Jonathan Karl on the White House; Donating Medical Gear; Long Island's County Executives; Census Day

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2020

On today's show:

  • Jonathan Karl, ABC News chief White House correspondent and the author of Front Row at the Trump Show (Dutton, 2020), talks about today's news and the president's overall response to the pandemic, plus his new book.
  • Peter Hatch, appointed COVID-19 Public-Private Partnership Czar by Mayor de Blasio, talks about the work being done with private and philanthropic partners to aid the City’s response to the pandemic, and what to do if you want to donate or manufacture medical gear to give to healthcare workers on the front line.
  • Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran talk about how Long Island is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • As of today, every home in the United States will have received an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. Michael C. Cook, Sr., chief of the Public Information Office at the U.S. Census Bureau, talks about national observation of Census Day and how the COVID-19 epidemic may impact the count.

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