Hello and welcome to fox news at night. I am Shannon Bream and washington. Night 58 of the coros hitting the u. S. Good evening. President trump now says he has a wartime president and a war against the coronavirus. That gives them a lot of authority. Offering perhaps air support if it is necessary as commander in chief he and out to help private industry what to do. We will be invoking the defense action act. He can now control american manufacturing. And giving suppliers access to loans and special guarantees. Millions of masks are on order to replace the 5 million respirator masks. 2,000 ventilators, and other personal protective equipment released from the defense departments strategic reserve. Crews are now working to ready the u. S. Ms comfort hospital ship. Its what does wood bugs gumbo 12 operating rooms, its icus, it has radiology suites. That is literally a huge floating hospital. The u. S. And us is also available with similar capabilities. And the army corps of engineers ar
We now have this information fear, and panic which is as contagious or more contagious than the virus. Trace hi, everyone, im trace gallagher, 1 00 a. M. In new york city, the next few hours will be covering the Fast Breaking headline surrounding the killer disease that has been infecting not just 14,000 americans, but our economy as well. If we begin our Nations Capital where there is a glimmer of hope with a desperate race to find a cure. On thursday, President Trump awarded the sba to fasttrack Clinical Trials on two drugs that have shown promise in the treatment of coronavirus patients. But doctors werent even without the red tape, their findings could be months away. Capitol hill, congress came closer to unleashing 1 trillion relief package which is expected to put some money in the pockets of hurting families. How much . And one . Its still very uncertain. If this as unemployment claims jumped by more than 280,000. Through it all, a call for action for volunteers and businesses s
That was not the case. The fact that the secretaries back in his event today seems to indicate that he is still very much a potent force working with and on the side of the Health Care Task force. We are going to detail that event. First john roberts to tee it all up for us here and we will have a little bit more for you on wall street reaction today to some promising developments and a mixed reaction to those developments. First to john at the white house. Hey, john. You will notice the president is having a lot more advanced that was open to the public in recent weeks. The strategy now the white house is putting the president together with people whose needs really need addressing during this coronavirus crisis. The president takes questions that there at those events. In addition to the people that you mention who will be at this, governor bill lee of tennessee who has recently taken some steps to reopen will be there as well. What the house will do and what the president will do in
The overall line is still good. The 109 families that lost a loved one, they are in our thoughts and prayers. What does the governor do on memorial day weekend . People ask me all the time, what do you do . What does a governor do on memorial day weekend . You go to the beach. Thats what a governor does. He brings his friends. Im here with my friends today from far right, gareth, melissa, robert and dr. Jim melotras. Were at the beach. Beaches in new york state state beaches are open. Jones beach, sunken meadow, robert moses, campgrounds, rv parks open tomorrow. Were excited about that. We remind all new yorkers to be smart in what they are doing. Were now decidedly in the reopening phase. We have been following the numbers from day one. Not emotions. Following the science, not the politics. This is not a political ideology question. This is a Public Health question. Its about a disease, stopping the disease, stopping the spread of the disease. And thats science. Its not politics. We h
Hackers this time it was former secretary of state colin powell he got hacked and in part of his email cache we have him calling donald trump a national disgrace. Hillary clinton is set to be back on the trail tomorrow. And she has to get there, because theres only 55 days left in this election. And a lot of people are going to vote even sooner than that. Just nine days from now in some states. We have the state of play covered for you. Lets begin with senior washington correspondent joe johns. He has more on trumps child care plan. Good morning, chris. Well, this is clearly a play for the womens vote. And unveiling it in a critical state like pennsylvania is a political calculation. A bit unusual for a republican candidate, especially the idea of six weeks of paid Maternity Leave in the form of Unemployment Benefits for new mothers whose employers dont offer Maternity Leave. The critique on that is that this doesnt address leave for fathers. There are also some subsidies here otherwis