On the nations food supply and Meat Processing industry. On why, dr. James hamlin some people who contract coronavirus get sicker than others. Oft this, the last day april, jay powell says he expects an unprecedented drop in Economic Activity over the next few months after it was reported yesterday that the u. S. Economy shrank at a 4. 8 pace in the First Quarter and economists are decked in additional 3. 5 Million People filed for Unemployment Insurance last week. The Labor Department will release those numbers officially later on this morning, which brings us to the question in the first hour, how has your financial situation been since the pandemic . Perhaps you have saved money or asked for financial help. We want to get a take on how you have been doing financially over the last few weeks. 202 7488000 if you are better off. 202 7488001 if you are worse off. If it stayed the same, 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003. You can also post to our twitter feed and Facebook Page.
And i fix failing businesses. 2. 5 Million People visit key west a year, and you only sell 40,000 pies. I make tough decisions. Were closing the store. Were done. Im not talking about it anymore. And i back them up with my own cash. Check that out. Its not always pretty. Tired of this bull[bleep]. But this is business. Were gonna have a battle on this one. I do it to save jobs. I got to get some stuff done and youre gonna be our leader here. And i do it to make money. This the profit. [theme music] u. S. Key lime pie company is a pie maker located in beautiful and sunny key west, florida. Jim brush. Jeff and his girlfriend, alison sloat, bought the company, recipes and all, over ten years ago for just 1,200, and have grown the business from selling pies on the side of the road to having their key lime pie named the nations best pie by the american pie counsel. Even though they generate 1. 4 million in sales, they have yet to turn a profit. We really are a victim of our own success righ
Little different than other hazards and that the focus of osha is to figure out how to make sure the workplace is safe in the most effective way to do that is to have regulations and a standard where employers must protect workers. Osha has had standards for that for people who work on groups or people who dig trenches or people who are exposed to benzene or other carcinogens or even bloodborne pathogens like ebola or hiv aids. Not done in this administration is issue a standard to say employers must protect workers. They have issued some guidance and issued some suggestions. They have not said employers shall do certain things. That one of the industries has come into focus is food plant workers and what they face. The president is using the federal production act when it comes to meet plat meatpacking plants. What should be the requirement for those workers when they go to work and what should be provided for them . Guest every country knows the primary way that we protect all of us
370 but did end the day lower. It was the first down day we have seen in five trading sessions well watch what happens today we have a fed meeting coming up. That will be the pla is to watch as we hear from the fomc later today. The 10year just below. 6 a month. This has been the best month for the dow in 18 years because we are coming off of march because that was the worst year for the dow in 22 years. You see these huge swings first down and then up what we are watching in the equity markets the one thing about 10 crude, every dollar it goes up, we could go back to 30 every day. Lets use the dollar every day that might not happen. Equities do seem to do better. Thats a lot of room to go. Maybe. But sooner or later, thats not good either. The move came after data from the American Petroleum institute. Showing that crude jumped. That was 600,000 barrels less than expected. We saw some wild swings yesterday all around these low levels 10, 11 14 today, as you can see market stocks gave
All month on cspan we are featuring the winners of our studentcam documentary competition. Midland High School Middle created School Students videos answering the question, which questions do you want the president iales candidates to address . Second place went to zach baynham from kirkwood high school. Their entry is called people are people are people. Youngen employers deny people with disabilities the opportunities they want because they cannot imagine that people with disabilities can be successful. Despite some progress at discrimination continues to be a serious and pervasive social problem. Tolooking for things thatcipate in is very is because society, there is no mandate. We have the americans with disabilities act who say we will accommodate you but that does not mean anyone is reaching out to bring these people in. It is powerful in its simplicity. It will ensure people with disabilities are given the basic guarantees for which they have worked so long for so long and so ha