Package. She said the House Democratic proposal is largely based on the four previous part bipartisan bills. The house is expected to vote on the legislation on friday. Ms. Pelosi good afternoon. In february, sadly we learned that the first known coronavirus death in the united states. Since then, over 80,000 americans have died and nearly 1. 4 million have been infected. 33 million americans have filed for Unemployment Insurance. We all know these numbers. We face the biggest catastrophe in our nations history. Setting aside how we got here, we must approach this tragedy with the deepest humanity as we go into the future. All of our hearts are broken by the loss of life. The number of 33 million americans who have filed for Unemployment Insurance is almost unimaginable. This is a moment when many this is a moment when many millions of our fellow americans are in deep suffering. We must have empathy for our heroes. The Health Care Workers for how exhausted and how stressed they are in
Well. Lower machard just been youre watching the listening post working from home this week were breaking from our usual format for months now weve been doing nonstop coverage of the media side of the coronavirus pandemic from the misinformation being spread by government citizens and journalists alike to the war of narratives being waged by great powers but covert 19 has also brought out some of the best in the 4th estate people who are producing vital coverage some of which is designed and delivered in new ways to help us understand a breaking story thats rooted in medical science and laden with complexities we have 4 examples from 4 different parts of the world each using a different media from the United States and brazil countries whose president s have repeatedly misinformed we hear from 2 medical experts turned broadcasters one through his podcast the other over you tube later well take you to europe and an aggregator that gets you around some of Silicon Valleys trouble some alg
Lower madrid just been youre watching the listening post working from home this week were breaking from our usual format for months now weve been doing nonstop coverage of the media side of the coronavirus pandemic from the misinformation being spread by government citizens and journalists alike to the war of narratives being waged by great powers but covert 19 has also brought out some of the best in the 4th estate people who are producing vital coverage some of which is designed and delivered in new ways to help us understand a breaking story thats rooted in medical science and laden with complexities we have 4 examples from 4 different parts of the world each using a different media from the United States and brazil countries whose president s have repeatedly misinformed we hear from 2 medical experts turned broadcasters one through his podcast the other over you tube later well take you to europe and an aggregator that gets you around some of Silicon Valleys trouble some algorithms
Testing capacity in the u. S. Hunger in america heartbreaking images of long lines for food donations, and how a renowned chef sprang into action, after seeing our report on a pantry that ran out of igod. New covid19 symptoms what were learning tonight about the virus. It doesnt just attack the lungs. Important warning signs to look out for. And were going to end tonight with the strange things that happen when humans and their furry best friends are forced to spend every hour together. Its a story thats doggone perfect. S this i this is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. S capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with two staggering numhatilustrate the l the coronavirus is having on american life. As we come on the air tonight, one in every six American Workers has lost a job since this crisis began. In the last week alone, 4. 4 Million People filed for Unemployment Benefits. Thats more than 26 million
We will get the details later this hour with a wall street journal congressional reporter. A leading Public Health expert on what is next as some areas of the country begin to slowly reopen. The impact this virus is having on native American Communities with representative deb haaland of new mexico. Our phone lines are open. We want to hear from you. For those of you out west if you are a medical professional, please dial in. We would love to hear from you. Good tuesday evening. We begin with the official numbers courtesy of john hopkins university. Worldwide the number of cases, 4. 25 million. The death toll in excess of 291,000. Joining us from baltimore is dr. Leana wen. She is the visiting professor at George Washington university. Today it was announced the Washington Post new opinion contributor and Baltimore City Health Commissioner from 2014 to 2015. Dr. Wen happy to be with you. Host i want to begin with new projections new 4, the withy august death toll could exceed 147,000.