Million americans filed unemployment claims. That means 22 million americans now say they have lost their jobs since this crisis began. That dire Economic News led the president just moments ago to lay out a threephase proposal to get americans back to work, t t after asserting that he has the authority to lift those stayathome restrictions, he now says states are responsible for that. Now, all this comes as the pandemic continues to take its brutal toll. Total cases in this country now top 650,000. More than 32,000 have died. And each day brings another horror. Today, we learned of a grim discovery at a new jersey nursing home 17 bodies found in a morgue meant to hold no more than four. Our correspondents have new reporting tonight. And we will begin with Mark Strassmann in atlanta on the economy. Mark . Reporter the longer this economy stays in lockdown with businesses closed, like this restaurant, the more jobs will be lost. And this unprecedented surge in unemployment raises anothe
Mechanic ryan miller lost his shot at a payday too. If im losing income, then i have to start cutting back on any inventory i hold, which will in turn affect the different local part companies. Reporter Companies Like bobs auto parts, where miller would normally spend up to 2,000 in a month. Not this month. And that impacts owner debbie di batista, along with the people who work for her. Ive had to make tough decision, unfortunately lay off playoffs, and its daunting. You know, its a challenge. Reporter every layoff is an individual disaster, but also part of a widening national crisis. As economist hank eskin has witnessed, cash connects us all. Have you in your tracking had bills travel to every state in america . Oh, yeah, every state, every county in the country. Reporter his website where is george allows people to track the spread of money through the economy using serial numbers on bills. He says since the virus struck, hits on where is george is down about 50 , suggesting circu
Be affected by the virus. And sanders pushes biden in his First Network interview since endorsing joe biden. The senator tells us why he thinks all of his supporters should vote for his former rival. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The battle continues, but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases. In terms of the key steps we have to have in place to reopen the economy. If you had a magic wand, what would we need . The absolute thing that you would need is to be able to respond and contain whatever rebound you get. Another 5 million filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. In a fourweek span, more than 22 million americans filing for unemployment claims. Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren officially endorsing former Vice President joe biden for president. If he asked you to be his running mate, would you say yes . Yes. U. S. Navy now says iranian vessels tried to harass american war ships in the north arabian sea. Dange