Unusual sight, San Franciscos high and the shopping district today union square, the streets are mostly empty the stores are boarded up as people stay at home. These clothes to stores and offices represent a loss of jobs and now due to the pandemic huge numbers of people are filing for unemployment benefits. This all comes as lawmakers in Congress Debate how best to help the American People right now there is a trillion relief package on the table but lawmakers have not yet been able to finalize the details when it is passed it is expected to issue direct checks to American Families bailout for the Airline Industry and the billion loan program for struggling Small Businesses as that debate continues on capitol hill, millions of americans are out of jobs. We talked was loree levy with Californias Employment Development Department in sacramento today. She told us her department has been slammed with demand for unemployment claims over the past 2 weeks as of last thursday, the department
Become the at the center of the punditry. More reported cases and days is done better instils the world combined. From china. I feel welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump has just declared a National Emergency in the United States over the spread of coronavirus the move opens up a billions of dollars in disaster fundings and give special powers to healthful farces to unleash the full power of the federal government that this effort today i am officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words. The action i am taking will open up access to up to 50000000000. 00 of very importantly very important. A large amount of money for states and territories or look at other bees in our shared fight against this disease. Lets get more from g. W. Correspondents jeff and simmons in the washington welcome stefan any big surprises in the president s announcements no not really we had expected that he declares a National Emergency we also expected that he tries to again clean up a
Rest of the world combined apart from china head of the w. H. O. Was its now impossible to know when the outbreak will teach us the death toll in hard hit italy jumps shockley. And fogle welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump passed just declared a National Emergency in the United States over the spread of coronavirus the movie releases billions of dollars in disaster funding and gives special powers to Health Authorities to unleash the full power of the federal government that this effort today i am officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words the action i am taking will open up access to up to 50000000000. 00 of. Very importantly very important. A large amount of money for states and territories a look at how that is in our shared fight against this disease lets get more from d. W. Correspondents jeff and siemens in the washington welcome stefan any big surprises in the president s announcements no not really we had expected that he declares a National Eme
Epicenter of the pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined apart from china. Phil im phil gayle welcome to the program. U. S. President donald trump has just declared a National Emergency in the united takes over the spread of coronavirus. The move opens up billions of dollars in disaster fundings and gives special powers to health authorities. Pres. Trump to unleash the full power of the federal government in this effort today, i am officially declaring a National Emergency. Two very big words. The action i am taking will open up access to up to 50 billion of very importantly very important and a large amount for states and territories and localities in our shared fight against this disease. Phil lets get more from dw correspondent Stefan Simons in washington. Any big surprises in the president s announcement . Stefan no, not really. We would expect he would declare a National Emergency and he tries to clean up the confusion he left with the add
To register. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Is next. On thisod morning monday, january 13, the beginning of the legislative week in washington. Senators are preparing for votes on curbing the president s use of force against iran and starting an impeachment trial. Iran. St, your thoughts on what steps do you want lawmakers to take to limit the military did lasts the house week or support the administrations strategy. . Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. Active and retired military, we want to hear from you, 2027488003 is your number. You can text us on that line with your first, city, and state. We will get to your thoughts in a minute. Lets begin with the hill newspaper. Democrats scramble to reign in trumps iran war powers. Democrats are racing against the clock to shore up as the fight shifts to the senate. A lawmakers looking to limit trump possibility t