Rooms have been converted into makeshift hospitals. Oil producing countries trying to negotiate a truce save a market share through global collapse to demand. A 2 week a ceasefire comes into effect in yemen say they wont stop fighting other countries still in the sea. And hundreds of millions of children desperately needing food you look at the difficulties for aid during the pandemic. So the damage to the worlds biggest economy from the coronavirus shutdown is really hitting home in the past week another 6600000 americans have joined the jobless queue and that means nearly 17000000 americans have now filed for Unemployment Benefits in just 3 weeks thats one in 10 workers and the affairs of figures could be even worse lets bring in our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett in washington d. C. And kimberly in just a matter of weeks 17000000 people out of work and its probably more. Yeah youre absolutely right nothing like this seen in modern history and it is expected to be more be
If you feed say they will not stop fighting while the country is still under siege. Millions of indians ordered to wear masks in public including venues in the 2 biggest cities new delhi mumbai. So then the damage to the worlds biggest economy from the current of our shutdown is really hitting home in the polls week another 6600000 americans have joined the job was cute and that means nearly 17000000 americans have now filed for Unemployment Benefits in just 3 weeks thats around one in 10 workers there are fears the figures are even worse for more on this lets bring in our White House Correspondent can be how could you standing by in washington d. C. And kimberly 17000000 people out of work is just staggering isnt it. Its staggering and in terms of recorded numbers it may not even be hitting the Halfway Point the number expected once all American Workers who lost their jobs over the night as a result of coronavirus are actually filed could be in the neighborhood of about 46000000 ameri
Secretary of state is in afghanistan seeking to salvage the deal between washington and the taliban. So then a stark warning from the head of the World Health Organization draws out a number saying that the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating but is hopeful the world can change its trajectory his comments came just minutes before the u. N. Secretary general and tony could terry has called for an immediate global seems far to protect vulnerable civilians in conflict zones from the pandemic hundreds more have died in the past 24 hours due to the virus europe is struggling to contain the outbreak you can see how the virus is accelerating but we have not prisoners to start sticks we are not. Helpless bystanders we can change the trajectory of this pandemic number to smarter because theyre not just numbers they are people whose lives and families have been turned upside down may well un secretarygeneral and turn you could terrorists hes calling for people in conflict zones to lay down thei
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
Emergency meeting. A Chinese Pharma Company wins approval for human testing of a vaccine. Governments around the world starting restrictions to slow the outbreak. The virus threatens to weaken chinas economy even further. Our review of the latest for the slowest and the end of the cultural revolution in 1975. Shery lets get you started with a quick check of the markets close. It was another down day. The rebound we saw in the previous session, we are talking about the s p 500 and dow and nasdaq all going down the s p 500, every sector was in the red. Energy was the biggest decliner. Oil sinking to a 19 year low. When it comes to the dow, losses of about 36 since the peak in february. We continue our way down. Weve heard about a second stimulus package coming from the trump administration. This was after the close ended during the trading session. We saw volatility Circuit Breakers also being. Possibly another down day. Asian stocks and futures trying to climb. We have taiwan, philippin