In 2012 the worlds press was full of reports about north korea dictator kim jong il had died in december 27th and now everyone was wondering what north korea would be like under the leadership of his son 28 year old kim jong un. An old asian proverb says seeing with your own eyes is better than hearing a 1000 reports so in early 2013 my friend philip and i decided to visit north korea the 1st challenge lay in actually booking the trip. We normally plan our trips abroad ourselves but individual tourism doesnt exist in north korea even booking the entry and departure arranged. Its are dealt with by a state agency. Before entering the country we had to sign a paper declaring that our visit had no journalistic purpose. We had to get permission if we wanted to take photos and film and sound recordings were forbidden. All the following material was shot on a camera with a built in video function. I hid the blinking red recording light with black sticky tape we were only vaguely aware of the
Breakthrough theyre preparing a long promise but never delivered infrastructure bill. The s p 500 is higher by 2 . Broad rally today well speak with the House Majority whip about his call for big banks to die eventualth more information about the Paycheck Protection Program and whether it favored Big Companies over Small Businesses plus, as sarah mentioned, a major breakthrough thats what searchers are calling a new study into the effectiveness of an inexpensive steroid to treat covid19 patients you dont want to miss that interview. One of the factors behind the surge in the markets today lets focus in on the big markets. Mike santoli, we have the highlights from chairman powells testimony earlier today. Courtney reagan is covering the surge in retail sales. And meg has details on those new hopes for coronavirus treatment that we just mentioned mike, lets start with you the Broader Markets are up about 2 on the s p 500. This is an impatient. 3130 is the high of the day. There is a high
White House Task Force member dr. Anthony fauci joins us this morning. On the lines. Millions struggle to get benefits. Desperation setting in as crowds seek applications. 6. 6 people filing for unemployment. The staggering new numbers this morning. Covid19 confrontation. Where are you from . The suspicious popup testing site driven out by angry residents. The red flags, the operation under investigation this morning. White house showdown. Joe biden set for the democratic nomination after Bernie Sanders drops out of the race. How the Coronavirus Crisis is reshaping the race for president. Severe weather strike. Overnight tornadoes touching down in arkansas, damaging homes and cars and powerful winds flipping a semi truck off the road in illinois. Were tracking the latest this morning. And day of hope. Were celebrating americans all across this great country, making a difference. With lines at drivethrough food banks stretching for miles, the Unsung Heroes racing to help hungry families
In our cover story. Contact tracing means tracking the spread of a disease from each person to everybody theyve been in contact with. What weve been focusing on a lot in the United States is the care and treatment aspect. Almost no attention has been paid to the Contact Tracing piece. C. E. O. S of apple and google released this joint logo. But thanks to a history a hiy ric collaboration between google and apple, our phones may be able to do the Contact Tracing for us. How big tech may save a lot of lives. Pauley Erin Moriarty talks with the stars of a new tv series, depicting the longfought battle over the equal rights amendment. Why should women accept this picture of a half life. Set in the 1970s, a new tv series returns to long hair, short skirts, and two very different womens movements. Women are not monolists. They are religious persuasions, all persuasions. Later on sunday morning, the battle for equal rights, then and now. Pauley weve been seeing a lot of people interviewed fro
Joel osteen is joining us live. The famed pastor giving us holiday inspiration and details of his starstudded Easter Service from mariah carey to tyler perry. What he has in store. And i said what about breakfast at tiffanys your Easter Breakfast already planned. Were whipping up an easy recipe for buttermilk french toast to serve up sweetness on Easter Sunday morning. All that and more as we say, good morning, america. Good morning, good morning oh i need some of your sweet love thanks for joining us. Whit is joining us from home. This morning, whit, how are you doing . We miss you. Oh, i miss you guys too. Good morning, dan and eva. I think im doing okay, better than our friend rob marciano who is still stuck down in the basement wearing clothing from old giveaway boxes. But well see rob in just a little bit with his pandemic fashion accessories. But, you know, im working from home like so many other americans doing my part here, and weve got a lot to cover coming up on gma. Whit tak