This is the business briefing, lam ben this is the business briefing, i am ben bland. This is the business briefing, lam ben bland. The this is the business briefing, i am ben bland. The bumpy ride continues. Uber is taking more than money than ever but profits are still a long way off. Plus from metropolis to ghost town. How the coronavirus outbreak has hit shanghai. And on the markets, equities fell in asia after a long rally last week. Investors took profit and are taking for some us jobs data on friday. That will give us data on friday. That will give us is snapshot. We start with irma back because the bumpy ride continues for the bumpy ride continues for the taxi and food delivery giant. Its latest figures show another huge jump in giant. Its latest figures show another hugejump in revenues. Its honest to be profitable. The now, it still using losing money. Uber made revenue of more than 4 billion in the last three months of 2019. The revenue is a 37 jump last three months of 2019
Thats never many things at a pace thats never happened before. They re many things at a pace thats never happened before. Theyre being the very safe about it. Steven told me very safe about it. Steven told me very strongly. But at the same time, they are improving things at record numbers at a record rate. Its really been helpful. Many tests are going on, many vaccine tests. Tests of every different kind and things are happening just like this, things are happening just like this, things are travelling very rapidly id like to have stephen tell you a little bit about it. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr president. I appreciate the opportunity. We had a team of more than 18,000 employees, including 10,000 scientists, doctors, pharmacists and nurses and they been working around the clock. As you probably know, many of the medical products that are being used for the outbreak are in fact regulated by fda. The staff have been hard at work authorising tests and other medical products. As p
You dont see your family for a while. I thought to myself, could be worse, like my brothers and sisters over in new york who some of them, they didnt survive. Everybody around me is talking about opening up the economy and the hospital and all of that. Im not quite sure what to think. We cant be overconfident until we have some measure of being able to say its in the past. Once again, we begin the show tonight with a small glimpse into the lives of the medical workers. Welcome to friday, it is meet the press daily. Were continuing special coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. We passed a grim milestone today, more than 50,000 americans have now died from this virus and the number is likely much higher due to insufficient testing. At this rate, in just a few days, more americans will have died from coronavirus over a pan of roughly nine weeks than died in the vietnam war over the span of 12 years. And in the face of the economic calamity thats also hit our country, some states have beco
In the meantime, six states starting to loosening restrictions. But debate in america building whether they are doing it to too soon. Defending his decision to let businesses reopen, including gyms, hair salons, and tattoo shops. The president saying that he thinks it is being done too quickly. Texas taking a moderate approach, letting Retail Stores do curbside pickup. Anna gretchen whitmer, she is still feeling the heat. She is extending stay at home orders until may 15th, but also loosening some controversial restrictions on gardening, golfing, and boating. Jesse, let me begin with you. I just was curious of what you would think, because georgia has been aggressive in Going Forward with reopening, but the president says he does not approve. A strongly disagrees. So what are other states to take from this . How can they go about reopening of the president is critical of Governor Kemp in georgia . Jesse he did not stop the governor, he said he was critical. To the governor has to make
In the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Were following breaking news. Were standing by for the White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing to begin. It should be rather lively today, just hours after a tweet from the centers for Disease Control and prevention urging proper use of disinfectants, the message apparently prompted by President Trumps truly jawdropping suggestion at yesterdays briefing that disinfectant might be used internally to treat patients, and lying about it today, claiming he was simply being sarcastic. He wasnt being sarcastic yesterday. Another federal agency is now warning about two drugs often touted by mr. Trump as potential coronavirus treatments. The fda now says they can result in serious side effects and possibly even death. Meanwhile, georgia and oklahoma are allowing some businesses to reopen. Starting today, even as the number of cases continues to rise. Ill speak to the mayor of atlanta in just a few moments. Fir