In the interest of coming down, we came down to 54 billion by changing the timetable, but nonetheless, came down twothirds almost to 54 billion. They have zero in their proposal. They still want to keep 150 billion tax break for the wealthiest in our country and have zero in terms of a refundable tax Child Tax Credit and earned income tax credit that addresses the poorest of the poor. When i sent out the letter saying we had this bill and we had tremendous response, every possible kind of organization in our country who cares about how government meets the needs of the American People supporting our legislation, i framed the legislation in terms of what it means to a family of four making 20,000 a year. You probably saw that. I dont have to go into all of it. Some of it relates to these tax credits im talking about which make a big difference in their lives, what happens in terms of health care, what happens in terms of the they become unemployed. It is about the children and how their
Task force. Thats expected to happen at 11 30. Well take you there live when that happens. Around the same time, though, we are expecting to get an update from new york gov know andrew cuomo, all of this coming as we have seen a surge in the number of cases in this country over the past day or so. At this hour there are some 6,300 known cases in the United States of america. Thats nearly 2,000 cases since this time yesterday. Of course, just last hour President Trump announcing for the first time in the history of this country the border with our northern neighbor is going to be closed for the foreseeable future. Im here hold up in connecticut. But Chris Jansing is there at 30 rock. Always great to see you. Before i let you go for this little bit of break and youll be coming back, we want to know how youre doing and how your family is dealing with this new reality which has hit you different than for most of us . Im great. No signs or symptoms. The same is true for my wife lindsey and
The april jobs report is out this morning. United states lost a record 20. 5 mill jun jobs last month. The Unemployment Rate has spiked to 14. 7 . Thats up from just 4. 4 in march. Its the highest level of unemployment in the United States of america since the great depression. Right now more than 1. 25 million cases of coronavirus so far, more than 76,000 americans have died. Just this morning, President Trump says hell be getting tested in the future for coronavirus antibodies. We have our doctor on duty, dr. Cory ayber is with us. We want to start with our team of reporters covering the devastating impact of the jobs numbers. Lets go right now to nbcs Senior Business correspondent stephanie ruhle. Steph, what are you hearing from Small Business owners . Reporter well, obviously 20 Million People in a month is a massive number, but remember, those people are receiving Unemployment Benefits, so they do have some sense of financial security. But what i really want people to remember, t
Change in the crowd. It is possible it was a decision by police to ratchet it up and clear people away but it did happen quickly. Protesters had been told all day they needed to keep moving to avoid arrest. Its a strange interpretation to the right to assemble. You are not allowed to assemble in a stationary way but you have to physically keep walking in an area in which you are allowed to protest, and if you stop moving then you will if you stop moving you will be arrested. What were watching right now with that street sign and these projectiles from the police side this is all live right now in ferguson, missouri. Were not exactly clear on what these incendiaries are here and what is burning in the street. Open fires in the street. Open fires in the street are something that we have not seen much of. Chris, can you see what is happening . So we just see massive what looks like fireworks explode and now it looks like the tear gas is coming out. Can you smell the tear gas . There are f
And nevada, respectively. Also, two possible president ial candidates for the democrats, Kamala Harris in las vegas, Elizabeth Warren in wisconsin. Todays stars follow the appearance of perhaps the biggest star of all on the campaign trail thursday, oprah herself. The final message of both parties, im sticking up for you. For democrats that means health care. For republicans that means standing behind the president s tough talk on immigration. Both parties claiming momentum heading into this weekend stretch. Naturally, the president s claim coming with an excuse, perhaps, if things turn out badly. Now, we did have two maniacs stop a momentum that was incredible, and we dont care about momentum when it comes to a disgrace like just happened to our country, but it did nevertheless stop a certain momentum, and now the momentum is picking up. We start with our road warriors on this friday, ali vitali is in huntington, West Virginia, Garrett Haake is in fort worth, texas, Chris Jansing in c