, to begin phase 1 of going back to work. as i said last week, it's not nearly enough to provide confidence to 31,000 students and

the chair of the committee, lamar alexander, was beaming in from home asking questions. one of his aides has tested positive for coronavirus. he specifically had questions for dr. fauci but reopening colleges and schools in the fall. dr. fauci was skeptical. listen. >> i concern, in some areas, city, states, what have you, jump over those various checkpoints and prematurely open up without having the capability of being able to respond effectively and efficiently. my concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks. >> dr. fauci testified that i've only been what he termed modest successes when it comes to developing therapeutics to treat coronavirus. with the vaccine, he told senators we hope to know more in the fall or early winter. he also said there are multiple candidates for vaccination. he says he hopes that multiple winners. but he cautioned there is no guarantee a vaccine would be effective. concerns linger about reopening the economy on the government's response. >> if we do not respond in an adequate way when the fall comes, gi

here is lamar alexander and i will let you react. >> dr.g himself up as an omen thi omnist person. he's been in charge of infectious disease since 1984, since ronald reagan's day and it's up to the president and the governor and the mayors to to take that advice. >>> ed: he's framing it as just taking advice from this doctor and then it seems more like public officials are backed into a corner. it's a tricky balance. >> it is and it's a delicate balance that you have seen from the beginning of this about the economic effects and the health crisis as we are dealing with it. i think dr. fauci was trying to be as straightforward as he could be and it didn't get until the end of the hearing when he was asked by georgia senator loeffler about whether there was a contentious relationship between he and president trump, and he said it, no. there is not. i provide science data and analysis and he takes that and makes decisions and that's how it's supposed to work and that's how he says it's working. >> ed: we sing people around the country, somethi

the chairman of the committee, lamar alexander will share the hearing remotely after a member of his staff had tested positive. >>> the water along 2 miles of the beach in santa cruz are off- limits after a deadly shark attack over the weekend, 27- year-old bryan kelly was attacked by a shark saturday afternoon. kelly and two friends were 100 yards offshore when the shark attacked. paramedics had tried to save him but he had died at the scene. signs are posted in that area, telling you to stay out of the water. >> we will mind our protocol, the full aquatic closure until the 14th. ocean conditions and ocean activity. >>> kelly was a founder of kelly surfboards, he had been making surfboards by hand since he was a teenager. friends are saying that he was passionate about surfing and he had loved being on the water. a broken surfboard and flowers were placed on the beach where the attack happened on saturday. kelly was a gifted craftsman, who shared his word with everyone, interested in surfing. >> pursue a career, it is not a get rich scheme. you do it because you love the ocean and y

and committee chairman lamar alexander won't be there either. lead the hearing video yeah videoconference after one of his staffers tested positive. msnbc correspondent garrett haake, what should we expect for tomorrow? >> reporter: katy, i think we should expect this to look a lot like the zoom calls we probably all had over the weekend and on mother's day. the majority will probably not be in the room. we've been asking around and many of the senators told us they're going to be attending remotely just like their witnesses, just like the chairperson and ranking member. it's really the first time we've seen dr. fauci and other figures who have been heavily involved in the response be able to come and give their own testimony away from the editorial guidance, let's say, of the white house. there are a lot of questions backed up for republicans and democrats alike. >> garrett haake from capitol hill. thank you very much. and there is growing resistance in pennsylvania to what the governor is doing. lifting restrictions on counties that have low o

thing could happen over in the senate, if a democratic senator over on that committee led by lamar alexander decides to ask a question that puts dr. fauci on the opposite end of the president on a particular issue, whether it's hydroxychloroquine or any other issue, you could end up with the same result. and so the white house is trying to test those boundaries, we've seen it time and again in washington, where they try to test these boundaries and that's why you're seeing house democrats take these issues into the courts, because one of the issues that is going to be tested in the courts, wolf, is whether or not an administration, democrat or republican, can block experts, block top administration officials like dr. fauci from testifying on something as important as a global pandemic. >> i want you to stand by. dr. sanjay gupta is with us, our chief medical correspondent. sanjay, kayleigh mcenany echoed what the president said yesterday, reversing that the white house coronavirus task force would be winding down operation by the end of this month. the president said earlier he's going to ke

the dog that was barking and also lamar alexander's cute dog that was sitting behind him.t did you take away from the hearing? >> juan: dogs. i find it entertaining because i think it's very real. you get the sense that these are human beings. we see them in their official setting of a senate hearing and you think it's just some guy in a suit. in response to what jesse was saying, i was taken by the idea that you had republicans like lamar alexander and mitt romney saying hey, the testing has just not been sufficient and nothing to celebrate. especially if we are looking towards reopening schools in the fall. we don't have that in place. fauci was very clear. we don't have any kind of regiment or testing or any kind of way that we can assure the chance at the university of tennessee for example i think that's what they were talking about, with senator alexander, that you can open school in the fall. right now it just doesn't seem that that's a reasonable goal to have. the other thing i would say in terms of what fauci said, again, i don't think this is republican or democr

i ask this because i'm going to have lamar alexander on show on sunday. he's one of the few advocating testing, testing, testing. he seems to be almost impatient to wait any longer. >> i think that's right. the president asked about this just today. because these two tests inside the white house he was asked about testing. he said all the testing in the world won't help. if you do less testing, that means you have less chance of testing. katie miller was tested yesterday and she was negative. she was tested this morning and she was positive. hopefully she had less expez yo -- expose your to people around her work space. she's young and strong and we send her our best wishes. a lot of workplaces wouldn't be able to turn around that fast. if somebody pest tested positive or negative on thursday, they could be walking around the workplace infected for for our five days that would spread it. this is the test with the testing. the president doesn't seem to see it that way. it will be interesting the see whether lamar alexander or somebody like that can convinc

senator lamar alexander, i'm going to have to leave it there. thanks for -- actually, before i let you go, you do have a mask that will for longtime alexander watchers, will be kind of fitting. show it to us. >> there it is. and i wear it. >> i was just going to say, there should be no other mask any member of the alexander family should be wearing as well. senator alexander, thanks for coming on and sharing your views. we look forward to seeing your committee hearing with dr. fauci on tuesday. >> thank you, chuck. >>> when we come back, that devastating jobs report and how one man is trying to make sure that help gets to people who need it the most. how about no no uh uh, no way come on, no no n-n-n-no-no only discover has no annual fee on any card. with hepatitis c... ...i ...best for my family.my... n-n-n-no-no in only 8 weeks with mavyret... ...i was cured. i faced reminders of my hep c every day. i worried about my hep c. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret... ...i was cured. mavyret is the only 8-week cure for all types of hep c. before starti

. >> that was tennessee republican senator lamar alexander.e has reason to be concerned about testing. according to an unreleased white house report obtained by nbc news, one county in his state, trousdale county, tennessee, has what appears to be the highest spike in the nation right now, up 1,000% over a seven-day period due mostly to an outbreak in a prison. then again parts of the nashville metro area have their own hot spots they're working on, in some cases traced back to a local homeless population. no state has been immune. the virus doesn't respect state or county lines. it can't distinguish red from blue. we are joined once again tonight by dr. stephen sample. he's an e.r. doc at memorial hospital and health care center in jasper, indiana. doctor, thank you very much for being with us, and i want to find or where you think we are in this. new york's on its downward glide path. l.a. is probably going to extend their rules for another couple of months. we have today's projection of 147,000 in a death toll by the first week of august. w

senator lamar alexander chairing the hear.the hearing today asking about the issue of roping schools and safely getting students of all ages back in the classroom. if you can figure out the puzzle of getting students back on campus whether secondary or on universities, then you can figure it all out. let's bring in another former education secretary. i know you know senator alex alexander well. it was interesting he would frame it around that. if you can meet that metric on figuring out how to do testing and tracing for students, k through universities then it all works. it's sort of like this is the most biggest, hardest piece of the puzzle. if you figure it out, everything else falls into place. fair? >> i think that's right. i think the goal is to not quote unquote persuade students and teachers to come back this fall. the goal is to make it safe enough for them to want to come back to school. we have a long way to go. we're not going have a vaccine. kwooer n we're not going to have a treatment yet. this idea of testing, tr

senator lamar alexander republican says what our country has done so far is impressive but not nearlyugh. in a democrat said we need dramatically more testing, it is unacceptable we don't have a national strategic plan. >> i would note on the words of dr. anthony fauci which is that we will have and they will be enough test to allow us to take this country safely through phase one. i have sat in the task force meetings where i've talked to governors and pulled out his chart and said here is your plan and your request for testing, i can assure you that will be satisfied this month, so i have seen those meetings take place. i can assure the american people in line with what dr. fauci has said that we do have enough for phase one. by the end of the week, will be able to say that we conducted 10 million tests. we went from doing 150,000 tests per week to now testing 300,000. to also note that that is two times what other countries are doing when you look at america's testing. i would say that's pretty impressive and a testament to the work of this administration and the hard work of the p

lamar alexander announced on sunday that a staffer of his tested positive for coronavirus.e'll be video conferencing in. patty murray had said she would be conferencing in. all of this turns this hearing tomorrow into the nation's most anticipated zoom meeting. it is highly anticipated because for senators in both parties this, is their first real opportunity to ask questions of dr. fauci and of these other top public health officials away from the white house, away from the podium, away from a president who occasionally likes to cut them off in their answers and try to get answers on issues like testing, on reopening, on tracking and tracing, all the same things that the rest of the country is obsessed with, so too are lawmakers on capitol hill. they are being deeply affected in their work and personal lives in how they're trying to manage their own response to this crisis. >> garrett haake on capitol hill. geoff bennett at the white house. >>> joining me now is a democrat who will participate in tomorrow's hearing, senator tina smith. she sits on the senate health committ

and lamar alexander is out for 14 days. john, back to you. >> look, how this hearing will look is an illustration in and of itself of the health situation in this country facing so many. joe johns at the white house, thanks so much for being with us. >>> we have a new poll released just moments ago and it shows a majority of americans troubled by how the trump administration has handled the pandemic. more than half says the u.s. government is doing a poor job preventing the spread of coronavirus. that figure has been steadily rising since march. while optimism about the outbreak is growing, and that is interesting, a majority still thinks the worst is ahead. 81% are afraid or concerned about a second wave of coronavirus. 71% afraid or concerned about the availability of coronavirus testing. and a majority believes the federal government is not doing enough about a possible second wave. the limited testing and the mounting death toll. as for who the public trusts, just 36% believe what president trump is saying compared to 7

that will help us combat this disease, tennessee senator lamar alexander debuted his pitch thursday for ramping up coronavirus testing in the u.s.. >>a shark tank as competition. among the nation's leading scientists we couldn't find anyone who believe the current technology. >>could produce the 10's of millions of tests necessary to put this virus behind us congress recently approved one billion for the national institutes of health. >>the fast track new testing technology by august. that alexander says will give americans the confidence to go back to work and school the game is on and it's going to be a wild ride and i age director doctor francis collins says he has already received more than a 1000 applications with ideas to develop test that are more reliable user friendly and tech savvy in 27 years at nih i have honestly never seen anything move this quickly lawmakers applauded the efforts but some like alabama senator doug jones want to make sure the test will start going to some of the countries hardest hit rural areas. disk pandemic has shone a spotlight on the health disparitie

lamar alexander will be chairing the hearing from his home in tennessee where apparently he spent theay practicing and now, quote, with so many key players including himself stuck at home, mr. alexander announced over the weekend that all of the witnesses, including admiral giroir, who coordinates the testing effort, will also testify via video. so three of the four were going to have to do it anyway because they're in quarantine. the fourth one, let's put him in a box anyway. everybody else will be doing that. so everybody testifies from home and gavels in from home. so it will be -- there will be a little bit of comic relief in terms of watching a senate zoom meeting, but this will be the first time these folks at the highest levels of the nation's disastrous coronavirus response are going to be subject to questioning without the president hovering over them, breathing into their ear, definitely not six feet away. so that is going to be worth seeing tomorrow. it's a safe bet it's going to be at least interesting, if not a disaster. but like i said, that is going to be happening simu

we're going to hear from senator lamar alexander from tennessee. we'll see how this works.ou can see the sign out of the times. you see the wipes and the hand sanitizers in front of every senator that is appearing there in person. everyone also maintaining their social distance, it appears. kristen welker, let me get your thoughts on this. there was a lot of politics that led up to this point. the president has been very blunt, if you will, about not wanting some of these health experts to testify on the house side of congress, but they're appearing in front of the senate. >> reporter: well, ayman, that's right. president trump saying that he believes they'll get a more fairer hearing in front of the republican-led senate. i talked to white house officials about the message that we are expecting from dr. anthony fauci and they said, look, it's not inconsistent with the broader messaging we've heard from president trump. they point to the fact that, for example, he warned the governor of georgia against moving too quickly. but it's different than what we heard from the presi

senator lamar alexander, i'm going to have to leave it there. actually, before i let you go, you do have a mask that will for longtime alexander watchers, will be fitting. show it to us. >> there it is. and i wear it. >> i was just going to say, there should be no other mask any member of the alexander family should be wearing as well. senator alexander, thanks for coming on and sharing your views. we look forward to seeing your committee hearing with dr. fauci on tuesday. >> thank you, chuck. >>> when we come back, that devastating jobs report and how one man is trying to make sure that help gets to pe it's best we stay apart for a bit, but that doesn't mean you're in this alone. we're automatically refunding our customers a portion of their personal auto premiums. we're also offering flexible payment options for those who've been financially affected by the crisis. we look forward to returning to something that feels a little closer to life as we knew it, but until then you can see how we're here to help at libertymutual.com/covid-19. [ piano p

lamar alexander will be chairing the hearing from his home in tennessee. he spent the day practicing, and now quote with so many key players, including himself, stuck at home, mr. alexander announced over the weekend that all of the witnesses, including admiral giroir who coordinates the testing effort will also testify via video. three out of four will be in quarantine and the fourth, let's put him in a box because everyone else will do that so let's testify from home and gavel in from home. so there will be a little bit of comic relief in terms of seeing a senate zoom meeting but this is the first time these folks at the highest levels of the nation's disastrous coronavirus response are going to be subject to questioning without the president hovering over them, breathing into their ear, definitely not six feet away. so that is going to be worth seeing tomorrow. and it is a safe bet it is going to be at least interesting, if not a disaster. but like i said, that is going to be happening simultaneous to something else happening in washington that appears t

senator lamar alexander chaired the committee while in self quarantine witnesses testified remotely and some on capitol hill wore masks the social distancing didn't stop the tension as much as i respect to doctor fauci i don't think julianne hall. i don't think you're the one person to get to make a decision a scientist a physician, a public health official. >>i give advice according to the best scientific evidence. >>finding an effective vaccine is crucial to beating covid-19 while there are promising development experts say a vaccine is not expected by the time students return to school this fall the idea of having treatments available or a vaccine would be something that would be a bit of bridge too far while the coronavirus outbreak appears to be easing in some places the fight is far from over but i think we're going in the right direction. the right direction does not he we have by any means total control of the south. >>in washington, i'm karin caifa. >>a san francisco company is helping hundreds of thousands of families across the state including the bay area with a valuable too

senator lamar alexander chaired the committee while in self quarantine witnesses testified remotely and some on capitol hill wore masks the social distancing didn't stop the tension as much as i respect to doctor fauci i don't think julianne hall. i don't think you're the one person to get to make a decision a scientist a physician, a public health official. >>i give advice according to the best scientific evidence. >>finding an effective vaccine is crucial to beating covid-19 while there are promising development experts say a vaccine is not expected by the time students return to school this fall the idea of having treatments available or a vaccine would be something that would be a bit of bridge too far while the coronavirus outbreak appears to be easing in some places the fight is far from over but i think we're going in the right direction. the right direction does not he we have by any means total control of the south. >>in washington, i'm karin caifa. >>a san francisco company is helping hundreds of thousands of families across california, including the bay area with a tool to pr

the chairman of the committee, tennessee senator lamar alexander will also shared the hearing remotely after a member of his staff tested positive. >>> the time is now 4:06. two hiking trails will reopen today after what appeared to be an explosive device was found in the area. the county sheriff office brushed to the homestead valley yesterday where the device was found near trail 6a. they called in the berkeley bomb squad. the bomb squad safely removed the device and detonated it. an investigation continues. >>> after a deadly shark attack over the weekend, 26-year-old brian kelly was attacked while surfing there saturday afternoon. officials say that kelly and two friends were about 100 miles offshore when he was attacked. paramedics tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. signs are now posted in the area telling people to stay out of the water at least until thursday. >> you can't serve here, so don't come here to serve. we need to mind our protocol, which is the full aquatic closure until the 14th. otherwise, it's always good to check in with our lifeguards for

someone who tested positive for coronavirus and are in self quarantine committee chairman senator lamar alexander is also self quarantining after a member of his staff tested positive. senators are supposed to hear an update on what federal state and local governments are doing to help americans go back to work and back to school as rapidly and as safely as possible. however we're just getting started in the second inning of a nine-inning game. so you can understand why we have to have a comprehensive plan for things like testing and so forth that are so different that we have right now we're just getting started doctor. anthony fauci the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases says he will talk about the dangers states could face. >>if they open without following recommended guidelines. according to an e-mail he sent to the new york times the 6 foot rule. >>it's the 11th commandment that wealth is wear a mask. the 13th is wash your hands constantly the trump administration says billion is being earmarked for states for testing. i'm john lawrence reporting. >>another

senator lamar alexander chaired the committee while in self quarantine witnesses testified remotely and some on capitol hill wore masks the social distancing didn't stop the tension as much as i respect to doctor fauci i don't think julianne hall. i don't think you're the one person to get to make a decision a scientist a physician, a public health official. >>i give advice according to the best scientific evidence. >>finding an effective vaccine is crucial to beating covid-19 while there are promising development experts say a vaccine is not expected by the time students return to school this fall the idea of having treatments available or a vaccine would be something that would be a bit of bridge too far while the coronavirus outbreak appears to be easing in some places the fight is far from over but i think we're going in the right direction. the right direction does not he we have by any means total control of the south. >>in washington, i'm karin caifa. >>a san francisco company is

senator lamar alexander chaired the committee while in self quarantine witnesses testified remotely and some on capitol hill wore masks the social distancing didn't stop the tension as much as i respect to doctor fauci i don't think julianne hall. i don't think you're the one person to get to make a decision a scientist a physician, a public health official. >>i give advice according to the best scientific evidence. >>finding an effective vaccine is crucial to beating covid-19 while there are promising development experts say a vaccine is not expected by the time students return to school this fall the idea of having treatments available or a vaccine would be something that would be a bit of bridge too far while the coronavirus outbreak appears to be easing in some places the fight is far from over but i think we're going in the right direction. the right direction does not he we have by any means total control of the south. >>in washington, i'm karin caifa.

lamar alexander, republican, says what our country has done so far in but not s impressive nearly enough. senator pat murray, a democrat, says we need dramatically more testing. we don't have a national strategic plan. what's the white house response? > first, i would note on the words of dr. anthony fauci, is this, we'll have and there will e enough tests to allow us to take this country safely through phase one. i have sat in the task force where the admiral has talked to governors and pulled out his chart and said, governor x, here was your plan and request for testing in order to safely reopen. can assure you that will be satisfied this month. so i have seen those meetings take place. american people in line with what dr. fauci has said we do have enough for phase one. the end of the week we'll be able to say we've conducted 10 million tests. 150,000 testsdoing per week to now testing about 300,000. extraordinary effort, not to also note that that's two times what other countries are look at america's testing. i would say that's pretty impressive and that's a work of this he administ

something like the pandemic which we're talking a lot of bell will bring policymakers and like lamar alexander will bring in tom friedman former head of the c.d.c. or jeff copeland former head of state he said he and it will be talking to health specialists in the scientists like marty berry from johns hopkins who you see a lot on the code virus or toby cause were oh who ran the cleveland clinic and then we bring in elevators to sort of people who are like making back scenes and look looking to make those any sense so it's on every week a 2nd opinion podcast dot com you can go there and look at it as well what do you think few more questions what do you think of obama's affordable care act. well i thought it was really interesting because when he was campaigning he was campaigning on the cost of health care because that's what really people care about and cared about time and then once he got into office he switched to the access if you will get you a huge issue in this country that 20 percent of people don't have care maybe 30000000 people 1215 percent only care today they don't they get the

lamar alexander, who's a republican, also said it could make it harder to work with other countries to on friday, president trump announced he was terminating america's relationship with the who. he's accused it of failing to hold beijing to account over the pandemic. spacex says it is pressing ahead with the launch of a rocket taking two nasa astronauts to the international space station. the first attempt was called off on wednesday. nasa says there is a 50% chance of cancellation because of the weather in florida. it's the first manned us mission to space in nearly a decade. president trump is due to attend. nasa has relied on russian rockets to send astronauts into space since scrapping its shuttle programme in 2011. we are expecting it to go ahead at the moment. this is the scene live at cape canaveral, two astronauts are preparing to go into the actual rocket itself before the hatch is finally locked down although of course it was lockdown on wednesday and they still aborted the mission. it's possible that can happen. they are both former military test pilots, doing their bit for

lamar alexander, who's a republican, also said it could make it harder to work with other countries toationship with the who. he's accused it of failing to hold beijing to account over the pandemic and said funds will be directed to other areas. people who rent privately in the uk are more likely to be struggling with their housing costs during the pandemic than those who own their homes, according to new research by the resolution foundation. the think tank, which focuses on people on low incomes, says one—in—eight private renters have fallen behind with housing costs. the uk government says it has taken action to support tenants including banning evictions for three months. i'm joined now by lindsayjudge, a principal research and policy analyst at the resolution foundation and author of that report... foundation and author thank foundation and author you for talking to us. explaii some thank you for talking to us. explain some of yourfindings, thank you for talking to us. explain some of your findings, what struck you the most? as you say, we have been looking at how families have be

republican senator lamar alexander, the chair of the committee also will testify remotely after his staff member tested positive for covid-19. despite having the highest coronavirus death toll in europe, the united kingdom is beginning to ease some of its stay at home restrictions beginning today, british prime minister boris johnson said that people who can't telecommute are encouraged to return to work. that's for employees and feels like construction and manufacturing. johnson also says that people will be able to enjoy unlimited outdoor exercise as of wednesday, but should do so only with members of the same household. johnson also warned if problems are another outbreak occurs the restrictions will return. for your money the april jobs report was historically dismal 20.5 million americans lost their jobs and the trump administration is projecting even worse unemployment numbers for the month of may. treasury secretary steve mnuchin is one of several trump officials to predict unemployment could rival that of the great depression. but he also pointed out that this time there is a diff

now the chair of that committee, senator lamar alexander, is in isolation after one of his staffmembers remotely despite testing negative. outside the white house, nearly the entire country now taking steps to reopen. 45 states easing restrictions, including kentucky, where churches held in-person services with spaced-out seating. >> i'm glad you are here. >> reporter: but in 15 of those 45 states, the number of new cases is still on the rise. and social distancing guidelines not always followed. in castle rock, colorado, a crowded restaurant on mother's day with few customers wearing masks. in maryland, crowds as ocean city's boardwalk reopened. in los angeles, bustling trails, hikers anxious to get out, first time in a month. a busy flower market as florists reopen for mother's day. today many states across the country are reopening certain portions of their economy. in michigan, all manufacturing workers can return back to work. in indiana, all restaurants and bars could reopen at half capacity. in new york, governor andrew cuomo says some regions of the state may be able to reopen b

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lamar alexander, who's a republican, also said it could make it harder to work with other countries toas terminating america's relationship with the who. he accused it of failing to hold beijing to account over the pandemic and said funds will be directed to other areas. there are calls for the uk government to do more to help hundreds of thousands of small businesses and self—employed people who aren't covered by coronavirus support programmes. the chancellor has extended the job retention furlough scheme and support for self—employed workers, while asking employers to pay more from august. the government says it's talking to every sector of the economy to see where it could offer further help. people who rent privately are more likely to be struggling with their housing costs during the pandemic than those who own their homes, according to new research by the resolution foundation. the think tank, which focuses on people on low incomes, says one—in—eight private renters have fallen behind with housing costs. the government says it has taken action to support tenants including banning

but now the chair of that committee, senator lamar alexander, is in isolation after one of his staff members tested positive. alexander says he will run the hearing remotely despite testing negative. outside the white house nearly the entire country taking steps to reopen.ea sngs including kentucky, where churches held in-person services with spaced out seating. >> i'm glad you are here. >> reporter: but in 15 of those 45 states, the number of new cases is still on the rise. in castle rock, colorado, a crowded restaurant on mother's day with few customers wearing masks. in los angeles, a busy flower market as florists reopen for mother's day. today many states across the country are reopening certain portions of their economy. in michigan all manufacturing workers can return back to work. in indiana all restaurants and bars can reopen at half capacity. and in new york governor andrew cuomo says some regions of the state may be able to reopen by may 15th. he'll give more details on that later today. kenneth and mona, back to you. >> thank you, andrea. >>> and doctors have issued a new

lamar alexander, who's a republican, also said it could make it harder to work with other countries to the us. on friday, president trump announced he was terminating america's relationship with the who. he's accused it of failing to hold beijing to account over the pandemic. india has recorded its biggest single dayjump in coronavirus cases with nearly 8,000 new infections and 265 deaths. these latest figures bring the total numbers to over 170,000 cases of infection and close to 5000 deaths. more than a third of all cases are in maharashtra, one of india's richest states. but despite the rising number of covid—nineteen cases, the government has been easing restrictions. the return of competitive sport is announced for the uk — from monday — starting with horse racing — other sports given the go ahead to resume behind closed doors include football, rugby and cricket. the uk government insists that it continues to be led by science over the next stages of the easing of lockdown measures — after concerns were raised by some leading scientists. appeals for calm after a fourth night of vi

reportedly due to the absence of 4 senators now among those missing from the vote were senator lamar alexander who was in self isolation following the coded 1000 diagnosis of a fellow staffer washington state senator patty murray was also absent an aide for her says that she would have voted in favor of the amendment securing it enough votes to pass but she'd actually been on her way back to d.c. when the vote was called senators bernie sanders and ben fast were also absent but it's unclear why. well tell me tell me about the a memo ok there was there was an attempt to say we need to revisit what's going. oh and with the patriot act we think it's being used in ways that it shouldn't be used we need to we need to take another look at it and so there was a minute that was attached to the usa freedom reauthorization act is i think it's called it was introduced by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell what can you tell me about that provision and what would it have meant. to take another look at the patriot act in a way that we're honest with ourselves where there is no more privacy and ask for m

this administration that is pushing very hard to reopen the economy you heard there from senator lamar alexander who is chairing this committee a republican. top saying that there is not enough money in the united states to keep everyone home indefinitely so the reality is people are going to have to go back to work but these public health officials saying that's going to be difficult without the widespread availability of testing that currently is the situation in the united states kimberly i understand that there will be some questions posed by senators lace and we are expecting potentially some more explosive comments from dr anthony fauci as well what kind of an impact could that have. oh well there are always questions after briefings by on capitol hill this is kind of the standard format and so this we don't expect to be any different what we have heard from dr anthony dust far though in terms of his comments is he's predicting dire consequences if the economy is opened prematurely he warns of needless suffering and death that's a pretty big headline so this is something that he is expecte