Tripoli the libyan warlord relief after says his forces will stop fighting during the holy month of ramadan. Also ahead lebannon central bank under attack again during another night of protests across several cities. This is still early days in the worldwide recession brought about by the coronavirus pandemic but we do have a better sense of the damage it is causing the u. S. Economy the worlds biggest has seen a decade of growth wipes out in 3 months shrinking by almost 5 percent the u. S. Plane maker boeing has reported 1st quarter losses of more than 600000000. 00 over the same period as european rival air past lost 550000000 and the e. U. s biggest economy germany is forecasting its worst year since the end of world war 2 well begin with the United States we have this report from she have a tendency. The 4. 8 percent decline for g. D. P. Between. January and march represents the largest decline since the 2008 recession Consumer Spending which accounts for 70 percent of g. D. P. Dro
Roughly a dozen states are offering drivethrough covid19 testing. Some people confused by special requirements for testing like an appointment or doctors note at christiane Care Hospital in delaware, they tested 536 people in four hours. One in one side of the nose and one in the other side and put it inside the tube and close it off and send it with their individual information. Reporter the white house says 2,000 labs will have the ability to conduct tests by sometime today processing nearly 2 million tests by the end of the week each test could take hours or days to process. But across much of the country, frustration at the lack of tests and slow results a virginia man who returned from a trip to new york is now unconscious on a ventilator and in icu it took three days to get a positive test result. Like hes sleeping but, you know, hes got all these tubes and hes on his stomach and just doing everything they can to keep him alive, but its heartbreaking. I just want him to come home
Down early today starts right now good morning and thank you for being with us. Im lindsey reiser. And im frances rivera. Coronavirus tightens its grip. And heres what we know at this hour so far, cases in the states have spiked over 4,400 as the death toll passes 80 the city that never sleeps is officially shut down after new york bans crowds of over 50 people dining out and also closes schools. Governor cuomo is also calling on military bases and College Dorms to be used as makeshift call centers for the virus amid the frenzy, a glimmer of hope oscar winner tom hanks and his wife rita wilson have been released from the hospital the two were receiving treatment for the virus and had been in isolation in australia last week, they were the celebrities, the first ones, to go public with their diagnosis First Lady Melania Trump confirmed the cancellation of the white house easter egg roll. She says the safety of all americans is the number one priority and those widebrimmed derby hats won
Confirmed cases within the United States. Thats a jump of about 1,000 give or take in just the space of today. Over 80 people have now died from it. We have no idea how Many Americans would test positive even if they could get tested, and for millions thats still a far off fantasy. The alarm over the pace of infection brought much of the nation to a halt just today, emptying normally teeming streets in our cities and forcing officials to shut down restaurants and bars and gyms and movie theaters. Some 35 states have already declared formal emergencies. About the same number have closed their schools, moves that leave some 30 Million Students out of the classroom. Officials in the bay area have just laid down the most extreme measures thus far. 7 million residents have been ordered to shelter in place, stay home, avoid other people for the next three weeks. This comes as President Trump suggested new rules of behavior for all of us during todays briefing at the white house. Were announc
Eyes. The president gave himself a ten today in terms of the response thus far. The truth is we are badly behind, of course. Were not ready for the worst of it, not even close. And the bestcase scenario is since we have no idea what were preparing for, it wont be as bad perhaps as the most dire predictions. Tonight there are over 4,400 confirmed cases within the United States. Thats a jump of about 1,000 give or take in just the space of today. Over 80 people have now died from it. We have no idea how Many Americans would test positive even if they could get tested, and for millions thats still a far off fantasy. The alarm over the pace of infection brought much of the nation to a halt just today, emptying normally teeming streets in our cities and forcing officials to shut down restaurants and bars and gyms and movie theaters. Some 35 states have already declared formal emergencies. About the same number have closed their schools, moves that leave some 30 Million Students out of the c