Minister designate in just 10 weeks on the stuff carver may be able to unite 6 hereon factions hungry and helpless the coronavirus pandemic impacting Food Supplies for hundreds of millions dependent on. And living in fear of the dead why some in indonesia dont one virus victims buried in their towns. Well staggering new figures reveal the extent of the damage to the worlds biggest economy by the coronavirus shut down in just one week another 6600000 people filed for Unemployment Benefits that means nearly 17000000 americans have lost their jobs in the past 3 weeks thats around one in 10 workers for more on this lets turn to our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett shes live for us from washington d. C. Kimberly how much of a shiver are these numbers sending down the spine of the economy there. Well they were expected but still the numbers are staggering never before in u. S. History has there been such a significant job loss in such a short amount of time the numbers are simply a
Rooms have been converted into makeshift hospitals. Oil producing countries trying to negotiate a truce save a market share through global collapse to demand. A 2 week a ceasefire comes into effect in yemen say they wont stop fighting other countries still in the sea. And hundreds of millions of children desperately needing food you look at the difficulties for aid during the pandemic. So the damage to the worlds biggest economy from the coronavirus shutdown is really hitting home in the past week another 6600000 americans have joined the jobless queue and that means nearly 17000000 americans have now filed for Unemployment Benefits in just 3 weeks thats one in 10 workers and the affairs of figures could be even worse lets bring in our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett in washington d. C. And kimberly in just a matter of weeks 17000000 people out of work and its probably more. Yeah youre absolutely right nothing like this seen in modern history and it is expected to be more be
Another 6600000 people in the u. S. Filed for Unemployment Benefits just last week that means 10 percent of the countrys workforce nearly 17000000 is now unemployed because of the fallout from the pandemic for more on this spring in our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett in washington d. C. And so kimberly these numbers put another huge strain on the economy. Huge strain on the economy and we hear that the numbers are only going to continue to get worse this is the 3rd consecutive week of massive job losses in the United States but what were told is that really could be in the 10s of millions even up to 46000000 people when all of these claims are filed the reason that we dont have those numbers now is that the states and employment offices are overwhelmed of people simply cant get in there to file the claims they cant get through on the telephone they cant even seem to file on live so we expect this number to continue to climb and its across all sectors were seeing the Hospita
honor three u.s. service members killed in jordan as they arrive back in the u.s. for a final time. president biden among those attending the dignified transfer of their bodies home to their loved ones. we ll bring you that moment later in the show. plus, can the most ambitious immigration deal in recent memory survive the scorched earth politics of an election year? that test now just days away as senate negotiators prepare to release the details of that agreement with the first vote expected early next week. closing arguments could be all that s left of the landmark trial of jennifer crumbley charged in connection with her son s shooting rampage in 2021. attorneys grilling the mom who they insist never sought help, despite her son telling her, quote, the thoughts won t stop. we ll have the latest coming up. but we begin in delaware where the bodies of three service members, sergeant william rivers, sergeant kennedy sanders, and sergeant breonna moffett are being broug
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