that is more than 400,000 tennesseans. job.nnesseans without a in march alone, there was an 8 -- $870 million loss across industries like hospitality. as employers and employees struggle, state officials in the a $5 billion loss gross domestic product for tennessee in 2020. many tennesseans are not dust facing potential sickness, but they are facing crippling financial hardship as well. servicearly in the industries. our economic recovery group, in consultation with health experts and industry experts, has put ,ogether the tennessee pledge guidance that protects employees and customers and works to streamline best practices. we have included general business guidance to ensure employers, and anyone serving customers, has an informed approach to safe opening in the weeks ahead. restaurants in 89 counties permitted to operating -- committed to operating at 50% capacity and committed to adopt these rectus of our clear to open on monday. are clear to open monday. we also outlined safer ways to even handle menus and silverware.

lee: i want tennesseans to in a slow measured stepped approach. i want tennesseans to be able to do that. i want people to feel safe. want business owners the livelihoodsto begin for their employers and their families. all of those things are things happen.to tennesseans toge engage in that as they see so fit. question if i could slip that in. here were a lot of big numbers tossed in this your remarks. i asked this before, but it may be changing each day or what the state budget, the emergency budget that was assed, does it look like that may be have to be readjusted at soon?point or is it too gov. lee: you know, because the revenue, for the he revenues for the state are not complete, i mean we're just beginning to understand, it's with certainty what is going to happen for sure. that we too soon to say know that there is going to be a downturn in this economy. as we said earlier, there are a $5 billion loss in gross domestic product in state, that will mean there would be major revenue loss to our state. our budget will have to be with thats a ba

john: you know, i knew he was a tennessean. i'm a tennessean. i knew that his grave is behind the capitol. there is no marker in nashville, except a plaque on the side of a dirty motel wall. his old home place in columbia is preserved, and i'd been there many times and have been there since. but i knew virtually nothing about him and almost nothing that was good. i mean, his reputation as a result of what was done to him during his presidency over the mexican-american war left him a bad reputation, a reputation as a warmonger. and the attacks on him in congress in the latter days of his administration reminded me a great deal of the attacks on lyndon johnson at the end of his administration over the vietnam war. similarities there. brian: james k. polk was president when? and tell us the four things that he promised to do. we'll go back and go over the details. but what were the four things he promised to do? john: well, he was president from 1844, a one-year president by his choice. he said i will not run for reelection. and he would not accept

polk was a tennessean. don't you write a biography for this series that times books is doing on the presidents? and i said, arthur, i don't have time. i'm retired. he said, i want you to do one thing. he said alan nevins has done a

arthur schlesinger called me on the phone and said, youre a tennessean. polk was a tennessean. why dont you write a biography for this series that times books is doing on the presidents? and i said, arthur, i dont have time. im retired. he said, i want you to do one thing. he said, alan nevins (ph) has done a paperback that excerpts his diary, his presidential diary. just take the weekend and read it and tell me no. and i read the excerpts from the diary, and i couldnt say no. i was fascinated by the man. >> did you know much about him before you started on this? you know, i knew he was a tennessean. im a tennessean. i knew that his grave is behind the capitol. there is no marker in nashville, except a plaque on the side of a dirty motel wall. his old home place in columbia is preserved, and id been there many times and have been there since. but i knew virtually nothing about him and almost nothing that was good. i mean, his reputation as a result of what was done to him during his presidency over the mexican-american war left him a bad reputation, a reputation as a warmonger.

can a date when we celebrate what tennesseans have done and congratulate efforts thator the they have made to mitigate and slow the spread of covid-19 to us to a point where we can begin the process of gradually reopening. we only celebrate that because it has gotten us to this place. say is, it's time o reengage in a greater way, now more than ever tennesseans need to do their part to stay sure they ake socially distance and follow the guidelines and wash their hands nd stay home when they're sick and do all of the things that will allow us to continue down continue to open more businesses, to continue to ut more tennesseans back to work and continue to move to the place we want to be in the midst of this pandemic. grateful for the work that's been done, very grateful thathis daynd as the place we're in and very hopeful for the future. thanks for joining us. gov. cuomo: everybody looks bright and happy. happy and bursting with love. today is friday. i hope you have big plans for the weekend, if you have a weekend. total hospitalizations, down. good news. 14,200. all of the evidence s

i am very frustrated with it and i spend all day long every day on the phone working with tennesseans trying to work through this system and doing my best to help them. charles: right. senator blackburn, i always appreciate it. i know you're working hard, and you're being honest, that's what we need. keep the pressure on them. thank you very much. >> we are, thank you. charles: meanwhile, folks the national conversation is beginning to turn from when do we open this economy to how we open the economy. i want to break down exactly how that might look next. ♪ limu emu & doug and now for their service to the community, we present limu emu & doug with this key to the city. [ applause ] it's an honor to tell you that liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. and now we need to get back to work. [ applause and band playing ] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪ >> as we wage medical war on the virus we're also pleading speeding economic relief to our people. >> it makes sense to plan what a reentry to normality will look

i know i can speak as a tennessean, what we don't want to do in tennessee to use taxpayer dollars tokfill bad decisions on pension plans and things like that. the taxpayers here will be very frustrated with that. charles: you've got places like new york state, new jersey, connecticut, they have very, they run these massive budgets and they do a lot of things for a lot of folks. they make a lot of promises. it is not just the pensions. yeah, of course, when you hear governor cuomo saying, we want to help the front line workers, of course we do. no one is trying not to help police officers and firefighters. there has to be a way to make a distinction. so to your point, you're not paying for all the spending that new yorks does. >> that is exactly right. a great example is, new york pledged i think it was $30 million to fund the education, basically schooling, college tuition for illegal immigrants. in tennessee, that is not something that we fundamentally believe is the right thing to do. we just think that is not the right thing to do. so we don't want to see our tax, that is a great

president, you've asked states to commit to a goal of testing 2% of their population in april 2% of tennesseans. we tested over 175,002 data. as we look to may to build upon that, we are actually strengthening our commitment, particularly to the elderly. the most vulnerable of our citizens, especially those in nursing homes. you know, there's a scripture that describes being hard pressed on every side, but not crushed. and that is where we are in tennessee. i think that's where we are in the nation. but the elderly are most hard pressed in this setting. and especially those in long-term care facilities and they need our help. in tennessee, we are committed to testing every resident in every staff and every one of our 700 long-term care facilities. it will be a great undertaking, but it honors the value of these lives in those facilities. lives that have protected our country and the hardest of times, the greatest generation. and those that have a loving legacy of being our neighbors, friends, and grandparents. it is time for us to protect them. and we should do so by pursuing social distancing,

tennesseans now out of work. what china has done is of tremendous cost.is? yes, indeed. it is something we should explore how to hold them accountable. stuart: senator, can i ask you to hold on for one second. susan, come in please. wonderful breaking news. what do you have? susan: we do. u.s. top spy agency says covid-19 originated in china. but was not man made or genetically modified. u.s. spy agencies will what they call rigorously examine new information to determine whether covid-19 begun with contact through infected animals or wuhan laboratory accident, according to a statement. there are multiple theories maybe this started in a wet market and animal to human transfer. there were reports, just in the past few weeks there is increasing confidence possibly within the administration that this may, this virus may have came from the laboratory and it may have gotten out there into the wuhan streets. looks like the top u.s. spy agency says again the virus originated in china but not man made or genetically modified. stuart: thank you, susan. senator, i

tennesseans and the way they have conducted themselves during the crisis and this will begin to openhings back up in the near future and it will be no less important to continue the practices, habits around social distancing that we have, that we have done so well as a state for the past weeks that have gotten us to the place where we are today. the more that we stick to those social distancing practices as we open up, the more robust our opening can be. in combination with the health and safety of our people. make no mistake, we are ready for the people of tennessee to get back to work and as the testing and health care capacity continues to improve we will be better able to open up more parts of our state. open up thee must economy while encouraging tennessee businesses to prioritize the health and safety of their employees and of their customers. our economic recovery group will be giving guidance to industry, to companies, to businesses across the state on just how they can do that. that from governor lee, tennessee. barbara, virginia, good morning. i get to thee topic, i want to

polk was a tennessean.hy don't you write a biography for this series that times books is doing on the presidents? and i said, arthur, i don't have time. i'm retired.