move coming after china expelled 3 wall street journal journalists following this op ed back in february so whose side has the us mainstream media been taking in all of this yes initially president trump praised china but in the following weeks testing in the u.s. failed to catch up to the need vital equipment was short bodies filled refrigerator trailers and science was continuously challenge as the u.s. led the world and illness and death the white house moved the focus to the chinese government that's where the speech president some would say is trying to scapegoat china we are risking a real resurgence of siena phobia as a result of. this and other things that have happened so often at the state media level that you find out what the chinese are really thinking a completely different reaction to president from suggestion of cutting off relations altogether with china the global times pretty influential newspaper saying that this is marina say something that's not been heard from any u.s. president saying it's hardly surprising from a president who suggested injecting disinfectant int

"the wall street journal" is right. the continued controversy democrats pushed over the trump-russia affair with the dossier, with the charges that led to the appointment of robert mueller, did bring attention to this. the republicans now inform of the durham investigation are determined to find out finally what happened. >> martha: yeah, it's worth continuing to know that the durham investigation is ongoing. some of this is sort of the early to railings i think of what we are going to see when he's done with his work, also you made an excellent point that joe biden was in that room on january 5th as well, so no doubt he will be pressed on what he knew and understood about who was listening to michael flynn's phone calls and why it maybe even the fisa questions as well as terms of what bubbled up to the top. byron, thank you very much. good to see you tonight. >> thank you, martha. >> martha: on the same day and iowa meat processing plant reopened, covid-19 cases there doubled to more than 1,000. that's a third of the w

. ♪ ♪ gerry: hello and welcome to the wall street journal at large.more of the country emerged from weeks of shutdown, the debate over the extent of the reopening intensified. angry protesters demanding a greater easing of restrictions in michigan, pennsylvania and rhode island. wisconsin's supreme court struck down the governor's stay at home order. the always-outspoken tesla ceo, elon musk, defied local authorities and restarted his san francisco bay area car factory, challenging them to arrest him. they eventually agreed to allowed the work to resume if certain safety measures were taken. but of course the most prominent doctor in the country these days told us to slow down. dr. anthony fauci told a senate panel this week that if we move too quickly towards getting back to normal, we could create even greater danger. >> if that occurs, there is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control. gerry: dr. fauci even suggested reopening schools and colleges this fall may be too soon. apparently he's condemning million

. ♪ ♪ gerry: hello and welcome to "wall street journal at large." economic impact of the almost two-month-long lockdown of the united states because of the coronavirus outbreak came into much sharper focus on friday. that's when the labor department reported that 20 the.5 million americans -- 20.5 million americans lost their jobs last month, the most since the government began keeping records in 1939. the april unemployment rate soared to the highest since those statistics began being collected following world war ii. both the unemployment and job figures were likely because of the trauma we saw during the depression. unlike the 1930s, of course, we have good reason to believe this economic collapse is going to be short-lived, though how many of the jobs lost and how much of the lost income for so many americans will ever be recovered, at this point we just don't know. frustrated by the scale of the economic damage, more and more americans are demanding a restart, and this was the first full week that most states is have reopened many businesses cl

that is from the wall street journal.he) 748-8000 the line for eastern and central time zones. 202-748-8001, mountain and pacific. and there may be further federal aid ahead. legislation being developed by the democrats, anyway, on the house side. coming in for a pro forma session. this is politico. negotiatingisn't with republicans or the white house on the next aid bill. in her news conference, she was asked if she is concerned about the mounting budget deficits these packages are causing. speaker pelosi: we're talking about now is a stimulus to our economy at a time when people are crippled with concern about their physical well-being, as well as their economic well-being. stamps,about food direct payments, and unemployment insurance, they stimulate the economy. their purpose is to meet the needs of people, but they are a stimulus to the economy. and far better to spend our money that way, the republicans are supposed to be these budget hawks, had no hesitation whatsoever in the dark of night in the speed of light, pas

and how should the administration respond on this paul gigot is joining, the editor of the wall street journal dan henninger, usually seen at this time in the wall street journal editorial report but we are doing this for now. paul, man, we keep the numbers, how does the administration try to move that around as the states are slowly opening up? paul: well, that's the first start, i think, get some guidelines for opening up. give some guidelines to business about how to practice safe social distancing so people can come back. i'm talking about things like should you wear a mask or not, how far do the desks need to be apart, for example, what about public transportation, elevator protocols, you know, elevators often in big cities are packed, okay, how many can you have in an elevator at one time. this kind of information could really help, i think, especially with businesses, like that protection, for example, for businesses that want to open up. if somebody -- one of the employees gets sick, you don't want them to be able to -- to be putting the company out of business, so they need some, i th

arthel: john bussey is an associate editor for the wall street journal and a fox news contributor. john, the president has officially labeled antifa, a domestic terrorist and attorney general william barr issuing a statement expounding on the president sentiment. so is president trump's messaging hitting the right tone or is it disjointed? >> i think you're seeing a lot of politics being played at this point with scant evidence to support it. the president is blaming somebody else for this problem, he's blaming the left which is a popular target of the president, he has provided no evidence of that, mind you politician being played on the other side as well. the democratic governor of minnesota is blaming the right saying that white separatist are in the groups, their promo team violence, he too has not provided any evidence of that, there seems to be some indication that right wing groups have played a role. with a republican president and the democratic governor agree, 80% or some vast majority of the looters in the writers are coming from out of state when in fact they're both w

that is in "the wall street journal" this morning. there is also a related headline in the "wall street journal" "powell -- - although that conversation happening this morning at 10:00 a.m. ingrid in pensacola, florida. democratic caller. -- hi, ingrid. caller: thank you for c-span. we just had on our local news, a year ago you must recall a saudi arabian had killed eight people, and it has been proven now, a year later, that he had had for years, contact with al qaeda. i hope you have that article there, darling, and the second thing i wanted to say -- host: we're talking about your confidence level in the trump administration's response to the pandemic. what is that? suckingwell, he keeps up to these leaders that scare me, darling. it is about the conference in the president. -- confidence in the president. are you there? yes, i am listening. and that gives you little conference, is that what you are saying? caller: yes, and also about that hydroxychloroquine, i was given that medicine, and if anyone would take the time to look it al

military buildup that began as tensions with iran flared up last year that's according to the wall street journal among the facilities affected will be saudi oil installations the u.s. deployed more assets off an attack on saudi aramco plants last september dozens of u.s. military personnel will also be reassigned when asked about the report trump wouldn't be drawn on specifics well i don't want to talk about it but we're doing some things will make it a lot of moves in the middle east and elsewhere we're doing a lot of things all over the world militarily we've been taken advantage of all over the world our military and. in the sense that we're and this is nothing to do with saudi arabia this has to do with other countries frankly much more we have the most powerful military in the world or some of the romani is the middle east analyst he says that will draw has more to do with saudi arabia's oil price war with russia. i think the problem and this is largely related to the ongoing salary or price or with russia recent rightly relates us shale gas over the past several weeks is now a lot of press

that winds down a military buildup that began as tensions with iran flared up last year the wall street journal says among the facilities affected will be saudi oil installations in the open water after shelled central tripoli resulting in explosions near the turkish and italian embassies after them trying to seize the capital for more than a year he had also issued a warning to turkey about its support for the u.n. recognize government which he is fighting to defeat. returning to corona virus and black people are 4 times more likely to die of covert 19 than white people in the u.k. the country's national statistics agency says people of bangladeshi pakistani and indian origin are also at a significantly higher risk it builds on evidence of significant racial disparities in how the virus is impacting minority communities john holl reports now from london through donations being prepared for the community at a pentecostal church in the london borough of brant the reverend desmond hall shows us around. some of disorientated brint is one of the areas of london worst affected by cope with 19 new re

it winds down its military buildup that began when tensions with iran flared last year the wall street journal says saudi oil installations will be among the facilities affected when asked about the report president wouldn't be drawn on the specifics. well i don't want to talk about it but we're doing some things were making a lot of moves in the middle east and elsewhere we're doing a lot of things all over the world militarily we've been taken advantage of all over the world our military and. in the sense that we're and this is nothing to do with saudi arabia this has to do with other countries frankly much more we have the most powerful military in the world going to be in war after has shelled central tripoli resulting in explosions near the turkish and italian embassies after he's been trying to seize the capital for more than a year father and son in the u.s. state of georgia have been arrested and charged with the murder of an unarmed black man the family of he was out jogging when he was confronted by the 2 white men who thought he was a burglar moscow's mayor fears the number of cases

military build up began as tensions with iran flared up last year this is all according to the wall street journal which says among the facilities affected will be saudi oil installations remember the u.s. deployed more assets there after an attack on saudi aramco plants last september dozens of u.s. military personnel will also be reassigned when asked about the report president donald trump had plenty to say but wouldn't be drawn on specifics. well i don't want to talk about it but we're doing some things were making a lot of moves in the middle east and elsewhere we're doing a lot of things all over the world militarily we've been taken advantage of all over the world our military and. in the sense that we're and this is nothing to do with saudi arabia this has to do with other countries frankly much more we have the most powerful military in the world we've spent $1.00 trillion dollars since i've been here more than that $1.00 trillion dollars on a military that we now have the strongest military we've ever had we have the best equipment the best missiles planes the best of everything. we're a

el wall street journal dice: hay evidencia que mÉxico nÚmero de muertos por el coronavirus debe ser muchomes. marÍa: dice queson mÁs de tres veces los muertos que lo que muestran las cifras oficiales. jorge: esto es lo que estamos recibido por parte dedos medios extranjeros de lo que estÁ ocurriendo en mÉxico. vamos con jessica zermeÑo en la capital de la repÚblica mexicana, donde nos puede decir quÉ es lo que dicen las autoridades. jessica: hola, jorge. yo me encuentro fuera del hospitalgeneral de zona de venados, pero no quiero hablar de lo que dicen las autoridades porque creo que eso ya lo hemos hablado muchos dÍas. quiero presentarte una de las cosas por las que se cree es el principal argumento por la que se dice que mÉxico estÁ descontrolada la pandemia, que es por las cifras oficiales. quiero hablarte de una mujer que se llama marta palacios, que tiene 70 aÑos y que el dÍa de ayer fue ingresada a este hospital. me encuentra aquÍ con su hijo primogÉnito, con humberto navarrete. por favor, humberto, quiero que nos cuentes quÉ pasÓ con tu mamÁ. humberto: mi mamÁ se puso muy enferma a

. >> the wall street journal's editorial board wondering what president obama is really worried about. doug burns says obama is forgetting what happened under his watch. he joins us next. >> now president anybody can find for someone who's been charged with perjury just getting off scott free. that is the stuff for you begin to get worried that basic understanding of will of law is risk. >> wall street journal editorial board calling out president obama after those remarks on the michael flynn case. rob: it was stunning to read that he misstated the proposed crime and ignored the history of his own administration in targeting mister flynn. we wonder what he is really worried about. >> joining us to weigh in his former federal prosecutor doug burns, thanks for being here this morning, appreciate it. with everything you've seen so far, what is your opinion? >> i was very surprised the former president would jump into that for a couple reasons, one, just protocol, why would he inject himself into a criminal case after he has left office but i agree with wall street journal editorial boar

theou the company misled congress abo third party selling, stemming from a "wall street journal" report that stated that an amazon lawyer told the house antitrust subcommittee in july that amazon does not reference third party seller data for strategy purposes. "the wall street journal" investigation suggests that amazon did use that data to figure out which products to make itself. >>> former vice president and apparent democratic presidential nominee joe biden responded for the first time publicly this morning to the sexual assault allegation made by a female staffer from 27 years ago. we first told you about his response on "today in the bay." nbc's tracie potts reports. >> reporter: in a lengthy statement and in a live interview this morning, former vice president and presidential candidate joe biden is categorically denying the sexual assault allegation from a woman who used to work with him 27 years ago. tara reade said he assaulted her in a corridor when she was working for him in 1993. bi true and that it of information about hi years of work on violence against women. but on ms

. ♪ ♪ gerry: hello, and welcome to the "wall street journal at large."e of the familiar bad news but also some good news this week, three months into our struggle with the coronavirus. total confirmed cases have topped one million, deaths over 60,000 and still rising. but there was encouraging medical news on a number of fronts. one biotech company, bill idea, announced a drug -- gilead, announced rem remdesivir has shn real progress on helping patients. the university of oxford saying they might have a vaccine as early as september. more than half of states have begun or will soon begin allowing more businesses to operate again according to strict safety guidelines that. 's vital to get the economy moving. the initial reading of gross domestic product in the first three months of this year showed that the economy sank at an annual rate of 4.8%, the biggest quarterly decline since the big recession, and economists believe the numbers are going to get worse. federal reserve chairman jay powell believes the unemployment will soar, saying that we can't worr

. ♪ gerry: hello, and welcome to "wall street journal at large."ell, it's memorial day weekend, the weekend when we remember those who sacrificed their lives for the country. it's also normally the unofficial start of summer and a time for three days of r&r for millions of americans. but these are not normal times. as the country grapples with the economic devastation caused by the lockdowns. as of this week, all 50 states have now finally allowed some nonessential businesses to open but with limits. memorial day beach visits, for example, will be especially strange this year as we are instructed to maintain social distancing even as we gather to have some fun in the sun. one place where bathers are not welcome is new york city where mayor bill de blasio has threatened to pull people out of the water if they violate his no swimming rules. just look at that. the new york metro area remains mostly in lockdown. doesn't expect easing in the city apparently until the first half of june. meanwhile, more and more pushback against the closures as the econo

wall street journal editorial board asking what president obama was worried about tonight. we kick things off with white house correspondent kevin cork with the lookout the rollout of new testing options and how states are slowly reopening. >> reporter: the president said today if you want a coronavirus test you can get one but white house officials immediately clarified saying if you have symptoms that make you believe you have the virus you should be able to be tested, one of many headlines from that coronavirus briefing in the rose garden in which the president noted a number of tests completed for a day has doubled over the past 3 weeks. he also pointed out the fact that the fed port $11 billion in aid to states to ensure their testing capabilities. >> we have a great testing capacity now. it is getting even better. there is nobody close to us in the world and we certainly have done a great job on testing and testing is a very big important function. >> we have been clear all along that we believe in the data indicate we have enough testing to do the phase i gradual reo

caller: that's from the wall street journal? host: yes, sir.aller: people have seen this happen over and over again. eric garner, systematic abuse. i've been to minneapolis before, .p there for work we have a white -- there are so many races around. i'm a white guy and i see this all the time. -- there the diesels diesels and exhaust. there is no other way -- their diesels and exhaust. there is no other way to ask press themselves. i have to say, white america, and i'm not playing the race card, but there are a lot of problems everyone likes to brush over. care.y, neglect, health everything we are doing amongst this covid thing, everyone is livid. i feel bad for everyone involved. host: mark out of massachusetts. this is rob out of greenfield, kentucky. your next. caller: good morning, everyone. that those to say police officers should face the crimes. that in and so -- that in and of itself does not give the people the right to destroy stores and cities. people are demanding justice for mr. floyd. what about the justice for the their you just

"wall street journal" prime-time, a special evening edition of "wall street journal." our guests are dr. jeremy faust, bostongency physician in on to you excess death rates ould show leaders it's safe to soften the covid covid -- covepled requirements. join the conversation tonight on washington journal prime-time at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ >> television has changed since c-span began 41 years ago but our mission continues, to provide an unfiltered view of government. already this veer we've brought you primary election coverage, the presidential impeachment process and now the federal response to the coronavirus. you can watch all of c-span's programming on public television, online or through our app. c-span, created by private industry. america's cable television company. as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> joining us mexico from nashville, tennessee, is dr. mes hildredth, the president and c.e.o. of the medical college in that city. ood morning and welcome to washington journal. guest: thank you for having me. host: wh

and the future her blog post that i didn't feature and yet another from the wall street journal and the hope that people who are fed up with this kind of the same there's the ideas that would have to circulate them both public media and public sphere of the day they will appreciate our base your choice and. one of the points you have getting more as often makes about human editors calling the shots as opposed to algorithms gets at a fundamental shortcoming in the way the digital news is distributed our own biases along with the imperatives of advertisers shape what we see and rather than being informed we just end up with those biases and those beliefs reaffirmed that's not good enough on any news story let alone one a serious and as dangerous as cover 19 you've been watching a special edition of our program on media projects helping us make sense of the corona virus pandemic we'll see you next time here at the listening. save humanity i really really getting in. a beleaguered out of 5 paying the price for his political maneuvering in the middle east now desperate for american recogniti

the journal editorial report, paul gigot, host of that show and editorial page editor of the "wall street journaln henninger, "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editorial page editor. welcome both as always. paul, the editorial page has been very strong on this in terms of the economy as well as the health issue. >> well, i think we just have to first appreciate just how catastrophic the economic damage has been. i mean, five weeks, 33 million new unemployment claims as you said, the worst jobless rate since the great depression. this is truly catastrophic, and i don't use that word lightly. and people think -- some people think or like to think this is going to be bounce back right away, a v shaped recovery. i'm not so sure. i think the rate of employment declines might slow, probably will slow, but they are still going to continue. i think that 20% figure you mentioned from kevin hasset is not at all out of the question, which is why we think this country and the economy has to begin reopening life and the economy, not recklessly, but nonetheless with -- in determined fashion. eric: her

"the wall street journal" pointed out this morning that president obama is in fact a lawyer. so he knew better on a couple very important points. i mean, one is the brady rule. the idea that you have to turn over, as part of the prosecution, exculpatory evidence. and they did not turn over the fact that fbi agents were there at the time interviewing mr. flynn, who believed that he was telling the truth and he was not lying. that's one. the other legal matter is they never told flynn that there was no evidentiary basis for his interview. that they had already concluded, that he had not colluded or done anything wrong, in terms of the meeting were of conversation with kislyak. so "the wall street journal" -- i'm not a lawyer, not sure if i got those words in the right order, but they make a very good point that there were two very big legal standards thrown aside, and the president being a lawyer should know better. i think the best remedy is something that judge nap said in the last hour. this idea that general flynn could sue for violation of his civil liberties. >> harris: .