Deal on major components by friday. The four key negotiators, pelosi, schumer, meadows, mnuchin, they plan to meet this evening. Lets start there with nbcs kasie hunt. Shes on capitol hill. Kasie, where are we seeing progress . Where are we seeing division in these talks . Reporter well, craig, we heard yesterday from the white house side that they are still trillions of dollars apart in these negotiations. So that suggests theres still a long way to go. We know there are three key areas. Theres Unemployment Insurance, which we hear they are making some progress toward. There was an offer on the table for 400 a week for people through december. Democrats have some reservations about that and are more likely to suggest perhaps 600 through january. Remember, Mitch Mcconnell signaled he may be willing to move forward with that, that its not a red line in the sand for him to include that. I think thats pretty telling. You also, of course, have money for state and local governments. That is
Trail today. In a matter of hours, joe biden will be detailing his pandemic plan. President trump will head to florida for a campaign swing. The reality is this, millions of americans are suffering and are desperate for relief from washington, d. C. So in just a few minutes, ill talk to the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, about where relief talks stand at this hour. Lets go right to our reporters on the ground following the candidates. Ali vitali is in nashville, of course, the site of last nights debate. Kelly odonnell covering the white house for us on this friday morning. Ali, ill start with you. What do we know about how the Biden Campaign tries to build on that last debate there in music city usa in these final days . Reporter craig, theyre going to be hitting the states that matter and continuing on with that cohesive message that hinges on getting the country back to normal by handling the pandemic. Consider the next two days. Today well see joe biden in wilmington, delaware
And what else needs to happen before this pandemic is over. Lets get to our reporters on the ground. Ellison barber is in springfield, missouri, chef any gosk in new york and sarah harman is in london. Ellison, lets start with you. Theyre getting those new shipments today of the moderna vaccine. There was a bit of a hitch yesterday. Whats happening on the ground now . Reporter it was delayed, did not come. Not long ago, maybe 20 minutes, we watched a fedex truck pull up at this loading dock with white boxes filled with the moderna vaccine. Brown boxes filled with the kits necessary to administer the vacci vaccine. The syringes, the sanitation wipes, the reminders for people to get their second dosage. They made their way to the pharmacy. They watched as they unpacked those tiny vials, the tiny vials that look so small and insignificant but are so powerful. This hospital, they did not have any shipments of the pfizer vaccine. Theyre only getting the moderna vaccine. They waited eagerly
The quarter was before those mass layoffs. Meanwhile, in 30 minutes well hear from new York Governor Andrew Cuomo at his daily briefing. Were also keeping another eye on another governor. Louisiana Democrat John bel edwards meeting with President Trump at the white house right now. The governor of louisiana has extended his states stayathome order through may 15th. Well keep an eye on any headlines coming out of that white house meeting. As always, were tracking the number of coronavirus cases in our country right now. There are more than 1. 2 million known cases in the United States, and so far more than 58,000 americans have died, but americans arent just seeing their physical health tested by this virus. Theres also a larger discussion being had about the toll it is taking on our mental health. Thats why this morning were going to do something just a little different with our doctor on duty. Paula madrid is a clinical psychologist. Shes going to be here with us this hour to dig into
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