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
Another 6600000 people in the u. S. Filed for Unemployment Benefits just last week that means 10 percent of the countrys workforce nearly 17000000 is now unemployed because of the fallout from the pandemic for more on this spring in our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett in washington d. C. And so kimberly these numbers put another huge strain on the economy. Huge strain on the economy and we hear that the numbers are only going to continue to get worse this is the 3rd consecutive week of massive job losses in the United States but what were told is that really could be in the 10s of millions even up to 46000000 people when all of these claims are filed the reason that we dont have those numbers now is that the states and employment offices are overwhelmed of people simply cant get in there to file the claims they cant get through on the telephone they cant even seem to file on live so we expect this number to continue to climb and its across all sectors were seeing the Hospita
Trillion coronavirus aid package saying it has a slush fund for big business republicans warning their rivals are playing with fire as the economy tanks. At risk, new warnings from Health Officials on the viruss toll on younger americans. We have to really examine why were seeing it here but we didnt see it in china. What the cdc is saying straight ahead. Plus olympics in jeopardy. The First Nations announce they wont send athletes to tokyo and the debate intensifies this morning over whether the games should really happen today monday, march 23rd, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today the coronavirus pandemic with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on monday morning. Its good to have you along with us once again we are separated but together in our hearts, hoda im working from home this week and youre back in the studio. Indeed, savannah. Its great, great to see your face on this monday morning. We do have a lot to
We await President Trump right now, probably in about the next hour or so he will be addressing the top of the Coronavirus Task force. One of the Big Questions will be about his conversation earlier this morning with russian president vladmir putin. The white house has said that those two talked about the need to stablize energy markets. The president saying earlier this morning that he believes oil prices are too low. Russia and saudi arabia are fighting and they have driven down the price of oil and i never thought i would be saying that maybe we have to have an oil increase because we do. The price is so low, theyre fighting so crazy over distribution and over how many barrels to let go. Reporter the president also said that he would like to see hazard play, hazard pay, rather go into effect for the nurses on the front line in the hospitals treating the coronavirus patients. The treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said earlier today, speaking with Stuart Varney that receipt now theyre