A cbs news investigation reveals more than 5,000 deaths at ericaing hos. Agrbbagsth 17 seniors found dead at one facility. A mothers embrace the moment a mother who was put on a ventilator and barely survived meets for the first time her erwborn son. Racing to a cure. Our series continues. Researchers are taking a new look at a 100yearold vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis. Could it help fight covid19 . And, paying it forward. We have an inspiring story of Community Coming together to help their neighbors pay rent. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We begin with news of the faltering American Economy and nounced to try to restart it. Announced to try to restart it. In just the last week, 5. 2 million americans filed claims. Ment claims. That means 22 million americans that means 22 million americans now say they have lost their jobs since this crisis began. That dire Economic News
On slowing the spread of the virus. New cases of it on the decline in major hot spots including new york. Dr. Tony fauci saying the death toll in the u. S. Could be 60,000 versus earlier estimates of 240 people dying. Donald trumps Approval Rating hit alltime high for him amid coronavirus pandemic and also showing an overwhelming majority of americans are concerned about a recession. The virtual opec plus meeting which included saudi arabia and russia ending in a tentative agreement to temporarily cut production by about 10 millionbarrels per day. But mexico could derail the plan. Oil declining near the trading session over concerns about the Production Cuts that they wouldnt be deep enough. U. S. Markets are closed today in observance of good friday but yesterday u. S. Stocks rallied, dow, nasdaq, s p all up more than 10 for the week. S p having the best week since 1974. In asia overnight markets were mixed, you can take hang seng and hong kong closed for good friday. European markets
Two weeks will be banned from entering japan until there are exceptional circumstances. The government will advise japanese citizens to avoid all nonessential travel abroad especially to countries named in the new measures. The Ruling Liberal Democratic Party has also put together a draft stimulus package to cope with the Economic Impact of the pandemic. It says that the measures are larger than those taken in japan during the 2008 financial crisis. It proposes about 20 trillion yen or about 186 billion in fiscal spending. It says the government should establish a system of subsidies totaling about 9. 3 billion to help small and mediumsized businesses as well as freelancers. The draft also says households that lose out on income should receive Financial Assistance based on their size, but it doesnt mention how much. The government plans to finalize the emergency stimulus package as early as next week. Japan and the World Health Organization will cooperate on the development of vaccicin
And then two weeks later you are fired. How do you explain that . I am saddened. Im embarrassed. Im humiliated by it. But i will embrace that. I will move on. Reporter Oakland Police Officers Association has publicly voiced his disappointment over the firing. Kirkpatrick said in her 38 years of law in Law Enforcement she has never come close to being terminated. What do you do now . You are fired. Do you fight back . There still needs to be a voice that is willing to speak truth. I plan and i have will be asking the department of justice to come in and open an inquiry into this whole process. Because something is wrong. Reporter she says she stands by all of her calls and judgment. Specifically when she refused the fire for Oakland Police officers for the shooting death of joshua my integrity is not up for sale. I make my calls. Whether it is in a shooting or not. Reporter she believes in a Citizens Oversight Committee and supports it. The questions were the checks and balances are. Th
Athens and ankara turkey reopened its borders to migrants through their reaction to russian astruc it did look killing thirty three turkish soldiers last week. Micron the medics france prepares to take its Emergency Planning against the curb a at nineteen corona virus to a stage three. The mother of the forty one more deaths in italy thats a total of a hundred and forty eight now britain records eight first death from the virus. Closures postponements cancellations mount. The coronavirus numbers increase worldwide. Thank you very much for being with us the russian president Vladimir Putin and his turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan say theyve reached agreements that could end fighting in northwesterern syri. Thee sassy stylele come. It latr at midnight local t time putin also v voiced hope the deal woud end civilian suffering and helep contain the humanitarian crisis that has b been growing. As the campaign has m mounted thehe two countries f foreign minisisters said that the agre