Therapies being tested currently and 26 more are in the active planning for clinical trials. That is a lot. Trials for the anti rival drug continue and the company has also expanded emergency use for new patients, getting good early results by the way. Companies that manufacture hydroxy are massively ramping up production. As you know many people are recommending as strongly as the pack. We added that. And also zinc and the federal government continues to build our stockpiles and distribute millions of doses for doctors used as they see fit. And i am pleased to inform you we have just had a lot of good things happening that we have to see how that all works out. We have purchased and stockpiled millions and millions of doses and we are
distributing it to some states that wa nted distributing it to some states that wanted very badly. We sent a lot to michigan and other areas. We passed 2 million tests completed in the United States. First time. It isa in the United States. First time. It is a milestone. No one is there november close, our test are highly sophisticated and highly accurate. At the same time making a huge progress in the economic front of this war. In a few moments the secretary of labour they will explain new steps to ensure American Workers swiftly receive unemployment and paid leave benefits and that they protect the health and safety of all workers including essential workers on thejob. Of all workers including essential workers on the job. Working very closely with workers and with employers. To provide further Economic Relief the Federal Reserve announced this morning that it will provide up to 2. 3 trillion in
supported businesses, states and local governments, 600 billion in loa ns local governments, 600 billion in loans will be available for midsize businesses to 10,000 employees and 500 billion will be available for states counties with over 2 million residents and cities with a population of over1 million. My administration is also working with congress to replenish the very successful, incredibly successful, Paycheque Protection Programme which is allowing hundreds of thousands of businesses to stay open. We need both democrats and republicans to come together to get this legislation completed and it looks like it is on its way, but we need both and it should be for people that are working, that is the workers. If you look in the sea, thatis workers. If you look in the sea, that is a lot of people affected by
this and it is a very positive development. So we have to get a bipartisan approval of that and hopefully that will happen today, that department for education is announcing the availability of more than 6 billion in Grant Funding to assist College Students from the cancellation of classes in the suspension of housing. A lot of people have been suspended in housing is one of them. Suspending student loan payments have been waived for six months. Well discuss that after that. We may go further. Although this medical war has separated our citizens, it is also united our entire nation. I think i can say almost like never before. Americans moving forward with common purpose and shared resolve to vanquish the virus and lift our nation to even greater heights. We are supremely confident in the
magnificent future that awaits the American People and with that before i inviter Vice President , we will ta ke i inviter Vice President , we will take a few questions now go back into negotiations on oil and airlines. Add a very good conversation. Did they organise that conversation . There is so much production even when knows what to do it that. That is how it is working in saudi arabia and russia is well known that we are producing a lot and they are perhaps fighting with each other of the production and the amount of oil being produced and the amount of oil being produced and frankly there is not enough room to store it. Our storage is now full and in our strategic national
storage is, this is a great time to fill it up with oil the frankly is at present the known as is seen before, i dont think we have seen these since the 19505. Thousand big the5e since the 19505. Thousand big dollars. The conversation was very good, is close to a deal, many of the countries outside of 0pec and we will see what happens. I think were getting along very well. I think a very good call. Were going to see what happens, but it was very good call. Theyll announce something either today or tomorrow, could be good or not so good, but i think one way or another. How can the administration discussed the possibility of reopening the country with the administration doe5 possibility of reopening the country with the administration does not have an adequate nationwide testing system for this viru5marked achieved and nationwide testing system for the virus stop you we have a great testing system, we have the best testing system, we have the best testing system, we have the best testing system in the world. There are certain sections in the country
that are in phenomenal shape already. 0ther that are in phenomenal shape already. Other sections are coming on mine and others are going down and we in addition to giving up millions of tests and every day we are doing exponentially, we are picking up but we will be doing in the near future is picking up but we will be doing in the nearfuture is going picking up but we will be doing in the near future is going to certain areas of our country and doing ma55ive testing. It is not necessary but it will be a good thing to have. To make sure people are safe going back to work, you do not want to send them back to work early. Is a nice thing to do, yes. We are talking about thresher tray 5 Million People and that is not going to happen, as you can imagine and it would never happen with anyone else, either. 0ther would never happen with anyone else, either. Other countries do it but theyre doing it in a limited form. Will probably be the leader of the pack. What you say to the 16 million americans who have lost theirjobs in the last three weeks and fear the
economy will not bounce back . think the economy is going to do very well. That is just my feeling. It is very well. That is just my feeling. It i5a very well. That is just my feeling. It is a strong feeling. I have to get proper feelings about a lot of things over the years that i think we re things over the years that i think were going to do well. It looks like were going to do well. It looks like we are at the lower end of the curve in terms of death, which is a terrible word. Terrible dark word that we have experienced like nobodies are seen before in this country. We have numbers that are terrible, we look at the lower production levels of 120,000 to 220,000 or if he did nothing, up to 2. 2 Million People, we are looking ata 2. 2 Million People, we are looking at a much lower level of i hope than the level of 100,000. So i think were going to see. You can never do anything about the people that lost their loved ones and lost their
friends. Im not sure a lot of people will ever be the same, but i think our country from an economic standpoint linda being stronger than ever. We have tremendous stimulus plans, and we have things in the works that are going to fire up the country. I think what is going to happen is we will have a big bounce rather than a small bounce, but we will be back and i think honestly, i think our country is going to be back from an economic standpoint, again, you can never replace the people that were lost into their family certainly, you can never do Something Like that. But we will haveit Something Like that. But we will have it succeeded in many ways, keeping the number way below the minimum numbers and also from an economic standpoint, we met with the Mental Health people and that takes a tremendous, this is taking a tremendous toll mentally on a lot of people and this is going to open up strong and very successfully and i
would like to say even more successfully than before. Thank you, mr president. 23 a barrel in new york, werent you want to see the price, which like the 30, a0 york, werent you want to see the price, which like the 30,110 or york, werent you want to see the price, which like the 30, a0 or 50 a barrel . I want to see it where there is a certain market, but i do know want to see where people have no idea, we are opening up areas for storage of oil, massive areas for storage of oil, massive areas for storage of oil because oil today is not selling what happened is the virus knocked out a0 of the market and you know the number. A0 . There was a lot of oil, bills very controllable, all of us on the less a0 , you look at the road, you look at the cars, nobodys driving. There is no reason for it right now. Theyll start coming back but we are storing millions of barrels of oil that nobody thought would even be
possible. Frankly, ships turned out to bea possible. Frankly, ships turned out to be a Good Business for some people because they are filling up tankers and sending them out to see and not saying where to go, theyre just sitting there loaded with oil. We wa nt just sitting there loaded with oil. We want to make sure that our energy, businesses and employees, workers remain strong. So, that is how i am involved in right now, if you look, youre probably talking 23. 25, we can get it up. We need a minimum numbers of the companies do not go out of business so they will not go out of business so they will not lay off all these Energy Workers important to our country and we are now energy independent. We could do some of will be only used our oil. But i think the Long Term Benefit would be to just go with the market and its going to work out. If you looked at three weeks ago as you know, three weeks ago or two weeks ago, this was catastrophic. I think it is hitting bottom and weve had a
bottom. But a 23 and 25 and probably heading up, at the same time we save our energy and we also produce great cheap energy and save ourjobs. Paycheque protection programme, working from Small Business owners were telling us that their banks dont know how to access this money, theyre trying to apply but cannot figure it out. What is the fault lie . I dont think there isa the fault lie . I dont think there is a fault. There doing records of dollars, theyre dealing with Many Community banks, bank of america, citibank and wells fargo is very much in route. Theyre dealing with the bankers, it cannot go that quickly but i am hearing it is a very successful roll out. The deed not want changes and applications, they want changes in loan requirements, but they are taking billions and billions of loans and in the very near future, the bigsby pan got
the banks will be paying out the money . Considering that the Auto Industry is hurting these days, are you ready to postpone. You ready to we industry is hurting these days, are you ready to we have a deal and obviously the delisting from the standpoint of it is a deal that is assigned to deal and one of the worst deals that we have ever had was nafta, where the worst trade deals ever made by any country everywhere, will be terminating that and the new deal is a great deal for country. Again, we get hit by the virus and we will see where that all those, but soon the car production is going to be down for a little while but ultimately, good for farmers, great forfarmers, while but ultimately, good for farmers, great for farmers, will while but ultimately, good for farmers, great forfarmers, will be helping ourfarmers. Money going out forfarmers in the nearfuture, having to deal with, you will see
what happened, the farmers have really hurt badly by all of this. People are eating less from the standpoint that there is no restau ra nts standpoint that there is no restaurants open, no businesses are open, no hotels are open. They will start to come back, but will be helping other farmers. Earlier, you mentioned project skybridge we are hearing that through their project a lot of the ppe that was sent to other countries is coming back to this country. Do you know when well be able to bring a majority of that back and are you frustrated that the usa allowed a lot of that aid to go out the door in the first place . Know. We are in very good shape and youll be speaking with mike ends in a little while. I spoke to the governor of louisiana and asked if we need all those bits of building . We are we need all those bits of building . We a re really we need all those bits of building . We are really in good shape, youre
not hearing people needing ventilators much, will start helping other countries ventilators, will end up having a lot of ventilators for future, should end up having a lot of ventilators forfuture, should something happen forfuture, should something happen for the hospitals ideally to keep, i think were in very good shape. We have causal governors all the time and it is in very good shape. We have sent billions and billions and billions of dollars between ventilators, equipment, protective equipment, masks, we have 500 million masts coming. From one group. Every 300 million over a short period of time. They have talked about 750,000 tests per week being needed before the economy is open. Can you address the was . Do you agree with those numbers was mac
if not, how many tests per week do you think we should have before . dont think it is needed, but i think well try to hit a number like that. It is a very high number, but we will be trying to hit it in we probably might be able to do that. Please, go ahead. Thank you. Today, the democrats pushed for more rescue money for states and hospitals which are complaining that they needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Do you think hospitals and states need this money . I do and it disappoints on the body is supported for the next phase. It is much simpler than the next phase whether it is infrastructure, so im going to leave you now with mike pence and with eugene and if you would, i look forward to seeing you tomorrow and we have a lot of big news to report and a tremendous day between what is happening with the Energy Industry and what is happening with airlines
and what is happening with airlines andi and what is happening with airlines and i look forward to seeing you. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone. At the moment, we have now cleared more than2 moment, we have now cleared more than 2 million tests across the country. And i am pleased that we are testing more than a thousand people a day now. But we are working around the clock to scale up the new types of tests that the fda has approved of in record time and every american can be confident that will continue to build that structure Going Forward for the week said in the months ahead. At the present moment is more than 450,000 americans are tested positive for the coronavirus and selling more than 16,000 americans have lost their lives in this present from just said, our hearts go to the families that have lost loved ones
andl families that have lost loved ones and i want to assure you that all of us and i want to assure you that all of us working at every level understand that these are not numbers, these are lives. And our heartfelt condolences during this heartbreaking week go out to every American Family that has lost a loved one. To the coronavirus. Is a difficult week but is the doctor will say in a few moments, as we look at the data literally unaccounted, we continue to see evidence that on areas of the epidemic has impacted most, Greater New York city area, louisiana, the detroit metro, the denver metro, we continue to see evidence of stabilisation and it appears as doctor brooks suggests that we are close to the peak in
each of those areas impacted. We also express gratitude and appreciation for the people of california and washington in the numberof california and washington in the number of cases that are emerging there, the chicago metro area, the boston metro area and this doctor burke will discuss, we just continue to urge every american to put into practice the president s coronavirus guidelines. Because all evidence indicates in the west coast of what we are beginning to see a major outbreak areas on the east coast. It is working, america and it is working because you are doing it and we encourage you onwards in that. Today the task force met, but most of the team also met with republicans and democrats in two separate Conference Calls of the United States senate, secretary, our
health experts theyjoined us as we talked about a broad range of issues. They talked about the Paycheque Protection Programme now in day five, reporting went astray 5 billion is been approved so far and 30,000 new individuals users and lenders are participating. We also discussed that the Treasury Department will issue a new document tonight and they will clarify how seasonal businesses can participate in the Paycheque Protection Programme as well. With regard to direct payments, the secretary assured every american that we remaina assured every american that we remain a timetable to the first direct deposits which will go out to the end of next week. The average
family of four, w 3400 in direct Financial Support and will no doubt be welcome news. Anyone who is interested in Additional Information can go to treasury doc of or sba dog of. Dot. Rhode island. A5. Rhode island. As we continue to work through the process of making sure that we distribute the resources at President Trumps direction, working through fema we we re direction, working through fema we were trying to make sure that states have what they need when they needed. As you see the progress that we have made, the president just reflected on new york and new jersey, louisiana and the partnerships we have made with the
states, we trust gives confidence to governors and leaders of states across the country that are most importantly dedicated to Health Care Workers and we will be there to meet that need should the need arise. At the present moment, make sure disaster declaration sits on the country have stood 11,000 National Guard that are fully funded by the federal government under title 32. We received a report from the department of defence about the active duty medical personnel that have been deployed in new york, new jersey connecticut and the personnel that are working on the ground at the Javits Centre working at the comfort shift and at the present
moment, the utilisation of both of those facilities is been fairly modest and they actually worked with new york to a uniform, temp service. They called it the bullpen and today, they literally deployed from the ship into the centre, 75 medical personnel to relieve dedicated Health Care Workers within the Hospital System and will continue to see that it is fully staffed and the us this military personnel are also going to be deployed across the city to bring much needed relief for Health Care Workers intersystem. From a va standpoint, we have opened up from a va standpoint, we have opened upa from a va standpoint, we have opened up a facility in new york city, east orange newjersey up a facility in new york city, east orange new jersey and up a facility in new york city, east orange newjersey and detroit, michigan and opening up the va
facility to coronavirus patients in louisiana. I mentioned that today, we exceeded more than 2 million tests that been performed across the country. And also, literally, working with the Us Public Health service, this state of hundreds of drive through testing sites just week, the Us Public Health services so week, the Us Public Health services so that we will give an option to states to transition from a federal testing and dozens of which have been assembled around the country to a state manage site. I want to emphasise that this is an option only beliefs he gives states greater flexibility to manage sites and areas that are the figure was important but were also processing continued federal participation from states like new jersey continued federal participation from states like newjersey to louisiana to colorado and texas, and we want to colorado and texas, and we want to ensure that communities across the country they will continue to
partner with states to the extent that they prefer us to be a part of it. With regard to the bridge, three flights are scheduled to arrive today in chicago, new york and dallas where 49 flights scheduled over the next three days. We continue to work supplies and continue to work supplies and continue to work supplies and continue to leave no stone unturned around america and around the world. We are literally in the process of acquiring tens of millions of supplies that are being brought to a Distribution System organised out of fema and focusing on the areas most in need. He also bringing real innovation and the White House Coronavirus task force, we can see the feasibility of allowing hospital workers to use cloth grounds for performing procedures. It was observed that 20 years ago, most physicians and most surgeons work
cloth grounds and the transition from disposable gowns and we are working very rapidly in the next 24 hours and will have guidance for hospitals and Health Care Workers to be able to in effect recycle gowns make sure we have the supplies so that we need. A5 make sure we have the supplies so that we need. As mentioned today, the president and the first lady and land my the president and the first lady and i and my wife the president and the first lady and land my wife were honoured to be a pa rt of land my wife were honoured to be a part of a Conference Call with Mental Health professionals from all around the country. About there are families that are struggling with the coronavirus and struggling to deal with heartbreaking loss to the coronavirus, we understand this is a very challenging time for every american but most especially americans who are struggling with mental disorders are struggling with addiction. Vice president pentz talking about the daily Conference Briefing and President Trump earlier
talking about them getting close to a deal, plenty more on all of the stories in her website, bbc dot com. Now the weather. Hello there. Most parts of the country will be dry and warm. Wells with temperatures up to anf warm. Wells with temperatures up to an f degrees in cardiff, similar temperatures today and in some parts of southern england, make it up to 25 degrees, the cloud in newcastle was only 9 degrees so today will be significantly warmer and also a bit warmer across southern significantly warmer and also a bit warmer across southern parts of scotland. 0ver warmer across southern parts of scotland. Over the weekend, was the temperatures get squeezed down to the southeast of england and started of quota from the north, significant change for all of us with some cooler northerly winds. Some temperatures starting off on friday, supreme temperatures starting off on friday, supreme mildness of and much milder across northern scotland should be some rain to from the northern
aisles, and to shut across the far north of england before brings up and putting off into the evening, plenty of sunshine across wells in the highest temperatures will be in the highest temperatures will be in the midlands, was towards the southeast of england in 2a even 25 degrees. And that could trigger some foundry downpours later in the day across north wales, to england with some Better Weather coming into parts of scotland. There was to be some across scotland and the north of england, those should fade away and may brighten up again, but it could be drier in the afternoon and some sharp shares developing and wales the southwest and temperatures are likely to be in the west of england, 26 degrees as possible. Change is coming on sunday and normal person vk will be cloudier and further south we will have some sunshine but it is more likely to see some showers developing over parts of england and wales. This can
be heavy and fun to read, still possible in the southeast but the wind is beginning to ebb away and thatis wind is beginning to ebb away and that is because we have got a change in the wind direction. The back of the showers eventually, we have got a cold area of High Pressure moving down from the north and bringing with us more northerly winds and stronger winds over night into monday may blow in more cloud across the eastern side of the uk, but sunshine for the west with a High Temperature this time of 1a degrees and for many, this temperatures are below average for the time of year. This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The European Union agrees a 500 billion euros rescue package for the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Six and a half million us workers filed for unemployment as the Economic Impact is felt around the world. Prime minister borisjohnson around the world. Prime minister Boris Johnson is around the world. Prime minister borisjohnson is out of intensive care but remains in hospital as the uk government says there are no plans to lift the lockdown. And lift off. Getting away from it all, the russian space