Jeff, i was waiting on you. Are you good . [laughter] , and thank you for tuning in. Obviously anus officer Public Health to take specific questions related to the virus and the disease and testing. We will also be joined in progress by a congresswoman who will be here. I do want to thank steve for the work he is doing and for the entire delegation. The work that they are doing on behalf of the country and the state of louisiana specifically the cares act and other things they have been working on, and i do know that the congresswoman has been appointed to the Advisory Council that the president will work with as he makes decisions about the guidance he is going to issue relative to reopening the economy, and certainly i think that is helpful for our state to have someone on that council. We also have the secretary of economic development, don pearson, who is here. He will be able to answer any questions about an announcement i will be making as part of this press conference around the
Weve gone from 18,000 on the dow to well above 24,000. Look at this. The dow is going to be up over 700 points this morning, firmly above 24,000. Thats a gain of over 3 . Weve got a 2. 5 gain on the s p and the nasdaq, 1. 7 . Now, that is a friday morning rally. Boeing sure helps. It is reopening plane production at a plant in Washington State. There are major gains all across the board, especially for big tech. We will have details on that in just a moment. But look at this. The price of oil, sinking. We were all the way down to 18 a barrel at one stage this morning and right now, we are back to 17. 77. Just as plans are being made to help the flat on its back energy industry. Gas prices, look at this, down again. 1. 82 is your nationwide average and its still coming down in wisconsin. Can you believe an average price in that state of 1. 25. I will say it again. 1. 25 in wisconsin. All right. Can you believe this. Speaker pelosi says no to more help for Small Business. The money has r
Future of fitness is at home. The mirror. New amazon customers looking to have their groceries delivered to their homes will have to wait. The company is putting new signs up for amazon fresh and Whole Foods Market on a wait list. It also plans to hire 75,000 more employees. People in the big cities are increasingly finding it difficult to stock up from the grocery store. Long lines, empty shelves, and those Home Delivery services. As we say here in new york, ive been practicing, fuggetaboudit. Shoppers are being forced to get creative. Heres abcs becky worley. Reporter this may look like a Convenience Store shelf. But oh no, its a restaurant. Selling these provision items is a great way to give back to the neighborhood that maybe cant leave their house right now or doesnt want to leave ded om us,re ttalo gcere items. Reporter local restaurants pivoting to sell grocery items. That would otherwise be used for serving diners. Get panera delivered today. Reporter Even National chains join
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After a day of wild weather impacting millions from the south to the northeast. A new decision on whether Car Insurance companies should be forced to give you a refund during this crisis with no one or fewer vehicles on the road. Later a surprise for the 93yearold Woman Holding that sign up requesting beer. More evidence of americans separated but coming together. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Officials from new york to california are discussing possible ways to reopen their states. Thats setting up a showdown with President Trump over who gets to make that decision. But first lets look at the map. In new york, more than 10,000 people have now died from coronavirus even though the governor says the worst is over. Hospitals in new york are still seeing 2,000 new patients a day. Elsewhere theres growing concern in massachusetts about the rising number of deaths there. President trump is now defending dr. Anthony fauci just hours after retweeting a post that called for him to be fired.