Some light at the end of the tunnel. Andrew cuomo setting positive signs even as his state faces its highest single day jump in covid19 death so far. There is good news and what we are saying. What we have done and what we are doing has actually worked ands making a difference. We working. Its flattening the curve and we are seeing that again today. Sandra we have live Fox Team Coverage for you this morning. Kristin fisher has the latest from the white house. But we begin with David Lee Miller who is life in york city this morning. David lee . Good morning. Flag throughout the state are flying at halfstaff in tribute to thousands that have died because of the coronavirus. Governor andrew cuomo says the latest news about the number of deaths isnt just bad, and his words, its terrible. Statewide fatalities in the single day spike to 779 which is more than ever. He said the mortality rate is likely to get worse before it gets better because it reflects the number of people admitted weeks
Responders are 911 and there is no 912. This is a moment that is going to change this nation. This is a moment that forges character. 9 11 was nothing compared to this. People come in, get intubated, they die, the cycle repeats. We are new york tough. We are tough. You have to be tough. This place makes you tough. Were going to overcome this, and america will be the greater for it. Times square, normally a manic massive people, now almost totally devoid of them. This is a city many of us feel we know. The one that never sleeps. And now look at it. Once again, it is ground zero. This is going to be weeks and weeks and weeks. This is going to be a long day. And its going to be a hard day, and its going to be an ugly day, and its going to be a sad day. This is a rescue mission that youre on. The mission is to save lives. Elmhurst hospital in queens, the site of an apocalyptic surge in one of new yorks poorest neighborhoods. Bleak, long lines of the sick waiting to be tested. A virus alrea
Captioning sponsored by wpbt this is n. B. R. Tom good evening. Im tom hudson. The sequester is here and the federal Government Spending cuts will soon be enacted. Susie im susie gharib. Good evening, everyone. Well look at what sequester means for the u. S. Economy, jobs and the markets and how long it may last. Tom one bright spot for the economy auto sales. February was another strong month of sales. Susie that and more tonight on n. B. R. Tom before midnight tonight, the sequester takes effect. Those automatic spending cuts will trigger federal government furloughs, cuts in government contracts and cut backs in federal services. Congressional leaders met with the president this morning to talk about the situation, but no one expected a break through and no one was disappointed. Our Washington Bureau chief darren gersh tonight on what happened and what comes next. Reporter by now, you know how this story goes. After the lastminute meeting at the white house, the speaker emerges grim
And maybe that will start to resonate out there with the American Public and maybe then well be able to move forward with some sort of more reasonable fiscal path to the future. Reporter by easter, hoagland expects the sequester pain will probably be bad enough to force some sort of compromise, if not how bad is it going to be . What im hearing from a lot of people is the feeling this whole sequester thing is way overblown, is it . Okay, play the washington number game with me for a minute. You heard the 2 number. Oh, its only 2 of federal spending over the next 10 years. Its no big deal. But theres another washington number which is because of the way the sequester is structured, its 10 to 13 in some programs this year. And thats going to cause some pain. Susie all right, well, talk us through this a little bit. I mean, you have said that the automatic spending cuts are going to be gradual. They officially kick in at midnight tonight. So talk us through what happens after midnight. Re
And maybe that will start to resonate out there with the American Public and maybe then well be able to move forward with some sort of more reasonable fiscal path to the future. Reporter by easter, hoagland expects the sequester pain will probably be bad enough to force some sort of compromise, if not how bad is it going to be . What im hearing from a lot of people is the feeling this whole sequester thing is way overblown, is it . Okay, play the washington number game with me for a minute. You heard the 2 number. Oh, its only 2 of federal spending over the next 10 years. Its no big deal. But theres another washington number which is because of the way the sequester is structured, its 10 to 13 in some programs this year. And thats going to cause some pain. Susie all right, well, talk us through this a little bit. I mean, you have said that the automatic spending cuts are going to be gradual. They officially kick in at midnight tonight. So talk us through what happens after midnight. Re