theblaze--2020-02-04--Co-owner of brewery threatens violence against conservative journalist on Twitter — then humiliated

Co-owner of brewery threatens violence against conservative journalist on Twitter — then humiliated business walks it all back The brewery @ @ @ @ @ and referenced Antifa 's highly publicized assault against him last summer

After the co-owner of a Connecticut brewery used the business' Twitter account to threaten violence against conservative journalist Andy Ngo, a profusely apologetic Hanging Hills Brewing Company of Hartford said it's embarrassed and walking it all back, WFSB-TV reported.
Here's a screenshot of the tweets:
Image source: Twitter
What are the details?
The first message indicated "us far left breweries will be sure to throw milkshakes (IPAs) at your dumb face should you ever walk into the pub" — a reference to the allegation that Antifa militants in Portland tossed milkshakes mixed with quick-drying cement at Ngo during protests last June. He also said the Antifa militants beat and robbed him.
The cement-in-milkshake claim reportedly hasn't been substantiated, although Portland-based paper Willamette Week said it was able to create the concoction — except it looked much darker.
A second tweet said, "And we're also going to fight for your health care after you report any brain hemorrhages from said injurious liquids" — a reference to Ngo reporting that the attack left him with a brain hemorrhage.
Here's a clip of the attack on Ngo. (Content warning: Language):
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How did the brewery respond?
The brewery released a statement on Facebook Sunday saying the tweets were intended as a joke and apologizing to Ngo, WFSB said.
“Unfortunately due to poor judgement and without full ownership knowledge, Hanging Hills has engaged in tweets with Andy Ngo that resulted in an expression of violence," the brewery posted, the station said. "The ownership of Hanging Hills strongly disapproves of this political discourse and apologizes directly to Andy Ngo who most certainly did not deserve any expression of ill will. We also apologize to his followers and our customers who were justifiably offended."
The brewery added that it will take action once all the facts are in and that it honors and respects everyone and their viewpoints, WFSB added.


theblaze--2020-02-04--Texas ex-cop gets only probation for raping woman he met on domestic violence call

Texas ex-cop gets only probation for raping woman he met on domestic violence call His lawyers and father said he @ @ @ @ @ went to prison

A former El Paso, Texas, police officer was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Friday after being convicted of raping a woman he picked up in response to a domestic violence call, according to the El Paso Times.
A jury convicted William Ollie Alexander of raping a victim, whose identity is not public, in March 2018. He responded to a domestic violence call, and later went to pick her up. When he picked her up, he took her to a dark area of the city and raped her.
The victim called it the worst day of her life and said she will never be the same — including the fact that she doesn't know if she wants to bring children into a world where such a horrible thing could happen.
"Can you imagine having a daughter and having this happen to her?" the victim asked during her emotional testimony. "It would be awful. I don't have kids, but mom was overprotective, and I am going to be even more overprotective. This is something I will never forget. It was the worst day of my life."
Alexander's attorneys and father pleaded with the jury to give him a lenient sentence, saying that a sending a former police officer to prison with gang members is essentially a death sentence. Alexander began crying when his children came into the courtroom.
"I understand he made a moral mistake," Alexander's father said. "My son is a law enforcement officer. I think you, I, and all the men and women of the jury know what happens to law enforcement officers in prison."
Defendants in Texas can choose whether to be sentenced by a judge or a jury in non-capital cases, and Alexander chose the jury. He was facing a maximum of 20 years in prison. Prosecutors were seeking at least 15 years.
Alexander's attorney, Omar Carmona, said the jury made the right choice in realizing that not all sexual assault convictions warrant a prison sentence. Alexander will be required to register as a sex offender for life.


theblaze--2020-03-30--Man’s heartbreaking video shows New York hospital forklift loading dead bodies into truck: ‘This is

Man’s heartbreaking video shows New York hospital forklift loading dead bodies into truck: ‘This is for real!’

Man ’ s heartbreaking video shows New York hospital forklift loading dead bodies into truck : ‘ This is for @ @ @

Brooklyn resident John Lee shared a disturbing video Sunday on Facebook featuring medical workers using a forklift to load dead bodies into a refrigerated truck.
What are the details?
According to the New York Post, medical workers loaded the body bags into a "mobile morgue," which was parked outside the Brooklyn Hospital Center in the Fort Greene neighborhood.
"This is for real," a tearful-sounding Lee can be heard saying while filming from his car. "They putting bodies in the 18-wheeler. ... This is no joke. ... This is Brooklyn Hospital."
What appear to be hospital staff can be seen wearing protective clothing and helping to load the bodies into the waiting truck.
Clearly emotional, Lee implores viewers to stay inside and pray to God.
The New York Times reported that this hospital has been in "disaster mode" in attempting to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and treat the casualties of the disease.
Last week, Gary G. Terrinoni, president and chief executive of the hospital, told the outlet, "As an independent hospital we can control our destiny, control our resources, and really do what we think is right by the community. We're in disaster mode."
In the now-viral video, Lee can be heard begging viewers, "Please stay inside."
According to CNN, New York state has had at least 66,497 cases. At least 1,217 New Yorkers have died because of the virus, and New York City has quickly become the epicenter of the virus in the U.S.


theblaze--2020-03-30--As gov't forces businesses to close, analysis from the Fed says we could see 47 million job losses,

As gov't forces businesses to close, analysis from the Fed says we could see 47 million job losses, 32% unemployment

As gov't forces businesses to close , analysis from the Fed says we could see 47 million job losses , @ @ @ @ @ could it all get ?

A recently posted analysis from a Federal Reserve economist estimated that the U.S. could see in excess of 47 million job losses related to the coronavirus crisis and an unemployment rate that tops 32% in the coming months.
What did the Fed's post say?
On Thursday, first-time weekly jobless claims hit a record high of 3.3 million, more than double the number of losses experts had projected.
Last week, Migeul Faria e Castro, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, posted a "back-of-the-envelope estimate" for what kind of job-loss numbers and unemployment figures the country could see by the end of the second quarter.
Citing fellow Fed economist Charles Gascon, Castro noted that nearly 67 million Americans are working in jobs "at high risk of layoff due to social-distancing measures."
Combining that figure with other estimates about jobs that have a high risk of being lost, Castro estimated that 47.05 million people would be laid off during the second quarter of 2020.
Castro then extrapolated that with 47 million lost jobs, the U.S. would have an unemployment rate of 32.1% by the end of June.
Civilian labor force in February 2020 = 164.5 million Unemployment rate in February 2020 = 3.5% Unemployed persons in February 2020 = 5.76 million (#1 * #2) Workers in occupations with high risk of layoff = 66.8 million Workers in high contact-intensive occupations = 27.3 million Estimated layoffs in second quarter 2020 = 47.05 million (Average of #4 and #5) Unemployed persons in second quarter 2020 = 52.81 million (#3 + #6) Unemployment rate in second quarter 2020 = 32.1% (#7 / #1)
Which employees are 'at high risk of layoff'?
To calculate which workers are "at high risk of layoff," Gascon said he classified the 808 BLS-detailed occupations based on three criteria:
Occupations essential to public health or safety (e.g., police) Occupations where work can likely be completed off-site (e.g., computer programmers) Positions likely to be salaried (e.g., elementary school teachers)
He found that 46% of workers appear to be in "high risk of layoff" jobs. Not surprisingly, the largest share (9%) of those jobs are in food prep or serving-related business; followed closely by jobs in sales (7%) — mostly retail workers.
Image source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis screenshot
Is there any good news?
Castro noted that it is the length of unemployment that matters more than the unemployment rate.
The suddenness of the virus and various governments' reactions to it have caused the sudden and coming spike in joblessness. However, if the virus peaks in a few weeks and businesses can reopen shortly thereafter, people could be going back to work by the end of the second quarter or beginning of the third.
Castro concluded:
Moreover, one can argue that the expected duration of unemployment matters more than the unemployment rate itself, especially if the recovery is quick (and so duration is short). These are very large numbers by historical standards, but this is a rather unique shock that is unlike any other experienced by the U.S. economy in the last 100 years.
(H/T: CNBC)


theblaze--2020-03-30--Macy's to furlough tens of thousands of workers amid coronavirus hardship

Macy 's to furlough tens of thousands of workers amid coronavirus hardship

Macy's announced it would furlough a majority of its employees in order to stay afloat in an economy devastated by the coronavirus and the lockdown measures that are keeping most Americans at home almost all the time, The Hill reported.
The company employs approximately 130,000 people. For the foreseeable future, only those essential to basic operations will be kept on board. Those employees will be concentrated in the company's online business.
All Macy's stores closed March 18, and there is no set timetable for when they might reopen. The company has attempted other cost-cutting measures, but said more cuts were necessary.
"While the digital business remains open, we have lost the majority of our sales due to the store closures," a company statement read. "We've already taken measures to maintain financial flexibility, including suspending the dividend, drawing down our line of credit, freezing both hiring and spending, stopping capital spend, reducing receipts, cancelling some orders and extending payment terms, and we are evaluating all other financing options.
"While these actions have helped, it is not enough. Across Macy's, Bloomingdales, and Bluemercury brands, we will be moving to the absolute minimum workforce needed to maintain basic operations," the statement continued. "This means the majority of our colleagues will go on furlough beginning this week."
Furloughed employees will have health benefits, paid for by the company, through the end of May. The company didn't specify when it anticipated bringing people back, but said employees would return "on a staggered basis as business resumes."
Roughly 3.3 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, by far the most in one week in history. And that could be just the beginning, as the Fed estimates unemployment could hit 32%, with as many as 47 million Americans losing their jobs.
The $2 trillion stimulus bill signed into law by President Donald Trump last week aims to minimize unemployment by supporting struggling businesses so companies don't have to lay off so many employees.
"Go back and hire your workers because the government is paying you to do that," Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Sunday, CNN reported.


theblaze--2020-03-30--Last week, Rachel Maddow called Trump's claim that Navy medical ships would be ready in a week 'nons

Last week, Rachel Maddow called Trump's claim that Navy medical ships would be ready in a week 'nonsense.' The USNS Comfort arrived in NYC this morning.

Last week , Rachel Maddow called Trump 's claim that Navy medical ships would be ready in a week 'nonsense @ @ @ @ @ arrived in NYC this morning .

Just over one week ago, MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow called President Trump's claim that two U.S. Navy medical ships would soon be operational "nonsense." By Monday morning, both ships had arrived at their destinations in Los Angeles and New York City.
"There is no sign that the Navy hospital ships that the President made such a big deal of — the Comfort and the Mercy — there's no sign that they'll be anywhere on-site helping out anywhere in the country for weeks yet," Maddow said during a March 20 broadcast of her show.
"The president said when he announced that those ships would be put into action against the COVID-19 epidemic. He said one of those ships would be operational in New York harbor by next week. That's nonsense. It will not be there next week," she claimed.
But on Monday morning, the USNS Comfort arrived in New York Harbor as crowds awaited, along with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D).
The ship houses roughly 1,000 beds and a dozen operating rooms and will be used to ease the strain that the virus outbreak has put on the city's hospital system. Patients who have not contracted the virus but who urgently need care will be treated aboard the ship.
At its send-off from Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday, President Trump called the ship "a 70,000-ton message of hope and solidarity to the incredible people of New York" amid the nation's war with "an invisible enemy."
In a news conference at its arrival in the city, Gov. Cuomo said the ship will act as a "relief valve for hospitals that are struggling now, that are over capacity all over this city."
Mayor de Blasio called the ship's entrance "absolutely extraordinary" and "inspiring."
Actor Hugh Jackman captured the triumphant arrival on video and made sure to thank everyone involved in getting the ship ready to go.
"Wow, look at this — this is history. To all the doctors, all the nurses, and everyone involved with the Navy, thank you, thank you, thank you — you guys are amazing," Jackman said.
Last Friday, the USNS Mercy arrived in Los Angeles and by Monday it was already treating patients, the Department of Defense reported.


theblaze--2020-03-30--Temporary global government should tackle COVID-19, former UK prime minister says. His idea is smack

Temporary global government should tackle COVID-19, former UK prime minister says. His idea is smacked down hard.

Temporary global government should tackle COVID-19 , former UK prime minister says .
His idea is smacked down hard .

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown pleaded with world leaders to form a temporary global government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, The Guardian reported.
What are the details?
Brown — who's left-of-center politically and was the head of the U.K.'s Labour Party — was a central figure behind international efforts to combat the Great Recession a decade ago, the paper said, adding that he believes a coalition of leaders, including those from the health field and international organizations, should have executive powers to coordinate the response.
"This is not something that can be dealt with in one country," Brown said, The Guardian noted. "There has to be a coordinated global response."
He also said his proposed global task force would fight the crisis in two ways: By finding a vaccine and organizing production, purchasing, and preventing profiteering, the paper noted.
More from The Guardian:
Many countries have announced economic packages in the past two weeks but Brown said a task force could: make sure the efforts of central banks were coordinated; take steps to prevent the record flight of capital from emerging market economies; and agree a joint approach to the use of government spending to boost growth.
Brown said there had been resistance in 2008 to using the G20 as a vehicle for tackling the financial crisis, but that it should be clear to world leaders that there was no possibility of a go-it-alone approach working.
"We need some sort of working executive," Brown added to the paper. "If I were doing it again, I would make the G20 a broader organization because in the current circumstances you need to listen to the countries that are most affected, the countries that are making a difference and countries where there is the potential for a massive number of people to be affected — such as those in Africa."
What was the reaction?
As you might expect, Brown's idea of a temporary global government was met with just a bit of resistance, as evidenced by Twitter users' comments, including those of former UK Independence Party leader Gerard Batten:
Others called Brown's idea "a Trojan Horse for much worse" and said he "wants to enslave humanity."
"If Gordon Brown can call for a global government to tackle the COVID-19 then it's time to wake up and realize the New World Order is being put in place in our own very eyes," another user said.
Brexit leader Nigel Farage was equally blunt:


theblaze--2020-03-30--Mark Cuban says President Donald Trump should get ‘all the credit in the world’ for handling COVID-1

Mark Cuban says President Donald Trump should get ‘all the credit in the world’ for handling COVID-19 pandemic

Mark Cuban says President Donald Trump should get ‘ all the credit in the world ’ for handling COVID-19 pandemic

Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban sat down for an interview with The Daily Caller where he praised President Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that is gripping the country and the rest of the world.
At the time of this writing, more than 148,000 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the U.S. At least 2,575 people have died because of the virus.
What are the details?
During the interview with outlet's White House Correspondent Maranda Finney, Cuban said he gives credit to the president for his strong grip on the country and the COVID-19 crisis.
Finney said, "I'm curious how do you think the president is doing when it comes to addressing citizens of America during this COVID-19 pandemic, and what kind of grade would you possibly give him?"
"Look, I'm not gonna throw anybody under the bus," he began, echoing sentiments he made during last week's tele-appearance on "The View" when co-host Sunny Hostin attempted to bait him into bashing the president over his response to the coronavirus.
"I'm not a fan of Donald Trump's as president, I haven't been for awhile, but, that said, he's obviously adjusted and adapted, and he's doing his best," he continued. "We are where we are."
Cuban said that Trump has taken a backseat to let others shine in the fight against the virus, and the positive benefits are obvious.
"In the past, it wasn't all that long ago when he was saying — people were thinking, wondering how he understood medicine so well. They thought he was just a genius for being able to understand all this stuff, but now he's kind of evolved to the point where he's putting his experts up front," he reasoned. "There's a reason why Dr. [Anthony] Fauci became a rock star, and he's only a rock star because Donald Trump stepped aside."
He also pointed to Dr. Deborah Birx, who he also called a "rock star" for her hard work in educating the public about the severity of the disease.
What else did Cuban say?
"The head of FEMA, the surgeon general, there's just people who have really put themselves out there and put themselves at risk, and during the press conferences, he steps aside," Cuban added. "He's not even in camera shot, and that's good. And I give him all the credit in the world. Do I like the side comments and all the picking on journalists? No, never have, never will. That's who he is, but credit earned is credit deserved, and so I'll give him credit where we're at right now."


theblaze--2020-03-30--BACK IN BUSINESS: Chinese wet markets that unleashed coronavirus on globe have reopened — and they'r

BACK IN BUSINESS: Chinese wet markets that unleashed coronavirus on globe have reopened — and they're still selling bats

BACK IN BUSINESS : Chinese wet markets that unleashed coronavirus on globe have reopened — and they 're still selling @ @ @ @ @ back to operating in exactly the same way as they did before coronavirus '

As the coronavirus pandemic ravages the world, China has reportedly reopened its infamous wet markets.
Wet markets are distinguished from dry markets by the selling of fresh meat, produce, and other perishable items. However, China's wet markets are notorious because exotic animals are often sold in unsanitary conditions.
In fact, the COVID-19 outbreak has been traced back to a Wuhan wet market. Horseshoe bats and exotic mammals, such as civets and pangolins, which act as hosts to the dangerous viruses that bats carry, are often sold at these markets and consumed by local Chinese people.
But that hasn't convinced China to permanently shut down the markets.
According to the Daily Mail, wet markets have reopened across China after China's communist government publicly declared victory over COVID-19.
At one market in Guilin, a southern Chinese city, a Daily Mail correspondent watched as cats and dogs were waiting to be sold for their meat.
At another market in Dongguan, a second Daily Mail correspondent photographed signs advertising the sale of bats, scorpions, snakes, lizards, and other exotic wild animals.
"Everyone here believes the outbreak is over and there's nothing to worry about any more. It's just a foreign problem now as far as they are concerned," one of the correspondents said.
The Dongguan correspondent reported that the markets are operating just as they were before the COVID-19 outbreak — except now security is stopping people from taking pictures.
"The markets have gone back to operating in exactly the same way as they did before coronavirus," the Dongguan correspondent said. "The only difference is that security guards try to stop anyone taking pictures which would never have happened before."
The Associated Press reported in February:
SARS and the current outbreak of COVID-19 are not the only diseases in people traced back to animals. The killing and sale of what is known as bushmeat in Africa is thought to be a source for Ebola. Bird flu likely came from chickens at a market in Hong Kong in 1997. Measles is believed to have evolved from a virus that infected cattle.
Scientists have not yet determined exactly how the new coronavirus first infected people. Evidence suggests it originated in bats, which infected another animal that spread it to people at a market in the southeastern city of Wuhan. The now-shuttered Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market advertised dozens of species such as giant salamanders, baby crocodiles and raccoon dogs that were often referred to as wildlife, even when they were farmed.
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed in February to "resolutely outlaw and harshly crack down" on the illegal exotic wildlife trade in China — just as China did in the wake of the SARS outbreak nearly two decades ago — but it appears the promise was hollow.


theblaze--2020-03-30--NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio threatens to permanently shut down churches, synagogues if they don't compl

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio threatens to permanently shut down churches, synagogues if they don't comply with gov't order

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is threatening to permanently close churches and synagogues that do not comply with his order to stop gathering during the coronavirus outbreak.
De Blasio's dark warning came Friday, hours before Jews meet for their weekly Shabbat gatherings.
"I want to say to all those who are preparing the potential of religious services this weekend — if you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services," de Blasio said.
"The NYPD, Fire Department, Buildings Department, and everyone has been instructed that if they see worship services going on, they will go to the officials of that congregation, they'll inform them they need to stop the services and disperse," de Blasio explained.
"If that does not happen, they will take additional action up to the point of fines and potentially closing the building permanently," de Blasio continued. "You've been warned, you need to stop services, help people practice their faith in different ways, but not in groups, not in gatherings that could endanger people."
Like most of America, New York City is under a shelter-in-place order. New York City officials have said they will enforce the order, even if it means arresting violators.
The Big Apple is America's COVID-19 hotspot, with more than 33,000 confirmed cases of the virus and nearly 800 deaths as of Monday morning.


theblaze--2020-03-30--White House Coronavirus Task Force's Dr. Deborah Birx says 100,000 to 200,000 dead Americans is best

White House Coronavirus Task Force's Dr. Deborah Birx says 100,000 to 200,000 dead Americans is best-case scenario

White House Coronavirus Task Force 's Dr. Deborah Birx says 100,000 to 200,000 dead Americans is best-case scenario

Dr. Deborah Birx — White House Coronavirus Task Force response coordinator — issued a grim warning to Americans concerned over the COVID-19 pandemic: The best-case scenario for the coronavirus outbreak is 100,000 to 200,000 dead Americans.
Birx, who appeared on NBC's "Today" Monday, intimated that there are dark days ahead if Americans don't comply with social distancing measures and more.
What did she say?
During the interview, Birx expressed her concern for Americans.
"I think everyone understands now that you can go from five to 50 to 500 to 5,000 cases very quickly," she added. "We're very worried about every city in the United States and for the potential for this virus to get out of control.
"If we do things together well, almost perfectly, we could get in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 fatalities," she later said. "We don't even want to see that."
"Today" host Savannah Guthrie was taken aback, and asked Birx about the best-case scenario.
Guthrie interrupted, "You kind of take my breath away with that — because what I hear you say is that's sort of the best-case scenario if everything works and people do the things you're asking them to do, maybe you can hold the deaths to one to 200,000."
"The best-case scenario would be 100 percent of Americans doing what is required," Birx responded, but suggested, however, that the death toll could be much higher as the White House isn't "sure all of America is responding in a uniform way."
Birx added that without extreme preventative measures, the death toll could easily hit more than 2 million.
What else?
On Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the overall American death toll could hit the hundreds of thousands.
"[L]ooking at what we're seeing now, I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 [deaths]," Fauci said. "We're going to have millions of cases."
Fauci added that while it's "possible" 1 million Americans could die because of COVID-19, it's "very, very unlikely."
At the time of this writing,143,532 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United States. At least 2,572 have died.
Following Birx's Monday remarks, Fauci said he "wouldn't be surprised" if there were 100,000 American deaths.
"I don't want to see it, I'd like to avoid it, but I wouldn't be surprised if we saw 100,000 deaths," he admitted.


theblaze--2020-03-30--NJ governor eviscerates 'corona party' thrower arrested for hosting 47 people in his 550-square foot

NJ governor eviscerates 'corona party' thrower arrested for hosting 47 people in his 550-square foot apartment: 'This is not a game'

NJ governor eviscerates 'corona party ' thrower arrested for hosting 47 people in his 550-square foot apartment : 'This is @ @ @ @ @ crash your party .
You will pay a big fine . '

Police in New Jersey arrested a man Friday for hosting a house party in his 550-square foot apartment that featured 47 guests — including a DJ.
According to a statement from police, the party host, 47-year-old Wade Jackson, branded the gathering as a "Corona Party" in defiance of social distancing guidelines. Officers received an anonymous call about the party late Friday night and quickly responded to the location and dispersed the crowd.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy notified the public about the party in a news conference Saturday and later slammed the event on Twitter.
"The organizer was charged, as they should have been and deserved to be," Murphy said. "This is not a game. Stay home. Be smart."
In a follow-up tweet, Murphy cited the "illegal" party as an example of what not to do during the coronavirus outbreak, and warned that the government will not allow such gatherings to go on.
"NO CORONA PARTIES. They're illegal, dangerous, and stupid," Murphy declared. "We will crash your party. You will pay a big fine. And we will name & shame you until EVERYONE gets this message into their heads."
Murphy issued an executive order earlier in the month that canceled "gatherings of individuals, such as parties, celebrations, or other social events" in order to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the state.
Last week, two other Lakewood, New Jersey, residents were arrested for hosting gatherings of over 50 people in defiance of the order. One of the gatherings was a pop-up wedding held at a resident's home.
As of Sunday, 13,386 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in New Jersey, and 161 had died from the infectious disease.
In the news conference Saturday, when the death toll was at 140, Murphy grieved over the "one hundred and forty invaluable, precious, unexpendable souls who are no longer with us in the Garden State because of this virus."


theblaze--2020-03-30--Liberty University reopened its campus after spring break, and now there's a potential coronavirus o

Liberty University reopened its campus after spring break, and now there's a potential coronavirus outbreak

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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. reopened the campus to students and faculty after spring break last week, despite many schools nationwide remaining closed as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.
Now, at least one student has tested positive for the virus, and others have been isolated with COVID-19 symptoms, The New York Times reported.
The current situation: Dr. Thomas Eppes, who runs the Liberty University student health service, told the Times that 11 Liberty students had reported symptoms consistent with potential COVID-19 infections. Three students have been tested. One test was positive, the other negative, and one more is pending. The other eight are self-isolating.
Four students who returned to Liberty from New York were asked by the university to self-isolate, along with two of their roommates. None of those six people has exhibited COVID-19 symptoms.
About 1,900 students returned to campus after spring break, but 800 of them have now left. More students may have returned to off-campus housing, but Falwell said he doesn't know how many.
Concerns about spread: The university implemented rules to force students to practice social distancing on campus, but the Times reported that many students chose to disobey those rules:
On campus, the administration says it is adhering to Virginia's public health mandates, but students are flouting them. While security guards appear to be enforcing state advisories requiring a six-foot distance from others and gatherings of no more than 10 people, students are still assembling in closer proximity to eat, play sports, study and use dormitory restrooms. Decals slapped on furniture that say "Closed for Social Distancing" have wound up on laptops and car bumpers. Study tables are farther apart, but shared computer terminals remain. While some students are trying to adhere to social distancing guidelines, they live in group houses, pile onto city buses and crowd the few businesses that remain open in Lynchburg.
As a result, there's no certain way to tell how widely the virus may have spread throughout the campus community until students begin exhibiting symptoms and potentially get tested.
Why did they reopen the campus? Falwell is on record criticizing a general "overreaction" to the coronavirus pandemic, and has suggested that the political and religious positions of Liberty are driving criticism of the decision to open the school again.
"We think it's irresponsible for so many universities to just say 'closed, you can't come back,' push the problem off on other communities and sit there in their ivory towers," Falwell said Wednesday on the "ToddCast Podcast," hosted by Todd Starnes. "We're conservative, we're Christian, and therefore we're being attacked."
The mayor of Lynchburg, Virginia, where Liberty University is located, feels differently.
"We had a firestorm of our own citizens who said, 'What's going on?'" Mayor Treney Tweedy told the Times.


theblaze--2020-03-30--Photo goes viral of doctor giving high-five to toddler son through window to protect him from COVID-

Photo goes viral of doctor giving high-five to toddler son through window to protect him from COVID-19. Days later, tornado destroys their home.

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Last Wednesday, Alyssa Burks shared a photo on her Facebook page of her husband Jared — a doctor in residency at a hospital — giving a high-five to their 1-year-old son Zeke through a glass door at their home in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Jared Burks was quarantining himself from his family to protect them from the coronavirus since he's in such close proximity to those who might be infected.
"Look who we finally got to see today! Not going to pretend that I didn't bawl like a baby when he left to go back to work. We miss him, but we are doing what we have to do," Alyssa Burks wrote in her post. "Count your blessings. That's what's getting us through this!"
She added to KATV-TV that her husband's rotation "has him all over the hospital, including the ER, and he just felt like it would be responsible for us to quarantine from each other."
In fact, the station said Burks has been away from his family for more than two weeks — and that through that glass door he saw his son crawl for the first time.
"As soon as he saw his dad he just raced to the door," Alyssa Burks added to KATV. "He got up on the glass because I think he wanted him to hold him, so it was sad, it was cute, but it was really heartbreaking because it's hard."
But things have gotten much harder for the young family.
'Oh God, I don't want to die'
On Saturday, a tornado ripped through the area and destroyed the Burks' home, KATV reported in a follow-up story.
Jared Burks was inside alone when his wife called from her parents' residence to warn him about the tornado, the station said.
"I was a little scared," he told KATV later. "I was thinking, 'Oh God, I don't want to die.'"
Burks added to the station that he actually saw the tornado coming toward his house.
"I was like, 'Oh it's probably time for me to get to the closet.' So by the time I got in the closet it was about 30 seconds, and I just started hearing glass breaking, the walls started shaking, my ears started popping, and the house if felt like it lifted up and fell back down."
Image source: KATV-TV video screenshot
Afterward, he emerged from the closet to find his home in rubble, KATV said.
Image source: KATV-TV video screenshot
The couple later surveyed the damage as a station camera rolled, and Alyssa Burks pointed to a spot where their son's crib once stood.
"Thank God he wasn't here," she said.
KATV noted a balloon from Zeke's first birthday survived the tornado:
Image source: KATV-TV video screenshot
The couple also found a pair of Zeke's shoes:
Image source: KATV-TV video screenshot
"We'll get through it," Jared Burks told the station. "Just going to take it one day at a time."
Image source: KATV-TV video screenshot
A GoFundMe page was set up by a friend of the Burks family, KATV said. As of Monday morning, the pledged money is above $82,000 — far exceeding the $2,500 initial goal.


theblaze--2020-03-30--Eight sex offenders — including 3 child rapists — released in NY Gov. Cuomo’s coronavirus jailbreak

Eight sex offenders — three of which were convicted of raping children — have been released from a jail in New York as a part of Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo 's statewide initiative to decrease prison populations over fear of spreading the coronavirus .
The governor announced the order on Friday , calling for the 1,100 parole violators to be released citing concerns that jails might become hot spots for spreading the infectious disease .
Then on Sunday , WIVB-TV reported that more than 50 prisoners , including eight sex offenders , had been released from the Monroe County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added that three of the sex offenders released are considered `` most likely to re-offend '' by the state : Greece Chief of Police Patrick Phelan blasted the move , calling it nonsensical .
`` It does n't make any sense .
If you could present an argument to me that makes sense , I 'm willing to listen .
But this does n't make any sense , '' Phelan said .
`` So you have a violent criminal who 's done time in state prison who 's been given the chance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their parole .
That 's who you 're talking about right now . ''
On Friday , Gov .
Cuomo directed the state 's department of corrections to begin releasing inmates who were behind bars for low-level technical violations of their parole .
`` We 're releasing people who are in jails because they violated parole for non-serious reasons , '' Cuomo said Friday night on MSNBC , according to the New York Post .
`` And wherever we can get people out of jails , out of prisons , now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrections told WIVB-TV that it made decisions on which prisoners to release based on a `` review of the underlying technical violation , not the original crime . ''
What 's more is that Phelan said his department was n't even notified by the state .
`` We were n't told by anyone , '' he said .
`` I think good practice would be if you 're going to release convicted felons — some of them very violent some of those level 3 sex offenders — you might want to give law @ @ @ @ @ @

Eight sex offenders — three of which were convicted of raping children — have been released from a jail in New York as a part of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's statewide initiative to decrease prison populations over fear of spreading the coronavirus.
The governor announced the order on Friday, calling for the 1,100 parole violators to be released citing concerns that jails might become hot spots for spreading the infectious disease.
Then on Sunday, WIVB-TV reported that more than 50 prisoners, including eight sex offenders, had been released from the Monroe County Jail over the weekend.
The report added that three of the sex offenders released are considered "most likely to re-offend" by the state:
The Monroe County Sheriffs' Office said that more than 50 prisoners have been released from the Monroe County Jail on Saturday. Nine of those inmates are now staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Greece, [NY].
Among the inmates known to be staying at the Holiday Inn Express are four registered sex offenders. Three of whom are registered as level 3 sex offenders and are deemed by New York courts as most likely to re-offend. All three of the level 3 sex offenders staying at the Holiday Inn Express have been convicted for the rape of minors.
Greece Chief of Police Patrick Phelan blasted the move, calling it nonsensical.
"It doesn't make any sense. If you could present an argument to me that makes sense, I'm willing to listen. But this doesn't make any sense," Phelan said. "So you have a violent criminal who's done time in state prison who's been given the chance of parole, and not followed the conditions of their parole. That's who you're talking about right now."
On Friday, Gov. Cuomo directed the state's department of corrections to begin releasing inmates who were behind bars for low-level technical violations of their parole.
"We're releasing people who are in jails because they violated parole for non-serious reasons," Cuomo said Friday night on MSNBC, according to the New York Post. "And wherever we can get people out of jails, out of prisons, now, we are."
The department of corrections told WIVB-TV that it made decisions on which prisoners to release based on a "review of the underlying technical violation, not the original crime."
What's more is that Phelan said his department wasn't even notified by the state.
"We weren't told by anyone," he said. "I think good practice would be if you're going to release convicted felons — some of them very violent some of those level 3 sex offenders — you might want to give law enforcement the heads up."


theblaze--2020-03-30--Marco Rubio says some in media showing 'glee & delight' about more US coronavirus cases than in Chin

Marco Rubio says some in media showing 'glee & delight' about more US coronavirus cases than in China — and gets slammed by media

Marco Rubio says some in media showing 'glee & delight ' about more US coronavirus cases than in China — @ @ @ @ @ The Florida GOP senator also called the media 'grotesque ' and accused it of 'bad @ @

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio blasted the media Sunday, tweeting that some of its members "can't contain their glee & delight" in reporting that the United States has more coronavirus cases than China — and that the media are guilty of being "grotesque" and doing "bad journalism."
"We have NO IDEA how many cases China really has, but without any doubt it's significantly more than [what] they admit to," the Florida senator added.
As of Monday morning, Johns Hopkins University reported there are just over 143,000 confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases compared to 82,198 in China, where the virus originated.
And when the number of U.S. cases first eclipsed China's reported number, GQ Magazine correspondent Julia Ioffe asked a rather sarcastic question that appeared to reflect Rubio's concern: "Who's the s**thole country now?"
Blasting back
Apparently unaware of such sentiments in their ranks, some members of the media were none too pleased with Rubio's take — and told him so.
"Delight? Glee? Please think about that a little," Washington Post White House correspondent Anne Rumsey Gearan replied. "I haven't seen any such reaction among my colleagues. If you have[,] I'd be interested to know who you think is gleeful. We report facts. Which are sometimes inconvenient for those who dislike facts."
"This anti-press attitude is getting very tiresome in a situation where journalists all over the country are losing their jobs and others are contracting and even dying from the virus," Alastair Coote of the New York Times replied. "To suggest any of this reporting is gleeful is insulting."
"This is a trash take @marcorubio," left-wing commentator Roland S. Martin replied. "Media colleagues at @NBCNews and @CBSNews have DIED due to #Coronavirus. You are a liar and this tweet is atrocious. You continue to be a massive disappointment."
"We have colleagues who have died." MSNBC's Katy Tur tweeted.
"Zero evidence of this. Zero," Michael Barbaro of the New York Times tweeted. "Just good old fashioned media bashing for its own sake by a member of the US senate."
However
Rubio found a defender in conservative commentator Stephen L. Miller, who tweeted that a "lot of journalists are fainting over this tweet. Simple way to prove him wrong. Start writing about why China's numbers should be taken with extreme skepticism. Watch how many will and won't."
(H/T: The Hill)


theblaze--2020-03-30--Band of armed vigilantes cut down tree, block road in attempt to forcibly quarantine out-of-state tr

Band of armed vigilantes cut down tree, block road in attempt to forcibly quarantine out-of-state travelers

Band of armed vigilantes cut down tree , block road in attempt to forcibly quarantine out-of-state travelers Taking matters into @ @ @

An armed group of Maine residents chopped down a tree and blocked the road in an attempt to forcibly quarantine three people that the group reportedly believed could be carrying COVID-19.
The unnamed three people had just arrived in the Maine island town of Vinalhaven after traveling from out of state.
What are the details?
The incident took place Friday after one of the residents reportedly attempted to leave their residence on Friday to run an errand and came upon the downed tree.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office said that a crowd began to gather as the person investigated the tree.
"While investigating the downed tree, a neighbor started yelling at him, and a group of people showed up and began to gather around," the sheriff's office said in a statement on the incident.
The male, "believing the group may be there to harm him," ran back into his residence and warned his two roommates.
The sheriff's office said it received a report of "several people with guns" who had cut down a tree and "were telling [the roommates] that they needed to stay quarantined."
Law enforcement arrived on the scene, but the crowd had reportedly dispersed by then.
A spokesperson for the office said that it was "apparent that the tree had been cut down and dragged into the roadway to block it," and pointed out that it "learned that there is a general belief by some island residents that the Cripple Creek residents are supposed to be quarantined because they came here from another state and could have COVID-19."
Authorities determined that the three people had been living in the area for at least 30 days and said that it was "concerned that some believe that anyone from out of state is potentially infected and needs to be quarantined."
In a statement, authorities added, "Whether someone is a Maine resident or not, they have the right to free movement and anyone who infringes upon that free movement is potentially violating the law."
What else?
In a statement, Democratic state Rep. Genevieve McDonald said that the incident was inexcusable.
"[T]here are two guys from N.J. on Vinalhaven who have been renting a house since September while working on a construction job," she said. "They went to the mainland, and were targeted because of their license plate when they arrived back on Vinalhaven."
Calling the police response a "tremendous waste of resources," McDonald added, "targeting people because of their license plates will not serve any of us well."
"Now is not the time to develop or encourage an 'us vs. them' mentality," she said.
"Stay home, wash your hands, don't talk to strangers, and don't waste the time of our first responders," she concluded.


theblaze--2020-03-30--DOJ begins investigating lawmakers' questionable stock transactions before market crash

The Department of Justice has begun investigating controversial stock transactions made by a small group of lawmakers before the American economy tumbled over coronavirus fears .
According to CNN , the investigation is still in its beginning stages and is being conducted in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission .
The FBI has so far reached out to only one lawmaker , Sen. Richard Burr ( R-N.C. ) , whose transactions stirred the most controversy .
Burr dumped between $ 628,000 and $ 1.72 million worth of stock on Feb. 13 , ProPublica revealed this month .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behalf .
However , Burr made the transactions after attending a closed-door intelligence briefing about COVID-19 in late January .
He later reassured the public they should not fear the virus , but was privately warning people in late February , two weeks after he dumped his stock portfolio , about a possible economic downturn .
Burr 's lawyer , Alice Fisher , denied that Burr used insider information to make his financial decisions .
`` The law is clear that any American — including a Senator — may participate in the stock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator Burr did .
When this issue arose , Senator Burr immediately asked the Senate Ethics Committee to conduct a complete review , and he will cooperate with that review as well as any other appropriate inquiry , '' Fisher told CNN .
Burr is not the only senator who came under fire for questionable stock transactions .
Sen. Kelly Loeffler ( R-Ga. ) sold more than two dozen stocks valued between $ 1.275 million and $ 3.1 million from the end of January through mid-February .
She also purchased stock in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by approximately 15 % , according to CNN .
Loeffler said her team of financial advisers made the transactions , and said she only learned about the transactions after they were made .
Sens .
Dianne Feinstein ( D-Calif. ) and Jim Inhofe ( R-Okla. ) also reported major stock transactions ahead of the economic downturn , but both lawmakers deny playing a role in the financial decisions .
The FBI has not contacted Loeffler , Feinstein , or Inhofe , according to CNN .

The Department of Justice has begun investigating controversial stock transactions made by a small group of lawmakers before the American economy tumbled over coronavirus fears.
According to CNN, the investigation is still in its beginning stages and is being conducted in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The FBI has so far reached out to only one lawmaker, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), whose transactions stirred the most controversy.
Burr dumped between $628,000 and $1.72 million worth of stock on Feb. 13, ProPublica revealed this month.
There is no evidence of wrongdoing on Burr's behalf. However, Burr made the transactions after attending a closed-door intelligence briefing about COVID-19 in late January. He later reassured the public they should not fear the virus, but was privately warning people in late February, two weeks after he dumped his stock portfolio, about a possible economic downturn.
Burr's lawyer, Alice Fisher, denied that Burr used insider information to make his financial decisions.
"The law is clear that any American — including a Senator — may participate in the stock market based on public information, as Senator Burr did. When this issue arose, Senator Burr immediately asked the Senate Ethics Committee to conduct a complete review, and he will cooperate with that review as well as any other appropriate inquiry," Fisher told CNN.
Burr is not the only senator who came under fire for questionable stock transactions.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) sold more than two dozen stocks valued between $1.275 million and $3.1 million from the end of January through mid-February. She also purchased stock in a software company that has increased in value by approximately 15%, according to CNN.
Loeffler said her team of financial advisers made the transactions, and said she only learned about the transactions after they were made.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) also reported major stock transactions ahead of the economic downturn, but both lawmakers deny playing a role in the financial decisions.
The FBI has not contacted Loeffler, Feinstein, or Inhofe, according to CNN.


theblaze--2020-03-30--FDA fast-tracks anti-malaria drugs for coronavirus treatment at Trump's urging

'Let 's see how it works '

The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the use of an anti-malaria drug for the treatment of COVID-19, after the drug showed some potential as a treatment for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Politico reported.
The authorization will allow the drugs, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, to be donated to the national stockpile and to be prescribed by doctors to COVID-19 patients without a need for the drug to go through clinical trials.
"Scientists in America and around the world have identified multiple potential therapeutics for #COVID19, including chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar wrote on Twitter on Sunday. "President Trump is taking every possible step to protect Americans from the coronavirus and provide them with hope."
Azar also announced that Sandoz donated 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and Bayer donated 1 million doses of chloroquine phosphate.
There is still no proven treatment or cure for COVID-19, but researchers and physicians in the U.S., South Korea, China, and France have seen the drugs effectively reduce COVID-19 symptoms in some cases:
Chloroquine is normally used as an anti-malarial drug, used for the prevention and/or treatment of malaria. It's available in the United States by prescription, and can be safely taken by men and women of all ages, including pregnant women.
Doctors in China and South Korea have observed that the coronavirus patients treated with chloroquine show reduced fever and better lung CT images, and so far research has not found any negative effects of the treatment.
There is dispute within the medical community about the wisdom of the emergency authorization and about the effectiveness of the drugs. Also, there is concern that the repurposing of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 will create a shortage of the drug for malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis patients who rely on it.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said there is no scientific evidence at this time that the anti-malaria drugs can be used to treat COVID-19, calling indications of its success "anecdotal."
"It was not done in a controlled clinical trial. So you really can't make any definitive statement about it," Fauci said, ABC News reported.


theblaze--2020-03-30--Tucker Carlson makes a bold prediction: Joe Biden 'will not be the Democratic nominee' in 2020

Tucker Carlson makes a bold prediction : Joe Biden 'will not be the Democratic nominee ' in 2020 'He should @ @ @ @ @

Tucker Carlson made a bold 2020 prediction on Friday: Joe Biden "will not be the Democratic nominee" to take on President Donald Trump in the November general election.
According to the Daily Caller, the Fox News host said on Charlie LeDuff's podcast "No BS News Hour" that Democrats would connive to strip Biden of the nomination because he is in a state of "decline" and replace him with a stronger, younger candidate.
Carlson said he would 'bet money ... that Joe Biden will not be the Democratic nominee'
Although the former vice president holds a formidable lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the primary race, Carlson believes that in recent weeks, and especially as the country faces the coronavirus pandemic, Biden has proven himself to be in "mental decline" and incapable of carrying the party to victory in the fall.
He said, "I am utterly convinced, and would bet money, that Joe Biden will not be the Democratic nominee on Election Day. I just don't believe that. I really don't."
"What did you say?" LeDuff responded.
"I sincerely and totally believe that Joe Biden will not be the Democratic nominee on Election Day," Carlson repeated. "I don't believe that."
'He shouldn't be working still'
Another show co-host pressed him: "How does that math work?"
"Well, the math doesn't work, but it's not about math, it's about will," the conservative anchor said. “So the Democratic Party is intent on taking power, period, period, and they mean it, and they're willing to do kind of whatever they think works. I mean that's demonstrable."
Carlson explained that Democratic party bosses could name another candidate much the same way they nominated former Vice President Hubert Humphrey in 1968 despite the fact he had not won a single primary election. He also stated that although he likes Biden on a personal level, Democratic party bosses will soon realize that he "can't beat" President Trump and cannot "lead the country" because of his deteriorating mental state.
"He shouldn't be working still," he said. "I'm not being mean. I know him. I've always liked him. But that's true. And so, those are two trains traveling toward each other at high speed. Two competing imperatives. We've got to win, but we've got a guy who can't win. Therefore, they're gonna replace him."
Who will replace Biden?
Carlson noted that Biden's aides and family should not have let him run for president in light of his deteriorating mental state.
"This is not the guy I've known, and you can ask anybody who knows him or has watched him," Carlson continued. "This is not him. He's a completely different person, and he's in decline and I feel bad about it. That'll be me someday … I hope somebody loves me enough to not let me run for president."
Who does Carlson think will replace former vice president?
"If I had to bet, I would think Andrew Cuomo would be the most likely to replace Biden," Carlson predicted.


theblaze--2020-03-29--Trump announces social distancing guidelines will be extended through April 30

Trump announces social distancing guidelines will be extended through April 30 The move was praised as a 'wise and prudent @ @ @ @ @ Fauci

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will be extending the nation's social distancing guidelines through April 30 pursuant to the advice of medical professionals, CDC scientists, and his advisers.
While the country's initial 15-day period of social distancing that began on March 16 is set to expire on Monday, the president decided to carry through the recommendations to the end of next month because the risks of a premature return to normalcy were too high.
President Trump, Coronavirus Task Force hold press briefing www.youtube.com
A 'wise and prudent decision'
"The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end," the president said at a White House press briefing, according to CNN. "Therefore, we will be extending our guidelines to April 30th, to slow the spread. On Tuesday we will be finalizing these plans and providing a summary of our findings, supporting data, and strategy to the American people."
The president noted that the forecasts he has seen show that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to peak at some point within the next two weeks, around Easter. Trump also expressed optimism that the nation might find itself in a better place by the end of spring.
"We can expect that by June 1st, we will be well on our way to recovery, we think by June 1st. A lot of great things will be happening," he said.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helps lead the federal response to the coronavirus, praised Trump's extension as "a wise and prudent decision."
About the guidelines
The White House's social distancing recommendations urge Americans to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus in their communities by regularly washing their hands, avoiding discretionary travel, and working from home.
They include:
If you feel sick, stay home. Do not go to work. Contact your medical provider.
If your children are sick, keep them at home. Do not send them to school. Contact your medical provider.
If someone in your household has tested positive for the coronavirus, keep the entire household at home. Do not go to work. Do not go to school. Contact your medical provider.
If you are an older person, stay home and away from other people.
If you are a person with a serious underlying health condition that can put you at increased risk (for example, a condition that impairs your lung or heart function or weakens your immune system), stay home and away from other people.
Trump also noted that although he aspired to have the country reopen by Easter Sunday (April 12), "when you hear these kind of numbers and you hear the potential travesty," Trump said, "we don't want to have a spike up."


theblaze--2020-03-29--Lindsey Graham punches back at Pelosi after she blames Trump for Americans dying from coronavirus

Lindsey Graham punches back at Pelosi after she blames Trump for Americans dying from coronavirus 'That 's the most shameful @ @ @ @ @ politician in modern history '

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) fired back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday after she laid blame at President Donald Trump's feet for Americans who die from the coronavirus.
Pelosi said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that "as the president fiddles, people are dying." The California Democrat claimed that Trump had a delayed response to COVID-19 that is resulting in exponential growth of the virus in America.
Graham responded to Pelosi's claims during an interview on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."
"What she said, she's blaming the president of the United States for people dying because of the way he's led the country," Graham said. "That's the most shameful, disgusting statement by any politician in modern history."
The South Carolina lawmaker went on to excoriate Pelosi for holding up the coronavirus relief package.
"This is the same speaker of the House who held up the bill in the Senate for days because she wanted same-day voting, she wanted carbon neutrality for the airlines, she wanted $75 million for the endowment for the humanities and $25 million for the Kennedy Center," Graham said.
"She is the one that held up the package in the Senate for days to get the Green New Deal put in a recovery package," he continued. "So it's the most shameful, disgusting thing I have heard yet. And it needs to stop."


theblaze--2020-03-29--Dr. Anthony Fauci has a grim prediction about American coronavirus death toll

'We 're going to have millions of cases '

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that the United States coronavirus death toll may be counted in the hundreds of thousands.
Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," Fauci, who has become a face of the U.S. COVID-19 response, predicted that millions of Americans will become sick with the virus and between 100,000 to 200,000 Americans will die.
"I mean, looking at what we're seeing now, I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 [deaths]," Fauci said.
"We're going to have millions of cases," he added.
Regarding worst-case scenario predictions that more than 1 million Americans could die from COVID-19, Fauci said, "It's not impossible, but very, very unlikely."
Dr. Anthony Fauci explains why Trump opted to not quarantine New York www.youtube.com
There have been nearly 2,500 COVID-19 deaths and more than 138,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. as of Sunday afternoon.
The U.S. epicenter for the virus is New York City, but cases are exploding in New Jersey, Florida, Michigan, California, and Massachusetts.
President Donald Trump said last week that he would like to reopen the country by Easter. But with exponential growth in COVID-19 cases and deaths, Fauci said that will likely not happen.
"We will take it as it comes. We will look at it. And if we need to push the date forward, we will push the date forward," Fauci said.


theblaze--2020-03-29--'It can't be right': Wuhan residents say Chinese government is under-reporting coronavirus deaths

'It ca n't be right ' : Wuhan residents say Chinese government is under-reporting coronavirus deaths They are paying hush @ @ @ @ @ furnaces cremate bodies around the clock

While China's communist government claims that the coronavirus has killed 3,300 of its citizens, residents of Wuhan, the city where the deadly illness is believed to have begun, say the number is likely much higher.
'It can't be right'
According to a report in Radio Free Asia, residents of Wuhan are highly skeptical of the government's totals based on reports of cremation services have been distributing tens of thousands of urns in recent weeks.
In social media posts that were reviewed by RFA, local residents reported that Wuhan's seven major funeral homes were distributing at least a combined 3,500 urns each day to grieving families. RFA reports the funeral homes are working to complete the cremations before the grave-tending festival Qing Ming on April 5, indicating a 12-day cremation process that began on March 23. This estimate would pin the total number of cremations at 42,000 bodies during this time.
The cremation totals don't add up
Others believe the number of deaths in Wuhan alone may be as high as 46,800, based on the capacity of the city's 84 furnaces with a capacity of 1,560 urns at one cremation per hour.
A Hubei province resident who spoke to RFA on background told the publication that most locals believe at least 40,000 people died in the city from the coronavirus. "Maybe the authorities are gradually releasing the real figures, intentionally or unintentionally, so that people will gradually come to accept the reality," he said.
Another resident noted the number of cremations was unusually high throughout the pandemic and inconsistent with the figures shared by the government.
"The official number of deaths was 2,500 people ... but before the epidemic began, the city's crematoriums typically cremated around 220 people a day," he said.
"But during the epidemic, they transferred cremation workers from around China to Wuhan keep cremate bodies around the clock," he said.
Many likely died at home
Meanwhile, a source within the province's civil affairs department told RFA that many people likely died at home without ever being diagnosed or treated for COVID-19.
The same source said there were over 28,000 cremations in Wuhan in a single month, which would be consistent with the estimates shared online of over 40,000 coronavirus-related deaths during a two-and-a-half month period.
"Every funeral home reports data on cremations directly to the authorities twice daily," the source said. "This means that each funeral home only knows how many cremations it has conducted, but not the situation at the other funeral homes."
'Hush money' to families
Chen Yaohui, a resident Wuhan, told RFA that local city officials have been paying families 3,000 yuan ($422.75 USD) to cover funeral expenses in exchange for their silence.
"There have been a lot of funerals in the past few days, and the authorities are handing out 3,000 yuan in hush money to families who get their loved ones' remains laid to rest ahead of Qing Ming," Yaohui, referring to the April 5 grave tending festival, said.
U.S. news agencies have had difficulty confirming the current state of the coronavirus pandemic in China since its government expelled American journalists on March 21.


theblaze--2020-03-29--Steven Crowder OWNS college student on why borders are not racist

If you have a functioning brain, you understand the belief that America is exceptional is not a racially charged ideal. But, if you are a college student in the United States today, there's a good chance you believe racism exists behind every twist and turn. From America's borders to the reason America is exceptional, college students seem to spot racism.
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theblaze--2020-03-29--Top hospital exec fired after saying Trump supporters with COVID-19 should give up ventilators and d

Top hospital exec fired after saying Trump supporters with COVID-19 should give up ventilators and die

A top medical executive at a Buffalo hospital was fired this weekend after demanding that supporters of President Donald Trump renounce ventilators if they become critically ill with coronavirus.
In a Facebook exchange, Laura Krolczyk, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's now former vice president for external affairs, wrote, "Trump supporters need to pledge to give up their ventilators for someone else ... and not go to the hospital."
Krolczyk also said Trump supporters should "barricade themselves" inside churches to ride out the coronavirus.
"Also don't cash your stimulus check. It's all a hoax. Chew some ibuprofen and be on with your day," Krolczyk wrote of Trump supporters.
Krolczyk was initially placed on administrative leave, but was later terminated over the comments, according to the Buffalo News.
Roswell Park released the following statement announcing Krolczyk's termination, WGRZ-TV reported:
This employee was terminated today [Saturday] after our Human Resources team concluded its investigation. We followed standard procedure, which required that we gather and verify relevant information before taking any disciplinary action.
Dr. Johnson and her team responded with swift and appropriate action. We have always been and continue to be a center serving everyone who needs us. That is core to our mission, our culture and the experience our patients and families can expect every day.
This behavior is not tolerated at Roswell Park. If any team members act in a way that does not accord with that commitment, we will take swift and appropriate action, just as we did in this instance.
Krolczyk earned $226,580 in compensation in 2019, the Buffalo News reported.
Krolczyk previously worked for Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).


theblaze--2020-03-29--NBC's Chuck Todd asks if President Trump has 'blood on his hands' and not even Joe Biden agrees with

NBC's Chuck Todd asks if President Trump has 'blood on his hands' and not even Joe Biden agrees with him

NBC 's Chuck Todd asks if President Trump has 'blood on his hands ' and not even Joe Biden agrees @ @ @ @ @ as a majority of Americans disapprove of the news media

NBC's Chuck Todd asked former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday if he believes President Donald Trump has "blood on his hands" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic prompting a quick backlash on social media.
The "Meet the Press" host posed the morbid question as the death toll for the deadly illness surpassed 2,300 Americans by Sunday morning.
'I think that's a little bit too harsh'
"Do you think there's already blood on the president's hands considering the slow response?" he asked Biden, who seemed uncomfortable with the way Todd phrased the question.
"I think that's a little too harsh," the former vice president responded, before criticizing Trump for "thinking out loud."
"He should stop thinking out loud and start thinking deeply. He should start listening to the scientists before he speaks. He should listen to the health experts. He should listen to his economists," Biden added.
Biden then proceeded to make a series of recommendations on what Trump should be doing that closely mirror actions already taken by the federal government.
For instance, Biden said Trump should be focused on ensuring small businesses receive bridge loans and workers receive checks as quickly as possible, both of which are already underway following Congress approving the $2 trillion relief package last week.
A majority of Americans disapprove of media's coronavirus response
In the backdrop of Todd probing whether Trump has "blood in his hands" is a recent Gallup survey that found that Americans' trust in the news media's coronavirus response is the lowest of any U.S. institution.
While 60% of Americans approve of the president's handling of the pandemic, only 44% said the same about the media while 55% disapprove of the job it is doing. The findings are consistent with a September 2019 survey by Gallup that found only 13% of Americans trust the media "a great deal."
Public confidence in the media has been eroding for decades. According to a 1972 survey, 68% of Americans said they trusted the news industry with similar levels were recorded in the following years, but by 1997 the number had fallen to 57% and hit an all-time low of 37% in 2016.


theblaze--2020-03-29--Biden's lead evaporates in new poll that finds him weaker vs. Trump than Hillary Clinton was in 2016

Biden 's lead evaporates in new poll that finds him weaker vs. Trump than Hillary Clinton was in 2016

Former Vice President Joe Biden's national lead over President Donald Trump has nearly evaporated according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll that shows the Democratic frontrunner facing a "massive enthusiasm gap" in the November general election.
Although Biden maintains a solid lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination, he finds himself in a statistical tie with the president in a head-to-head matchup, only slightly ahead by two points (49-47%) among registered voters. The pollsters noted that Biden's standing has deteriorated since their last survey in February which found him with a more comfortable 7-point (52-45%) over Trump.
Meanwhile, among Democratic primary voters who support Sanders for the nomination, 15% said they'd back Trump over Biden in November.
Biden trails Trump on key issues and enthusiasm
A major red flag for the Democrats is that the ABC News/Washington Post survey found Trump's supporters far more energized than Biden's backers. While 53% of Trump voters described themselves as "very enthusiastic" about supporting him, only 24% of Biden's backers said the same. Trump also leads Biden on key issues.
Despite the economic standstill resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, 57% of voters approve of Trump's handling of the economy, the highest ever in ABC/Post surveys. Biden also trails Trump, 42-50%, when it comes to who voters trust to manage the nation's economy.
Meanwhile, Trump and Biden are about even (45-43%) in terms of who voters trust to handle the coronavirus outbreak.
Biden is even trailing Clinton, on par with other losing presidential candidates
Another ominous sign for Democrats is that the poll suggests Biden may be a weaker general election candidate than Hillary Clinton was in 2016.
For instance, on the question of voter enthusiasm, the ABC/Post surveys taken September-October 2016 found that, on average, 46% of Clinton's supporters described themselves as "very enthusiastic" about her candidacy, nearly twice the percentage of Biden's backers who said the same. In races that are decided by the slimmest of margins, voter enthusiasm is considered a key indicator of which candidate's supporters are likeliest to show up to the polls.
As the poll's analysis shows, the lack of enthusiasm surrounding Biden's candidacy is on par with that of other recent losing presidential campaigns. "As few as 17% of former Republican presidential nominee and Arizona Sen. John McCain's supporters were very enthusiastic about his candidacy in 2008, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney saw 23% in 2012," Sofi Sinozich wrotefor ABC.
"Indeed, strong enthusiasm for Biden among his supporters – at just 24% – is the lowest on record for a Democratic presidential candidate in 20 years of ABC/Post polls," she added.
Methodology: The ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted March 22-25, 2020 among a random national sample of 1,003 adults with a partisan composition of 30-24-37%, Democrats-Republicans-independents. Results have a margin of error of 3.5 points.


theblaze--2020-03-29--Pelosi claims President Trump's coronavirus response is responsible for American deaths

'As the president fiddles , people are dying '

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out at President Donald Trump on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, partially blaming him for the increasing coronavirus death toll in the United States.
"The president, his denial at the beginning, was deadly. His delaying of getting equipment to where it continues his delaying in getting equipment to where it's needed, is deadly," Pelosi said.
"I don't know what the scientists are saying to him. I don't know what the scientists said to him. When did the president know about this and what did he know?" Pelosi continued. "What did he know and when did he know it? That's for an after-action review."
"As the president fiddles, people are dying," Pelosi said.
Pelosi went on to claim that Democrats "really want to work in a unifying way to get the job done here," but said that Trump is making that difficult.
However, Pelosi's recent actions suggest unity is not her goal.
Last weekend, the Senate came to a bipartisan agreement on a coronavirus relief package. But Pelosi torpedoed it — eventually introducing a pork-filled bill from House Democrats that would have cost taxpayers more than $2.5 trillion — and stalled relief efforts by nearly a week.
Fortunately, Congress was finally able to reach an agreement, and Trump signed a relief package, which included many of Pelosi's completely unrelated demands, into law on Friday.


theblaze--2020-03-29--NBC praised China for its medical supplies. Turns out, Chinese COVID-19 tests don't work, masks are

NBC praised China for its medical supplies. Turns out, Chinese COVID-19 tests don't work, masks are defective.

NBC praised China for its medical supplies .
Turns out , Chinese COVID-19 tests do n't work , masks are @ @ @ @ @ 'As U.S. struggles to stem coronavirus , China asserts itself as global leader '

NBC News showered praise on China last week for shipping medical supplies and coronavirus test kits to countries now grappling with the coronavirus pandemic.
"As U.S. struggles to stem coronavirus, China asserts itself as global leader," an NBC News headline blasted.
The story said:
With Italy in dire need of medical equipment, an economic superpower stepped in to help. No, not the United States. It was China.
But as it turns out, the majority of COVID-19 test kits and N95-like masks manufactured in China and shipped to countries in dire need are defective.
The Netherlands announced on Saturday that they were recalling more than 1 million defective Chinese-made masks, which were nearly deployed to the Dutch medical workforce.
Meanwhile, both Spain and the Czech Republic, which purchased rapid COVID-19 test kits from a Chinese bio company, found that few of the tests actually detected the virus.
The Washington Free Beacon reported:
In Spain, which currently has the fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, the government purchased 640,000 rapid test kits from China and South Korea as it fights the pandemic. Experts soon discovered, however, that the tests it purchased from Chinese company Bioeasy were only correctly identifying coronavirus cases 30 percent of the time, according to Spain's El Pais.
The Czech Republic also purchased 150,000 rapid test kits from China, and have likewise found problems. One doctor using the tests found that 80 percent of the kits were faulty and has reverted back to the conventional lab tests, which are significantly slower to process.
Turkey and the country of Georgia also had similar issues with the Chinese test kits, according to the Daily Beast.


theblaze--2020-03-29--How COVID-19 hands Trump 2020

How COVID-19 hands Trump 2020

Oh , mainstream media .
When will you learn ?
The more you try to destroy President Trump , the @ @ @ @ @ could report on his rising approval rating amid the coronavirus pandemic .
But , you @ @ @ @ @ of being racist for a travel ban that may have saved American lives .
Do @ @ @ @ @ it .
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Oh, mainstream media. When will you learn? The more you try to destroy President Trump, the stronger he becomes. You could report on his rising approval rating amid the coronavirus pandemic. But, you would rather accuse the president of being racist for a travel ban that may have saved American lives.
Don't take my word for it. Here's Crowder to explain how COVID-19 will ultimately hand Trump 2020. Enjoy...
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theblaze--2020-03-29--Cuomo: Trump's quarantine would be a 'federal declaration of war,' prompting a 'civil war discussion

Cuomo: Trump's quarantine would be a 'federal declaration of war,' prompting a 'civil war discussion'

Cuomo : Trump 's quarantine would be a 'federal declaration of war , ' prompting a 'civil war discussion' It @ @ @ @ @ war kind of discussion '

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said on Saturday that if the federal government were to enforce a quarantine of his state and the surrounding region it would amount to a "federal declaration of war."
Cuomo made the comments on CNN as President Donald Trump said earlier in the morning that he was considering a quarantine of "developing 'hot spots,'" including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The president said "a decision will be made, one way or another, shortly."
The New York governor blasted the proposal as illegal.
“If you start walling off areas all across the country it would just be totally bizarre, counter-productive, anti-American, anti-social," he said.
“It makes absolutely no sense and I don't think any serious governmental personality or professional would support it," he added.
Cuomo says possible NY quarantine 'would be chaos and mayhem' www.youtube.com
A 'temporary' quarantine
Trump briefly addressed the possible quarantine before departing the White House to bid farewell to the USNS Comfort in Norfolk, Virginia.
"Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it's a hotspot — New York, New Jersey maybe one or two other places, certain parts of Connecticut quarantined. I'm thinking about that right now," the president said on Saturday morning.
Trump added the measure would be temporary. "We might not have to do it but there's a possibility that sometime today we'll do a quarantine - short term - two weeks for New York, probably New Jersey, certain parts of Connecticut," he said
According to the Daily Mail, Trump is considering the possibility given that New York now has nearly half of the country's 113,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. In New York City's five boroughs, there are 29,766 known cases and 450 deaths related to the deadly outbreak.
'Civil war kind of discussion'
However, Cuomo said the measure would be unwarranted.
"This is a civil war kind of discussion," he said of the proposal while doubting that Trump was seriously considering it as an option. "I don't believe that any administration could be serious about physical lockdowns of states."
Several states have already imposed restrictions on travelers from New York. For instance, the governors of Rhode Island and Florida have declared a mandatory 14-day quarantine for any traveler from the Empire State. Additionally, state police officers have set-up checkpoints on I-95 in both states screening drivers with New York license plates.
"I want to be crystal clear about this: If you're coming to Rhode Island from New York you are ordered into quarantine. The reason for that is because more than half of the cases of coronavirus in America are in New York," Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said


theblaze--2020-03-30--President Trump berates Jim Acosta at coronavirus briefing over 'nasty snarky' question

' I could cause panic , much better than even you '

President Donald Trump berated CNN reporter Jim Acosta at Monday's coronavirus media briefing for asking what the president considered to be a "nasty snarky" question.
Acosta was questioning the president's previous statements on coronavirus, which he characterized as downplaying the crisis.
"Go ahead," said the president to Acosta. "Let's give it a shot."
"Sir, what do you say to Americans who are upset with you over the way you downplayed this crisis over the last couple of months?" Acosta asked, adding statements that the president had made in the past.
"We have it very much under control in this country. The coronavirus is very much under control in the U.S.A. It's going to disappear, it's like a miracle, it will disappear," Acosta quoted.
"March 4th, we have a very small number of people in this country infected," he continued.
"March 10th. We're prepared, we'd doing a great job with it, it will go away. Just stay calm; it will go away," Acosta added. "What do you say to Americans who believe that you got this wrong?"
"Well, isn't that true? It will go away, and I do want them to stay calm. And we are doing a great job. If you look at those individual statements, they're all true. Stay calm; it will go away. You know it is going away, and it will go away. And we're gonna have a great victory," the president responded.
"And it's people like you and CNN that say things like that, that it's why people just don't want to listen to CNN any more. You could ask a normal question. The statements I made are, I want to keep the country calm. I don't want panic in the country," Trump continued.
"I could cause panic, much better than even you. I could do much; it would make you look like a minor league player, but you know what, I don't want to do that," he added.
"I want to have our country be calm and strong and fight and win, and it will go away. And it is incredible, the job that all of these people are doing, putting them all together, the job that they're doing. I am very proud of the job they're doing, that [Vice President] Mike Pence is doing, that the task force has done, that Honeywell and Procter & Gamble and Mike and all of these people have done," Trump continued.
"I'm very proud, and it's almost a miracle, and it is, the way it's all come together," he concluded. "And instead of asking a nasty, snarky question like that, you should ask a real question."
On Sunday, the president announced that social distancing guidelines would be extended through April 30, far beyond the deadline of Easter that he said was an aspirational goal.
Here's the video of Trump berating Acosta:


theblaze--2020-03-30--Florida pastor arrested for holding Sunday services in violation of stay-at-home order

Florida pastor arrested for holding Sunday services in violation of stay-at-home order Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne was charged with unlawful assembly @ @ @ @

Florida Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne, who co-founded The River at Tampa Bay Church, has been arrested after holding two services at his church on Sunday in violation of a county stay-at-home order aimed at fighting the spread of the coronavirus.
What are the details?
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Howard-Browne turned himself in on Monday afternoon, was booked, held for 40 minutes, and released after posting $500 bail on misdemeanor "charges of unlawful assembly and violating quarantine orders during a public health emergency."
Earlier in the day, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister held a news conference announcing he had a warrant for the pastor's arrest.
"His reckless disregard for human life put hundreds of people in his congregation at risk, and thousands of residents who may interact with them this week, in danger," the sheriff said of Howard-Browne, while arguing that the church could have livestreamed its services.
Chronister added, "I believe there's nothing more important than faith during a time like this, and as a sheriff's office we would never impede someone's ability to lean on their religious beliefs as a means of comfort. But practicing those beliefs has to be done safely."
According to the Daily Beast, the sheriff's office had warned the pastor that his crowded services violated the county's "Safer-at Home Order" that went into effect on Friday, and authorities urged Pastor Howard-Browne to close his church. Deputies reportedly even "set up an electronic sign outside the church on Sunday urging parishioners to stay six feet apart from each other."
The Times noted that Howard-Browne nonetheless held two services at his church on Sunday and even offered to bus people to the church.
During the start of his Sunday sermon, Howard-Browne told his congregation, "I know that they're trying to beat me up, you know, having the church operational, but we are not a non-essential service." He went on to say that churchgoers have "not only the right of free speech but the right to peaceful assembly and to practice what we believe."
"Suddenly we are demonized because we believe God heals, that the Lord sets people free," the pastor continued, "and they make us out to be some sort of kooks."


theblaze--2020-03-30--Screw COVID-19: Start your day with 'Good Morning with Mug Club'

Screw COVID-19 : Start your day with 'Good Morning with Mug Club '

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theblaze--2020-03-30--Dr. Robert Epstein: How to STOP the coronavirus 'dead in its tracks'

Dr. Robert Epstein : How to STOP the coronavirus 'dead in its tracks' 'It might sound impossible at first , @ @ @ @ @ our capabilities '

Dr. Robert Epstein, senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, joined the "Glenn Beck Radio Program" Monday to discuss what he says is "a relatively simple way to stop the coronavirus dead in its tracks" in a matter of weeks, saving countless lives and safely restarting our economy.
"It might sound impossible at first, but it's well within our capabilities, and it's far less costly and disruptive than what countries around the world are doing now," wrote Epstein in "The Epoch Times."
Find out more at HowToStopTheVirus.com.
Watch the video below to hear the details of Epstein's plan:
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theblaze--2020-03-30--Mayor issues stay-at-home order for Washington, D.C.,  residents under threat of $5,000 fine and jai

Mayor issues stay-at-home order for Washington, D.C.,  residents under threat of $5,000 fine and jail time

Mayor issues stay-at-home order for Washington , D.C. , residents under threat of $ 5,000 fine and jail time Mayor @ @ @ @ @ staffers has succumbed to the virus

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order on Monday for residents to stay at home or face a $5,000 fine and jail time.
The order is one of the more extreme measures taken by local governments to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
"Today, due to an increasing number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in DC and across the region and the nation, I've issued a stay-at-home order for the District of Columbia," said the mayor in a statement posted to Twitter.
"Our message remains the same: stay home. Staying at home is the best way to flatten the curve and protect yourself, your family, and our entire community from COVID-19. Many people want to know how they can help right now, and for most people this is how – by staying home," she added.
Bowser went on to say that residents could leave their homes to complete only essential activities. Then she laid out the punishment for those caught outside their homes without such a purpose.
"Any individual who willfully violates the order may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both," she said.
On Friday, Bowser admitted that one of her staff members had contracted the coronavirus and subsequently died.
There are more than 400 people in D.C. who have tested positive for the virus that first originated in Wuhan, China.
Here's more about Bowser's order:


theblaze--2020-03-30--Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issues stay-at-home order until June 10. That's just over 10 weeks from

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issues stay-at-home order until June 10. That's just over 10 weeks from now.

Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam issues stay-at-home order until June 10 .
That 's just over 10 weeks from now @ @ @ @ @ suggestion to Virginians .
Today , it 's an order . '

On Monday, Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam announced a statewide stay-at-home order effective immediately that will remain in place until June 10, which is just over 10 weeks from the start date.
"I want to be clear: Do not go out unless you need to go out. This is very different than wanting to go out," he said. "This has been a suggestion to Virginians. Today, it's an order."
The order directs all Virginians to remain at their residence except for "allowable travel" such as for work, to seek medical attention, to buy groceries or household supplies, to care for family members, or to engage in physical exercise within social distancing guidelines.
Public and private gatherings of more than 10 people, such as "parties, celebrations, religious, or other social events" are also prohibited.
The state's beaches have now been closed except if being used for exercising or fishing, and the state's campgrounds have also been closed.
The stay-at-home order, which builds on an existing order, Order 53, allows "essential retail businesses" to remain open during regular business hours. Order 53 also said: "Any brick and mortar retail business not listed [as essential retail businesses] may continue to operate but must limit all in-person shopping to no more than 10 patrons per establishment."
Commenting on the announcement, Washington Free Beacon writer Stephen Gutowski noted that "the order's language is confusing," especially as it pertains to nonessential businesses.
Indeed, the order's language does not specifically mention whether non-"essential" businesses will still be permitted to operate, but during the news conference, Northam indicated that Order 53's guidelines for non-"essential" businesses will continue.
According to the Virginian-Pilot, Northam is not intent on putting people in jail but said that those who violate the order's restrictions could be charged with a class 1 misdemeanor, which carries a $2,500 fine and could result in up to 1 year in jail.
The order in Virginia followed similar executive orders in North Carolina and Maryland.
You can watch the full news conference announcement here: