Payments to lower income households. Aid to households households with children. One year tax referral. Cuts, money handouts for businesses and households it seems like officials in tokyo are stepping up to try to support the economy as they look to implement an emergency lockdown as early as tomorrow. That is likely when it will be announced. It will be starting on april 8. We will continue to digest the details from that package. They did see a thousand cases in japan and we are waiting for more announcements from shinzo abe, planning to declare a state of emergency. We are still seeing equities heading higher. U. S. Futures falling. The press briefing from President Trump, perhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel. They are seeing some signs of stabilization when it comes to new infections. Europe is also seeing a peak in cases. Asia, we are up about 1 . It is still very much the oil story. Doubts about what a deal could look like, is the u. S. Going to be involved, is it cond
A meal on the table for those living under lockdown and in other news under pressure venezuelas Opposition Leader is accused of a coup attempt and several of his associates are detained at. The end thank you very much for joining as the u. S. Has recorded the worlds worst single day of the coronavirus pandemic with close to 1200 deaths on thursday at the same time more than 30000 new cases where recorded wartime powers are now being used to get urgently needed equipment out to desperate hospitals resin donald trump signed a defense production act ordering private companies to make masks ventilators and other medical gear new yorks mayor is urging people to wear face masks in public as a city remains americas kovac 19 hot spot our White House Correspondent kimberly how get reports on the measures announced by President Trump to tackle the pandemic. As the number of corner virus cases in the United States continues to rise so does historic unemployment as a result the u. S. President ann
As a city remains americas kovi 1000 hotspots were now conducting well over 100000 corona virus test per day over at that 100000. 00 test a day and these are accurate tests and theyre moving rapidly which is more than any other country in the world both in terms of the raw number and also on a per capita basis the most the f. D. A. Is also authorized the 1st coronavirus Antibody Test developed a cell execute step that will help identify people who have recovered and to understand their immune response and their immune system. And the economic fallout continues to deepen with an unprecedented 10000000 americans losing their jobs in the past 2 weeks the u. S. Has a quarter of the worlds 1000000 cases of the virus concern about a reserve of infections in the epicenter of the corner Virus Outbreak in china has prompted a warning to people in the city of one to stay indoors sarah clarke has more from hong kong latest figures weve got coming from Chinas Health commission we have 31 new cases
From the nations capital. Odonnell good evening and race to find a treatment for coronavirus, and it couldnt come soon enough. President trump says he is slashing red tape, ordering the f. D. A. To fast track the use of two drugs for sick patients. Tough the f. D. A. Says it could take months of Clinical Trials. More than 12,000 people have now tested positive in the u. S. The death toll has risen dramatically, too, up by almost a third in just 24 hours. And experts warn those numbers will continue to spike as more people are tested. Late today, the state department told americans living abroad they should come home immediately, just as italys death toll surpassed chinas. And on wall street today, an update. The markets were stable, but there is concern the economy is in freefall with unemployment claims now flooding in. And here in the nations capital, theyre calling in the National Guard to help with testing as the Surgeon General issues a nationwide call for people to donate blood.
Thats about one in eight americans. We need to bend the curve in the state of california, and in order to do that we need to recognize the reality. Reporter it comes as the number of people infected with the coronavirus throughout the u. S. Continues to rise. If we can slow the spread, we can buy days. And when we buy those days, that means that we can get ventilators, and we can get beds and kits and masks and tests. And this will save lives. Reporter pennsylvania is shutting down nonlifesaving businesses. Hundreds of contract workers at Philadelphia International airport have already been laid off. Herbert stewart fears hes next. Im a father. This is going to hit dramatically. Reporter in washington, d. C. , republicans and democrats start negotiations today on a stimulus package to help American Workers and businesses. Corporations should not get a bailout and then be allowed to fire employees or cut their salaries. Reporter the republican proposal gives every american up to 1,200.