Health and Human Services officials held a briefing earlier today to provide an update on the federal governments response to the coronavirus outbreak. During the briefing, h. H. S. Secretary alex azar said the immediate risk to the general American Public remains low. But as we have warned, that has the potential to change quickly. This is 45 minutes. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us here today. This is the h. H. S. Briefing on the china coronavirus and we aim to do two things today. Provide the American Public with an update on the risk presented by the virus, and provide the latest update on the actions that president Trumps Administration is taking to respond to the outbreak and keep americans safe. Mr. Azar im joined today by the Principle Deputy Principal Deputy director for the centers of Disease Control and prevention in atlanta. The National Institute of allergy and infectious disease. Dr. Kadlec, h. H. S. s assistant secretary for preparedness and response,
The Vice President is the governments point person. Plus, is jack dorseys job on the line . An activist investor with a sizable stake in twitter is pushing for changes. First, some ominous news in the u. S. More deaths here stateside. Despite that, the market is going green. Cindy . Es it look like it in sydney. Paul it going pretty well. Markets reacting on promises of support from Central Banks. A strong rally, higher by 3. 5 . Futures pointing higher, better than 1 as well. Alsoi futures and kospi stronger. The yen has weakened. The boj will do what it can to support markets. The aussie dollar still has a 65 handle. It is reserve bank of australia decision day and the consensus now is that the rba is likely to cut the cash rate to half of 1 . Lets take a closer look at what happened here. Stocks surging. Ending up over 4 with investors hoping that Central Banks will be coming to the rescue. For more, we are joined by Abigail Doolittle in new york. What is driving the optimism . Abig
Of medicaid and medicare services, as well as Robert Wilkey with the va. First a few basic facts and reports and then well hear from other members of the task force about ongoing efforts. At the present moment we have 43 domestic cases of the coronavirus. 48 cases of individuals who have returned to the United States. Of the domestic cases, 29 of the 43 are either in california or Washington State. And we have communities that are facing facing what the experts tell us could potenti potentially be a cluster in those communities. Sadly today there were four additional fatalities, raising the number that six americans have lost their life to the coronavirus. And on behalf of the president and all of the American People we extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of those that were lost. Despite todays sad news, lets be clear. The risk to the American People of the coronavirus remains low, according to all of the experts that were working with across the government. T
Immigration policy, and the governments response to the coronavirus. Then trump 2020 Campaign Manager brad purcell and Trump Campaign Senior Advisor ab explain the president s Reelection Campaign strategy. After that, House Minority leader mccarthy senator josh hawley ed donald trump junior on Tech Companies regulation of their social media posts. Ken cuccinelli the acting Homeland Security deputy secretary spoke at the conservative Political Action conference in National Harbor maryland. He talked about water security, immigration policy and the coronavirus outbreak. I thought the primary role of government was to protect its citizens . Amen to that. Unfortunately we have democrats that are supporting sanctuary cities putting the welfare of illegal aliens before americans and thats the launch of our discussion. I want to read a statement to you and this is from a news release from the u. S. Information and Customs Enforcement. aband unlawfully present. Guyanese national was arrested j
Before being transferred to solaair force place, are Solano County residents. Two are isolated in their homes. Officials are confident both will avoid any contact with members of the public. Theyre very compliant individuals, and theyre also very aware of the risk that they would pose to their neighbors and to others if they were to leave their home. These are two very responsible individuals. According to officials, both patients are doing fine and being tested daily. Although corona virus appears more serious in older adults, the potential for Global Pandemic has schools preparing for closures. David louie reports from San Mateo County on how Remote Learning is being discussed. Reporter school aged parents are hungry for guidance, what to do to keep their kids safe from corona virus as cases develop in the bay area. The community has questions, when the public has questions, its incumbent object organization to have the proactive answers. Reporter School Officials have been sending p