555 dow points. Ahead on todays show, were going to dive into this plunge in oil prices, what it means for the u. S. Economy and jobs to the financial losses reverberating through the market right now plus we will speak with illinois governor j. B. Pritzker and former commerce secretary Penny Pritzker, his sister, about illinoiss battle against the coronavirus and the race for more protective gear and testing. Lets focus in on the big stories were watching with 58 minutes left of trading. Brian sul vab focusing on crude oil collapse, mike santoli will tie that in with broad movements were seeing today latest on the snag on government funding. Brian, first to you on this unprecedented move in oil. A day for the history books. It is a day for the history books. Ending a futures contract in negative 30 or what it was. Sara and wolf, it doesnt make sense as i talked about in power lunch as well. We started the day around 10. We continued to fall now negative 30 these are contracts. Negativ
Council plus britains coronavirus death toll jumps 5 almost 4500 in just one day but. Theyve changed the statistic including non hospital deaths as well. Im burnt off its good to have you with us Germanys Health minister has warned that the country faces a long haul before the coronavirus pandemic is over yet spawn says that the government is taking the precaution of buying more flu vaccines than usual to avoid a wave of infections that would bring extra pressure on the Health Care System later this year even then Germanys Health system will probably still be coping with the corona crisis. The latest figures from the whole bad cop institute provided the clearest picture yet as to how the epidemic has developed in germany the calculations show when and how many people became infected and when key steps were taken to slow the virus spread the ban on public gatherings took a while to make a noticeable difference the closing of schools brought infections down considerably german Health Min
Joining us. I want to thank everyone joining us. This is part two of our chats with the chairs. Democratic party leader and tonight we will with thethe discussion Republican Party chair. We are looking forward to the next time being on campus as well. We are going to talk about where the Campaign Stands but primarily against the backdrop of the Global Pandemic we are all struggling to deal with. Heres how the conversation will go. If you participated in other events, this will be familiar to you. We will start with the first part of the evening with the chair and i having a conversation. About halfway through, we will invite students to join into that conversation with their questions. For those who are participating via zoom, you will see at the bottom of your screen, the q a button, click on that, not the chat button, to leave your question. Someone from our team will get back to you and thats where you should look at your chat. They will get back to you to let you know when your tim
Of our chats with the chairs, for those of you who tuned in monday night we had the , Democratic National Committee Chair and tonight we are excited to continue the conversation with the republican National Committee chair. I think this is the chairwomans second time with us at gu politics, the last time on campus we are looking forward to , the next time being back on campus as well. We will talk tonight about where the Campaign Stands for campaign 2020. Its primarily against the backdrop of this Global Pandemic we are struggling to deal with. Heres how the conversation will go we will start with the first part of the evening with the chair and i having a conversation. About halfway through, we will invite students to join into that conversation with their questions. For those who are participating on zoom, you will see at the bottom of your screen, the q a button, click on that, not the chat button, to leave your question. Someone from our team will get back to you and thats where yo
I am Ellen Alan Clark and i am the Library Director for the American Revolution institute and it is my special pleasure to welcome you and to introduce our speaker, dr. Christy pichichero. She is the associate professor at george mason university. Her talk this evening is being held in conjunction with our current exhibition revolutionary reflections french memories of the war for america, which is on view doctor pecker row will be discussing war and the enlightenment in the context of french experiences during the American Revolution. Many french officers of this era, such as rochambeau, consider themselves military philosophers who brought enlightenment and philosophical spirit to their enterprises. Their experiences had a profound impact on their politics and worldviews when they returned to france after the war. These themes are at the center of her book military war and culture in the french empire from louis the 14th to napoleon. Published by Cornell University press in 2017. She