Universally available. For Testing Facilities in yemen means the number of covered 900 cases could be much higher in a country already ravaged by war. Because a virus is wreaking it more havoc in the u. S. Jobs market almost 3000000 people have filed for Unemployment Benefits in the past 7 days its down from previous weeks but a brings the number of those seeking benefits to more than 36000000 since the lock down of a crowd of virus began our White House Correspondent can be held joins us live now kimberly so lots of picture do these new numbers paint for us. Well they show 2 that this is an economy that is not going to bounce back despite the fact that this u. S. President and many governors across the United States are pressing for their economies to reopen well the number of claims for this week is down slightly from previous weeks the number overall continues to climb and could continue for a number of weeks projected to go as high as 46000000 americans filing unemployment claims o
Virus vaccine be free of charge for everyone caught between a pandemic and civil war between tragedies increase the suffering in yemen and the coronavirus is the take that in a bangladesh camp home to more than a 1000000 refugees. A whistleblower has issued a stark warning over the coronavirus pandemic in testimony before the u. S. House of representatives rick bright is the former head of the u. S. Agency responsible for developing a vaccine for the virus he says he was sacked for raising concerns over the u. S. Colona virus response he told the house that unless urgent action was taken the country would be facing its darkest winter in modern history there have been more than 82000 coronavirus related deaths in the u. S. So far well our White House Correspondent kimberly how kid joins us live tell us a little bit more about what dr rick bright told the house. Sharply critical of the administrations response to the corona virus pandemic inside the United States dr rick wright repeatedl
Welcome to the program the u. S. President has declared a National Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic Donald Trumps announcement frees up 50000000000 dollars to address a growing crisis that hes been accused of previously playing down well hours earlier the World Health Organization said the epicenter had moved from china to europe where italy has the highest number of infections and deaths spain is declaring an emergency as other e. U. Countries closed their borders to and in less than an hour a u. S. Travel ban from most of europe will come into effect it stops people from 26. 00 European Countries from flying to the u. S. For the next 30 days well alan fisher has more on the new steps taken in washington d. C. From the u. S. President a dramatic announcement officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words with more than 40 dead and the number of infected growing the president has opened up funding include states to take important steps to blunt the spread of the vir
Solidarity how people are doing their bit to ensure social distancing does not lead to loneliness during times of the pandemic. Welcome to the program has just become much harder for most europeans to enter the United States with a month long travel ban on people arriving from 26. 00 countries now ins of dollars to fight the pandemic to unleash the full power of the federal government that the sefer 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. A large about of money for states and territories or look at all of these in our shared fight against this disease well the travel ban comes as the World Health Organization declared europe as the epicenter of the pandemic hasnt factional rates so low in china schools businesses and sporting events are all being shut down one in spain a National Emergency is giving all 30 is there more powers to contain the outbreak meanwhile new zea
Bullish expectations before. To our stop story at hand. That is what nancy pelosi said or certainly seemed to insinuate in remarks made to reporters not more than 20 minutes ago. Blake burman on the implications of those remarks. What it means for getting anything else but impeachment done. Blake, what have you got . Reporter neil, when you take comments that nancy pelosi made specifically on the the on usmca on possibility Congress Passing that it seemed rather bullish. She said she would like to get it done this year. I ran that by a source in the administration, neil, emersed with all the talks involving usmca, trying to get it passed up on the hill. That source told me they feel that indeed things are happening. There are Smoke Signals right now but the administration is also looking toward a 4 00 meeting up on capitol hill among democratic leadership what is said after that meeting that takes place this afternoon. Nonetheless as it relates to pelosi and usmca she talked up the tra