7488001. If you are recently unemployed, special line for you this morning 202 7488002. You can also send us a text, 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good friday morning to you. President trump released his new guidance yesterday as the Labor Department announced another 5. 2 million americans have filed for unemployment last week as the Washington Times notes that raises the jobless claims for the month to about 22 million. Not since the Great Depression of the 1930s have so many people been thrown out of work so quickly. Reason, the white house argues, to get a plan in place to open the economy. This was President Trump yesterday. [video clip] believesam of experts we can begin the next front in our war, which we are calling opening up america again, and that is what we are doing. We are opening up our country. And we have to do t
Should we wait a while or do a partial reopening . Time tohink it is reopen your state economy and youre ready to go back out in public, we want to hear from you at 202 7488000. Toyou think it is too soon reopen your state economies, we want to hear from you as well. Your number is going to be 202 7488001. Keep in mind, you can always text us your opinion at 202 7488003, and we are always reading on social media, on twitter at cspanwj and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Again, all eyes are on georgia right now as georgia has reopened from its coronavirus restrictions. At what the atlanta constitution journal is talking about after that first reopening. Climbsstates death toll to almost 900 on friday, georgians lined up for haircuts, manicures, at tattoos, and other services deemed nonessential. It was day one of georges attempt to restore economic normalcy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But governor brian kemps ision to use restrictions in ease restrictions on many businesse
Shutdowns until at least may 15th we have a great lineup today. In just a few moments, well speak with Patrick Harker about what will take to get the economy back on its feet and later, Alexis Ohanian will join us hell talk about his investment in a company thats help iing Small Businesses navigate the loan process, which is one of the issues lets focus in on the stories we are watching in this final hour of trade wilfred of course covering the bank earnings. Morgan stanley the latest. Meg has new details on testing but well begin with breaking news out of washington where President Trump is expected to meet this hour Via Teleconference with governors. What are we expecting here that conerer sags is about to get underway where President Trump is going to share with the nations governors what the white house and its medical team have arrived at as far as the guidelines for reopening the economy. The Daily White House briefing is going to take place at 6 00 p. M. And what President Trump
That companies you want to invest in with Communication Services are the ones that everyone is using, netflix, zoom, you know, facebook, social Media Companies and how do you distinguish which are the better ones than the others we looked at a series of Technology Stocks this morning and broke them up into a couple different frameworks depending on whether their profitability is likely to rise throughout this covid cycle or negatively impact and recover a few we called rocket Ship Companies in there that also happened to be rocket ship stocks the stocks are following the funds. Its amazon, netflix, theres a couple Smaller Companies like wix and go daddy, all of these have had their value propositions kind of stamped on all of during this time period this covid crisis has been kind of an advertising for the benefits and the necessities of streaming at home and shopping at home and theres hard to find better winners than amazon and netflix in those categories. If those are the rocket shi
City county task force on opiates that was done across the u. S. We had 20 elected officials at the city and county levels, intensity officials intent county officials. The mayor of little rock, arkansas, it was a cochair on the city side and i was a cochair on the county side. Youll be hearing from one of those Panel Members today when greg speaks. But our work that was done, seems like ages ago. Well be talking about that. I want to thank those of you here in person as well as those f you that are here virtually. We know this is being broadcast live stream and a special thank you to a. R. C. For your partnership. What we do in county government is all about partnerships. We partner with each other. We partner with various agencies especially great partners like aoc, we are thankful for that. This event is the culmination of a year Long Partnership to strengthen the local response on the opiate epidemic across the 13state region. A. R. C. Is a unique federal, state and local partnersh