Long. Then we are looking at cracking down on china. The Trump Administrations latest efforts to keep american money out of chinas military. New executive order coming up. Office of trade and manufacturing director Peter Navarro is here to discuss china and threat. Take a look where we stand with the dow industrials, 1 , nasdaq up 96 points and s p higher by 32. This falls a dismal day on wall street yesterday. The dow industrials were down 317 points, nasdaq lower by 76 and the s p lower by 35. Meanwhile the future of a Coronavirus Vaccine, new measures President Trump is taking in order to increase access once its ready for rollout. Alex azar is here live in 8 00 a. M. Hour. Elon musk has some questions. Why tesla chief has said about the results from four separate covid tests and then back to the shack, iconic miami eatery is reopening doors and providing you the seafood experience, we will take you there. Mornings with maria is live right now. Maria lets take european markets this
Told the spacex team, its not the top priority, it is the only priority. Reporter how does that responsibility weigh on you . It weighs very heavily. Its really all i can think about right now. I really kind of have to kind of mentally block it because otherwise it would be emotionally impossible to deal with. Reporter its that significant . Yes. I was asking them a few hours ago, you guys feel good about this . Is there anything you want us to do . And, man, theyre cool as a cucumber. Theyre like nerves of steel. Its astonishing. I mean, theyre ready to go. I sent them a text yesterday. I said, if theres anything you want me to do to stop this please, totally. Ill stop it in a heartbeat. Yes. And both of them said, were go for launch, both of them. So the astronauts are cooler than you two. Right. I think so. Probably. Reporter one of bride ensteins goals, get americans excited about space again, a successful launch would do that. Nasa is also working with Actor Tom Cruise to film a s
Our country. This memorial day does come though in the context of a rolling national tragedy, with more than 97,000 dead from coronavirus. As captured by a striking front page of todays new york times, the newspaper paying tribute to some of the people who have died of the coronavirus, writing, they were not simply names on a list. They were us. In black and white the times listing 1,000 names, about 1 of the death toll, and a short line from their obituary. Also this morning, the head of the Wuhan Institute of virology is denying claims by the Trump Administration that the coronavirus leaked from its lab in the city where this Global Pandemic originated. The director calling the charge a pure fabrication. More on that in a moment. And nbc news has learned that the nba and disney are in talks for the league to restart play without fans this summer at walt Disney Resort in florida. We will have live reports with more on those stories just ahead. And later in our sunday spotlight, six fe
Decision not to return. Are they flexing their muscle on this because they think they can and they could start earlier than other Small Businesses in the area . Im sure they are flexing their muscle and we got to make sure we are fair to everyone and tesla does not get any special privileges of the other businesses dont get. Reporter the Alameda County Sheriffs Department releasing a statement late today saying, we are addressing this matter using the same phased approach we use for other businesses which have violated the order in the past, and we hope that tesla will likewise comply without further enforcement issues. Tesla maintains they have a return to work playbook that these employees that are back on the job have health and Safety Measures that theyve been going through the guidelines, but coming up at 6 00, we talked to that particular employee who says he still doesnt feel safe hitting back onto those lines and he will explain in detail why, all that story coming up at 6 00.
Be sanctioned, the governor replied it would be a county response. I imagine Alameda County Health Department would be the first to check in with and we will do that is a followup. Tesla had its return to work playbook. Shuttles will carry half the amount of people. Of the company will suspend visitors and tourists. They use Touchless Services with customers and do employees do self checks. They will do temperature screenings and not host large meanings and minimize carpooling to work and take public transport. s its disappointing that hes taken that stance. I find it unfortunate. Supervisor Scott Haggerty said an agreement was just about in place for a may 18th opening. Tesla wanted workers to go to work earlier to help with car parts. I dont think he will just have us turn our backs and say oh well. A frustrated e line 11 masks said hes moving the company to texas and nevada. Of the lady in san diego said an expletive. He said message received. They asked musk to shut down manufactur