He has the backing to topple the Prime Minister and form a new government. One of the biggest whale the chains in australian history scientists try to find out why nearly 500. 00 animals are stranded off tasmania. So the destroyed maria camp in greece is a stark reminder that all e. U. Nations have to step up to help refugees the European Commission president said the land has been unveiling a long way to proposal to overhaul the e. U. s asylum system this would see you countries sharing the responsibility for refugees and lifting the pressure off mediterranean nations the murray camp on Lesbos Island was destroyed by fire 2 weeks ago forcing almost 12000 refugees on to the streets. This package reflects a fair and reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity among men but states we all share the benefits we all share the burden this package also reflects a very pragmatic and realistic approach we know that we have to build trust among Member States and citizens confidence
But platform manager amy jenkins told me darpa inventions are all around us. The internet. Reporter the internet . Not just that, everything from siri to Stealth Technology to selfdriving cars. Even your phones gps. Now with help of a Coronavirus Vaccine still uncertain, darpa is zeroing in on something faster. Its like a temporary fix for covid19. A temporary fix. Its meant to put up fire break around the pandemic. Reporter by sifting through the blood of covid19 survivors, darpa hopes to identify and clone the genetic blueprint of the most powerful 1 to 3 antibodies that best fight the virus. We have to find that needle in the haystack. Thats a game changer. Its absolutely revolutionary. Reporter darpa funded four teams of antibody detectives. They push us to levels we maybe wouldnt even consider. Reporter but from the firstknown covid19 survivor in the u. S. Was flown here to rob carnahs lab at vanderbilt university. Along with survivors infected at the outbreaks epicenter in wuhan,
Ver much with us. Months after it first arrived on our shores, it was a classic case of ready or not, as Martha Teichner will report ouile of u. Government pandemic preparedness plans. It is not as if we werent warned. By early february, the scope of this pandemic was really becoming quite clear. President trump we have it very much under control. Reporter so how did we get blindsided . We wasted almost the entire month of february doing almost nothing to get us ready. Reporter coming up this sunday morning, the telling timeline. Pauley shes already a broadway and hollywood legend, now Julie Andrews is launching a brand new podcast, aimed at encouraging children to read. This morning shell tell our tracy smith all about it. When the dog bites reporter Julie Andrews once played a character who could find her way through any hardship. Simply remember my favorite things reporter and it seems she is made of the same stuff. I really loved feeling happy and being happy, and im certainly not
Program. Democrats said it stops right there. They want added items that would no doubt be taken up in the house of representatives. Thereby substantially increasing cost of that. But the real catalyst for a lot of this as far as Financial Moves is no less than the Federal Reserve because 2. 3 trillion has been thrown at everything from the fed, shoring up support for small and mediumsized businesses to buying mortgagebacked bonds. Buying a lot of junk bonds. Just, anything they can get their hot little hands on. The junk bond thing is kind of interesting, folks. You might recall in the financial meltdown, we had these mortgagebacked securities. Remember they would pool mortgages, even iffy ones into a package of securities you could buy, mostly like a stock. When things are turning south, no one wanted to buy them. The Federal Reserve it saying when it comes to junk bonds, we dont think theyre there yet. Just in case well be buying a bunch of them. Indicating the markets the fed is no
Craig melvin take the polar plunge, well tell you why early today starts right now good morning im phillip mena. And im frances rivera. Wee coronavirus which is having a greater impact here at home the virus has arrived in new york city. Officials say a woman in her 30s is quarantined in manhattan. She contracted the illness while traveling in iran. Governor andrew cuomo says she has been in a, quote, controlled situation since arriving in new york meanwhile there has now been a second death reported in Washington State, and the cdc is investigating a nursing home there over concerns of a possible outbreak. Were joined now by nbcs tracie potts in d. C tracie, what can you tell us about the u. S. Response to this . I can tell you the president wants to change it a bit he now wants to screen people when they enter the united states, even if theyve already been screened before they got on the plane. And then drugmakers to try to get them to fast track a vaccine Washington State announced