Finished, the dow gained a thousand points. The s p 500 finishing the day markedly higher. The nasdaq soaring 673. President trumps decision to declare a national emergency, a strong, swift action that opens up 50 billion in federal resources to help state and local governments fight the pandemic, the president also waiving interest on federal student loans. Directing the department of energy to buy up crude oil to store in the petroleum reserves. To unleash the full power of the federal government in this effort, im declaring national emergency. We are announcing a new partnership with the private sector to increase on accelerate our capacity to test for the coronavirus. We want to make sure those who need a test can get a test safely, quickly and conveniently. The next 8 weeks are critical to turn a corner on this virus. Lou the Trump Administration says the next two months well be putting a major emphasis on expanding testing. This morning the fda approved a new coronavirus test. Its manufactured by the Swiss Company roche. It will speed up the ability to test patients, providing drivethru testing in retail parking lots at walmart, target, walgreens and cvs Stores Across the country. The coronavirus killed 47 americans. 22 of those deaths associated with that nursing home outside seattle, washington. Both the house and senate remaining in session tonight. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin have been negotiating throughout the day. The speaker saying she has reached agreement with the Trump Administration on a Coronavirus Response bill which would provide free testing for all americans, expanding paid emergency family paid medical leave expanding food programs including snap and wick. Steve mnuchin has been in Constant Contact with the speaker. Hes at this moment in the white house speaking with the president. A deal in his opinion mass not been reached despite what the speaker has said. Well have the latest from the treasury secretary here tonight. He will join us as soon as he concludes the talks with the president. And gets whatever direction he will from the president. This breaking news. The food and Drug Administration approving the use of a test that will expedite the test results for the wuhan virus. The test resultr is capable of testing 4,000 samples each day. It can be run on the roche machines installed on hundreds of laboratories across the country. President trump using federal emergency authorities, the fda approved you a new test for the virus. We did this within hours of receiving the application from roche, a process that would normally take weeks. We expect up to a half million additional tests will be available early next week. Well be announcing locations probably sunday night. Lou joining us tonight to take up this latest action by the Trump Administration, dr. Ian lipkin, the director of the center for foreign infection and immunity at columbia university. Invited by the Chinese Government to study the coronavirus and help them tackle the outbreak in their country. I have never seen a president in my career talk about a partnership with private companies and the medical community and government, then demonstrate it as he did today. A remarkable moment. This is an extraordinary moment. I agree. Its pivotal. Its a turning point. The fact that well be able to recognize who is infected. This will enable isolation and we hope will contain the outbreak. Lou to see a number of people in the Public Health agencies hearing governors starting to talk about how well the federal government is responding. This is we are starting to see this country get in line with leadership and to deal with what is now we realized a very serious, serious challenge to the country, a great threat. There have been people making projections that are extraordinary in the number of potential deaths. But i think this will be a turning point. And im optimistic this will have a big impact. You have been focusing on plasma. And by the way, to be clear in communication with your colleagues and counterparts in china who has been discussing this with you to use the plasma from the blood of patients who survive the coronavirus. And you believe this could have a Significant Impact on saving lives. Yes. Based on the work thats come out of china. One of the reasons i spent time there in addition to trying to reduce morbidity and mortality there, they have a leg up. They see the cases first. They try things we recommend and they comew up with on their they come up with on their own. They are giving us the benefit of their experience and sharing that with us. There are a group of us pushing this very, very hard. Lou that is a very good sign for everyone in this country. What has been the response beyond the medical community. If you moved beyond to government authorities to the agencies . We are trying to identify people who have been recently infected. So there are three large you areas. One in the bay area, another in seattle, another just north of us in new rochelle. I was reaching out to people today in that community. Their kids have been infected and recovered. And they are enthusiastically participating. Lou thats wonderful. They are critical to a successful program. This is citizenship from the top to the bottom. Thats what its going to take. And well win. Lou the president said exactly the same thing. Said that well prevail. He will acknowledges the challenge and he has throughout. Its nice to see democrats beginning to line up. There are a couple people running for president who thought they could make political hay out of their speeches and maybe one or two in congress, maybe a few more than that. But to see democrats begin to turn. This is a truly positive sign. One of the things i see in china its the ability of the leadership in a cop tonight authoritarian in a communist authoritarian government, this president has to lead and persuade. And its paying off now. Leadership in the Democratic Party is starting to understand this is a time for this nation to come together. In china people tell you its their duty. Thats what we are beginning to see here, too. Lou i like your point of view. Citizenship, contributing to the country. We should share with you the good news tonight that we are starting to see real evidence of a turn in china, starbucks opening up stores. The number of apple stores im told, all of the apple stores have been opened up. Thats a huge development. It was very aggressive containment. Up not sure we have the ability for that level of containment here. But well have to develop it. Well have to make tough decisions. We are shutting down colleges, universities. Struggling with what well do with primary schools. One of the challenges is some kids get all of their nutrition present school lunches. We have to become creative about how we address the challenge. But well prevail. Lou as i say on this broadcast, we are not butter cups and daffodils. We have a heritage and tradition of meeting threats. Sometimes we have to be dragged kick and screaming towards a goal or objective. But ultimately we get it done. As you and the president said today, well replicate that historic success. As we wrap up here, your thoughts about the dependency we share with a lot of other countries on pharmaceuticals and antibiotics originated in china and a veiled threat from some of the Chinese Media the last week that they might exercise that advantage over us. So i know a lot of people in the very highest level of the Chinese Government, and i cant believe they would follow through with that. We also make pharmaceuticals in india, too. But we do have to do manufacturing in the United States. We outsourced too much, frankly. Vaccine production, drugs and such. Lou thats the next phase. Its good to hear you reassure us on that. And we appreciate it. Thanks as always for your insight. Come back soon. Thank you for my souvenir. 3m this is the 8210 plus. That has something to do with my weight class. Treasury secretary mnuchin joins us to take up his talks today with House Speaker pelosi and whether they have reached an agreement on as congressional response bill to the coronavirus. Pelosi says there is a deal. The treasury secretary will tell us what the case is. The United States is back against an iranian backed militia responsible for killing coalition troops. ddear humans, i stand here today not for myself, but, for every tail wager, sloppy kisser and curtain ninja. 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To show you how the loopy Left Wing National Media played this. Reuters went to the great trouble to call claims on social media that kuntz predicted the wuhan Virus Outbreak as partly false. It was all fiction. But the coincidence is fascinating and fascinating. Well call it parsley true to aggravate reuters. I think it was an interesting novelty and coincidence. The u. S. Responded to an attack on a military base where two american soldiers were killed. Helped bow la carried out the attack wednesday jones camp taji. Joining us general jack keane. Fox business senior strategic analyst. Hes also the most recent recipient of the president ial medal of freedom. The president bestowing that on him earlier this week. We have always been proud of you, general. But prouder still. Thanks so much for being with us. Lets start with the tragedy of two americans killed in iraq. It sees we cannot extraextricate ourselves it seems we cant extricate ourselves. The iranians want to put pressure on the americans to get out of there. They are using it as learning. The iranians want to get their stooge in there, and number two get the parliament to vote the United States out of iraq. Thats what their strategy is here. The United States is not going to stand for americans being killed, in this case also a british soldier being killed. So we have a response in kind. Limited but directed at the heart of where that attack originated from. Lou this attack and response cycle has gone on for two full decades. Where does it end . At what point do we just get the hell out . We could do that today if we wanted to. Whats happening there, there is a threat from isis. The president determined we were going to defeat isis. We did get rid of the caliphate. There is still a threat there. We have 5,200 soldiers assisting the iraqis with that threat. We did get out of iraq once before. Isis cape back and we had a deal with this beginning in 2014. We are down to a small force to deal with that reality. Obviously at some point well be out of iraq. There is no doubt about that. Lou there is no historical suggestion or up per tough that we will. Or imperative that we will. This president wants to bring our troops home and i applaud him in that. We have to come up with some i guess general what im saying is what Albert Einstein famously said. The definition of insanity is repeating things that dont worked a inif i my up. We have no doctrine or strategy in the region. Its difficult to see american lives lost for any reason. I couldnt disagree with you more. The president s strategy is clear. He wants the locals to take care of a large amount of the fighting. We have 70,000 syrians trying to keep isis down in Eastern Syria and less than 1,000 assisting them. We have 300,000 iraqis fighting the iranians. The say thing in afghanistan. Well get down to a low up in in afghanistan. And we have 300,000 afghans doing the fighting and we are doing the assisting. Its i different model than we had in the past and i think its solid. Lou you and i argued this for years. About 10 years. Lou and we havent declared a winner yet. The truth is, to me this is less doctrine or strategy than it is rationalization. The result is another year engagement and conflict. And at some point the hard decision has to be made. It seems to me the most advanced super power in the world should be able to assert itself through that telling and advanced weaponry rather than boots on the ground. Thats where i will leave that and as for your conclusions on afghanistan as we wrap up. We have peace negotiations going on. They will be difficult to say the least. The and National Security the afghanistan National Security forces have gone through a lot of reform. We have a government in place. Its not perfect. But the taliban is sitting on the other side of the table. They have one motivation, to get the United States to leave so they can take over. It makes sense to try. Im not saying we shouldnt try. But we have to keep our eyes wide open as we are dealing with the taliban on the other side of the table. Lou congratulations again on your muchdeserved medal of freedom. General jack keane. Share your comments and follow me on twitter loudobbs, like me on facebook and follow me on instagram loudobbstonight. Tom fitton and Sidney Powell among our guests monday. We hope you will be with us. One republican lawmaker says attorney general william barr isnt telling the truth about why pfizer would be reauthorized. We take it up with john solomon next. While the world keeps fighting for your attention. Well keep building smarter suvs. To help keep you focused on the road ahead. And. The road beside. Did we mention the road ahead. With an available best in class. Epa estimated combined fuel economy and the technology to practically park itself. 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Another 2 trillion returned to the markets. The president celebrating his Signature Day today. The white house sent along to me a signed chart of the skyrocketing dow, the s p 500 and nasdaq. The dow rose more than 1,000 points from the type he started talking to the time the News Conference was over with his decisive announcement to declare the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency. Well received by markets all around the world, im sure. A reminder to listen to my reports three times a day on the salem radio network. The acting director of National IntelligenceRichard Grenell has enacted a hiring freeze. He was brought in by the president to help reorganize the agency. Grenell says this isnt a purge of any kinds. But to make sure the agency is getting the most out of its Intelligence Community resources. Congressman andy biggs says attorney general william barr isnt telling the truth when he says