Claims at 8 30 a. M. Eastern time. Economists are expecting 3. 5 million jobless claims falling record 3. 2 the following week. We will bring you those numbers and jobs number coming out tomorrow. We are expecting a firm e tone with Dow Jones Industrial average up 332 and s p by 72. Take a look at the numbers. Dow industrials down 973 points at the close yesterday. S p 500 down 114. President trump is considering grounding domestic flights between hot spots to try and contain the spread of the virus and boeing to send early retirement as the virus takes a toll on the aircraft industry, its 73 max fleet remains grounded. Coronavirus impacting the 2020 race. Former Vice President joe biden calling for the Democratic Convention to be pushed from midjuly into august. This as pandemic could lead to virtual election. Long lines at Grocery Stores. What you should be getting right now and how to store it and what measures can be taken to make sure takeout orders are safe. We are getting answer
Additional funding is provided by. Corporate funding is provided by. Governor ned lamont, welcome to firing line. Margaret, nice to see you. You are the governor of the state of connecticut, a state that, as you poied out this week, ishe fourthmost covidinfected state per capitac in tntry. You have more than 3,000 cases c id in your state, and that number is increasing rapidly each day. Now, you, along with all of your fellow governors, are workinaround the clock to protect the citizens of your state, a so, governor, i wonder, can you tell me, nere do you think you are in the curve rig . Running like hell and the virus is catching up every day what the federal government doesnt realize is they think about this in terms states and new york has all the fatalities, infections. They target all thpment and ppe there. And we keep trying to say, think about connecticut as ,art of that new york pandemic. And if you do th then youll see that we have the fourth highest infection rate ithe countr
Administration made as covid19 gan its spread through the u. S. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding f the pbs newshour has been provided by the william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing suort of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the coronavirus pandemic is showing more signs of leveling off in parts of the world, and there is more talk tonight about easing restrictions. That comes as the global death toll nears 120,000, including some 23,000 in the United States. In new york state alone, deaths topped 10,000 today, but officials pointed to other, more positive trend lines. We begin with this report from amna nawaz. Nawaz as the National Death toll ticks higher, at the epicen
As you will recall Public Health authorities in Trump Administration put possible loss of life in a range between 100,000 and 240,000. Just 8 days ago. But of now institute for Health Metrics and model at university of washington showing a death toll as a result of wuhan virus by fourth of august, to likely reach 60,000 americans. That is still a tragic toll but far better than 100 to 2 240,00. And peak number of deaths to arrive easter sunday, april 12. That number has been revised lower as well. Our Public Health Officials Say this is not a time for anyone to lessen their, forths in following all protocols for social distancing, washing your hands and quarantine. It is going to be a bad week for deaths, well start to see the beginning of a turn around, yee nee. We need to keep pushing on mitigation strategy. David presidenstrategy. The president is not only leading us in this. But he developing planning and preparations i to restart our economy. No one knows better than this presiden
Business closures as well as layoffs. We will show you how markets are reacting as well. Eugene scalia and richard will join with me about the jobs picture, what they have to say about the jobs market, stimulus package and what lies ahead for the u. S. Economy. Twoday rally for the dow and s p 500 poise to come to an end today, future pointing to losses, down 200 points. Down 93 on the nasdaq after gains of wall street yesterday but markets did close off of the highs of the day, in fact, the nasdaq as you could see finished negative. Dow industrials yesterday up 409 points at the close and the s p was up 28. President trump says parts of the u. S. Could be going back to work in a few weeks participating in a Virtual Conference with g20 leaders today working on a coordinated response for the coronavirus pandemic. Plus americas biggest music star coming together for iheart living concert for america. Special feature includes elton john and alicia keys. Mornings with maria is live right n