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Secretary for health will discuss the u. S. Response to the spread of the coronavirus. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Azor 47, the nazar 47 es of 47. The motion is not agreed to bring agreed to. Senate failed to move forward on nearly a nearly two 2ldren on a nearly trillion response to the outbreak. Impartial ling calling parts of a slush fund. ,ithout democratic supports republicans failed to get the measure passed and their own rank and file were down in numbers. Rand paul announced he is the first u. S. Senator to test positive for the virus. Reaction toet your the senate failing to pass that economic aid bill. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001 and. Ndependents, 2027488002 text us with your first name and 2027488003. At we will get your thoughts in a minute. , senatort vote failed Mitch Mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate had this to say. [video clip] mcconnell republican and Democratic Senators spent days collaborating on a bipartisa
Hello. This is outside source. The number of covid19 cases globally has passed 400,000. Here are the headlines from around the world. In the u. K. , Conference Center is being transformed into a field hosp Public Health service cope when the virus piques. The World Health Organization warns the u. S. Ould become the xt epicenter of the outbreak, but President Trump is insisting a coul be business as usual soon. In ily, there has been another spike in deaths after two daysth in which the d rate had fallen. A nationwide lockdown has come into effect in india. The Prime Ministers orders. Per orders one point 3 billion people to stayathome to stop the virus from spreadg. To save india, and every indian, to save you in your family from midnight tight, it will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes. After lots of speculation, confirmation the Tokyo Olympics will be posoned until next year. Welcome to this edition of outside source. The coronavirus pandemic is in just the past couple o
Why was it a partyline vote . We have two parties that are split essentially on how to go forward with this more than one trillion dollar economics to me was package that congress has been working on for the past few days. The proposal was originally drafted by Mitch Mcconnell and a number of republican chairman of various committees. People like finance and the Health Committee and they came up with a proposal that would include a number of provisions that would include direct payments to americans, not just those unemployed but also those who have trouble making house payments or buying groceries because maybe they didnt front loader lost their jobs. There are loans to small and large businesses, some market stabilization measures and democrats were on board with most of that but there were differences of opinion. They have said that they are opposed to some of these measures because they feel like they are too favorable to corporate businesses only a few years after the tarp measure
Needed to change their behavior their need to reduce their social life. And hollywood giant behind bars former movie producer Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison this is what justice looks like 20 plus 3 years sentenced weinstein had been convicted of rape and Sexual Assault in a case that gave momentum to the root me to movement. Im Sumitomo Scott to thank you for joining us the European Union is criticizing a decision by u. S. President donald trump to ban nearly all travel from europe to the United States that you Commission Says that decision was taken unilaterally and without consultation the ban will last for 30 days but excludes the u. K. And ireland and a few other countries outside the shang and a passport free travel area or trunks of the European Union not fail to act quickly enough to prevent the spread of the disease. Until now the u. S. President had made light of the corona crisis but in a surprise statement donald trump announced new drastic measures fel