Pelosi says she does not believe any reason it will not pass tomorrow no in the morning, trumps leadership during coronavirus pandemic is resonating with the American People, despite the analyst attacks from radical dems and left Wing National media, President Trumps approval has never been hire. President s Approval Rating at an alltime high. His disapproval at lowest since the month after he was inaugurated. 60 of American People approve of how the president is handling the coronavirus. 116 16 than approval of how media is handling it. Dow exiting bear market today, rising 1352 points. S p 500 up 155. And nasdaq also up big time, 413. The Trump Administration actions to combat the coronavirus having an Immediate Impact on more than just the markets and americas pocketbooks, monday attorney general william barr had this warning for anyone hoarding the medical equipment. On a warehouse with masks, surgical masks, you will be hearing a knock on your door. David well, guess what. The Ser
Trillion coronavirus aid package saying it has a slush fund for big business republicans warning their rivals are playing with fire as the economy tanks. At risk, new warnings from Health Officials on the viruss toll on younger americans. We have to really examine why were seeing it here but we didnt see it in china. What the cdc is saying straight ahead. Plus olympics in jeopardy. The First Nations announce they wont send athletes to tokyo and the debate intensifies this morning over whether the games should really happen today monday, march 23rd, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today the coronavirus pandemic with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on monday morning. Its good to have you along with us once again we are separated but together in our hearts, hoda im working from home this week and youre back in the studio. Indeed, savannah. Its great, great to see your face on this monday morning. We do have a lot to
I want to just talk very briefly about two or three things. First the issue of testing and how that has changed the complexion of the approach well be able to take. Testing was an issue. We had many questions of testing in this room for a number of times. Now that we literally have hundreds and hundreds and thousands of tests out there there are a few things we can do with that one of the things when we make policy poll what well do with the rest of the country particularly areas that are not hot spots, we need to know what penetration is there. We have to act policyize on data. And were going to be getting more data, a lot more data. The other thing is, that the areas of the country, not hot spots, not going through the terrible ordeal that new york and california and Washington State are going through, they still have a window of significant degree of being able to contain. In other words, when you test, you find somebody, you isolate them, you get them out of circulation and you do
And i said, i dont want the cure to be worse than the problem, the problem is the problem. You could destroy a country this way by closing it down. It literally goes from being most prosperous, we had the best economy in history of the country three weeks ago, then were supposed to shut it down. David president hopes to have nation back open for business went weeks. Senate and house, we seem to be getting as long as much as you can, now on a bill. I think that may be had even less of an impact than the fact that were opening up this incredible country. Because swrewe have do, that i o have it open by easter, i would love to have it open by easter, i tell you that right now, i would love to have that, such an important day for other reasons, but i will make it important, i would love to have country opened up and just raring to go by easter. That is april 12. David april 12. President s hope for an american reopening by easter, booyed by administration effort to make a deal with resisti
I dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . For about 20 years or so, you have been the wealthiest man in the world. But because you have given away so much money recently, jeff bezos became wealthier. Do you think if you had stayed in college and gotten your College Degree [laughter] i mean, you dont feel inadequate now, being only the second wealthiest man in the world, is that right . Bill no, it is a sign i have not given the money away fast enough to drop out of the top 10. And, you know, the market has been strong. [applause] david actually, the market has been strong. Microsoft is up 35 this year. So to what do you attribute that . Bill the company is doing super well. Satya nadella is a great ceo. You know, the whole dream of the importance of software