Cases that is compared to chinas 81000 now worldwide there are now more than 529000 confirmed cases and more than 23000 deaths now these numbers keep changing by the hour and well continue updating through the broadcast. After days of debate republicans and democrats came together to pass the largest ever stimulus package for americans impacted by the coronavirus shutdown the bill is now headed to the house and President Trump has already promised his signature archys Rachel Blevins is joining us live with a breakdown of whats in this bill rachel well manella the senates 11th hour vote is being called historic after the democrats the republicans who have disagreed strongly on this 2 trillion dollars stimulus package passed it with unanimous support Late Wednesday night President Trump who has already promised his support took to twitter where he wrote 96 to 0 in the United States senate congratulations america as part of the stimulus package americans with an annual income of less than 75000. 00 will be eligible for 1200. 00 and rebate checks married couples will get 2400. 00 and families will get 500. 00 per child that amount decreases for individuals who make over 75000. 00 and if your annual income as an individual is over 99000. 00 then you dont qualify it all americans are already feeling the impact of the coronavirus shut down and unemployment claims in the u. S. Have hit a record 3300000 in the last week hours before the deal passed Senate Republicans criticized it for being too generous with Unemployment Benefits but they later relented and agreed to the terms the package they passed addresses a crisis by giving unemployed workers 600. 00 per week for up to 4 months on top of the state benefits they already received they would also get an additional 13 weeks of Unemployment Benefits that deal 6 to create a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program for those who have lost hours and wages due to the shutdown but dont qualify for traditional benefits now the package also makes independent contractors and part time workers eligible for federal benefits over lost wages and it offers Small Businesses 350000000000. 00 in forgivable loans to health care in. History has also been hit hard by the corona virus pandemic with states across the country reporting shortages of surgical masks ventilators and other supplies while Senate Democrats initially criticized republicans for being too cheap with their proposal for aid the final number they agreed on is now above 100000000000. 00 the deal creates a fund for rio to reimburse hospitals doctors nurses and providers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic it also lemonades more than 8000000000 dollars in scheduled payment reductions to hospitals treating uninsured patients and it boosts reimbursement for facilities treating medicare patients diagnosed with the coronavirus by 20 percent we have also seen ongoing criticism for the deals that tends to take care of Corporate America and develop Companies Like boeing which has lost billions after its negligence resulted in the death of 346. 00 people the deal comes with a 500000000000. 00 Lending Program that is meant to bring relief to the Industries Hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic it also includes rules banning stock buybacks by companies receiving aid and banning elected officials and their immediate families from receiving aid it also sets aside 17000000. 00 for companies the government sees as crucial to National Security a list of boeing would be included on now the largest economic stimulus package in u. S. History is now headed to the house where a vote is set for friday morning while it is likely to pass it has received heavy criticism from representatives who argue that the tax should have been made public before last night and that the government is still not handling this crisis in the most effective way reporting in the newsroom Rachel Blevins art she. And as the economy faces a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus more americans are applying for unemployment claims especially in the hard hit state of california are key correspondent natasha suite is live for us. In los angeles with more details natasha. Yeah manila the state of california has certainly been impacted by kobe 19th in the last 2 weeks alone more than 1000000 californians have filed for Unemployment Benefits since march 13th and thats when businesses have shut down to comply with the states stay at home order hoping to slow the spread of the virus nearly 3300000 americans applied for Unemployment Benefits last week almost 5 times the previous record set in 1982 amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the crown of virus a big portion of those claims coming from the state of california a whopping 1000000 within the last 2 weeks Stephanie Meyers says shes hoping to see a stimulus check arrives soon the cant help but worry about the bills piling up ive been pretty good about Holding Together and i just finally broke down and cried. Because you have to think about whats in that bank account. How youre going to start paying the bills you know i got home and started making a list you know ok ive got car payment ive got rent the San Francisco area was the 1st region in the country to install a shelter in place order governor Gavin Newsome signed a stay at home order for the entire state 3 days later news some is praising the proposed chrono virus relief bill currently california allows up to 450 dollars a week for Unemployment Insurance the relief bill would add an additional 600. 00 a week for up to 4 months giving california residents up to 1000. 00 a week this number of new claims from one benefits is truly unprecedented and they were essentially impossible in the nature of what were going through right now to remember a National Crisis the Great Recession the highest or National Number of new claims or one benefits we saw was approaching must say to some 100000 more so we. Want to Record Number as for banks wells fargo. U. S. Bank city and j. P. Morgan chase will defer mortgage payments up to 3 months according to a new some everyone is eligible for girl lists of how much they make the governor is criticizing bank of america for agreeing to waive mortgage payments for only one month he says he hopes they will reconsider and do the right thing but a spokesman for bank of america says they will consider extending their offer for more than 90 days depending on the crisis meantime cities and counties have begun halting new vixens against tenets who cannot afford their rent in the San Francisco and sacramento regions cities and municipalities have already passed you picture moratoriums that prevents anyone financially impacted by the virus from getting kicked out by their landlords. Now california has seen an influx of one of our resources as more time soon is being done were seeing numbers doubling some every 3 days and according to john there have been 65 deaths and more than 3000 infections counted so far the port in Marina Del Rey the toughest suites are to. The housing crisis of 2008 saw millions of homes go underwater in a selfinflicted wound that took years to building up in a bubble back then it was a combination of eager buyers and lenders who were in discerning of who could get a home loan now its taken the country the better part of 10 years to recover from that crisis and now americans are facing a new threat to their homes covert 19 with lessons from 2008 in mind local governments are taking drastic measures to prevent another housing crash so joining us to discuss realtor and estate director at Compass Real Estate group naomi klein is here and we thanks for being with us and sharing your expertise so the question on everybodys mind i think is will the coronavirus push us into another housing crisis like 2008 and what are the trends looking like where youre at. I know i thank you so much for having me yes i do think that the current prime. Well push us in the Housing Market but i dont think it will be anywhere near 2008 and the reason for that is because we had so many subprime lenders and the banks as well as as fires have learned their lessons you have a lot of homeowners that have equity in their home upwards of 203040 percent so there is going to be no rush to sell unless youve gone from a 2 to one income and its nats the chains because of some of the mortgage forgiveness or. Sellers will not have to sell in any type of fire sale theyll have from. Time to work it is that its not rushed ok so thats some good news for people and especially in california were here at governor gavin newsom has asked the 5 biggest banks to suspend mortgage payments for a while at least until we get a clearer picture of how this virus shakes out how might this impact your industry especially since Mortgage Loan applications took a sharp decline over the past week of like 30 percent. Right yes so what we need to look at statistically there is a good of march runs when 120 percent so weve been going down 30 percent thats actually a good thing because its getting the banks a little bit of time to now have time to crack less those broker ngukurr just says and for refinance so theyre still up 190 percent just a few weeks in. Interest rate is around 3 percent if the banks werent overloaded with all of the retries the new purchase. Rone applications so once those loan applications decrease a little bit and the banks have a little bit more time to process i believe youll see the Interest Rates go down perhaps to 3 percent again thats great news for. Hires and then as far as sellers with the barents its great everyone just needs to catch their breath right now not have you know shark moves either way youre professional while theyre running actual or real estate oriented and best in suggest for you as a home buyer or as a seller there are definitely a lot of possibilities and alternatives that are available for briars and sellers and real estate is a very in person business theres a lot of close contact youre also going into peoples homes who you dont know so since the outbreak began and social distancing became the new norm how are realtors kind of altering their daily mode of operation to accommodate the c. D. C. Health guidelines. So were definitely pivoting and that includes a lot based time and virtual showings so we will go into a house with that being either the owners you know take a walk outside but there are questions that we ask them had they traveled to any of the affected areas have begun tests are they experiencing any of the symptoms. You know is showing and from there we asked them to turn on all the lights to unlock the door or literally in the car while theyre doing that so that theres theres no downtime there and we will do a time showing with a prior while the technology has to come in here to help with all of this obviously so after all this is over and the curve has been flattened do you think the Real Estate Interest industry will see a permanent shift or any major impacts from corona virus like you said such as these video showing. Yes i do i mean think the good news is that. Human nature i know has short term memory which is great was actually made i ask in saying this is the time this is our Great Depression moment that our grandparents no parents felt as though well never forget it but we will be able to move on and i think were going to crack this no sugar thing for why all but maybe not as severe as we are right now i think that show homes are going to continue i think the biggest question mark in the barents and the Mortgage Rates for people i mean i think were already at 3300000 people off our unemployment so you know that thats going to be significant and with the Mortgage Companies doing a lot of parents say is its not a given as to not pay so you dont know what the terms are are they going to tack on those humans the end of the job or are they going you know increase your rate after in 1000. 00 holdouts a whole while. So i think youre going to see some sales coming up in 6 months but theyre going to have trying to sell because of that that flexibility that the banks are giving them all right naomi klein of Compass Real Estate group we got to leave it right there thank you for all that sound advice. Thank you monella. All right in an unprecedented move the u. S. State department is indicting that as well as president Nicolas Maduro on get this allegations of Drug Trafficking and theres also some reward money being offered find out more about that after this and then over at the sports h. Kill regina hammer share some sad news on what should be a happy day in Major League Baseball there about. Your government and our government and all the other major governments of the world know whats going to them and when its gone. But they havent told you and they havent told me they havent announced. Imagine something as big as the earth. Is going to cause tidal waves earthquakes volcanoes are going to wrapped and its going to chill. So were in for a while right. My great grandfathers quote. Nobody would care about the law or prison so youd have wallace those should have. A turtle between the and the. As the election cycle rages on the media highlights or even invents what they deem to be important even radical what they dont tell you is how the Political Center is collapsing in Todays Campaign is what voters think about the status quo. And then as well president Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other venezuelan officials have been indicted by the us for charges in narco terrorism and cocaine trafficking conspiracy were not acting as the worlds policeman were acting as policeman for ourselves and people are obligated to protect the american people. The announcement came today from u. S. Attorney general bill barr and the head of the dea a what the charges contained in separate indictments in new york. Miami and washington now the move ramps up the latest move against a country thats already struggling economically as it faces the dire consequences of the coronavirus pandemic so joining us now to break it all down Miguel Tinker Salas hes author and professor of latin American History at Pomona College professor thank you for being with us so 1st the indictment of a head of state is unprecedented the state department is now offering a reward of Something Like 15000000. 00 for information leading to the capture of president mother little can the state Department Just sort of put a price on the head of state like that. Well its obvious that this administration feels that it can do whatever it wants the fact that bill barr has to start his conference by saying we are not the policemen of the world in fact speaks of the fact that this action is highly political and really reinforces the notion of the us as an imperial power able to dictate policy able to order the arrest of World Leaders heads of states as it wishes if it really was interested in dealing with drug issues it would actually look at some of its closest allies in latin america in all due to us one would love to have done this whose brother was indicted and found guilty and in new york courts for actually Drug Trafficking has also been implicated in Drug Trafficking so have many other political leaders in the region including leverage in colombia so this is very much a clearly a political more a moment a cruel inhuman action at a time in which the country is reeling not only from the pen demick but also from low prices for oil and also dramatic shortages created in part by the sanctions imposed by both the Obama Administration and now the trumpet ministration and what you brought up the sanctions because the the u. S. Sanctions against countries like venezuela we know its nothing new this is a tactic the u. S. Has used on many states but how effective are these sanctions because according to a report for us from back in march 12th by the Congressional Research service they say quote broader u. S. Sanctions adopted since 27000 have yet to compel model to leave Office Despite the countrys increasingly dire Economic Situation they have also provided a scapegoat on which mother at all has blamed the countrys economic problems so what do you say to that. Well i think theyre correct i think the government needs to look at his old Congressional Research council and accept the fact that sanctions wherever theyve been applied where they were applied to cuba for 50 years did not effect regime change where theyve been. Applied to iran for over a decade have not affected regime change and the same thing in business where not what sanctions do however is worsen conditions on the grown aggravate an economic crisis that has already been existing and aggravate the condition for a country that depends wholly on the export of oil and the seen oil drop to new lows in such a dramatic fashion that now it has no access to credit it has no access to needed medicines and it has no access to International Assistance in fact we should be following the example of michelle but show let in the un who has stated that we need to have a humanitarian policy towards countries like iran and venezuela and in this particular moment we should be looking at how to provide loans to provide access to medicine to provide access to resources so that they can actually get over this pandemic and particularly since the fact that in venezuela weve already seen efforts or at least declarations by some political leaders that theyre on both sides of the vite that this is what should be happening and professor just earlier this week Opposition Leader and former president ial candidate and ek payless called for a dialogue between the world government and Opposition Forces so they can seek financial help from International Organizations and groups against the coronavirus and just today my little ratified this intent for dialogue so how do you think this the new charges from the u. S. Plays into his abilities to reach out for help. Well these charges at this time are highly political as we indicated before the charges going to be brought at any time the allegations about trafficking have been floating around without evidence to substantiate them for many many years in fact going back to the charges they were several decades ago the connection supposedly with the fark now with the l. N. If one was to look at the actual routes the routes are from colombia to Central America by and large now what it doesnt mean its where law is at it come ashas a its an effort to squash any efforts at reconciliation any efforts of creating a National Process by which Opposition Leaders like Companies Like tell you a fair means and where the government can actually try to propose efforts at really securing phones at Getting International loans from the world bank or the i. M. F. And others in order to get past this crisis so what the look this policy that the government had trump has implemented does is an effort to undermine efforts of what could be conciliation within the country and its a tragedy at this time professor me gal think our solace Pomona College thank you so much for that excellent analysis. Thank you youre there. And china is now condemning my palm pale for referring to the new corona virus as the virus at a recent News ConferenceChinas Foreign Ministry says the u. S. Secretary of state has sinister motives and is provoking political disputes g. 7 Foreign Ministers sparred over that terminology over whether to point out as the ground 0 of this pandemic pompei 0 insist on calling it the virus even though the World Health Organization officially named it covert 19. And while way has rolled out their flagship phones today the p 40 p. 40 pro and p. 40 pro plus which are not equipped with g. Mail google maps or Google Play Store thats the result of the rift between the chinese tech giant and the u. S. Government while way is looking to fill up its app store with chat services and maps from companies and tools like me time celia and tom tom. And off the coast of east africa lies a little small island nation that Just Announced a major achievement government officials in seychelles say theyve reached their goal of protecting 30 percent of its waters roughly 173000 square miles by legally designating it a protected area and their announcement comes 10 years ahead of the 30 by 30 International Target which is pushing for at least 30 percent of the Global Oceans to be protected by the year 2030. All right lets go over to regina ham at the sports h. Q. Springtime is here normally where it would be starting off Major League Soccer and n. H. L. Never gone were missing the beginning of baseball season so what else is there its just making us really sad because march normally bring spring flowers were in temperatures and the signs of baseball season is finally here now most fans are finding themselves wondering when they actually might take themselves out to the ball. Game 2020 opening day is eerily quiet after the sport was put on hold due to the current a virus 15 games are scheduled to play in front of massive crowds but now that wont have until mid may at best guess the normal 162 game season is now in question with the league wondering if some radical scheduling will be needed to sit as many games as possible doubleheaders or propose as a solution or even play in november and december neutral site locations well series champions Washington Nationals for example will now have to postpone their banner raising as the game on april 2nd is not going to happen. The a. T. P. Tour and duty are postponed until at least june due to the coronavirus pandemic in that time tennis players from around the globe are coming together to help combat the virus on all fronts in a statement from his family world number 4 Roger Federer posted instagram saying these are challenging times for everybody and no one should be left behind there and i have personally decided to donate 1000000 swiss francs for most vulnerable families in switzerland our contribution is just the start we hope that others might join in supporting more families in need together we can overcome this crisis stay healthy the 20 time grand slam tennis champions your nation comes at a time where sports clubs associations and other stars are helping with relief efforts federer is still recovering from knee surgery he underwent february and hoped to make a return at wimbledon in june that is going to have to wait as season isnt set to resume until june 7th due to the pandemic his fans counterpart also though donated his time helping those impacted by the virus world number 2 rafael nadal took to social media to help kick start a red cross the nation of the 1000 time grand slam champion teamed up with the red cross response project helping to raise money for medical supplies hospital infrastructures and vulnerable families the doll at his fellow spaniards to come together during this difficult time as an example of national unity. Athletes all over the world are finding sells out the ability to perform their sport but for one young girl shes taking the martial arts world by storm in a pretty impressive way to build a couch. He is aiming to become a household name with her impressive talents a dual us Australian Citizen rose to internet fame after her training video went viral on instagram and other social media platforms she started training shes just 18 months old and is currently learning the art of chain not joint locking and a popular fighting style by recently what makes her so impressive shes the youngest person in the world to be a member of the. International in the chinese boxing its 2 international florian has been in 3 short movies due to her ex training and with her dad she hopes to combine martial art and acting one day manila that is pretty impressive and i cant see what cool sports is we keep coming out of the whole quarantine situation and yeah it takes a good imagination richard and all right thank you for that ok that is all the time we have for now ill be back tomorrow starting at 2 pm make sure you download the portable t. V. Out here than. The one i mean you get there so you can think about alaska to romania i guess this problem and not new dorp or. Kind of where i want to be on the course if i cannot be down i think its higher than. They are to come mafias conways them safe and quick passage to europe but once they. Leave they are in sleeves because you took. Some of the leave your mom on a little do you know if this you can get it out of him. To the. The soul of the. 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On going to politicking on larry king my 1st guess you know for many years on television and radio offering medical addiction and relationship advice dr drew pinsky and hes making news lately for his rather controversial remarks regarding the worlds reaction to the coronavirus pandemic lets talk too about that he also hosts the podcast as dr drew and dr drew after dark and he joins me from here in los angeles i want to what are we what it what are you saying york times right as a koran coronavirus doubter what are you doubting. Right and im not doubting anything that im doubting the New York Times got its facts correct because from the beginning i what ive been saying is dont let the press panic you the New York Times for instance has been continuing to put the Imperial College of londons doomsday scenarios on their front page until well into last week when as a result of what ive been advocating follow dr fatties advice follow the c. D. C. That vice we will be fine it will be nothing like the doomsday scenarios that theyre painting now we are doing what we need to do we are following dr found shape and those ridiculous estimates are being proven to be wrong and based on false assumptions so i